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We might think of systemic racism as an unfortunate part of American history, something that happened back in the day. But the systems were never truly dismantled in our country, leaving artifacts of injustice that continue to affect every aspect of life for Black and Brown Americans. In Brown Faces, White Spaces, Latasha Morrison—a speaker, bridge builder, and champion for unity—explores nine aspects of American life where systemic racism still flourishes, including education, healthcare, the justice system, entertainment, and the church.

In this game-changing book, trauma therapist and mental health expert Dr. Anita Phillips reveals how embracing emotion is the key to living your most powerful life. Just as gardens thrive in good ground, the abundant life you’ve been seeking can only be grown in the soil of your heart.

Una Cenicienta malvada. Una hada madrina loca. Y un príncipe con un secreto horrible. La narración más oscura de Cenicienta que jamás leerás. No soy quien creen que soy. Una chica dócil que obedece mansamente a su madrastra y hermanastras. Algún tipo de ángel enfermo que soporta felizmente su maltrato. Porque entonces no sospecharán de lo que realmente estoy haciendo. El baile, el príncipe, todo es parte de mi plan para conseguir lo que quiero. Mi madrastra y sus hijas dementes pagarán por cada suelo que he fregado, por cada burla que he soportado. Nadie sabe sobre la magia ...

1926, Hyde Park, New York. Born to modest means but befriended by the wealthy, aspiring dress designer Pandora Carmichael has been surrounded by privilege yet never at home in it. That hasn’t stopped her from dreaming—of a romance in a rarified world that could also give her the status and resources to start a business of her own. When she’s introduced to a charismatic Princeton student, Pandora’s future begins to fall into place.

Passionate, earthy, deeply affecting, The Red Tent combines rich storytelling with a valuable contribution to modern fiction: a vibrant new perspective of female life in the age that shaped present day civilization and values.

If you like The Red Tent, try The Harlot by the Side of the Road, a recounting of some of the most startling and explicit writings from The Old Testament.

In this audiobook, Anita shares how after fighting cancer for almost four years, her body began shutting down. As her organs failed, she entered into an extraordinary near-death experience where she would realize her inherent worth and the actual cause of her disease. Upon regaining consciousness, Anita found that her condition had improved so rapidly that she was able to be released from the hospital within weeks...without a trace of cancer in her body!

David Ben-Gurion cast a great shadow during his lifetime, and his legacy continues to be sharply debated to this day. There have been many books written about the life and accomplishments of the Zionist icon and founder of modern Israel, but this new biography by eminent Israeli historian Anita Shapira strives to get to the core of the complex man who would become the face of the new Jewish nation. Shapira tells the Ben-Gurion story anew, focusing especially on the period after 1948, during the first years of statehood.

They were destined to be best friends. The four girls – all born that same hot summer. They predicted a safe and happy life for them all…More than thirty years later, it’s more than an unbreakable friendship – it’s more like a sisterhood. It’s the girls who Jess reaches out to because she’s worried about her grandparents who’ve raised her since her mother disappeared, who Erin tells about her new business idea, who Melissa calls to say she’s desperate to escape her toxic job. But then Chantelle messages saying she’s discovered her husband is having an affair.

Spicy, Steamy, and HOT HOT HOT short stories filled with your dirtiest secret fantasies. NAUGHTY A summer internship for her dad's best friend. Her only instructions: Wait for him to use and fill her whenever he pleases. HOT Three silver foxes surround her, covering her in their sweet cream. But shh!! Don't wake Daddy. FORBIDDEN It's her first time, but he's her best friend's dad. This collection of MF and MFM naughty erotica shorts are perfect for readers interested in kinks and themes of free-use, domination, exhibitionism, Master & Pet play with praise, light-moderate BDSM, breeding, age...

