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Ecology, Spirituality, and Cosmology in Edwidge Danticat: Crossroads as Ritual employs nature, literary tradition, and the cosmogram to examine Danticat's fiction as textual sites imbued with ritual and conducive for healing and clarifying Africana diasporic consciousness.

At 538 pounds, Rick Salewske lived a small life that consisted of his job, his house, and his car--and he was very close to no longer fitting into his car. His stomach rubbing on the steering wheel had already worn a threadbare line across his pants. Often ridiculed by total strangers, he felt humiliated and very much alone. Rick had been raised in a traditional Catholic family, but his relationship with God was more of a distant, respectful belief than an up-close and personal experience. He couldn't fit into a church pew and most definitely not into a confessional booth. What Rick didn't know was that even then, God was actively pursuing him, even when Rick was not pursuing God at all.When Rick's weight cost him a chance at his dream job, God would lead him on a journey that would reach the mountaintops of national television appearances and even the New York Marathon, but his own poor choices would plunge him back down to a valley leading nowhere. It was in that valley that Rick eventually looked up and recognized God's hand in his life. When he learned to keep his eyes on God, the life God intended him to lead finally came into focus.His path was not always smooth or straight. But learning to put his full trust in the Lord led Rick to be less than half and more than twice the man he used to be.

Three deadly sins take center stage in this street anthology by some of Urban Books's most popular authors. Book 1: Lust by Treasure Hernandez Amira James has always had everything she ever wanted: the home, the clothes, and the rich lawyer daddy. However, there is a fire deep inside of her that wants more. So, when Daddy's case hits a roadblock, Amira is kidnapped, drugged, and gets thrust into an underground sex club. However, her descent into lust won't come without consequences. Book 2: Murder by Katt After the unexpected death of her mother, Sierra "Fire" Thompson embarks on a path of revenge and redemption. However, she'll never be the same when she learns why her mother was killed and who orchestrated it. Her journey leads her on a path of murder and greed . . . one she might not come back from. Book 3: Greed by Marcus Weber Being the daughter of a kingpin would be a dream to most. However, being spoiled like a princess means nothing to Taina Capello. All she wants is the attention of a father who gives all his attention to work. That is what pushes her into the arms of her own personal Prince Charming. He makes her feel loved, wanted, and seen. Only . . . her Prince Charming has a deadly secret, and it will send her entire world crashing down at her feet.

Edwin ist plötzlich schwul - und das in seinem Alter! Robert heißt die neue Liebe. Und um Edwins Sohn Micha und den Rest der Familie kennenzulernen, lädt Robert alle an die Ostsee ein. Es könnte ein so schöner Urlaub sein - doch da verschwindet Edwins Enkel Niklas mitsamt seinem Mitschüler Jay, dessen Vater ausgerechnet Michas Chef ist. Für die bunte Reisegruppe beginnt eine Suche, die auf einen besonderen Campingplatz führt ...

SUNDAY TIMES MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023MOJO BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023A ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023AN UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023A VARIETY MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023One of the few indisputable geniuses of pop music, Sly Stone is a trailblazer who created a new kind of music, mixing Black and white, male and female, funk and rock; penned some of the most iconic anthems of the 1960s and 70s, from "Everyday People" to "Family Affair"; and electrified audiences with a persona and stage presence that set a lasting standard for pop culture performance. Yet he has also been a cautionary tale, known as much for how he dropped out of sight as for what put him in the spotlight in the first place. As much as people know the music, the man remains a mystery. In Thank You, his much-anticipated memoir, he's finally ready to share his story - a story that many thought he'd never have the chance to tell. Written with Ben Greenman, who has written memoirs with George Clinton and Brian Wilson among others, Thank You will include a foreword by Questlove. The book was created in collaboration with Sly Stone's manager Arlene Hirschkowitz. "For as long as I can remember folks have been asking me to tell my story," says Stone. "I wasn't ready. I had to be in a new frame of mind to become Sylvester Stewart again to tell the true story of Sly Stone. It's been a wild ride and hopefully my fans enjoy it too."

