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As roles reverse between mother and daughter, Sarah faces the guilt of making decisions she hopes are the right ones while also carrying the grief of losing her mom bit by bit every day. She navigates a labyrinth of health services amid the heartbreaking, and at times darkly humorous, realities of caregiving.

After Annabelle Gurwitch received an out-of-the blue diagnosis of Stage 4 lung cancer, an existential dread set in. Precision medicine offered a temporary reprieve—but instead of turning into a cancer warrior, Annabelle declared herself a cancer slacker. Her motto: no runs, no ribbons, no religion. Told with her signature wit, warmth, and gimlet eye, Gurwitch draws inspiration from Greek mythology and TV comedies, Kermit the Frog and Samuel Beckett.

Drawing on over two hundred studies that reveal how mindfulness calms the mind, enhances focus, reduces anxiety, and fosters self-compassion, this practical book empowers readers to cultivate an abundant space for creativity to flourish. At a time when creativity is the most sought-after skill in the workforce, yet 75% of Americans feel they are not realizing their creative potential, author Marni Freedman shares her infectious enthusiasm and global insights gleaned from experiences as diverse as Buddhist farmers in Maui to fire dancers at Burning Man. By exploring the three natural states of being: Allow, Trust, and Play, readers will learn to release toxic attitudes, tap into endless ideas, and redefine sharing as play, ultimately becoming creatively resilient.

Two were on her own: Rome and her first stint in Geneva. The last two were in Manila and back in Geneva with her family by marriage. Each relocation — to disparate countries at different stages of her life — presented new sets of challenges. Her book reveals how she tackled these challenges and how she felt — and continues to feel — at home almost anywhere but with nowhere to truly call home.

Passengers were held on board for six days in sweltering heat without flushable toilets or running water. Most were sent home, but Mimi—accused of being an Israeli soldier—and thirty-one others were held hostage in Amman, fearing for their lives as a violent civil war erupted around them.

This engaging and entertaining volume is filled with stories, such as a little Iranian girl in Tehran watching the U.S. hostage crisis unfold on TV, a teenager in Germany who learns how fast life can change in seven-point-nine seconds, and a young woman tripping on acid who meets her birth father for the first time. In the spirit of the Shaking the Tree series, this anthology goes there unapologetically.