![]() ![]() In Insurrections, Rion Amilcar Scott's lyrical prose authentically portrays individuals growing up and growing old in an African American community. Raw, edgy, and unrelenting yet infused with forgiveness, redemption, and humor, the stories in this collection explore characters suffering the quiet tragedies of everyday life and fighting for survival. ![]() These are just a few glimpses into the world of the residents of the fictional town of Cross River, Maryland, a largely black settlement founded in 1807 after the only successful slave revolt in the United States. The white pieces go first so they got an advantage over the black pieces." A chess match between a girl and her father turns into a master class about life, self-realization, and pride: "Now hold on little girl. A man seeking to save his estranged, drug-addicted brother from the city's underbelly confronts his own mortality. ![]() A suicidal father looks to an older neighbor―and the Cookie Monster―for salvation and sanctuary as his life begins to unravel. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Besides befriending a local proslavery judge, I. Despite not owning any slaves, the Andersons were deeply proslavery. His family moved to Huntsville, Missouri, as a child, and in 1857 the Andersons moved again, to Kansas, and settled near Council Grove. Like fellow Confederate irregulars William Clarke Quantrill and Jesse James, segments of Anderson’s life are shrouded in doubt, giving rise to a romantic guerrilla mythology.Īnderson was born sometime between 18 in Hopkins County, Kentucky, to William C. Operating against Unionists in the midst of the guerrilla war in Missouri and Kansas, he was a leading figure in the infamous Lawrence Massacre and the Centralia Massacre, gaining the nickname “Bloody Bill” for the perceived savagery of his exploits. ![]() Anderson was one of the most notorious Confederate guerrillas of the Civil War. Final resting place: Pioneer Cemetery, Richmond, Missouri.Cause of death: Killed by Union soldiers in the Battle of Albany.Date of death: Octo(some sources state October 26 see Bloody Bill Anderson, p.Claim to fame: Confederate guerrilla Captain of Quantrill's Raiders, 1863-1864.Place of birth: Hopkins County, Kentucky. ![]() Date of birth: sources range from 1837 to 1839. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If so, they should know that Shaker Heights is indeed named for the Christian sect called either the Shakers or the Shaking Quakers because of their ecstatic behavior in services. Some people might be curious about the city’s name. Later, Ng’s family moved to Shaker Heights, OH, which can be considered a Cleveland suburb. However, it was successful in changing the nature of its economic base, though it has never managed to return to its previous population heights. ![]() ![]() Perhaps unsurprisingly, Pittsburgh was one of the cities that were affected by industrial restructuring in the second half of the 20th century. On the one hand, this made it a popular destination for people from both within and without the United States on the other hand, this resulted in huge amounts of pollution being released into its surroundings. It is interesting to note that said city was once an industrial center of the United States. Glenn Research Center for NASA, while Ng’s mother was a chemist who taught at Cleveland State University. For proof, Ng’s father was a physicist who worked at the John H. As mentioned earlier, Ng’s parents immigrated to the United States from Hong Kong in the 1960s. ![]() ![]() ![]() To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email, and be sure to describe your book or include a link to your Readers' Favorite review page or Amazon page. ![]() What sites your reviews are posted on (B&N, Amazon, etc.) and whether you send digital (eBook, PDF, Word, etc.) or hard copies of your books to each other for review is up to you. ![]() Simply put, you agree to provide an honest review an author's book in exchange for the author doing the same for you. This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Review Exchange Program, which is open to all authors and is completely free. ![]() To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email. You and the author will discuss what sites you will post your review to and what kind of copy of the book you would like to receive (eBook, PDF, Word, paperback, etc.). The author will provide you with a free copy of their book in exchange for an honest review. This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Free Book Program, which is open to all readers and is completely free. ![]() ![]() ![]() Helfer does mention in his author’s note that he used “research and documented proof, which may-or may not-be true.” He also mentions “‘hearsay’-that which people tell you is factual,” but he never says what people he talked to. However, the author doesn’t offer any sources (no bibliography, no end notes), doesn’t even say he spoke extensively to Bram and/or Gertie Gunter. The author says the story is true, and I don’t doubt that most of it is. The subtitle of this book is “The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived,” but it reads more like a piece of adventure fiction. If you are interested in Elephant Sex, go ahead and read my review, which follows. ![]() In April 2015, I read a book called Modoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived by Ralph Helfer. