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    Don't Touch My Hair
    'Groundbreaking . . . a scintillating, intellectual investigation into black women and the very serious business of our hair, as it pertains to race, gender, social codes, tradition, culture, cosmology, maths, politics, philosophy and history' Bernardine Evaristo Straightened. Stigmatized. 'Tamed'. Celebrated. Erased. Managed. Appropriated. Forever misunderstood. Black hair is never 'just hair'.This book is about why black hair matters and how it can be viewed as a blueprint for decolonisation. Over a series of wry, informed essays, Emma Dabiri takes us from pre-colonial Africa, through the Harlem Renaissance, Black Power and on to today's Natural Hair Movement, the Cultural Appropriation Wars and beyond. We look everything from hair capitalists like Madam C.J. Walker in the early 1900s to the rise of Shea Moisture today, from women's solidarity and friendship to 'black people time', forgotten African scholars and the dubious provenance of Kim Kardashian's braids.The scope of black hairstyling ranges from pop culture to cosmology, from prehistoric times to the (afro)futuristic. Uncovering sophisticated indigenous mathematical systems in black hairstyles, alongside styles that served as secret intelligence networks leading enslaved Africans to freedom, Don't Touch My Hair proves that far from being only hair, black hairstyling culture can be understood as an allegory for black oppression and, ultimately, liberation.
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    Plea to the Warrior Princess: The Princess Tales Trilogy, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 518min
    Thaddeus raised a finger toward the distant prison cell. “No doubt the barbarian son of Thor is watching, waiting to see if the princess will accept the annulment of their marriage and set him free. And surely, he must know that if she does not set him free, then she has sentenced him to death and has doomed her own body to be burned at the stake.”Stillness fell over the gathered crowd of Roman citizens. Colesia straightened against the iron stake where she was bound and stared southward. She recalled feeling the presence of Zarkanis as he beheld her from his barred chamber within the Pithranian dungeon; and although she could not see him now, her soul bore witness to his gaze. Plea to the Warrior Princess is the third book in a trilogy beginning with Princess Vayle and followed by Tale of the Vanished Princess. It features a breathtaking consummation to the saga woven through the narration of the first two novels. All three novels proffer unique and creative medieval fantasy and romance, packed with intrigue and adventure. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Sarah Allyn Althen. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/176719/bk_acx0_176719_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Riverine: A Memoir from Anywhere but Here , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 537min
    Angela Palm grew up in a place not marked on the map, her house set on the banks of a river that had been straightened to make way for farmland. Every year, the Kankakee River in rural Indiana flooded and returned to its old course while the residents sandbagged their homes against the rising water. From her bedroom window, Palm watched the neighbor boy and loved him in secret, imagining a life with him even as she longed for a future that held more than a job at the neighborhood bar. For Palm, caught in this landscape of flood and drought, escape was a continually receding hope. Though she did escape, as an adult Palm finds herself drawn back, like the river, to her origins. But this means more than just recalling vibrant, complicated memories of the place that shaped her, or trying to understand the family that raised her. It means visiting the prison where the boy that she loved is serving a life sentence for a brutal murder. It means trying to chart, through the mesmerizing, interconnected essays of Riverine, what happens when a single event forces the path of her life off course. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jorjeana Marie. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tant/006887/bk_tant_006887_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Bad Boy: Naughty at Night 4 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 193min
    Just when Peter thought things couldn't get worse, he finds out the grim news about his roommate's disappearance. He knows Tony is possessive and controlling but he has no idea just how far Tony will go to keep him under his thumb. Thank God that Chip, his ginger-headed, hot cop boyfriend with a heart of gold is there for him. Chip promises Peter that he'll stay by his side no matter what. He's in love with Peter and just not the type of guy to leave someone when they are in need. Peter is everything he could have ever dreamed of in a man inside, it's just going to take a little more patience on Chip's part to help Peter get his life straightened out. But how long will he stay when Peter's life becomes more and more complicated and when it could very well put his 5-year-old son's life at risk? How will Peter untangle himself from this web he's spun and get back to normal life without being sucked even further into this horrible nightmare Tony has created? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: James Talbot. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/069065/bk_acx0_069065_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Rush of Heaven: One Woman's Miraculous Encounter with Jesus , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 437min
