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A timely and gripping novel in which a son tries to solve the mystery of his father's death - a man who tried but could not forget a troubled past in his native Lebanon. Pierre Cormier had secrets. Though he married twice, became a high-flying lawyer and a father, he didn't let anyone really know him. And he was especially silent about what had happened to him in Lebanon, the country he fled during civil war to come to Canada as a refugee. When, in the midst of a corporate scandal, he went missing after his boat exploded, his teenaged son Cyril didn't know how to mourn him.

Two old friends, who first met in university, get together for a weekend of golfing: Allan, a football hero, worldly and financially successful, and his quieter friend, nicknamed Byron, lame from a childhood injury, a smart fellow who became a lawyer but who has never left home, staying put so he could care for a mother with Alzheimer's.

This collection includes The Shy Little Kitten, Tootle, Home for a Bunny, The Three Bears, The Little Red Hen, and The Sailor Dog.

Starring thirty-seven poets, with contributions from acclaimed authors, including Kwame Alexander, Ibi Zoboi, and Nikki Giovanni, this breathtaking Black YA poetry anthology edited by National Book Award finalist Amber McBride, Taylor Byas, and Erica Martin celebrates Black poetry, folklore, and culture.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his acclaimed novel about North Korea, The Orphan Master’s Son, Adam Johnson is one of America’s most provocative and powerful authors. Critics have compared him to Kurt Vonnegut, David Mitchell, and George Saunders, but Johnson’s new book will only further his reputation as one of our most original writers. Subtly surreal, darkly comic, both hilarious and heartbreaking, Fortune Smiles is a major collection of stories that gives voice to the perspectives we don’t often hear, while offering something rare in fiction: a new way of looking at the world.

Mind Castle: Fortify Your Mind is a methodical step-by-step journey about how to strengthen your mind, develop a positive mind shift, and ultimately position you to conquer, succeed, and pursue your dreams and passions. Using the image of a castle - from the outermost circumference of the outlying land to the innermost chambers where the king and queen reside, Mind Castle is both easy-to-comprehend and a timely blueprint in a world where fear, anxiety, doubt, and depression reign.

When the Nicholas Brothers danced, uptown at the Cotton Club, downtown at the Roxy, in segregated movie theatres in the South, and dance halls across the country, audiences cheered, clapped, stomped their feet, and shouted out uncontrollably. In Brotherhood in Rhythm, Constance Valis Hill interweaves an intimate portrait of these great performers with a rich, detailed history of jazz music and dance, both bringing their act to life and explaining their significance through a colorful analysis of their eloquent footwork, their full-bodied expressiveness, and their changing style.

The pharma industry, in response, has lunged towards digital transformations and omnichannel implementations, yet very little has improved as a result. In fact, it feels as though things have only gotten worse. The COVID pandemic has a lot to answer for, and the problems pharma faced as a result of the pandemic have only been compounded by this digital transformation. Many executives and field teams have found themselves lost amidst constant reorganisations, unsure how get back to the performance levels they had before.

The year is 1950. A child is born in Louisiana. She takes her first breath emerging from a pisspot, unaware of the challenges that await her. Sandra Jean Cole, a blind Black woman who was raised by sharecroppers, introduces us to the people and events that impacted her life as she became the first totally blind public school teacher in East Baton Rouge Parish. Her story is a classic tale of starting from where you are in life and making the most of it.

Mixtus-Americans: A Different Brand of Christianity Where We Still Practice Griot continues the challenges of healing, institutionally and nationally, from the result of faith divided by racism and perceived superiority. These views were first expressed in my book called Mixtus-Americans: Salvation from Oppressive Sin.

This book describes the author's journey as a barber and offers inspiration and insight to aspiring barbers and entrepreneurs. The story begins with him not being able to get a haircut to him later becoming a licensed barber. This is also a story of self-reflection and forewarning of what others who desire a successful business may encounter.

A fresh approach to a lifestyle of connection to enrich your business and personal life through an insightful process of relationship building.

Bystander is a pitiless, bold work of intense psychological realism narrated by a professionally successful but socially bankrupt anti-hero who expects global connection and local anonymity. It excoriates the contingency of contemporary morality, and, at a time of growing isolation, forces the listener to examine what it means to be a good neighbor.

This is a book they don't want you to hear. Be careful because its subject is now illegal. This force is feared by the evil men of this world. Be careful because to speak of these things is now illegal.

I'm currently waiting for the presidential pardon attorney's decision to be made on my tireless effort in exonerating my wrongful conviction as a result of the miscarriage of justice and prosecutorial misconduct malicious act against me. I also plan to continue in pursuing my masters of science in criminal justice with Troy University, for which I have already received a certificate of acceptance.

No Doubting Thomas: "Hawg Whisperer" is my recollection of three years as the first starting African American quarterback at the University of Arkansas, under legendary athletic director Frank Broyles and head football coach Ken Hatfield.

Bradley has worked hard to be a dependable, loving man and capable automotive engineer. He much prefers debugging a new assembly line, which might help preserve a withering way of life in his Midwest industrial town, than grapple with the meaning of his black identity.

Axel Rivers can’t get his head above water. Throughout his life, he’s worn many hats—orphan, musician, veteran, husband, father—but a year ago, a horrific event he now calls The Bad Day tore down everything he’d built. Grief-stricken, unemployed, and drowning in debt, Axel needs cash, however he can find it. Enter Kindred Eternal Solutions. Founded by the world’s six wealthiest trillionaires and billionaires, Kindred promises to create eternal life through mastering the science of human resurrection.

Looking at life, how do you think you fared? Financially are you prepared? Our Financial Development is a lifetime journey. As we go through life celebrating work, family, and play, we are continuously facing financial decisions. With each decision, we take a step down a road that will eventually lead us into a future that was once just a thought and is now... a reality.

The Long Journey to Glory: My Side of the Jacksons’ Story seeks to finally set the record straight as to who discovered Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5. The book describes the truth about the real beginning of the Jackson singing group and Michael and their climb to fame. It will include the story of the Jacksons, from the family’s very meager beginning in Gary, Indiana, like it has never before been told.