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Can new language reshape our understanding of the past and expand the possibilities of the future? The Crime Without a Name follows Pitner’s journey to identify and remedy the linguistic void in how we discuss race and culture in the United States. Ethnocide, first coined in 1944 by Jewish exile Raphael Lemkin (who also coined the term “genocide”), describes the systemic erasure of a people’s ancestral culture.

A lady in disguise.... A rogue out for revenge.... What better way to escape an abusive fiancé and a tyrannical mother than by masquerading as the male secretary to the most infamous scientist in the land? Davina Benwick can’t think of a single one. But pretending to be a man is hard work, especially around her employer. He’s as charming as he is eccentric, and Davina can’t help but fall for him. Not only does he think she’s a man, however - he’s hell-bent on marrying another. What’s a lady to do?

Six thousand New Yorkers shot and 2,000 killed each year. This was the way of life in New York City during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Having worked in Southeast Queens during the crack era, George Norris witnessed firsthand the decay brought to the community. NYPD True is told through a series of anecdotes and short stories, ranging from comical to dangerous. This autobiography combines the history of the Southeast Queens crack trade, the NYPD, and war stories from one of the NYPD’s most decorated officers.

A BWWM romance collection full of your favorite authors from the Scribble XO Book Club! Hunky billionaires, bad boys, models, military men and more!

If you feel bored and want to dive into a world of dirty fantasy grab a copy of this book. And enjoy your time. I believe you can't imagine what is happening in the real world. Dive into the real world.

Veteran Detective Robert Mason with the Atlanta Police Department and his twenty year old daughter, Samantha team up once again to solve the brutal murder of Restaurant owner Claude Moreau. Will they be able to unravel the clues and solve the case before the killer strikes again? Follow along in this action packed thriller and see if you can figure out who the killer is.

Recently divorced and wary of relationships, Serena Blakely doesn't expect to find anything special for a while. In an effort to escape her own drama, she visits a luxury resort far away in the south of France, where she just happens to spot a stunning stranger on the night before her return home. This could be just the casual fling she needs. No strings attached, no fuss.

Any time we want something, we are trying to get from where we are right now, to where we would like to be - from Point A to Point B. And to move along the path between these two points, we need fuel for the journey. This is what this guide offers you. It is designed to help you get and stay motivated. It's like a cup of revitalizing coffee for your mind and soul! Do you want to restore your emotional and mental energy that will push you along your journey to actualizing your dreams and desires? Your search stops here.

I never thought being saved from pain, degradation and death could come at such a twisted price. He is nightmares made flesh, the living embodiment of everything I fear. Yet in my darkest hour, he is the one who comes for me. If he demands my submission in return, how can I deny him?

In "Breaking Free from the Root of Rejection: A Deliverance Roadmap to Spiritual Freedom," Dwann Holmes unveils the insidious nature of the spirit of rejection and its pervasive impact on prophets and prophetic voices. With over two decades of experience as a seasoned prophet and apostle, Holmes shares profound insights into how this destructive force attempts to thwart prophetic destinies, infiltrate sacred spaces, and sow discord within churches and organizations.

A work of genuine social history, After the Black Death leads the listener into the villages and cities of European society. The book begins with an overview of family and community structure, social conflict, and religious beliefs. After describing the fundamental traits of both rural and urban society, it considers the elites, armed rebellion, poverty, criminality, sexual behavior, and marriage practices.

Our CLEP study guides are different! The Social Sciences and History CLEP Test Study Guide teaches you what you need to know to pass the CLEP test. This study guide is more than just sample test questions. Our easy to understand study guide will teach you the information.

Step into the world of spiritual warfare with "The Armor of God: A Spiritual Battle Kids Bible Stories," a captivating collection that brings to life the timeless principles of Ephesians 6:10-18 in an engaging and relatable way for young listeners.

Leigh's career is in ruins, her dreams shattered - and her nights haunted by the memory of a man she shouldn't want. When an exclusive invitation to partake in Mattenburg's annual Masquerade drops through her letterbox, she sees a chance to take back control over her life. If she can find a good scoop, she'll have her job back in no time - and her mind off the stranger who claimed her so completely before disappearing into the night. But gilded invitations don't come for free, and Leigh's about to find out just how steep the price for entering the Masquerade will be....

The attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, solved the problem for a lot of American kids who wanted to be Army pilots but didn't meet the two years of college requirement for acceptance into the aviation cadet program. In mid-1942, under wartime pressures, the Army Air Corps dropped that requirement and made an exception for applicants who could pass a stiff written test.

Comedian Pete Holmes brings his unique brand of happy-go-lucky humor to his first HBO stand-up comedy special, sharing hilarious and relatable insights on the absurdity of society.

All it took was one night and one bad decision for fifteen-year-old Violetta Chen-Samuels’ life to go off the rails. After driving drunk and causing the accident that kills her little sister, Violetta is incarcerated. Under the juvenile justice system, her fate lies in the hands of those she’s wronged—her family. With their forgiveness, she could go home. But without it? Well....

The Jungle Book is a collection of stories by British Nobel laureate Rudyard Kipling. The tales in the book are fables, using animals in an anthropomorphic manner to give moral lessons. The best known of them are the three stories revolving around the adventures of an abandoned "man cub" Mowgli who is raised by wolves in the Indian jungle. The most famous of the other stories are probably Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, about a heroic mongoose, and Toomai of the Elephants, the tale of a young elephant-handler.

When American archaeologists discovered a collection of cuneiform tablets in Iraq in the late 19th century, they were confronted with a language and a people who were at the time only scarcely known to even the most knowledgeable scholars of ancient Mesopotamia: the Sumerians.

It belonged to her. Debra Nowden knew it, and she would walk through hell before she let anyone walk away with what was rightfully hers. After David Cayson, the man she loves, dies, Debra is left without a home to live in or a dime to survive. Deciding that no one will deny her the right to what she is due, not even his wife, Debra sets out on a mission. Armed with the knowledge that David gave her about his family business, Cayson Construction, Debra is poised to get what she wants and possibly provide justice for the 1964 death of a successful Black businessman in Montgomery, Alabama.