-Titulo Original : The Other Black Girl A Novel-Fabricante : Atria-Descripcion Original: A Hulu Original Series Coming Soon “Riveting, fearless, and vividly original” (Emily St. John Mandel, New York Times bestselling author), this instant New York Times bestseller explores the tension that unfurls when two young Black women meet against the starkly white backdrop of New York City book publishing. Twenty-six-year-old editorial assistant Nella Rogers is tired of being the only Black employee at Wagner Books. Fed up with the isolation and microaggressions, she’s thrilled when Harlem-born and bred Hazel starts working in the cubicle beside hers. They’ve only just started comparing natural hair care regimens, though, when a string of uncomfortable events elevates Hazel to Office Darling, and Nella is left in the dust. Then the notes begin to appear on Nella’s desk: LEAVE WAGNER. NOW. It’s hard to believe Hazel is behind these hostile messages. But as Nella starts to spiral and obsess over the sinister forces at play, she soon realizes that there’s a lot more at stake than just her career. Having joined Wagner Books to honor the legacy of Burning Heart, a novel written and edited by two Black women, she had thought that this animosity was a relic of the past. Is Nella ready to take on the fight of a new generation? “Poignant, daring, and darkly funny, The Other Black Girl will have you stressed and exhilarated in equal measure through the very last twist” (Vulture). The perfect read for anyone who has ever felt manipulated, threatened, or overlooked in the workplace...

-Titulo Original : Building A Second Brain A Proven Method To Organize Your Digital Life And Unlock Your Creative Potential-Fabricante : Atria-Descripcion Original: A revolutionary approach to enhancing productivity, creating flow, and vastly increasing your ability to capture, remember, and benefit from the unprecedented amount of information all around us. For the first time in history, we have instantaneous access to the world’s knowledge. There has never been a better time to learn, to contribute, and to improve ourselves. Yet, rather than feeling empowered, we are often left feeling overwhelmed by this constant influx of information. The very knowledge that was supposed to set us free has instead led to the paralyzing stress of believing we’ll never know or remember enough. Now, this eye-opening and accessible guide shows how you can easily create your own personal system for knowledge management, otherwise known as a Second Brain. As a trusted and organized digital repository of your most valued ideas, notes, and creative work synced across all your devices and platforms, a Second Brain gives you the confidence to tackle your most important projects and ambitious goals. Discover the full potential of your ideas and translate what you know into more powerful, more meaningful improvements in your work and life by Building a Second Brain...

-Titulo Original : The Third Wife A Novel-Fabricante : Atria-Descripcion Original: “The Third Wife is a summer gem. The story is complex…the many characters well drawn... Readers of Donna Tartt and Tana French will recognize Jewell’s pacing for what it is: essential.” -New York Journal of Books From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone comes a riveting family drama with a dark mystery at its core, perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Jojo Moyes. In the early hours of a summer morning, a young woman steps into the path of an oncoming bus. A tragic accident? Or suicide? At the center of this puzzle is Adrian Wolfe, a successful architect and grief-stricken widower, who, a year after his third wife’s death, begins to investigate the cause. As Adrian looks back on their brief but seemingly happy marriage, disturbing secrets begin to surface. The divorces from his two previous wives had been amicable, or so it seemed; his children, all five of them, were resilient as ever, or so he thought. But something, or someone, must have pushed Maya over the edge. “Jewell’s last few novels have been a revelation-emotionally sophisticated and complex,” says Kirkus Reviews. The Third Wife is “an emotionally intelligent, brilliantly plotted, and beautifully written examination of a very modern family that will keep you gripped to the end” (London Daily Mail)...

-Titulo Original : El Libro De La Luz Pregunta, Y El Cielo Respondera -Fabricante : Atria-Descripcion Original: “Ámame dentro de ti. Porque yo estoy dentro de ti. En cada parte de ti, en cada celula, yo estoy ahi. Y solamente cuando entras en contacto profundo contigo mismo es que entras en contacto profundo conmigo. Y solamente cuando te amas eternamente es que consigues amarme eternamente. Yo estare siempre aqui.” -- Jesus ¿Estas buscando una guia espiritual? ¿Tienes problemas personales y no sabes que hacer? ¿Te preguntas si estas haciendo lo correcto? ¿No estas seguro si tus oraciones son escuchadas? Por medio de un mensaje inspirador canalizado directamente a Alexandra Solnado desde el Cielo, El libro de la luz te ofrece una sabiduria simple pero profunda. Estos mensajes de luz son un intento del cielo para darte consuelo e inspiracion. Para encontrar las respuestas sobre las cosas que te preocupan, simplemente haz una pregunta y toma dos letras Arameas de las diecisiete incluidas en el libro. La tabla referencial que se encuentra en el interior te guiara hacia el mensaje indicado que Jesus ha enviado para ti. Los mensajes de luz de este libro estan relacionados con temas de la vida como el perdon, amor incondicional, sentimiento de culpa, perdida, abundancia, riesgo, proteccion, proposito y muchos mas. Utiliza esta guia divina a diario en cualquier momento en que necesites ayuda o sabiduria. Mas que un libro, El libro de la luz es una guia para toda la vida...

-Titulo Original : Swear On This Life A Novel-Fabricante : Atria-Descripcion Original: Booklist, Top 10 Women’s Fiction of 2016 Goodreads Best Romance of August Redbook ’s “20 Books by Women You Must ReadThis Fall” Popsugar’s “21 Fiction Reads to Add to Your Fall Reading List” Bustle’s “11 New Romance Books Perfect for Summer Beach Reading” BritCo’s “16 Must-Read Adult Books Out in August” Sunset magazine’s “Bookmark this: Your ultimate summer reading list” From USA TODAY bestselling author Renee Carlino (Before We Were Strangers), a warm and witty novel about a struggling writer who must come to grips with her past, present, and future after she discovers that she’s the inspiration for a pseudonymously published bestselling novel. When a bestselling debut novel from mysterious author J. Colby becomes the literary event of the year, Emiline reads it reluctantly. As an adjunct writing instructor at UC San Diego with her own stalled literary career and a bumpy long-term relationship, Emiline isn’t thrilled to celebrate the accomplishments of a young and gifted writer. Yet from the very first page, Emiline is entranced by the story of Emerson and Jackson, two childhood best friends who fall in love and dream of a better life beyond the long dirt road that winds through their impoverished town in rural Ohio. That’s because the novel is patterned on Emiline’s own dark and desperate childhood, which means that “J. Colby” must be Jase: the best friend and first love she hasn’t seen in over a decade. Far from being flattered that he wrote the novel from her perspective, Emiline is furious that he co-opted her painful past and took some dramatic creative liberties with the ending. The only way she can put her mind at ease is to find and confront “J. Colby,” but is she prepared to learn the truth behind the fiction...

