"A novel about a young woman who loses her job and her boyfriend and spirals down a dark path of self-destruction that threatens to harm anyone close to her."-- Elsa Fisher is headed for rock bottom-- fired from MoMA on the heels of an affair with her married boss, she retreats to Los Angeles to blow her severance package on whatever it takes to numb the pain. Her abandoned crew of college friends think she's on vacation, and are celebrating the...

Hiding a side of her personality that enjoys life in the fast lane, successful businesswoman Holly Kraus commits a series of reckless mistakes that result in her being stalked and blackmailed, a situation that tests the limits of her sanity.

"Lee Fiora is an intelligent, observant fourteen-year-old when her father drops her off in front of her dorm at the prestigious Ault School in Massachusetts. She leaves behind her animated, affectionate family in South Bend, Indiana, at least in part because of the boarding school's glossy brochure, in which boys in sweaters chat in front of old brick buildings, girls in kilts hold lacrosse sticks on pristinely mown athletic fields, and everyone sings...

"Eric Packer, a billionaire asset manager at age twenty-eight, emerges from his penthouse triplex and settles into his lavishly customized white stretch limousine. On this day he is a man with two missions: to pursue a cataclysmic bet against the yen and to get a haircut across town." "His journey to the barbershop is a contemporary odyssey, funny and fast-moving. Stalled in traffic by a presidential motorcade, a music idol's funeral and a violent...

Shaun David Hutchinson was nineteen. Confused. Struggling to find the vocabulary to understand and accept who he was and how he fit into a community in which he couldn’t see himself. The voice of depression told him that he would never be loved or wanted, while powerful and hurtful messages from society told him that being gay meant love and happiness weren’t for him. A million moments large and small over the years all came together to convince...

This book forms part of our 'Pook Press' imprint, celebrating the golden age of illustration in children's literature. 'The Wind in the Willows' is a true classic of Children's literature, penned by Kenneth Grahame and first published in 1908. Alternately slow moving and fast paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animal characters in a traditional bucolic version of the English Thames valley - a novel notable for its adventure, mysticism, morality...

Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them. "Gleeson and Farrell revive their mesmerizing interplay, surrounded by breathtaking Irish scenery and a brilliant ensemble cast."--Richard Roeper.

Provides teens with information on harmful behavior, discussing substance abuse, unprotected sex, eating disorders, and suicide.

A tongue-in-cheek guide to success describes the type of self-destructive behavior that will guarantee failure in life.