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The Dark Prince is not your average rapper. He's tall, dark, and handsome, but he's also a vampire. He's not your average vampire either because he's the best rapper on the planet. Before becoming a rapper, young Prince’s humbled beginnings start in a loving home to the voodoo plagued world of a Haitian shanty town. There he meets a beautiful stranger who changes his world forever. Through a series of unfortunate tragedies, he finds himself alone and in trouble in this strange land. He has to use his wits along with newfound power to escape one perilous situation after another.

In this exquisite collection of children’s folktales, Zitkála-Šá shares the legends that were handed down to her through generations of Yankton storytellers. These tales display the wide range of insights and observations that accrue to such stories through repeated iteration, but they also benefit from the sharp ear and finely tuned sensibility of Zitkála-Šá as a writer. Her characters seem to speak to us—often crying out to us—in the same tones that Zitkála-Šá must once have heard.

Emma, Brian, Flynn, Cooper, and Paadini are the lucky few who’ve survived the deadly pandemic EV-01-H virus, or the Vermilion Strain. It is a contagion so virulent that it has caused an extinction-level event. None of them have seen humans for weeks, and no one is coming to help them. They must each find the courage to carve out a new life in a new reality and a new world. They must learn new skills and face challenges that they never bargained for.

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Beckett Gray thinks the world has ended because all indications lead him to believe that an EMP has struck, and he is woefully unprepared. His car and cell phone have died near the Appalachian Trail, in the Cumberland Gap National Park. Then he and several other hikers find out what has really happened! Will they survive this savage time? Can they find their home again? Or will they have to make a new home in an unforgiving time?

Ten-year-old Hiroki Tanaka grew up in a fishing village on an island just off the coast of Honshu, Japan. While he helps his father fishing, a large earthquake hits his island. Hiroki falls from the boat as the waters become choppy and he is pulled under water. He is desperate to get back to his father. When he surfaces, his father and the boat are gone. When Hiroki swims to shore, he realizes that he has been swept back in time to an era of violence and the samurai.

Narcotics Detective Carl Malease earned the nickname of Malice because of his relentless drive on the job. Motivated by walking in his legendary father's footsteps drives him to make the biggest bust in New York city. The problem with that is he is the lone good apple in a bushel of bad ones. His ambition and integrity put him at odds not only with his crooked supervisor but his entire unit. A miscalculation gives them the fuel they need to burn his stellar career to the ground. It also puts him in the cross hairs of the most dangerous mobster in the city.

The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam, in the famous translation by Edward Fitzgerald, remains one of the most popular poems. Here, it forms the main work on the first half of this program, along with other shorter poems by other leading Persian and Indian figures, including Rumi, Sa'di, and Rabindranath Tagore.

Pathway to Recovery is an S.A. Lifeline Foundation podcast featuring hosts Tara McCausland and Justin B. We have conversations with experts and individuals who understand the pathway to healing from sexual addiction and betrayal trauma because we believe that recovering individuals leads to the healing of families.

Hotshot architect Demetrius Johnson is too young to be starting over after divorcing his childhood sweetheart. But when you're a dad, you learn to put your responsibilities first and your feelings last. That's why he moved to Gaynor Beach in Southern California for a new job to support his son and start over. But, unfortunately, it's also why he has to put up with Miguel.

Storytel nos trae una aventura clásica de Kalimán. Un ladrón experto en disfraces asalta el Museo Arqueológico de El Cairo y aparenta robar el valioso "Collar de Nefertiti", una valiosa joya del Egipto de los faraones. Para propiciar su fuga, el ladrón secuestra además al Ministro de Cultura de Egipto, a quien Kalimán debe rescatar.

Depuis 1931, le dernier empereur de Chine règne sans pouvoir sur la Mandchourie occupée par l'armée japonaise. Alors que l'aristocratie tente d'oublier dans de vaines distractions la guerre et ses cruautés, une lycéenne de seize ans joue au go. Place des Mille Vents, ses mains infaillibles manipulent les pions. Mélancolique mais fiévreuse, elle rêve d'un autre destin. "Le bonheur est un combat d'encerclement." Sur le damier, elle bat tous ses prétendants.

Esta es la historia de Sula y Nel, dos niñas que crecen juntas en un barrio de negros, compartiendo sus sueños e ilusiones. Ambas son precoces y curiosas, hijas de familias pobres. Pero el tiempo pasa y, cuando Nel se casa, Sula se marcha del suburbio para ir a la universidad y viajar por el país. Diez años después, Sula regresa e involuntariamente destruye la familia y la felicidad de Nel. A partir de entonces, los pintorescos habitantes del suburbio la consideran una bruja malvada...

The Rotten fruit franchise takes us to beautiful Miami, Florida. Khawan and Kharese grew up on different sides of the notorious Pork and Bean projects. They had been mortal enemies until they realized how much they had in common. Once the girls combine their smarts and looks, they become thick as thieves and began to leave their old friends behind. Easier said than done since crabs in a barrel tend to pull each other down instead of lift each other up.

Thirteen-year-old piper Patch Brightwater is a boy in disgrace. Thrown in jail for playing a forbidden spell, he is no one's idea of a hero. But then he discovers a deadly truth—the evil Piper of Hamelyn is on the loose. With the help of Wren, a girl cursed to live as a rat, and Barver, a fire-breathing dracogriff, Patch must stop the Piper from sparking the biggest battle of them all.

Tommie and Lotto are best frienemies in Atlanta Georgia. Drawn together by common goals of quick come ups and easy money. They scheme and plot on everyone in a city where no one can be trusted. This is a non-stop ride through the city, filled with twist and plots as everyone struggles to come out on top. Lotto comes from a broken home in a broken hood. While Tommie was raised with a silver spoon. Fate tosses them to the real world and they'll have to sink or swim. Find out what happens when two girls decide to run Atlanta.

¿Alguna vez, como mujer, has sentido que se te viene el mundo encima? Vivimos en un mundo donde la mujer pasa por experiencias difíciles de las cuales el hombre no sabe. Situaciones que se presentan como un reto cuando no las esperas. Un día despiertas sabiendo que necesitas apoyar la economía y te conviertes en esposa, madre, trabajadora, ama de casa, etc. ¿Y qué tal si eso no es lo peor? ¿Podrías superarlo? Mujera Prueba de Balas es un libro donde te enseño cómo superé una situación muy complicada con mi expareja.

Ramel Jennings, known on the block as Ra, is a straight up goon. Typical Harlem pretty thug type. Andrea Coleman, aka Dre, grew up on the same mean streets. Hanging with her drug dealing older brother, she was more partial to boxing and basketball than ballet and Barbies. The two had been friends for as long as they could remember and in love for about the same amount of time. Except neither would admit it.

Twelve-year-old Fernando “Fin” joins his grandfather on a secret quest to find a long-lost treasure swept to sea. But when their first mission takes a near-deadly turn, leaving his abuelo weak and unable to speak, Fin’s left to navigate the hunt alone. Well, not exactly alone—his boring, totally unadventurous dad agrees to help out. With danger lurking at every turn, Fin dives into the mission in order to save Abuelo's life.

The Buddha crew is back in We Run New York Two. The once childhood friends are all grown up, but growing apart as well. More money equals more problems, and loyalties will be tested. If they're not careful, it will tear them apart.