It is a time of injustice and treachery. Men seek power, and some will stop at nothing to obtain it, no matter the cost. Tension is rising throughout the realms, and many sense that war is coming. While some keep faith in the status quo, others seek out ancient magical relics to aid them in their quest for domination. Even teenagers must show their courage, hone their skills and be ready to defend their kingdoms and tribes. Thrown into the mix are Janus and Zenith, two wandering mercenaries with mysterious pasts, hired to assassinate an evil tyrant. Will their mission succeed in neutralizing this threat to the peace, or cause a devastating all-out war?
As three couples fight to stay alive in the turbulent tide of Nazi control, their struggle takes you to the depths of God's provision and grace. With quiet determination and courageous hearts, they risk everything to stand for their faith.
A searing new work of nonfiction from award-winning author Brandy Colbert about the history and legacy of one of the most deadly and destructive acts of racial violence in American history: the Tulsa Race Massacre. Winner, Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. In the early morning of June 1, 1921, a white mob marched across the train tracks in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and into its predominantly Black Greenwood District—a thriving, affluent neighborhood known as America's Black Wall Street. They brought with them firearms, gasoline, and explosives. In a few short hours, they'd razed thirty-five square blocks to the ground, leaving hundreds dead. The Tulsa Race Massacre is one of the most devastating acts of racial violence in US history. But how did it come to pass? What exactly happened? And why are the events unknown to so many of us today? These are the questions that award-winning author Brandy Colbert seeks to answer in this unflinching nonfiction account of the Tulsa Race Massacre. In examining the tension that was brought to a boil by many factors—white resentment of Black economic and political advancement, the resurgence of white supremacist groups, the tone and perspective of the media, and more—a portrait is drawn of an event singular in its devastation, but not in its kind. It is part of a legacy of white violence that can be traced from our country's earliest days through Reconstruction, the Civil Rights movement in the mid–twentieth century, and the fight for justice and accountability Black Americans still face today. The Tulsa Race Massacre has long failed to fit into the story Americans like to tell themselves about the history of their country. This book, ambitious and intimate in turn, explores the ways in which the story of the Tulsa Race Massacre is the story of America—and by showing us who we are, points to a way forward. YALSA Honor Award for Excellence in Nonfiction
It hadn’t seen such a peaceful time in nearly five centuries, but peace wasn’t always the best frame of mind for all of the creatures of the world. Doswarn, a man of shadows and lies had been lying in wait in the Shadowlands for decades waiting for a sign. Rayne DeSouza loved her younger sister with all of her heart, or what she could claim to have of a heart. She was the darkest gypsy a man could have the misfortune of meeting. When Doswarn arrived with an offer she had been waiting her entire life to hear, how could she refuse? Analysa DeSouza was as opposite from her sister as a girl could get. She was bright and fun-loving despite what her sister had raised her to believe, when the Shadowman arrived and whisked Rayne away into darkness Analysa was left with a terrible sense of foreboding and doom. Can Analysa unravel the mysteries of their past before Doswarn’s evil plot is completed? Could she pull her sister out of the Darkness, or would she have to embrace her destiny with the help of her most loyal companions?
The way mankind has responded to the dark sky throughout history has determined humanity's scientific - and cultural - progress. In this way, astronomy is in some way connected to everything. This fascinating theme is explored in Dark Sky Legacy. George Reed examines the powerful influence of the cosmos on cultural and societal development, reviewing mankind's historical propensity for projecting human experience into a cosmic framework and the centuries-old relationship between astronomy and astrology, the result of which is the emergence of the age of science. Since then, he writes, the purpose of astronomy has been to observe celestial objects for the advancement of scientific knowledge, while astrology deals only in the possibility that celestial bodies influence events on Earth. Reed asserts that the movement away from an inward-looking, "meaningful" cosmos toward an outward-gazing, impersonal one is a shift that has had enormous repercussions in every aspect of human life. He points out that astrology provides a scheme in which the believer is an integral component of an animistic, cyclical universe. Conversely, the pursuit of science and astronomy is a mechanistic, linear activity, which seeks extrinsic answers in terms of precise relationships between sense perceptions. Dark Sky Legacy probes the divergent approaches to the universe that compel individuals and cultures to pursue astrology or astronomy, the intuitive or the analytical. Blending modern science, ancient science, mythology, history, literature, and naked-eye astronomy, and spiced with fascinating detail about astronomy, astrology, celestial mythology, and calendar development, the book is an engrossing study of the profound impact of mankind's relationship with the universe.
