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Rural America is struggling. The average farmer is now 57 years old. Family agriculture is gradually fading, and prime farmland is often converted into environmentally harmful applications. But food cultivation has ecological consequences, too. Farms consume 80 percent of the nation’s water. Although they often prevent sprawling development, improve water quality, or provide wildlife habitat, they also pollute rivers, drain wetlands, or emit destructive greenhouse gasses.

Kainos is not the planet Exodus Ark colonists thought it would be. It is inhabited by the Volcuri, a once-thriving race that fell victim to the First and now fights for its very survival. With the Ark unable to travel, its people have no choice but to stay and ally themselves with the Volcuri...or risk certain death. Kent and his team must return to the surface and embark on a new mission: Find a way to defeat the Turned, and stop the First from taking them all prisoner as mind-controlled slaves.

In 1960s Alabama, a family secret shatters Mark Lawson's world. Blonde-haired and blue-eyed, 14-year-old Mark discovers he is black, a revelation that changes everything. Kicked out of his segregated school and threatened on his baseball team, Mark must navigate a society where prejudice and race define your fate. This revelation also adversely affects his recent friendship with Eddie, the new black pitcher, who he now sees as a threat to his future.

This story by southern author, William See, also known as "Tennessee Bill" is a story of a boy who climbs out of a horrific childhood event and uses his natural witts to improve himself and chase his ambitions. The story travels with fun and frequen hillarity through past and present on a journey of adventure, accident, and discovery. There are a few suprises along the way.

"Prosperity Aligned: Embracing the Alkebulanist Path to Success, Abundance, and Collective Empowerment" by Roger A. Small is more than just a book; it's a transformative guide offering a unique journey into the principles of Alkebulanism. This work serves as a beacon of enlightenment and relevance in today's dynamic world, blending Alkebulanist wisdom with practical insights to outline a path towards communal and individual thriving in harmony.

It's 1789, and as the new colony in Sydney Cove is established, Surgeon John White defies convention and adopts Nanberry, an Aboriginal boy, to raise as his son. Nanberry is clever and uses his unique gifts as an interpreter to bridge the two worlds he lives in. With his white brother, Andrew, he witnesses the struggles of the colonists to keep their precarious grip on a hostile wilderness. And yet he is haunted by the memories of the Cadigal warriors who will one day come to claim him as one of their own.

Up-and-coming comedy talent Jozee Jackson's life seems almost perfect, until she disappears after a silly drunken argument with devoted boyfriend and new comedian, Adam Hanson. Adam is convinced she's been kidnapped. But by who? And why? After a series of shocking discoveries that shed a new and disturbing light on Jozee's private life, Adam begins to wonder if he knows Jozee at all.

Into a memoir that is gripping, funny, heartbreaking, and unforgettable, Walter Dean Myers richly weaves the details of his Harlem childhood in the 1940s and 1950s: a loving home life with his adopted parents, Bible school, street games, and the vitality of his neighborhood. Although Walter spent much of his time either getting into trouble or on the basketball court, secretly he was a voracious reader and an aspiring writer.

Charming, handsome Trey Anderson balances the pressures of school popularity with a job at his family’s beloved local bookshop, Wonderland. Quirky, creative Ariel Spencer needs tuition for the prestigious art program of her dreams, and an opening at Wonderland is the answer. When Trey and Ariel learn that Wonderland is on the brink of being shut down by a neighborhood gentrifier, they team up to stop the doors from closing before the Christmas Eve deadline—and embark on a hate-to-love journey that will change them forever.

What happens when a thoroughly 20th-century American lady journalist becomes a Mexican señora in the 1930s provincial Monterrey? She finds herself-sometimes hilariously-coping with servants, daily food allowances, bargaining, and dramatic Latin emotions. In this vivid autobiography, Newbery Award winning author Elizabeth Borton de Treviño brings to life her experiences with the culture and the faith of a civilization so close to the United States, but rarely appreciated or understood.

In a series of fascinating interviews, today's best and brightest historians weigh in on the crucial moments in American history. American Heritage's Great Minds of American History takes you there, imbuing the past with an immediacy that goes well beyond the scope of formal histories.

Top Company scientist Chen Jelinek has committed suicide. Vatic, a half-alive empath with no memory of who or what he is, will die in six hours if he can't find out why - or so the Company tells him - an "added incentive to get the job done". Our hero soon discovers he is one of the Skilled, a genetically enhanced human revered and despised in equal measure - a bloodhound with a terrifying past who'll stop at nothing in his pursuit of truth.

Ready for more dudes gettin' small? Ten more tales of men shrinking and big ladies having fun with them. Also included are the newest Amber stories, "Under Stacy's Feet" and "Under Miranda's Feet". Stories included are: "The Princess", "The Wife’s Boyfriend", "Shrunk by Witches", "Friends with Benefits (and a Shrink Ray)", "Naughty Uses for a Shrink Ray", "Shrink Prison", "The Gaming Babe", "Melissa’s Bedroom", "Under Stacy’s Feet", "Under Miranda’s Feet".

For the first time ever, a collection of Amber Collins' stories that showcase women shrinking or being tiny. Fan favorites such as "Naughty Uses for a Shrink Ray" and "Gym Formula" are included, as well as the brand-new story "Get Off, Get Small". This collection is sure to delight the microphiliac in everyone.

From Amber Collins, author of nearly 125 growing and shrinking stories, comes the latest in the Tales series.

In this newest edition of Amber's Collins' popular Tales series, she explores some of the darker themes of giantess literature. Includes stories like "Downsizing Domina", "Rise to Power", "Fetish Club", "Intoxicating Effects of Shrinking", and many more.

After a deadly attack in South Sudan left six-year-old Achut Deng without a family, she lived in refugee camps for ten years, until a refugee relocation program gave her the opportunity to move to the United States. When asked why she should be given a chance to leave the camp, Achut simply told the interviewer: I want life. But the chance at starting a new life in a new country came with a different set of challenges. Some of them equally deadly. Taught by the strong women in her life not to look back, Achut kept moving forward, overcoming one obstacle after another.

Your History: From the Beginning of Time to the Present by J.A. Rogers is a compelling and enlightening book that explores the significant contributions of African and African-descended individuals throughout human history. Written in a concise, accessible style, the book highlights achievements in science, culture, politics, and innovation from ancient civilizations to modern times.

A REBELLIOUS APPROACH TO ACHIEVING PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS. In Unbeatable Latinas, Valeria Aloe takes us on a transformative journey. She begins by examining how ancestral cultural messages —such as "be humble," "just work hard," "be grateful for what you already have," and "don't create conflict"— have historically hindered our professional advancement, leaving many of us feeling undervalued, underpaid, or unsupported in our growth.

If not for a stint in reform school, young Louis Armstrong might never have become a musician. It was a teacher at the Colored Waifs' Home who gave him a cornet, promoted him to band leader, and saw talent in the tough kid from the even tougher New Orleans neighborhood called Storyville. But it was Louis Armstrong's own passion and genius that pushed jazz into new and exciting realms with his amazing, improvisational trumpet playing. His 70-year life spanned a critical time in American music as well as black history.