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Our presidents loom so large in history that we often forget they are human. Are You Prepared for the Storm of Love Making? is a collection of handwritten love letters that offers a surprising and intimate portrait of the men who occupied the White House. From George Washington to Barack Obama, these are not the presidents we see in history books.

With dark humor, Chris L. Terry's Black Card is an uncompromising examination of American identity. In an effort to be "black enough", a mixed-race punk rock musician indulges his own stereotypical views of African American life by doing what his white bandmates call "black stuff". After remaining silent during a racist incident, the unnamed narrator has his Black Card revoked by Lucius, his guide through Richmond, Virginia, where Confederate flags and memorials are a part of everyday life.

A última vez que você fez uma visita ao supermercado, parou para observar a quantidade de produtos que são ofertados para cada categoria? Com quantas marcas de refrigerante você se deparou? E pastas de dente, quantos tipos diferentes estavam presentes na gôndola? No mundo profissional o cenário é muito parecido. Milhares de pessoas disputam cargos e posições interessantes em empresas, e a maioria oferece os mesmos atributos: formação superior, duas línguas, especialização, experiência etc.

Soy una mala persona, mintiéndole a mi esposo, engañándolo, mirándome con el enemigo a sus espaldas. Dominic Cavalli cometió un único error en el pasado. Obligarme a ser su esposa fue su mayor equivocación. Creer que la dulce Emilie que conoció se quedaría de brazos cruzados después de su manipulación y traición.

A queen of punk before her time. A duo on the brink of stardom. A night that will define their story for ever. Opal is a fiercely independent young woman pushing against the grain in her style and attitude, a Black punk artist before her time. Despite her unconventional looks, Opal believes she can be a star. So when the aspiring British singer/songwriter Neville Charles discovers her one night, she takes him up on his offer to make rock music together.

In this powerful essay, the mother of Trayvon Martin shares her grief, reflections, anger, and hope in the wake of a single unforgivable moment that catalyzed the Black Lives Matter movement.

Comeback Season is the uplifting, unlikely, and inspirational true story of the friendships formed between Cam Perron - a white, baseball-obsessed teenager from Boston - and hundreds of former professional Negro League players, who were still awaiting the recognition and compensation that they deserved from Major League Baseball more than 50 years after their playing days were over.

The Book of Pet Love and Loss is a collection of quotations—poignant thoughts and memories discovered in letters, journals, diaries, memoirs, and other original sources—from beloved cultural figures who understood this singular experience so deeply, they felt compelled to write about it. This book dignifies the profound connection we share with our animal companions, but it also provides solace as mourners document their heartache over the loss of their cats, dogs, rabbits, birds, and other animals—even, in the case of Pablo Neruda, a mongoose.

Gnaeus Julius Agricola cannot alter the past that trained him to become a polished Roman senator. No matter how his rage attempts to deny his past, his rage tightens its tentacles around him. And now Rome demands, and he must submit.

Brian is 22 years old and lives in California. He's finishing his MBA at Stanford. Brian has planned out his life with his girlfriend, Sarah. But suddenly, she leaves him. Now, he feels the world is over. Until his friend Jeff sends him an email. He lives in Spain and travels the world. Jeff suggests him travelling to other countries. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.

Tim Burchett and Amber Louise Forest never suspected they had boarded a cruise ship headed straight to Hell. Tim was a former armored car driver laying low on the cruise ship after making off with half a million dollars of his employer's stolen cash. Amber was the successful CEO of a multi-million dollar publishing company taking a much needed vacation from her high-stress job. Neither one could have predicted that their cruise ship would be hijacked by terrorists.

I'm the girl who was always the life of the party, but never the one you wanted to take home at the end of the night. After a long string of screw-ups, I found myself working undercover at the Devil's Regents MC headquarters. It was a sweet gig where I finally felt like I belonged. Too bad it didn't last. Now I'm out on my butt with no place to go.

La niñez de Jesse fue destrozada de forma violenta. Nació en San Diego, en los años setenta, hijo de inmigrantes mexicanos e indígenas de la clase obrera. Cuando tenía once años, un encuentro en una tienda de regalos lo dejó con un secreto aterrador entre manos. Herido, con el apoyo de nadie y temiendo por su vida, Jesse se perdió en el mundo híper masculino de las calles de San Diego, donde silenció su dolor con lo que fuera que encontrara: alcohol, drogas y prostitución.

Todo parece estar de cabeza desde que la mamá de J. J. decidió marcharse de casa rumbo a Chiapas… Papá trabaja todo el tiempo, su hermana Diana es una pesada y su hermanito Pancho no entiende nada. Para colmo, los han echado del departamento en el que vivían por falta de pago. Sin embargo, lo único en lo que J. J. puede pensar es en volver con mamá. Mejor dicho, ir hacia ella para convencerla de que regrese. Para lograrlo deberá conseguir dinero. Es entonces cuando casualmente se entera del programa de concursos Sábado Fantástico y de sus grandes premios.

Otto Prescott is determined to build a relationship with his young daughter after moving back to Montana following his military retirement. The last thing he needs is a distraction in the form of Emma—the outrageously beautiful city girl who got stuck in a ditch. But a one-off date couldn't hurt—until he discovers he hooked up with the boss's long-lost daughter.

Wer Mensch sein will, muss fühlen. Der Psychologe Leon Windscheid begibt sich auf eine bewegende Reise durch unser Innenleben. Gefühle bestimmen unser Leben, und doch wissen wir wenig über sie. Windscheid geht den Fragen nach, ob Angst auch eine gute Seite hat, ob es die ewige Liebe gibt, und wofür wir eigentlich Langeweile brauchen? Er zeigt, was gerade so starke Emotionen wie Trauer und Wut besonders wertvoll macht und wie sie uns als Menschen helfen. Am Ende gewinnen wir ein neues Verständnis von uns selbst und verstehen, wieso Fühlen unsere größte Stärke sein kann.

Ella es una rosa inglesa y estoy a punto de ser la espina en su costado. Ella no pertenece aquí. Desde el momento que entra en Rosewood, está claro que se tiene que ir. Y usaré mi poder para deshacerme de ella. La traición que me recuerda cada vez que nuestros ojos se encuentran debe de terminar. Es una chica rica y perdida, tratando de recuperarse de la muerte de sus padres. Pero nada de eso me preocupa. Esta es mi vida. Mis reglas. Mi último año. Lo que digo se hace. Y yo digo que ya está acabada. Hasta que me compruebe lo contrario.

Still haunted by Iraq, Tim Ross finds solace teaching high school in Wyoming. His quiet is shattered by a freshman who reveals a macabre initiation held at the gun range by the football team.

Vladimir Lenin (speaking Russian) was the main theoretician and practical leader of the Blosheviks. He was voted the Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR. Leon Trotsky was a communist theorist, prolific writer, and leader in the 1917 Russian Revolution. Josef Stalin (speaking Russian) was the General Secretary of the Russian Communist Party and a key leader in World War II.

Once upon a time, the world was neatly divided into prosperous and backward economies. Babies were plentiful, workers outnumbered retirees and people aspiring towards the middle class yearned to own homes and cars. Companies didn't need to see any further than Europe and the US to do well. Printed money was legal tender for all debts. We grew up learning how to 'play the game', and we expected the rules to remain the same as we took our first job, started a family, saw our children grow up and went into retirement with our finances secure. That world - and those rules - are over.