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While in the process of writing this audiobook, a catastrophic event occurred in US firefighting history. An elite force of firefighters, nineteen in number (eighteen men and one woman), died while fighting a forest fire in Arizona. A wind shift placed this raging inferno head-on into this force. One TV announcer claimed the winds were gushing up to fifty miles per hour. Television programs showed viewers what these firefighters had to protect themselves.

Who can Kiam trust when friends behave as ruthlessly as enemies and the person that he is most loyal to is the very one that has a gun aimed at his back? Reeling in a bloodthirsty rage, he takes to the streets with only one mission on his mind - vengeance. Blood-stained hands and deceitful hearts have destroyed an undying allegiance. As Kiam unleashes his vicious murder game on known adversaries, he overlooks the true enemy which is nearest. However, spilled blood will lead him to the truth.

The powerful Derrick Mason finds himself in jail after being released from the hospital, leaving one of his sons to take over the family business in his absence. He is then forced to hear about all the drama and chaos that is unfolding while he sits in his cell. Will the Mason family be able to make it while their leader is behind bars or will one of his sons step up to the plate and take the business to the next level?

Meet Derrick Mason, one of the most ruthless drug dealers ever to walk the streets. He and his family control over 50 percent of the drug traffic in New York City. Things are going good until Derrick is forced to make a tough decision that could change his family's lives forever. He knows the wrong decision could start an all-out war with men 10 times more powerful than him. With so much on his plate, Derrick has to push his emotions to the side and remember that business is business.

The Space Age began just as the struggle for civil rights forced Americans to confront the long and bitter legacy of slavery, discrimination, and violence against African Americans. Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson utilized the space program as an agent for social change, using federal equal employment opportunity laws to open workplaces at NASA and NASA contractors to African Americans while creating thousands of research and technology jobs in the Deep South to ameliorate poverty.

In stark and compelling prose, Thomas W. Jones tells his story as a campus revolutionary who led an armed revolt at Cornell University in 1969 and then altered his course over the next 50 years to become a powerful leader in the financial industry including high-level positions at John Hancock, TIAA-CREF, and Citigroup as Wall Street plunged into its darkest hour.

Everybody has bad habits, emotional challenges, areas of dysfunction, or times when they engage in poor decision-making. But what can be done about inappropriate, hurtful, or even dangerous behaviors and habits? Oftentimes, well-intentioned people attempt to use sheer willpower and human effort to bring about positive life changes. But too often, both inner strength and willpower fade, and the temptations of life can become too strong and overwhelming for people to resist.

For leaders looking to instigate lasting change, Giraffes of Technology is the must-listen leadership audiobook of the decade. Giraffes of Technology is the audiobook for leaders who wish to create a supportive and authentic work environment that propagates genuine loyalty from employees and staff. Authors Dr. Hubert D. Glover and Professor John Curry describe how technology and changing cultural norms have come to favor leadership traits reminiscent of the giraffe.

Changes focuses on three men and their rise to power at the top of the Philadelphia drug business. Kelly, aka K-Block, is the plan man and resident psychopath. Rock is the muscle with the most connection to the streets and the group's hot head. D is the glue that holds this group together; without him, their is no way K-Block and Rock could coexist. But despite their inter-clique issues, these three work together to become the most powerful, rich, violent, and feared group in the history of Philadelphia.

This audiobook is about a passion for writing. The poems contained herein are a selection of many I have written. They are a variety of many places of the mind and in our times. Throughout the years, I have been in contact with some special people and some special places. I have been offered a rare opportunity to be a part of recording things as I saw them. It is great fun to rearrange words to give a different meaning to what we thought we already knew. I will continue to write poems for those who enjoy reading them, including myself.

The purpose of this book is to stimulate your mind. Challenge your perceptions and awaken the action within you. Only you can make today great!

During World War II, black Americans were fighting for their country and for freedom in Europe, yet they had to endure a totally segregated military in the United States, where they weren't considered smart enough to become military pilots. After acquiring government funding for aviation training, civil rights activists were able to kickstart the first African American military flight program in the US at Tuskegee University in Alabama. While this audiobook details thrilling flight missions and the grueling training sessions the Tuskegee Airmen underwent, it also shines a light on the lives of these brave men who helped pave the way for the integration of the US armed forces.

This book is loaded with steps and tools to help you remove the clutter and organize your likes and dislikes while also helping you with your weak and strong points when it comes to relationships. 

Arranged in an evolutionary fashion, these verses demonstrate both personal growth and the process of grieving. As a whole, they illustrate the series of emotions we all experience as we make sense of the world around us and our life within that world. This collection of poetry presents a journey from darkness into light, depicting the progression of human emotions over the course of our lives.

E.C. has been a groundskeeper for tennis courts, especially the green clay courts. He teaches tennis in the evenings in the parks. This audiobook is about his prayers and reflections on his life and the game of tennis as he goes about working, teaching, playing, visiting friends, and going to church.

This is a brilliant collection of poems and prose that’s inspiring and uplifting, that’s caring and sensitive, that’s sensually seductive, that's heartbreaking and heart-wrenching. The collection reflects life's ever-changing experiences in a uniquely captivating way. You will find poems under a variety of themes. 

There is no reason to live in fear of success when you have the Bible for edification. We have only one life, and while we are here, we should not take it for granted by not doing our best. No, this is not to have your best life now so you can gain all your wealth and give it away to the poor. This is simply a rallying of words to discontinue the thoughts of financial boundaries to thoughts of financial liberty. Take life by the horns!

I want to give a moral message for readers. I know sometimes that parents, even teachers, have problem with children, especially with young teenagers. So I decided to write this book. I think children reading my stories will understand and see their mistakes, and it will be a useful handbook for adults in order to spend wonderful time together.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, required equal access to public places and employment, and enforced desegregation of schools and the right to vote. Today, the Black community faces an alarming education gap, a higher rate of unemployment/underemployment, and inequalities in the criminal justice system. A Black agenda or strategy is necessary to reverse these critical issues on a national level through public policy such as major reform in education, employment, and criminal justice.

Do you struggle with knowing where you want to go in life? This book will show how to uncover your inner beliefs and help identify your core priorities. Step-by-step, you will create personal philosophies to use as a road map to the life of your dreams. The Belief Road Map is for anyone who has wavered in making a decision, questioned their beliefs, or wondered what to do next.