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The essential moments of the civil rights movement are introduced and set in historical context by the author of the magisterial America in the King Years trilogy: Parting the Waters, Pillar of Fire, and At Canaan's Edge. Taylor Branch's three-volume history endures as a masterpiece of storytelling on American race, violence, and democracy. With this brief volume, which brings to life the pivotal scenes, he relates the dramatic story of how the movement evolved from a bus strike to a political revolution, and brings this historic achievement to a wider audience.

Six-time Hugo Award winner Bova likes to tell big stories in a small way. This approach both helps and hurts in this collection of stories, excerpts and outtakes from his "Grand Tour" novels (Saturn, etc.), which explore the colonization of the solar system. Despite his vast subject, Bova focuses tightly on the heroes and villains whose striving makes up his future history. While some characters are standards of the SF genre (megalomaniac capitalist, lone-wolf entrepreneur, love object caught between them), Bova imbues each with Homeric virtues and flaws.

It is December, 1963, and the tensions that have been simmering since the October war came to a boil in an atmosphere of mistrust and suspicion so poisonous that nobody in England or Washington, DC, realize that in the background, there is a third, malignant force at work.

Coinciding with the 230 year anniversary of the establishing of the first Baptist church in Jamaica by the Ethiopian Baptist society and their brutal demise almost 150 years ago, Slavery's Heroes documents its pioneers; the men and women who, led by George Liele, advocated for a nation from enslavement to emancipation and beyond. This work offers insight into a people, a faith and a movement which demonstrated boldness, bravery and self-sacrifice.

Beck Dalton is one of the most arrogant, immature and infuriating men Sabrina has ever met. But he also happens to be the father of her child. Trouble is, he doesn't know it. Over a year ago she made the mistake of giving Beck a second chance - then a third. Mostly because he made her fire burn hotter and brighter than with any other man.

Grumpy Gus is having a bad day until his friend comes to the rescue. Louie Lou is Gus' best friend and wants Gus to cheer up. Together, the two friends find ways to make Gus feel happy and cheerful again.

De seguro puedes presumir de tener el mejor tío del mundo: el que juega sin cansarse, o el que regaña poco, pero para otros oyentes el favorito quizá sea el tío Tom, ese queridísimo esclavo negro que dio vida a una de las novelas de mayor fama. Siguiendo el camino de esta historia, pasarás por el sur de los Estados Unidos, por el siglo XIX, y también por La cabaña del tío Tom.

Charles Sanders Peirce is perhaps the greatest philosophical mind to emerge from the United States. He was hugely influential on William James, Alfred North Whitehead, and many other eminent thinkers. This small volume includes two famous essays by Peirce, "The Fixation of Belief" and "Questions Concerning Certain Faculties Claimed for Man." Also included is a short, intellectual biography of Peirce which focuses on his many contributions to science and philosophy. Chosen and very slightly edited by Professor David Christopher Lane, PhD.

When acknowledging what it is you love and then pursuing it, you can stand firm and know that “no weapon formed of man” will ever prosper. Growth is realizing that sometimes that weapon against you...is you! Your mind-set could be your biggest ally or worst enemy. The choice is yours. This book's aim is to highlight the importance of getting out of your own way and sticking to a plan through lenses of growth and vulnerability.

Whether you’re a medicinal user seeking relief or a recreational enthusiast exploring the depths of euphoria, this book is your passport to a world where every puff is an adventure and every strain tells a story. Bud Westland’s expertise and passion suck you in, inviting you into a realm where cannabis isn’t just a plant—it’s an experience.

No one likes to be lazy. Laziness is self-defeating and progress-hindering. It’s a complete success killer. But people choose to lose every day when they give in to laziness rather than fight it. Laziness is destructive and can often lead to depression and self-loathing. In order to achieve greatness, we must learn how to circumvent laziness and live a motivated life. Greatness calls for inclination for being proactive, inspiration, determination, and a perpetual zest for life.

A former inmate, who is now an assistant stock broker and a part-time gang counselor, details his life on the inner city streets of Atlanta as a notorious drug dealer, vividly recreating the his struggle to break the cycle and walk the straight and narrow.

After 10 years of searching obsessively, Raiden has finally found his beloved and brought him into his home - a palatial aquatic mansion built with the merboy's every comfort in mind. But for all the luxuries the billionaire has provided, the one thing he cannot give his sweet Akira is himself. No matter how much they wish to be together, they find themselves constantly separated by their one insurmountable obstacle - the water. Raiden cannot live in it, and Akira cannot live without it.

For more than twenty-five years, paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould wrote a column called “The View of Life” for Natural History magazine. More than twenty entries from that column comprise this collection.

Antes de que el chef Aaron Sánchez saltara a la fama, era un niño, un mexicoamericano travieso, criado por una mujer con una determinación incansable y de invaluable talento, chef y restauradora de éxito por derecho propio. De niño pasaba las noches en el comedor de su casa rodeado de algunos de los chefs y restauradores más influyentes de Nueva York. En sus memorias, Sánchez se adentra en sus años de formación con gran sinceridad, inyectando adrenalina en su historia y revelando cómo se enamoró de la cocina y comenzó una carrera en el trepidante mundo culinario.

Do you feel like you keep missing opportunities to do better? Are you stuck in a sluggish routine that dampens your productivity? Emotional intelligence is the key to many of life’s most important doors: personal motivation and success, improved self-discipline, effortless charisma, and even improved presentation and memory skills!

Agarra tu segadera y las riendas de tu cuadriga: ¡Rivales 2! Amienemigos que cambiaron al mundo es la forma más divertida de escuchar a las personas que beneficiaron al mundo a través de su odio. Escuche cómo la rivalidad entre Edison y Tesla literalmente cambió el curso de la electricidad, cómo los fanáticos de los deportes casi derrocaron al Imperio Romano, cómo los genios Chanel y Schiaparelli empoderaron a las mujeres en todo el mundo y tuvieron una gran rivalidad.

With light-hearted, jargon-free wisdom, Dave Hill Jr. guides you to understand and appreciate and transform your inner critic into a well-behaved passenger. Whether you are struggling with self-doubt, imposter syndrome, perfectionism, or option paralysis, this audiobook will help you take back the steering wheel so you can get your most important work done.

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