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Meeting in racial affinity groups is a common practice in anti-racist, social justice, diversity, and similar educational endeavors. These groups provide a structured space in which participants can explore how racism personally impacts them, process specific experiences of racism, receive validation and support from their peers, heal, and strategize next steps for challenging racism. In A Space for Us, Michelle Cassandra Johnson brings her over twenty years of experience leading dismantling-racism work to provide the first affinity-group guide made for BIPOC communities.

Jessie wants to be fearless like her deployed Army mom, so when she and her friends stumble onto a barn with terrified dogs inside, she steals one. But how will she help a scared dog when Jessie feels anything but fearless.

The fire wasn’t Marlowe Wexler’s fault. Dates should be hot, but not hot enough to warrant literal firefighters. Akilah, the girl Marlowe has been in love with for years, will never go out with her again. No one dates an accidental arsonist. With her house-sitting career up in flames, it seems the universe owes Marlowe a new summer job, and that’s how she ends up at Morning House, a mansion built on an island in the 1920s and abandoned shortly thereafter. It’s easy enough, giving tours. Low risk of fire. High chance of getting bored talking about stained glass and nut cutlets and Prohibition.

The epidemic of disinformation has led to rampant exploitation of facts, causing violence and anarchy. It is now the year 2051, and Fiducia, an independent city-state, has been created to audit information for its factual acuity. Fudicia is a secular state dedicated solely to validating fact. It is supported by most countries in the world and exists only for the purpose of arresting the spread of disinformation. It is isolated from the rest of the world, and great efforts have been taken to ensure its incorruptibility.

Mateo finds a strange black rock while walking in the hills. A physicist discovers after extensive study that it interacts with its environment, displaying awareness and self-determination. It is so completely different than any other biological form and operates on completely different rules. Yet it interacts with its environment and displays will and self-determination. Is it alive?

The Rebel Runaways are on one side of the line; Fotheringay and the government are on the other. No one will give up the fight. In a tale of two continents, the Rebel Runaways seek to defeat the illegal activities of slave traders secretly funded by the prime minister and Fotheringay.

1999. As London prepares for the Millennium, a serial rapist is stalking the River Thames. A junior female police officer in a world dominated by men, Detective Constable Louise Mangan is desperate for the chance to prove herself, and when she brings in the culprit almost single-handedly, she believes the people of Hampton Court can rest easy at last. But the worst is yet to come. Soon word reaches the police of a deadly criminal operation at the heart of this leafy suburb. Now Mangan finds herself undercover, getting closer to answers each day.

Hope Smith can't stand rich people—the dictionary magnate family the Wintertons most of all. Not since she and her twin brother, Gordon, learned that their dad was one. So when Gordon enters the family into the Winterton’s charity spelling bee, Hope wants nothing to do with it. But with their mom losing her job and the family facing eviction from the motel where they live, they desperately need the money, and it looks like Hope doesn’t have much of a choice.

What is it that is behind all types of desire? Drew is in college and his entire existence is dominated by his desires. He meets Alex, an engineer who is obsessed with creating the embodiment of desire. They both work together to create something that perfectly embodies every type of human desire, from hunger to sex, from comfort to love.

Are you tired of feeling like everyone but yourself has control over your life? Do you feel manipulated, want to learn more about this complex topic, and yearn to be more independent? This in-depth guide is expertly crafted to empower you to make confident decisions without feeling burdened by guilt or the pressure to please others. With the help of simple yet effective tools, you will be able to step into your own power and effectively manage any conspirations from those around you.

Cally, a devoted single mom, is stretched thin between caring for her clingy mother and her day job as a hairdresser with an always sympathetic ear. When her life in Liverpool is suddenly upended, she grabs her son Sam and jumps in the car to drive south. Searching for a tiny speck of a village she once visited as a child, they nearly give up when a storm hits, only to unexpectedly stumble across it: Welcome to Starshine Cove.

Millions of years before Jack Mac Paidin was born, a rift existed between the forces of good and evil, foisting one energy against the other. Only a rare, magical anomaly known as The Power of Three could tip the balance. Fast forward to 20th-century Ireland, where the Mac Paidin family has held lands and influence for hundreds of years. Their magical legacy can be traced, through bloodline, to the origin of The Order of Light.

Alex had done it. Ascending farther than anyone had thought possible, earning a title as sacred as the right to rule within the Golden Realms. But there was no way his enemies would accept his ascension. Not after he had disrupted so many of their twisted plans.

Embark on a life-changing journey toward self-sufficiency, sustainability, and a deeper connection with nature. Thriving Off-Grid: Building Resilience Through Survival Projects is your comprehensive guide to the transformative world of off-grid living. Imagine living off the land, harnessing renewable energy, and creating eco-friendly structures that harmonize with the environment. This book is your key to unlocking the secrets of off-grid self-sufficiency, from energy independence to water sourcing, sustainable shelter, and cultivating your own food.

The past is a battleground in many countries, but in China it is crucial to political power. In traditional China, dynasties rewrote history to justify their rule by proving that their predecessors were unworthy of holding power. Marxism gave this a modern gloss, describing history as an unstoppable force heading toward Communism's triumph. The Chinese Communist Party builds on these ideas to whitewash its misdeeds and glorify its rule. But in recent years, independent writers, artists, and filmmakers have begun challenging this state-led disremembering.

När Eli Ross flyttade från Prince Edward Island för en framtid i hockeyligan NHL lämnade han en brusten familj bakom sig. Tio år senare är han utfattig och på väg tillbaka hem till en oviss framtid. Han vill ställa allting till rätta, men hans mammas affärspartner gör det inte enkelt för honom. Dessutom verkar hans nya jobb som tränare vara svårare än han tänkt sig. Violet Donaghy har under många år lagt ned hela sin själ på att få Elis mammas keramikverkstad att blomstra. Hon är som en i familjen, och ser inte framemot att ge den som sårade familjen en ny chans.

Have you ever considered what it would be like to lose someone you loved the most? Think of witnessing your loved one with another person. How would that feel? How much additional agony would it add if you knew you were to blame for this loss? This is the story of a lonely man who merely desires change. The man received the desired amount of change only to discover that he was gradually losing who he was.

School bullying is a serious and common issue that affects the mental health of young adults and makes them prone to unethical activities. This book is for teenage youngsters who suffer bullying at educational institutes and their candid ways of coping with it. This book also spotlights the parenting aspect of young adults who bully or get bullied and touches upon the parenting style that has far-fetched effects. Moreover, this book emphasizes the significance of taking care of the emotional needs of youngsters to squeeze the communication gap between a child and their parents.

New to town and delusionally confident, Slide imagined himself living in a glossy building with doormen and sweeping views of the skyline. Instead he's landed in a creaking, stuffy apartment with two roommates: a loping giant who hardly leaves his room, and a weight-obsessed neurotic who keeps no fewer than forty-seven lamps throughout the house, blazing at all hours. Unwilling to accept this fate, Slide—a barber with an opaque past—embarks on a quest for the perfect apartment, pinballing through the sprawling, madcap city of Polis and its endless procession of neighborhoods.

On Christmas Eve night years ago, a F-16 departed a Canadian AFB bound for McConnell AFB in Kansas, a flight of around 1,300 nautical miles. It was supposed to be a routine mission for the pilot of the Viper (F-16). He had been delayed on his departure, due to a mechanical issue with his aircraft and was anxious to get home and spend Christmas with his wife and daughter.