Introducing Shooting Up by Jonathan Tepper

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Some childhoods unfold on playgrounds and soccer fields. Jonathan Tepper’s unfolded in syringe-littered parks, abandoned apartments, and the margins of Madrid’s most notorious heroin slum. In Shooting Up: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Addiction, Tepper tells the story of growing up in San Blas in the mid-1980s, where his American missionary parents chose to live and work among people most of society had written off: addicts, former criminals, and the desperately ill at the height of the AIDS crisis. While other children played after school, Jonathan handed out tracts to heroin users, befriended recovering junkies twice his age, and…

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Shooting Up

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Published in Partnership with Infinite Books Shooting Up A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Addiction By Jonathan Tepper About the book In the shadows of Madrid's most notorious drug slum, an American missionary family plants roots among heroin addicts and builds an unlikely church. Shooting Up is Jonathan Tepper's searing memoir of a childhood spent in San Blas, where syringes littered playgrounds and his closest friends were recovering junkies twice his age.When Elliott and Mary Tepper arrive in 1985 with their four young sons, San Blas is ground zero of Europe's heroin epidemic. While other children play soccer, Jonathan befriends bank robbers…

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The Culting of America

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The Culting of America What Makes a Cult and Why We Love Them By Daniella Mestyanek Young & Amy Reed About the book You’re probably in a cult. You just don’t know it yet.In The Culting of America, cult survivor, military veteran, and bestselling author of Uncultured Daniella Mestyanek Young delivers a gripping investigation into the invisible systems of control shaping our lives. Raised in the notorious sex cult the Children of God, she escaped to America as a teenager—only to find herself inside another rigid institution: the U.S. Army. Years later, as a Harvard-trained expert in organizational psychology, she…

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Food Stories

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Food Stories Conversation Card Deck By Abby Houston Food is more than just what’s on your plate; it’s memories, culture, and connection. Food Stories is a card deck of 72 food-themed questions designed to spark conversations about the meals that shaped us, the flavors that comfort us, and the stories we carry with every bite.Created by Abby Houston, an artist, community builder, traveler, and food lover, Food Stories is steeped in a lifetime of sharing meals with strangers and loved ones across the globe. It draws from her experiences of three years solo traveling around the world; learning about different cultures…

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Mindsight Introspection Cards

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Mindsight Introspection Cards By Ryan Bush About the Deck Mindsight is the world’s first deck of introspection cards. Inside the beautiful, magnetic case are eighty-one prompts designed to illuminate, challenge, and integrate your inner world. The deck contains a framework of prompts and exercises that gradually build on one another. The included log booklet provides instruction, inspiration, and lots of space to journal your reflections. It also fits in your pocket, which makes it perfect for long, thoughtful walks. The deck’s purpose is to help you build a body of self-knowledge you can use to direct your life, mind, and…

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My Body is Sacred

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My Body is Sacred By Julia Considine Pierce MPH, MDiv For more information on bundles visit our shop! My Body is Sacred Bundles Book Details Formats: Hardcover, Paperback Perfect boundTrim: 8.5″x11"Release date: May 17, 2025Price: $25ISBN: (Hardcover) 978-1-955671-51-4, (Paperback) 978-1-955671-52-1 Order Today! About the author Julia Considine Pierce MPH, MDiv Julia is an educator and advocate for the health and wellness of women and girls.  She has shared her expertise in the public school system, where she taught puberty and sexual health education in addition to teaching health at the local community college. Julia earned a Master of Public Health…

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Useful Not True

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Useful Not True By Derek Sivers About the book Useful Not True by Derek Sivers challenges conventional thinking by exploring a radical idea: beliefs do not have to be objectively true to be valuable. Instead, the book advocates adopting perspectives based on their usefulness in achieving personal goals and enhancing well-being. Drawing from philosophy, psychology, and his own unconventional experiences, Sivers presents an array of thought-provoking examples to illustrate how reframing beliefs can lead to greater clarity and purpose. The book encourages readers to question their assumptions, embrace flexibility, and see beliefs as tools rather than rigid truths. Book Details…

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The Playbooks

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The Playbooks By Kendra Adachi About the journals The Playbooks by Kendra Adachi are thoughtfully crafted tools for intentional living, designed to help you align your daily life with what truly matters to you. Drawing inspiration from her popular Lazy Genius philosophy, these playbooks guide you through simplifying and organizing your life in a way that feels authentic and manageable. Whether it's identifying your priorities, creating routines that fit your unique season of life, or learning to let go of perfectionism, these resources empower you to make choices that bring clarity and joy. Their concise format ensures they're easy to…

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Introducing White Women, Get Ready by Amanda K Gross

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Otterpine is proud to announce the release of White Women, Get Ready: How Healing from Post-Traumatic Mistress Syndrome Leads to Anti-Racist Change by Amanda K Gross. As a culmination of her personal experiences as a white woman and her work as an anti-racist organizer, this book—part historical analysis, part memoir, and part call to action—tells the story of how white ladies have been groomed to uphold overlapping systems of oppression and how they can use their unique positioning to help upend these violent structures. At Otterpine, we are committed to supporting authors whose craft creates positive change. Whether an author…

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Introducing The Art of Being Human at Work by Alison Schultz

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Otterpine is pleased to announce the release of The Art of Being Human at Work by Alison Schultz. The publication of this essay collection marks the 10-year anniversary of Reboot, an expansive leadership development and CEO coaching firm that believes work doesn't have to destroy us—it can be our avenue to achieving our fullest selves. This ethos encapsulates the core of Ali’s writing, which explores how practical skills and radical self-inquiry are both necessary parts of what it takes to grow, build, and sustain a great company. Here at Otterpine, we share this same vision. We believe that the workplace…

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