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Venture into the astonishing hidden world of plants with Zoë Schlanger's The Light Eaters, a groundbreaking exploration of plant intelligence that will forever change how you perceive the natural world. Journey across the globe and into the latest botanical research as Schlanger unveils the extraordinary abilities of plants: their capacity to communicate, recognize family, adapt to their surroundings, and even trick animals.

More than just survivalists, plants possess a parallel form of intelligence that challenges our very notions of consciousness. What can we learn from these beings that thrive by adapting, consuming, and accommodating? And what is our responsibility to them, now that we're beginning to understand the true depth of their capabilities?

The Light Eaters invites you to reconsider the intricate ecosystems we inhabit and our place within them, asking: We need plants to survive, but what, if anything, do they need from us? Prepare to be mesmerized, challenged, and ultimately transformed by the drama of green life revealed in this eye-opening work of popular science.

From RuPaul, international drag superstar and pop culture icon, comes a brutally honest and surprisingly poignant memoir. The House of Hidden Meanings is a deeply intimate self-portrait, charting his journey from a Black, poor, and queer kid in a broken home to global fame and the forefront of a cultural revolution.

RuPaul strips away the artifice, sharing his life story with breathtaking clarity, signature wit, and hard-earned wisdom. From navigating complex family dynamics in San Diego to forging an identity in the punk and drag scenes of Atlanta and New York, and ultimately finding enduring love and self-acceptance, he fearlessly excavates his past.

More than a memoir, this is a manual for living. RuPaul reveals the power of chosen family, the importance of embracing your unique self, and the transformative potential of facing your fears. If we’re all born naked and the rest is drag, then this is RuPaul, totally out of drag, stripped bare.

In Sociopath: A Memoir, Patric Gagne offers a raw and unflinchingly honest account of her life, revealing her journey of self-discovery and acceptance as she comes to terms with being a sociopath. With sharp wit and startling candor, Gagne dismantles common misconceptions surrounding sociopathy, offering a deeply personal perspective on a condition often stigmatized and misunderstood.

From navigating childhood challenges to forming relationships and building a career, Gagne sheds light on the daily realities of living with sociopathy, exploring the complexities of empathy, morality, and connection. Sociopath is more than a memoir; it's a compelling plea for understanding, urging society to look beyond stereotypes and recognize the humanity within those labeled as different. It is the inspiring story of Patric's journey to unlock the true nature of sociopathy and build a life of love and hope against all odds.

“Once you start reading, be prepared, because you won’t want to stop.” —Oprah Winfrey OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK New York Times bestselling author Lara Love Hardin recounts her slide from soccer mom to opioid addict to jailhouse shot caller and her unlikely comeback as a highly successful ghostwriter in this harrowing, hilarious, no-holds-barred memoir. No one expects the police to knock on the door of the million-dollar two-story home of the perfect cul-de-sac housewife. But soccer mom Lara Love Hardin has been hiding a shady secret: she is funding her heroin addiction by stealing her neighbors’ credit cards. Lara is convicted of thirty-two felonies and becomes inmate S32179. She finds that jail is a class system with a power structure that is somewhere between an adolescent sleepover party and Lord of the Flies . Furniture is made from tampon boxes, and Snickers bars are currency. But Lara quickly learns the rules and brings love and healing to her fellow inmates as she climbs the social ladder and acquires the nickname “Mama Love,” showing that jailhouse politics aren’t that different from the PTA meetings she used to attend. When she’s released, she reinvents herself as a ghostwriter. Now, she’s legally co-opting other people’s identities and getting to meet Oprah, meditate with the Dalai Lama, and have dinner with Archbishop Desmond Tutu. But the shadow of her past follows her. Shame is a poison worse than heroin—there is no way to detox. Lara must learn how to forgive herself and others, navigate life as a felon on probation, and prove to herself that she is more good than bad, among other essential lessons. The Many Lives of Mama Love is a heartbreaking and tender journey from shame to redemption, despite a system that makes it almost impossible for us to move beyond the worst thing we have ever done.