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Dillon Harris :La dernière chose à laquelle je m'attendais en confrontant mon père défaillant, c'était d'apprendre qu'il avait un sombre secret - Il était un vampire! Comment est-ce possible? Les morts-vivants ne peuvent pas avoir d'enfants. Alors, comment puis-je exister? Et que suis-je? Heureusement, j'ai Remy pour m'aider à démêler ce mystère. Il est le frère loup-garou de ma meilleure amie et même si j'étais simplement l'amie humaine de sa petite s¿ur, il a toujours su me donner de l'importance. Je pensais pouvoir compter sur lui jusqu'à ce que la meute rivale de sa famille mafieuse force Remy à se fiancer avec la fille de l'alpha. Attendez, ai-je dit que j'étais humaine? Oubliez ça. Je suis capable de voir à travers le charme que les créatures magiques utilisent pour se dissimuler du monde humain. Cela fait de moi la créature magique la plus dangereuse de New York... en particulier pour celui ou celle qui a ordonné à mon père de persuader ma mère qu'elle était enceinte. Et maintenant, je suis seule sans protection. Enfin, peut-être pas si seule, à en juger par la manière dont Remy me dévore du regard. Suis-je un pion solitaire dans un complot beaucoup plus grand ayant pour but de renverser l'humanité? Ou Remy est-il non seulement l'homme que j'aime depuis que nos chemins se sont croisés, mais aussi le chevalier qui me sauvera de tout cela? Note: Ce livre fait partie de la collection Love is Love de l'auteur, ce qui signifie qu'il est disponible comme romance pimentée dans Le Mariage Forcé de Mon Petit-Ami Mafieux , une romance torride avec un loup-garou dans Mon Loup Mafieux, et une romance entre hommes dans Problème de mariage mafieux, ainsi qu'une romance entre deux hommes avec un loup-garou dans Son Loup Protecteur.

Escrito por Claudia Romo Edelman y William Alexander, con ilustraciones por Alexandra Beguez, Hispanic Star en español: Celia Cruz, forma parte de una emocionante serie de biografías para lectores jovenes, perfecto para los fanaticos de la serie ¿Quién fue? Conoce a la Reina de la Salsa, Celia Cruz, antes solo una niña de La Habana, Cuba, que amaba cantar. Su voz conmovedora, su encanto irresistible y su voluntad de hierro le permitieron alcanzar la fama de forma meteórica, abriéndoles así las puertas a artistas latinos en el mundo entero. Su espectacular carrera la llevó de la Sonora Matancera a la Fania All-Stars con la creciente popularidad de la salsa, un género nacido de los estilos musicales afrocubanos. Seis décadas y más de setenta discos después, la influencia de Celia sigue vigente en la música de hoy.Hispanic Star celebra con orgullo a los héroes latinos e hispanos que han hecho grandes contribuciones a la cultura estadounidense y representan una fuerza indiscutible para labrar su futuro.

A traditional folktale of a leopard and a lion takes a twist when an unexpected visitor arrives as the big cats fight over lunch. (In English and the Ajami script of the Hausa language spoken in Niger and Nigeria.)

Diving into the dark side of Diversity and Inclusion where altruistic initiatives have ulterior motives.Jonathan Archer is a shy graphic designer working at prestigious advertising agency, Inertia. The Executive Committee, alongside Managing Director Deborah Tate, have realised that capitalising on issues of diversity and race could be a fast-track solution to turning around the company's fading fortunes. Deborah appoints Jonathan, one of the company's few Black employees, as D&I Champion; with more qualified romantic interest, Jenna, subsequently providing a guiding light. The Inertia team are later hired to support Calvin James, a Black MP, with his carefully curated electoral run.Meanwhile, Dale and Andy members of right-wing group, National Britain First, have been tasked with a series of attacks to aggravate racial tensions, de-railing Calvin's campaign run. Their last chance is an attempt to assassinate our rising MP, as Dale's moral compass starts to shift.Jonathan grows in his new role, and with new-found confidence begins to challenge the company's true goals.Will Jonathan achieve real change as D&I Champion?Will Dale and Andy complete their mission?Will Deborah learn the true value of D&I?

Joanna thought that inheriting her aunt's home in the Amish town would only be a case of signing papers and forgetting about it...Forgetting about the town just as her mother did years ago. But she finds out that the house still needs work and the bakery her aunt owned still employs numerous people.Joanna wants to just sell the assets and get out of the town...but she begins to experience growth in herself that she didn't anticipate. Surrounded by happiness, her former life beckons as her friends and ex-boyfriend beg for her to come back...but a budding romance with one of the bakery employees is pulling at her heart to stay. Will becoming Amish be the thing that Joanna has been needing all her life?

