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Reluctant Race Men traces a history of the disparate challenges Black American reformers lodged against race across the long nineteenth century. It factors their opposition into the nation's history of race and reconstructs a reform tradition largely ignored in accounts of Black activism. Black-controlled newspapers, societies, churches, and conventions provided the principal loci and resources for questioning race. In these contexts, people of African descent generated a lexicon for refuting race, debated its logic, and, ultimately, reinterpreted it.

This beautifully written account of a woman's unique relationship with an exceptional dog is called Please Let Me Tell You About My Moose. It's a heartwarming memoir that serves as a reminder that real friendship is indispensable, there is a reason for everything, and genuine love never dies.

Welcome to your Self Love Era. This isn’t just another affirmations book—it’s a powerful companion for healing, rediscovering your worth, and learning how to love again. Whether you're navigating heartbreak, recovering from toxic or narcissistic relationships, grieving the loss of love, or simply ready to reclaim your confidence and joy, this book is your gentle yet empowering guide.

One could argue the story begins the night Allegra Douglass is awarded Distinguished Chair in Philosophy at her top-tier university in New York—the same night her grandmother dies—or before that: the day Allie left Birmingham and never looked back. Or even before that: the day her mother disappeared. But for our purposes Allie’s story begins at the end, when she is finally ready to tell her version of what happened with a white supremacist named Matthew Strong.

The viciously attractive Mark, with the unfaltering smile, has a day of endurance planned for Jenny that the devil himself would find challenging. His artful temperature play has her screaming, his anal dilators have her howling and a ride in the sybian's saddle leaves her virtually unconscious, but the day is far from over. A group of ladies, with wandering fingers, are given the task of transforming Jenny into a sweet, submissive pony girl who will be left looking "hot to trot" in no time at all.

Ava expected another ordinary day at the office full of the usual sales work, until an email from her boss changes everything. The company is in need of volunteers to test out their new collection of holiday toys. She’s immediately intrigued, but she has one choice to make. Should she take on the task alone, or invite the man she’s been wanting for months…

In this updated and revised edition of Take a Lesson: Today's Black Achievers on How They Made It and What They Learned Along the Way, award-winning journalist and author Caroline Clarke once again compels a dynamic list of Black business heroes and role models to openly share their own goals, hits, and misses, exploring what they overcame and what they’re still working to overcome, not just for themselves, but for their peers and would be peers, who the equity odds are still against.

Now you can give your children something even more profound: the gift of never losing themselves in the first place. Teach Them: A Mother's Guide to Raising Children Who Trust Themselves is your guide to upstream parenting—preventing the wounds before they form. Through partnership parenting rooted in attachment research, you'll raise children who trust their inner voice so completely they never learn to silence it for others' comfort.

Will Mark Matthews accept Redcliff's terms for his daughter's release, surrendering both body and mind to the enemy? Petal's sanity depends upon the fact, for in the sixth and final book of the Pony Tales she is to discover that the fate in store for her at Albrecht is not a pretty one. Shipped off to Leyland Forbes in a steel cage, the pony girl will have to endure all sorts of imaginative bondage and BDSM at his palatial manor, as her body is photographed intimately by several of the world's top photographers.

Whispering Winds: Stories from the Cherokee Nation explores the rich history and vibrant culture of the Cherokee people through their folklore. The narrative navigates through various tales and legends, highlighting essential Cherokee values and beliefs, symbolized through the Sacred Fire, Cherokee Rose, Spirit of the River, Tale of Two Wolves, Legend of the First Flute, and the Fire Keeper and the Sparks.

In the past, being a “difficult bitch” was bad. Girls weren’t supposed to call people out for their BS, stand up for themselves, or do their own thing. This book embraces the insult with irreverent humor, encouraging listeners to be themselves no matter what, including an exploration of the ways this phrase can be interpreted differently among people of different backgrounds.

Almost anyone can lose weight, but most struggle and end up gaining it back . Losing weight is a challenge, but keeping it off is harder. Freedom from the yo-yo dieting syndrome and control of certain foods is possible with God's help. The walls standing in your way of freedom will crumble if you are willing to dig deep to unearth the roots of buried pain, ridicule, fear, doubt, guilt, other negative and debilitating emotions, and even spiritual misbeliefs.

Carter Harper may have created an award-winning app and have a 3.93 grade point average, but her successes are overshadowed by brutal bullying, depression, and loneliness. Tired of being treated as the popular girls’ plaything, Carter thinks her only choice is to die by suicide. Abby Wallace is one of the most popular girls in school, subordinate only to Kelsey, her best friend with benefits. The ambitious poet destroys reputations without care to prove how cool, cruel, and strong she is, all while pushing down her past trauma and secret guilt.

A diverse range of community helpers introduce the vehicles that help them keep their communities safe while teaching children about what each vehicle was built to do. In volume one of Finn's Fun Trucks, learn about vehicles used by rapid responders, the airlines, the military, the post service, and even those who work in space!

Today, my name is Lois Reeves. I have an appointment with my new boss, James Leverett, this morning because my next assignment requires that I assassinate one of the biggest gangsters in the world. This is a suicide mission that is almost guaranteed to get me killed, but I have to accept it. To refuse would mean death - and not just mine. This guy who I'm about to kill is lining up everyone I hold dear, and preparing to take them out one by one. This is every assassin's worst nightmare, and this is the hell within which I now live.

Young Sunnie Rae is contemplating what could be so important about using a silent letter E. Sure, E starts words of big things, like elephant, but when it ends words, most of the time it makes no sound at all, so who needs it? This children's book shows how with the change of just one silent letter, words can drastically change to entirely different words. For example, instead of being cute, you'd be cut. Ouch. That would hurt. Or maybe your robe would rob or Superman would wear a cap instead of a cape. What would be so super about him then?

Jayne longs to reconnect. Her life hasn't been easy. She's learning, though, that even in the tragedies, beauty can come from ashes when she trusts God. She has no idea if she can find her long, lost sister. And if she does, can she help her sister overcome all she has been through? All Jayne knows is, she has to try. She so wants to reconnect with the piece of her sister's warmth that she remembers, but she learns she must connect with God first.

Anne and Stan are not your everyday salt and pepper pots (shakers). Their lives encounter a total transformation, when they experience the realization of life! They decide to keep this a secret from their family. It's not long before Anne and Stan have a strong desire to explore the outside world. When a perfect opportunity comes their way, they escape from their kitchen, and go on a magical adventure together. Anne and Stan go on to experience lots of fun, and enjoy lots of challenges, and have great excitement.

This guided meditation session is meant to help you stay in the present moment, relieve stress, boost happiness, find peace, and feel centered. It is a natural and easy way to feel more peace of mind throughout your day or evening.

Stabbings, even fatal ones, are not uncommon in Los Angeles. But the stabbing death of Aggie Lasher - a vibrant young woman dedicated to helping others and, it seemed, deeply loved by everyone who knew her - was especially tragic. For almost six years she has been obsessed by the mystery of her best friend's murder: If she had been with Aggie, would the killer have chosen another victim? Will the killer ever be caught?