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For over 50 years, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., a Baptist minister, activist, and organizer, has worked for civil rights, peace, and the promise of true democracy. From his years in the Civil Rights movement, his work as founder of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, and as an international ambassador for human rights, he has left an indelible impression on the history of our time. These speeches and sermons include the famous speeches he delivered at the Democratic Party conventions of 1984 and 1988 following his historic campaigns for the presidential nomination.

Authors romance you with stories inspired by some of their best-selling works. While they may be quick pieces, they’re packed with passion. Some of the stories are fun, some of them are naughty, and some of them are just plain filthy. This collection is only available in audiobook, so grab those headphones!

First time in audiobook form, this "lost" Louis L'Amour novel, published in three parts in the old pulp magazines during the 1950s, showcases the story of the settling of the west in the lives and loves of the riders of the Tumbling K ranch. Once again, Louis L'Amour delivers an unforgettable novel of men and women facing the raw challenges of the range land. Ward McQueen and Kim Sartain are friends and hands on the Tumbling K ranch. One will find love with its passionate owner, Ruth Kermett.

Alexis Griggs has worked hard to get where she is in life. She owns several clinics that service people in need and is a pillar of her community, but looks can be deceiving. Alexis and her brother, Jace, are both leading double lives, which are both illegal and deadly. It leaves little time for Alexis to have a personal life; that is until she has a chance encounter with single father Kevell Farrell.

"No creed but Christ." This claim tries to remove the mess of doctrinal controversy. After all, doesn't everyone know that "doctrine divides"? But would avoiding creeds and confessions really clear away confusion? What do you believe about Jesus? Was he really God? The answers to these important questions make a creed, even if it's poorly worded or false. Creeds are unavoidable.

Mudita, Wheel Publicaton No. 170, contains several short essays, one by the editor, Ven. Nyanaponika, and three by lay practitioners on one of the lesser known and too-little practiced sublime states of mind. Mudita, usually translated "sympathetic joy", was designated one of the brahma-viharas by the Buddha, one of the sublime, noble states of mind. How is it to be practiced, and what are the implications of mudita on the spiritual path? These essays address those questions.

This gorgeous Christmas gift of a collection brings together 13 of the best-selling, award-winning and exciting debut authors: Abiola Bello, Annabelle Sami, Benjamin Dean, E.L. Norry, Elle McNicoll, Dominique Valente, Joanna Williams, Maisie Chan, Nizrana Farook, Patrice Lawrence, Roopa Farooki, Serena Patel and Sharna Jackson. Join them as part of the Very Merry Murder Club as they lead you on a snow-covered wintery journey of Christmassy crimes, festive foul play and murderously magnificent mysteries!

Ebony Rose desires the freedom to love without limits—but that’s for people who aren’t harboring the kind of skeletons that could threaten their very existence. Desperately running from her past and a broken heart, Ebony refuses to allow anyone to get close to her—until she crosses paths once more with Dafari, the knight in shining armor she lost long ago.

Grab your sunnies and your magnifying glass, and join the Murder Club for more sensational short stories as they lead you on a journey of foul play and murderously magnificent mysteries! This is the perfect holiday entertainment and collection for young listeners!

There is no exact explanation of the word “pagan” - no explanation that you could understand in less than a month. To properly understand the depths of Paganism, you need to know where it all started - and how it developed throughout generations. Ultimately, it is thanks to this book that you will either satisfy your curiosity, or get a better idea of where your beliefs lie. Hence, you need not wait any longer! 

It's the fall season and time for Ossie to make his annual southern migration from Portland, Maine to his winter nest down in Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Ossie meets up with a variety of whimsical and zany friends, but needs to navigate around obstacles, foes, severe weather, poacher,s and pollution if he is to reach his southern home. At an air show, Ossie meets a female osprey named Onida....

