This is the book everyone has been waiting for—an inspiring celebration of the joy, challenges, and triumphs of being African American. Combine Ilyana Vanzant and Terry McMillan, then include a dash of E. Lynn Harris, and you’ve got Chicken Soup for the African American Soul. This book captures the spirit of the community through inspiring storytelling that understands both the struggles and joys of being African American. From Jim Crow to the Civil Rights movement to today’s business leaders and gangsta culture, this book is a primer on black history. And like all Chicken Soup books, it’s a moving tribute to the small things—a moment of insight, a mentor, a lover, the loss of innocence—that make life worth living. This great volume is focused on representing all facets of African American life—man and woman; young and old; rural, suburban, and urban; rich and poor; race conscious and mostly color-blind.

Delivered on 22 August 2024, Forbes v Baker [2024] WASC 643 represented a turning point in the law as to what it means to be human.Delivered on 22 August 2024, Forbes v Baker [2024] WASC 643 represented a turning point in the law as to what it means to be human.The Deceased, David Baker, was born in unusual circumstances and into a difficult life. Cloned by his father, his genetic code mixed with non-human material, the Deceased died leaving a wife, a lover, and a substantial estate.The Wills Act (WA) provides that a person can make a will. It is alleged by the Defendant, the Deceased's wife, that the Deceased was, by virtue of his mixed DNA, not a "person" for the purposes of the Wills Act.This case represents an important milestone in the developing law relating to reproduction, cloning and humanity.

"A wonderful and difficult take on future American history..."In the first volume of the Fortress Farm series, an A.I. savior is created to save modern society from persistent Solar Storms. As powerful people seek to use the technology for their own gain, there's an accident, setting civilization back a century. Only the ingenuity of small town people will help humanity survive The Pullback."Interesting Dystopian story with an agrarian twist...""A wonderful and difficult take on future American history...""Heads above most post-apoc stuff on here..."The Solar Storms start slowly at first, a mere nuisance to modern society that enjoys electronic conveniences. But trouble is on the horizon, and world economies that once seemed invincible are beginning to feel the consequences of greed and neglect. America tries one last time to save herself, and turns to the Artificial Intelligence system known as GRAPEVINE to combat the interference of nature. But GRAPEVINE has her own ideas about what's best for the planet. The technology meant to save civilization forsakes billions of people. New cults and strongmen establish power while outlaws pillage. Just as humans have done for millennia, heroes and villains arise from the ashes of a great empire, struggling for the fate of those hanging on after the world's Great Reset. Their decisions will have ramifications resonating for generations. Can a determined group of small town farmers use their mechanical ingenuity to build a new country and spread the message of self-reliance and self-defense in time to keep hope alive? Join us on the first step in the journey of families facing the new Dark Ages.Books in the Fortress Farm Series:The PullbackShield of the OkawRed Hawk RisingAgainst the StormAn Early FallThe following compilations are also available:Dawn of Darkness Fortress Farm Trilogywww.FortressFarm.com

A tribe who live on the beach between a forest and a lake are so terrified by the discovery of a spider two feet across living beneath the sand that they seek refuge in a pair of towers. Those who like to eat fish build a tower overlooking the lake. Those who like eating fruit build one near the forest. The strategy will lead to conflict and madness in this drily witty fable.Zola spent years traveling the world, studying with supernatural martial-arts masters. Now, as the only lion shifter in New Orleans, she enjoys freedom from politics as well as success in running her own business--self-defense training for psychics, spell casters and other shifters.Only one man knows why she left home at nineteen--Walker Gravois. He was there when her Seer mother, her mind twisted by magic, exiled Zola from the pride. More to the point, he stayed behind, shattering her young heart in the process.When he appears on her doorstep after ten years of silence, Zola is nowhere near ready to trust again. But with Walker's life in danger--and the passion between them burning hotter than ever--she'll have to choose between the safety of solitude and the risk of opening herself to others once again.

Compilation of different cases.A top secret military complex far below the city of Glennville is the key That Frank Morgan needs to understand what has happened to his fellow reporter Jimmy. It seems that things are spiraling out of control between the former Soviet Territories and the United States government, and Frank has wondered more than once whether Jimmy's disappearance has something to do with the secret base and the situation in the West. If so, can he get to the bottom of it before someone pushes the button to start World War Three?Earth's Survivors Settlement Earth, begins the saga of a small group of people in the know. A small group of people who understand what is going on in an upstate New York town, and the rest of the people in the world who are going about their day to day lives with no idea of the showdown that is building in the shadows between the West and the East. In the end they will have more in common than they would have ever thought possible if the threat of Nuclear annihilation does become more than just a threat.Joe Miller felt the blade of the knife sink deeply into his chest... Dead, he told himself. But death seemed to hold more than he had known it could.Willie LeFray sat slumped against a wall in an alley off Beechwood Avenue, in Seattle's red light district. He had been dead for over six hours. The money he had stolen, had allowed him to indulge in his habit for over forty six hours with no sleep. The last injection had killed him. But like Joe Miller, he would soon find that death was no escape from life’s problemsIra Pratt had died in the early fifties, yet he stood before God now ready to do as he commanded.5471 Beechwood avenue had been home to Arlene since she had begun her life on the streets. Since things had gone crazy she had locked herself in her apartment with her pistol. Ready to die if she had to, but hoping she would not have to.Follow along in the first book as the world begins to crumble and everyone scrambles to hold onto whatever remains to hold onto and become Earth's Survivors.

