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Jordan Manning novels volume 2
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Journalist Jordan Manning delves into the case of a mother in danger and uncovers a dangerous web of secrets that could lead right to the missing woman--or put Jordan in the crosshairs of her abductors.
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They were turbulent years, the ones following America's Civil War. The emancipation of those held in slavery opened new ministry opportunities for Northern churches. Previously blocked from reaching any held as slaves, they now were free to preach the Good News to the poor, helping "bind up the nation's wounds." They did their best to follow the Lord's example--setting prisoners free, releasing the oppressed, and especially as Adventists, proclaiming...
4) Hello
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Hello is a series about missing triplets with three sub-titles namely, Hello stranger, Hello brave and Hello beautiful ones. Hello stranger a reconstruction from factual documents as well as from memory is a moving prose. At best a tribute to the quest for chasing the truth. Hello stranger is a scene-setter, a backstory that tells the reader what happen before the triplets were born how their birth mother snatched them from a hospital where they were...
5) Hello brave
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In Hello brave the attention shifts to the antagonist, Mastandi the father of the triplets narrated from the antagonist point of view. Mastandi a handsome, middle-age, unmarried man, his handsomeness had only intensified over the years. The hair at his temples has begun to turn grey and has grown a thin salt‑and‑pepper moustache that made him look like Omar Sharif. Like a film star, he wore sunglasses everywhere. But it wasn't only his bronzed...
6) Noir Pays
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Rentrer chez soi est censé apporter du bonheur. Après avoir trimé à New York o il a fini par faire fortune, décidé à ne plus se laisser enfermer dans une vie étriquée, Julien s'envole pour son île natale afin de renouer des liens avec sa mère qui le déteste. Personne ne doit savoir qu'il est devenu riche, ni sa mère ni sa compagne. Cela fausserait leurs relations. Comme lui, le pays a beaucoup changé. Avant d'y investir, il doit trouver...
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What do you do when you like someone...like REALLY like someone, but the timing is all wrong...?Gemma has always been Gianna's chief priority, but now Gianna feels guilty for allowing her involvement with Ramsey to come between her close bond with her sister. Drowning amidst her own internal conflicts with her mother whom she resents so much while continuously caring for her ill sister, Gianna doesn't know what happiness is anymore. Scratch that....
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In "Carthage: The Forgotten Empire that Discovered America" the author delves into the intriguing possibility that the Carthaginians may have discovered America prior to Columbus. Through a thorough examination of evidence, the book explores the historical context of the time, including the maritime capabilities of the Carthaginian Empire and the complex political situation in the Mediterranean. Additionally, the author investigates the potential...
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Twelve jurors, one trial, and one man's freedom on the line.
When a young black man is accused of raping a white woman, his arrest and the resulting trial send shockwaves through the local city courthouse. Twelve ordinary people are brought together to deliver a verdict – and make a decision that will change lives forever.
But as tensions rise and personalities clash, the case quickly erupts into a sweeping debate about justice, guilt, racism,...
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Vitória nació en Angola, pero tuvo que exiliarse a Portugal sin poder conocer a su madre revolucionaria. Años después, al regresar a buscarla, todo, incluido Angola, parece ser distinto a lo imaginado, y Vitória, de la mano de gente diversa, como un general implicado en el tráfico de armas, pero que declama poesía, y una excéntrica viuda, comenzará su búsqueda en Luanda. Habrá de enfrentarse al pasado y consigo misma, a su sexualidad, su...
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What word do you put all your faith in? What word has your back and you theirs? When all else fails, who can you count on… Family. The new chief of police, Brock James, is a corrupt, maniacal, and egotistical human being. But he hasn't forgotten the importance of family. Come and follow as we uncover the layers of the new chief. The past of his innocence, to becoming the tyrannical human that is before you today.
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In the sequel to King David's Lost Crown, Mahlir is given a note by a stranger disclosing that his two-year-old son is the blood offspring of King Philip of the northern regions. It is a revelation that marks the child for assassination, because he is the unwelcome heir to a crown that would otherwise belong to King Philip's younger brother, King Antipas of Galilee.
There is hope, however, even though the child lies dead. There is a man who is...
13) Snap.Shot
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Confronting held narratives of black queer life, Snap.Shot strives to answer questions of belonging, identity, and survival. In poems directed by personal narrative, engagement with art, and the erotic, Snap.Shot grounds the reader in a fragmented speaker in order to create a self resilient enough to brave devastation. From sword swallower to bug, mother to dominatrix, these poems shapeshift and ask the reader to trace their own moments of tribulation...
14) Gone by the C
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When moving up the corporate ladder depends on the success to the second language proficiency test, an employee's anxiety could reach a dramatic height.
"The funny part about Perdida's cry was the tears. Normally, except for Black Africans, people's tears run through their noses. Don't ask me why. That really baffles me. On the other hand, African people's tears come directly out of their eyes and quietly run through their cheeks before vanishing...
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The poems in Night's Glass Table are tight and emotionally powerful, and deal with themes such as death, grief and love.
Zelas chooses her words with care, and her poems are always eloquent and evocative. She demonstrates a sound use of conventions, and her writing is well-crafted and technically excellent.
Night's Glass Table won the 2012 IP Picks Best First Book Award.
16) The Rift
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In The Rift, a captivating novella set in Kenya Colony during the Mau Mau uprising against the British administration, the reader is transported into a world of historical fiction. This compelling narrative delves into the tragic intersection of two families: that of colonial judge Edward Stephens and his loved ones, and the resolute freedom fighter Munthu Mkesi and his own kin. Against the backdrop of a nation gripped by irreconcilable conflict,...
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It's the nineties, an era of upheaval. But Denise is too caught up in her own battle to notice. Terry is her mother, or that's what Denise's birth certificate says anyway (she checked to make sure). Their life is as picture perfect as Terry can possibly make it, which is to say that it's not picture perfect at all. There's the missing father. Then there's the pregnancy at nineteen.Now Terry has to decide-does she let Denise and her baby destroy the...
18) I Want Us
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Jazlyn Mackie and Rome Ellis were platonic best buddies…until they're snowed in together during a blizzard and end up keeping each other warm all night. After that, they're feeling anything but platonic about each other. All would be beautiful except for the fact that they were both in relationships, however imperfect, and only one of them is feeling the guilt over what they did. Then Rome's jilted girlfriend Nell hits Jazlyn with a strange request:...
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“My Comrades' Thoughts on Black Lives Matter” is a volume of writings collected from people imprisoned by the U.S. racist state. It is a prisoner-led project produced with the assistance of an outside editor and aims to bring a prisoner's perspective on the Black Lives Matter concept and a much-needed perspective on the Movement for Black Lives in its entirety. Key components of the project focus on the abuse and violence suffered by imprison...
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This is a collection of topical and whimsical poems written during the pandemic when the world felt dark and hopeless. These poems not only seek to shed light on the frustration and sadness of this period but also to find heart and humor during a time of social upheaval and great pain. This book is for people who enjoy poetry but long to read pieces that are accessible and entertaining. From the simple joy of buying a new hat to the heartbreak...