Mai’s betrayal lands her in a life threatening situation at the hands of Cipher, whom seems to think Rocko is responsible for his cousin’s death. While Heather and Troi are forced to work out their differences for their own safety, Brandon isn’t really who he says he is. Heather has to decide if her relationship with Brandon will be able to outlast what he’s been hiding. Rocko comes back in contact with an old fling, Dominique. Will he be able to deal with her surprise?

    In this monumental work, David Shipler delves into the origins of the prejudices that have been intensified by war, terrorism, and nationalism. Focusing on the diverse cultures that exist side by side in Israel and Israeli-controlled territories, Shipler examines the process of indoctrination that begins in schools; he discusses the far-ranging effects of socioeconomic differences, historical conflicts between Islam and Judaism, attitudes about the Holocaust, and much more. And he writes of the people: the Arab woman in love with a Jew, the retired Israeli military officer, the Palestinian guerilla, the handsome actor whose father is Arab and whose mother is Jewish.

    The trial and its outcome are a matter of public record. What you are about to read about the tour of duty that inspired this book is not.What you are about to read is an emotionally draining and mind-snapping firsthand account of war on the ground in Afghanistan. It’s raw and explosive. Names have been changed to protect the brave and not so brave alike. What you are about to read is an account of soldiers who live, fight and die in a moonscape of a country where it’s sometimes hard to tell your friend from your enemy. It’s about trying to hold it together when a mortar attack is ripping your friends and allies apart, and your world unravels before your eyes.Rob Semrau wrote this book to tell us about the sheer hell that is the Stan, but also to recognize the incredible courage and compassion he witnessed in the heat of battle. The soldiers you are about to meet and the events that befall them will linger on in your mind long after you have closed these pages.

    How does Hamas really operate? What personalities lie beneath the black-and-green uniforms? Inside Hamas is an acclaimed account of Hamas by a world-renowned journalist with unprecedented sources within the secretive militant organization.

    Dreams and Shadows is an extraordinary tour de horizon of the new Middle East, with on-the-ground reportage of the ideas and movements driving change across the region--and the obstacles they confront.

    . . Just forget!" But I do not want to do what Mother says . . . I want to remember.In this groundbreaking memoir set in Ramallah during the aftermath of the 1967 Six-Day War, Ibtisam Barakat captures what it is like to be a child whose world is shattered by war. With candor and courage, she stitches together memories of her childhood: fear and confusion as bombs explode near her home and she is separated from her family; the harshness of life as a Palestinian refugee; her unexpected joy when she discovers Alef, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet. This is the beginning of her passionate connection to words, and as language becomes her refuge, allowing her to piece together the fragments of her world, it becomes her true home.Transcending the particulars of politics, this illuminating and timely book provides a telling glimpse into a little-known culture that has become an increasingly important part of the puzzle of world peace.

    The trauma of the attack has haunted her for years, making it hard to live a “normal” life. Her favorite coping mechanism is to escape into research books and romance novels about medieval Scotland, the subject of her graduate studies, but she pours every moment of her free time into running a support group for survivors of sexual assault. The work is rewarding, but it’s made her enemies—predators who don’t want their victims to receive help. Still troubled by the car accident that claimed his mother’s life, Nate Patterson has devoted his life to saving people. He finds his work as a firefighter and EMT rewarding, but he feels emotionally distant from the people he saves…until he pulls Lauren Grant out of a burning building. There’s an instant connection between them—one that only grows—but the fire was no accident. Someone’s out to destroy Lauren, and he may be the only one who can help her unmask them. Lauren can tell Nate’s her modern-day Highlander, noble and protective, but the danger she’s in seems impossible to surmount. Can two wounded people defeat the odds and find a real-life happily ever after? Trigger Warning: Rape in heroine's past

    I was taken.Taken from the world I created for myself.I’m not alone, I’m one of many girls locked in this castle awaiting…something.We’re too be sold, like animals for slaughter to rich men who will do God knows what to us.I won’t let this happen.I will fight and escape this hell hole.I escaped the castle or so I thought.I found myself running straight into the hands of not one, but three of the most gorgeous men I’ve ever seen.Everett, Dean, and Colson.They say I’m there’s now.They say they will protect me.They will save me.Can I trust them from those that continue to seek me out?Do I really have a choice?

