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Mortal Vengeance
Alejandro Torres De la Rocha (Alejandro Torres De la Rocha)
Mortal Vengeance by Alejandro Torres De la Rocha is a harrowing Dominican crime thriller that follows a group of Santo Domingo high schoolers whose attempt to poison their abusive teacher, Profesora Lourdes, ignites a catastrophic spiral of violence. What begins as misguided revenge fractures their friendship, triggering Enrique’s brutal murder by the spectral Grim Cojuelo, Manuel’s death, Lourdes’ own murder, and the slaughter of Enrique’s parents and Lieutenant Ricardo’s family. Paranoia consumes the survivors—Alex, Melissa, Mario, and Monika...
The Wireless Operator: The Untold Story of the British Sailor Who Invented the Modern Drug Trade
David Tuch (https://thedesaifoundation.org/)
David Tuch's The Wireless Operator: The Untold Story of the British Sailor Who Invented the Modern Drug Trade chronicles the extraordinary life of Harold Derber, born Hyman Tuchverderber in 1926, Manchester. From his childhood evacuation during the Blitz to his training as a wireless operator in the British Merchant Navy, Derber’s journey spans continents and decades. After fighting in Israel's War of Independence and various smuggling ventures, he arrives in 1960s Miami, where he launches the Freedom Ferry to transport Cuban refugees, a humani...
Maya, Dead and Dreaming
Lana Sabarwal (https://thedesaifoundation.org/)
Set in the mist-laden town of Shogie, Washington, in 1952, Maya, Lana Sabarwal’s Dead and Dreaming follows Munna Dhingra, an Indian secretary at Shuni University, who receives an anonymous letter claiming her childhood friend Maya Hickman was murdered fourteen years earlier, not drowned accidentally as officially ruled. Haunted by guilt for rejecting Maya’s plea for help on the day she died, Munna reluctantly partners with her boss, Andrew Weaver, and the enigmatic psychoanalyst Karenina to investigate. Their probe unravels the Hickman family’s...
In a Country with No Name
Ron Morris ( Villefort Publishing)
In a Country with No Name by Ron Morris follows Bert Mars, a young English teacher in Bangkok who abandons his teaching job for what he believes is a glamorous opportunity with CLB, a television network owned by Thai tycoon Chiang. Transferred to an unnamed neighboring country, Bert becomes entangled in a conspiracy to overthrow Prime Minister Thaw Kai after a business dispute over broadcasting rights. Recruited into Chiang’s inner circle, Bert helps install communications equipment for a coup attempt. The operation fails catastrophically when...
The Wedding Night & Beyond
Victor Chukwu (PeaceWord Publishing)
The Wedding Night and Beyond by Dr. Victor Chukwu is a groundbreaking Christian guide to marital intimacy that cleverly blends biblical wisdom with practical medical insight to show Christian couples the beauty in sexual intimacy. The book systematically addresses the journey of sexual intimacy in marriage, beginning with foundational chapters on the spiritual significance of sex and understanding one’s body, then progressing through foreplay, the wedding night experience, handling physical intimacy, post-coital connection, pregnancy preparatio...
Snakeroot & Cohosh
Cathy Schieffelin (Atmosphere Press)
Set in 1950s Appalachian Kentucky, Snakeroot and Cohosh by Cathy Schieffelin follows Eva Morgan, who has suffered abuse at the hands of her husband, Luther. She is a gifted herbalist who relies on her healing skills, and she disguises herself as a man named “Enos” in her quest for a new start. She lands a job, leading botanical tours in Helton, armed with knowledge passed down from her late mother. But Luther hasn’t given up on her. He tracks her down, but she asserts her independence. While he promises that he has changed, it is hard for Eva t...
Rabbi, Your Cleavage is Showing
Michal Mendelsohn (Atmosphere Press)
Rabbi, Your Cleavage Is Showing chronicles Michal Mendelsohn’s extraordinary journey from a lonely childhood in Manhattan to becoming one of the first women ordained as a rabbi by Hebrew Union College in 1975. She details her struggles as a child raised in hotel apartments by parents who were emotionally detached. The memoir narrates her strained relationship with her father after the death of her mother and her unexpected belonging experience in Israel during the Six-Day War, where she lived on a kibbutz, served in the IDF entertainment corps,...
Adjusted Reality: Supercharge Your Whole-Being for Optimal Living and Longevity
Sherry McAllister (Forbes Books)
Adjusted Reality by Dr. Sherry McAllister is a groundbreaking work that offers a transformative vision of health, grounded in chiropractic philosophy and the concept of “whole-being” care, which views humans as integrated systems rather than collections of isolated symptoms. Structured around seven foundational pillars (Investment, Replenishment, Nourishment, Movement, Adjustment, Contentment, and Revitalizement), the book critiques the profit-driven practices of conventional medicine and the healing techniques that focus on symptoms and draws...
The Art and Science of Well-Being: Unlocking the 9 Dimensions for Freedom in Mind, Body, and Spirit
Rob Douk (Forbes Books)
Dr. Rob Douk’s The Art and Science of Well-Being presents a transformative holistic framework called “neurobiotheology”, which integrates neuroscience, behavioral psychology, and spiritual intelligence to redefine wellness as wholeness rather than perfection. Organized around nine dimensions across three realms (mind: intellectual, creative, financial; body: occupational, physical, environmental; spirit: spiritual, emotional, social), the book refines Douk's extraordinary personal journey, from infant refugee fleeing Cambodia’s killing fields t...
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Recruiting to Retain: A Principle-Centered Strategy to Win the War for Talent
John William Wright II (Forbes Books)
Recruiting to Retain by John William Wright II presents a counterintuitive and utterly refreshing methodology for talent acquisition in the financial services industry. As managing partner of Northwestern Mutual, Wright challenged the industry’s high-turnover culture by advocating for deliberate, relationship-based selection over volume-driven recruiting. The book details his firm's meticulous process, from initial in-depth interviews exploring the personal histories of the candidates to reverse interviews, scientific assessments, and offer din...