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Nature photographer Shepard Olsen has resigned himself to a quiet existence, with only his dog by his side, until a woman in need of his protection shows up on his doorstep and throws his universe into disarray. Claudia is desperate to heal from her traumatic loss, but can’t stop thinking about her run-in with evil...or the grizzled mountain man whose quick thinking and good aim saved her life. When she shows up on Shep's doorstep again, she finds she isn't the only one who can't move on.

In 1892, investigative journalist Ida B. Wells-Barnett published a pamphlet with unflinching and honest descriptions of the cruelties being enacted against Black Americans in the South by their White neighbors. Wells’ poignant and raw reporting of the horrors of lynching scandalized many of her readers outside the South, yet the practice continued unimpeded for more than half a century after. Today, Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases is a sobering reminder that American racism and inequality did not simply end with emancipation.

Witness powerful stories about the effects and realities of living in a prejudiced society in this audio bundle of classic Black narratives. These selections are both fictional and nonfictional stories of living in a society that devalues and dehumanizes the lives of Black people. Though all four of these books were written more than a hundred years ago, the realities within are still important for modern audiences to understand.

Ellie Norman stays away from relationships, thank you very much. It’s been almost three decades since Wayne Maxwell crushed her heart and fled Oro Beach to become an international blues star, and she’s never forgotten it...or him. But, at least, he’s long-gone, and she can enjoy her peaceful seaside hometown, her bookstore, and her solitude. Which makes it especially infuriating when Wayne waltzes into her store one day, ruining all three.

Ordained by the Streets introduces you to Poppa, or rather, Poppa introduces himself. A self-proclaimed street preacher, Poppa's credentials and credibility don't come from the church house or a preacher man; they come straight from where it counts, the streets.

D.J. Burr is a man on a mission; successful business owner, highly respected psychotherapist, and survivor of a dysfunctional life. At a young age, all he wanted was to be loved, but instead found himself targeted by a sexual predator. D.J. slipped into a life of addiction and clawed his way through broken relationships and seedy sex clubs - looking for love in all the wrong places. D.J. will take listeners on a roller coaster of emotions as he details his search for grace and love.

The Souls of Black Folk was published in 1903 as a collection of essays from W.E.B. Du Bois, an African-American sociologist who wrote frequently about his experiences as a Black man for magazines and other publications. This book is comprised of 14 essays, with Du Bois’s overall message being that Black people were equally worthy of the rights of White people: to vote, to receive a good quality education, and to be treated justly.

This audiobook is loaded with untold stories about drummer Charles Connor and his road to rock 'n' roll history. Playing with legends like Roy "Professor Longhair" Byrd, Smiley Lewis, Guitar Slim, and Jack Dupree (then Shirley and Lee) was just his launch pad before touring with Little Richard and his band, The Upsetters...

Extraordinary insight into living without sight. Outside Myself will enlighten both young and old. Tallie is a young girl struggling to adjust to her blindness. Benjamin is an older gentleman working in a library for the blind. A chance phone call between them leads to a transformative year, and a window of understanding is flung open as empathy, independence, and resolution rush in.

An 18-year-old boy lies dying of leukemia. Kyle's only hope is a bone marrow transplant, but no one in his wealthy Virginia family can safely supply it. His last chance lies in finding his father, a man who disappeared before he was born. Police and private investigators can find nothing on a trail that has been cold for 18 years. Kyle's family has nowhere to turn until they learn of a certain troubleshooter - that self-styled knight errant in dark glasses - Hannibal Jones.

From the age of four to 16, Lacy endured tortuous beatings that would make one's skin crawl, but he vowed to not break. Lacy realized his future, hopes, and dreams would never come if he settled. Instead, he combined the powerful elements of Transform Your Reality that saved and transformed his life to become world champion. In Transform Your Reality, Lacy Weston offers you the steps you need to become your best self. After all, if you want to transcend the chaos and win, you must transform your reality.

Private Eye Hannibal Jones takes on the most important client of his life: Cindy Santiago, the woman he loves. Cindy has been betrayed by a close friend and taken in a scam that has left her almost penniless. The swindler has not only taken her money, he has stolen her confidence and robbed her of her will to live. Hannibal's only lead is Irene, the woman who got Cindy's friend involved and wants to run away with him. She may hold the key to Cindy's problem...until she is gunned down right in front of Hannibal in a drive-by shooting.

Anita Cooper was three times a victim. Her father's death crushed her dreams of college and a better life. Then her purity was drowned in powerless anxiety, and her gentle fantasies displaced by unspeakable humiliation, all because of a hard man who knew the way of the world. Rod Mantooth stole both her innocence and her father's legacy...a secret that could have rebuilt her life. Anita was lost until she encountered another hard man who knew the way of the world - the urban paladin and professional troubleshooter named Hannibal Jones.

The author utilizes Bible scriptures to depict the essence of marriage. This faith-based manual breaks down solutions to a successful and healthy marriage. "Marriage is like any investment, the more you put into your marriage the more you will get out of it. It is important to always appreciate the similarities and work on the differences."

If there was ever a time to rewind and define the past, in a manner only Big EL knows best, then today, is the day to do it. This is a Story about a gangsters fortune, street hustling, backstabbers, honest citizens and night robbers. Take a look inside the life of a man, who decided to take care of one final business proposition, no matter how this ends for him it will be his last.

Everythang Ain't Funny: Project Slang for a Hurtin' Thang, Life in the 'Jects is book two of the Unknown Kingdom Trilogy, which is a collection of poems, essays, and short stories that takes the listener into the cruel and unusual circumstances of project life. (i.e., ghetto life, the "hood", the 'jects....)

Some people come into your life for a reason, some people come into your life for a season, and some people come into your life for a lifetime. This is a biography of a gay man who encounters many types of people in his life, both straight and gay. A person filled with love for particular people he meets as he experiences his Life's Attractions.

Living under the golden, shining material surface of the United States are millions of people who live in an openly hostile climate of oppression. Their existence has been going on for generations and it is a tragic state of affairs for once free people. The coming of the European to this continent was not a wondrous, happy event for the dark-skinned, free peoples already living, governing and thriving on this continent. Enslavement was their doctrine, oppression the heavy yoke of containment.

Ten years have passed since David Mack disappeared. Detective Ben Clark receives information that some mysterious deaths among street-level drug dealers are occurring in Greenville, Texas. All the deaths involve the use of ricin. He is sent as a consultant to Greenville detectives David Adams and Lisa Massey. Together, they will try to track down David Mack, as he seems to be resurfacing.