Mirrors

Mirrors
Author: Eduardo Galeano
Publsiher: Portobello Books
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2011-08-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781846274398

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In Mirrors, Galeano smashes aside the narrative of conventional history and arranges the shards into a new pattern, to reveal the past in radically altered form. From the Garden of Eden to twenty-first-century cityscapes, we glimpse fragments in the lives of those who have been overlooked by traditional histories: the artists, the servants, the gods and the visionaries, the black slaves who built the White House, and the women who were bartered for dynastic ends

A Bride for the Lost King

A Bride for the Lost King
Author: Maisey Yates
Publsiher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 169
Release: 2021-07-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780369706935

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Playing pretend may be more than the king bargained for in this fake engagement story by New York Times bestselling author Maisey Yates. A wild king… …and the one woman to tame him! After years presumed dead, Lazarus must claim the throne he’s been denied. But to enact his royal revenge, he also needs a convenient fiancée to hide his hard edges. His right-hand woman, Agnes, is perfect, but her innocence could be his downfall… Agnes owes Lazarus her life, and she’s dedicated it to protecting him. But his scorching touch has even her trembling! She knows their arrangement will last only until Lazarus has stolen back his crown. Can she ever be brave enough to admit he’s also stolen her heart? From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds. Read all The Heirs of Liri books: Book 1: His Majesty's Forbidden Temptation Book 2: A Bride for the Lost King

The Flaw in His Red Hot Revenge

The Flaw in His Red Hot Revenge
Author: Abby Green
Publsiher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2021-07-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780369706973

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Pleasure and payback go hand in hand in this passionate revenge romance from USA TODAY bestselling author Abby Green. He’s never forgiven her… …and he can’t resist her! Zachary Temple hasn’t forgotten Ashling Doyle’s big blue eyes—or the way she almost ruined his ascent to the top of his career. But when chance brings Ashling back into his world, Zach discovers he wants something far more pleasurable than payback… Ashling breaks all her rules by indulging in her desire for Zach. His single-minded ambition to succeed reminds her he’ll have no problem walking away from their connection. Unless the feelings she’s trying desperately to deny aren’t as one-sided as she believes… From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds. Read all the Hot Summer Nights with a Billionaire books: Book 1: One Wild Night with Her Enemy by Heidi Rice Book 2: The Flaw in His Red-Hot Revenge by Abby Green

A Taste of Power

A Taste of Power
Author: Elaine Brown
Publsiher: Anchor
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2015-05-20
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781101970102

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“A stunning picture of a black woman’s coming of age in America. Put it on the shelf beside The Autobiography of Malcolm X.” —Kirkus Reviews Elaine Brown assumed her role as the first and only female leader of the Black Panther Party with these words: “I have all the guns and all the money. I can withstand challenge from without and from within. Am I right, Comrade?” It was August 1974. From a small Oakland-based cell, the Panthers had grown to become a revolutionary national organization, mobilizing black communities and white supporters across the country—but relentlessly targeted by the police and the FBI, and increasingly riven by violence and strife within. How Brown came to a position of power over this paramilitary, male-dominated organization, and what she did with that power, is a riveting, unsparing account of self-discovery. Brown’s story begins with growing up in an impoverished neighborhood in Philadelphia and attending a predominantly white school, where she first sensed what it meant to be black, female, and poor in America. She describes her political awakening during the bohemian years of her adolescence, and her time as a foot soldier for the Panthers, who seemed to hold the promise of redemption. And she tells of her ascent into the upper echelons of Panther leadership: her tumultuous relationship with the charismatic Huey Newton, who would become her lover and her nemesis; her experience with the male power rituals that would sow the seeds of the party's demise; and the scars that she both suffered and inflicted in that era’s paradigm-shifting clashes of sex and power. Stunning, lyrical, and acute, this is the indelible testimony of a black woman’s battle to define herself. “A glowing achievement.” —Los Angeles Times “Honest, funny, subjective, unsparing, and passionate. . . A Taste of Power weaves autobiography and political history into a story that fascinates and illuminates.” —The Washington Post

Married for One Reason Only

Married for One Reason Only
Author: Dani Collins
Publsiher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2021-07-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780369706911

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Red-hot chemistry has shocking consequences in this gripping pregnancy romance by USA TODAY bestselling author Dani Collins. Convenient vows… …for their baby’s sake! His brief was simple: confirm whether model Oriel Cuvier is the secret daughter of a Bollywood legend. But when billionaire security specialist Vijay Sahir locks eyes with Oriel, all thoughts of work disappear—leading to a few stolen hours where all rules are broken… Weeks later, Oriel gets two life-changing surprises. First, the truth about her birth mother. Second, she’s pregnant with Vijay’s child! He demands marriage, but can she really promise to honor and cherish him when, until now, all they’ve shared is one extraordinary encounter? From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds. Read all of The Secret Sisters books: Book 1: Married for One Reason Only Book 2: Manhattan's Most Scandalous Reunion

Marihuana

Marihuana
Author: E.L. Abel
Publsiher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2013-06-29
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9781489921895

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Of all the plants men have ever grown, none has been praised and denounced as often as marihuana (Cannabis sativa). Throughout the ages, marihuana has been extolled as one of man's greatest benefactors and cursed as one of his greatest scourges. Marihuana is undoubtedly a herb that has been many things to many people. Armies and navies have used it to make war, men and women to make love. Hunters and fishermen have snared the most ferocious creatures, from the tiger to the shark, in its herculean weave. Fashion designers have dressed the most elegant women in its supple knit. Hangmen have snapped the necks of thieves and murderers with its fiber. Obstetricians have eased the pain of childbirth with its leaves. Farmers have crushed its seeds and used the oil within to light their lamps. Mourners have thrown its seeds into blazing fires and have had their sorrow transformed into blissful ecstasy by the fumes that filled the air. Marihuana has been known by many names: hemp, hashish, dagga, bhang, loco weed, grass-the list is endless. Formally christened Cannabis sativa in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus, marihuana is one of nature's hardiest specimens. It needs little care to thrive. One need not talk to it, sing to it, or play soothing tranquil Brahms lullabies to coax it to grow. It is as vigorous as a weed. It is ubiquitous. It fluorishes under nearly every possible climatic condition.

Le Deuxi me Sexe

Le Deuxi  me Sexe
Author: Simone de Beauvoir
Publsiher: Vintage
Total Pages: 791
Release: 1989
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780679724513

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The classic manifesto of the liberated woman, this book explores every facet of a woman's life.

The Onion Book of Known Knowledge

The Onion Book of Known Knowledge
Author: The Onion
Publsiher: Little, Brown
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2012-10-23
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 9780316133234

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Are you a witless cretin with no reason to live? Would you like to know more about every piece of knowledge ever? Do you have cash? Then congratulations, because just in time for the death of the print industry as we know it comes the final book ever published, and the only one you will ever need: The Onion's compendium of all things known. Replete with an astonishing assemblage of facts, illustrations, maps, charts, threats, blood, and additional fees to edify even the most simple-minded book-buyer, The Onion Book of Known Knowledge is packed with valuable information -- such as the life stages of an Aunt; places to kill one's self in Utica, New York; and the dimensions of a female bucket, or "pail." With hundreds of entries for all 27 letters of the alphabet, The Onion Book of Known Knowledge must be purchased immediately to avoid the sting of eternal ignorance.