-Titulo Original : Afeni Shakur Evolution Of A Revolutionary-Fabricante : Atria-Descripcion Original: Afeni Shakur, one of the most visible figures in both the hip-hop and civil rights movements, reveals her moral and spiritual development in an innovative memoir spanning four decades. Before becoming one of the most well-known members of the Black Power movement, Alice Faye Williams was not unlike any other poor, African American girl growing up in the impoverished South. But when her family moved to New York during the radical sixties, she became intoxicated by the promise of social change. By the time she turned twenty-one, Alice had a new name-Afeni Shakur, derived from the Yoruba term for lover of people-and a new vision for the future. The rest is history. In 1969, Afeni was arrested along with other members of the Black Panther party on 189 felony charges that included 30 counts of conspiracy. Though she was eventually acquitted of the charges, Afeni spent eleven months in jail before being released. Once on bail, she became pregnant with a son: Tupac Amaru Shakur, a rap megastar until his tragic death in 1996. In this searing work, renowned actress and Afenis trusted friend Jasmine Guy reveals the evolution of a woman through a series of intimate conversations on themes such as love, death, race, drugs, politics, music, and, of course, her son. Filled with startling revelations and heartbreaking truths, Afenis memoir is a powerful testament to the human spirit and the perseverance of the African American people...

-Titulo Original : Por La Vida De Mi Hermana (my Sisters Keeper) Novela (atria Espanol)-Fabricante : Atria-Descripcion Original: ¿Puede un padre o una madre amar demasiado? ¿O es que acaso tanto amor nunca es suficiente? Anna Fitzgerald no esta enferma, aunque pudiera parecerlo. Con apenas trece años de edad ha soportado innumerables operaciones, inyecciones y transfusiones para que su hermana mayor Kate pueda de alguna manera sobrevivir a la leucemia que la aqueja desde su niñez. Anna, al ser geneticamente compatible con su hermana, fue la candidata idonea para ser la donante del transplante de medula de Kate, asumiendo asi un papel que nunca cuestionaria sino hasta ahora. Como la mayoria de los adolescentes, Anna esta comenzando a plantearse quien realmente es. Pero a diferencia de los demas, ella siempre ha sido definida en funcion de Kate. Es ahora cuando Anna toma una decision que ante los ojos del mundo no es mas que impensable, una decision que desgarrara a su familia, atrayendo quiza fatales consecuencias para su hermana a la que tanto ama. Se trata de una provocadora novela que presenta una serie de planteamientos eticos importantes. Por la vida de mi hermana no es solamente la historia familiar de la lucha por sobrevivir sino una contemporanea parabola moral...

-Titulo Original : Dile Adios A Tus Temores (how To Overcome Fear) Como Vencer Los Miedos Y Vivir Completamente Feliz (atria Espanol)-Fabricante : Atria-Descripcion Original: El temor es devastadoramente real. Todos nosotros -- en algun momento u otro -- lo hemos experimentado. De hecho, aproximadamente una de cada diez personas ha tenido una situacion critica al menos una vez en su vida. Sean grandes o pequeñas, las cosas a las que tememos nos parecen insuperables, pero en realidad no lo son. Dile adios a tus temores nos enseña que cuanto mas te enfrentes a tus miedos, tanto mas puedes entenderlos y tanto mas facilmente derrotarlos. Partiendo de su propia experiencia, Marcos Witt lleva a los lectores a comprender con claridad el cumplimiento de la Palabra de Dios como un puente para tener una vida de victoria y libertad, sin temores. Review Marcos Witt les regala un mensaje de amor y fe. Recomiendo este libro a todo aquel que quiera aprendar a disfrutar de la vida y a vivir libre de miedos. -- Padre Alberto Cutie, autor del libro Ama de verdad, vive de verdad Marcos es un amigo entrañable y uno de los mejores musicos y predicadores de la palabra de Dios. -- Franklin Graham, Presidente de Billy Graham Evangelistic Association About the Author Marcos Witt nacio en San Antonio, Texas. Ha ganado tres Grammys Latinos por el Mejor Álbum de Musica Cristiana, millones de personas asisten a sus conciertos cada año. Él es el pastor principal de la congregacion hispana de la Iglesia de Lakewood, Texas. Witt y su esposa, Miriam, quien tambien es pastora en la Iglesia de Lakewood, tienen cuatro hijos. Para mas informacion sobre el autor, visite marcoswitt ...

-Titulo Original : Eva (eve Spanish Edition) Una Novela (atria Espanol)-Fabricante : Atria-Descripcion Original: Del autor del bestseller La Cabaña, nos llega una de las novelas mas inspiradoras de la decada. En las costas de una isla entre dos dimensiones, encalla el container de una embarcacion donde encuentran varios cadaveres y a una joven a punto de morir. John, que se encarga de sus cuidados, descubre que el codigo genetico de la mujer la conecta con todas las razas conocidas. Nadie se imagina lo que significa realmente su supervivencia. Nadie, excepto Eva, la Madre de los Vivos, que la llama hija y la invita a ser Testigo de la verdad de su historia... de nuestra propia historia. ¿Por que Dios no me protegio?, pregunto a Eva. Era la misma interrogante expresada por miles de millones de otras voces. La duda que surgia de tumbas y sillas vacias, de mezquitas e iglesias, de celdas de prisiones y callejones. La pregunta cuyas secuelas eran la fe desgarrada y los corazones maltrechos, que demandaban justicia y rogaban pidiendo milagros. Eva es una exploracion reveladora sobre la Creacion que, aunque fiel a los textos biblicos, propone un desafio a las creencias tradicionales sobre quienes somos y de donde venimos. Del mismo modo que La Cabaña desperto en los lectores la necesidad de una comprension profunda de Dios, esta nueva novela de Paul Young nos liberara de las interpretaciones erroneas que han corrompido las relaciones humanas desde los tiempos del Jardin del Eden, ayudandonos a vernos unos a otros como seres unicos y sin limitaciones. About the Author Wm. Paul Young nacio en Canada y se crio entre los habitantes de una tribu primitiva junto con sus padres, que eran misioneros, en las tierras altas de la antigua Nueva Guinea. Sufrio grandes perdidas en su niñez y juventud, y ahora goza de -la vastedad de la gracia- con su familia en la zona del Pacifico Noroeste. Es autor de dos de los exitos de venta #1 de la lista del New York Times: La Cabaña y La Encrucijada...

