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Mending Reality: An Advocate's Existential Journey with Mental Health

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Report copyright infringementby Cohen Miles-Rath (Author), Vince Granata (Foreword by)After being incarcerated for nearly killing his dad due to a psychosis-induced prophetic vision, Cohen Miles-Rath wishes to support others with their mental health challenges. Cohen Miles-Rath, an elite runner and first-generation college student, attacked his dad with a knife. He thought he was saving humanity by killing Satan--the universe demanded it of him as the Prophet. However, he was deceived by mani...

Greeking Out: Epic Retellings of Classic Greek Myths - Hardcover

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by Kenny Curtis (Author), Jillian Hughes (Author), Javier Espila (Illustrator)From the creators of National Geographic Kids' wildly successful Greeking Out podcast, this New York Times best-selling tie-in book delivers a clever tongue-in-cheek retelling of 20 classic Greek myths. This kid-friendly collection of tales from Greek mythology showcases familiar favorites from the well-loved Greeking Out podcast as well as brand-new, never-before-aired stories. Join Persephone on her journey throug...

An Odyssey of Oddities: The Lost Stories Edition

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Report copyright infringementby Jeremy Eichenberger (Author)Raw. Honest. Unapologetic.An Odyssey of Oddities is not your average self-help memoir. This is a brutally honest journey through the chaos of addiction, street survival, and redemption. Jeremy Eichenberger opens the doors to his darkest days-drug dealing, broken homes, violent confrontations, and near-death experiences-and walks you through the messiness of becoming a man.From growing up in a poor neighborhood to leading a punk rock ...

The Ormonds of Borriyalloak: The story of the great philanthropist Hon Francis Ormond and his family

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Report copyright infringementby Edward (Ted) Stephens (Author)Francis Ormond, a great Victorian philanthropist, was fired by his passion to bring education to the masses. Not having children, he contributed millions of pounds to educational buildings and institutions.Francis Ormond travelled from Scotland to Shelford near Geelong in 1843 with his father Captain Francis Ormond, mother Isabella, and her tiny baby Alfred. There they built a hotel on the road to the Western District. They were th...

The Millennial Wave: In the Scheme of it All

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Report copyright infringementby Tony Hill (Author)Are you one in a position of leadership and influence who desires to become well acquainted with the largest generation in the history of the world? Would you like to know the part you play in drawing this unique crowd to your influence?ANSWER THE CALLThose of us who came before the millennials are now calculating their endowment, their inheritance, place, and worth in society. They are not a generation forgotten, nor should they fall between ...

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Report copyright infringementby Martha Griffith Browne (Author)Autobiography of a Female Slave offers a poignant and intimate account of a woman's life in the Southern United States during the era of slavery. The narrative captures the deep emotional struggles, family bonds, and harsh realities faced by the protagonist, a young female slave. Born on a Kentucky farm, she reflects on her early life, the yearning for education, and the oppressive environment of slavery. As her master falls ill, ...

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Report copyright infringementby James Kenyon (Author)In this collection of thirty-one interviews and accounts, immigrants from all over the world share their exhilarating, excruciating, joyous, and invariably inspiring journeys. From survivors of World War II to young professionals who have achieved success in opportunities offered by the American Dream, the historical and cultural contributions of this book are a celebration of the perseverance and industry of the American spirit. ...

This Life In Death Volume I 'The Struggle'

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Report copyright infringementby Howard Hodgson (Author)Published: 2024Pages: 353Key Themes: Business, death, FamiliesDescriptionThis is a true story of riches to rags to riches, by one of Britain's most colourful entrepreneurs of the last 50 years. It records seventy years of British social and political history by someone who was there and was nicknamed by the media 'Mr Death'. Its backdrop is the taboo subject of death and the machinations of the funeral industry. It has amazing personal tr...

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Report copyright infringementby Kenneth E. Burchett (Author)This book follows an immigrant family through three generations. It describes what it was like as an immigrant to live and work in the United States in the mid- to late-19th Century. True personal stories and anecdotes of immigrants are woven into the tapestry of historical events that shaped post-industrialized America from the building of the Brooklyn Bridge and the politics of New York to the struggling evolution of agriculture in...

Barack Like Me: The Chocolate-Covered Truth

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Report copyright infringementby David Alan Grier (Author), Alan Eisenstock (With)FROM GROWING UP IN DETROIT, where he marched as a ten-year-old with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., to attending the inauguration of President Barack Obama, where he narrowly avoided the Purple Tunnel of Doom but still saw nothing, David Alan Grier examines how he -- and America -- have changed for the better and the funnier. Within these pages, Grier imagines being called to serve in President Obama's cabinet as th...

Narrative Of The Life Of Henry Box Brown (1851)

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Report copyright infringementby Henry Box Brown (Author)Narrative Of The Life Of Henry Box Brown is an autobiographical account of the life of Henry Box Brown, a slave who escaped to freedom by shipping himself in a box from Richmond, Virginia to Philadelphia in 1849. The book was first published in 1851 and provides a detailed account of Brown's life as a slave, his daring escape, and his experiences as a free man.The book begins with Brown's childhood and the brutal treatment he received at...

