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Before she was an author of paranormal romance and urban fantasy novels, N. D. Jones was an educator. In her essay, she reflects on her 20-plus years as an educator in a field where most public school teachers and administrators are middle-class White women responsible for the academic future of more than 20 million students of color. Jones’ insights come from her years of facilitating cultural proficiency professional development for employees in a White-dominated public school system where all is supposed to mean all, yet racial inequity and disproportionality persist.

They stick out. They change the conversation. They challenge the traditional narrative. They are outcasts - isolated, different, misunderstood. Being normal is nice. But being an outcast is a real part of the human experience. Have you have ever had the feeling of being alone in some way, of being on the outside looking in? If so, then the characters in these short stories will move you - sometimes by their depravity, sometimes by their sorrow...and sometimes by their joy.

Sheriff Adonai: The Search for Havenwood, is the second book in the Sheriff Adonai series. The saga continues, as Bracken and his new found friends embark upon a journey to find love that has slipped through their fingers. However, Lucas Benson and his cohorts are determined to ensure their mission ends in failure.

When an unjust war arrives on his doorstep, a retired gunslinger named Marshal decides it's time to fight again. Marshal vows to stop the Republic's war and joins up with a ragtag resistance group known as the Corsairs, but the rebellion is powerless against the Republic and their unstoppable sandships. Marshal finds help from an unlikely pair: a woman named Dawn, a turncoat scientist willing to expose the Republic's secrets, and a boy named Raine, a frontier youth who holds the secret to unlocking a powerful, ancient mystery.

A young man, a girlfriend, a mysterious stranger, and one single gold bullet. How far would you go to get revenge on those who brought pain into your life? Sheriff Adonai, the Encounter at Rock Pointe is the story of a young man, Misief, and his journey to stay one step ahead of a sheriff, a stranger, and a broken past that is constantly pursuing him. Set in the Old West as the Oregon Trail is opening for passage, Misief struggles to survive in the unforgiving western wilderness after losing it all as a young boy.

Do you believe there is more to healing than meets the eye? This book explores the latest in scientific research into placebos and belief, including the amazing surgery that works to relieve symptoms even when the surgery is fake!

There is an underrepresentation of Blacks in technology, also referred to as the digital divide. However, the truth of the matter is that Black people throughout history have always contributed to technical advancement. The problem I want to solve is that the numbers of Blacks in technical jobs today are despairingly low. I believe that this is in part due to the contributions of Black people in tech being obfuscated. When you cannot see yourself in a role, you make the assumption that there is not place in tech for me.

The tremors were faint, but grew stronger, releasing a swarm of quakes when a cataclysmic super-volcano erupts in North America, killing 100,000 souls instantly. Summer turns into a long winter, lasting more than a decade. Food shortages result in widespread famine. Humanity hadn’t fared well. Looting and riots killed more humans than even the Creator predicted.

Nina loves nursery, but today is her very last day. Follow her to see what she gets up to with her best friend and fantastically super sister Cleo. Then join her for her first day at big school!

A collection of short stories from the Blerdom we love so much. From one extreme to another, each story is real page turner. So... is a fountain of melanin filled dreams of the fantastic to be shared with all.

Fire: Elements of Horror, Book Three, is the third in a series of four horror anthologies based on the Elements. You will find a variety of stories from some of the best independent horror writers on the scene today. Feel the heat in tales of fire spirits, evil possessions, psychotic murderers, and much more.

Markus has been thrown into a world he never knew existed. Now he’s faced with training for seven weeks to help a secret organization prepare for The Coming. Teaming up with a crew of demon hunters, Markus hopes to find closure with his past while he fights to save his future. The world is in peril, and less than 1 percent of the population even knows it.

Jon Friedl from the Professor Slots blog and podcast show offers real-life winning strategies and tools to successfully achieve individualized gambling goals while avoiding common financial pitfalls. Learning to Win provides winning strategies and easy-to-use tools to successfully achieve individualized gambling goals. This audiobook is about winning at slot machine gambling. Further, strategic approaches are described and applied to each style so slots enthusiasts can win using their own individual slot machine gambling style.

Before Larry Jones became a successful businessman, he had to overcome some of his own battles. Growing up as an abused child, he struggled with defining his identity, which led to lots of fighting and a harsh tongue. As a single father, Larry suffered a divorce, being broke, homelessness, divisive co-parenting, and PTSD. He imparts his knowledge through his journey of hardship and lessons learned, perfect examples of how anyone can withstand the challenges of life.

Marshall’s had quite an interesting day so far. Instead of waking up in his regular, teenage body, he’s found himself covered in fur and five sizes too small. After a bit of investigating, it’s become clear that something is terrible wrong. Now, thanks to a particularly nasty curse, he’ll have to help seven different dogs with their problems if he ever wants to become human again.

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Steve John Shepherd, whose theatre credits include Much Ado About Nothing at the Globe, The Good Canary directed by John Malkovich, Bomber's Moon and Piaf. His TV and film credits range from the iconic This Life to Silent Witness...

The population was growing too fast. Death by starvation was more common than murder or accident. Changes had to be made. An initial strategy to decrease the population was used, but the outcry against it was too massive to dismiss. Thus, The 12 Mile Course was created. The course boasts a 36 percent success rate of a child finishing it alive. Chris, a boy on the cusp of turning 16, is about to find out just how effective the new system is at making sure only the strong survive.

The population was growing too fast. Death by starvation was more common than murder or accident. Changes had to be made. An initial strategy to decrease the population was used, but the outcry against it was too massive to dismiss. Thus, The 12 Mile Course was created. The course boasts a 36 percent success rate of a child finishing it alive. Chris, a boy on the cusp of turning 16, is about to find out just how effective the new system is at making sure only the strong survive.

Technological advances have done little to help the worrying trend of out-of-control costs and physician shortages. But there is a solution that could help millions of Americans get more affordable, convenient access to care: telehealth. Telehealth is a solution that helps combat these trends, but it has not yet lived up to its expectations. Many of the current products in the market are ineffective, because brokers, insurance companies, and major telehealth companies are more concerned with their own profits than with providing real solutions.

It’s a worldwide test that everyone’s agreed upon. Its main purpose? Thinning out the human herd. The population was growing too fast. Death by starvation was more common than murder or accident. Changes had to be made. An initial strategy to decrease the population was used, but the outcry against it was too massive to dismiss.