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For Jada West it was All About the Money. Whatever it took to make piles of paper, that’s what Jada West was all about. Coming from a family of hustlers, it was in her blood. When her father is murdered and her mother is sent to jail for forgery, Jada finds herself alone with nothing but an old Monte Carlo. After weeks of dodging the landlord for the rent, a friend tells her that she could get paid dancing if she’d stop sleeping on her best money makers. Jada transforms herself into the top dancer at the best club, and when she finds that she can make more money, Jada transforms and ...

In 1916, on the immigrant blocks of the Southern port city of Mobile, Alabama, a Romanian Jewish shopkeeper, Morris Kleinman, is sweeping his walk in preparation for the Confederate veterans parade about to pass by. "Daddy," his son asks, "are we Rebels?" "Today?" muses Morris. "Yes, we are Rebels." Thus opens a novel set, like many, in a languid Southern town. But, in a rarity for Southern novels, this one centers on a character who mixes Yiddish with his Southern.

Following the murder of his friend and business associate, Quentin Hunter, Mike Black decides that he might ask a few questions. Why would Daniel Beason kill Quentin, and why would Beason have murdered his business partner, Elias Colton? If Black is hitting the streets, you can be sure that Bobby Ray is hitting the streets with him. It doesn’t take them long to find that weapons, drugs, and The Troka Clan, an Albanian mafia organization engaged in international human and organ trafficking, are involved. However, this isn't the extent of the involvement with The Family.

Ever wonder who created the first Werewolf? Or the world's first Unicorn? Wonder no more! For anyone who love fantasy-comedies, here comes the misadventures of Ioplon's first dungeon and the origins of the fantasy creatures we all know and love. Here comes The Dungeon Hive!

Why does the church seem to falter when in ministering to those caught in sexual sin? And why does victory over these sins seem so elusive? Roy Hession uncovers these forgotten factors of sexual sin, and guides the faltering believer to a place of deeper repentance and full freedom in Christ.

Get your crimper out, your mohawk ready and your best punk pout on—the Queens of Noise have arrived! Set in 1980s London, this modern music drama charts the rise of a girl punk band. Packed with classic hits as well as the girls very own songs, this is a drama with punk power for any music lover. Writers and music industry veterans Louise Wener (ex-singer of Sleeper) and Roy Boulter (drummer with The Farm) bring their wealth of experience to this story of a young band chasing their dream and getting their big break.

Se trata de una novela con grandes dosis de humor, llena de toques irónicos, atrevida, tremendamente original y que solo busca que el lector pase un rato entretenido. Sinopsis Más allá de la frontera que separa a dos universos paralelos, existe un planeta con unas características similares a la Tierra. ¿Te imaginas que mil años de los nuestros fuese el equivalente a un año del planeta que hablamos? Al no existir la misma cronología, veremos los acontecimientos con una alteración espacio/temporal muy importante. La Isla de Erythea es el lugar turístico más visitado del planeta. ...

While mapping the ancient underwater metropolis of Marinth, marine architect Hannah Bryson makes a shocking discovery: She may have finally uncovered the truth about the once-glorious city’s mysterious demise. Marinth’s sudden disappearance has confounded scientists for years, but now, with the revelation of a key artifact, Hannah realizes that the long-buried city’s explosive secret could have dire consequences for the modern-day world.

This audiobook offers in-depth details on what codependency is, its effect on your well-being, and how you can stop codependency. It’s been tailored to help you stop controlling others and being controlled by others. It is the best instructional guide on overcoming obsessiveness and overcoming addictive relationships. This easy-to-listen book discusses codependency in a comprehensive context, providing relevant information on the causes of codependency and its proportionate therapy.

From 1381 - when Sir John Cavendish, Lord Chief Justice of England, was killed during the Peasant’s Revolt - to 1906, when the Duke of Devonshire’s resignation brought down the Tory government: the family’s fortunes (and misfortunes) mirrored the life of the nation. The Devonshires is also the story of the huge support networks of servants and labour needed to sustain the supremacy of a family whose accumulated wealth, from the dissolution of the monasteries to the coming of the railways, saw them found ship ports, holiday resorts, scientific laboratories, stud farms and some of the most significant buildings in the land.

