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Starting in the 1960s, John Lewis began his activism alongside civil rights legend and good friend Martin Luther King Jr. He participated in many now-historic events, including the 1963 March of Washington, the Freedom Rides, and the Selma to Montgomery marches across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. John continued his impactful career when he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1986. He went on to serve seventeen terms until his death in 2020.

A journey that started without the intention of a transformation results in seismic change and growth. Buckle in and take a wild ride down the path of creating habits and changing mindsets.

In his more-than-four-decade tenure as the President of Hampton University—one of 107 Historically Black Colleges and Universities in America—Dr. William R. Harvey has been a champion of the cultural impact and value of HBCUs, demonstrated by the achievements of their numerous notable alumni. Their success is no coincidence. It is the result of a faultless formula that sets HBCUs apart and helps their students thrive.

What greater act of friendship is there than making someone dear look and feel their most beautiful and powerful? That was the priceless gift acclaimed designer B Michael gave to one of Hollywood’s greatest actresses, Cicely Tyson over the course of their close, decades-long relationship. In this glorious memoir, B Michael recalls the bond they shared and what it was like to dress the Queen of Hollywood for all the extraordinary events of her life.

Conflict has subsided. Rebuilding is underway. But for those at the heart of the upheaval, moving forward won't be easy. Mistakes must be rectified. Hearts must heal. Limits are tested when unlikely alliances form. Taking the fight to Montica pushes the shaken Kaycians to their breaking points, but even back home, dangers loom.

José Luis is a porteño living in Córdoba, Argentina. He is a supporting actor in TV series and movies. He dreams about having his own stand-up show. One day, a friend tells him about a casting. It's for a new program called Porteño Stand-Up. José Luis will give it a try and work hard to make his dream a reality. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.

First published in 1886, Robert Louis Stevenson's rollicking historical novel Kidnapped was an instant bestseller. It was followed by an 1893 sequel, Catriona, which Stevenson regarded as his 'high water mark', declaring that he would 'never do a better book'. Included here is the epic 10-part BBC radio dramatisation of both action-packed tales.

Er ist der Einzige, der sein Geheimnis kennt... Kieran Shipley hat viele Geheimnisse. Niemand weiß, dass er eigentlich lieber an der Burlington University studieren will, statt auf der Familienfarm zu arbeiten - und dass er auf Männer steht. Das Letzte, was er daher gebrauchen kann, ist Roderick Waites, der mit seinen strahlend blauen Augen mühelos hinter Kierans Fassade schaut. Dennoch bietet er ihm wider besseres Wissen das freie Zimmer in seiner Wohnung an.

The popular view of Christianity today is a list of rules. The do's and don'ts seems to be what it is all about. But if that's what we think Christianity is all about, then we have a lot to learn. The key to understanding Christianity is not something we have to do, but rather something that Jesus Christ has already achieved on our behalf.

Segunda parte del audiolibro, el regreso a la aventura. Tras asaltar la Aguja y sobrevivir, el clan está malherido, cansado y débil, pero saben que no pueden detenerse, los predatos no se detienen nunca, y si quieren sobrevivir deben seguir peleando. Syren llevaba apenas siete días como jefa de clan. En ese cortísimo lapso había perdido a tres miembros, ignoraba el destino de otros dos y su hermana se había ido para no volver.

Denise Dresser, una de las politólogas más reconocidas de México, hace un análisis de la situación actual del país y denuncia a las figuras políticas que lo han afectado.

Carole and Jeffery Boston Weatherford’s ancestors are among the founders of Maryland. Their family history there extends more than three hundred years, but as with the genealogical searches of many African Americans with roots in slavery, their family tree can only be traced back five generations before going dark. And so from scraps of history, Carole and Jeffery have conjured the voices of their kin, creating an often painful but ultimately empowering story of who their people were in a breathtaking book that is at once deeply personal yet all too universal.

It was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime... Johnny and his new bride, Clem, have arrived in Turkey for a year's honeymoon. Young, blissfully happy but poor, they are surviving on love, luck, and a spirit of adventure. So when a boat appears, crewed by a bohemian couple, they do not think twice about stepping on board. But all is not as it seems. And when they finally open their eyes to the truth, the boat is in the middle of the vast open sea....

Reagan Richardson loves planning extravagant, classy weddings as the head planner of Precious Moments Events. Though the notion of walking down the aisle has never entered her mind...considering none of her boyfriends have ever lasted long enough thanks to her. However, meeting Dr. Blake Harrison changes all of that in a glance and she finds herself in uncharted territory.

When reporter Jasmine Carmody began sniffing around Savannah's most respected family looking for a story, watchdog Wesley Brooks warned her off. Day and night, she sensed him shadowing her every move, felt his every breath, wanted his most intimate touch.... Wesley would do anything to stop Jasmine's expos on his adopted family—even seduce her. But her unexpected virginity surprised him, and so did their overwhelming passion. Soon he'd have to make a choice—trust her with all his secrets, or risk losing her forever.

Charles M. Blow’s mother was a fiercely driven woman with five sons, brass knuckles in her glove box, and a job plucking poultry at a factory near their segregated Louisiana town, where slavery's legacy felt close. When her philandering husband finally pushed her over the edge, she fired a pistol at his fleeing back, missing every shot, thanks to “love that blurred her vision and bent the barrel.” Charles was the baby of the family, fiercely attached to his “do-right” mother. Until one day that divided his life into Before and After—the day an older cousin took advantage of the young boy.

A psychic is a person who is allegedly using extrasensory perception - or ESP - to recognize information which is otherwise hidden from the normal senses. During the course of this audiobook, we will explore 11 different cases of murder. These are not simply your everyday crime stories, however. These are all cases where an alleged psychic either accurately predicted the details about - or even directly assisted with the solving of - a horrifying killing.

There are approximately two million species of animals on earth, and each animal possesses characteristics and forms that make it unique and different. This book presents 270 random animal facts that will wow your mind and increase your knowledge of the magnificent animals that call earth home.

Tim Burchett and Amber Louise Forest never suspected they had boarded a cruise ship headed straight to Hell. Tim was a former armored car driver laying low on the cruise ship after making off with half a million dollars of his employer's stolen cash. Amber was the successful CEO of a multi-million dollar publishing company taking a much needed vacation from her high-stress job. Neither one could have predicted that their cruise ship would be hijacked by terrorists.

From the day she was born, Bliss was persecuted, hunted for her power, a power that could save the world—or destroy it. Ramdhelior had been alone and unwanted for as long as he could remember, cast aside by humans and Nulians alike. All that changed when the child of power was born and he was burdened with an impossible task—keeping Bliss alive.