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The Secret Daughter is the tale of Nikki Carlson, an adoptee whose search for her roots sets her on an unbelievable thrill ride and emotional odyssey that forever changes her. Adopted as a toddler into a big game-hunting Minnesota family and raised on the flat prairies of the Midwest, Nikki’s life is wholly unremarkable. Haunted by the mysteries of her origins, once Nikki comes of age, she begins to search for her biological roots. What she uncovers is more surreal and twisted than anything she could have imagined.

Calvin Duncan was nineteen when he was incarcerated for a 1981 New Orleans murder he didn’t commit. The victim of a wildly incompetent public defense system and a badly compromised witness, Duncan was left to rot in the waking nightmare of confinement. Armed with little education, he took matters into his own hands. At twenty-one, he filed his first motion from prison: “Motion for a Law Book,” which launched his highly successful, self-taught, legal career. Trapped within this wholly corrupted system, Calvin became a legal advocate for himself and his fellow prisoners as an Inmate Counsel.

A Flower Traveled in My Blood is the rarest of nonfiction that reads like a novel and puts your heart in your throat. It is the product of years of extensive archival research and meticulous, original reporting. It marks the arrival of a blazing new talent in narrative journalism. In this audiobook, a regime tries to terrorize a country, but love prevails. The grandmothers’ stunning stories reveal new truths about memory, identity, and family.

The author was a United States Peace Corps volunteer in the Kingdom of Tonga from 1984 to 1986. His observations and experiences are frankly recounted in two intertwined short stories. Names have been changed, and the narrative placed in the third person. The first short story, An American Volunteer at Work, describes a typical day in the volunteer’s assigned job as a statistician with the Statistics Department, which was part of the Ministry of Finance, in Nuku’alofa.

Ed is a middle-aged man who lives in a nice house in a nice town. He goes to work, and he comes home. He does what is expected of him. But one day, as he walks upstairs, a photo on his wall calls out. It's his grandfather talking. "You ancestors were givers," the grandfather says. "You are not doing enough." The ghost grandfather invites Ed to a midnight meeting, where he hears advice from ancestors. That's what this story is about.

They say truth is stranger than fiction. But what if the most unbelievable science fiction stories were rooted in a terrifying reality? What if advanced technologies, extraterrestrial encounters, and clandestine government operations were all interwoven into the fabric of one person's life? This book details that terrifying reality, my personal journey through the horrors of MK-Ultra, the trauma of MILAB alien abductions, the SSP and the relentless targeting by factions of the shadow government. It's a story that explores mind control, the Monarch program, the Montauk Project, and the use ...

For readers of bell hooks, Audre Lorde, Angela Davis, Gloria Anzaldúa, and Cherríe Moraga—Ethical Feminism is a searing collection of essays that exposes the ethical voids within mainstream feminism and reclaims power, truth, and voice for women of color. In this bold, unflinching, and deeply personal work, Jules Coppola—a queer, multiracial adoptee and radical feminist of color—delivers a fearless indictment of systemic oppression while calling for a new feminist ethic rooted in racial equity, intersectional truth-telling, and collective liberation. At the heart of Ethical Feminism...

Steve Grant was laid off in March of 2020. He was fifty and had cancer, so he needed health insurance, fast. Which is how he found himself a rural letter carrier in Appalachia, back in his old hometown. Suddenly, he was the guy with the goods, delivering dog food and respirators and lube and heirloom tomato seeds and Lord of the Rings replica swords. He transported chicken feed to grandmothers living alone in the mountains and forded a creek with a refrigerator on his back. But while he carried the mail, he also carried a whole lot more than just the mail.

The son of Egyptian immigrants, Aymann Ismail came of age in the shadow of 9/11, tracking the barrage of predatory headlines pervading the media and influencing the popular consciousness about Muslims. After a series of bomb threats were directed at his Islamic school in Teaneck, New Jersey, just a few miles from downtown Manhattan, his parents—anxious that it was no longer safe to be so explicitly Muslim—enrolled him in public school, where he was the only Muslim his new friends had ever met.

