This book shows the human condition of an ordinary young Black male’s journey, navigating through the pandemic of racism in the U.S.A.. Having always loved reading, especially about impending happenings, I could not find an informative book about black inmate’s experiences in the war on drugs— told from a black’s point-of-view. So I passionately wrote this story.
A vibrant look at an unsettled and strangely familiar time that overturns our assumptions about the history of magic. Imagine: it's the year 1600 and you've lost your precious silver spoons, or maybe they've been stolen. Perhaps your child has a fever. Or you're facing a trial. Maybe you're looking for love or escaping a husband. What do you do? In medieval and early modern Europe, your first port of call might have been cunning folk: practitioners of “service magic.” Neither feared (like witches), nor venerated (like saints), they were essential to daily life. For people across ages, genders, and social ranks, practical magic was a cherished resource for navigating life's many challenges. In historian Tabitha Stanmore's beguiling account, we meet lovelorn widows, dissolute nobles, selfless healers, and renegade monks. We listen in on Queen Elizabeth I's astrology readings and track treasure hunters trying to unearth buried gold without upsetting the fairies that guard it. Much like us, premodern people lived in a bewildering world, buffeted by forces beyond their control. As Stanmore reveals, their faith in magic has much to teach about how to accommodate the irrational in our allegedly enlightened lives today. Charming in every sense, Cunning Folk is at once an immersive reconstruction of a bygone era and a thought-provoking commentary on the beauty and bafflement of being human.
An omnibus collection of concise and up-to-date biographies of four influential figures from modern African history. Chris Hani, by Hugh Macmillan Chris Hani was one of the most highly respected leaders of the African National Congress, the South African Communist Party, and uMkhonto we Sizwe. His assassination in 1993 threatened to upset the country’s transition to democracy and prompted an intervention by Nelson Mandela that ultimately accelerated apartheid’s demise. Wangari Maathai, by Tabitha Kanogo This concise biography tells the story of Wangari Maathai, the Kenyan activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner who devoted her life to campaigning for environmental conservation, sustainable development, democracy, human rights, gender equality, and the eradication of poverty. Josie Mpama/Palmer: Get Up and Get Moving, by Robert R. Edgar Highly critical of the patriarchal attitudes that hindered Black women’s political activism, South Africa’s Josie Mpama/Palmer was an outspoken advocate for women’s social and political equality, a member of the Communist Party of South Africa, and an antiapartheid activist. Ken Saro-Wiwa, by Roy Doron and Toyin Falola A penetrating, accessible portrait of the Nigerian activist whose execution galvanized the world. Ken Saro-Wiwa became a martyr and symbolized modern Africans’ struggle against military dictatorship, corporate power, and environmental exploitation.
Life is a series of phases, you are born a child and then you grow out of it. Everyone goes through the same phases, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, senior citizen, and then death. What if you took those same phases and made them relevant to your life, your experiences, what would they be called? Well, for Olivia, it's Easy Street, Sex, Maturity, and Relaxation. Olivia Denise Adams is at a stand still, desperately trying to decide how to approach the next phase in her life. She takes the time to reflect on her past phases and how they have affected her and her attitude towards men, sex, marriage, and her career. Follow Olivia as she drifts through her phases from the mind of her minor self!
Speak Easy: Anthologies and Poetry Collection" Speak Easy promotes some of the best anthologies and poetry from Tabitha R. Pike. From Dark to Light this collection will take you somewhere you have never been before. It is an imaginative awareness of experience expressed through meaning, sound, and rhythmic language choices so as to evoke an emotional response. This Collection has been known to employ meter and rhyme, and free write. Tabitha Pike incorporates the ancient form that has gone through numerous and drastic reinvention over time. The very nature of these works are authentic and individual mode of expression makes it nearly impossible to define. "Speak Easy" is the measured language of emotion, from dark to light, death to life, hate to love, sadness to joy, and void to complete. Speak Easy is a door waiting to be open by you.
Queen Azalea is a beautiful woman and the much younger wife of a powerful African king. She longs for love and affection.Aeritas is a young and handsome musician. He is strongly attracted to Azalea.As King Donatus delves deeper and deeper into the dark arts, Azalea, his neglected and much younger wife, falls for a musician visiting their land. Dangerous under normal circumstances, King Donatuss dark associations could mean much worse than death for the pair.
