American Power Families

They insist they are just a group of friends, yet they funnel millions of dollars through tax-free corporations. They claim to disdain politics, but congressmen of both parties describe them as the most influential religious organization in Washington. They say they are not Christians, but simply believers. Behind the scenes at every National Prayer Breakfast since 1953 has been the Family, an elite network dedicated to a religion of power for the powerful.

HE HAD A SEXY WIFE, MILLIONS IN THE BANK, AND A COMMUNITY THAT RESPECTED HIM BUT THREW IT ALL AWAY. COCAINE IS A HELL OF A DRUG ........ There once was a brother who knew how to play the game, who sold out his people for fortune and fame, who bowed to his master and sold his things, who prayed to diamonds, and bowed to rings, who married a snow bunny and praised her vagina, who bought her a mansion and things that were finer, who abandoned his sister, and stabbed his brother’s back, who rose to cocaine, and fell to crack, who once was a king, but now was a fiend, who lost his mansion, his...

If society collapsed, could you survive? When Morgan Carter's car breaks down 250 miles from his home, he figures his weekend plans are ruined. But things are about to get much, much worse: the country's power grid has collapsed. There is no electricity, no running water, no Internet, and no way to know when normalcy will be restored - if it ever will be.

In Jenny Doan's new memoir, How to Stitch an American Dream, listeners will discover the behind-the-scenes success story of the Missouri Star Quilt Company and Jenny’s remarkable journey to overcome hardship, claim the abundance of family, and ignite the power of giving - all while revitalizing a small town along the way. Over the last decade, the Doan family business, the Missouri Star Quilt Company in tiny Hamilton, Missouri, has grown from Jenny’s corner shop.

For the five Reeves women, nothing is more important than keeping their family bond tight and their communication flowing. But honesty isn't so clear cut when it could blow up everything they've fought to build. Already reeling from betrayal, middle sister Coco is fed up with lies - including her own. If she has her way, someone else's neck needs to be on the line for a change. But soon, Coco's in deep trouble with the law, her future hanging in the balance....

An “epic and intimate” (David M. Kennedy) portrait of four generations of the Morgenthau family, a dynasty of power brokers and public officials with an outsize—and previously unmapped—influence extending from daily life in New York City to the shaping of the American Century.

Mia Müller has spent her life going along to get along—agreeing to what others want, even when it silences her own voice. But when her cousin Jakob disappears after a shady visit to The Mancini Dealership—a used car lot that’s really a front for the local mob—Mia can no longer afford to stay quiet. Jakob had his flaws, but he was family. All he wanted was a car—not trouble. When things go horribly wrong, Mia is forced to confront the powerful crime family behind it all.

Young men of color want to be present for their children, but it takes more than a strong will to make that desire a reality. Charles C. Daniels Jr., PhD, a therapist and the co-founder and CEO of Fathers’ UpLift, an organization that helps fathers reconnect with their kids, learned firsthand while serving primarily Black and Brown men that it’s possible for fathers to overcome the significant challenges to establishing a relationship with their kids after weeks, months, or even years of separation.

Continuation from Spano: Foresight, BSC book 19 Marks: Enforce Rising² Series, BSC Book 20 is our next book in the series. Fun, light and gentle isn’t how women see the Hulk. Marks has some work to do to change that, but Ginny doesn’t make him jump through hoops to prove it. Justice said so is enough for her. Our former FBI from Boston meets the most Badass southern belle and she may just Bless his heart yet. BSC SERIES Books. Best read in order. Master's Rise Benga's Rise Ranger's Rise Jack: Honor Falcon: Respect Mag: Loyalty Allegory Endue Conform Justice: Tenacity Ford’s Rise ...

Axe: The Ultimate Sacrifice Before Ben James and Steve Knight, as President and VP, there was Wall and Axe. Wall worked to get out of the flesh trade and drugs. Axe was the soldier that could make it happen. They pay the ultimate price to put the man with the vision in power. See how a young Tiny, Knight and Ben shield the kid that was found eating out of the dumpster. The Ultimate Sacrifice shows us how it all started. Patches List Not having a family of his own he watched from a far to see what “Normal” was. He learned from other’s actions what worked and what didn’t. He watched ...

Continuation from Harky: Elite BSC book 21 Luke Rayne is the Commander of the FBI/Badass Training Center who is just waiting for his ol’ lady to show. When Ember Faye falls into his world, everyone’s lives change. Clarity and vision are what she seems to bring with her, along with new challenges, names, ancestors, a voice, dog and we can’t forget the cupcakes. Freaky just got freakier!

