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Rocky Rivera arrives in the US from the Philippines the year that Jimi Hendrix dies. So begins a blazing coming-of-age story suffused with the tensions of immigration that finds Rocky moving from the counterculture of 1960s San Francisco to the extravagant 1980s Manhattan music scene. The Gangster of Love tells the story of the Rivera family as they make their new life in the States, all the while haunted by the memory of the father and the homeland they left behind.

John Evermann’s world never changes. He goes to the same assigned job every day. He lives in the same house his family was placed in years ago. He picks up their weekly rations on Friday and watches the same federally approved news broadcasts every night after dinner. Everything is as it is dictated to be, from the number on the back of his work jacket to the permanent curfew that keeps everyone safely indoors. Everyone has what they need to survive, and everyone contributes. It’s a perfect life, for some. It’s not enough for John and his friends.

RAN AWAY. So began a score of advertisements every week in the New Orleans newspapers, advertising for slaves who’d fled their masters. But the Turk, Hüseyin Pasha, posted no such advertisement when his two lovely concubines disappeared. And when a witness proclaimed he’d seen the “devilish infidel” hurl their dead bodies out of a window, everyone was willing to believe him the murderer. Only Benjamin January, who knows the Turk of old, is willing to seek for the true culprit, endangering his own life in the process.

In 1803, Thomas Jefferson copied from the four gospels such passages as he believed would best present the ethical teaching of Jesus, and arranged them according to time and subject. Accordingly, all references to miracles or events related to the supernatural were removed, and the text restructured to form a treatise on morality comparable to the Dhammapada or the Analects of Confucius.

This delightful book helps young and old alike crack the mystery of who you are and why you're here. Listen to the author, Ron Ross, read it, and you will grasp the eternal truth that you are a unique, unfolding creation of the almighty God. The authors present great Christian truths in a way anyone can understand. The chapters are brief but robust with transformational truths that God is the creator of all and each of his creations are special to him and are here for a purpose.

While this book is directed at professionals in the beauty industry, the heart of this book is universal–you are the only person who truly chooses your purpose and finds your path to fulfilment. I’m simply a man hoping to help guide you there.

Earth, wind, water, fire, life, death, mind control... What if you had one magical power and one power only: the ability to use all other forms of magic? The catch is, you need to level each and every one of them up first. What would you do?

What if you were cast into a strange fantastical world, given the ability to learn every form of magic that existed, and then discovered an entire cult of fanatics in league with an evil god wanted you dead? What would you do to survive long enough to level up your magic and fight back?

Join Jerry on this journey of truths about what it takes to be an eccentric entrepreneur. Discover how his own journey of 27+ years as an entrepreneur has provided important lessons to help you on your journey to living the life you want through the application of these important principles. Learn how the impact of your relationships with others will carry the business forward. In addition, there are many factors about your approach to managing your business that will be revealed.

Detective Dwayne Fisher never got over his divorce two years ago. Despite throwing himself into work and a steady supply of booze, he just can't seem to let go. But a little girl is missing in Philadelphia. Amanda Hawkins. A 12-year-old video blogger. Police fear the worst. As the detective's search leads him to an old house in PA farmland to interview a suspect, he discovers that he has more in common with the kidnapper than he thought....

He'd been biding his time, and now the perfect opportunity had arrived to pursue the ultimate object of his affections. Offering Gemma a job to decorate his new home meant she had to come to him. And on his territory, the Aussie knew he could easily woo her into his bed. But this Westmoreland woman was no pushover. If Callum was going to get what he wanted - as always - the millionaire just might have to utter three little words first.

New Orleans, 1836. When free Black musician and surgeon Benjamin January attends the funeral of a friend, an accident tips the dead man out of his coffin - only to reveal an unexpected inhabitant. Just one person recognizes the corpse of the White man: Hannibal Sefton, fiddle-player and one of January’s closest friends. But he seems unwilling to talk about his connection to the dead man....

Nineteenth-century New Orleans is a blazing hotbed of scorching politics and personal vendettas. And it’s into this fire that Benjamin January falls when he is hired to follow Oliver Weems, a bank official who has absconded with $100,000 in gold and securities. But it’s more than just a job for January. The missing money is vital to the survival of the school for freed slaves that he and his wife, Rose, have founded. 

Humorous and thought-provoking insights by a young boomer on the ups and downs of retirement, aging, grandchildren, mortality, and more. This is a must-listen for anyone dealing with aging, retirement, or any new phase of life.

Cameron is the sole male demigod of his generation, son of Hesphasteus, best blacksmith of his generation, and the time has come to fulfill his destiny. The task is simple: step up and take his proper place on the Academy council, find his father, the God of Blacksmiths, forge the Ultimate Weapon with his help, and save the world.

Manhattan, 2076. The fabled city of gold realized; a city of dazzling buildings and beautiful people; a city celebrated for converting an obsolete subway system into an adult playground. Manhattanite Nikki’s life changes forever when she finds the files labelled "Project Blue Book appendix 63-A". The report contains a disc related to the Glass Shore, the horrendous nuclear event at Puget Sound in 2062.

There is a prevailing crisis that has crippled families and communities for decades. This crisis has direct association to higher crime rates, increased poverty, and costs the nation millions of dollars annually. The crisis is the epidemic of fatherlessness. What would the world look like if fathers were not only physically present but emotionally available, as well?

This book explores God-given desire. Would the Designer of the celestial dance leave physical intimacies to random chance? One of the sexiest love poems ever, The Song of Solomon, warns daughters “Don’t excite love, don’t stir it up, until the time is ripe - and you’re ready.” So is there a time and place for sexual love to awaken? Were you intended for specific significance and purpose? Come explore the meaning of Fruit in its Season.

Welcome to Ruby's diner. A diner in Chicago where families and friends come together to enjoy home-cooked meals, laughs, and desserts. But when someone’s past catches up to them, other lives around them will be disrupted and destroyed. Sometimes it’s hard to move forward when your past is riding your back. This is an emotional and compelling listen that pushes its audience to look at their own perceptions of homelessness, sex trafficking, drug abuse, and alcohol abuse.

The Six Rings book series is interested in analyzing the complexities of the brain and how to maintain it in optimum health. The brain takes centerstage, and these books provide insights to aid in the understanding of how psychological and physiological factors affect its health and optimum performance.