New Releases by Kate Kelly

The Day They Knocked: Breaking the Silence When two detectives knocked on Kate Kelly''s door one morning, everything she believed about her life shattered. The man she loved - the father of her children - had been hiding a devastating secret. What followed was a journey through shock, betrayal, fear, and the painful discovery that the life she thought she knew had been built on silence and deception. But The Day They Knocked is not only a story of loss. It is a story of courage. Through honesty and resilience, Kate Kelly shares the long path toward reclaiming her voice, rebuilding her life, and finding strength she never knew she possessed. This powerful memoir offers hope to anyone who has ever had their world turned upside down - and proof that healing is possible even after the deepest betrayal.

We are all living through modern constitutional history in the making, and Ordinary Equality helps teach about the past, present, and future of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) through the lives of the bold, fearless women and queer people who have helped shape the U.S. Constitution. Ordinary Equality digs into the fascinating and little-known history of the ERA and the lives of the incredible—and often overlooked—women and queer people who have helped shape the U.S. Constitution for more than 200 years. Based on author Kate Kelly’s acclaimed podcast of the same name, Ordinary Equality recounts a story centuries in the making. From before the Constitution was even drafted to the modern day, she examines how and why constitutional equality for women and Americans of all marginalized genders has been systematically undermined for the past 100-plus years, and then calls us all to join the current movement to put it back on the table and get it across the finish line. Kate Kelly provides a much-needed fresh perspective on the ERA for feminists of all ages, and this engaging, illustrated look at history, law, and activism is sure to inspire many to continue the fight. Individual chapters tell the stories of Molly Brant (Koñwatsi-tsiaiéñni / Degonwadonti), Abigail Adams, Phillis Wheatley, Matilda Joslyn Gage, Alice Paul, Mary Church Terrell, Pauli Murray, Martha Wright Griffiths, Patsy Takemoto Mink, Barbara Jordan, and Pat Spearman, and features other key players and concepts, including Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Title IX, Danica Roem, and many more.

Secrets. It seems everyone I deal with has a secret. I am Detective Ali Rivers with the Abernathy Police Department, and everywhere I go I am uncovering secrets. My blind date, my friends, and obviously in my work. Some secrets are to save face, some are to protect feelings, and others are trying to stop me from finding a murderer. But trust me, I am nothing if not persistent, and all secrets eventually will come to light. This is Book 2 in the Abernathy Series.

Secrets.... It seems everyone I deal with has a secret. I am Detective Ali Rivers with the Abernathy Police Department, and everywhere I go I am uncovering secrets. My blind date, my friends, and obviously in my work. Some secrets are to save face, some are to protect feelings, and others are trying to stop me from finding a murderer. But trust me, I am nothing if not persistent, and all secrets eventually will come to light.This is Book 2 in the Abernathy Series

New York Times reporters Robin Pogrebin and Kate Kelly take a deeper look into Brett Kavanaugh and how his formative years led to the most important #MeToo story of the decade.

A Harsh and Private Beauty, is about the life and loves of Ruby Grace, now in her 89th year, on a train journey with her granddaughter back to Chicago, the city of her birth. When the book opens, Ruby is living in a retirement care home, but as a young woman, she was a jazz and blues singer, once trained for a career in opera. The novel traces Ruby''s grandparent''s immigration from Ireland to New York City, her father, Daniel Kenny''s life in 1920s Chicago--the era of gangsters, nightclubs, rum-running and Prohibition--and Ruby''s subsequent life in Montreal and Toronto. Headstrong and talented, Ruby struggled with the conventions of the times, was trapped in a marriage that forced her to give up her singing career, and in love with another man who shares her passion for music. Now, on the train headed back to a city she cannot remember, to a daughter she hardly knows, Ruby tries to look honestly at herself and the choices she has made, choices that affected not only her children, but her grandchildren. Ruby has a stroke on route, leaving the disconnected story of her life and love in the hands of her granddaughter, Lisa, who must reveal a secret to her father, Ruby''s son, that her grandmother guarded all her life.