    “Ema, give me your hand.” These were the words Jesus spoke to Ema on Christmas Eve - the night He straightened her crooked foot, hand, neck, and spine, and restored her mobility. Easter weekend, 18 years earlier, an ordinary workday turned into a nightmare when Ema McKinley passed out and was left hanging upside down in the storage room. Rather than improving, Ema’s body became progressively bent and disfigured. Doctors diagnosed Ema with reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), an extremely painful trauma-induced disease which led to Ema’s hand and foot deformities, painful sores, insomnia, gastrological distress, curvature of the neck and spine, heart and lung failure, and permanent confinement to a wheelchair. Once an athletic, powerhouse woman with multiple jobs and volunteer positions, Ema became a modern-day Job who lost everything except her faith and desire to trust God more fully. Ema wrestled with pain, anger, and forgiveness, but now takes the listener on a healing miracle encounter of Biblical proportions. Rush of Heaven will ignite listeners’ passion for Jesus and help them walk hand-in-hand with Him through life’s darkness. It will open hearts to embrace the impossible. “Jesus gave me this miracle for you too!” - Ema McKinley ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Devon O'Day. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/zond/001530/bk_zond_001530_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Rogue River Feud: A Western Story , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 623min
    Along the notorious Rogue River, gold seekers, crazed by the discovery of nuggets that made them rich overnight, are at war with one another. The river itself swarms with salmon, bringing along with them another kind of wealth and violent fighting between fishermen and the fish-packing monopoly. Into this scene comes Keven Bell, returning to face life after being handicapped by a disfiguring wound he received in World War I. Keven teams up with a broken-down fisherman and boatbuilder. When they try to buck the salmon-packing monopoly, they encounter violence and trickery; their boat is sunk and they are left to swim for their lives. Keven is tended to by Beryl, the daughter of a gold miner. His convalescence is slow, but the autumn days, fishing and camping, make a woodland dream of romance. But no sooner has an operation straightened out Keven's injuries than he is framed on a charge of murder in the salmon-packing war. Keven must carry on as best he can, along with what help Beryl and her old father can give, to clear his name and ensure his and Beryl's safety on the turbulent Rogue. Zane Grey's vigorous storytelling and portrayal of violence in the wild make this novel one of his best. There is a deep emotional feeling for nature in the raw, for the great salmon runs, and for the clashes of men fighting for gold. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Danny Campbell. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/brll/009211/bk_brll_009211_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Lonely Lord , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 439min
    I am alone. Do you ever feel set apart from whatever is going on around you? Is it just me who feels lost and unconnected to the world? I have no idea how to connect even if I wished to. Sometimes, it feels safer in not quite belonging.Anthony Russell, Earl of Lever, has to marry before his 30th birthday. That's what his father’s will dictates. A man who has always been socially awkward and at a loss of how to communicate easily with people is determined to marry to save his heritage. But he has no real idea of how to avoid making a blundering mess of the situation he is faced with.Mrs. Julia Price is a widow escaping from a brutal past of living with an abusive husband. Wishing to give her son everything, while living in straightened circumstances, she is determined to appear as undamaged as she can be. She will no longer be intimidated or treated poorly.Two damaged souls brought together amid a mix of family conflict, old friendships, and Bath society. Dare they risk their hearts? Are they able to forget the trauma of the past? One thing is certain. After meeting, neither will be the same again...The Lonely Lord is a regency romance which is topped with a generous dose of humor, chemistry, teasing, and tears. If you like complex but strong characters and a huge dose of romance with some laughs along the way, then you'll love Audrey Harrison's regency tale. Everyone deserves that happy ending.Buy The Lonely Lord and fall in love today! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: James Young. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/187739/bk_acx0_187739_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Nothing but Dust: Kaitlyn and the Highlander, Book 8 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 520min