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Report copyright infringementby Elinore Pruitt Stewart (Author)"Letters of a Woman Homesteader" offers an intimate glimpse into pioneer life in early 20th-century Wyoming through the compelling correspondence of Elinore Pruitt Stewart. These letters paint a vivid picture of homesteading, capturing the challenges and triumphs of building a life on the rugged frontier. Stewart's firsthand account resonates with authenticity, detailing the daily realities faced by women pioneers as they carved o...

The Philosophy of Multiracial Identity and Self Realization: Thoughts from an Ofay-Mulatto, Essayist, and Spiritual Seeker

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Report copyright infringementby Charles Michael Byrd (Author)A child of the Civil Rights Era born below the Mason-Dixon Line, Charles Byrd eloquently shares his awe-inspiring story of self-discovery and revelation through a lens of spirituality. This important book chronicles the tense family dynamics, powerful social experiences, and thought-provoking interracial philosophy of a man whose national advocacy helped persuade the federal government to allow the 10 percent of the population at th...

Nothing More of This Land: Community, Power, and the Search for Indigenous Identity

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Report copyright infringementby Joseph Lee (Author)From award-winning journalist Joseph Lee, a sweeping, personal exploration of Indigenous identity and the challenges facing Indigenous people around the world. Before Martha's Vineyard became one of the most iconic vacation destinations in the country, it was home to the Wampanoag people. Today, as tourists flock to the idyllic beaches, the island has become increasingly unaffordable for tribal members, with nearly three-quarters now living o...

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Report copyright infringementby Aatish Taseer (Author)A blend of travelog and memoir spanning from Turkey to Mexico, exploring Aatish Taseer's uniquely blended identity and asking: Why do certain cities become epicenters of great historical shifts and sites of unpredictable communities? In 2019, the government of Prime Minister Narenda Modi revoked Aatish Taseer's Indian citizenship, thereby exiling him from the country where he grew up and lived for thirty years. This loss, both practical an...

Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors

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Report copyright infringementby Susan Sontag (Author)Susan Sontag's celebrated essays on cancer and AIDS now available in one volume.In 1978, Sontag wrote Illness as Metaphor, a classic work described by Newsweek as "one of the most liberating books of its time." A cancer patient herself when she was writing the book, Sontag shows how the metaphors and myths surrounding certain illnesses, especially cancer, add greatly to the suffering of patients and often inhibit them from seeking proper tr...

Latino Firsts: Trailblazers and Milestones in United States History

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Report copyright infringementby Nicolás Kanellos (Author)Salute the Latino legends, pioneers, and trailblazers! Celebrate the Hispanic milestones, accomplishments, and victories! An inspiring exploration of 1,250 groundbreaking individuals and pioneering events, Latino Firsts: Trailblazers and Milestones in United States History honors the an indelible mark Hispanics have made on American history and society. Featured are brigadier general Richard E. Cavazos, Nobel laureate Gabriela Mistral, ...

Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx - Paperback

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by Adrian Nicole LeBlanc (Author)This New York Times bestseller intimately depicts urban life in a gripping book that slips behind cold statistics and sensationalism to reveal the true sagas lurking behind the headlines of gangsta glamour. In her extraordinary bestseller, Adrian Nicole LeBlanc immerses readers in the intricacies of the ghetto, revealing the true sagas lurking behind the headlines of gangsta glamour, gold-drenched drug dealers, and street-corner society. Focusing on two romanc...

LOST and FOUND: Beacon's Black Community 1850 - 1930

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Report copyright infringementby Dan W. Pruitt (Author) Number of Pages: 158 Dimensions: 0.34 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: July 06, 2025

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Report copyright infringementby Keyimani L. Alford (Author)Oakland Hills, Milwaukee Rivers: A Memoir of Survival, Identity, and Purpose (Second Edition)By Dr. Keyimani L. AlfordIt began with a knock.A slow, steady knock-calm, intentional. The kind that didn't just interrupt a quiet Saturday. It altered everything.In the back room of a dim apartment in Oakland, a boy sat alone on a dusty carpeted floor, tracing shapes with his fingers-pretending they were roads to somewhere better. The flicker...

Flashlight in the Ocean: The Inspirational Story of a Young Boy's Daring Escape from Saigon to Brave War, Worry, and Water for a New World

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Report copyright infringementby Brian Thuan Luu (Author)AT THE FALL OF SAIGON, on April 30, 1975, thirteen-year-old Brian Thuan Luu's world changed forever. As chaos consumed the city, he faced an impossible choice: stay and risk an uncertain future or leave everything he had ever known behind. Making the fateful decision to escape Vietnam without his family, Brian braved the unknown. He was armed with nothing but courage, hope, a few provisions, and a small flashlight his brother had given h...