The Alexander Technique is a long-established, accessible and highly effective way of learning to change and retrain postural and behavioural habits that cause unnecessary tension, stress and illness. Developed over a century ago by F.M. Alexander (who taught the technique to George Bernard Shaw, Henry Irving, Aldous Huxley and many others), the Alexander Technique is a form of conscious awareness and mindfulness avant la lettre. It has always been used principally by actors—though it has wide applications in other professions and in daily life. Kate Kelly has a lifetime''s experience as an actor and Alexander teacher. In Before the Curtain Opens, she invites performers of all sorts to examine the everyday habits of standing, sitting, breathing, speaking and reacting that spill over, unseen, into their professional lives. Using her own experience, miniature case studies, humour and unfailingly gentle kindness, she shines a spotlight on our deepest-rooted habits. On every page she offers advice, tips, techniques and guidance to help actors and performers retrain themselves in everything they do in daily life—before the curtain opens.

Ready or not...they''re a family now! Dusty Carson knows he isn''t exactly father material. But his friendship with single mom Teressa Wilder has recently become a lot more intimate. Now he has less than nine months to prove that he can be the man she needs. And the first step is moving her and her kids in with him. Except living with kids turns out to be more complicated than he''d thought. Between temper tantrums and toilet training, when is a guy supposed to get a minute to himself—never mind a chance to woo Teressa? This isn''t what Dusty thought he was getting into, but he''ll do whatever it takes to win her over. Even be a parent.

“Commodity players are a shrewd and indomitable lot. And the contracts they trade are still so loosely regulated that the correct combination of money and skill creates irresistible opportunity. That’s why I’m only half joking when I call them the secret club that runs the world.” When most people think of the drama of global finance, they think of stocks and bonds, venture capital, high-tech IPOs, and complex mortgagebacked securities. But commodities? Crude oil and soybeans? Copper and wheat? What could be more boring? That’s exactly what the elite commodity traders want you to think. They don’t seek the media spotlight. They don’t want to be as famous as Warren Buffett or Bill Gross. Their astonishing wealth was created in near-total obscurity, because they dwelled either in closely held private companies or deep within large banks and corporations, where commodity profits and losses weren’t broken out. But if the individual participants in the great commodities boom of the 2000s went unnoticed, their impact did not. Over several years the size of the market exploded, and so did prices for raw materials—raising serious questions about whether the big traders were intentionally jacking up the cost of gasoline, food, and other essentials bought by ordinary people around the world. What was really driving all those price spikes? Now Kate Kelly, the bestselling author of Street Fighters, takes us inside this secretive inner circle that controls so many things we all depend on. She gets closer than any previous reporter to understanding these whip-smart, aggressive, and often egomaniacal men (yes, they are nearly all men). They work hard, play hard, flaunt their wealth, and bet millions every day on a blend of facts, analysis, and pure gut instinct. Kelly’s narrative focuses on one of the most extraordinary periods in financial history. Though the practice of gaming out price changes in commodities goes back to ancient Mesopotamia, it had never before reached the extremes of the early to mid-2000s. Kelly exposes the role of the hedge funds, banks, brokers, and regulators in this volatile market, through fascinating stories of “secret club” members such as . . . Pierre Andurand, a self-made multimillionaire who generated the winningest annual performance ever for an oil trader in 2008 and hired Elton John to perform at his wedding. Ivan Glasenberg, whose secretive Swiss commodities giant, Glencore, founded by the infamous American fugitive Marc Rich, orchestrated a massive merger with the help of former UK prime minister Tony Blair. Jon Ruggles, a brash know-it-all—recruited by Delta Air Lines to revitalize the airline’s fuel hedging business, he continued to make trades in his personal account, a questionable practice given his position. Drawing on her exclusive access to the secret club, and following the trail from New York to Houston, London, Dubai, and beyond, Kelly reveals the immense power in the hands of a few, and the so-far contentious efforts by the Obama administration to rein in the cowboys.

Falling for a woman with kids was never part of Jordan Tanner''s plans. His intention was to quickly sell the building he''s inherited and pave the way to financial freedom.

The ice caps have melted. The coastal areas we once knew are gone, and only ''scavvers'' now live in the flooded towns. The world has changed, but as 14-year-old Danni Rushton soon discovers, it isn''t the first time... Living with her uncle after the tragic death of her parents, Danni''s world is turned upside down when her aunt is assassinated. With her dying breath, she entrusts Danni with a strange, small rock. Danni must not tell a soul that she has it. But what is the rock for, and to what lengths must Danni go to keep it safe? This action-packed adventure takes the reader from the barren terrain of Greenland, to the flooded ruins of Cambridge, and on to a sinister monastery in Malta. In her effort to save her uncle and evade a power-hungry space agency, Danni discovers that friends aren''t always what they seem, and a rock isn''t always just a rock ...