I knew my fantasy of being surrounded by strange men and soaked with their liquid reward was dirty, but with the help of my dad's friends, I discovered how filthy I really was. The summer before Junior year of college, I stayed at Dad's lake cabin, hoping to catch some warm rays and hot guys. But Dad's overbearing and protective rules prevented even the smallest of flirtations. That is until he invited over the three hottest older men I've ever seen. They're twice my age and triple my size, but I couldn't stop staring. After Dad passed out on the couch, his hunky friends took turns keeping ...

Llevo quince años en esta torre. Blancanieves ha congelado las puertas y ha cubierto el resto de nuestro reino de hielo y nieve. No recuerdo cómo es el verano. Y nunca he visto gente ni he tenido un amigo. No es justo. Soy una princesa, la hija de Cenicienta. Este reino me pertenece. No a la desagradable nueva reina que ha tomado el poder. Blanquita arruinó mi vida y ni siquiera le importa. Solo me tiene aquí porque lloro lágrimas mágicas. Tengo que escapar. Tengo que recuperar el palacio antes de que mi gemela perdida se lo quede. Tengo que castigar a Blanquita por destruir el reino....

Cenicienta mató a mi padre. Cree que puede hacer cualquier cosa porque es la Reina Malvada. Y mi madrastra. Lo único a lo que ama de verdad es a su Espejo Demoniaco. Pero cuanto más mira esa cosa, más loca se vuelve. Pero ya no soy una niña. No permitiré que la Reina Malvada envenene mi corazón y mi casa. Aunque mi piel es blanca como la nieve, mi alma está lejos de ser pura. Haré sufrir a Cenicienta por sus pecados. Tan seguro como que mi nombre es Blancanieves.

Emma can’t believe her luck when she finds an open pawn shop on Christmas Eve in Manhattan. She’s there to sell the beautiful bracelet her ex-boyfriend gave her when a familiar looking watch catches her eye. It’s the same engraved watch she gave her college boyfriend, Fletcher, years ago. On a whim, she trades the bracelet for the watch and wonders at the timing.

Snowshoeing over crusted snow in the woods near their home, 12-year-old Nicky Dillon and her father come upon something shocking. There, in the pristine winter scene, an abandoned baby wails, its survival made possible only by the coincidence of their having chosen this path for their late afternoon outing.

Orphaned as children, Hennie and Lottie share an unbreakable friendship. Together, they suffered the horrors of orphanages and the workhouse, and now grown, they continue to rely on each another. When Lottie approaches Hennie about a possible position at a manor house, Hennie is eager to work alongside her dear friend. However, to secure the positions as stable hands, they will have to undergo a bold act of deception: The women must disguise themselves as men.

"...in the tradition of the best jazz autobiographies...a fascinating travelogue through the jazz world, filled with vivid images of Gene Krupa, Stan Kenton, Roy Eldridge and Billie Holiday.... Her prose is as hip as her music." (The New York Times Book Review)

Weaving a rich tapestry of multicultural myths, ancient legends, and simple folktales, Anita Johnston, PhD, inspires women to free themselves from disordered eating by discovering the metaphors that are hidden in their own life stories.

1916, London: Keen to support the war effort, bookshop manager and sometime amateur sleuth Hannah Merrill has taken a volunteer role in the library of the nearby military hospital. But arriving at the hospital one cold winter’s morning, she is horrified to find the body of a dead soldier in the library. What’s more, a beautiful young nurse confides in Hannah that she thinks she’s being followed, and then she abruptly disappears. Hannah can’t shake the suspicion that the two cases are connected, but she can’t solve the case alone.

When Janette answers the door to a potential customer looking to board his dog, she never imagines he has nefarious plans. But minutes later he’s dead and in her cellar. Weeks later she realises she’s pregnant. And so she becomes Mother and the baby Child, and a hidden life begins. But all secrets come out eventually.

Best-selling author Anita Waller is back with a twisting, fast-paced listen, perfect for fans of domestic noir. When a gang of six children playing in their den in the woods spot a man burying drugs nearby, it marks the beginning of the end of their childhoods. Unsure what to do, the children dig up the drugs and take them away. But when the dealer, whom they watched bury the stash, shows up dead, the youngsters are thrown into turmoil.