-Titulo Original : A Beautiful Wedding A Beautiful Disaster Novella (beautiful Disaster Series)-Fabricante : Atria-Descripcion Original: From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Providence trilogy, a gorgeously wrought novella that reveals how Abby Abernathy unexpectedly became Mrs. Maddox. What do you really know about the marriage of Abby Abernathy and Travis Maddox? Why did Abby pop the question? What secrets were shared before the ceremony? Where did they spend their wedding night? Who else knew about it...and didn’t tell? Everything about Abby and Travis’s elopement was top-secret...until now. Fans of Beautiful Disaster and Walking Disaster will get all of their questions answered in this whirlwind tale of the wedding day (and night!)-and as with all good stories, this one will definitely have been worth the wait. About the Author Jamie McGuire is the New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Disaster, Walking Disaster, A Beautiful Wedding, Almost Beautiful, and the Maddox Brothers series. She lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with her children and two rescue pups, Finn and Coco. Please visit JamieMcGuire . Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. A Beautiful Weddin...

-Titulo Original : True Spirit The True Story Of A 16-year-old Australian Who Sailed Solo, Nonstop, And Unassisted Around The World-Fabricante : Atria-Descripcion Original: *Now a Netflix film* The inspiring true story of Jessica Watson-an Australian teenager who set out to sail solo around the world! On May 15, 2010, after 210 days at sea and more than 22,000 nautical miles, 16-year-old Jessica Watson sailed her 33-foot boat triumphantly back to land. She had done it. She was the youngest person to sail solo, unassisted, and nonstop around the world. Jessica spent years preparing for this moment, years focused on achieving her dream. Yet only eight months before, she collided with a 63,000-ton freighter. It seemed to many that she’d failed before she’d even begun, but Jessica brushed herself off, held her head high, and kept going. Told in Jessica’s own words, True Spirit is the story of her epic voyage. It tells how a young girl, once afraid of everything, decided to test herself on an extraordinary adventure that included gale-force winds, mountainous waves, hazardous icebergs, and extreme loneliness on a vast sea, with no land in sight and no help close at hand. True Spirit is an inspiring story of risk, guts, determination, and achievement that ultimately proves we all have the power to live our dreams-no matter how big or small. About the Author Jessica Watson was born on May 18th, 1993 on the Gold Coast of Australia . On May 15, 2010, at just sixteen, she became the the youngest person to have ever sail solo, unassisted and non-stop around the globe. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. A note from the author Thanks to all the people who have followed my blog. When I was putting this book together with my publisher, I started to rewrite the story of the voyage in a more traditional way, but it didn’t work. I lost something doing this. Instead, I decided to include the blogs, though they have been edited sometimes, and then expand on them to reveal things I wasn’t quite ready to talk about when I was at sea and to share things I have learned since. I hope you enjoy reading about my whole journey, not just my 210 days on the ocean. It can get a bit confusing but throughout this book I have used miles to measure distances on land, and nautical miles to measure distances at sea. 1 nautical mile = 1.15 miles All temperatures are given in degrees Fahrenheit. I’ve tried to explain the sailing terms as I go, but I have also included a glossary at the back of the book-I hope you find it helpful. Jessica Watson, 2010 Chart of Jessica’s circumnavigation 1. Departed from Sydney, October 18, 2009 2. Crossed the equator, November 19, 2009 3. Caught my first (and only) fish, November 23, 2009 4. Christmas at Point Nemo-the farthest point from any land 5. Rounded Cape Horn, January 13, 2010 6. Experienced four knockdowns in the South Atlantic Ocean, January 23, 2010 7. Passed south of Cape Town and Cape Agulhas, February 23, 2010 8. Roughly halfway between Cape Agulhas and Cape Leeuwin, March 19, 2010 9. Sailed under Cape Leeuwin, back in Australian waters, April 11, 2010 10. Wild seas rounding Tasmania, May 2, 2010 11. Arrived back in Sydney Harbour, May 15, 2010 What is it in the sea life which is so powerful in its influence? … It whispers in the wind of the veldt, it hums in the music of the tropical night … above all it is there to the man who holds the nightwatch alone at sea. It is the sense of things done, of things endured, of meanings not understood; the secret of the Deep Silence, which is of eternity, which the heart cannot speak. From Mast and Sail in Europe and Asia by H. Warington Smyth (1867-1943) Preface A half-moon had risen, giving the sea a silvery sheen above the darkness below. After sunset, the still, glassy conditions of the afternoon had been blown away by a light wind from the west, and Ella’s Pink Lady was making good time under full sail with the mainsail, staysail, and headsail set. I couldn’t have asked for better conditions for my first night out. Watching Ella’s Pink Lady sail along at a steady 4 knots, ...

-Titulo Original : Dr. Earl Mindells Herb Bible Fight Depression And Anxiety, Improve Your Sex Life, Prevent Illness, And Heal Faster-the All-natural Way-Fabricante : Atria-Descripcion Original: The bestselling guide to herbal remedies completely revised and expanded-from pharmacist, nutrition expert, and author of Earl Mindell’s New Vitamin Bible and Earl Mindell’s Supplement Bible. Since its original publication in 1992, Dr. Earl Mindell’s Herb Bible has become the definitive guide to herbal remedies. In this completely updated edition, one of the world’s foremost authorities on nutrition and natural remedies demystifies the language and lore of herbs and shows you how to choose and use herbs and herbal treatments-from the traditional favorites to those on the cutting edge-to help you heal faster, live longer, and look better. Here is new and valuable information on how herbs can treat depression and anxiety, boost energy, improve your sex life, combat aging, prevent illness, and speed healing. Highlights include: -Fifty new “Hot Hundred” herbs -Updates to the list of herbs from around the world -An updated and expanded chapter on anti-aging herbs -A whole new chapter on hemp (cannabis), the 21st-century herb -Information on new entities like kitchen herbs, spiciest herbs, and herb sources of primary antioxidant vitamins and minerals -New information on which drugs and herbs do not mix well And much more. About the Author Earl Mindell, RPh, MH, PhD, is the bestselling author of Earl Mindell’s Vitamin Bible for the 21st Century, in addition to Earl Mindell’s Peak Performance Bible, Earl Mindell’s Supplement Bible, Earl Mindell’s Secret Remedies, Earl Mindell’s Anti-Aging Bible, Earl Mindell’s Soy Miracle, and Earl Mindell’s Food as Medicine. Dr. Mindell is a registered pharmacist, a master herbalist, and a professor of nutrition at Pacific Western University in Los Angeles; he also conducts nutrition seminars around the world. He lives in Beverly Hills, California...

