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Read Or Download Eight Days: A Story of Haiti by Edwidge Danticat Full Pages.

From National Book Award nominee Edwidge Danticat comes a timely, brilliantly crafted story of hope and imagination--a powerful tribute to Haiti and children around the world!Hope comes alive in this heartfelt and deeply resonating story. While Junior is trapped for 8 days beneath his collapsed house after an earthquake, he uses his imagination for comfort. Drawing on beautiful, everyday-life memories, Junior paints a sparkling picture of Haiti for each of those days--flying kites with his best friend or racing his sister around St. Marc's Square--helping him through the tragedy until he is finally rescued. Love and hope dance across each page--granting us a way to talk about resilience as a family, a classroom, or a friend.

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Misty Copeland believes "There has been a shift in recent years in which women no longer desire the bare bones of a runway model. Standards have changed: what women do want is a long, toned, powerful body with excellent posture." In other words, the body of a ballerina. In her first health and fitness book, Misty will show women how to find the motivation to get healthier and stronger, and how to reshape their bodies to be lean and flexible, with step-by-step advice, meal plans, workout routines, and words of inspiration. Celebrating the importance of healthy fats and a fitness regimen based on ballet exercises, Misty shares her own time-tested exercises and an eating plan focusing on healthy fats, both of which keep her in top shape. Tips for motivation and words of encouragement as well as tips on how to keep going even when you may want to give up. An inspiring section on the importance of finding mentors, and eventually being one, plus excerpts from Misty's personal journal,

Read Or Download Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution by Carl R. Trueman Full Pages.

From Philosophy to Technology, Tracing the Origin of Identity PoliticsHow did the world arrive at its current, disorienting state of identity politics, and how should the church respond? Historian Carl R. Trueman shows how influences ranging from traditional institutions to technology and pornography moved modern culture toward an era of "expressive individualism." Investigating philosophies from the Romantics, Nietzsche, Marx, Wilde, Freud, and the New Left, he outlines the history of Western thought to the distinctly sexual direction of present-day identity politics, providing readers with a clearer understanding of the modern implications of these ideas on religion, free speech, and issues related to personal identity. For fans of Trueman's The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self, this new book offers a more concise presentation and application of some of the most critical topics of our day.

Read Or Download Who Was Joan of Arc? by Pam Pollack Full Pages.

Joan of Arc was born in a small French village during the worst period of the Hundred Years' War. For generations, France had been besieged by the British. At age 11, Joan began to see religious visions telling her to join forces with the King of France. By the time she was a teenager, she was leading troops into battle in the name of her country. Though she was captured and executed for her beliefs, Joan of Arc became a Catholic saint and has since captured the world's imagination.

Read Or Download M Is for Magic by Neil Gaiman Full Pages.

Master storyteller Neil Gaiman presents a breathtaking collection of tales for younger readers that may chill or amuse, but that always embrace the unexpected: Humpty Dumpty's sister hires a private detective to investigate her brother's death.A teenage boy who has trouble talking to girls finds himself at a rather unusual party.A boy raised in a graveyard makes a discovery, and confronts the much more troubling world of the living.

Read Or Download A Man of Honor: The Autobiography of Joseph Bonanno by Joseph Bonanno Full Pages.

"Friendships, connections, family ties, trust, loyalty, obedience-this was the 'glue' that held us together."These were the principles that the greatest Mafia "Boss of Bosses," Joseph Bonnano, lived by. Born in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, Bonnano found his future amid the whiskey-running, riotous streets of Prohibition America in 1924, when he illegally entered the United States to pursue his dreams. By the age of only twenty-six, Bonnano became a Don. He would eventually take over the New York underworld, igniting the "Castellammarese War," one of the bloodiest Family battles ever to hit New York City...Now, in this candid and stunning memoir, Joe Bonanno-likely a model for Don Corleone in the blockbuster movie The Godfather-takes readers inside the world of the real Mafia. He reveals the inner workings of New York's Five Families-Bonanno, Gambino, Profaci, Lucchese, and Genovese-and uncovers how the Mafia not only dominated local businesses, but also influenced national

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In the third novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling In Death series, Lieutenant Eve Dallas uncovers a world where technology can create beauty and youth, but passion and greed can destroy them...She was one of the most sought after women in the world. A top model who would stop at nothing to get what she wanted--even another woman's man. And now she was dead, the victim of a brutal murder. Police Lieutenant Eve Dallas put her life on the line to take the case when suspicion fell on her best friend, the other woman in the fatal love triangle. Beneath the fa?ade of glamour, Eve found that the world of high fashion thrived on an all-consuming obsession for youth and fame. One that led from the runway to the dark underworld of New York City where drugs could be found to fulfill any desire--for a price...

Read Or Download Eat Plants Every Day (Amazing Vegan Cookbook, Delicious Plant-based Recipes): 90+ Flavorful Recipes to Bring More Plants into Your Daily Meals by Blair Warsham Full Pages.

This approachable, family-friendly vegan cookbook from the husband and wife team of acclaimed chef, Blair Warsham, and culinary writer, Carolyn Warsham, is for anyone looking to explore more delicious plant-based eating at home. ?In this exceptional collection of plant-forward meals, chef Blair Warsham and his wife Carolyn Warsham, an acclaimed culinary writer, bring 90 original recipes designed to help families transition to healthier eating. With a focus on high-flavor recipes that are easily accessible for home cooks, the authors share their expertise for bringing more plants into every meal and extol a diet that?s rich with vegetables, fruits, beans, and whole grains. ? Visually striking and delicious tasting, the recipes will appeal to a wide range of palates and include fresh twists on favorite foods like Green Forest Pizza, Lemon Agave Cheesecake, and Beet Poke, along with updated classics from ceviche to chilaquiles. This modern cookbook?from an omnivore who values eating

Read Or Download My Mother's Rules: A Practical Guide to Becoming an Emotional Genius by Lynn Toler Full Pages.

In this unique, profoundly inspirational memoir, Divorce Court star Judge Lynn Toler shares her mother?s wisdom for learning to conquer anger and become immune to insult. Toler credits her mother?s ?rules? for life ? a life that saw her grow up the daughter of a poor teen mother and endure a husband who suffered mental illness and alcoholism ? with providing the grounding for her own success and happiness. Toler shows how the mindset of ?a black woman who knew how to make things work? taught her the power of knowing how to manage one?s emotional business?lessons that this book offers in wrenching stories written in spare and graceful prose. My Mother?s Rules is an unforgettable book that will captivate readers with its illustrations of how to rise above the most difficult circumstances and find peace and success in life.

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The most complete guide of USA Interstate Highway exit services ever printed. Gas, food, lodging, shopping and other services, find every thing you need in the windshield, not the rear view mirror! Updated annually, this traveler's bible is the golden standard for finding services at every USA Interstate Highway exit. Made in USA.