Francis Peter
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Liberty at Risk: Tackling Today's Political Problems is a compilation of twenty-three commentaries on current affairs from a libertarian perspective.It is a companion to Peter Fenwick's previous work - The Fragility of Freedom: Why Subsidiarity Matters.Libertarianism is the political philosophy of individual liberty. It is based on the principle of private property and founded on natural rights theory as expounded by John Locke in the seventeenth...
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Consciousness Is All is a book on Infinite Reality.
These pages clearly show that Consciousness (also known as the One Self, I Am, Love, Spirit, Life, the Divine, God, Awareness, Brahman, and other terms) is infinite, absolutely all there is of all there is. Only Consciousness exists, there is no existence apart from, or beyond, Consciousness.
As Consciousness is All or One-It thus is not a higher Self, but the only Self.
So rather than there being...
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Phoenix Books, Inc
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2004
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English
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Introducing Socrates Fortlow, an ex-con struggling to find his place in the world after 27 years in jail. Living in an abandoned apartment building in South-Central L.A., Socrates is one step away from the streets. He bags groceries at the supermarket, recycles bottles and cans for pennies, and feels himself slipping toward invisibility—until he meets 11-year-old Darryl, who is perilously close to a life of violence and bloodshed. Socrates'...
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“A true classic of world literature . . . A masterpiece that has inspired generations of writers in Nigeria, across Africa, and around the world.” —Barack Obama
“African literature is incomplete and unthinkable without the works of Chinua Achebe.” —Toni Morrison
Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read
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5) Old Yeller
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Travis is left to care for the farm when his father leaves on a cattle drive. He copes with many hardships with the help of his big, yellow dog, Old Yeller.
6) Native son
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Right from the start, Bigger Thomas had been headed for jail. It could have been for assault or petty larceny; by chance, it was for murder and rape. Native Son tells the story of this young black man caught in a downward spiral after he kills a young white woman in a brief moment of panic. Set in Chicago in the 1930s, Richard Wright's novel is just as powerful today as when it was written -- in its reflection of poverty and hopelessness, and what...
7) Run
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When an argument in a blinding New England snowstorm inadvertently causes an accident that involves a stranger and her child, all Bernard Doyle cares about is his ability to keep his children--all his children--safe.
8) Black Boy
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A special 75th anniversary edition of Richard Wright's powerful and unforgettable memoir, with a new foreword by John Edgar Wideman and an afterword by Malcolm Wright, the author's grandson.
When it exploded onto the literary scene in 1945, Black Boy was both praised and condemned. Orville Prescott of the New York Times wrote that "if enough such books are written, if enough millions of people read them maybe, someday, in the fullness of time, there...
9) Djibouti
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In a modern-day pirate story, ambitious documentary filmmaker Dara Barr and her right-hand man, Xavier LeBo, a seventy-two-year-old African American seafarer, get more than they bargained for on the Horn of Africa.
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The unsolved murder of a farm family haunts the small, white, off-reservation town of Pluto, North Dakota. The vengeance exacted for this crime and the subsequent distortions of truth transform the lives of Ojibwe living on the nearby reservation and shape the passions of both communities for the next generation.
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Nelson Mandela is one of the most inspiring and iconic figures of our age. Now, after a lifetime of taking pen to paper to record thoughts and events, hardships and victories, he has bestowed his entire extant personal papers, which offer an unprecedented insight into his remarkable life. A singular international publishing event, Conversations with Myself brings these documents into a sweeping narrative of great immediacy and stunning power.
13) Red at the bone
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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR
"A spectacular novel that only this legend can pull off." -Ibram X. Kendi, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST, in The Atlantic
"An exquisite tale of family legacy….The power and poetry of Woodson’s writing conjures up Toni Morrison." – People
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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR
"A spectacular novel that only this legend can pull off." -Ibram X. Kendi, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST, in The Atlantic
"An exquisite tale of family legacy….The power and poetry of Woodson’s writing conjures up Toni Morrison." – People
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Two leading spiritual masters share their wisdom about living with joy even in the face of adversity, sharing personal stories and teachings about the science of profound happiness and the daily practices that anchor their emotional and spiritual lives.
16) Hamlet
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This production was recorded through National Theatre Live on 9th December, 2010. Director Nicholas Hytner offers a detailed political, social and psychological context to Hamlet's dilemma: whether or not to avenge the death of his father. Rory Kinnear plays Hamlet in this dynamic production of Shakespeare's complex and profound play about the human condition. His performance earned him an Evening Standard Award.
17) A star witness
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Nancy Drew clue books volume 3
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Aladdin
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2015.
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English
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After being treated to a show at the planetarium, Nancy, Bess, and George are hoping to look at the sky through a famous astronomers's telescope but are disappointed when the telescope disappears.
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Nancy Drew clue books volume 7
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Aladdin
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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"The new Candy Kingdom theme park is opening in River Heights and Nancy, Bess, and George can't wait! The park is supposed to have candy-themed rides, attractions, arcade games, and more, so when Bess wins four free passes to the park, she invites Nancy, George and their good friend, Nadine Nardo to check it out. But Nadine's wristband goes missing after the first ride! Nancy and her friends know that all of the wristbands were tied securely, so it...
19) Pets on parade
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Nancy Drew clue books volume 6
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Aladdin
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2016.
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English
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"Eight-year-old Nancy Drew and her friends solve a doggone puzzler of a mystery during the annual River Heights Halloween Pet Parade"--
20) Big top flop
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Nancy Drew clue books volume 4
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Aladdin
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2016.
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English
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The Bingle and Bumble Circus is coming to River Heights, and Nancy, Bess, and George are super excited to see the clowns, animals, and acrobats. But most of all, theyre excited about the Junior Ringmaster whistling contest! To win, all they have to do is be the kid who whistles the loudest and the longest. The winner of the contest will get to be Junior Ringmaster at the circuss opening night and theyll get a shiny silver whistle as a prize!