-Titulo Original : Until Today! Daily Devotions For Spiritual Growth And Peace Of Mind-Fabricante : Atria-Descripcion Original: “The most powerful spiritual healer, fixer, teacher on the planet.” -Oprah Winfrey Shift your attitude and live your best life with this inspiring collection of 365 daily devotionals from New York Times bestselling author and star of the OWN Network’s hit show Iyanla: Fix My Life. If there are situations, circumstances, or perhaps relationships in your life that you have been struggling to overcome, trying to work through, or doing your best to work around, throw your head back and declare to the universe, “Until Today!” Whatever has been going on in your mind, your life, or your heart can stop-right now, if that is truly what you desire. However, you must be willing to “do a new thing.” You must spend a little time, each day, in devotion to the truth about yourself and your life. You must make a conscious approach to what you think, what you feel, and what you do. Devotion will clear up misconceptions that may have obscured your vision until today! Bestselling author Iyanla Vanzant presents a new book of devotions for anyone on the path to spiritual empowerment. These daily devotions will create powerful changes in the circumstances of your life that have held you back and will place you on the road to personal strength and peace of mind...

-Titulo Original : Flourish A Visionary New Understanding Of Happiness And Well-being-Fabricante : Atria-Descripcion Original: From the bestselling author of Learned Optimism and Authentic Happiness comes “a relentlessly optimistic guidebook on finding and securing individual happiness” (Kirkus Reviews). With this unprecedented promise, internationally esteemed psychologist Martin Seligman begins Flourish, his first book in ten years-and the first to present his dynamic new concept of what well-being really is. Traditionally, the goal of psychology has been to relieve human suffering, but the goal of the Positive Psychology movement, which Dr. Seligman has led for fifteen years, is different-it’s about actually raising the bar for the human condition. Flourish builds on Dr. Seligman’s game-changing work on optimism, motivation, and character to show how to get the most out of life, unveiling an electrifying new theory of what makes a good life-for individuals, for communities, and for nations. In a fascinating evolution of thought and practice, Flourish refines what Positive Psychology is all about. While certainly a part of well-being, happiness alone doesn’t give life meaning. Seligman now asks, What is it that enables you to cultivate your talents, to build deep, lasting relationships with others, to feel pleasure, and to contribute meaningfully to the world? In a word, what is it that allows you to flourish? “Well-being” takes the stage front and center, and Happiness (or Positive Emotion) becomes one of the five pillars of Positive Psychology, along with Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishment-or PERMA, the permanent building blocks for a life of profound fulfillment. Thought-provoking in its implications for education, economics, therapy, medicine, and public policy-the very fabric of society-Flourish tells inspiring stories of Positive Psychology in action, including how the entire U.S. Army is now trained in emotional resilience; how innovative schools can educate for fulfillment in life and not just for workplace success; and how corporations can improve performance at the same time as they raise employee well-being. With interactive exercises to help readers explore their own attitudes and aims, Flourish is a watershed in the understanding of happiness as well as a tool for getting the most out of life. On the cutting edge of a science that has changed millions of lives, Dr. Seligman now creates the ultimate extension and capstone of his bestselling classics, Authentic Happiness and Learned Optimism. Review Repaves the path to true happiness. A relentlessly optimistic guidebook on finding and securing individual happiness. -Kirkus Important --Publishers Weekly I was immediately charmed... Seligmans intentions are admirable and exciting. He is consumed by his mission, which is to take psychology on from its traditional role in alleviating misery, and broaden it into positive psychology -- the entirely different art of teaching us how to be wiser, stronger, more generous to others, more self-disciplined, and more capable of dealing with difficulty and rejection... The book is full of nuggets about why positive approaches work. The Sunday Times About the Author Martin Seligman, PhD, is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, director of the Positive Psychology Center, and former president of the American Psychological Association. He received his BA in philosophy from Princeton University, and his PhD in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and holds ten honorary doctorates. He was named the most influential psychologist in the world by Academic Influence. Along with writing for numerous scholarly publications and appearing in The New York Times, Time, Newsweek, and many others, he is also the author and coauthor of over thirty books, including Flourish, Authentic Happiness, and Tomorrowmind...

-Titulo Original : Fortune And Glory Tantalizing Twenty-seven (stephanie Plum)-Fabricante : Atria-Descripcion Original: From “the most popular mystery writer alive” (The New York Times), the twenty-seventh entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series isn’t just the biggest case of Stephanie Plum’s career. It’s the adventure of a lifetime. When Stephanie’s beloved Grandma Mazur’s new husband died on their wedding night, the only thing he left her was a beat-up old easy chair…and the keys to a life-changing fortune. But as Stephanie and Grandma Mazur search for Jimmy Rosolli’s treasure, they discover that they’re not the only ones on the hunt. Two dangerous enemies from the past stand in their way-along with a new adversary who’s even more formidable: Gabriela Rose, a dark-eyed beauty from Little Havana with a taste for designer clothes. She’s also a soldier of fortune, a gourmet cook, an expert in firearms and mixed martial arts-and someone who’s about to give Stephanie a real run for her money. Stephanie may be in over her head, but she’s got two things that Gabriela doesn’t: an unbreakable bond with her family and a stubborn streak that will never let her quit. She’ll need both to survive because this search for “fortune and glory” will turn into a desperate race against time with more on the line than ever before. Because even as she searches for the treasure and fights to protect her Grandma Mazur, her own deepest feelings will be tested-as Stephanie could finally be forced to choose between Joe Morelli and Ranger. About the Author Over the last twenty-six years, Janet Evanovich has written a staggering forty-two New York Times bestsellers. In addition to her #1 bestselling Stephanie Plum novels and many other popular books, Janet is the author of The Recovery Agent, the start of a blockbuster new series. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Chapter One CHAPTER ONE My name is Stephanie Plum and I’m a fugitive apprehension agent in Trenton, New Jersey. I’m not especially brave, so you would think I’d pretty much stay out of trouble. Unfortunately, I occasionally ignore the obvious signs of danger and stumble into something ugly with the potential for disaster. This was one of those times. I was in a tunnel under a strip club, and I was with my coworker, Lula. “This is a bad idea,” Lula said to me. “My nipples are all shrunk up and trying to hide inside my body. It’s like what men’s gonads do when someone comes at them with a butcher knife. Those suckers abandon ship and there’s nothing left but an empty nut sack. Not that I know firsthand. I’m just sayin’ what I hear.” Aside from being a bounty hunter, I think I’m pretty normal. I have shoulder-length curly brown hair that’s usually pulled back into a ponytail, blue eyes from my mother’s Hungarian ancestors, and a bunch of rude hand gestures from my father’s Italian side of the family. My nipples aren’t as smart or nearly as big as Lula’s. They were currently snug inside my sports bra, going along for the ride, and not paying attention to much of anything. “Not only that, but I think my hair’s standing on end,” Lula said. “Look at it. Is it standing on end? It feels like it. My scalp is all tingly. That’s a for-sure sign that something horrible is going to happen to us.” Lula’s hair is always a surprise. Some days it’s lavender. Some days it’s braided. Some days it isn’t even Lula’s real hair. Today it was a massive puffball of chemically induced black ringlets shot through with hot pink highlights and sprinkled with glittery tiny pink stars. It was awesome. The rest of Lula is equally awesome, as her bounty runneth over in booty and boob and everything else. Today she was packed into a yellow spandex mini bandage dress that was sized for a much, much smaller woman. I was in my usual uniform of sneakers, jeans, and girly T-shirt. Lula and I were playing hooky from bounty huntering to track down Lou Salgusta, a mob guy who specializes in information extraction and revenge by barbecuing various body parts of his victims. He’s one of si...