Two Amish short stories: Amish Spring - Katie is the eldest daughter in an Amish family. She has a younger sister, Mary, that has recently become bedridden due to a freak accident. Katie has now devoted her entire life to taking care of her. But Mary soon grows increasingly bitter and Katie struggles to cope. Complicating things is a young man who now takes a shine to the Katie after exploring the world outside the Amish community. Can Katie fulfill her obligation to Mary while still finding love? Amish Awakening - Hannah's husband Aaron died when they were married only three years and since then Hannah's been a widow, without child. She's a teacher in her community and lives her life as an obedient Amish woman. She never had a happy life with Aaron and behind the scenes he was an abusive controlling husband, and his death came as a relief and she vowed to never marry again. Mason left the Amish community shortly after his 18th birthday, but he soon found himself overwhelmed by the modern world and after an incident with a young woman he dated leaves him tainted and scarred he decides to return back to his roots. He arrives at Lancaster and discovers that the girl he courted 15 years ago was still a part of the community and single. Hannah is torn, knowing that she still has feelings for Mason but can she overlook the fact that he was an outsider in more ways than one? Mason faces a few choices in life, one of them is to lay down his old life, in order to prove to Hannah that he is worthy of her affection

Growing up, Rebecca Yoder and Jacob Miller had always been very close. In a way, it seemed like they didn't have much choice. Their parents lived next door to one another and so all of their children played together often when they were growing up and throughout the years, they all attended church together. They even ate dinner together regularly! The Yoder and Miller families truly seemed to be destined to be joined together in one way or another and Jacob's mother, Diana, believed that it would be through Rebecca and Jacob's special bond. But when Jacob is the cause of a terrible accident, Rebecca turns cold toward him. Will Rebecca realize what a good man Jacob truly is or will her heart forever remain closed off to him?

Hannah is a beautiful housewife who is married to an Amish man. While out Christmas shopping she accidentally gets her packages mixed up in a bookstore with a handsome young man named Charles. Charles is a married Englischer with two young children who also lives near the Amish town. Months later they take the same train into the city and bump into each other again. There is an instant attraction between them but neither of them is looking for an affair. They keep bumping into each other and having longer conversations. They are both falling in love against their better judgments. Honest with each other about not looking for an extramarital affair, they cannot resist seeing each other, just to talk. Their emotions grow stronger and they cannot stop thinking about each other...What will they do?

Irene is a young Amish woman who is chomping on the bit to get out of her Amish community. She wants more than what her family has prescribed for her. Her father is now widowed and has refused to remarry after her mother died. Instead, he wants to keep Irene home and has forbade her from participating in the Rumspringa tradition...But there is a widow in town who catches her father's eye. With his back turned, Irene begins to entering the courting charms of Joe, a handsome outsider visiting the town.

Faith wants nothing more than be in love. But she spends her days matchmaking for her Amish friends, including the disinterested Joanna. She's been widowed for almost six months and is nursing a newborn. But Faith is undaunted and finds what she thinks is a perfect fit for Joanna...and soon finds herself pining for the new stranger that has come to live in their Amish town. Will Faith realize that maybe Joanna isn't ready for a new relationship and that it is time for her to find a marriage partner of her own?

An Amish romance anthology... For years, since Joseph Freud can remember, his daed had been an abusive manipulator, but now, the very man who wouldn't bother sparing the rod was bed ridden and Joseph cannot fathom why his mamm would still bother. But when his friend Amos informs him of Grace's return to Mountain Park, he's conflicted. He had loved her since they were young. But things had changed, he had changed. Hatred and anger had blackened his soul, and he was not in a good place. Grace Smith had her fair share of heartache and pain if there was one person who had the right to hate it was her. Her parents were both murdered, but she found it in her heart to forgive the man who caused her so much pain. When she sees Joseph again after all this time, she decides to connect with him again... But would Joseph let her into his heart, and would she be able to help him understand the true meaning of forgiveness?

Hannah is returning home from work and rescues a young man she sees drowning in the lake. To her surprise, the man is Gideon, someone she has always pined for. He looks to have changed, expressing a desire to leave the Amish life and run away forever, taking her with him. This could be her chance to try the outside life-a life she's always wondered about.Will she leave with Gideon or will she stay on the Amish path?

