A witty and humane account of one man, multiple jobs and what it means to liveHu AnYan has held nineteen different jobs since he graduated. He's been a convenience store clerk, a bicycle salesman, a security guard and a delivery driver (among many other things). Every time the work gets punishing or the bosses too bossy, he moves on, from city to city, carrying with him nothing but his copies of Chekhov and Carver. This is his story.A runaway bestseller in China, I Deliver Parcels in Beijing is about what it's like to try and make a living – and stay sane – in the gig economy. From the pecking order on a parcel-sorting factory floor to the perfect alcohol dose to get some daylight shut-eye before a punishing night shift, from the Kafkaesque bureaucracy of the hiring departments to the ideal layout of a delivery route, Hu illuminates the hidden lives behind the roles that keep our world going. But he also shows how, through the liberating power...

A highly readable, intimate story about loss, aging, female friendship, family, and renewal...told with grit and humor. Lexi is a sixty-year-old widow whose solitary life is thrown into turmoil when a desperate young woman moves in with her, soon followed by the unexpected arrival of her best friend, who has separated from her husband of forty years. The mix of these three very different personalities – a powerful omnivore seeking to live life to the fullest; a sweet, self-denying vegan; and Lexi, a thoughtful, still grieving widow – leads to some surprising (sometimes humorous) situations that force Lexi to re-examine her life. In the physics of relationships, Lexi observes that nature abhors a vacuum. She begins to wonder if she herself has somehow manipulated her circumstances to fill that vacuum...simply to imitate the life she had before the death of her husband. "[The Physics of Relationships] was a joy to read. I loved...

Lacey has settled down in Plume Village and started her own business: Starseeking, an anything shop dealing in custom-fit magical solutions to any problem! However, with the villagers not understanding how magic works, and Lacey being too shy to advertise, how is she going to attract customers?At the request of Allen's family, Lacey invents a portable magic artifact to keep food cool in the summer months. It's a simple task for someone of her magical caliber. What she doesn't realize is that this new technology will bring dramatic consequences!Later, her former companion Dana visits with a special job request. Despite possessing healing abilities, she has an ailment she can't cure on her own. As Lacey reunites with old friends and meets new ones, she grows as a person and discovers what she truly enjoys. Lacey's small-town life just keeps getting busier!

MIT psychologist and bestselling author of RECLAIMING CONVERSATION and ALONE TOGETHER, Sherry Turkle's intimate memoir of love and work*New York Times Books to Watch for in March*For decades, Sherry Turkle has shown how we remake ourselves in the mirror of our machines. Here, she illuminates our present search for authentic connection in a time of uncharted challenges. Turkle has spent a career composing an intimate ethnography of our digital world; now, marked by insight, humility, and compassion, we have her own.In this vivid and poignant narrative, Turkle ties together her coming-of-age and her pathbreaking research on technology, empathy, and ethics. Growing up in postwar Brooklyn,Turkle searched for clues to her identity in a house filled with mysteries. She mastered the codes that governed her mother's secretive life. She learned never to ask about her absent scientist father—and never to use his name, her name. Before empathy...

A surprise homecoming Brings a second chance for their marriage. It's been three years since the loss of their daughter tore Jack and Kate Dolan's world—and marriage—apart. But now Kate's back on the ranch with shocking news: their divorce never went through. As Jack and Kate struggle to decide how to move forward, they realize they can't rewrite the past. But that doesn't mean the book on their love is closed. Perhaps it's time for a new chapter...From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.

Can one special dog... Make this a Christmas to remember?Struggling to manage his father's dementia while raising two young sons, widower Nathan Crenshaw is desperate for help. That is, until his dad's new service dog arrives with an unexpected guest—trainer Gemma Spencer, the woman who broke his heart fifteen years ago. Now Nathan must spend the holidays working alongside his first love and ignoring their rocky history. But when Gemma steps up for his family after a near tragedy, old feelings start to resurface. With their future uncertain, can matchmaking relatives and a K-9 turn the New Year into their second chance?From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.K-9 Companions Book 1: Their Unbreakable Bond by Deb KastnerBook 2: Finding Her Way Back by Lisa CarterBook 3: The Veteran's Vow by Jill LynnBook 4: Her Easter Prayer by Lee Tobin McClainBook 5:...