What if the myths and legends that global societies have foretold in the past are in fact the real truth? Ayala is camping out in the woods after losing a seven year old patient. Her life is a mystery and not much of her past is known to her.She sees something that can't possibly be real, for how could something that is not known to exist be real? On the ground lies a strange man named Kendrick. But Kendrick is not like Ayala or any other human. He is of a race, one that has existed since the dawn of time. Ayala must face her destiny and uncover her past in order to defeat the darkness that threatens to destroy her new family once and for all for if she fails then all will be lost.
Bits And Pieces Fiction and Non-Fiction From Over The YearsOriginally, there was a blog that I called my creative notebook. I answered prompts, responded to questions, dug deep into my own psyche, and I put it all out onto this blog.I eventually closed that blog.I didn't want to lose all of this writing I had done for so many years. I collected it all together.These writings are the result of belonging to different writing groups, responding to various prompts, and journaling groups.You will find a mix of both fiction and non-fiction in this volume.This volume is volume one of a two volume set. The second volume is called Remnants.
Over 166 pages, Thirteen weaves a fascinating coming of age story around the Celtic legend of the thirteen treasures of Britain. Set in the early Iron Age fort of Caer Lludd (now Hampstead Heath) it chronicles the development of Rhiannon from gauche teenager to powerful warrior princess of the Catuvellauni tribe, through the tutelage of her mother, Druid Queen Rhiannon, and the majick of the Sacred Grove.
With the character of the doctor as her subject, Tabitha Sparks follows the decline of the marriage plot in the Victorian novel. As Victorians came to terms with the scientific revolution in medicine of the mid-to-late nineteenth century, the novel's progressive distance from the conventions of the marriage plot can be indexed through a rising identification of the doctor with scientific empiricism. A narrative's stance towards scientific reason, Sparks argues, is revealed by the fictional doctor's relationship to the marriage plot. Thus, novels that feature romantic doctors almost invariably deny the authority of empiricism, as is the case in George MacDonald's Adela Cathcart. In contrast, works such as Wilkie Collins's Heart and Science, which highlight clinically minded or even sinister doctors, uphold the determining logic of science and, in turn, threaten the novel's romantic plot. By focusing on the figure of the doctor rather than on a scientific theme or medical field, Sparks emulates the Victorian novel's personalization of tropes and belief systems, using the realism associated with the doctor to chart the sustainability of the Victorian novel's central imaginative structure, the marriage plot. As the doctors Sparks examines increasingly stand in for the encroachment of empirical knowledge on a morally formulated artistic genre, their alienation from the marriage plot and its interrelated decline succinctly herald the end of the Victorian era and the beginning of Modernism.
Critics agree in the abstract that "metafiction" refers to any novel that draws attention to its own fictional construction, but metafiction has been largely associated with the postmodern era. In this innovative new book Tabitha Sparks identifies a sustained pattern of metafiction in the Victorian novel that illuminates the art and intentions of its female practitioners. From the mid-nineteenth century through the fin de siècle, novels by Victorian women such as Charlotte Brontë, Rhoda Broughton, Charlotte Riddell, Eliza Lynn Linton, and several New Women authors share a common but underexamined trope: the fictional characterization of the woman novelist or autobiographer. Victorian Metafiction reveals how these novels systemically dispute the assumptions that women wrote primarily about their emotions or were restricted to trivial, sentimental plots. Countering an established tradition that has read novels by women writers as heavily autobiographical and confessional, Sparks identifies the literary technique of metafiction in numerous novels by women writers and argues that women used metafictional self-consciousness to draw the reader’s attention to the book and not the novelist. By dislodging the narrative from these cultural prescriptions, Victorian Metafiction effectively argues how these women novelists presented the business and art of writing as the subject of the novel and wrote metafiction in order to establish their artistic integrity and professional authority.
Cherokee Heart: Legends, Myths and Stories Under the traditional law the tales and stories in this book could only be told to the Tsalagi (The People) or other native Americans: you would have to have a invitation to participate in this ritual. You are invited to join my great ancestor Morning Nananoah and I as she weaves tales that has been passed down from generations to generation.
Here in this book you will find a collection of my articles and blog posts. I am really proud of many of these articles. I have had people ask about articles that they can no longer find online. I decided after taking down my last personal blog that I did not want to lose all my hard work, so I collected all the articles into one volume. That is what you will find here. I also collected a volume of poetry, and of creative prompt work. The blog itself has been turned into a pdf file and is now filed away on my hard drive so that if I ever need to find anything from that blog, I will have access to it.