What if the dark magic that runs in your family's blood awakens... in you? I thought I'd outgrown my fear of Mémé. I was wrong. When the shadows lengthen and the storm howls, will you be ready to face what lurks in the corners of your ancestral home? _Can you resist the siren call of forbidden knowledge passed down through generations?_ Uncover the chilling secrets that bind blood and spirit in this gripping tale of inherited power and unspeakable horror. Will you embrace the darkness... or let it consume you? Whispers Of Abaddon is the haunting blend of Southern Gothic and cosmic horror ...

Continuation from Michaels: Choices BSC book 24 Michael Brolin is an incredibly talented and humble man who lost so much in a short time span. He carries that loss daily. Finding Badass gave him a reason to get up in the morning. Finding Copper Rose gave him a reason to live. BSC SERIES Books. Best read in order. Master's Rise Benga's Rise Ranger's Rise Jack: Honor Falcon: Respect Mag: Loyalty Allegory Endue Conform Justice: Tenacity Ford’s Rise Driver: Grit Christiansen: City Boy Nova: Cred Blackhawk: Heat Cooper: Gunslinger Teller: Connect Maverick: Insight Spano: Foresight Marks: ...

Continuation from DeSeville: Vision BSC book 22 Aylen Walker-Knight has a hell of a name attached to her but it has never made life easy, as a matter of fact, she works hard to avoid it and her dad. Adding Walker to that Knight name thrills Lily and derails Ben. Steve and Danny’s help may not be the help she needs. Jump into freaky and stooge fun in this installment of the BSC. BSC SERIES Books. Best read in order. Master's Rise Benga's Rise Ranger's Rise Jack: Honor Falcon: Respect Mag: Loyalty Allegory Endue Conform Justice: Tenacity Ford’s Rise Driver: Grit Christiansen: City Boy ...

In We Live for the We, first-time mother Dani McClain sets out to understand how to raise her daughter in what she, as a black woman, knows to be an unjust—even hostile—society. Black women are more likely to die during pregnancy or birth than any other race; black mothers must stand before television cameras telling the world that their slain children were human beings. What, then, is the best way to keep fear at bay and raise a child so she lives with dignity and joy?

There is no higher praise we can give people than to say they have good character. But what does this mean, really? What makes this quality so essential to achieving personal success and fulfillment? More importantly, how can we build our own character and live more satisfying lives? Reflecting society's diversity, the contributors to this unique collection of essays speak from various cultural and professional backgrounds to share their observations on living with integrity, honesty, and compassion.

Book Two shows us Raid and a not so typical start to his all-in with Lorelei and her son. Gangs, dicks in dishes, casts, braces and Cort make this one of the funniest books yet. Jump into the Phoenix laughs and the tears for our alphabet kids.

BSC Boxed Set 4 - Book 10 is the next installment in the BSC West saga… Justice of the BSC East comes West. Life has never been easy, but happy was a given for the firstborn twin to the James-LaPonte-Lightfoot Princes of Prophecy family. He moved to the BSC West Bravo Club thinking it would all be easier after meeting his old lady. Nothing in the crazy freak kid shit he grew up with prepared him for Cort or Carmen. Jump on in and see what’s going on in this installment of Bravo’s 4th Book, Justice: Tenacity. Web is our next installment in the BSC West saga… BSC book 11, Phoenix ...

Continuation from Knight: Heart BSC Book 23 Michaels enjoys his “normal’ life as a Protector. While witnessing freaky as Hannah’s Protector, moved to Alder as a possible Lead, help to Nova when Protectors were needed in Alpha and finally a temporary home in Honor with Mase, Michaels has seen it all. Or so he thought. VWE or He’emo Hôahno is all she’s ever been called. As a shield, it’s always been enough, until the giant and the man with sky-blue eyes showed up to convince her life as she knew it has already changed. BSC SERIES Books. Best read in order. Master's Rise Benga's ...

The presidentiasl election is coming up soon. Are you losing friends, because your preference for president isn't theirs? Do you care? Do you want to care? Don't you wish we all could just get along (thanks, Rodney)? I've got the solution. In my novel the democrat and republican nominees for president fall in love. A More Perfect Union will keep you up all night laughing and maybe crying, so don't forget to vote. But better than that you'll be able to speak with your ex-friends. This is not really a political handbook for aspiring presidents. It is however, a roadmap to love for those who ...