Temptation moves in next door Sylvie Carson has no idea what she''s going to do with the rest of her life! Artistically blocked, she hopes a prolonged stay in the seaside village she grew up in will help her get over this hump. But when Adam Hunter moves in next door, things only get more complicated, not less. The artist in Sylvie is immediately intrigued by her new neighbor—the haunting lines of his face, the natural athleticism of his body. Maybe Adam is the muse she''s been looking for...but his shadowed eyes suggest he''s just one more person keeping secrets from her. Though Sylvie can''t deny that Adam inspires passion in her, the last thing she needs is a romance...right?

You Lucky Dog! is an uplifting compilation of true stories about homeless dogs that somehow survived and thrived to become local or national celebrities. One such story features Bum, a steamship stowaway, who hops off a ship in San Diego in 1886 and makes the town his home. There''s also Terry, the dog who played Toto in The Wizard of Oz, who was given away by his first owners who found him disobedient. Don''t forget that famous Benji was a shelter dog before he became a star. The book also contains unforgettable stories about America''s First Dogs (and a First Fish and a First Raccoon) to give a rounded view of our dogs'' place in American history. Kate captures their very souls in moving descriptions of the devotion, loyalty and trust that not only changed the fortune of these very special dogs, but also the lives of their human caregivers.

The Cost Of Silence by Kathleen O''Brien Redmond ''Red'' Malone agrees when his dying mentor asks him to deal with a situation discreetly. Yet convincing ''the mistress'' Allison York to sign a document keeping silent about the relationship leaves Red feeling...off. Allison is honest and beautiful –– not the gold–digger he''d imagined she''d be. Even more unsettling is that the single mum wants nothing to do with Red and any offer he has. Still, Red is persistent and the more he''s with her, the more he realises he''s found his home. But the silent secret between them threatens their happiness. And Red is faced with a dilemma –– to keep his promise, or let the truth set them free. A Deliberate Father by Kate Kelly Jordan Tanner''s intention was to sell the building he''s inherited and pave the way to financial freedom. Yet the moment he encounters Nell Hart –– and her niece and nephew –– all his goals fly out the window. Something about passion leaves him a little breathless. More than that, Jordan discovers he simply cannot put two children out on the street. So what''s he to do? He still wants success and he''s not keen on being a landlord. But he also likes the feeling he has with Nell and the kids. In the end, maybe there isn''t a choice after all...

Falling for a woman with kids was never part of Jordan Tanner''s plans. His intention was to quickly sell the building he''s inherited and pave the way to financial freedom. Yet the moment he encounters Nell Hart—and her niece and nephew—all his goals fly out the window. Something about her zest and her passion leave him a little breathless. More than that, Jordan discovers he simply cannot put two traumatized kids out on the street. So what''s he to do? He still wants success and he''s not keen on being a landlord. But he also likes the feeling he gets when he''s with Nell and the kids. In the end, maybe there isn''t a choice after all.

The proven way to get organized once and for all This is the highly anticipated new edition of a very successful organizing book that has sold over half a million copies to date, now updated with the latest on e-mail, PDAs, and other contemporary organizing topics and tools. Organize Yourself! provides readers with essential rules for better time, money, space, and paper management. It also addresses major events, from preparing for a move to planning a party or vacation. It reveals a professional organizer''s proven techniques for streamlining daily life and provides fast, effective relief for common clutter and help with overcoming procrastination and every other organizational ailment.

The Middle Ages marked a time when religion and superstition dominated all thinking and stalled the pursuit of new ideas. This book examines the scientific revolution and how it has affected future developments in medicine. It is suitable for readers in need of additional information on specific terms, topics, and developments in medical science.

Scientists did not know what made people sick;only 150 years ago. There were many theories of how and why illness spread, but none of them were accurate.

The latest in the series that includes best-selling That''s Not in My American History Book and That''s Not in My Science Book, this book brings geography to life exploring the who behind the discovery of various lands and the what behind how our world changes. From the earliest compass to today''s handheld GPS systems, Kelly shows how people throughout time have navigated the world.

