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Famously neurotic comedian Richard Lewis finds himself on a gurney in the ER at the age of 44, hallucinating from excess cocaine use and his body poisoned by acute alcoholism. The same dysfunctions that had been the basis for his successful stage persona and inspired his best material had, it seemed, turned on him. In this very funny, deeply honest, and inspiring book, Lewis explores how he got there, how he finally got on the road to recovery, and how he copes with being Richard Lewis sober on a daily basis.

Our media and education system often tells us that that nice White people are the solution...but what if they are the problem? How can we build a better world? And why do so many people with privilege end up making things worse when they try to help? From the Crusades to Black Lives Matter, No More Heroes is a grassroots history of resistance to the savior mentality. This book weaves the stories of teachers, international volunteers, sex workers, FBI informants, indigenous organizers, and prison abolitionists into a narrative of revolutionary change.

In this wonderful collection of four novellas, a daughter returns home from the big city to care for her injured mother, childhood sweethearts reconnect after decades apart, a single mom finds herself the target of her starry-eyed daughter’s matchmaking scheme, and a young couple struggles to find their own American dream. Celebrating family, faith, and forgiveness, Here in Hart’s Crossing will warm your heart and soothe your spirit.

Do you feel lost? Do you feel alone in facing all your problems? You do not have to feel this way. Everything has a purpose. Take this journey through a woman’s overwhelming, devastating, and shocking life. This story has brought tears to the eyes of even the biggest toughest people I know.

When Mallory Shepard discovers some old lace at a Port Quincy antique shop, she knows it’ll make a perfect headpiece. But she’s barely gotten it out of the store before Helene Pierce tears it from her hands. Helene claims it’s a family heirloom that went missing when her late husband died in a hit-and-run 25 years ago. The conflict gets more complicated when the veil is attributed to none other than famed seamstress Betsy Ross. Mallory may have a genuine museum piece on her hands.

Bruce the Beast is a very big dog who is the best at just about everything. But when his friend, Boon, isn't being so friendly, how will he react?

The Seduction Trilogy series follows the unconscionable machinations of the global cartel controlling economics for its own profit and power. Nothing is beyond its reach. Murder. Blackmail. Mass destruction. Enter unsuspecting players who derail the cartel's best-laid plans.

Precious: A young troubled teen who becomes tremendously infatuated with sex by secretly viewing her mother's sexcapades and triple x movies. After getting caught reenacting what she sees, she runs away from home and seeks refuge in the streets of East Hammond, IN, where she becomes vividly exposed to the rugged street life. Cuz: A focused hustler who's recently released from serving a five year sentence. Cuz places Precious under his wings, but only if she agrees to earn her keep by any means necessary. On their rise to power they encounter Shree, LaToya, Sonya, and Neicey.

Tom is sick of it all - dead-end jobs, working for peanuts. He is going to leave it all behind. A year in the wilderness. The ultimate tale of survival and adventure. Tom must quickly learn to adapt to the unforgiving wilderness, using bushcraft skills. On the way, he soon finds out that the most harrowing danger comes from deep within his own mind. Tom fights the elements and long-forgotten memories as he tries to find meaning and redemption.

Prior to World War II, Josephine Baker was a music hall diva renowned for her singing and exotic dancing, her beauty and sexuality; she was the most highly paid female performer in Europe. When the Nazis seized her adopted city, Paris, she was banned from the stage, along with all 'negroes and Jews'. Yet, instead of returning to America, she vowed to stay and to fight the Nazi evil. Overnight she went from performer to Resistance spy. In The Flame of Resistance, best-selling author Damien Lewis uncovers this little known history of the famous singer's life.

Mirella isn't boy crazy. Since coming to the academy, she's bound and determined to research, study, and practice as much as she can. She will become a strong witch no matter the toll it takes on her mentally, physically, and emotionally. But ever since she learned her parents had been murdered, Mirella's been shaken to the core. Researching about them, delving into their past, trying to resurrect the cold case causes her to fall behind on her studies to the point of being threatened with expulsion.

