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Portfolio/Penguin, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
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[2021]
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English
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"Acclaimed linguist and award-winning writer John McWhorter argues that an illiberal neoracism, disguised as antiracism, is hurting Black communities and weakening the American social fabric. Americans of good will on both the left and the right are secretly asking themselves the same question: how has the conversation on race in America gone so crazy? We're told read books and listen to music by people of color but that wearing certain clothes is...
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Expanding on the Talking Sopranos podcast with exclusive interviews with the cast, crew, producers, writers, directors, and, of course, the series creator David Chase, stars Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa will cover the entire history of The Sopranos series from the original concept pitch and casting to the infamous cut to black - and answer many of the thousands of fan questions sent to the podcast, as well as dispel some widely propagated...
5) Woke baby
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Roaring Book Press
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2018.
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English
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"For all the littlest progressives, waking up to seize a new day of justice and activism. Woke babies are up early. Woke babies raise their fists in the air. Woke babies cry out for justice. Woke babies grow up to change the world. This lyrical and empowering book is both a celebration of what it means to be a baby and what it means to be woke. With bright playful art, Woke Baby is an anthem of hope in a world where the only limit to a skyscrapper...
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Thurlow Dan is the founder of the Helix, a cult that promises to cure loneliness. With its communes and speed-dating, mixers and confession sessions, the Helix has become a national phenomenon, and attracted the attention of governments worldwide. But Thurlow, camped out in his Cincinnati headquarters, is lonely, for his ex-wife, Esme, and their daughter, whom he hasn't seen in ten years. Esme is a covert agent who has spent her life spying on Thurlow,...
7) Woken furies
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Takeshi Kovacs novels volume 3
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English
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"Mixing classic noir sensibilities with a searing futuristic vision of an age when death is nearly meaningless, Morgan returns to his saga of betrayal, mystery, and revenge, as Takeshi Kovacs, in one fatal moment, joins forces with a mysterious woman who may have the power to shatter Harlan's World forever. In a world where the real and virtual are one and the same and the dead can come back to life, the damsel in distress may be none other than the...
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In May 2021, amid another conflict with Iran-backed Hamas, Israel took a beating in both the mainstream press and social media. Notwithstanding the rocket fire aimed at its citizens, the Jewish state was portrayed as the oppressor and the Hamas government in Gaza as the oppressed. While Israel has always been subject to scrutiny, this time was different. What had changed in the ideological environment? A veteran leader of Jewish advocacy organizations...
9) Woke & Proud
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"Woke" – I remember when I first heard this word, and I must admit that I was not sure what they meant by that. Surely enough, I was not alone – and it seems that the term has been demonized and has morphed in context no matter who cites it. I was curious so I looked into it in a manner to educate myself. Afterall, people from all walks of life seemed to be at odds when it came to "woke" – and unsurprisingly the term became more and more contentious....
10) Woke World
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Happy Demise Day! The involuntary euthanasia for unproductive citizens will commence shortly… 17-year-old Stella receives an unexpected mysterious inheritance. The amulet unlocks some long-buried magic within her. In a society entirely controlled by government forces, she begins to break rules. Like secretly not taking the government-mandated pills. And as the very fabric of her reality begins to crumble, she's horrified by the truth being hidden...
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Today we can find "evidence" that supports any opinion, no matter how outrageous. How are we to discern fact from fiction? Do you rely on science? How can you be certain what the science actually shows? Rather than continuing to rely on our trusted media platforms, is it time to start looking within for the answers? This power to see for ourselves is our intuition, and we have been largely ignoring it as we have become more and more dependent on others...
12) Woke for Jesus
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What does it mean to be woke? This is a question which most people need to know. Woke for Jesus answers this question with a few surprises about being woke. Being woke is not what you think it is. Too many people have misinterpreted what it means to be woke. Being woke has nothing to do with being black, or L.G.B.T., or a feminist. It doesn't even involve corporations. So what does being woke truly mean? Get a copy of this book to learn more! By the...
13) Woke Up Hungry
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Margot McCallan expected to sleep peacefully through the months' long journey to a new life on a distant colony planet. But she's rudely awakened and rescued from a hypersleep chamber full of fellow colonists who have turned into ghouls with an insane hunger for flesh.
Chief of Operations Izzy Ramirez expected the usual uneventful trip ferrying sleeping colonists and their supplies. But when a saboteur repeatedly triggers a virus that cripples the...
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When a little girl wakes up feeling super grumpy, it seems like everything is going wrong!
From the moment she hops out of bed, her day is filled with one silly mishap after another.
Can anything turn her frown upside down?
Join her on a day filled with giggles, hiccups, and maybe a happy surprise or two!
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Today's social justice movements call for equality, civil rights, love... solid Christian values, right? What if there is more to social justice than Christians understand? Even worse: What if we have been duped into preaching ideas that actually oppose the Kingdom of God?
Woke Jesus uncovers the real dangers to Christianity and America from the Christian Left, Progressive or Woke Christianity. These radical alternatives abandon traditional biblical...
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Part 6 - They're all attractive, stylish and have an insatiable desire for living on the edge...but... what do you do when the people you trust the most cause you to question their loyalty? In this riveting, candid hood tale, Sparkle T provides an unvarnished view of obsessions, love, lust, sex, passion and betrayal. Onyx, who is respected by his right hand men whom he's known his entire life. Lexi, who'd rather live in her man's dishonest world than...
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Joe wakes up in a barley field with no clothes, no memories, and no idea how he got there. Before he knows it, he's off on the last great journey of his life. With his soul guide Baker and a charge to have courage from a mysterious, alluring, and somehow familiar Stranger, Joe sets off through a fantastical changing landscape to confront his past. The quest is not without challenges. Joe's past is not always an easy thing to relive, but if he wants...
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On this 20th Anniversary of 9/11, Anthony "Tony" M. Losito, a US Special Agent, who responded to the attacks on the World Trade Center, breaks his silence and describes the events of that horrific day.
Only that day would change Tony's life in ways he never expected.
"Woke" is the chronicle of Tony's spiritual awakening and how a near death experience, the attacks of 9/11, and other key events impacted his life and spiritual journey.
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Part 5 - They're all attractive, stylish and have an insatiable desire for living on the edge...but... what do you do when the people you trust the most cause you to question their loyalty? In this riveting, candid hood tale, Sparkle T provides an unvarnished view of obsessions, love, lust, sex, passion and betrayal. Onyx, who is respected by his right hand men whom he's known his entire life. Lexi, who'd rather live in her man's dishonest world than...
20) The Woke
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Third-time author David Faircloth releases his new book called The Woke. It takes place during America's darkest days. The government, military, and law enforcement no longer exist. States have separated and have formed their own factions and new laws on how they are governed. In the midst of a once great nation's chaos, two young adults, Samantha and Tim, leave their individual states to look for a better way of life. On their journey, they must...
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