A friends-only pact... Until they say "I do" Ten months ago, Mollie Drake agreed to marry her best friend, but only to care for his infant son. Now Colton Atkinson is back from his army deployment to end their charade...until their hometown surprises the newlyweds with a calendar of romance. From date nights to family dinners, soon the couple's marriage of convenience begins to feel real. But will they risk their friendship for a chance at love?From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.

The rancher and the city girl have nothing in common... except the wedding that brings them together Eager to prove herself to her family, Kelsey Summerfield is on board to plan her grandfather's upcoming wedding. But the bride's grandson, rancher Clay McKendry, is equally determined to keep the city girl's big ideas in check. When a series of disasters threaten to derail their grandparents' big day, will these two opposites put aside their differences...and find their own happily-ever-after?From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.

Healing his daughter is worth risking his heart. After a tragic event leaves Rob Melbourne's little girl traumatized, he'll do anything to help her recover—even enlist his first love, Juliet Newkirk, and her therapy pup, Moose. Working with Juliet stirs up old feelings for Rob, a distraction he doesn't need. But with the dog's help, the road to healing his daughter might just give Rob and Juliet a second chance at happiness...From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.K-9 Companions Book 1: Their Unbreakable Bond by Deb KastnerBook 2: Finding Her Way Back by Lisa CarterBook 3: The Veteran's Vow by Jill LynnBook 4: Her Easter Prayer by Lee Tobin McClain

Can giving this baby a holiday refuge help heal his reluctant heart? Taking in a mother and child is the last thing Luke Morgan expects this Christmas as he struggles to keep his tree farm afloat. But when Shayla Coggins and her baby boy are stranded during a snowstorm, he can't turn them away. Even as Shayla's little boy draws them together, her dangerous secret comes home...and makes falling in love riskier than ever.From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.

She's stirring things up... A big-city chef. A small-town single dad.And matchmakers with marriage in mind...Chef Kara Lockwood didn't think changing a small-town diner's menu would cause a boycott, but the locals sure do love their apple pie—especially fire chief Will MacKenzie. Kara's not sure she and the single father can ever learn to live peacefully as neighbors. But even as they clash over pastries, local matchmakers and Will's little boy are determined to bring their stubborn hearts together.From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.

All she needs is a date for the holidays...She needs a date for a wedding.But a fiancé wasn't part of the plan...Unwilling to attend a wedding alone, artist Lila Penry makes a deal with Sam Gibson—art lessons for his adorable niece in exchange for being her date. But their Christmas agreement becomes a nightmare when everyone thinks they're engaged. All Lila wants is to leave town for her dream job...so what happens when Sam steals his way into her heart?From Harlequin Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.

An exciting and funny new murder mystery from author Niyla Farook, author of Indie Book Award-shortlisted MURDER FOR TWO.After solving the murder of Mrs Kostas the previous summer, twins Ani and Riri have moved past tolerating each other to a budding friendship. But with Riri and their mum living in LA and Ani and their dad living in Yorkshire, it's hard to stay close. Especially since Ani seems to have gone off sleuthing all together . . .When they all meet in LA for an exclusive trip to Deadwood Manor theme park, tensions start to rise. Why has Riri's best friend Adora, their older sister and her boyfriend come along when it's a family trip? What has caused Ani to stop sleuthing? Who is Riri always on the phone to?Then their personal tour guide in the Deadwood Manor park is murdered and it's clear that the time for games is over. There's only one question that matters: whodunnit?A brilliant introduction to murder mysteries for Middle Grade...

Deneisha Lewis has graduated from petty theft to the big leagues—life as a Stick-up Girl.When Deneisha Lewis was released from the Cobb County Adult Detention Center after doing a year for shoplifting, she knew that she had to do something other than boosting if she was going to make real money, so she became a Stick-up Girl. The kind that sticks a gun in somebody's face and takes what she wants. After a string of murders in Atlanta, Deneisha travels south to Jacksonville to lay low. There, she meets Dallas, who robs drug dealers. He tells her that he doesn't come out of the house for less than ten thousand dollars and teaches her how to stick-up his way. He has one rule: come through the door blasting and don't leave any witnesses or muthafuckas that wanna come after us. Their fateful connection will lead Deneisha on a wild ride that she never could have expected.