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Chronicling the story of the last Africans brought illegally to America in 1860, African Town is a powerful and stunning novel-in-verse. In 1860, long after the United States outlawed the importation of enslaved laborers, 110 men, women and children from Benin and Nigeria were captured and...

O livro descreve a ascensão social do comerciante português João Romão e sua rivalidade com o comendador Miranda. A narração se entrelaça com a história de vários episódios dos moradores do cortiço, cuja luta pela sobrevivência é dura e cruel mas envolvida em alegria e sensualidade. Há a transformação do português Jerônimo, que se apaixona pela mulata Rita Baiana, a vida difícil da escrava Bertoleza e o dia a dia de vários outros personagens.

Featuring an exclusive interview with Joe, plus a sneak preview of Username: Regenerated. Like anyone who feels as though they just don't fit in, Evie dreams of a place of safety. When times are tough, all she wants is a chance to escape from reality and be herself. Despite his failing health, Evie's father comes close to creating such a virtual idyll.

In the American Wild West the law is young, and men and women must make their own justice. Casey Stratton has left behind an unbearable situation at home and set off on her own, relying on her courage and inventiveness to survive where most women could not. Damien Rutledge III is a society man from New York, thrusting aside his life of refinement and sophistication in favor of a more basic need - revenge.

Eine schicksalhafte Begegnung führt Abigail am Tiefpunkt ihres bisherigen Lebens in die Arme Jack Cunninghams, eines bekannten Banditenbosses. Nach einer überstürzten Flucht aus dem Bandenversteck mogelt sie sich als Mann verkleidet dorthin zurück und hofft auf das große Geld. Doch das Leben hat andere Pläne mit ihr. Plötzlich ist sie nicht nur in einen Bandenkrieg, sondern auch in einen Kampf um ihr Herz verwickelt. Prärie-Reihe: Band 1

Every woman lives by a code, whether she realizes it or not. It informs how she treats others and herself, how much she expects of herself, and how far she is willing to go in order to find success. But is the code we're living by truly helping us create the lives of purpose and fulfillment we desire? Or are we sacrificing the deeper things for mere achievement?

The Law of Attraction is already working within you and through you. If you are checking out this book, it is not by accident. You may think that you have just happened upon it. However, because of the Law of Attraction, you really have attracted it to yourself.

Wie man Freunde gewinnt – DER Klassiker, der das Leben von Millionen von Menschen überall auf der Welt verbessert und verändert hat – zum ersten Mal seit über 40 Jahren aktualisiert In Zeiten, in denen mitmenschliche Nähe und Freundschaft so wichtig sind wie nie zuvor, ist Dale Carnegies Motivationshörbuch der Schlüssel für ein glückliches und erfülltes Leben.

Seit Jahren kämpft die Tiffin-Academy um einen guten Rang in den Ratings – bis sie überraschend den 2. Platz belegt. Schulleiterin Audre Robinson kann es nicht glauben, denn die Wohnheime sind renovierungsbedürftig und der Notendurchschnitt schlecht. Auf einen Schlag erfährt der ganze Campus von der Affäre zwischen einem Lehrer und einer Schülerin, dem Suizid einer jungen Frau und dem korrupten Treiben des Präsidenten. Die Situation gerät zunehmend außer Kontrolle, und auch für Audre steht nun alles auf dem Spiel.

Is it possible to create miracles using the power of your intentions? On Miracles for the Earth, Sandra Ingerman teaches a traditional seven-step process known as "shapeshifting" (or transfiguration) that has actually been demonstrated to purify water and soil in the physical environment...

Joyce Meyer succinctly points out how the Bible contains wonderful promises for peace and accord. Listeners will learn how to identify the telltale signs of trouble in a relationship, heal troubled relationships, and keep conflict out of their lives.

Julia is married and eight years Julian's senior; he is a gifted English student, a life of academia ahead. Ignoring warnings, they both give up all they have to be together. When Julian hears that his boyhood home is for sale, he sets out to recreate a paradise for his new family. It is only when their daughter, Mira, becomes terrifyingly ill that it is impossible for Julia to conceal the explosive secret that she has been keeping from him.

A collection of new stories from the Booker-prize winning author of Last Orders, and of the Sunday Times bestseller Mothering Sunday. Meet Dr Shah, who has never been to India, and Mrs Kaminski, on her way to Poland via A&E. Meet Holly and Polly, who have come to their own Anglo-Irish...

Black women are at higher risk of developing postnatal depression but are the least likely to be identified as depressed. Sharing the voices of other mothers, Sandra examines how culture, racism, stigma and a lack of trust in services prevent women getting the help they need. Breaking open the conversation on motherhood, race, and mental health, she demands that Black women are listened to, believed and understood. 

This is a collection of 14 works of biblical apocrypha for students of lost Christian writings. The Apocrypha are a loosely knit series of books, written by early vanguards of Christianity (covering the eras of both the old and new testaments), which comprise somewhere between about a dozen to several hundred titles, depending on whom you ask and how that person defines the word Apocrypha. A small selection of these can still be found included in the Catholic bible, while a majority of the books in question, were abandoned by church officials in the early centuries of Christianity.

Katy Hart is thrilled about her future with Hollywood's Dayne Matthews. But as she plans a wedding and looks for a house on the shores of Lake Monroe, she receives tragic news. Now everything about the future they planned together is hanging in the brink. Only a miracle can help them find their way through. Now Katy and the Baxters must travel to Los Angeles and sort through their options.

Meet Sarah Jane, a woman with a reputation for culinary catastrophe, who tries to keep her family fed in challenging circumstances in rural France. Frugal living was not part of the plan when they arrived from Australia to undertake the renovation of a quaint cottage in the Charente. However, when life threw them a curveball, the challenge was set: How to survive in France with very little money and two Australian cattle dogs.

Anna hatte nicht damit gerechnet, West jemals wiederzusehen. Die chaotische, selbstbewusste Künstlerin und der zurückhaltende (gut aussehende) junge Standford-Professor haben sich seit dem College-Abschluss nicht mehr gesehen. Aber jetzt braucht er Annas Hilfe: Um an sein beachtliches Erbe zu kommen, muss er seiner verhassten Familie vorspielen, dass Anna und er glücklich verheiratet sind – auf der Hochzeit seiner Schwester.

In preparation for their wedding day, Dayne Matthews and Katy Hart are determined to keep the ceremony a secret from the paparazzi. Their relationship grows closer and stronger as they plan together, but before the wedding, Katy and Dayne face what may be their greatest challenge. Is it possible for Katy to find a place in Dayne's world? Or could the pressures of fame rip away everything they've fought to find together?

Gran conocedora del mundo antiguo, Natalie Haynes lleva años acercando en sus novelas los mitos clásicos a cientos de miles de personas desde una perspectiva contemporánea. Esta vez le toca el turno a Medusa, la única mortal en una familia de dioses, la Gorgona con serpientes en lugar de pelo cuya mirada podía convertir en piedra a un ser vivo y que sería decapitada por Perseo. Así es como la leyenda nos ha llegado hasta hoy, pero ¿qué pasaría, se pregunta Haynes, si todo lo que se ha dicho hasta ahora sobre ella estuviera equivocado?