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Author
Publisher
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
This is the epic story of how African-Americans, in the six decades following slavery, transformed themselves into a political people-an embryonic black nation. As Steven Hahn demonstrates, rural African-Americans were central political actors in the great events of disunion, emancipation, and nation-building. At the same time, Hahn asks us to think in more expansive ways about the nature and boundaries of politics and political practice. Emphasizing...
284) Swift vengeance
Author
Publisher
Bold Strokes Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Months after accomplished journalist Brittany is nearly killed in a motorcycle accident, her body is healing, but her mind has changed. When she begins experiencing the strange, violent visions of someone bent on murder, they lead her to Swift Island, a sleepy LGBTQ+ summer retreat. Toni has wounds of her own to heal. Heartbroken from her breakup with a womanizer she believed she could change, she accepts her aunt Leslie's invitation to spend time...
285) Judaism
Author
Series
Publisher
For dummies, A Wiley Brand
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Whether you're interested in the religion or the spirituality, the culture or the ethnic traditions, Judaism For Dummies explores the full spectrum of Judaism, dipping into the mystical, meditative, and spiritual depth of the faith and the practice. In this warm and welcoming book, you'll find coverage of: Orthodox Jews and breakaway denominations; Judaism as a daily practice; the food and fabric of Judaism; Jewish wedding ceremonies; celebrations...
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Romy Moore has always cherished the warm embrace of her family home in the foothills of the Dublin Mountain--a welcome escape from life on the lower rungs of the London career ladder. It is her mother Cathy's encouragement that has kept Romy chasing her dreams, so when she loses her, Romy feels more adrift than ever. Ambitious and unflappable Joanna has always been the sister with her act together, but the birth of her twin daughters and the loss...
Series
Beacon paperbacks volume 807
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
A collection of autobiographical writings, short stories, poetry, essays, and photos by and about Asian American women.
Author
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"When Silvia's mother called her home to Peru, she knew something finally had to give. A Latina hero in the elite, macho tech world of Silicon Valley, she was privately hanging by a thread. She was deep in the throes of alcoholism, hiding her sexuality from her family, and repressing the abuse she'd suffered as a child. Her visit to Peru would become a turning point in her life. Silvia started climbing. Something about the brute force required for...
290) I am Chris
Author
Publisher
Bold Strokes Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Seventeen-year-old Chrissy Taylor is orphaned to a stepmama who squandered their sizable inheritance on drinking and drugging. Now, with their ranch lost, they squat in a run-down, rented trailer on the outskirts of small-town-podunkville where Chrissy cares for her nine-year-old half sister, Luce. But landing on the wrong side of the tracks puts them on the radar of the local sheriff and social services. There's one saving grace to losing everything...
291) Sol cycle
Author
Publisher
Bold Strokes Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Ang Kennedy used to love riding a bike, but now spends all her time chasing paychecks and lofty titles. When her latest ambition to move into the big corner office unexpectedly falls through, she realizes she was chasing someone else's dream and quits her job. Unsure what she really wants in life, Ang returns to the one thing that used to make her happy: her bike. Krista Ólafsdóttir dreamed of owning her own bicycle shop since she first started...
Author
Series
Lost castle novels volume 1
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Broken-down walls and crumbled stones seemed to possess a secret language all their own. What stories would they tell, if she finally listened? Ellie Carver arrives at her grandmother's bedside expecting to find her silently slipping away. Instead, the beloved old woman begins speaking. Of a secret past and castle ruins forgotten by time. Of a hidden chapel that served as a rendezvous for the French resistance in World War II. Of lost love and deep...
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