A fresh start in Montana From City Girl to Rancher’s Wife by Ami Weaver When Josie Callahan’s life in Los Angeles falls apart, she jumps at the chance to start over as a private chef in Montana. More used to stilettos and stainless steel appliances than cowboy boots and cozy kitchens, Josie is out of her element…especially with her sexy boss, Luke Ryder. Luke prefers horses to heartbreakers, but a delicious happily-ever-after might be on the menu! A Match Made in Montana by Joanna Sims When Officer Logan Wolf pulls over Josephine Brand for speeding, he’s struck by her irresistible blue eyes and sad smile. Even more striking is the news that she’s maid of honor at his best friend’s wedding! Josephine’s ex, Brice, broke her heart—yet she can’t deny her attraction to Logan. But just as her pain begins to fade, Brice shows up, wanting a second chance… Previously published as From City Girl to Rancher’s Wife and A Match Made in Montana
Noor Unnahar is a young female voice with power and depth. The Pakistani poet's moving, personal work collects and makes sense of the phases of collapsing and rebuilding one's self on the treacherous modern path from teenager to adult. Tinged with the heartbreak of a broken home and the complexity of a rich cultural background, yesterday i was the moon stands out from the Insta-poetry crowd as a collection worth keeping. yesterday i was the moon centers around themes of love and emotional loss, the catharsis of creating art, and the struggle to find one's voice. Noor's poetry ranges from succinct universal truths to flowery prose exploring her heritage, what it means to find a physical and emotional home, and the intimate and painful dance of self-discovery. Her poetry and art has already inspired thousands of fans on Instagram to engage with her words through visual journal entries and posts of their own, and her fan base only continues to grow.
Marc Vitrac was born in Louisiana in the early 1960's, about the time the first interplanetary probes delivered the news that Mars and Venus were teeming with life—even human life. At that point, the "Space Race" became the central preoccupation of the great powers of the world. Now, in 1988, Marc has been assigned to Jamestown, the US-Commonwealth base on Venus, near the great Venusian city of Kartahown. Set in a countryside swarming with sabertooths and dinosaurs, Jamestown is home to a small band of American and allied scientist-adventurers. But there are flies in this ointment – and not only the Venusian dragonflies, with their yard-wide wings. The biologists studying Venus's life are puzzled by the way it not only resembles that on Earth, but is virtually identical to it. The EastBloc has its own base at Cosmograd, in the highlands to the south, and relations are frosty. And attractive young geologist Cynthia Whitlock seems impervious to Marc's Cajun charm. Meanwhile, at the western end of the continent, Teesa of the Cloud Mountain People leads her tribe in a conflict with the Neanderthal-like beastmen who have seized her folk's sacred caves. Then an EastBloc shuttle crashes nearby, and the beastmen acquire new knowledge... and AK47's. Jamestown sends its long-range blimp to rescue the downed EastBloc cosmonauts, little suspecting that the answer to the jungle planet's mysteries may lie there, among tribal conflicts and traces of a power that made Earth's vaunted science seem as primitive as the tribesfolk's blowguns. As if that weren't enough, there's an enemy agent on board the airship... Extravagant and effervescent, The Sky People is alternate-history SF adventure at its best. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
As Marcus stands at his post at the castle wall, ready to defend his home village of Soulwind, he fumbles a strange pendant around his neck and is completely oblivious to its effects, and also of its origin. Who are these strangers who have suddenly turned up in the peaceful kingdom of Termelanor? And what do they want?
Young mother Daria Camfield, happily remarried after the death of her first husband, Nate, in the mission fields of Columbia, faces a severe test of her faith in God when Nate is found alive and returns home to claim his family.
