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A riveting and beautiful memoir of tragedy and hope–by a womannamed to Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people inthe world Born in a village deep in the Cambodian forest, Somaly Mam wassold into sexual slavery by her grandfather when she was twelveyears old. For the next decade she was shuttled through thebrothels that make up the sprawling sex trade of Southeast Asia.She suffered unspeakable acts of brutality and witnessed horrorsthat would haunt her for the rest of her life–until, in her earlytwenties, she managed to escape. Unable to forget the girls sheleft behind, Mam became a tenacious and brave leader in the fightagainst human trafficking, rescuing sex workers–some as young asfive and six–offering them shelter, rehabilitation, healing, andlove and leading them into new life. Written in exquisite, spare, unflinching prose, The Road of LostInnocenceis a memoir that will leave you awestruck by the courageand strength of this extraordinary woman and will renew y

NATIONAL BESTSELLER An engaging no-holds-barred memoir that reveals HowieMandel’s ongoing struggle with OCD and ADHD—and how it has shapedhis life Howie Mandel is one of the most recognizable names inentertainment. But there are aspects of his personal andprofessional life he’s never talked about publicly—until now.Twelve years ago, Mandel first told the world about his“germophobia.” He’s recently started discussing his adult ADHD aswell. Now, for the first time, he reveals the details of hisstruggle with these challenging disorders. He speaks candidly aboutthe ways his condition has affected his personal life—as a son,husband, and father of three. Along the way, the versatileperformer reveals “the deal” behind his remarkable rise through theshow-business ranks, sharing never-before-told anecdotes about hiscareer. As heartfelt as it is hilarious, Here’s the Deal: Don’t TouchMe is the story of one man’s effort to draw comic inspirationout of his darkest,

In mid-1943 James Megellas, known as “Maggie” to his fellowparatroopers, joined the 82d Airborne Division, his new “home” forthe duration. His first taste of combat was in the rugged mountainsoutside Naples. In October 1943, when most of the 82d departed Italy to prepare forthe D-Day invasion of France, Lt. Gen. Mark Clark, the Fifth Armycommander, requested that the division’s 504th Parachute InfantryRegiment, Maggie’s outfit, stay behind for a daring new operationthat would outflank the Nazis’ stubborn defensive lines and openthe road to Rome. On 22 January 1944, Megellas and the rest of the504th landed across the beach at Anzio. Following initial success,Fifth Army’s amphibious assault, Operation Shingle, bogged down inthe face of heavy German counterattacks that threatened to drivethe Allies into the Tyrrhenian Sea. Anzio turned into a fiasco, oneof the bloodiest Allied operations of the war. Not until April werethe remnants of the regiment withdrawn and shipped to England torecover, reo