-Titulo Original : Spoiler Alert The Hero Dies A Memoir Of Love, Loss, And Other Four-letter Words-Fabricante : Atria-Descripcion Original: Soon to be a major motion picture starring Jim Parsons, this is a “heartbreaking but often surprisingly hilarious memoir” (People) about the lessons, love, and laughter of the fourteen years a respected TV columnist shared with his late husband before he succumbed to cancer. Perfect for fans of Bettyville and No Happy Endings. For over a decade, TV fans have counted upon Michael Ausiello’s insider knowledge to get the scoop on their favorite shows and stars. From his time at Soaps In Depth and Entertainment Tonight to his influential stints at TV Guide and Entertainment Weekly to his current role as cofounder of the wildly popular website TVLine, Michael has established himself as the go-to expert when it comes to our most popular form of entertainment. What many of his fans don’t know, however, is that while his professional life was in full swing, Michael had to endure the greatest of personal tragedies: his longtime boyfriend, Kit Cowan, was diagnosed with a rare and very aggressive form of neuroendocrine cancer. Over the course of eleven months, Kit and Michael did their best to combat the deadly disease, but Kit succumbed to his illness in 2015. In this heartbreaking and darkly hilarious memoir, Michael tells the story of his harrowing and challenging last year with Kit while revisiting the thirteen years that preceded it, and how the undeniably powerful bond between him and Kit carried them through all manner of difficulties-always with laughter front and center in their relationship. “Engrossing, poignant, tragic, and hilarious” (Jenny Lawson, #1 New York Times bestselling author), Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies is “a story about love and loss, joy and heartbreak. And in the midst of personal turmoil, we learn that bravery comes in many forms” (The Washington Post). Review “When a journalist as talented as Ausiello turns their focus inward, something special is bound to occur. Such is the case with Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies. A more heartbreaking, honest, funny, and insightful book on the subject of loss can be found nowhere.” -- J.J. Abrams, writer-director-producer, Lost, Alias, Westworld, Star Trek, Star Wars: The Force Awakens “Engrossing, poignant, tragic, and hilarious - I couldnt put it down. Read this book. You are welcome.” -- Jenny Lawson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Let’s Pretend This Never Happened and Furiously Happy “Sexy and sweet, charming and funny, Michael Ausiello somehow manages to turn a story of loss into a hopeful tale that shines with warmth and wit.” -- Lauren Graham, star of Gilmore Girls and Parenthood and New York Times bestselling author of Someday, Someday, Maybe and Talking as Fast as I Can Like some of Michaels favorite TV shows, his book is heartfelt, smart, funny, insightful, and packs an enormous emotional punch. I cant recommend it more. -- Greg Berlanti, writer-director-producer, The Flash, Arrow, Everwood, Dawsons Creek, Brothers & Sisters Tender, profoundly poignant, and cleverly written with equal parts wit and integrity, the book is grounded in the realities of modern relationships and the grim fate of mortality. A heartbreaking memoir infused with dark humor and composed with true love. Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “The ending is given away in the title, but the experience of reading it is something wholly unexpected . . . . a humorous, enlightening, and sometimes even sensual look at gay life in New York City…and a swoon-inducing romance that pulls no punches about how just how much work goes into staying with the love of your life until the end of his life . . . .The beauty of the book, however, is that the details don’t have to mirror a reader’s own life so eerily for the story to feel so personally powerful.” -- Kevin Fallon The Daily Beast Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies is a haunting and profoundly sad story, but its brightened by witty writing, comedic interludes and the two charismatic, endearing and appealing h...

-Titulo Original : The Last Castle The Epic Story Of Love, Loss, And American Royalty In The Nations Largest Home-Fabricante : Atria-Descripcion Original: A New York Times bestseller with an engaging narrative and array of detail” (The Wall Street Journal), the “intimate and sweeping” (Raleigh News & Observer) untold, true story behind the Biltmore Estate-the largest, grandest private residence in North America, which has seen more than 120 years of history pass by its front door. The story of Biltmore spans World Wars, the Jazz Age, the Depression, and generations of the famous Vanderbilt family, and features a captivating cast of real-life characters including F. Scott Fitzgerald, Thomas Wolfe, Teddy Roosevelt, John Singer Sargent, James Whistler, Henry James, and Edith Wharton. Orphaned at a young age, Edith Stuyvesant Dresser claimed lineage from one of New York’s best known families. She grew up in Newport and Paris, and her engagement and marriage to George Vanderbilt was one of the most watched events of Gilded Age society. But none of this prepared her to be mistress of Biltmore House. Before their marriage, the wealthy and bookish Vanderbilt had dedicated his life to creating a spectacular European-style estate on 125,000 acres of North Carolina wilderness. He summoned the famous landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted to tame the grounds, collaborated with celebrated architect Richard Morris Hunt to build a 175,000-square-foot chateau, filled it with priceless art and antiques, and erected a charming village beyond the gates. Newlywed Edith was now mistress of an estate nearly three times the size of Washington, DC and benefactress of the village and surrounding rural area. When fortunes shifted and changing times threatened her family, her home, and her community, it was up to Edith to save Biltmore-and secure the future of the region and her husband’s legacy. This is the fascinating, “soaring and gorgeous” (Karen Abbott) story of how the largest house in America flourished, faltered, and ultimately endured to this day. Review “The Last Castle is a soaring and gorgeous American story that gripped me from the very first page. With a historian’s keen insight and a poet’s gift for language, Denise Kiernan depicts life at Biltmore with such skill, I felt like I was there through it all: weddings, divorces, elaborate (and slightly bizarre) balls, financial glory, financial ruin, murder, suicide, natural disasters, betrayals, love, loss, despair, and triumph. The story of George and Edith Vanderbilt’s remarkable lives will stay with me for a long time to come.” -- Karen Abbott, New York Times bestselling author of Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy “If you inherited billions, how would you spend it? Dont bother building Americas largest and most lavish home. Its already been done in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, where more than a million visitors a year stroll the grounds of Biltmore Estate. Yet only in the pages of Denise Kiernans The Last Castle will they come to know George Vanderbilt, the bookish heir who began Biltmore in his 20s, and his determined widow, Edith, who kept it alive as a working estate and a time capsule of the Gilded Age. In the pages of The Last Castle, Kiernan serves up a true tale of American excess, generosity, and perseverance.” -- Bill Dedman, New York Times bestselling author of Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune This is as much a story about the creation of Biltmore House as it is a window into what it was like to be an American at the turn of the 20th century. Kiernan makes Edith and George Vanderbilt, among the wealthiest Americans at the time, feel like living, breathing human beings navigating lifes obstacles in this magnificent book. And she tells the story of how one fiercely devoted woman was able to save the home her husband loved. -- -Kate Andersen Brower, author FIRST WOMEN: The Grace & Power of Americas Modern First Ladies and THE RESIDENCE: Inside the Private World of the White House The rich have secrets. In her well-...