Maud Martha Brown is a little girl growing up on the South Side of 1940s Chicago. Amidst the crumbling taverns and overgrown yards, she dreams: of New York, romance, her future. She admires dandelions, learns to drink coffee, falls in love, decorates her kitchenette, visits the Jungly Hovel, guts a chicken, buys hats, gives birth. But her lighter-skinned husband has dreams, too: of the Foxy Cats Club, other women, war. And the 'scraps of baffled hate'—a certain word from a saleswoman, that visit to the cinema, the cruelty of a department store Santa Claus—are always there.

June 6, 1944. Allied forces hit the beaches of Nazi-occupied France. Among the countless lives shattered are those of five spirited women with starkly different lives. As the war reaches its tipping point, each of the women fight for the survival of themselves, their countries, and their way of life during one of the most pivotal days in history. Now, during the most perilous hours of their lives, all five women must summon courage they never knew they had as they confront the dangers of war alongside treacherous family secrets, heartbreak, and the ability to trust themselves.

Safe and cozy where he is, a tiny seed wants to remain in the drawer where he lives happily with other seeds. But one day the gardener who lives in the mansion takes him from his drawer and plants him in the ground. Faced with his biggest fear, the seed undergoes a miraculous experience that changes his life forever. Beautifully written in simple but delightful verse, The Seed Who Was Afraid to Be Planted reminds us all that no matter how small or scared we may be, God has great plans for us - plans even more wonderful than we can imagine.

The ABCs of Influencer Marketing is a guide for a successful business with specific techniques and tips that will guide you toward success in your business and in your life. A guide that will teach you how to influence people and markets. Don't miss the way for your success, help your passion, and grow your influence on your life and others', as well.

Delilah Greyson doesn't know who she is anymore. When she got the call that her grandmother Momma Belle was dead, a piece of her died, too. She left her childhood home in Alabama for greener pastures, only to find it wasn't so green, after all. Now lost and broken, she finds herself back home in Alabama wondering who she is. Delilah finds a mysterious wooden box containing letters - letters her grandmother wrote to her but never sent.

Did I always believe in magic? Not until today. Sure, I had seen my mother's ghost, but I'd managed to rationalize that. It wasn't until I was taken to some strange museum in Oregon and inducted into a supernatural agency that I truly believed. Then, something happened to the agency, and I was one of the last mages left in America. Now, I have to learn my peculiar magic all by myself. Well, not entirely by myself. I have a few beautiful women and a disgraced mage genius to help me figure out why my powers are so unique.

What would you do? What would you do if you got away with murder? Would you stop there? Could you? Susie and Roy thought that they committed the perfect crime. Their planning was meticulous. Their execution was flawless. But, there is always a loose end, isn’t there? Always a singing bone. Now, while enemies multiply and suspicions abound, their perfect world begins to crumble. The hunters have become the hunted. In this blisteringly relentless sequel to his debut shocker, Eye for Eye, J.K. Franko takes listeners on a breathtaking journey of cat and mouse.

Thirty diverse, award-winning authors and illustrators - including Renee Watson (Piecing Me Together), Grace Lin (Where the Mountain Meets the Moon), Meg Medina (Merci Suarez Changes Gears), and Adam Gidwitz (The Inquisitor's Tale) - engage young people in frank discussions about racism, identity, and self-esteem. Featuring stories filled with love, acceptance, truth, peace, and an assurance that there can be hope for a better tomorrow, The Talk is an inspiring anthology and must-have resource published in partnership with Just Us Books.

Let's face it. Everyone in the world today is in sales in some capacity. Some of us are selling a potential spouse. Some of us are selling a product. Some of us are selling a service. Some of us are selling information. Is there a difference? In this book, David R. Carothers dives into a series of actions you can take that will move your sales game from good to best-in-class regardless of what you are selling!