Blood Is Thicker Than Lots Of Stuff

"Messy divorce? Check. Emotional stability of the involved parties? Questionable. Possibility of bloodshed? High. Yep... it was definitely starting to sound like one of my cases." In addition to being San Diego's supernatural mediator, John Smith is the city's least successful private investigator. Those two careers collide when what was supposed to be a simple infidelity case draws the attention of the local werewolf pack. John soon finds himself pressed into service mediating a separation between the pack's married leaders. Even under normal circumstances, divorce is hell. But when werewolves are involved? It's murder.

Hakeem has a hard time adjusting when, due to his father's sickness, Hakeem and his family must move in with his uncle in distant Detroit, especially when he has to share his room with his moody cousin Savon.

Blood Is Thicker Than Water is a modern take on the age-old dilemma faced by many heroes and heroines throughout the ages-when faced with the life-and-death choice of family you're born to versus family you choose, what's your decision? Lisa is a happily married African American woman whose dysfunctional family creates constant upheaval, which culminates in their pressure on her to save the life of her drug-addicted brother instead of her loving husband who happens to be Caucasian. Lisa fled her childhood home and the extraordinary contempt that her mother Joyce has for her. Lisa's husband makes a convincing argument, that her choice should be clear. Her decision might also heal the mother-daughter relationship that Lisa has been longing for since childhood.

What the Vaal Fever didn't destroy, mankind is trying to ... Leisel and Evelyn both made deathbed promises to their husbands: they would do everything they could to survive. But in a misogynist world where women are little more then pets or cattle, circumstances force them out into a world where zombies are the least of their troubles. In a savage society, is there room for love?

"Rudolph provides a well-crafted plot and satisfying levels of suspense, but what stands out most is Rachel herself—one of the most refreshing new series heroines to wander into the crime genre in quite a while." —Booklist STARRED review For Rachel Chavez, every day is a battle with her demons. She only wants to stay sober and keep her recently inherited parking lot in downtown LA financially afloat. But it's a nearly 24/7 job. Then an executive from the nearby water agency is killed by a hit-and-run driver and Rachel spots the car that did the deed in her garage. A few days later her stand-in employee dies of peculiar causes. And Rachel unknowingly becomes tangled in the conniving cross-purposes of California water politics. When she uncovers evidence of a crime ring, Rachel believes the mystery of the two deaths is solved. But another official is killed, her own father disappears, and it becomes agonizingly clear that the killer is closing in on Rachel.

Selected for The Globe 100 Books in 2013. With the 2013 CBC Massey Lectures, bestselling author Lawrence Hill offers a provocative examination of the scientific and social history of blood, and on the ways that it unites and divides us today. Blood runs red through every person’s arteries and fulfills the same functions in every human being. The study of blood has advanced our understanding of biology and improved medical treatments, but its cultural and social representations have divided us perennially. Blood pulses through religion, literature, and the visual arts. Every time it pools or spills, we learn a little more about what brings human beings together and what pulls us apart. For centuries, perceptions of difference in our blood have separated people on the basis of gender, race, class, and nation. Ideas about blood purity have spawned rules about who gets to belong to a family or cultural group, who enjoys the rights of citizenship and nationality, what privileges one can expect to be granted or denied, whether you inherit poverty or the right to rule over the masses, what constitutes fair play in sport, and what defines a person’s identity. Blood: The Stuff of Life is a bold meditation on blood as an historical and contemporary marker of identity, belonging, gender, race, class, citizenship, athletic superiority, and nationhood.

Dr. Abraham says that when babies come out of their mommies tummies, they immediately start gathering data. They have empty shelves to put new information on, so the stories they hear help shape their personalities. The more curious kids become, the better, since curious kids grow to be creators, inventors, and artistsspecial people who think outside the box and get the most out of life. In Dr. Abrahams Happy Little Stories, read tall tales about loving families and adventurous children. Its true that parents might exaggerate a bit, but its all part of storytelling and nurturing the creative mind. Four fantastical interludes introduce characters like Hazel Larue and Harold, parents known for spinning silly stories. Plus, meet the kidsDonny Leroy, and Peggy Suewho are clever and kind. Theres also Howard Hudson Holt Jr., better known as Harry, who not only makes friends with a snake but also learns the truth about earwax. Read the mad adventures of parents and children, all of whom think outside the box and revel in the beauty of imagination. Sometimes its good to be silly, flex the creative muscles, and maybe, someday, make up tall tales of your own!

This book, The Voice, can best be described as a tool, an instrument, or an aid to assist the reader/the aspirant in getting back into the field of energy that reminds us of the who., what, when, where, and why of our Universal being. It is a reminder to us of our true spiritual nature. We are not our body, our mind, our ego, our house, our car, or all stuff and things that we acquire over a lifetime. The best description of this book is articulated in a quote: The First Peace by Black Elk (1863-1950); The quote is as follows; " The First Peace Which Is Most Important Is That Peace Which Comes From Within The Soul Of The People When They Realize Their Relationship With The Oneness Of The Universe And All Of Its' Power. When The People Realize That At The Center Of The Universe Dwells The Great Spirit, And That This Center Is Everywhere. It Is Within Each Of Us.