-Titulo Original : The Magic (the Secret Library)-Fabricante : Atria-Descripcion Original: One word changes everything...No matter who you are or where you are, no matter what your current circumstances, The Magic is going to change your entire life! For more than twenty centuries, words within a sacred text have mystified, confused, and been misunderstood by almost all who read them. Only a very few people through history have realized that the words are a riddle, and that once you solve the riddle-once you uncover the mystery-a new world will appear before your eyes. In The Magic, Rhonda Byrne reveals this life-changing knowledge to the world. Then, on an incredible 28-day journey, she teaches you how to apply this knowledge in your everyday life. About the Author Rhonda Byrne is the creator behind The Secret, a documentary film that swept the world in 2006, changing millions of lives and igniting a global movement. Later that same year, Rhonda’s book of The Secret was released. It has been translated into more than fifty languages and remains one of the longest-running bestsellers of all time. Rhonda has written four more bestselling books: The Power in 2010, The Magic in 2012, Hero in 2013, and The Greatest Secret in 2020...

-Titulo Original : Tell Me Lies A Novel-Fabricante : Atria-Descripcion Original: Now an original series on Hulu! YOU NEVER FORGET YOUR WORST. “A twisted modern love story” (Parade), Tell Me Lies is a sexy, thrilling novel about that one person who still haunts you-the other one. The wrong one. The one you couldn’t let go of. The one you’ll never forget. Lucy Albright is far from her Long Island upbringing when she arrives on the campus of her small California college and happy to be hundreds of miles from her mother-whom she’s never forgiven for an act of betrayal in her early teen years. Quickly grasping at her fresh start, Lucy embraces college life and all it has to offer. And then she meets Stephen DeMarco. Charming. Attractive. Complicated. Devastating. Confident and cocksure, Stephen sees something in Lucy that no one else has, and she’s quickly seduced by this vision of herself, and the sense of possibility that his attention brings her. Meanwhile, Stephen is determined to forget an incident buried in his past that, if exposed, could ruin him, and his single-minded drive for success extends to winning, and keeping, Lucy’s heart. Lucy knows there’s something about Stephen that isn’t to be trusted. Stephen knows Lucy can’t tear herself away. And their addicting entanglement will have consequences they never could have imagined. Alternating between Lucy’s and Stephen’s voices, Tell Me Lies follows their connection through college and post-college life in New York City. “Readers will be enraptured” (Booklist) by the “unforgettable beauties in this very sexy story” (Kirkus Review). With the psychological insight and biting wit of Luckiest Girl Alive, and the yearning ambitions and desires of Sweetbitter, this keenly intelligent and supremely resonant novel chronicles the exhilaration and dilemmas of young adulthood and the difficulty of letting go-even when you know you should. Review A twisted modern love story.” Parade “Think: The Affair meets Animal House meets your beach bag. Get into it.” TheSkimm “Tell Me Lies is a page-turner. I devoured it in 48 hours.” -- Jessica Knoll, New York Times bestselling author of Luckiest Girl Alive and The Favorite Sister Dizzying...juicy. Cosmopolitan “Everything you could ever want in a summer read.” USA Today Weaving between perspectives, Carola Lovering’s addictive-and toxic-love story explores the pains of letting go… for good. Us Weekly “A sizzling summer read, Tell Me Lies is an absorbing novel with plenty of twists and surprises along the way, including a satisfying reveal near the end. But its also a fascinating examination of toxic relationships, dysfunctional relationships, and the bad habit we have all been guilty of having: confusing lust with love, drama with maturity, and Mr. Wrong for Mr. Right. Only maybe now, after seeing Lucy and Stephens trainwreck unfold, well all be able to recognize the signs in our own lives a lot sooner.” Bustle “If you were pulled in by Joes passion in You, youll fall for Stephen and his unique charm in Tell Me Lies.” PopSugar “This story of addictive love is the perfect companion for a day at the beach.” Working Mother “A dark, exhilarating coming-of-age story...there might be no better addition to your beach bag.” Town and Country, Best Books to Read This June “A coming-of-age story that explores the consequences and tribulations of still being haunted by the wrong one who you just can’t let go of, the book is narrated by both Lucy and her love interest, Stephen. Watch as their relationship grows and changes throughout college and after-grad life in NYC, within the push and pull of not-right young romance, and not quite being able to let go.” Brides Weaving between perspectives, Carola Loverings addictive-and toxic-love story explores the pains of letting go...for good. -- Us Weekly “As the years pass and shocking twists reveal themselves, the more hooked you’ll be. Tell Me Lies is the perfect thrilling summer read. Hello Giggles “If you are searc...

