Full AspenCat Catalog

"Two strangers meet over the hood of a used car in Texas: Marcus, who is fleeing both his financial and personal failures; and Maria, who after years of dodging her mistakes has returned to her hometown to make amends. One looking forward, the other looking back, they face off over the car they both want and think they need: a low-slung sky-blue 1984 Buick Electra. The car, too, has seen its share of failures. Each dent and ripped seam represents...

Beck, a fairy, has a talent for talking to animals, but that may not be enough when she tries to mediate a war between the hummingbirds and the chipmunks.

On a hot summer afternoon in 1972, three teenagers drove into an unfamiliar neighborhood and changed six lives forever. Thirty-five years after that harrowing day, one survivor reaches out to another, opening a door that could lead to salvation. But another survivor has a different plan--a burning need for retribution--and seizes the moment to claim reparation in any form he can. The book takes us on a journey from the rock-and-soul streets of...

"Estrangement from a family member is one of the most painful life experiences. It is devastating not only to the individuals directly involved--collateral damage can extend upward, downward, and across generations, More than 65 million Americans suffer such rifts, yet little guidance exists on how to cope with and overcome them. In this book, Karl Pillemer combines the advice of people who have successfully reconciled with powerful insights from...

Left broke and burned out after graduate school, Shay Dixon makes the decision to reunite with her alcoholic mother and discovers a changed woman, who is now sober, with a positive outlook on life, a love of gardening, and a toddler.

Mateo and Valerio are neighbors, but while Mateo tries to feed and protect the local birds in his yard, Valerio tries to trap them in his, so a wall is built to separate the two yards, and they must decide whether it should stay.

"Christi Reece is desperate. The one-time golden girl's life has tarnished, and a cascade of setbacks has left her reeling. She needs help, and she's certain Jack Colby is in a position to provide it. When she shows up in Hope Harbor, however, Jack wants nothing to do with the woman who betrayed him. He's built a new life on the Oregon coast--and there's no room in it for Christi, even after she takes refuge in a charming but mysterious cottage nearby....

"This nonfiction book examines how we can foster reconciliation with Indigenous people at individual, family, community and national levels"--