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A poetry slam at a bakery? Why not! Even though Pie Town proprietor Val Harris would rather be spending time with her newfound half-brother, she knows her employee, Abril, is beyond excited to be hosting the event. Especially since it stars the apple pie of Abril's eye, poet and professor Michael Starke. But the evening ends on a sour note when Professor Starke is found murdered mere moments after being accused of plagiarism. Just like that, Pie Town is at the center of another criminal inquiry. At Abril's request, Val and Charlene decide to investigate Starke's death.

In this groundbreaking book, Melissa V. Harris-Perry uses multiple methods of inquiry, including literary analysis, political theory, focus groups, surveys, and experimental research, to understand more deeply black women's political and emotional responses to pervasive negative race and gender images. Not a traditional political science work concerned with office-seeking, voting, or ideology, Sister Citizen is an examination of how African American women understand themselves as citizens and what they expect from political organizing.

The distinguished American civil rights leader, W. E. B. DuBois first published these fiery essays, sketches, and poems individually in 1920 in the Atlantic, the Journal of Race Development, and other periodicals. Reflecting the author's ideas as a politician, historian, and artist, this volume has long moved and inspired readers with its militant cry for social, political, and economic reform. It is essential reading for all students of African American history.

Somehow, after everything they've been through, Jake Caplin and Charley Redford made their way back to one another. But finding each other and staying together are two completely different things.When Charley's world is flipped upside down, she begins to question the decisions she's made since her arrival in Edinburgh, and she believes that she must sacrifice her love for Jake to keep what she holds most dear.

What we eat has a huge impact on our physical and mental health and on our performance in our chosen sport, whether we’re elite-level athletes or enthusiastic amateurs. But with so much information out there, how do we choose a way of eating that is right for us? More Fuel You is a clear and authoritative guide to making the most of your nutrition. Leading sports dietitian Renee McGregor looks at fueling needs for sporting participation, training, and competition and analyses some popular diet options, including low-carbohydrate, vegan, and intermittent fasting.

The first patient-to-patient guide for people living with Long COVID—with expert advice and an afterword by the leading research scientist

If you want to understand life, you must understand death. In Secrets of the Monarch, DuBois shows how communicating with the dead has taught her important lessons about life and how listeners can apply those principles to their own lives.

"Now, with God's help, I shall become myself." These words from Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard resonate deeply with Marlena Graves, a Puerto Rican writer, pastor, and activist. In this book, she describes the process of emptying herself that allows her to move upward toward God and become the true self that God calls her to.

When Eliot Grayson inherits the B&B from his beloved grandmother, he strives to continue her legacy of welcoming hospitality. But doubts plague this lost soul—can he live up to her example? Eliot's life takes an astonishing turn when he discovers an antique pantry harboring an astonishing secret. Out tumble three goblin girls—Lila, Mina, and Zara—refugees from another world. At first wary strangers, Eliot and the goblin girls soon find themselves bonding through laughter, adventure, and shared purpose.

Imagine yourself with Jesus, in a boat on the sea, as a sudden storm fills the other passengers with fear. When the priest read this Gospel story in Mark 4, Marlena Graves didn’t see herself as the terrified disciples, lacking faith. She wasn’t Jesus, peacefully sleeping through the danger. She wasn’t the wind or the waves. According to Graves, “I was the boat! And then it occurred to me that, like Jesus’ mother, Mary, I, too, am a God bearer.” Bearing God is a short and enthralling book that will awaken you as a disciple of Jesus to a sense of adventure in your calling.

David has mastered magic, alchemy, farming, and even built his own house. As it turns out, elven courtship rituals are at least as complicated as any of those. David has to overcome many trials before he can call the fair elven maiden Celeste his own. There will be moonlit walks, deep conversations, and a bake-off during which Celeste’s stuffy uncle and David’s… vibrant grandparents will need to get along… Defeating a troll to get an engagement ring is probably going to be the easy part.

With the homestead thriving, David and his women are looking to pick up a new quest. And it just so happens a party of adventurers has gone missing and might need help.

A grand adventure begins! David and his women must travel to the Dungeon of Nimos Sedia to retrieve the Star Jewel and save the life of Celeste, the fair elven maiden. Their journey deep into wild regions will bring new sights and experiences. Ancient elven ruins, hidden glades of wonder, and the wild beauty of the great outdoors await them! Between his steadfast and lovely companions and his arsenal of summons and skills, David is ready for the challenge. His cozy homestead will await their return, and so will the elven maiden.

Tristan must flee south, away from the battle against the Arctic Lindworm’s Skada. Behind him the battle for the Iron Duchy, Ahead the Meadow Duchy, with a fleeting promise of sanctuary, for those now forced to wander. They are refugees, scattered amongst the tide of fate. But the Lindworm’s rage has unleashed more than destruction. From their mountain home the goblins spill, a plague, their forms twisted by a new darkness, corrupted and made worse by something older, something strange.

The world is changing and Issue 101 is here to ask the burning questions: How did we get here, where are we going, and how can science guide us to make the right choices? Bianca Nogrady charts the way data is helping Australia negotiate its relationship with fire. Clare Watson takes a hard look at Big Pharma and explores alternative drug development initiatives that put people over profit.

Kara learns that the evil Seirs are slaughtering Sensitives that refuse to swear an allegiance to Lilith—the Netherworld’s princess and her diabolical half-sister. While on assignment, Kara discovers that Lilith is searching for an ancient weapon that can destroy mankind.

When Rose first met Charles, he was trapped in the form of a white bear. To rescue him, Rose traveled to the land that lay east of the sun and west of the moon to defeat the evil Troll Queen. Now, Rose has found her happily ever after with Charles - until a sudden storm destroys his ship and he is presumed dead. But Rose doesn’t believe the shipwreck was an act of nature, nor does she believe Charles is truly dead. Something much more sinister is at work.

Possession by a demon cost Jonah Walker his faith, his humanity, and his wife. Once a righteous missionary, he endures immortality with nothing but a body for battle and a bent for retribution. But his last devastating fight left him wounded beyond healing, and his only chance to redeem his soul lies with a fallen woman.

Venus Johnston has a great job and a long-term, live-in boyfriend who happens to be a drop-dead gorgeous doctor. She also has a weekly beauty-parlor date to keep her long, nappy hair slick and straight. But the tedious hours and harsh chemicals in the salon have long grated on Venus. One frustrating day, she trades in the long hair for a dramatically short, natural cut and sends her commitment-balking boyfriend packing. It's a bold declaration of independence and one that has effects she never could have imagined.

Liam Niall never wanted to be a leader, but after surviving the horrors of the Irish potato famine, he found himself possessed by a demon in search of redemption. Now, he heads the Chicago talyan in their fight against evil, though he grows weary and plagued by self-doubt. Then he meets Jilly Chan. She's a mentor to local homeless youth and waging a one-woman war against the drug-dealing slime that preys upon her charges.