-Titulo Original : Un Dulce Olor A Muerte (sweet Scent Of Death) (atria Espanol)-Fabricante : Atria-Descripcion Original: Una mañana muy temprano, Ramon descubre el cadaver de Adela en unos campos de avena cerca de Loma Grande. Ramon apenas habia visto a Adela en un par de ocasiones, pero en el mismo instante en el que el muchacho cubre con su camisa el cuerpo desnudo de la muerta, comienza a difundirse el rumor de que Adela era su novia. A partir de ese momento, los hechos se iran desencadenando irremediablemente y Ramon se vera obligado a vengar la muerte de la joven. Su corazon es quien le obliga actuar, su corazon y un pueblo entero que se convierte en el protagonista de la novela, en el creador de una ofensa y de una venganza inevitable. Un dulce olor a muerte es una novela fascinante en que la pasion y el orgullo dictan cada una de las decisiones de los personajes, la venganza se convierte en destino y la verdad se muestra en su faceta mas ambigua y demoledora. About the Author Guillermo Arriaga es un escritor mexicano que ha alcanzado la fama mundial como guionista de la pelicula Amores perros, de gran exito internacional, y de las peliculas 21 Gramos, Las tres muertes de Melquiades Estrada, y Babel. Arriaga es tambien el autor de las novelas: El Bufalo de la noche y Escuadron guillotina...

-Titulo Original : Make The Bread, Buy The Butter What You Should (and Shouldnt) Cook From Scratch To Save Time And Money-Fabricante : Atria-Descripcion Original: Selected by the New York Times as a Notable Cookbook, by USA TODAY as a Best Holiday Gift For the Foodie, and by More as one of their Best Cookbooks of the Year. This unique combination of recipes, memoir, and advice is “pure entertainment in an original, fresh voice” (Mollie Katzen, author of Moosewood Cookbook).When blogger Jennifer Reese lost her job, she began a series of food-related experiments. Economizing by making her own peanut butter, pita bread, and yogurt, she found that “doing it yourself” doesn’t always cost less or taste better. In fact, she found that the joys of making some foods from scratch- marshmallows, hot dog buns, and hummus-can be augmented by buying certain ready-made foods-butter, ketchup, and hamburger buns. Tired? Buy your mayonnaise. Inspired? Make it. With Reese’s fresh voice and delightful humor, Make the Bread, Buy the Butter has 120 recipes with eminently practical yet deliciously fun “make or buy” recommendations. Her tales include living with a backyard full of cheerful chickens, muttering ducks, and adorable baby goats; countertops laden with lacto-fermenting pickles; and closets full of mellowing cheeses. Here’s the full picture of what is involved in a truly homemade life and how to get the most out of your time in the kitchen-with the good news that you shouldn’t try to make everything yourself. Review “In a time when the pressure’s on to be green, organic and homemade, food fans and cooks will appreciate a book that encourages balance: Make your own hummus, yogurt and dill pickles, but buy sashimi, baguettes and corn dogs.” -- USA TODAY“A great read for cooks afflicted by curiosity about the do-it-yourself movement in food. Ms. Reese goes beyond jam and chutney into pasta, pastrami and graham crackers. Even her failed experiments, like homemade hot dogs, are entertaining.” -New York TimesFrom hot dog buns to Pop-Tarts, she reveals whether its better to buy it or make it, accounting for the cost, hassle and rate of success. Happily, she dispenses this practical know-how with a crackling sense of humor, making this book a fun read. The scope and utility of this book make it worthy of space in your collection, especially this time of year when youre looking for fast and interesting gifts to make in the kitchen. Plus Reeses honesty is refreshing and inspiring; she goes from a hilarious review of the 1970s Earth-mother bible Laurels Kitchen to making a modern-day case for baking. -- The OregonianNow that Michael Pollan has made us all aspire to be politically correct foodies, a certain angst has cast its shadow over the average American home. One of the big issues is, should I make my own food and thus assure myself that it contains only the healthiest and freshest of ingredients, or is it more practical to just buy it somewhere. Reese tackles this question for a number of common foods and she writes in a witty, conversational style that wins you over right from the start. -- Sacramento BeeIm always interested in what Jennifer says about food, and about how to retain the pleasure of eating it in an increasingly confusing world. Plus, shes convinced me to try making my own Camembert. Jennifers is a journey Im thrilled to embark upon. -- Julie Powell, author of Julie and Julia“I knew this important, original, and necessary book would be informative-and it is, very. What I didnt expect: pure entertainment in an original, fresh voice that will make readers feel they have a smart new best friend. I lapped this up in one sitting, learned a bunch, laughed out loud - and am about to try several of the recipes. You nailed it, Jennifer Reese!” -- Mollie Katzen, author of Moosewood CookbookHere is a book that is going to take a treasured place in my kitchen bookrack. Part memoir, part Consumer-Reports-style testing, this book is chock-full of recipes and good advice in the kitchen. There are a few things Jennifer Reese does in this book that ma...

-Titulo Original : The Final Frontiersman Heimo Korth And His Family, Alone In Alaskas Arctic Wilderness-Fabricante : Atria-Descripcion Original: The inspiration for The Last Alaskans-the hit documentary series now on the Discovery-James Campbell’s inimitable insider account of a family’s nomadic life in the unshaped Arctic wilderness “is an icily gripping, intimate profile that stands up well beside Krakauer’s classic [Into the Wild], and it stands too, as a kind of testament to the rough beauty of improbably wild dreams” (Men’s Journal).Hundreds of hardy people have tried to carve a living in the Alaskan bush, but few have succeeded as consistently as Heimo Korth. Originally from Wisconsin, Heimo traveled to the Arctic wilderness in his twenties. Now, more than three decades later, Heimo lives with his wife and two daughters approximately 200 miles from civilization-a sustainable, nomadic life bounded by the migrating caribou, the dangers of swollen rivers, and by the very exigencies of daily existence. In The Final Frontiersman, Heimo’s cousin James Campbell chronicles the Korth family’s amazing experience, their adventures, and the tragedy that continues to shape their lives. With a deft voice and in spectacular, at times unimaginable detail, Campbell invites us into Heimo’s heartland and home. The Korths wait patiently for a small plane to deliver their provisions, listen to distant chatter on the radio, and go sledding at 44 degrees below zero-all the while cultivating the hard-learned survival skills that stand between them and a terrible fate. Awe-inspiring and memorable, The Final Frontiersman reads like a rustic version of the American Dream and reveals for the first time a life undreamed by most of us: amid encroaching environmental pressures, apart from the herd, and alone in a stunning wilderness that for now, at least, remains the final frontier. Review What makes this more than just a profile of a fascinating personality is Campbells deft weaving of Alaskan history into Korths tale. -- Publishers Weekly[One of] the greatest life-or-death tales ever told. -- EsquireCampbell makes the case that an increasingly urban America -- and its desires for oil, for timber, for neat and packaged wilderness -- is killing and, worse, forgetting the frontier we once worshiped. -- The New York TimesThe Final Frontiersman is an icily gripping, intimate profile that stands up well beside Krakauers classic, and it stands too, as a kind of testament to the rough beauty of improbably wild dreams. -- Mens JournalHeimo Korth and his family face down more adventures in a typical week than most of us experience in a lifetime. A terrific first book -- by turns inspiring and unnerving and never less than wholly absorbing. -- Bill Bryson, BOMC judge, writing in the Book-of-the-Month Club News About the Author James Campbell has written for National Geographic Adventure, Outside, and Men’s Journal, among other publications. His book The Final Frontiersman is the inspiration for the documentary series, The Last Alaskans. He lives in Wisconsin with his wife and two daughters...