    Magnus and Kaitlyn need to mount a rescue.A kingdom might be lost. Vessels need to be secured. Friends need to be saved and there is an uncle that needs to be reckoned with. Through it all, Magnus and Kaitlyn need to keep their family together.“He is asking for a fight and we must bring it.”“Yes.” I straightened and tried to look braver than I felt. "At least we have our family around us.""Aye, tis a great many people tae protect."I took a deep breath. "Then we better make sure we win, Magnus, because no one I love is going to die.""Aye, mo reul-iuil." He kissed the back of my hand, said, "I love ye, I will see ye on the morrow."And the battle began.____________________The epic adventure continues with an all new story. Contemporary romance with a mix of history and SciFi, Nothing but Dust is the eighth book in the Kaitlyn and the Highlander series.If you love mysterious heroes with desperate hearts and romantic thoughts, heroines with courage who are also very ordinary disasters, and love stories that encompass all time, then you’ll love this suspenseful series. Join the adventure. Buy the book today.Book 1 — Kaitlyn and the HighlanderBook 2 — Time and Space Between UsBook 3 — A Warrior of My OwnBook 4 — Begin Where We AreBook 5 — Entangled With YouBook 6 —Magnus and a Love Beyond Words Book 7 — Under the Same SkyBook 8 — Nothing but DustBook 9 — Again my LoveBook 10 — Our Shared Horizon ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Shane East, Keira Stevens. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/200487/bk_acx0_200487_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Bride for a Day (eBook, ePUB)
    In a modern love story between two strangers, New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown brings small town Texas to life with inimitable sass:A young woman with a talent for troubleAn unplanned elopement leads to forever loveIrresistible attraction and sizzling chemistryCharacters that jump off the pageHurting hearts are healedAuthentic Southern voice and settingCassie O'Malley is on the run. In a few months her inheritance will kick in. Until then, she just needs a job and a place to stay under the radar. But when Cassie gets off the bus in north Texas and runs smack into the town sheriff, she quickly does the first thing she can think of-approach the handsome stranger in the café and pretend to be a couple. Luckily, the sheriff believes it and the man surprisingly plays along-all the way up to the courthouse, where the officer insists on escorting them to get married. Wondering how she got herself into this mess, Cassie can't believe her plan got so far out of hand. Her new husband Ted assures her that his Uncle Ash, a lawyer, will get the whole thing straightened out with no problem. Cassie will only be a bride for a day, and then she can go on her way. But as his family welcomes her with full hearts, she begins to wonder if she'll be able to say goodbye to Ted, or to the first loving family she's known in her life. Praise for Carolyn Brown: "Loved it, loved it, loved it!"-Joanne Kennedy for One Lucky Cowboy "A delightful journey of hope and healing."-Woman's World for The Empty Nesters "Filled with quirky characters and a healthy dose of humor."-Publishers Weekly for One Texas Cowboy Too Many
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    Bride for a Day
    In a modern love story between two strangers, New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown brings small town Texas to life with inimitable sass: A young woman with a talent for troubleAn unplanned elopement leads to forever loveIrresistible attraction and sizzling chemistryCharacters that jump off the pageHurting hearts are healedAuthentic Southern voice and settingCassie O'Malley is on the run. In a few months her inheritance will kick in. Until then, she just needs a job and a place to stay under the radar. But when Cassie gets off the bus in north Texas and runs smack into the town sheriff, she quickly does the first thing she can think of-approach the handsome stranger on the street and pretend to be a couple. Luckily, the sheriff believes it and the man surprisingly plays along-all the way up to the courthouse, where the officer insists he marry them himself. Wondering how she got herself into this mess, Cassie can't believe her plan got so far out of hand. Her new husband Ted assures her that his Uncle Ash, a lawyer, will get the whole thing straightened out with no problem. Cassie would only be a bride for a day, and then she could go on her way. But as his family welcomes her with full hearts, she begins to wonder if she'll be able to say goodbye to the first loving family she's known in her life. Not to mention a man like Ted. Praise for Carolyn Brown: "A delightful journey of hope and healing."-Woman's World for The Empty Nesters "Brown will warm your heart, and bring you characters so real, you'll swear they're flesh and bone...A 5 Star Comfort Read!"-Love Romance Passion "Sizzling hot and absolutely delectable."-Romance Junkies for One Hot Cowboy Wedding
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