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In the context of the global struggle of Black or Brown skin women, there have been many women who fought against the white supremacist system and who have not been included in the historical narratives. Simply put, Ermestine Martin’s courage and perseverance in fighting the real estate industry laid the foundation upon which obtaining property, wealth, and housing were improved. This is her story.

Have you ever lost yourself and then found yourself again? She did, with the help of Yellowstone Wolf 926F. Behind each of their eyes is a story, intertwined. A nature-inspired wanderlust journey for all things wild, entangled with fate and a twist of true love.

Azaleah's big sister, Nia, has been cast as Willa Wonka in the school musical, and the entire Lane family is looking forward to the show. Azaleah has even helped plan a surprise dinner party for Nia at Avec Amour, Mama's restaurant. But then the real drama starts. At the first rehearsal, all sorts of things go wrong: missing batteries, sets falling over, props misplaced . . .

Sparks fly when the ranch-hand and the rancher tangle. How will they deal with the fallout? Veterinarian, Frank Lamonte, is a strong, independent woman who proudly bears her grandfather’s name. She has endured a series of emotional setbacks, and her bubbly, joyful nature has gradually faded into sadness. Her ravaged emotions need a chance to heal. She takes a leave of absence and finds temporary employment as a ranch hand, with the hope that the quiet rural setting will offer a much-needed respite from the stressful situation at the clinic where she practices alongside the ex-fiancé who ...

Do you ever think you’re someone else once in a while, but can’t quite remember who you are? Or maybe you dream about events that seem to be happening to someone else, yet you resonate completely with them—as if they are happening to you? Somewhere Over the Rainbow is a visionary novel—part fact, part fiction—about the reality of reincarnation and spiritual awakening. The story takes you on a universal quest for knowledge and presents an entertaining adventure through this earth experience we call life as it offers a lighthearted look into the ups and downs of being spiritual in a...

When a highly respected member of the "Little Mexico" community is killed in 1930 Dallas, all the evidence points toward Grace Pierce, wife of a local businessman and a former member of the Ku Klux Klan. Grace’s son Truman turns to Daiyu Wu and her unique detective skills for help, but Dai quickly discovers that nothing about this case is what it seems. With her companion Jacques and canine bodyguard Prince Razor, Dai must navigate a family in turmoil, racial tensions, and shady business deals to find the actual killer before Truman's mother is sentenced to death.

Tallulah the spider and her friend Buck the horse live in a meadow at the edge of the Old Forest. One day a dark and dense fog creeps into the Meadow, and Buck enters a deep and dreamless sleep. The very life of the Meadow is threatened. Tallulah doesn’t know how to help her friend until a tiny magical bird tells her the secret of how she can fly.

It swept her from the burning villages of old Russia to the tenements of New York, from the glittering showrooms of Paris to the settlements of war-torn Israel. It brought her marriage to a man who yearned for her sweet, denied love - and passion for a man who yearned only for danger. It gave her a son born of shame, and a daughter born to destiny. It tested her love in the shadow of the Depression and the hell of the Nazi fury...

Kerensa Trelynne's plans to wed her sweetheart, Clem Trenchard, are ruined when Sir Oliver Pengarron makes her grandfather, and guardian, an offer for Trelynne Cove - the land on which Old Tom's cottage stands. Old Tom is wily, and to ensure a secure and stable future for his precious granddaughter, he makes her part of the price for the Cove: Sir Oliver must marry Kerensa.

“A lump of coal-taking up space,” is how a fourth-grade nun describes ten-year-old William Chamberlain. Despite his struggle with dyslexia, a precocious and rebellious spirit and labeled dumb, William vows to have money one day; he won’t be poor like his parents. As he grows into adulthood, nothing, not his lack of education, The Great Depression, World War II, or a bad marriage can deter him from seeking his dream. William possesses the innocence, naivety, and warmness of heart of a Forest Gump. This story of William and his family spans nearly three decades.

Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this audiobook will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination. You will discover advice that will help you throughout your stay. This book will not tell you exact addresses or store hours, but instead, will give you excitement and knowledge from a local that you may not find in other smaller print travel books.

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Santiago, 1610. Un juicio recoge los testimonios de siete mujeres que sobrevivieron al sitio de la Villa Rica y a varios años de cautiverio. Aunque llamamos «cautivas» a las españolas capturadas por los mapuches durante la guerra de Arauco, estas mujeres fueron apresadas antes por sus compatriotas y en su propio pueblo.

In this condensed version of It’s All Light: Juicy Science Meets Spirituality Without Religion, the focus is on the explanation of spirituality. After an intense spiritual healing experience while studying science, the author set out on a quest to explain what she witnessed. Seventeen years of research later, the trilogy of It's All Light was born.

Con el mundo del yoga y las meditaciones como trasfondo, Andrés Atento, comisario chapado a la antigua ya al borde de la jubilación, habrá de enfrentarse a una serie de personajes estrafalarios y situaciones de una sociedad en la que ya no se reconoce.

In these parallel times that we are facing front line warriors such as intercessors are the catalyst of hope to so many that are waiting for a lifeline connection to resuscitate their prayer lives. In this second volume collaboration Dr. Monique Rodgers and an army of intercessors gather to write another anthology together on what it means to really be an intercessor and the true meaning of how living a lifestyle of prayer will help to catapult the believer into an even greater level in their walk with God to propel them forth to help the hurting, broken, and unsaved to grab ahold of the ...

The marriages of desire . . . From the multitalented and versatile Gloria Vanderbilt comes a passionate, sensual, witty, and puzzling tale of erotic obsession, beauty, and revenge, told in tandem by two women obsessed with the same man—and, ultimately, with each other. Talbot Bingham is a...

Después de terminar con su pareja y tirar a la basura las posibilidades de un buen estatus migratorio, Silvia recurre a los únicos amigos que le quedan. Así aterriza con el corazón roto en el sofá cama de Javier y Teresa, y a cambio del hospedaje pacta con la pareja hacer el aseo del pequeño apartamento en el que viven. Este acuerdo los confrontará con aquello que creen desear. Entre las cajas de los regalos de bodas sin desempacar y los días anodinos de invierno, se va tejiendo en el trío una tensión que perturbará los límites del trabajo y el sexo.

A twenty-year-old secret lies revealed. Someone wants it reburied at any cost. She's now marked for termination with extreme prejudice. Julia Xero is in shock. At twenty-two, the introverted orphan found her dream job cleaning up after the dead and even acquired a family worth staying and fighting for. The semi-stuck-up hidden race she works for doesn't take the news that she's not entirely human well, but Julia stubbornly stands her ground despite one of them "shockingly" trying to kill her outright.

Your mind is magical. Your life is your masterpiece. You create your reality from the inside out through your thoughts, feelings, and actions. What you experience in your life is a reflection of what you see and feel in your mind, and in your imagination, before it becomes what you experience. That’s the reality of illusion. Journey into the unseen energies of your thoughts and feelings. Explore the limitless power of your imagination, and manifest a magical life filled with joy, abundance, happiness, and light. As you turn the invisible energies of your thoughts into the tangible ...