An elderly Amish woman is brought to the hospital because of a stroke and her husband wants desperately to bring her home. She has lost her memory but he thinks of different ways for her to rekindle her memories of their life together, telling her about the good times of their past. This is all to no avail until the end when she remembers their first date and the memories come flooding back.

Rebecca is a young Amish woman who is still grieving for her husband, killed over a year ago in an accident. She finds inspiration by caring for her young daughter and the recovery of her mother from cancer. She is heartbroken and doing her best to raise her daughter who is holding back her pain just like she is...As the years go by, the question remains...Will she find love & happiness again?

AN ANTHOLOGY OF AMISH ROMANCE STORIES TO WARM THE HEARTAMISH BELATEDMelinda is beginning to feel the not so subtle pressure from her friends and family when she remains single and has no suitors. But she is comfortable with her life as a teacher and content to remain single forever. She doesn't feel like she needs anything...until a handsome teacher arrives at her school. His name is Landon and judging by his body language he appears to be interested...but shy...Will the normally reserved Melinda be able to get out of her shell enough to pursue a possible romance?THE AMISH MILELevi is an outsider who longs to be part of the Amish community. He finds work on the family farm of the Millers and his heart stops when he lays eyes on Emma, the most sought after young woman in the town. The obnoxious Elmer, however, seeks Emma's hand for himself. Levi simply puts his life into Gott's hands and prayers that He can show him the way of finding a godly wife and a home with the Amish people he loves so much...FOR NOW AND ALWAYSSamuel is a widowed crippled by grief and unable to let go of his past. He finds a new job as a schoolteacher in an Amish community and expects to meet nothing but polite and religious people. The fiery and challenging Rachel, however, breaks the mold of what he was expecting. He hires her to help him take care of his young daughter and the two become instant friends. He begins to fall for Rachel himself but fights off his feelings as he doesn't think Rachel feels the same way about him... But what if she does?AN UNLIKELY AMISHUNIONNikki Hamilton had no idea what was about to happen when she decides it was time to discover her past. After her mother's passing, she discovers that she was born Amish. She now wants to know why her mother left the life she was born into. Her adventure to River Stone turns out to be quite an eye opener and she soon discovers that there is a peace there that she would never be able to have in the city. When she meets John Smith, a local farmer from Trumbull, everything changes, and for the first time since her arrival, she's contemplating her future.John had lost his wife three years ago, and he never once thought that he would ever fall in love again. But against all odds he meets the intriguing Nikki Hamilton, an Englischer with a passion for writing novels. She is eccentric and different, but even with these obstacles and the fact that she's not Amish, he can't keep himself from falling in love. But they are from two different worlds. Is she willing to become Amish?THE AMISH BIRTHDAY WISHBarbara is a young Amish woman entering adulthood. She dreams of meeting a man in her own community and having a great family. As she gets to know Justin, he seems to be everything she has wanted in a man...only problem is that he's an Englischer. Her family has warned against her dating someone from the "outside world" and is suspicious of everyone who goes against their beliefs. Justin knows nothing about the Amish values and customs that Barbara has been raised to accept. As their love continues to grow will it become strong enough to withstand the slings and arrows that will come from both sides of their families?

Go on the journey of the first few months of Trinity relocating to Georgia. Either it's a sheer of luck, new friends / new enemies or all the above that can get her to her new found Happiness.

An anthology of Amish romances where young women are challenged with obstacles in finding their lifelong love...In "Losing Joshua", Rebekkah is a young Amish woman who starts work for Sarah Miller, but soon develops an attraction for her son Joshua. The two soon become an item and a romance blossoms. But Joshua has a secret, having one foot in the Englisch world and one in the Amish. During a trip to the Englisch world, Joshua goes missing and Rebekkah is distraught. She journeys to the outside world but in trying to find Joshua will she lose herself?

She's ready to risk it all for more passion, adventure and liberation in her life. As a "successful" and "happily married" interior decorator, Trish is desperate to feel a sense of fire and desire again.She's got the big house.She's got the luxury car.She's got the doting husband but...she doesn't have a sense of freedom or intimate thrill.She's trapped in a picture of perfection and is dying inside....until she discovers the electrifying world of "Jump," where psychedelic trips lead to otherworldly adventures and taboo desires. But her secret time travel to other realms risks her life's stability and could shatter her marriage to pieces.