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In "Floor Plans", a woman at the end of her marriage tests her power when she inadvertently befriends the neighbor trying to buy her apartment. In "Appetite," a 16-year old grieving her mother's death experiences first love and questions how much more heartbreak she and her family can endure. In "Dinosaurs", a recent widower and a young babysitter help each other navigate how much they have to give-and how much they can take-from the people around them. Through stories that are at once empathetic and unexpected, these women and girls defiantly push the boundaries between selfishness and self-possession.

In childhood, Bell Hooks was taught that "talking back" meant speaking as an equal to an authority figure and daring to disagree and/or have an opinion. In this collection of personal and theoretical essays, Hooks reflects on her signature issues of racism and feminism, politics and pedagogy. Among her discoveries is that moving from silence into speech is for the oppressed, the colonized, the exploited, and those who stand and struggle side by side, a gesture of defiance that heals, making new life and new growth possible.

Good Sex - A Sex Guide For Men On How To Give Women What They Want and Keep Them Coming Back For More Sex itself is the silent cornerstone of human civilization. It is what leads to all things, life, pleasure, even hate and rage. It is that one topic that no matter how modern we have become, is still considered taboo, and yet at the same time it is also the one topic that we need to know most about. The concept of ‘Good Sex’ is a relative one, while there are definitions that will match with our understanding of the term, there are others that will conflict, usually these differences ...

Historian Alejandra Dubcovsky tells a story of war, slavery, loss, remembrance, and the women whose resilience and resistance transformed the colonial South. In exploring their lives she rewrites early American history, challenging the established male-centered narrative.

No one wants to get rid of obsessive-compulsive disorder more than someone who has it. That's why Talking Back to OCD puts kids and teens in charge. Dr. John March's eight-step program has already helped thousands of young people show the disorder that it doesn't call the shots - they do. This uniquely designed volume is really two books in one. Each chapter begins with a section that helps kids and teens zero in on specific problems and develop skills they can use to tune out obsessions and resist compulsions.

Linguists have been studying Black English as a speech variety for years, arguing to the public that it is different from Standard English, not a degradation of it. Yet false assumptions and controversies still swirl around what it means to speak and sound "Black." In his first book devoted solely to the form, structure, and development of Black English, John McWhorter clearly explains its fundamentals and rich history while carefully examining the cultural, educational, and political issues that have undermined recognition of this transformative, empowering dialect.

Presented together for the first time, here are all-time favorite Car Talk calls that run happily off road, veering into the amazing world of science, where Tom and Ray actually wield some authority. MIT may want its diplomas back, but the world's most knowledgeable garage scientists are undeterred in seeking greater knowledge - and laughter.

Read by the author. You’re only stuck if you stop moving. Pain and regret can hold us captive. Our past mistakes and trauma tell us to blame others, feel ashamed, or turn to a temporary fix that often becomes a permanent escape. By the time Satan whispers we need to dress it up and call it...

When the urge to reach out hits, it can feel almost unbearable — like texting them would ease the ache or erase the loneliness. But you deserve more than temporary relief. You deserve real healing. This powerful audio experience includes five spoken pep talks designed to help you stand strong in the moments you’re tempted to break your own heart just to feel connected. Each talk speaks directly to the ache beneath the impulse, offering fierce encouragement, emotional resilience, and reminders that your worth is not tied to their attention.

Raising a child to be respectful is a full-time job. It can be difficult to balance the overwhelming love you feel for your child and the need to discipline them. It is more beneficial for your child when you are a parent that sets boundaries and holds yourself to enforcing the rules. Parental authority describes the responsibilities and duties that a parent has to their child until they reach the age of maturity (18). Parental authority grants you the opportunity to have the final say in what happens to your child and how they will be raised.

