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Josiah Henson was born into slavery in Maryland in 1789, and although he endured incredible cruelty and abuse in the years that followed, he was eventually able to earn enough money to purchase his freedom. In fact, he made multiple such attempts, but those efforts were thwarted by swindles and broken deals, and Henson was forced to plot a dangerous escape instead. Under the continual threat of recapture, he, his wife, and their four children made their way north to Canada, where Henson threw himself to the ground, overwhelmed with joy and relief.

Zoe comes from a line of clairvoyant, empathic women. Each one, including Zoe, is deeply connected to the world around them. Zoe's gifts are much more intense and hard to go unnoticed by those who get close to her, so she often hides what she knows to avoid being seen as unstable. She's always known who the love of her life was going to be, she just hadn't met him yet. He could live halfway across the world for all she knew. But if she saw him...or if she met him...she would know she was meeting her soul mate. The man for her. Her man to love...Rashaad.

En su libro La gran Omision, el misionero Jon Nelms dise "las cosas tal como son", exponiendo los fracasos en las misiones y las razones detras de estos fracasos, mientras gui al lector a soluciones logicas biblicas y probadas que si se siguen, permitiran que esta sea la primera generacion que pueda cumplir la Gran Comision del Señor desde que fue asignada hase cerca de 2,000 años.

In Black and Blur - the first volume in his sublime and compelling trilogy Consent Not to Be a Single Being - Fred Moten engages in a capacious consideration of the place and force of Blackness in African diaspora arts, politics, and life. In these interrelated essays, Moten attends to entanglement, the blurring of borders, and other practices that trouble notions of self-determination and sovereignty within political and aesthetic realms.

In this powerful essay, the mother of Trayvon Martin shares her grief, reflections, anger, and hope in the wake of a single unforgivable moment that catalyzed the Black Lives Matter movement.

A lo largo de los siglos, muchas de estas cuestiones desconcertantes han frustrado el cumplimiento de la Gran Comisión. En este libro, espero abordar cuatro categorías principales que, en mi opinión, han perjudicado nuestros esfuerzos por cumplir el mandato directo del Señor. Estos Enigmas de la Gran Comisión se refieren a la financiación, la política, la responsabilidad y la filosofía.

Daughter of Laharna provides a glimpse of family life in Laharna Hotel, Larne, which was Patricia’s home for 24 years, and also details its history from 1833 to becoming the largest tour hotel in Ireland. Her father, George A. Beattie, was the resident manager of Laharna Hotel, Larne, from 1935, and in the Second World War, as part of essential services, looked after troop-feeding at Larne Harbour and later the American Officers' Club in the former Midland Hotel, Belfast.

Han pasado diez años desde que Jake sobrevivió a un secuestro por un desconocido. Ahora se encuentra en la cima del mundo, un cantante famoso por la música que lo ayudó a sanar. Cree que ha dejado atrás su pasado. Cree que está bien. No es hasta que conoce a la dulce y peculiar Casey en la boda de su hermano que se da cuenta de todo lo que se estaba perdiendo.

Twenty-year-old Deza was supposed to be just another hot girl emcee, but when a bonus track strikes a surprising social chord, it rockets her album to the top of the charts - and her record label promotes her to headline their first-ever all-female national tour. As Deza attempts to live up to her new reputation, her inexperience generates tour drama. And when her female DJ quits, the label replaces her with the last thing Deza needs: the sexy guy DJ she flirted with at a club.

När kommissarie Jenny Valentin tilldelas ansvaret för ett dubbelmord i den lilla staden Åseda markerar det starten på en seriemördares framfart. En man och en kvinna har hittats mördade i kvinnans lägenhet, till synes mitt uppe i en kärleksakt. Och på väggen finner man siffrorna 22014, ritade i offrens blod. Media visar stort intresse för fallen och det dröjer inte lång tid förrän inslag om de så kallade "siffermorden" blir en vanlig syn på löpsedlarna. Den okände mördaren sätter skräck i det lilla samhället och inom kort inser Jenny att hon utkämpar en kamp mot klockan, innan ännu en person mister livet.

