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Ginnie Holmes has found something she never intended to find - an overwhelming passion for a man she should not be with. At an abandoned boathouse hidden on the riverbank of the Thames, Ginnie steps into a world that’s just a little bit brighter than her ordinary life. Then, in a single terrifying event, the lovers' secret becomes a deadly catastrophe, and Ginnie finds herself in the path of extraordinary danger.

A timely and hauntingly beautiful new opera with libretto by Pulitzer Prize-winner Leroy Aarons and score by accomplished composer Glenn Paxton. Scandal erupts in the White House - and in the national press - when Thomas Jefferson's longtime love affair with his slave mistress Sally Hemings is revealed.

Satchel Paige was 42 years old when he became the first Black pitcher in the American League in 1948. Although the oldest rookie around, he was already a legend. For 22 years, beginning in 1926, Paige dazzled throngs with his performance in the Negro Baseball Leagues. Then he outlasted everyone by playing professional baseball, in and out of the majors, until 1965.

A classic recording from the legendary Laff Records catalog.

Veteran disciplemaker LeRoy Eims emphasized the training of laypeople to become laborers in the harvest field. Today author Randy Eims adds words of principle and direction to his father's classic book Laboring in the Harvest. In this revised and updated version, both LeRoy and Randy define a laborer as one who is equipped to reach the lost and edify the saved. Their words offer a job description for laborers, outline the training needed for laboring, and describe the spiritual tools a laborer needs in Christ's harvest.

With Amusement for All is the first comprehensive history of two centuries of mass entertainment in the United States, covering everything from the penny press to Playboy, the NBA to NASCAR, big band to hip hop, and other topics including film, comics, television, sports, and music. Paying careful attention to matters of race, gender, class, economics, and politics, LeRoy Ashby emphasizes the complex ways in which popular culture simultaneously reflects and transforms American culture.

It's 1940, Guernsey. Vivienne de la Mare waits nervously for the bombs to drop. Instead comes quiet surrender and insidious occupation. Her husband is fighting on the frontline, and her new life is one where the enemy lives next door. Small acts of kindness from one Nazi soldier feel like a betrayal. But how can you hate your enemy when you know his name, when he makes you feel alive, when everything else is dying around you?

This is a timely docudrama about The Washington Post's decision to publish the Pentagon Papers, a top secret study documenting U.S. involvement in Vietnam. The subsequent trial tested the parameters of the First Amendment, pitting the public's right to know against the government's desire for secrecy. This new 2008 tour edition features a new cast and a revised script.

In German-occupied Paris, a group of unlikely people join in collaboration to smuggle Allied airmen south to Spain. One of those intrepid heroes happens to be American. The Siren of Paris, the debut work of historical fiction by David LeRoy, tells a searing story of love, betrayal, forgiveness, and war that brings to vivid life the shimmering City of Lights during its darkest hours during World War II.

"Vi släpper inte varandra med blicken. Han stöter fortare och fortare, jag känner hans kuk vibrera i min fitta, han knullar mig längre och längre in i natten, in i oändlig njutning och jag glömmer allt som finns omkring oss...". Alia är en stjärnreporter som inte är rädd för något. Hon har varit med om allt för många hemska händelser på sina internationella uppdrag. Nu hoppas hon att reportaget om unika arkeologiska utgrävningar i Egypten ska hjälpa henne att slappna av och få distans till sina traumatiska upplevelser.

"Nella mia vita, raramente sono stata attratta dal punto di vista sessuale da una donna, ma Kani è diversa. Sembra essere fatta totalmente di carisma e seduzione." Nel suo campo, non c'è nessuno con più talento di lei. La terribile Elsa è un'esperta di analisi finanziaria e preferisce destabilizzare i clienti con l’aspetto sexy e freddo da donna indipendente, piuttosto che mescolare la sua vita privata e professionale. Ma questo nuovo contratto con la più importante azienda nel settore delle nuove tecnologie metterà alla prova le sue convinzioni.

The long pilgrimage of LeRoy Chatfield weaves its way through multiple collective projects designed to better the condition of the marginalized and forgotten. From the cloisters of the Christian Brothers and the halls of secondary education to the fields of Central California and the streets of Sacramento, Chatfield's story reveals a fierce commitment to those who were denied the promises of the American dream. Chatfield recounts his childhood, explains the social issues that have played a significant role in his life and work, and uncovers the lack of justice he saw too frequently.

A heavy equipment operator discovers an artificial cave while cutting blocks from a limestone quarry. He plans to investigate alone, but an archaeology student bullies him into letting her join his underground foray. The two declare an uneasy truce when an ancient installation that predates humans unexpectedly sends them through a wormhole to another planet—one with creatures from Earth’s past.

A post-apocalyptic pandemic novel set in the Pacific Northwest that is unlike any other. The main character is an introverted recluse who tries to survive. He is computer-smart, but the internet and computers have died. He must change.

Tika è un’incantevole ragazza nordafricana attiva in molte associazioni di volontariato del suo quartiere. Una sera, mentre recupera cibo scartato dai negozi, incontra Ahmed, un bellissimo uomo nero che ha visto spesso sull’autobus e che si rende subito utile e presto indispensabile... Tika accetterà di condividere il buon samaritano?

Closing Ranks tells of an illustrious career, giving a behind the scenes look at the workings of the Metropolitan Police. One of the founder members of the Black Police Association Charitable Trust, Leroy Logan has had firsthand experience of race relations in modern-day Britain, and he relates how his strong Christian faith helped him persevere in a frequently hostile work environment.

God wants his children to be blessed and healed, with every need met - to walk in victory and joy everyday our lives. In the very first chapter of the bible, God provides us with the divine principle for living a victorious life....

Au sommet de sa carrière, Elsa M. Anderson perd ses moyens et quitte la Salle dorée de Vienne en plein récital du Concerto n°2 de Rachmaninov. Une fuite en avant qui prend rapidement la forme d'une quête d'identité. À Athènes d'abord, dans un marché aux puces, où la jeune pianiste observe une inconnue affublée d'escarpins en peau de serpent en train d'acheter une paire de petits chevaux mécaniques. Elsa ne peut alors s'empêcher de convoiter les mêmes objets, comme s'ils détenaient la clé d'un secret bien enfoui en elle.

The Chalkboard Chronicles is a heartfelt podcast that dives into the personal journeys of educators—past and present. Each episode, host Leroy Steigerwalt sits down with teachers, principals, and education advocates to explore the stories, struggles, and sparks that shaped their path in education. From first-year jitters to legacy-making moments, this is where the real voices behind the classroom come to life.

You're probably like many others - weeding, fertilizing, paying contractors, and hiring lawn care companies that come and spray chemicals to make your lawn lush and green, yet it still has not happened. And just when you thought you were getting somewhere, your grass starts to get yellow, you have bald spots, the grass is brown, more weeds are growing up, and you are wondering why.