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Before James Baldwin was a celebrated novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and activist, he was a boy who fell in love with stories. Words opened up new worlds for young Jimmy, who read and wrote at every opportunity. He ultimately realized his dreams of becoming an author and giving voice to his community, and in doing so he showed the world the fullness of Black American life. This book biography of an American icon is a poetic introduction to James Baldwin and celebration of the power of language.

Hinweis: Die Bücher der Jason-Green-Reihe sind eigenständige Romane und können in beliebiger Reihenfolge gelesen werden. Eine großartige Thriller-Reihe. Gordon Wallis' lebendige Beschreibungen fügen sich nahtlos in all die Geheimnisse, Intrigen und die hochkarätige Action ein, die seine Leser so lieben. Jason Green ist ein Held für unsere Zeit. Absolut fesselnd!

During the turbulent late 1950s (Eisenhower Era), the New Sentinels are called upon to reveal a hidden plot (Operation Ajax) to topple Iran's Parliamentary Government, reinstate the exiled Shah, and take over Iran's oil industry, the fourth-largest in the world. When British and American oil interests secretly orchestrate a coup to seize control of Iran's oil fields in 1953, a small group of humanitarian visionaries and conscientious allies must conduct a high-stakes underground operation to protect a utopian community of farmers and foil the world powers' greedy ambitions.

You have a calling. First, God calls us all to know and love him. Second, for each individual there is a specific call—a defining purpose or mission, with implications for all of life. In this classic book on vocation, Gordon Smith invites you to discover your calling by listening to God and becoming a coworker with him. Smith explores how to pursue excellence in all kinds of work and how to continue growing throughout a lifetime.

I've escaped my small town to attend college in Phoenix. It's time I quit living a lie and break free of my strict Mormon background. So, what do I do? Join a pop-punk band as the lead singer. And if that's not enough, I'm determined to embrace my gender fluidity. When a tall, dark, and handsome man walks into the bakery where I work, I'm ready. My virginity isn't all I'll lose. As he becomes the most accepting and supportive person I've ever met, he might steal my heart.

Verstehen statt bestrafen – Erziehung auf Augenhöhe mit dem Gordon-Modell. Positive Kommunikation und respektvolle Konfliktlösung sind die Basis von Thomas Gordons Erziehungsklassiker, der mit der ersten Hörbuchausgabe Ausgabe sein 54-jähriges Jubiläum feiert und auf den Millionen Eltern weltweit seit Jahrzehnten bauen. Mit Hilfe von konkreten Fallbeispielen zu allen wesentlichen Erziehungsfragen deckt Thomas Gordon die häufigsten Ursachen für Konflikte zwischen Eltern und Kindern auf und schafft Verständnis für einander.

Trey knows how the trick works: His dad gets him into a school full of kids with rich parents. Trey makes friends, and his dad makes connections. Soon, there’s the con, where Trey’s dad suckers the other parents into giving him money for one of his schemes. Once the money’s in the bank, Trey, his sister, and their dad go on the run … until they set up somewhere else and start again.

Sharing her more than 15 years of compelling research—including analysis of Sylvia Plath’s unpublished calendars, notebooks, scrapbooks, book annotations, and underlinings as well as published memoirs, biographies, letters, journals, and interviews with Plath and her husband, friends, and family—Plath scholar Julia Gordon-Bramer reveals Sylvia Plath’s enduring interest and active practice in mysticism and the occult from childhood until her tragic death in 1963

Learn about how the dichotomous twins of idealism and pragmatism, of freedom and power, and of hope and fear are pitched against each other, wrestling for the future of Cambodia. This is Cambodia through the lens of human stories in what journalists and politicians have called 'gripping', 'a tour de force' and 'a must read'.

Dexter Foreman is twelve going on eighty. He has lived at The Pines retirement village with his grandmother since he was six years old, and as a result he gets along better with senior citizens than kids his own age. He's homeschooled by the residents up until the day the county’s truancy officer shows up and announces that Dex has to go to a “real” school, to the local middle school. At school, Dex sticks out like a sore thumb. He dresses like a grandpa (and can be just as cranky). His taste in movies and music is decades out of date.

A story of faith and deliverance. Jane, a young legal secretary, is forced into hiding after reading a file left on her desk in error while Rudy searches for the reasons behind the targeted shooting of his brother. Bullets fly, bodies drop, romance blossoms and help comes from unexpected sources as the gang pursues Jane in the beautiful and usually tranquil region of central British Columbia which serves as the backdrop and source of characters for this crime drama.

Based on the life of Myron Frost, one of the “Greatest Generation,” Frosty is the story of a young man growing up in Burley, Idaho, during the early 1940s. Raised in a loving home, his parents teach him the value of hard work, integrity, and faith in God—values fortified by his teachers in the Unity Ward and seminary, his friends and the young ladies he associates with.

Highlighting a child’s pride for a parent’s job, author Carol Gordon Ekster reminds listeners of the essential role truck drivers play in their everyday lives.

What if the darkness of Lovecraft’s decadent New England overlapped into the Victorian era of Sherlock Holmes? What if a trail of clues led to impossible visions, malevolent gods, and unspeakably eldritch vistas of terror? Could Holmes survive? Could his sanity survive? Twenty-five new stories across two volumes pit Holmes and Watson against myriad nightmares from Lovecraft’s fiction––and against those nightmares which his writings have inspired.

This novel is a raw and vulnerable narrative of one's journey to become a mother. The author explores the peaks and valleys in building her family through adoption and biology. Each chapter provides insight into topics such as adoption, race, love, parenthood, spirituality, sisterhood, and loss. The overarching theme of resilience and perseverance amongst hardship, leaves the reader with hope that miracles are not only possible, but real.

Customizable work environments contribute to job satisfaction and well-being. A well-organized home office enhances mental well-being by reducing stress and increasing concentration. It also saves time and energy by avoiding distractions and misplaced items. Investing in a functional workspace boosts productivity, mental well-being, and overall happiness, making decluttering and organizing essential for remote workers.

When trying to make good choices, how do we know what is best? Historically, Christians have emphasized five different ways of making ethical decisions. Gordon explains the strengths and weaknesses of each.

A board of directors should hold wrongdoers accountable, but sometimes that responsibility falls to righteous employees. A riveting and relevant memoir, The Intrepid Brotherhood details a classic story of enlightened leaders’ war against oppressive management when private misconduct evokes public resistance.

Weird things dwell in the hidden corners of Britain: subterranean beasts, extradimensional entities, resurrected ghouls, and spectral vampires. And there are weird places, too. Beyond the veil of the waking world, lie realms of secrets, domains of madness. So begins the saga, of Peter Van Melsen...

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