-Titulo Original : Always Running La Vida Loca Gang Days In L.a.-Fabricante : Atria-Descripcion Original: The award-winning and bestselling classic memoir about a young Chicano gang member surviving the dangerous streets of East Los Angeles, now featuring a new introduction by the author.Winner of the Carl Sandburg Literary Award, hailed as a New York Times notable book, and read by hundreds of thousands, Always Running is the searing true story of one man’s life in a Chicano gang-and his heroic struggle to free himself from its grip.By age twelve, Luis Rodriguez was a veteran of East Los Angeles gang warfare. Lured by a seemingly invincible gang culture, he witnessed countless shootings, beatings, and arrests and then watched with increasing fear as gang life claimed friends and family members. Before long, Rodriguez saw a way out of the barrio through education and the power of words and successfully broke free from years of violence and desperation. Achieving success as an award-winning poet, he was sure the streets would haunt him no more-until his young son joined a gang. Rodriguez fought for his child by telling his own story in Always Running, a vivid memoir that explores the motivations of gang life and cautions against the death and destruction that inevitably claim its participants.At times heartbreakingly sad and brutal, Always Running is ultimately an uplifting true story, filled with hope, insight, and a hard-earned lesson for the next generation. Review An absolutely unique work: richly literary and poetic, yet urgent and politically explosive at the same time...A permanent testament to human courage and transcendence. -- Jonathan Kozol, author of Savage InequalitiesRodriguezs account of his coming of age is vivid, raw...fierce, and fearless...Heres truth no television set, burning night and day, could ever begin to offer. -- Gary Soto, The New York Times Book ReviewEvery spiky anecdote from a life of guns, razors, uppers, downers, glue, heroin, sex, and early death supports this former gang members view of the violence as collective suicide. That Rodriguezs memoir takes place...before the 92 L.A. riots only makes this beautifully written and politically astute account more compelling. -- Suzanne Ruta, Entertainment WeeklyExtraordinarily haunting and evocative. -- Paul Ruffins, The Washington Post Book World About the Author The son of Mexican immigrants, Luis J. Rodriguez began writing in his early teens and has won national recognition as a poet, journalist, fiction writer, childrens book writer, and critic. Currently working as a peacemaker among gangs, Rodriguez helped create Tia Chuchas Cafe & Centro Cultural, a multiarts, multimedia cultural center in the Northeast San Fernando Valley. Visit him at LuisJRodriguez ...

-Titulo Original : Losing It And Gaining My Life Back One Pound At A Time-Fabricante : Atria-Descripcion Original: The New York Times #1 bestseller (3 weeks running) is now available in paperback. Losing It is popular actress, Jenny Craig spokeswoman, and America’s sweetheart Valerie Bertinellis headline-making account of her complicated past and how she took control of her own life to gain self-esteem and happiness.Valerie Bertinelli, then: bubbly sitcom star and Americas Sweetheart turned tabloid headline and rock star wife. Now: actress, single working mother of teenage rock star, and weight-loss inspiration to millions. We all knew and loved Valerie Bertinelli years ago when she was girl-next-door cutie Barbara Cooper in the hit TV show One Day at a Time, and more recently when she starred in numerous TV movies and co-starred in Touched by an Angel. From wholesome prime time in Americas living rooms, Valerie moved to late nights with the hardest-partying band of the decadent eighties when she became, at twenty, wife to rock guitarist Eddie Van Halen. Losing It is Valeries frank account of her life backstage and in the spotlight: the ups and downs of teen stardom, her complicated marriage to a brilliant, tormented musical genius, the joys of motherhood, and her very public struggle with her weight. Surprising, uplifting, and empowering, Losing It chronicles Valeries journey as she finds new love, raises a terrific kid, and motivates other women to take back their lives. About the Author Valerie Bertinelli has been acting since the age of twelve, appearing in more than two dozen made-for-TVmovies. Most recognizably, she appeared on the long-running sitcom One Day at a Time and, more recently, on Touched by an Angel. Now a spokesperson for Jenny Craig, Bertinelli was raised in Claymont, Delaware, and in the San Fernando Valley, California, and was married for twenty years to Eddie Van Halen (they split up in 2001). Currently, she lives with her son, Wolfgang, in Los Angeles. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. PrologueBring Home the Fun Some people measure depression by the medication they take or the number of times per week they see a therapist. For me, it was different. I measured my depression with baked jalapeño-and-cheddar-cheese poppers, the brand that advertises itself with the slogan Bring home the fun. Id love to meet the person who came up with that line and ask him a question. Is it really fun to see yourself blow up three dress sizes? I suppose they wouldnt sell as many if their slogan was Pack on the pounds. On the other hand, they may do OK with a promotion that said Forget your ex-husband or Eat these instead of having sex -- since nobody wants to see your fat bare ass. During the cold winter months of 2002-03, when I was making Touched by an Angel in Utah, those jalapeño-and-cheese poppers were my Prozac. I was on a significant dosage: at least nine a night and sometimes more. At the grocery store, I saw other women looking at me when I loaded the boxes into my cart from the frozen food case. I could almost hear them thinking Oh my gosh, thats Valerie Bertinelli. And look: shes on those jalapeño poppers. It was true. There were nights when I ODd on those poppers. My mouth burned because I couldnt wait for them to cool down after taking them out of the oven. Other times I savored the taste with tiny, almost sensual bites, drawing out the feeling of comfort and escape I got from eating. The bright smile that served me well for so many years went into storage. So did my size 8 jeans. And my 10s. And my 12s. And my -- well, my weight soared past 170 pounds, the highest it had ever been outside of my pregnancy. Those were some of the darkest days of my life, and I was eating my way through them. By 2001 my marriage to Eddie Van Halen was over after more than twenty years of competing with his rock-and-roll lifestyle for attention. Our fights about his drinking had taken a toll. Discussing and solving our problems used to bring us close...