Saint Patrick was, by his own admission, a controversial figure. Convicted in a trial by his elders in Britain and hounded by rumors that he settled in Ireland for financial gain, the man who was to become Ireland’s patron saint battled against great odds before succeeding as a missionary. Saint Patrick Retold draws on recent research to offer a fresh assessment of Patrick’s travails and achievements. This is the first biography in nearly 50 years to explore Patrick’s career against the background of historical events in late antique Britain and Ireland.

This meticulously researched book tells the story of Midwestern agriculture during a period of epochal change in farm technology, farm management, and farm life. The hard work, tight communities, and values that had characterized the family farm were replaced by large corporate enterprises with massive acreages, high-tech methods, and global outlooks. While many decry this change as loss, Nordin and Scott find a net gain. This is their richly detailed account of one of the great transformations in American life.

Most kids write stories. Only a few of them grow up to be successful authors. But before there was Carrie, there was Jhonathan and the Witchs. And before there was Rabbit Angstrom, Toyota Dealer, there was Manuel Cirarro, famous detective. Could we have seen the seeds of success in Stephen King's and John Updike's juvenilia? A funny and surprisingly informative gathering of childhood creations by today's most celebrated writers.

So Help Me God relates the compelling story of Chief Justice Roy Moore, including his controversial Ten Commandments displays, his refusal to obey an unlawful order of a federal court, and why the critical legal and political question of our time is, 'Can the state acknowledge God?'

First in a series. A mummy named Isis is taken to a hospital for a non-invasive imaging scan… so begins a mystery and a string of deaths. An ancient cycle unfolds in modern day London - and a search for eternal love. Can Jennefer, a young trainee museum curator and Jon, a police antiquities unit detective, stop the killings in time before a terrible culmination of events? (Formerly The Isis Mummy) "A gem" - Goodreads Followed by 'The OBELISK Prophecy', 'The Egyptian Crocodile Queen' and 'The Egyptian Murder Wrap Mystery'

MURDER IN NUBIA The Egyptologist Detective An intriguing new voyage of discovery into murder mystery. The Archaeologist Detective is back. Daniel Cane is called on to play the role of cruise Egyptologist and investigator in a baffling mystery. Mysterious murders and a shocking, secret discovery lead Daniel to an ending nobody could expect. This time the setting is a luxurious cruise across the inland ‘Nubian Sea’ across the Sahara Desert, from Abu Simbel in Nubia to Aswan in Egypt, culminating in a world congress on the mysterious Island Temple of Philae. Who is killing the great ...

Andrew McDonald had a Highland farm and three sons to inherit it. But the eldest was tragically killed and the second enlisted as a mercenary soldier in the Congo. It was left to the youngest to take over the farm - and to marry attractive Sandra Wise. For some reason the marriage aroused the disapproval of the family solicitor - something his nephew, Harry, could not understand, especially as he himself was more than half in love with Sandra. And then the second brother, Grant McDonald, returned home. Soon an act of vengeance for an incident in Grant's mercenary past had shattered the ...

Jennifer Jones and her best friends spend every summer at Big Cypress Swamp, and this summer, Jennifer will finally turn eleven. She hopes to gain the “second sight” foretold by family legend and fulfill her destiny. Instead, the swamp serves up dangers greater than the gators lurking on Halfway Creek. Little Francie Farrow vanishes—and Jennifer’s father goes to prison.

The Inter War Years are a fascinating period of history, swinging from 'never again' to the start of another world war. Our Inter War Years GCSE series not only brings this alive but also sets out everything you will need to know for both your coursework and your exams. Starting from the end of World War I, it examines the peace treaties and how fair they were, whether or not the League of Nations was successful and why international peace had collapsed by 1939. Each chapter will address these questions and give you enough detail to help prepare for your exams.

Le récit de sa propre vie est peut-être le plus beau texte qu'ait jamais écrit Gabrielle Roy (1909-1983). Vibrant, lumineux et émouvant, il porte l'empreinte de cette grande écrivaine à la personnalité forte, attachante, sensible, pleine de vitalité. L'auteure de Bonheur d'occasion y retrace ce qu'on pourrait appeler ses années de formation: sa jeunesse dans la petite communauté francophone de Saint-Boniface au Manitoba, son métier d'institutrice, ses longs séjours en Europe, puis son établissement à Montréal.