Political Will: Bending the Arc of History

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Report copyright infringementby William J. Spencer (Author), Ambassador Andrew Young (Foreword by)This book is a tribute to all who answered the call to bring this new American institution into existence. It provides guidance for better understanding the strategies and tactics for creating political will in ways that resonate with lasting peace and social justice. The story is both reflective and instructive. Told by the Director of the national campaign to create it and of the Federal Commis...

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Report copyright infringementby Ernest Scott (Author)We can well understand that a lad whose head was full of thoughts of voyaging and adventures, was not, as a schoolboy, very tame and easy to manage. He is described as having been ardent, impetuous, and rather stubborn. But there is more than one kind of stubbornness. There is the stupid stubbornness of the mule, and the fixed, firm will of the intelligent being. -from ""Chapter I: Family, Youth and Influences"" The disappearance of Jean-Fr...

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Report copyright infringementby Randa Abdel-Fatta (Author)'One minute you're a 15-year-old girl who loves Netflix and music and the next minute you're looked at as maybe ISIS.'We now have a generation - Muslim and non-Muslim - who has grown up only knowing a world at war on terror, and who has been socialised in a climate of widespread Islamophobia, surveillance and suspicion.In Coming of Age in the War on Terror, award-winning writer Randa Abdel-Fattah interrogates the impact of all this on ...

Chicken: Self-Portrait of a Young Man for Rent

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Report copyright infringementby David Henry Sterry (Author)I walk all the way up Hollywood Boulevard to Grauman's Chinese Theatre: past tourists snapping shots; wannabe starlets sparkling by in miniskirts with head shots in their hands and moondust in their eyes; rowdy cowboys drinking with drunken Indians; black businessmen bustling by briskly in crisp suits; ladies who do not lunch with nylons rolled up below the knee pushing shopping carts full of everything they own; Mustangs rubbing up a...

Leaving Everything Behind: The Songs and Memories of a Cheyenne Woman

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Report copyright infringementby Bertha Little Coyote (Author), Virginia Giglio (Author)Bertha Little Coyote was a pistol. She was predictably outspoken and courageous, and her opinions were, to many people's chagrin, piercingly correct in most situations. In this memoir she shows herself also as a deeply tender-hearted, expressive musician who was fiercely committed to people--especially Cheyenne people. She triumphed over ninety years of a difficult life, and had full hopes for an exciting s...

The Life And Adventures Of James P. Beckwourth: Mountaineer, Scout, Pioneer And Chief Of The Crow Nation Of Indians

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Report copyright infringementby T. D. Bonner (Author), Charles G. Leland (Editor)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original w...

A Place Called Canterbury: Tales of the New Old Age in America

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Report copyright infringementby Dudley Clendinen (Author)An "affectionate, touchingly empathetic" (Janet Maslin, The New York Times) look at old age in America today Welcome to Canterbury Tower, an apartment building in Florida, where the residents are busy with friendships, love, sex, money, and gossip-and the average age is eightysix. Journalist Dudley Clendinen's mother moved to Canterbury in 1994, planning-like most the inhabitants-to spend her final years there. But life was not over yet...

Secret Paths Revealed: A Hmong Woman's Journey from Escaping a Secret War to Becoming a Physician - A Memoir

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Report copyright infringementby Ia Yang Kue (Author)From Escaping War to Mending Wounds: A Hmong Woman's Struggle & Triumph Amid Cultural Expectations and Self Discovery. A Journey of Resilience, Sacrifice, Faith, and Success.In this unforgettable memoir, Secret Paths Revealed, Ia Y. Kue invites readers into a hidden world-one shaped by war, cultural expectations, and a quiet, relentless faith. Born into the aftermath of the Secret War in Laos and raised in the tension between tradition a...

Bet on Black: The Good News about Being Black in America Today

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Report copyright infringementby Eboni K. Williams (Author)"Bet on Black is an illuminating account of overcoming adversity... an inspiring and hopeful narrative on Blackness." --Bakari Sellers, New York Times bestselling author of My Vanishing Country Bet on Black is a call to action for Black people all over the world to adopt a fresh, highly informed mindset that centers our resilience, excellence, beauty, panache, and brilliance. NAACP Image Award-winning podcast host and attorney Eboni K....

Six to Carry the Casket and One to Say the Mass: Reflections on Life, Identity, and Moving Forward

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Report copyright infringementby Bill Hulseman (Author), Danielle Harvey (Editor)Six to carry the casket and one to say the mass: reflections on life, identity, and moving forward offers the unique opportunity for its readers to start a new dialogue, take an active hand in creating culture and reshaping the world, and think about making meaning from formative experiences and relationships. From family dynamics and professional challenges that bolstered and battered him to the TV shows, films, ...

My Glorious Defeats: Hacktivist, Narcissist, Anonymous: A Memoir

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Report copyright infringementby Barrett Brown (Author)Barrett Brown went to prison for four years for leaking intelligence documents. He was released to Trump's America. This is his story.After a series of escapades both online and off that brought him in and out of 4chan forums, the halls of power, heroin addiction, and federal prison, Barrett Brown is a free man. He was arrested for his part in an attempt to catalog, interpret, and disseminate top-secret documents exposed in a security laps...