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In late May in 2020, while discussing the murder of George Floyd on CNN, Bakari Sellers spoke from the heart sharing devastating insight that touched millions around the world: "It's just so much pain. You get so tired. We have black children. I have a 15-year-old daughter. I mean, what do I tell her? I'm raising a son. I have no idea what to tell him. It's just--it's hard being black in this country when your life is not valued and people are worried...
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The period in Northern Ireland known as 'the Troubles' (1968-98) seemed to have been conclusively ended by the official peace process. But recent violence from dissident Republicans shows that tensions from the past remain unresolved.
State Violence, Collusion and the Troubles reveals disturbing unanswered questions about the use of state violence during this period. Maurice Punch documents in chilling detail how the British government turned...
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The publication of this Book follows hard on the heels of breaking news. Salman Rushdie has been stabbed nearly to death for publishing a novel many years ago. A fatwah: fatwa was issued against him by Iran for allegedly blaspheming against the prophet Muhammad. In addition, that action was designed to stop free expression, let alone freedom of person as he went into hiding for many years.In so many ways, my Book here has so much in common with Rushdie....
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Nuestro hogar ya nunca será el mismo se centra principalmente en los años cincuenta, sesenta y setenta. Larry Ray, su legado, su duro trabajo, su vida sencilla y su pobre familia luchadora, sus vínculos con la naturaleza y Dios – todos son objetivos del sistema. Verá, conforme con la academia de las ciencias sociales y los adoctrinamientos corporativos de hoy, que Larry Ray Hardin tiene [lo que ellos llaman] "Privilegio Blanco." Sí, ¡eso es...
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"Set in the tumultuous year of 1968 in southern Virginia, a racially-charged murder case sets a duo of white and Black lawyers against a deeply unfair system as they work to defend their wrongfully-accused Black defendants. When two wealthy white landowners are found dead, the whole country immediately thinks it must be Jerome Washington, the hired help, who killed them. He was standing over the bodies when the police responded to an anonymous call...
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9 square miles. 10,000 criminals. 130 cops. A riveting memoir by Baker, California's most-decorated police officer
Compton: the most violent and crime-ridden city in America. What had been a semi-rural suburb of Los Angeles in the 1950s became a battleground for the Black Panthers and Malcolm X Foundation, the home of the Crips and Bloods and the first Hispanic gangs, and the cradle of gangster rap. At the center of it, trying to maintain order...
7) Primal Force
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Passion is always worth fighting for…
Jori Garrison trains dogs for Warrior Wolf Pack, which provides service animals for disabled veterans. Four years ago, she was wrongly convicted of a crime-thanks to her no-good ex- fiancé. Now she just wants to live her life in peace with her beloved dogs. No men, no complications. But it's hard to play it cool when a lethally hot male is on her tail-and the attraction is fierce, mutual, and dangerous….
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I'm having dreams I can't explain-nightmares of faceless people watching me on what should be the most important day of my life. Something really bad happened to me. So bad that I can't quite piece anything together. It's making me paranoid. I swear I'm being watched all the time. Ever since the dreams started, nothing in my life makes sense. I don't trust my instincts. I'm not sure I trust anyone around me. Not even my family. They mean well. But...
9) Rival Forces
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DESIRE IS A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH
When it comes to training K-9 patrol dogs, Yardley Summers always trusts her instincts. But when it comes to dating men, she keeps her heart on a very short leash. Mostly, she's too busy with her four-legged trainees at Harmonie Kennels to commit to a relationship. Only two men have managed to distract her: a handsome Doctors Without Borders physician who's suddenly gone missing-and the red-hot dog trainer from...
10) My Grumpy Cop
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The last thing I expected while eating a bowl of cereal was to come face to face with a corpse in the middle of the kitchen, and become the only witness to a murder.The killer? Bruno Santoni, the most famous gangster in the South of France.Just my luck.Now I have to accept protection from Livio-a stubborn detective with a stick up his butt. He's been after Santoni for years. Has an obsession that rivals my obsession for sweets. We couldn't be more...