It’s the end of summer, 2001. Erin O’Connor has everything she’s ever dreamed of: good friends, a high-powered career at a boutique Manhattan firm, and a husband she adores. They have plans for their life together: careers, children, and maybe even a house in the country. But life has other plans. Daniel works on the 101st floor of the World Trade Center. Erin is drinking margaritas on a beach in Mallorca, helping her best friend get over a breakup, when she hears a plane has crashed into Daniel’s building. On a television at the smoky hotel bar, she watches his building collapse. She makes her way home with the help of a stranger named Alec, and once there, she haunts Ground Zero, nearby hospitals, and trauma centers, plastering walls and fences with missing-person flyers. But there’s no trace of Daniel. After accepting Daniel’s death, Erin struggles to get her life back on track but makes a series of bad decisions and begins to live her life in a self-destructive fog of booze and pills. It’s not until she hits rock bottom that she realizes it’s up to her to decide: Was her destiny sealed with Daniel’s? Or is there life after happily ever after?
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the second most impactful condition on young people’s health in the United States. But ADHD is a complex disorder and is often misunderstood or stereotyped as just a few symptoms. ADHD may present with many different symptoms. Social factors such as age can also affect how the disorder manifests. Recognizing the breadth and complexity of ADHD helps people not only support someone with the disorder but also understand what their options are if they are diagnosed. This timely guide explains the causes, symptoms, and diagnosis of ADHD and covers ongoing research into the disorder, coping strategies, and treatments such as therapy options and medication. Find out more about ADHD and gain resources for understanding, treating, and living with it in Beyond Distraction.
This book is a direct testament; of my life spend, within an insane character; for three decades, before i stood still and listened; to God's voice, then acknowledged him. I then finally; answered my role call. I talk about my journey; as well as all the wise counsel men and woman, God allowed; to bless me on this journey, with wisdom; well beyond my mental capacity, as did he also line my spirit; with countless amounts of wisdom, so that through this powerful, heartfelt trascription; i am able to reinject others with highly contagious wisdom, as i have been injected; throughout the last three decades and even up to this very moment, i am releasing this transcription; God's book, from my spirit; to everyone of my human siblings, to read and find wisdom; greater than me, themselves and existence in general. God is the Author and the only true passage to wisdom, own access is granted through his son and our savior Jesus Christ, so follow me in and find out my role/purpose; to you, my human siblings.
Open your minds; my adventurous readers, to the world of the count family of warriors. Their story begins in 1900, within a remote town; Known as abandoned town, in Transylvania. Their lives engage as a result of all the children of the village being abandoned abruptly and mysteriously by their parents, which eventually leads to every child living within the local orphanage being ran by three evil guardian nuns name Angeline, Victoria and Magdalene, living within the orphanage among the children were two evil twins by the names of Allison and Amanda. These sisters Were evil, deceptive and manipulative so they got along very well with the three evil nuns because they lived to taunt and sabotage their peers. All The other children; who added up to eighteen, minus the evil twins suffered much mental and physical abuse at the hands Of these three evil nuns. The only support the rest of the children had within the orphanage was a good nun named Sister Kathleen; she also was despised and tormented By the three evil nuns oftentimes Sister Kathleen would risk her own safety to protect the safety of the children in the orphanage. In many ways she felt Responsible for their immense suffering, yet eventually throughout their menacing trials things began to look in favor for Sister Kathleen and the defenseless Children of the abandoned town orphanage. A mere bite; on the neck of the oldest child Shartise, before she and her siblings were captured and forced into Living at the orphanage would later be revealed as the bite that could end all their misery as well as offer them eternal freedom, But at what cost? From this point the mystery unravels; count Zairian surfaces to claim his bride and avenge his maker as the Demeaned count Carrion lay in wait to avenge his son and claim his Countess and entire entourage. The plot thickens as the revelations Take place of whom and what each child represents as a part of an immortal bloodline of vampires and vampire tresses. Their new Identity waits to be discovered inside.
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What if all of your life you where taught nothing but lies? What if though you were being taught lies, the Most High have been giving you small revelations through out your life then finally get you out of the big lies that you have been taught? This is what happened to me. I know that its going to be hard to believe for many but if I can bring the light to even one person then this book wont be a total loss. In this new walk I realized that many wont believe. For many are called, but few are chosen. In this book I am trying to show you the scriptures and how they connect to break from the lies you have been taught, the way that he has shown me. Please open your mind and hearts and put on your thinking caps. If the truth is for you then you will understand.