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. He has resolved to make her pay dearly for her interference -with her body, her soul.and her heart. She succeeds in rescuing her sister, but in the meantime Alex decides that Lily must be his. Now she′s determined to rescue her sister from an undesirable marriage to the ruthless Alex Raiford, the arrogant Earl of Wolverton. ![]() Reckless and wild, beautiful Lily Lawson delights in shocking proper London society and in breaking any rule to flaunt her independence. Read Then Came You from the story Shivika OS : Then Came You by lazyakabookworm (Lazy) with 4320 reads. and together they discover that love is the most dangerous game of all. As Alex and Lily challenge each other at every turn, they are caught up in a white-hot desire that burns through every defense and exposes the mystery of Lily's past. He vows to make her pay dearly for her interference-with her body, her soul, and her stubborn, well-guarded heart. To Alex's fury, the headstrong hellion presents a temptation he can't resist. A man who will do anything to possess her. and she is determined to stop her younger sister from marrying Alex, Lord Wolverton, a handsome and arrogant earl who has vowed never to fall in love. She will break any rule to get what she wants. Reckless beauty Lily Lawson delights in shocking London society. ![]() ![]() From 2009-2017, Ben served as a Deputy National Security Advisor to President Obama. He is currently a contributor for NBC News and MSNBC co-host of Pod Save the World a senior advisor to former President Barack Obama and chair of National Security Action, which he co-founded with Jake Sullivan in 2018. ![]() At the same time, Rhodes learns from the stories of a diverse set of characters-from Barack Obama himself to Cuban rebels to a rising generation of international leaders-that looking squarely at where America has gone wrong makes clear how essential it is to fight for what America is supposed to be, for our own country and the entire world.Ībout the author: Ben Rhodes is a writer, political commentator, and national security analyst. In his travels, Ben Rhodes comes to realize how much America’s fingerprints are on a world we helped to shape, through our post–Cold War embrace of unbridled capitalism and our post-9/11 nationalism and militarism our mania for technology and social media and the racism that fueled the backlash to America’s first Black president. ![]() Presented in partnership with the Center for Effective GovernmentĪbout the book: Part memoir and part reportage, After the Fall is a hugely ambitious work of discovery. Ben Rhodes will discuss After the Fall: Being American in the World We've Made. He will be joined in conversation by William Howell. ![]() ![]() ![]() With more than 300 objects collected or created by Cave through six decades of his creative and private life brought together in large-scale installations, the exhibition is an artwork in itself. Stranger Than Kindness: The Nick Cave Exhibition is an unprecedented look into the creative world of musician, storyteller and cultural icon Nick Cave. There are currently no plans for the exhibition to travel to the U.S. ![]() This is the North American premiere of the exhibition, which was previously presented at The Black Diamond in Copenhagen, where it was was met with acclaim from press and visitors alike. S tranger Than Kindness: The Nick Cave Exhibition opens Friday, April 8 at the Galerie de la Maison du Festival in Montreal. ![]() ![]() ![]() In this near-future Southern city plagued by fenced-in ghettos and police violence, more and more residents are turning to this experimental medical procedure. A complete demelanization will liberate you from the confines of being born in a black body – if you can afford it. ![]() Nzinga’s clinic, where anyone can get their lips thinned, their skin bleached, and their nose narrowed. “You can be beautiful, even more beautiful than before.” This is the seductive promise of Dr. ![]() “Stunning and audacious…at once a pitch-black comedy, a chilling horror story, and an endlessly perceptive novel about the possible future of race in America.” (NPR) “An incisive and necessary” (Roxane Gay) debut for fans of Get Out and Paul Beatty’s The Sellout, about a father’s obsessive quest to protect his son – even if it means turning him white ![]() ![]() The Circle: for readers/beta readers/critiques/reviews/free readsĪ circle of people preparing to publish their next/first book. This is a link to my blog if you want to see what I do. What inspires us? How do we choose a setting? Are any of our characters real people? 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