Artorin Damara, last Emperor of Astandalas, is in need of a new secretary. It has been three years since he woke from a magical coma caused by the collapse of his empire, and he can barely acknowledge his own existence, let alone articulate what he needs from someone else. Enter Cliopher sayo Mdang, Fifth Degree Secretary of the Imperial Bureaucratic Service, and to everyone's surprise the apocalypse ... ends. This novella is set on Zunidh in the universe of the Nine Worlds. It is best read after The Hands of the Emperor.

The greatest poet of the Empire of Astandalas was widely considered the infamous outlaw Fitzroy Angursell. Almost all of his poems and songs were banned, but that had the tendency merely to encourage everyone to read them. Hilarious, pointed, and scathingly topical, one of the games of all levels of society was to guess who they were truly about.After the Fall of the Empire, both the songs and the old stories are still sung, still illegal, and still a mixed blessing. It was not until his nephew tried to impress him that Zorey, formerly a soldier of the Emperor, finally told the story of how he got the scar on his face and earned the dubious gift of Fitzroy Angursell's particular brand of immortality.His nephew wasn't expecting the story. Zorey wasn't expecting the response.

Separated by a century. Bonded by loss. Will examining all that was invoke comfort or calamity? Seattle, 2015. Emily Reed refuses to dwell on her emotions. When the first-year attorney is assigned a church archival project, she dives into the records to hide from her own heartache. But when she discovers her parents were married in this very chapel, she is forced to confront the grief she buried a decade ago. After she died in 1935, Elizabet Thomas was devastated when her beloved husband wasn't waiting for her on the other side. A lost soul, she's wandered their church for the past eighty years, desperate to find him. And now she must persuade a young, living lawyer that the historic building needs to be preserved rather than sold and torn down. Discovering a diary among the disarray in the building's basement, Emily is first engrossed and then moved by the dead woman's words. And as the fate of her home unravels, Elizabet realizes she and...

"On par with Nicholas Sparks' love stories." –Jennifer's Corner Blog"Ava's story is witty and charming." –Barbara Freethy #1 New York Times bestselling author on Nora Roberts Land"The constant love, and the tasteful sexual interludes, bring a sensual, dynamic tension to this appealing story." –Publisher's Weekly on The Gate to Everything"I am adding Ava Miles to my list of always reads like Susan Mallery, Jill Shalvis, Kristen Ashley, and Nora Roberts." –Marjay's Reading Blog"Miles' story savvy, sense of humor, respect for her readers and empathy for her characters shine through..." –USA Today on The Bridge to a Better Life

When I left Nashville, Tennessee, I knew deep in my heart I wouldn't be back. I knew I would never be heard on every country music station around the world, and I would never step foot on the Grand Ole Opry stage. Cold hard guilt and responsibilities that I didn't want forced me on a different path. Me being responsible for an eighteen-month-old was a horrible idea. Me being a second grade teacher in a catholic school was plain ludicrous. Life sucked, love hurt, and I didn't know who to pick.

In the north of Ysthar, past the edge of the Empire of Astandalas, there is the tundra, and beyond the tundra, the great wall of ice. No one goes there, save for a few hunters after mammoth ivory or furs, unless it is to look upon the Ice and then, suitably impressed, turn back to be awed by the wall of magic that is the border of the Empire. But there are those for whom the Wild is not only out there but a magic within their blood, and for them—or at least for Terec, once of Lund and now only of the wastelands—the Ice is a wall that might, perhaps, contain a door ... Book 2 of Terec of Lund, to be read after Terec and the Wild.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Christmas Magic will warm readers’ hearts and spread the wonder of the holiday season with its tales of love, joy, and awe. A fantastic holiday gift for the young and young at heart. Christmas is a magical time of year -- a time of family, friends, and traditions. Readers will revel in the 101 holiday stories in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Christmas Magic that spread the special joy, wonder, and blessings of the season with its tales of finding the perfect Christmas tree, being with family, seeing the awe in a child’s eyes, and enjoying the magic of the season.

The long awaited sequel to THE HANDS OF THE EMPEROR!Cliopher Mdang has been appointed Viceroy of Zunidh by his beloved Radiancy, the Last Emperor, who has now left him behind in the Palace to safeguard the world during his absence on a quest to find an appropriately magical heir. When he returns, he will abdicate, and Cliopher will at last retire, satisfied with having achieved most of his life's political goals—even if his long-suppressed personal dreams are starting to bubble up.(Surely he used to have hobbies besides running the government?)All he has to do is wait patiently for his lord's return... until adventure quite literally hits him from behind, and what was once safely hypothetical becomes intensely real.Cliopher has always followed the stars of his chosen course: the epic oral histories of his people, the poetry of the rebel poet Fitzroy Angursell, decades of devotion and service to his Radiancy... They were enough to change the world. But are...