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"Fifteen-year-old Kambili and her older brother Jaja lead a privileged life in Enugu, Nigeria. They live in a beautiful house, with a caring family, and attend an exclusive missionary school.They're completely shielded from the troubles of the world. Yet, as Kambili reveals in her tender-voiced account, things are less perfect than they appear. Although her Papa is generous and well respected, he is fanatically religious and tyrannical at home{u2014}a...
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The author identifies twenty-five spiritual and psychological tools for reevaluating one's place in life before making decisions about relationships with family, friends, and others, in a resource that covers such topics as anger management, finances, and parenting.
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[2009]
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In this poignant memoir, best-selling author Bertice Berry uncovers her family's true history and gains a new appreciation for the complexities of American slavery--determining to move beyond bitterness to a more nuanced portrait of race relations.
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Appearances mean everything to Delilah Dupree Jewel. So after hearing of her daughter-in-law's sudden death, Delilah decides that coming to the rescue of her long estranged son Jesse and her granddaughter Tamara would be a good look ... though Lord knows she'll have to dig hard to find her maternal instincts. But Delilah quickly discovers that Jesse wants nothing to do with her and Tamara isn't interested in her career advice.
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Jasmine Larson Bush is finally living a drama-free life. She's left her lying, cheating, stealing stripper days behind and is standing by her husband's side as the first lady of one of the largest churches in New York City. But just when Jasmine has committed her life completely to God, her daughter Jacqueline is kidnapped from a mall the day after Thanksgiving. The police and the church community join in the frantic search to find the four-year-old....
7) Haiti noir
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Recorded Books
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[2011]
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English
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A collection of crime and noir stories set in Haiti.
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Michele Grant has earned critical accolades and drawn favorable comparisons to some of urban fiction's top authors. Sweet Little Lies is her spicy tale of a flawed woman who wants everyone to believe she's perfect. Behind Christina Brinsley's image are three broken engagements and plenty more problems. When she meets a sexy professor who sees right through her, the facade crumbles.
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"In response to recent tragedies and widespread protests across the nation, National Book Award-winning writer Jesmyn Ward looked to James Baldwin's The Fire Next Time for comfort and counsel. In the essay 'My dungeon shook,' Baldwin addresses his fifteen-year-old namesake on the one hundredth anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. He writes: 'You know, and I know, that the country is celebrating one hundred years of freedom one hundred years...
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Findaway World, LLC
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[2020]
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"For some, the allure and power of the streets are elusive but yet, a wonder to behold. Some engage in this lifestyle of self-destructive criminal behavior, knowing one day it might cost them their family, freedom, or something even far more valuable ... their lives. In Street Tales, you'll read stories of survival and redemption, as well as tales of greed, lies, betrayal, and street justice. You will come face-to-face with life-altering choices and...
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