HEROINE L. JACKSON bringt den Hörer auf eine phantastische Reise durch die dunkle und erotische Welt der Nachtgestalten und Vampire und gewährt dabei tiefe Einblicke in die verschiedenen Spielarten von Sadomasochismus, sowie in allerlei andere sexuelle Ausschweifungen. Ohne Umschweife kommt sie zum Höhepunkt und der Leser wird Voyeur beim Spiel mit dem Feuer. Die Autorin lässt ihren Akteuren und Phantasien freien Lauf und scheut sich vor kaum einer Perversion. Fiktion mischt sie mit tatsächlich Erlebtem und führt durch die Labyrinthe der sexuellen Abenteuer.

In Take You Wherever You Go, Kenny Leon reflects on the pillars of wisdom he learned every step of the way from the most important people in his life - from his grandmother's sagacious and encouraging motivations to the steady hand of his mother to the deep artistic and social influence of iconic American playwright August Wilson. Take You Wherever You Go is a poignant, ruminative, and inspirational memoir that empowers you to be true to yourself as you navigate your own path.

Chase Walker is beginning to doubt his own sanity. From the moment he turned 18, a strange paranoia has taken over his mind. It all started the moment he discovered his uncle’s old watch. The watch calls to him. Though it beckons, he resists. His body strains toward it, blood pulsing, heart pounding in a mysterious and primitive need to connect with his uncle’s old, beat-up watch. When sexy and mysterious Alyx saves his life, she promises answers. She talks of dimension travel and wears a magical watch of her own.

Getting dumped at the altar almost broke Lana Mckenzie beyond repair. A year wiser and later, she finally started to get her life back together. Until she runs into her ex and his new fiancée. After an embarrassing ordeal in public, mortified and in need of a quick departure, she jumps at a chance opportunity to house-sit. Tucked away in Hamby, GA, awaits a beautiful, secluded estate up in the mountains. Kayden Capshaw, wracked with grief, heads to the house on the mountain to lay low, but soon finds himself an unwelcome roommate to the distracting Lana.

Anthropologist Dr. Sascha Mitchell has studied wolf shifters for years and recently she's stumbled upon the most unique research opportunity. Two best friends who happen to be Alphas of different pacts, living and working together. Sloan and Grey have been friends since they were pups and nothing has been able to break their bond, and when they meet Sascha they know nothing ever will.

Jace has more on his mind than a booty call when he shows up at his ex-wife's dome. He needs a pilot to fly a racing ship he plans to repossess, and only the best pilot will do. There's one issue with hiring Tara for the job. His ex-girlfriend, Nia, has also signed on as navigator, and the two women can't be in the same room, let alone the cramped cabin of a high-credit racing ship. And, well, he's kind of still sleeping with them both. But they don't know that....

Agape love and the patterns of pain. The restraints of everyday life and the freedom in letting go. These are subjects celebrated in Brandon L. Jackson's third poetry collection, From a Sky's View, where stepping outside of self is necessary to reach the power and beauty within. From a Sky's View comes from the perspective of the soul and of its dreams, speaking to a world that's losing its feeling. It shares lessons learned from the past and the present but uses poetry as a hopeful guide for tomorrow.

Jacqueline Jackson promised her son, Congressman Jesse L. Jackson, Jr., that she would write him every day during his incarceration in federal prison to serve his 30-month sentence. This book is an inspiring and moving selection of the letters she wrote him. Together, they comprise a powerful act of love - nurturing and ministering to her son's heart, health, and mind and maintaining his essential connection with home.

She's a bad girlfriend. Nothing Xio Davis does is right. When she abandons her pack, riding out of town on the back of a stranger's motorcycle, she finds she's bitten off more than she can chew. First, it's small-time crimes, then bank robbery. As Xio sinks into the criminal underworld, the FBI catches up with her. Now, she's got one way out: snitch. When Xio turns state's evidence against a Mexican drug lord, Agent Marcus Cazador steps up to take her home, giving up his career, his place in the El Paso pack, and all he knows to protect her.