This volume is one outcome of a two-year study conducted by the Behavioral Studies Research Group of The Hastings 1 Center. It is divided into three parts to reflect the several facets of the interdisciplinary project from which it stems. In the opening chapter Willard Gaylin and Ruth Macklin, who di rected the study, describe its basic conception and structure, which centered around three programs to conduct research into aspects of violence and aggressive behavior, programs aborted in the early 1970s because they were politically and IThis project was supported by the EVIST Program of the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 05577-17072, and by a joint award by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any opinions, findings, conclu sions, or recommendations expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation or the National Endowment for the Humanities. Other published outcomes are the edited transcripts of two of the case-study workshops conducted under this project: "Researching Violence: Science, Politics, and Public Contro versy," Special Supplement, The Hastings Center Report 9 (April 1979); and "The XYY Controversy: Researching Violence and Genetics," Special Sup plement, The Hastings Center Report 10 (August 1980). Copies of these tran scripts are available for purchase from The Hastings Center, 360 Broadway, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706. ix PREFACE x socially controversial.
Megan Johnson or also known as Maggie Matthews, at first glance she appears normal, from a normal, perfect family and neighborhood, but only the closes to her know the real truth. Ms. Megan Johnson is the prey, being stalked by deadly predators who seek revenge agaisnt her family and Megan, herself. Who knew, testifying and witnessing an act of murder could ruin one's life. Running away time after time seems to be the Megan's only hope of survival agaisnt the predators. It seems nowhere is safe not even for her anymore. Being caught and taken away was the last thing on Megan's mind. Nobody is able to save her it seems, not even herself can do the impossible. Murder, mystery, and sadistically twisted shadows haunt page after page, lurking deep within the book spilling blood ready to capture the reader's heart.
Lazy, frivolous, conceited and totally self centred, Fiona MacDougall is not an asset to the workforce. When she applies for a transfer to the Infotech department of her company, she does so only in order to get an afternoon off work. Can she succeed in her challenging new job? Can she save her little brother from the consequences of his evil deeds? Will Moses do something embarrassing to the vicar's leg again?
On a sweltering day in July 1878, the men of the 42nd Royal Highlanders - the Black Watch - waded ashore at Larnaca Bay to begin the British occupation of Cyprus. Today, Britons on sunbeds colonise the same stretch of sand, the latest visitors to an island which has long held a special place in the English imagination - and a controversial role in British imperial ambitions. From Britain's acquisition of the island in 1878 up to independence in 1960, a true understanding of the complexity of Cypriot society and its aspirations eluded most British administrators. In the late 19th century, the British worked furiously to outmanoeuvre a restless Russian Empire bent on southward expansion. In this 'Great Game' of superpowers, few episodes were bolder than the British acquisition of Cyprus through a secret treaty with the Ottoman Empire. Initially considered strategically vital for the defence of India, the island soon lost its importance as a military staging post, when Britain occupied Egypt. Nevertheless, Cyprus became a major centre of Allied espionage and counter-espionage in both World Wars - a role that up to now has never been fully revealed. But despite the island's importance, British rule on Cyprus was often somewhat lackadaisical: low salaries resulted in a colourful staff of hard drinking colonial rejects and scholarly classicists of independent means. Disastrous governance combined with a misunderstanding by the British of the growing desire for enosis, the union of Cyprus with Greece, contributed to increasing Cypriot disillusionment with British rule. Drawing on largely unpublished material, Morgan reflects on why successive administrations failed so catastrophically to engage with their Cypriot subjects, and how social segregation, confusion about Cypriot identity and the poor calibre of so many administrators all contributed to the bloody guerilla conflict that led, finally, to Cypriot independence. Sweet and Bitter Island explores for the first time the unique bond between Britain and Cyprus and the complex, sometimes tense, relationship between the two nations which endures to the present day. Extensively researched and lyrically written, this is the definitive portrait of British colonial life on the Mediterranean island.
“A mix of magic realism and Southern gothic, this stunning collaboration between King and McDowell…moves at a hypnotic pace, like an Alabama water moccasin slipping through black water.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) Calliope “Calley” Dakin is no normal little girl. She hears things that maybe a little girl shouldn’t hear—and knows things a little girl should never know. Just seven when her beloved father is tortured, murdered, and dismembered by two women with no discernable motivation, Calley and her mother find themselves caught up in inexplicable events that exile them to Pensacola Beach. There—in a house that’s a dead ringer for Calley’s late great-grandmother’s house—another woman awaits their presence. A woman who understands what Calley is, but can’t begin to imagine just how strong her bond is with her father—even after death... Known for his chilling Blackwater series, author Michael McDowell left behind the unfinished manuscript for Candles Burning on his death in 1999. In the spirit of the ghost stories that Michael loved, Tabitha King has taken up where he left off.