They say every paramedic has a story they don’t tell. This book is filled with all of them. From ghost dispatch calls to haunted gurneys, We Don’t Talk About Dispatch 13 collects the chilling, true tales whispered by night shift medics, dispatchers, and emergency responders, the ones that never made it into the reports. Each story unfolds like a campfire confession: a silent hitchhiker that speaks only once… a power outage during transport when the patient flatlines, but keeps staring… and of course, the terminal every dispatcher knows to avoid: Dispatch 13. If you’ve ever ...

In yet another collection of essays, investigative journalist Dave Barry is on the job, hard at work between lunch and naps researching and compiling out-of-the-ordinary news stories from his legion of loyal followers all across the country. Reported as only Dave's wit and wisdom can accomplish, Barry covers everything from exploding municipal toilets to spontaneous human combustion (over 200 cases) to humor impairment—citing Exhibit A, former President Richard Nixon. No one is exempt: Barry lambasts traffic cops, dentists, doctors, Congress, and his very dumb dogs.

A frank, highly engaging, behind-the-scenes memoir by one of today's most respected journalists. Read by the author Abridged CDs - 5 CDs, 6...

Surrounded by incompetence? Feeling like you’re trapped in a never-ending meeting with clueless coworkers? Welcome to the survival guide you didn’t know you desperately needed. For anyone navigating today’s chaotic workplace filled with baffling decisions, endless meetings, and maddening mediocrity, How to Work with Stupid People offers a practical, witty, and research-backed blueprint to protect your sanity — and your career. Drawing on 30 years of experience inside corporate madhouses, JS Paxton unpacks the psychology of irrational behavior and gives you tactical strategies to ...

What happens when we die? Is there something beyond this life, or does everything simply end? Fourteen individuals share their firsthand accounts of near-death experiences (NDEs), offering a rare and intimate glimpse into what lies beyond. These aren’t myths or secondhand stories—these are deeply personal journeys, recounted by those who have crossed the threshold of death and returned to tell the tale. From encounters with radiant light and overwhelming peace to journeys through shadowy realms, each experience is unique, yet all are profoundly life-altering. Whether filled with love, ...

The Complete Guide That Will Give You The Happiness Reboot -- The 21 New Ways Of Focusing At Life That Will Break You Free From Past Limiting Beliefs And Change How You Feel About Your Reality Forever. Do you want to know how to stop negative self talk and address the negative thoughts that are constantly bugging you everyday? Such as.. -Being worried or anxious about the little things in life that you have no control over? -Feeling impatient of your desires coming true and do not know how to deal with it? -Having the tendency to compare yourself with others and finding it hard to feel ...

The generation born into evangelical purity culture has grown up, and many have started families of their own. But as time goes on, it's becoming more evident that many still struggle with purity culture's complicated legacy - its idolization of virginity, its mixed messages about modesty and lust, and its promise of a healthy marriage and great sex for those who follow the rules. In Talking Back to Purity Culture, Rachel Joy Welcher reviews the movement carefully, examining its teachings through the lens of Scripture.  

In this bold call to find your purpose, a sought-after speaker and devoted pastor inspires you to show up to your life with God-given confidence by moving beyond insecurity and negative self-talk. “In a world focused on the exterior, Earl McClellan reveals that real transformation always...

Milo and Emma are a couple committed to saving themselves for their honeymoon. But when a passionate mistake leads to a sudden “wrong turn,” they discover an unexpected obsession. The shocking, electrifying pleasure of the mistake becomes a secret obsession, a forbidden path they decide to explore together as they dive headfirst into a shared kink that will redefine their new marriage.

When Jesus was tempted by the Devil in the wilderness, Jesus countered el Diablos lies and temptations with the Word of God (Matt. 4:1-11). Please note ...Jesus didn't quote Oprah. Jesus didn't quote the virgin Mary. Jesus didn't quote a positive meme He saw on Instagram. Jesus didn't quote Tony Robbins. Jesus didn't quote The Pope. Jesus didn't quote The Southern Baptist Convention. He proclaimed the Word of God when Satan came against Him. Jesus fought Satan's words with the Word of God, and it worked.