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Sixteen-year-old Alexandra Degambia is the daughter of a wealthy African American planter and a social-climbing mother who can pass for White. Balancing on the tightrope between girlhood and the complicated adult world is a treacherous undertaking. Alexandra yearns to establish her own place in the world as an accomplished violinist. She assumes her talent and her family’s wealth will pave the way to her success. Her life becomes a nightmare when her mother dies and her father is murdered by prejudiced officials eager to seize the plantation.

If you sometimes feel like you are running on a hamster wheel and there is not enough time in the day to fulfill your goals, this book will help you discover how to take our time back. Misty explains the fascinating science behind negative thoughts and offers strategies for turning them into positive thoughts.

Ashton Fraser dedicated his life to the protection of the public. As a member of the elite Columbia SWAT team, he loved the intensity of taking down the bad guys. When not hunting down criminals, he volunteered with the local youth as a D.A.R.E Officer. Deanna Dawson was an elementary school teacher who had a crush on the handsome cop who came and spent time with her students. His crooked grin and charm drew her to him. The innocent flirting was turning serious, but he had yet to ask her out.

This book chronicles how the illegal gambling game of bolita, from its birth in segregationist Suwannee County in the 1930s to its death in the 1950s, led to Blood on the Suwannee. These three stories take readers down memory lane, portraying a time in history when law enforcement originated in slave patrols formed to return "property" to plantation owners. The book foreshadows how the past continues to reflect in the present and the unfortunate decay of the justice system - especially as it affects African Americans.

This is the unflinching memoir of a female African American advertising executive’s unprecedented and unlikely success, which began in the Mad Men era. It follows her journey from the projects of Motown-era Michigan to the skyscrapers of Madison Avenue and beyond.

President Stephen C. Jefferson is making big moves for the country, but like always, there are major setbacks. White supremacists are at the doors of the White House, and what is a president to do when racism continues to tear down a nation right before his eyes. The first lady is no longer ride-or-die.

Do you want to improve your life and business 10X to 100X? Do you want proven strategies to help you with your plan? How much value would you find in a dynamic entrepreneur and die-hard optimist's experiences? Especially when they take the form of insightful and inspiring quotes?! This is an insightful book, a collection of 650+ inspiring quotes authored by Rajeev Mudumba over a period of five to six years (2013-2019) that were shaped as a part of his self-discovery journey, personal and professional experiences, and his interaction with the world.

In our society, it can be easy to want more than the things we already have. We might spend our time working a job we don’t like, simply so we can purchase things that won’t bring us much value in the end. We might live from one moment to the next, hoping at any time that this might be when we find happiness. In this audiobook, we are going to discuss all of the ways that you can find gratitude in your life. Whether you’re a millionaire with everything you need or someone who struggles to rub two dimes together, the key to living a fulfilling life is in this audiobook.

Have you recently been intrigued by the religion of Wicca and want to know more about this fascinating religion? This book will provide enlightenment and dispel many of the myths! The Wiccan religion has come in for a lot of negative publicity over the years, partly due to misconceptions and stereotypes that have done it no good and have been fabricated by those who have little or no knowledge in the truth behind it.

This book is a guide to self-empowerment, and it will allow you to see that you are not the product of your past or your current circumstances. Therefore, you do not have to live your life as a victim. This book will help you move from a victim mindset to one that allows you to take control of your life. You are powerful enough to change your life, and find your true purpose by setting the right goals with the right habits. Doing this will allow you to change your mindset and find out how capable you are to accomplish great things and discover the true purpose of your existence.

People are stressed, frustrated, and feeling insignificant. The voice inside their head has contributed to these emotions. Where did those thoughts come from and how do we change or get rid of them? How do we simplify our relationships so they are not hard? This book will help you fall in love with the person you see in the mirror every day. This shift in your relationship with "you" will allow your relationships with others to work and to flourish. You will finally get rid of the need to have the approval of others and reduce or eliminate stress and anger....

In this day and age, you can’t be blamed for feeling overwhelmed and just a little bit sick of it all. Don’t hit the panic button quite yet, though. There are thousands of self-help and self-help tools available for those seeking something higher in their lives. You can’t be blamed for feeling just a little bit blasé about the whole thing. However, there’s something exciting coming your way!

As a child, Vella Mbenna would lie under the sprawling oak tree in her yard, stare up at the clouds, and dream of exploring the world beyond her rural Georgia hometown. Muddy Roads Blue Skies is Vella's inspiring, deeply personal account of her amazing journey from the backwoods of Georgia to the far reaches of the globe. Part motivational memoir, part how-to success guide, part tribute to the power of dreams, Muddy Roads Blue Skies is a compelling listen filled with self-help wisdom and valuable life lessons.

Girlfriends - every woman needs a few, but when it comes to women you just never know what you’re gonna get. Women can be your biggest cheerleaders and harshest critics. They give you the best hugs and the strongest side eyes. Things get even more complicated when a group of women get together. Ree finds herself in the best and worst of female friendships as she tries to juggle family, work and her girlfriends. As a registered nurse, she knows how to keep her life on track and look good doing it. However, that doesn’t always appeal to women, especially the jealous ones.

Life isn't what it seems for the snide gossip talk show host. For years, The Mindy Mathers Show has earned popularity by interviewing, exposing, and gossiping about celebrities. However, the talk show host/NBA wife may have her own demons to hide.

An Unscrupulous Mind is One Ironwoman Publishing's audiobook preview introduction to the empress of romantic murder suspense, author K.F. Johnson. Prepare yourself to delve into the first four chapters of some of her current releases and get a taste of some of the crazy, dysfunctional, and unscrupulous characters that await you in the audiobook!

A total of 101 mood-swinging rants, raves, and poetic ways to misbehave, in reaction to the culture shift in the Trump era. Bi-Po-Le-Tic combines observations, consternation, and flirtation, etched into time capsule-like interpretations, with some moments of artistic exaggeration.

This is a very personal story of overcoming grief and accepting loss. The author shares the different steps taken to overcome her grief, and how, from her decision to rejoin the game of life, her consciousness gradually reawakened and guided her on her recovery.

Shane Notfarg, an experienced Afro-American female detective in the San Diego County sheriff’s office, is assigned the case of missing man Arthur Flynn in late 2008. She dislikes cases involving missing persons because they turn up alive later 90 percent of the time, a loss of investigative resources. Flynn disappeared from a fishing camp at the Russian River in northern California. Shane puzzles initially over whether Flynn took off to avoid paying alimony to his gorgeous ex-wife, now living with a wealthy man.

The information on Islam presented in this book is concise, using simple and straightforward language. The book attempts to explore common values and beliefs contained in the divinely revealed scriptures, the Qur'an and the Bible, to point out the major differences as well. The common misconceptions about the religion of Islam that are prevalent in the West are also addressed.
The chapter "The Qur'an and Science" attempts to show that information of a scientific nature was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) 1,400 years ago.