This is a journey through the turbulent history of Uganda - a walk through military coups, rebel insurgency, and social violence. In the first instance, it is the story of Robert, who struggles to come to terms with bereavement and poverty. Yet the road of pain leads him to a life of fulfillment as a minister in the church. It is also the story of John Ogwang, a school dropout who joins the army. After the government is overthrown, he flees to serve in the brutal rebel army. Later, he takes advantage of an amnesty offered and surrenders to the government.

Auf unserer Schweizerreise waren wir, ich und mein Reisebegleiter Harris, einmal im ›Schweizerhof‹ in Luzern abgestiegen, wo wir ein Tischgespräch hatten, an das ich zeitlebens denken werde. Man ging um 7½ zur Tafel, an der sich eine Menge Angehöriger der verschiedensten Nationalitäten zusammenfanden; doch ließen sich an den ungeheuer langen Tischen besser Kleider als Menschen beobachten, da man die Gesichter meist nur in der Perspektive zu sehen bekam.

Sage Dunbar is dealt a shattering double blow when she discovers that her fiancé has depleted her bank accounts and her father has been having an affair. Reeling with shock, she accepts a job promotion that involves relocating to Anchorage, Alaska. She never expects to cross paths with a man who will challenge everything she thought she knew about love.

Maxine Chandler and Mya Rivers were once the best of friends, sisters by choice. But distance and a series of misunderstandings came between them. Now, a fifteen-year class reunion cruise to the Caribbean could renew their powerful bond--just when they need it most.

Die Zukunft - trotz aller Errungenschaften so ungewiss wie nie zuvor. Im 22. Jahrhundert hat die Menschheit Raumstationen in der Unendlichkeit errichtet und erforscht das Sonnensystem - bemüht, im Weltall das zerbrechliche Gleichgewicht aufrechtzuerhalten, das auf der Erde zwischen den zwei Machtblöcken existiert: der "Union" und den "Republiken". Mark Brandis leitet die Raumnotretter, eine unterfinanzierte kleine Truppe von Raumschiffen, die dann zum Einsatz kommen, wenn die Not am Größten ist.

Step into a world of rogue screen readers, Braille in fantasy worlds, a friend meeting an acquaintance after several years, and more. This #OwnVoices anthology features fiction by blind and visually impaired authors showing readers how they thrive, hurt, get revenge, outsmart bullies, or go on epic adventures. Artificial Divide is an own-voices story collection that captures the many layers of blindness and, for once, puts visually impaired protagonists in the driver’s seat, letting us glimpse their lives. When we think about it, we're not really divided.

Zena Lewis believed in fairy tales as a little girl. She carried those fantasies of a knight in shining armor loving her until eternity, until her ugly separation and divorce from her ex. These days, a man would have to be lucky to get her to smile back at him, let alone give up her number.

Mona vaknar upp på golvet i ett hotellrum. Hon är naken och kall och vid hennes sida ligger hennes behå sönderskuren. Hon vet att hon befinner sig i Malmö och att hon igår höll i ett seminarium på en konferens. Men vad hände egentligen sedan? Hon känner olust och är osäker på om hon faktiskt vill få reda på vad som gömmer sig i hennes minneslucka. Ifall hon klarar av att veta.

Nash McGill ne m'apportera que des problèmes ! Je dois l'oublier et me concentrer sur l'obtention de mon diplôme à Harvard. Je ne vais pas ruiner mes chances de devenir avocate, pas même pour une paire d'yeux verts et un corps de Dieu grec. Ça non ! Sans compter que Nash a accepté le job de ses rêves et qu'il quittera la ville dans quelques semaines. Non, vraiment rien de bon ne pourra sortir d'un rapprochement entre nous... Alors pourquoi Nash hante-t-il toujours mes pensées ? L'amour sera-t-il plus fort que l'ambition ?

Peut-on apprendre à rêver avec des ailes brisées ? Dans ce monde, les gens normaux bâtissent leur vie, nourrissent des projets, tentent l'amour ou plus si affinités. Loin de toutes ces considérations, Léandro, lui, stagne dans les rues de Detroit depuis toujours, au milieu du vide que représente son univers. Ses racines ? La fatalité les lui a arrachées avant même qu'il n'apprenne à respirer. L'avenir ? Personne ne lui a jamais expliqué comment avancer. Cependant il y a le présent. La rage d'exister, le besoin de se battre.