    His devotion to science and the pursuit of truth led him to question the authority of the Communist regime. That got him in trouble.In 1957, after advocating reforms in the Communist Party, Fang -- just twenty-one years old -- was dismissed from his position, stripped of his Party membership, and sent to be a farm laborer in a remote village. Over the next two decades, through the years of the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, he was alternately denounced and rehabilitated, revealing to him the pettiness, absurdity, and horror of the regime's excesses. He returned to more normal work in academia after the death of Mao Zedong in 1976, but the cycle soon began again. This time his struggle became a public cause, and his example helped inspire the Tiananmen Square protests.Immediately after the crackdown in June 1989, Fang and his wife sought refuge in the U.S. embassy, where they hid for more than a year before being allowed to leave the country. During that time Fang wrote this memoir The Most Wanted Man in China, which has never been published, until now. His story, told with vivid detail and disarming humor, is a testament to the importance of remaining true to one's principles in an unprincipled time and place.

    Here is the voice of one woman who has not forgotten the plight of her people. Born Black is about culture, conflict, and consciousness.

    Nor is it a manifesto against Arab men in particular. It is, however, a howl in the face of a particular species of men: the macho species, Supermen, as they like to envision themselves. But Superman is a lie.In this explosive sequel to I Killed Scheherazade, Joumana Haddad examines the patriarchal system that continues to dominate in the Arab world and beyond. From monotheist religions and the concept of marriage to institutionalized machismo and widespread double standards, Haddad reflects upon the vital need for a new masculinity in these times of revolution and change in the Middle East.Joumana Haddad is an awardwinning poet, literary translator, publisher and journalist. In 2008 she launched the Arab world’s first erotic cultural magazine, Jasad (Body), which made headlines around the world. Haddad was selected as one of the Beirut39 authors in 2009. I Killed Scheherazade: Confessions of an Angry Arab Woman was critically acclaimed and translated into thirteen languages. She lives in Beirut with her two sons.

    What, then, is the status of the one-fifth of its citizens who are not Jewish? Are they Israelis, or are they Palestinians? Or are they a people without a country? How will a Palestinian state—if it is established—influence the sense of belonging and identity of Palestinian Israeli citizens? Based on conversations with Palestinians in Israel, Sleeping on a Wire, like The Yellow Wind, is essential reading for anyone trying to understand the Middle East today.

    He is about his business, money and family. When he gets shot and nearly dies, the doctor that saves his life becomes the one who also steals his heart. Ike is wild about Dr. Camry Harrison, even though they are from two different worlds. Ike pursues Camry relentlessly in an attempt to win her heart. Will his efforts to have her as his be in vain? Camry Harrison is a doctor at one of the most prestigious hospitals in the Chicago area. She has been the good doctor and has gained the utmost respect from the entire hospital staff. She works hard to take care of her patients and they love her. Will Camry be able to put aside her reservations pertaining to Ike’s “job” for a relationship with Ike? Will she be able to weather the storm that comes her way when dealing with a man like Ike? Frank is losing it! He is the one person in Ike’s life causing him the most problems. His fixation on Ike’s sister, Tanisha has him running around like a crazed maniac. Frank thought he had gotten over his feelings for Tanisha, but he was wrong. Seeing her with a new man only made him want her that much more. Frank will stop at nothing to get what he wants. He is willing to do any and everything to get Tanisha back, at any costs. Is there a limit to what Frank is willing to do to get Tanisha back?

    Through these incisive, perceptive, and poignant essays, readers will gain unique insight into the narratives behind the litany of grim destruction broadcasted nightly on the news, as well as deeper understanding of the conflict as experienced by the people who live in the occupied territories. Together, these stories stand witness to the human cost of the occupation.

     A one-night-stand was supposed to be just that...one night. I'm the one that made sure this Chase guy would agree to my rule.One hot night with no strings attached.So why am I wanting to break all the rules and find this guy that turned my world upside down with just that one crazy night?Why couldn't I let it go? Why couldn't I let images of the best time I'd ever had with a guy go?Because he was every girls fantasy in bed. He took me to levels I never knew existed and now I'm pissed I didn't demand a friends with benefits relationship.I thought I'd gotten over him, until a year later when I saw him again. He had that greedy smile I remembered, that daring look, and it was all I could do to keep it together.When he tells me that I'm all he's thought about since our night together and wants to hook up again? I know I'd be an idiot to turn him down.One small problem though. Being strongly blinded by lust has me ignoring the fact that I come from a wealthy family and he doesn't. If I fall for this guy that is everything my family warned me about, this can turn into a disaster.But I'm not falling for his charms, body, soft side, or his damn eyes that speak to my soul.At least that's what I tell myself, even though I internally should know this poor little rich girl is getting charmed by a very dangerous snake.Or am I?A one-night-stand never ends in love.So what in the hell am I getting myself into now?I'm playing with fire and I know I'm about to get burned. The perfect man doesn't exist, or did I seriously just land the best man any girl could ask for?