Toss Whirl Pass
Toss Whirl Pass

Author: Shawn Stewart Ruff

Publisher: Shawn Stewart Ruff

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 199

ISBN-13: 0981942008

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From highly acclaimed author Shawn Stewart Ruff comes a fearless new novel set in New York City two weeks into the nightmare of the World Trade Center s destruction. For Ivy-educated, HIV-positive African-American poet Yale Battle, the will to go on since the death of his lover -- a famed Alvin Ailey dancer and choreographer and casualty of AIDS in the early 1990s -- is never more acutely tested than when the city he loves is engulfed in grief. Wandering the memories of Yale's old life, and deep in the terror of a drug and sex odyssey that lands him in jail, Toss and Whirl and Pass ponders the nature of eternal love and celebrates the city of dreams.

When the Whirlwind Passes
When the Whirlwind Passes

Author: Alexander Nderitu

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2011-11-10

Total Pages: 167

ISBN-13: 1365558789

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Maggie's encounter with Michael Othaya, the young heir to a multi-billion-shilling fashion empire, marked the beginning of a cataclysmic cycle of events that would involve sex, manipulation, conspiracy...and first-degree murder. To be sure, the Sultans of Fashion had had their fair share of scandals and intrigues in the past. Overly ambitious and genetically predisposed towards greed, the rich and famous Othayas were no strangers to controversy. But it wasn't until Michael and Maggie - a ghetto princess - started romancing that the feuding family's civil war reached its climax... Easily digested and written with a handle on humour, When the Whirlwind Passes is doubtless one of the best crime novels to ever come out of Africa. 'Alex Nderitu is one of a handful of young, brilliant writers to come off the Kenyan terrain in the recent past. His books (hoping there will be many more)...are pure commercial escapism, and brilliantly written at that.' - Daily Nation

Integration Matters
Integration Matters

Author: C. P. Gause

Publisher: Peter Lang

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 9781433102028

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The United States is more racially, culturally, and linguistically diverse now than at any given point in its history. Urbanization and immigration are key contributors to population growth and shifts, particularly in the southeastern part of the country. Educators are scrambling to determine how best to serve different demographics, and many families in new places are trying to adjust to unfamiliar school systems. For all concerned, this period of adjustment is marked by significant personal, curricular, and institutional development. However, one group of individuals has not maintained pace with the rest: African American males continue to lag behind their counterparts in every measured educational variable as outlined by the No Child Left Behind legislation, despite the educational, social, and economic changes of the past fifty years (since the 1954 landmark Brown vs. Board of Education decision). This book - beyond providing educators, parents, and students with a critique of present day educational experiences for those who are the «other» in America, particularly the black male - conceptually integrates queer legal theory, the tenets of critical spirituality, and notions of collaborative activism to construct a blueprint for realizing academic achievement and academic success for all students.

Whirlwind
Whirlwind

Author: Janet Dailey

Publisher: Zebra

Published: 2021-06-29

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 1420150944

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America's First Lady of Romance, New York Times bestselling author Janet Dailey, kicks off The Champions, an exciting new series about the world of bucking bulls and the ranchers who raise them. At the Alamo Canyon Ranch, set amid the desert foothills of Southern Arizona, the Champion women carry on the family legacy of breeding bucking bulls for the rodeo. In a world where bloodline is everything, love is the only risk worth taking. Everyone's talking about Whirlwind at this year's Professional Bull Rider's Competition. But the promising young bull is the last thing on Shane Tully's mind once he lays eyes on the lady responsible for bringing Whirlwind to the arena. Beautiful, smart, and sexy as hell, Lexie Champion has this rodeo man hungry for more than the thrill of his next competition. But the daughter of bull rancher Bert Champion wants nothing to do with a daredevil, despite the powerful attraction between them... After losing her beloved brother to a bull riding accident, Lexie is no stranger to the dangers of rodeo life. Which is why resisting Shane's rugged allure should have been easy. But nothing is simple about her reaction to the handsome cowboy, from their first kiss, to the terrifying moment Lexie watches Shane go down in the ring. Faced with a devastating decision, will Lexie make the ultimate sacrifice for the sake of love?

A Whirlwind of Passed Lifetimes
A Whirlwind of Passed Lifetimes

Author: Kimberly Vogel

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2012-09-06

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 1300146699

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Time passes by too quickly for Rune's tastes. Her time might be frozen, but her mortal friends continue to age. The spirits she works with don't have the same sense of time. Her timeline becomes theirs, but the extra time doesn't bring her any closer to stopping her brother. With him protected by his master, how many lives will it take before Rune can stop him? (The third book in Rune's story)