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An uncompromising wake-up call. Joy White tells uncomfortable truths and blows apart our understanding of racism, crime, and policing in our inner cities. Since the 1980s, austerity, gentrification, and structural racism have wreaked havoc on inner-city communities, widening inequality and entrenching poverty.

The ultimate five-in-one gardening combo! This will be the last gardening book you'll ever need! Grow the best in organic vegetables, organic fruits, and organic herbs!.Perfect for gardening beginners or seasoned veterans. Do not pass this one up! By number-one best-selling author Joy Louis.

After spending a year in prison, Ralph Fisher has explicit plans for his first night of freedom: tonight, someone will be held accountable. He goes to murderous lengths to obtain the address of his former wife - the woman he blames for his fate and against whom he has sworn vengeance. Determined to bring her to his idea of justice, Ralph's next step is to travel from Florida's sandy beaches to Dayton, Ohio, where his ex-wife is struggling to make ends meet on Mad River Road.

Are you frustrated by your struggle with infertility? Have you tried everything, and yet nothing has worked? Would you like to go the natural route instead of using potential harmful drugs? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, this book was written for you. Fertility problems can cause frustrations and pain. I've personally witnessed marriages fall apart because of how big this issue became in their relationship. What once was a deep, burning love turned into hate and sleepless nights.

Perhaps you have suffered a life-altering loss and have wounds to heal. Still Breathing: My Journey with Love, Loss, and Reinvention, by Katie Joy Duke, explores how vulnerability is a source of power, how acceptance forges a path to freedom, and how creativity heals. Still Breathing: My Journey with Love, Loss, and Reinvention speaks to bereaved parents, families, and grieving individuals willing to shine a light on their love and their loss.

Are you a Christian mama who wants your kids to fall in love with Jesus? Me too, friend! I'm Joy Wendling: friend of Jesus, wife, seminary grad, and Children’s and Family Minister turned Stay-at-Home Mom to 5 girls. Join me as we explore our calling to introduce our kids to Jesus and watch as the Holy Spirit transforms their lives. We call this privilege Spiritual Parenting. Every day God wants to partner with us as he pursues a relationship with our kids. And, because research shows God created our kids to learn best through play, we might just have a little bit of fun while we are at it.

The day the second atomic bomb was dropped, Clabe and Leora Wilson’s postman brought a telegram to their acreage near Perry, Iowa. One son was already in the U.S. Navy before Pearl Harbor had been attacked. Four more sons worked with their father, tenant farmers near Minburn until, one by one, all five sons were serving their country in the military. Leora’s Letters is the compelling true account of a woman whose most tender hopes were disrupted by great losses. Yet she lived out four more decades with hope and resilience.

I finally worked up the nerve to ask out Serenity, the cute little blonde girl from my college. The only problem is that the only way she'll date me is if I date her best friend Ada as well. I've never seen this girl before, but, for better or worse, I agree to date both of them...

Had Elizabeth Bennet known what awaited her at Rosings Park, she never would have agreed to visit. An atrocious proposal, the constant condescension of her hosts' haughty patroness, and an unsavory debt collector prowling about are only the beginning of her problems when a lady's diamond earrings go missing.

Solving murder mysteries has become old hat for former D.C. urbanite-turned-amateur sleuth Lilly Livingston. But please, not at her inn’s first big event of the summer! Having settled into small-town life in Drifter’s Cove, FL, Lilly is thrilled that her recently inherited inn is now on the map! With Magnolia Manor fully renovated and sold out for the Memorial Day weekend celebration, she is eagerly welcoming guests, fluffing pillows, and finalizing the menu. As ex-boyfriend Eric reluctantly mans the front desk, the motley crew of guests checks in—a persnickety chef, a local drifter, ...

Before he became a legend, he was just a boy… On an ordinary day, you could see him. A young boy named Prince Rogers Nelson, who had parents who fought, nowhere to call home, and a collection of memories turned into sound: the shouts of anger, the purr of pigeons, the roar of cars down a busy Minneapolis street, and the whisper of cold wind on budding lilac bushes. Other sounds joined in as he taught himself to play the guitar, piano, drums, and much more, leading to the day this ordinary boy began to make music—and became extraordinary.

Tired of codependency? Would you like to master your relationships and be free? A practical solution is at hand! I’m very familiar with this issue, because for a long time, I’ve been struggling to be free in my own life (only to find myself saying “yes”, once again, to people using me as their own supply).

Relationships are complicated. Yet, it’s an unfortunate reality that while most of us have to learn complex geometry that we’ll probably never use, we don’t get a single formal lesson in how to relate to others. In this one-stop guide, psychologist Melanie Joy reveals the common psychological dynamics that underlie all kinds of relationships - with a romantic partner, friends, family members, colleagues - in short, with anyone in any situation. Understanding these dynamics will help you make all your relationships healthier and more resilient.

No more diets, guilt, or shame. Instead—a step-by-step process of self-discovery to heal your relationship with food and your body.

Are you ready to ignite your inner power? This book is a powerful collection of daily affirmations designed to help Black women embrace their strength, reclaim their joy, and live lives filled with purpose and fulfillment. Within these pages, you'll find: Words of affirmation to inspire and uplift your spirit. Powerful mantras to cultivate self-love, confidence, and resilience. Practical steps to embrace your unique gifts and talents. Guidance for building healthy relationships and creating a life of abundance. Tools to overcome challenges and to manifest your dreams. Inspiration to become ...

Last Christmas, Callie Aspen left her tour-guide job and settled in Heart's Harbor, Maine. Now, she helps out at Book Tea, her great aunt’s vintage tearoom, where each treat has a bookish clue. Although she’s excited to start her new life, Callie worries she may regret having burned her bridges behind her. Fortunately, she finds immediate distraction in the preparations for a spectacular Fourth of July tea party, which will recreate key moments from the town's rich history.

In this illuminating tour of humanity, Joy Hendry and Simon Underdown reveal the origins of our species, and the fabric of human society, through the discipline of anthropology. Via fascinating case studies and discoveries, they unravel our understanding of human behaviours and beliefs, including how witchcraft has been used to justify misfortune, and debunk old-fashioned ideas about 'race' based upon the latest genetic research. They even share what our bathroom tells us about our concept of the body – and ourselves.

They aren't looking to rebuild a love from the past, but this renovation uncovers more than either of them expected. Valerie Ricci is determined to nail together the pieces of her career after a messy divorce from her husband and co-host. Things are looking up when she lands her own fixer-upper TV show where she will design & renovate old homes across the country. It's her chance to prove to everyone she can pull in ratings by herself. Except the first house she must renovate is Evan Weston's—the man who broke her heart twenty years ago. Evan Weston loves small town life, quiet evenings ...

Get to know one of the best-kept secrets of the East - Reiki - and take the first step toward healing yourself and sharing it with others.

In the field of weight-loss diets, low-carb, high-protein diets often gain popularity among people. Often, they are called ketogenic or keto diets. However, a true keto diet is unique, contrary to many low-carb diets that rely on carbs; a keto program relies on fats to provide 90% of daily calories.