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In 2020, Claire Luchette in O, The Oprah Magazine described the beloved Italian novelist Elena Ferrante as “an oracle among authors”. Here, in these four crisp essays, Ferrante offers a rare look at the origins of her literary powers.

Marie Sklodowska, 25, is studying science at the Sorbonne—one of the only universities in the world that has begun to admit women. A thousand miles from her native Poland, with no money and the odds stacked against any woman daring to pursue a career in such a rigorous field, Marie throws herself into her studies. She’s certain that to succeed in a man’s world, she will have to go it alone.

With her husband barely clinging to life at home, Becka has taken to jogging. Running helps clear her head and her heart. But it's not until she discovers a free-standing confessional booth deep in the woods that she begins to clear her conscience. As the days pass, and as her husband's condition worsens, Becka returns to the booth, finding it hard to stay away. But what draws her there? Is it the clean feeling of confession? Or is it what might be listening on the other side of the grate?

We've been "saving the planet" for decades...and environmental crises just get worse. All this hybrid driving and LEED building and carbon trading seems to accomplish little to nothing - and low-income communities continue to suffer the worst consequences. Why aren't we cleaning up the toxic messes and rolling back climate change? And why do so many Americans hate environmentalists? Jenny Price says Enough already! with this short, fun, fierce manifesto for an environmentalism that is hugely more effective, a whole lot fairer, and infinitely less righteous.

Sinead - who is both resilient and vulnerable, insightful and insecure - spends her days supporting her ailing mother and appeasing Emerson, the man who owns her house and the diner where she works. She wants nothing more than to leave the town her own dark history is bound up in, but Emerson asserts his power over her, thwarting her progress at every turn. One day, Tobias, a mysterious rambler from the east coast, walks into the diner, and Sinead makes the impulsive decision to invite him into her life and home.

Determined to solve a string of brutal slayings in London, vampire warrior Mathias Rowan is forced to seek the help of Nova, a fiery tattoo artist who ignites an unexpected yet undeniable passion in the grim Order enforcer. Nova's shadowy connections and dark talents may be Mathias' best hope of unmasking a treacherous enemy, but falling for a woman with her dangerous past will risk both their hearts and their lives.

Fools die in the zoo. they die fast and horribly. From the fertile imagination of bestselling author Michael Anderle...As far as Holly is concerned, JB isn't going anywhere - especially not to the Grim Reaper. But can she learn enough about the zoo to save his life? Others have information, but can she get it in time? Holly has a plan, but she needs Hickok to bring back more goop. Is that something the Ghost of the zoo can accomplish, or will she be killed trying? JB has done well by his friends, and in his darkest hour, he has to allow his friends to try to help him.

In the summer of 1937, Amelia Earhart is the most famous woman in the world - a record-breaking pilot, a best-selling author, and a modern woman shattering the glass ceiling in the early days of aviation. And then she vanishes. In Tampa, Florida, 15-year-old Lizzie Friedlander spends her afternoons glued to her father’s radio, tapping into the enormity of a world she longs to travel. Lizzie can hardly believe her ears when she picks up a radio signal from a faraway source that sets her heart racing: “Amelia Earhart calling SOS!”

It’s a story you may think you know - an aging baseball coach is challenged by the very boy he took in and raised. But in this near future world, "smart” houses talk and listen, and - privy as they are to the secret life of the household - family life gets interesting. Creepy and funny, unsettling and entertaining, this is a story that stands on its own even as it proves the perfect follow up to Gish Jen’s critically acclaimed novel The Resisters.

The mission was supposed to be simple. Infiltrate an enemy's stronghold outside Rome and eliminate its leader. For a Breed warrior as lethal as Ettore Selvaggio, aka "Savage", stealth assassinations are only one of his many coldhearted specialties. But the last thing Savage expects to find behind enemy lines - in his target's bed - is a woman he once adored.

Sheriff Joanna Brady has a lot on her plate - she is up for reelection as sheriff and pregnant with her third child, and her eldest is packing up to leave for college. Then Joanna is woken in the middle of the night by a call reporting a motor vehicle accident. Her mother and stepfather's RV ran off the road at high speed and hit the pillar of an overpass. Something about the accident seems suspicious, though, and when Joanna gets a call from Ali Reynolds, a journalist turned investigator, she accepts her offer to help.

The Light in the Piazza takes place in Italy in the summer of 1953. Margaret Johnson and her beautiful, twenty-six-year-old daughter, Clara, are touring the Tuscan countryside. While sightseeing, Clara meets a good-looking young Italian man, Fabrizio, and quickly embarks on a whirlwind romance with him, despite her mother's stern disapproval.

Holly Smith has been hired as a consultant to go into the ZOO and retrieve information to help a company find a unique chemical. Holly is not a stranger to danger when trying to uncover that next billion-dollar ingredient, but even Holly has to admit something is wrong with the vibe coming from the ZOO.

Desperate to close a black-market helium-three deal, India "Indy" Jackson arrives on Ganymede already in dispute with the Jovian Mafia. She needs money to track down who killed her father, but her ship's pilot suddenly disappears, and Indy is left to her own devices to deal with her shady contact. Everything comes to a head in one of Ganymede's sleaziest districts, and she is faced with a choice: find her pilot and close the deal, or cut her losses and flee to safety. Indy never was one to run away.

Vicki Hitzges messages help individuals to build relationships, zap stress and conquer change. Gildan Media is proud to bring you these uplifting and life-changing inspirational books from Simple Truths, which can be used throughout every facet of your life. These audiobooks may be short in length, but their words speak volumes.

Fools Die in The Zoo. They Die Fast and Horribly. From the fertile imagination of bestselling author Michael Anderle.... JB has left the bar to die in the zoo, but will his friends allow that? If JB's friends try to save him, will they screw up his chance at living one more time? Holly and the team need a serious cash infusion. Where is she going to get the money? Will she succumb to working for the contacts that sent her to the zoo in the first place? Hickok is younger now.

Hickok is out to help a friend, but she needs to kill him first. Will her plan work, or will her friend be another black mark on her conscience for eternity? Holly is entering the ZOO with her team. Will Holly and her team be able to handle the effort, or will the ZOO take Holly out this time? Holly is close, but can she figure out how to test her serum without killing JB if she gets the first batch wrong? It is coming down to the wire, and Holly is betting her life she is right.

Fools die in the zoo. They die fast and horribly. From the fertile imagination of bestselling author Michael Anderle...Join Holly Smith as she learns about the ZOO, how to stay alive, and the opportunities that being a part of the ZOO have brought humanity. The future is looking interesting and humorous, except for the dying part.

Hickok has to get back into her real job or risk being found out. Can she juggle the jobs for her black ops group and help Holly at the same time? JB has been provided a serum to help his ZOO problem. Will it be enough to give Holly time to figure out a real solution? Holly has a plan, but she has to go into the ZOO to learn more. Can she train well enough to not only go in but come back out safely?

Holly is very close to a cure, but she needs an unfathomable amount of goop to concoct a solution. However, is she going to get enough of the goop to try? Hickok doing another job for the company, but she is starting to see the jobs for what they are. Will she be able to ignore the questions in her mind? Holly is close, but can she figure out how to test her serum without killing JB if she gets the first batch wrong? Amanda takes Holly to the one person she needs to talk with, but they will ask her a life question that must be answered before she does anything for JB.