The acclaimed New York Times bestseller—an explosive, inside look at the demise of a Wall Street giant The fall of Bear Stearns in March 2008 set off a wave of global financial turmoil that rippled around the world. How could one of the oldest, most resilient firms on Wall Street go so far astray that it had to be sold at a fire sale price? How could the street fighters who ran Bear so aggressively miscalculate so completely? Expanding with fresh detail from her highly praised front-page series in The Wall Street Journal, reporter Kate Kelly captures every sight, sound, and smell of Bear’s three final days. She also shows how Bear’s top executives descended into civil war as the mortgage crisis began to brew. A breathtaking piece of US history, Street Fighters is essential reading for anyone looking to understand the 2008 financial crisis—and for understanding how the actions of one Wall Street firm have affected the world to this day.

Examines the history and practice of medicine during the Middle Ages.

The story of early medicine is one of magic and sorcery, religion and prayers, shamans and surgeons, and ingenuity and experimentation. All manner of successes and failures also dot the backdrop of early medicine. The health challenges of the time were many, ranging from near-fatal accidents to a wide variety of mysterious illnesses. Despite very little understanding of how the body worked or why people became sick, primitive people still devised successful methods to help heal the ill and injured.

"Election Day" has an interesting and complex heritage that combines the history of our voting practices and suffrage laws with the very wonderful story of how Americans have celebrated the day. Peppered with lively anecdotes and rich with the results of extensive research, "Election Day" makes entertaining reading for the armchair reader and will be a much consulted sourcebook for American history buffs and historians. The book intertwines presidential campaign history with a social and cultural history of the day as it depicts election changes throughout the past 250 years. There are entertaining anecdotes of: How voters throughout the years have voted early and often. How soldiers first got the right to vote from the battlefield. How Times Square in its heyday prepared for election eve. The role of the electronic media in modern election days. As the first popular history of our democratic process, "Election Day" takes the reader from oral voting during the colonial period right through to the present day use of optically scanned ballots. Readers accustomed to thinking of our autumn elections as orderly, well-supervised events will discover that boisterousness, fraudulence, hard drinking, and rioting have often marked the holiday in the past.

NEW FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHORS OF ORGANIZE YOURSELF! "Time is such a gift and with Organize Your Life I have found more of it! This book is never far from my kitchen table." —Trish McEvoy, founder of Trish McEvoy cosmetics and author of The Power of Makeup "Ronni Eisenberg and Kate Kelly have done it again! Those who seek to organize their chaotic lives stand to profit greatly." —Stephanie Winston, author of Getting Organized "How can I find time to do everything I need to do?" "How can I make more time just for me?" If you ever ask yourself these questions, this is the book for you. Let time management and organizational expert Ronni Eisenberg show you how to make time for what''s important to you! You''ll discover eight simple steps to regain control of your life, learn how to plan and prioritize to save time, and get things done. Whether you''re overwhelmed by things to do (errands, phone calls, picking up, or putting away) or things you have (clothing you never wear, piles of paperwork, overflowing closets, and stuffed storage boxes), this book is filled with easy tools and tips to get organized in every area of your life. Make time around the house: Learn to control clutter and organize your storage, housework, kitchen, laundry, bills and papers, magazines, and holiday gifts and entertaining. Make time at work: Take charge of paperwork and filing, computers, e-mail, and your cell phone and create a workspace that really works. Make time for family: Set up simple systems for kids'' rooms and toys, plan painless family vacations, and schedule in family fun. Make time for yourself: The speedy "Get It Done!" system of sanity savers and quick-start suggestions will help you do just about everything faster and find more time every day for exercise, hobbies, and relaxing "mini-vacations" just for you.

The follow-on to the best-selling That''s Not in My American History Book explains in everyday language both the ordinary and the bizarre technological marvels that we take for granted and the laws of nature that serve as the baseline for life on earth. Beginning with clear, concise, and entertaining descriptions of the important discoveries that form the basis of our scientific knowledge—-Newtonian mechanics, Einstein''s theory of relativity, evolution, and germ theory, to name a few—-the book goes on to tell scientific stories that "are lost between the pages." These include the discovery of the periodic table of elements (and why it matters), the development of miracle drugs such as aspirin and penicillin, the invention of television, the prospects for earthquake prediction, and the genesis of the Internet. Whether it''s a fascinating anecdote about the role of zebrafish as stand-in patients for humans or the history of the computer, That''s Not in My Science Book will prove to be an engaging read for armchair scientists and students alike.