Low Fat Cooking: Lose Fat with Clean Eating and the Belly Fat Diet The Low Fat Cooking book covers two diets, the clean eating diet and the belly fat diet. Both diets offers recipes that are low in fat to help you lose weight. Each diet plan calls for fresh fruits and vegetables, high fiber foods and lean meats. These nutritious foods help to boost the metabolism, which helps to burn more calories. There is a huge variety of recipes for breakfast, lunch, supper, beverages, and snacks and desserts to plan meals for a couple of weeks ahead of time. The first section covers the clean eating diet with these categories: The Clean Diet, Benefits of Clean Eating, Alternative Food Types, Tips for Eating Clean and Healthy, 5 Day Sample Planner for Day to Day Meals, Breakfast Recipes, Quick and Easy Lunches, Main Meal Recipes, Side Dishes, Desserts, Snacks, and Beverages. A sampling of the recipes includes: Peachy Spritzer, Vanilla Lovers Granola, Classy Carrot Cake, Stuffed Zucchini Boats, Crispy Fish Fillets with Lemon Dip, Touch of Italy Cheese Quesadillas, Sweet and Zesty Pancake Apple Rings, Rise and Shine Banana Bread, Creamy Albacore Pita, Home Made Beef Tacos with Salsa, Quinoa Corn Salad, and Classy Carrot Cake. The second section of the book covers the belly fat diet with these categories: What is the Belly Fat Diet, The Secret Behind the Diet, How the Diet Works, Benefits of the Belly Fat Diet, Essential Tips for Success on the Belly Melt Diet, Helpful Diet Tips to Follow, Top Belly Fat Burning Foods, Belly Melting Breakfast Recipes, Great Lunch Recipes to Help You Lose Belly Fat, Flat Belly diet Dinner Recipes, Belly Flattening Drink, Snack and Dessert Recipes, and Your 7 Day Belly Fat Diet Meal Plan. There is a big variety of delicious belly fat reducing recipes too.
Love Inspired brings you three new titles! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. This box set includes: THE AMISH CHRISTMAS PROMISE by Amy Lillard Samuel Byler made a promise to take care of his late twin’s family. He returns to his Amish community to honor that oath and marry Mattie Byler—only she wants nothing to do with him. But as Samuel proves he’s a changed man, can obligation turn to love this Christmas? A WEDDING DATE FOR CHRISTMAS by Kate Keedwell Going to a Christmas Eve wedding solo is the last thing high school rivals Elizabeth Brennan and Mark Hayes want—especially when it’s their exes tying the knot. The solution? They could pretend to date. After all, they’ve got nothing to lose…except maybe their hearts. THE COWGIRL’S LAST RODEO by Tabitha Bouldin Callie Wade’s rodeo dreams are suspended when her horse suddenly goes blind. Their only chance to compete again lies with Callie’s ex—horse trainer Brody Jacobs—who still hasn’t forgotten how she broke his heart. Can working together help them see their way to the winner’s circle…and a second chance? For more stories filled with love and faith, look for Love Inspired December 2023 Box Set – 1 of 2
Poetry collected from a now defunct blog. Some of it created in response to prompts; some of it just my normal poetry that I write.None of it wanting to be forgotten simply because the blog no longer exists.
Have you ever been so deep in love that you found yourself doing things you never imagined? Love can lift you high above the mountains but it can also drive you to the deepest valleys. Even though it sometimes fails you, you can't help but give it another try. LOVE WILL DO THAT takes you through an array of emotions, which forces you to evaluate what is important. It cuts through the red tape and takes you to the core of the heart...the place where love truly abides.
This is a personal development workbook. It is the last of series three of Mastering It. It involves the reader to develop spiritually and personally. It offers a daily step by step formula to weekly goal planning. There is far too much information to explain about this book, but to say you will need to take a look at it and judge for yourself. The value of knowledge is sure to inspire you to CROWN YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS.
Accelerate your toddler's education in first words and colors using this engaging board book designed by a professional artist and licensed speech therapist. Wishy Washy takes your young child on an adventure as they learn new words through life-like paintings, bright colors, and an animal friend who guides them along the way. Written by licensed speech therapist Tabitha Paige, Wishy Washy features strategically chosen first words that include a child's earliest developing sounds, such as m, b, p, t, etc. With beautiful hand-painted art from Tabitha, this is the perfect baby book for a baby shower gift! So join our little chipmunk friend on a creative adventure as he takes your child through this first words book in a fun and interactive way!
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