11) Hold Me Close
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Best friends can make the best lovers. But only if they're willing to accept the risk... Maggie O'Leary is finally ready to start living again, and she has a plan. Working in her family's bar is step one. Confronting the tragedy that nearly destroyed her is step two. Reconnecting with her childhood best friend? Well, that's just a fringe benefit. But it's not long before she starts wondering...was he always this loveable and sexy? Shane Callahan...
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For thirty-one years, a monster terrorized the residents of Wichita, Kansas. A bloodthirsty serial killer, self-named "BTK"-for "bind them, torture them, kill them"-he slaughtered men, women, and children alike, eluding the police for decades while bragging of his grisly exploits to the media. The nation was shocked when the fiend who was finally apprehended turned out to be Dennis Rader-a friendly neighbor . . . a devoted husband . . . a helpful...
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No institution is as critically important to America's security. No American institution is as controversial. And, after the White House, Congress, and the Supreme Court, no institution is as powerful. Yet until now, no book has presented the full story of the FBI from its beginnings in 1908 to the present...
The Bureau
The Secret History of the FBI
Based on exclusive interviews-including the first interview with Robert Mueller since his nomination...
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There is nothing worse than seeing this young lady in distress. All night long, I saw in her eyes that something was wrong. I'm driven to help her-for God's sake. It's my job as a sworn officer. It means protecting her, and that's something I'm good at. However, this feels different. She's from Beverly Hills and doesn't have a ride home? Her man must be a real d*ck!
15) Snake
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He's trying to get back into his life after being gone for two years. She's trying to get ahead in life. Neither counted on falling for their wedding party partner.Snake has spent years doing what his president needed. Including two years undercover on a mission he's only recently returned from. When one of his brother's asked him to be a groomsman at his wedding, he reluctantly agreed. only to be partnered with his brother's sister.Jenny would do...
16) Tuck
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Tuck left home more than twenty years ago to be his own man. Now he's called back with the news that both his parents are dead and he needs to be there.He doesn't want to go. He's built a life with the Demented Souls. They've been his family for the last ten years. But something tells him that may be changing.London is stuck in a life she hates. Wishing she'd gotten out when she had the chance. She's sick of her dead end job tending bar in Deadwood....
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Hidden PreyTori Cox, a talented and sought-after musician, heads back to her roots to a small southwest town in Arizona as she flees an abusive relationship. When she arrives she witnesses the execution of a federal agent by the head of the Jimenez Cartel. The drug cartel kingpin orders his men to kill Tori before she can testify. Landon Walker, a special agent with the Department of Homeland Security, rescues Tori from members of one of the most...
18) Identical Threat
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Her innocent switch could cost her life…
When Riley Stone stands in for her identical twin sister at Desmond Nash's party, she's just doing her a favor. But that night lands Riley in a mysterious tangle of danger. With someone gunning for her twin, Riley turns to the mysterious Desmond, who has experience dealing with abductors. The intrepid cowboy is determined to keep Riley safe…but only together can they figure out a way to survive.
19) Deliverance
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"This book is steamy, intense and suspenseful. This second chance romance will have you swooning & falling in love, especially with little Anna May, and gives you such a roller coaster of emotions that is delivered exceptionally well." One word.FEAR.FEAR I wonʼt make it home.FEAR I'll never be man enough in anyone's eyes.Including my own.And worst of all, FEAR that Iʼll never feel againthe way Jolene Stewart makes me crave her next touch. I've...
20) Taking Fire
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ProtectTrace Davidson is determined to protect Christie from her ex-husband who has ordered a hit on her from his jail cell. Trace will do anything it takes, including putting his own life on the line, to make sure Christie survives. PersistSalvatore Reyes of the Jimenez Cartel intends to make sure his ex-wife never makes it to the witness stand to testify against him. Christie is the only one with enough damning evidence to send him to prison for...
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