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Twelve-year-old Hoodoo Hatcher was born into a family with a rich tradition of practicing folk magic: hoodoo, as most people call it. But even though his name is Hoodoo, he can't seem to cast a simple spell. When a mysterious man called the Stranger comes to town, Hoodoo starts dreaming of the dead rising from their graves. Even worse, he soon learns the Stranger is looking for a boy named Hoodoo. The entire town is at risk from the Stranger's black magic, and only Hoodoo can defeat him.

First came the storms. Then came the Fever. And the Wall. After a string of devastating hurricanes and a severe outbreak of Delta Fever, the Gulf Coast has been quarantined. Years later, residents of the Outer States are under the assumption that life in the Delta is all but extinct...but in reality, a new primitive society has been born. Fen de la Guerre is living with the O-positive blood tribe in the Delta when they are ambushed. Left with her tribe leader's newborn, Fen is determined to get the baby to a better life over the wall before her blood becomes tainted.

Book one in the Kelly Blake series: The future looks bleak for wrongly cashiered, fighter pilot phenomenon, Kelly Blake. His redemption comes as he is recruited into the elite and secretive Scout Force. Follow Kelly's adventures as an officer in the Galactic Republic Fleet's Scout Force, protecting humanity's frontiers from human treachery and the onslaught of the expansive and hostile K'Rang Empire.

If you feel like your life is spinning out of control, you're definitely not alone! While anxiety is a natural reaction to stress, for some of us, it can become all-consuming - and ultimately debilitating. Thankfully, there is plenty you can do to combat anxiety with the help of this approachable guide. Inside, find out how adopting proven techniques like pinpointing triggers, improving health and eating habits, and learning to let go can help you effectively and deliberately manage your worries - and take back control of your life.

I am loyal, but I will betray you. I am strong, but I have scars. I am an angel, but the devil. I met her when I was 16 and she was a breath of fresh air. She swooped in, making me smile. But then she left, taking my next breath with her. Her smile could light up a room, making my black heart pitter patter. I found her again 10 years later, with a syringe in her arm. Blood coming from between her legs. She was broken and I was glad she was broken. She wouldn't think less of me and my damaged ways.

Reconstruction—the period after the Civil War—was meant to give newly freed Black people the same rights as white people. And indeed there were monumental changes once slavery ended—thriving new Black communities, the first Black members in Congress, and a new sense of dignity for many Black Americans. But this time of hope didn’t last long and instead, a deeply segregated United States continued on for another hundred years. Find out what went wrong in this fascinating overview of a troubled time.

Relive the moments when African Americans fought for equal rights, and made history. Even though slavery had ended in the 1860s, African Americans were still suffering under the weight of segregation a hundred years later. They couldn't go to the same schools, eat at the same restaurants, or even use the same bathrooms as White people. But by the 1950s, Black people refused to remain second-class citizens and were willing to risk their lives to make a change.

The road to Sandy June's Legendary Frybread Drive-In slips through every rez and alongside every urban Native hangout. The menu offers a rotating feast, including traditional eats and tasty snacks. But Sandy June's serves up more than food: it hosts live music, movie nights, unexpected family reunions, love long lost, and love found again. That big green-and-gold neon sign beckons to teens of every tribal Nation, often when they need it most.

Although African Americans have made major strides in the entertainment industry, there are still many doors not yet open. Hear some of the entertainment and music industries' best and brightest discuss how urban culture is a major driving force in today's economy and how to capitalize on it.

Book three in the Kelly Blake series: The K’Rang Empire has once again encroached into Galactic Republic space, holding four Human worlds hostage to their imperial ambition. Be a witness to the epic confrontation as Humanity fights a bitter struggle for survival against the K’Rang Empire. Kelly Blake takes command of the Orion, a new super scout, the fastest ship ever built, in a race to enlist the aid and cooperation of another species suffering from K’Rang aggression

What is "the one great thing to love on earth", according to J. R. R. Tolkien, the author of The Lord of the Rings? The Eucharist! Tolkien made sure his one great love was woven throughout his books. It's easy to find if you know where to look. In Smith's new book, find Tolkien's hidden Eucharist!

Most people know that smoking is bad for their health and believe vaping is a better alternative. Now, vaping has become a national epidemic and shows no sign of slowing. Quitting Smoking & Vaping for Dummies delivers facts about the differences between smoking and vaping, the effects on their short-term and long-term health, and how addiction works.

Betrayed, deceived, broken. They are the only words used to describe who I have become. Make no mistake, I let this happen. But do you want to know the thing about letting someone into your life? It can be undone. Lucas Rossi may think he has won this round. But I have news for him: I’m going to win every other one he sends my way. My heart may be in shackles, but my head has perfect clarity.

Book two in the Kelly Blake series: Spies are infiltrating the most sensitive sites in the Galactic Republic. Pirates are terrorizing the shipping lanes. Damsels are in distress. The xenophobic and expansive K’Rang fleet is once again threatening human worlds. These are the challenges facing Lieutenant Commander Kelly Blake, the newest and youngest captain in the Galactic Republic Fleet’s Scout Force, as he takes command of the Scout Ship Vigilant and sets out on his first missions.

An age-old enemy threatens the K’Rang Empire, devastated by the almost total defeat of its fleet at the battle of G’Durin. The enemy civilization advances ruthlessly and relentlessly taking over world after world on a path cutting directly through the heart of the K’Rang Empire. A captured K’Rang ship with its intact navigation system brings the Human and Angaerry civilizations into the desperate conflict. In a classic case of wrong place at the wrong time, the Blakes find themselves in the middle of a K’Rang Army coup as internal forces vie for power. A planetary invasion and ...

They called him the God of War. Now, Rome calls him fuel. Ares, once the embodiment of brutal conflict, lies broken and chained in the Tullianum Infinitum, Rome's lightless divine prison. Stripped of his power, his very essence siphoned to fuel the legions that conquered Olympus, he is reduced to a mere asset – a battery awaiting depletion. The cold iron bites deep, the silence broken only by the mocking visits of Mars, his Roman counterpart and jailer. But beneath the crushing weight of despair and the constant drain, the fire of the War God is not extinguished. Forced into agonizing ...

Now with 25 percent new and revised content, Overcoming Anxiety for Dummies, 2nd Edition explores all of the most common triggers for anxiety, recent developments in medications, newly emerging biologically oriented approaches for treating anxiety, and the most up-to-date advancements in psychotherapies.

This is the Genesis course you've always wanted. Engaging, thought-provoking, and humorous, this delightful course promises fresh insights into the Bible's second most popular book. Genesis contains some of the most familiar stories of the entire Old Testament, and it features some of the most unforgettable characters in all of history: Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham and Sarah, Jacob and his wives Rachel and Leah, and their 12 sons, including the famous Joseph.

This is Artemis Smith's first pulp fiction novel, in its original 1954 unexpurgated version - which the publishers were still afraid to print in 1959! The mass market paperback, if not a pirated knock off, is crumbling into dust and selling as a rare collectible at over $100/copy. Here's you chance to read the original (Titled "Anne Loves Beth") as the author intended it. You can also buy the 2-volume paperback now retailing at on $20 by ordering 978-1-878998-38-5 from Amazon. (ArtemisSmith aka Artemis Smith is a pseudonym for Baroness Annselm L.N.V. Morpurgo, widely published poet, ...

When twelve-year-old Rory applies for a job at a spooky old mansion in his gloomy seaside town, he finds the owner, Lord Foxglove, odd and unpleasant. But he and his mom need the money, so he takes the job anyway. Rory soon finds out that his new boss is not just strange, he’s not even human—and he’s trying to steal the townspeople’s shadows.