Latin America is a mystery, shrouded behind myths and niceties. However, the politically incorrect truth about the region is becoming more prescient as the diaspora balloons, especially in Anglo-America. If you want to get past polite-society conversations and marketing narratives to understand the reality on the ground, this is the book for you. The Latin America Red Pill is part investigative journalism, part economic analysis, and part autobiography.

Roots Rediscovered: A Sicilian Journey invites you into the heartwarming true story of Stephanie, whose childhood was deeply influenced by the rich tapestry of her Italian heritage. From her earliest memories, she was surrounded by the values her grandmother lovingly passed down—family, tradition, and the importance of honoring their roots. But this book is more than just a personal story. It’s a celebration of Italian culture, a tribute to the generations who came before, and a powerful reminder of how deeply our identity is tied to where we come from.

In Walking the Tideline, Caroline Kurtz solo hikes the rugged, beautiful Oregon Coast—an expedition of isolation, adventure, joy, and grief inside the emotional wilderness of finding one's identity after the death of a loved one.

Who Will Tell My Story? presents an ordinary existence interrupted by unfathomably seismic and unjust events. On the ground during the first months of the assault on Gaza following the events of 7 October, the author of this diary - first published in The Guardian - maps out the physical and psychological terrain of a life under siege.

Book Summary – The Ghost Remembers The Ghost Remembers is a deeply personal, spiritual memoir written from beyond the veil, narrated by a reflective ghost named Gordon who sits on a porch through Arizona’s monsoon season. In this hauntingly honest book, Gordon relives and reexamines the chapters of a life shaped by war, work, love, absence, and silent regret. Each chapter peels back the layers of memory, revealing the bittersweet truth of fatherhood, broken relationships, missed chances, and the quiet endurance of a man who bore more than he ever said aloud. Through poetic reflections, ...

Bonn 1920: Der gelernte Bonbonkocher Hans Riegel liebt die bunte Welt der Süßwaren und träumt davon, eines Tages sein eigenes Unternehmen zu führen. Die junge Gertrud Vianden glaubt an seinen Traum und unterstützt ihn von Anfang an. Nach der Hochzeit beginnen Hans und Gertrud, in der heimischen Küche zu experimentieren und erste Süßigkeiten herzustellen, die Gertrud mit dem Fahrrad ausliefert. Das Geschäft ist hart, die Konkurrenz groß, und das junge Paar wird von vielen belächelt. Wie wollen Hans und Gertrud mit ein paar Bonbons eine Familie ernähren?

Salmon Swimming Upstream and Homebound by Stephen E. Johnson is a heartfelt nostalgic memoir that captures the essence of growing up in rural America during 1966. Through vivid storytelling, Johnson reflects on his childhood adventures, family traditions, and the rhythms of farm life in the Pacific Northwest. The book is divided into seasons, mirroring the passage of time and the cycles of farm life, with each chapter offering a glimpse into the joys, challenges, and transformative moments of youth.

EDITORIAL REVIEWS 2022 Literary Titan Gold Award 2022 PenCraft Book Award Winner for Literary Excellence "This book is essential for every reader out there, regardless of age, race, gender, or nationality." - Literary Titan "This book was such a delight to read... [Edwards] wrote straightforwardly and communicated perfectly well with his readers. The book's transition from father to child's story was beautiful to watch as it showed an in-depth connection between both father and son. The book deserves a 4 out of 4." - OnlineBookClub.org Official Review "Award-winning author, Melvin E. ...

Burnt out and in need of retreat, Jenn Ashworth emerged from lockdown with a compulsive need to walk—and to walk away. Armed with little more than the knowledge imparted by a two-day orienteering course and a set of maps, she embarked on the most epic of English walks: Wainwright's Coast to Coast. Guided not just by Wainwright's writing but also by daily letters from her friend Clive—facing an epic journey of his own—Jenn's pilgrimage soon becomes more than just walking: a chance to reconnect and excavate, to re-engage with the act of caring for others and for oneself.

At just 10 years old, Sonita Alizada was nearly sold into marriage. By the time she turned 16, her price was set at $9,000—a sum meant to buy her future for someone else’s benefit. In a world where nearly 15 million girls are forced into marriage each year, Sonita’s story is a heartbreaking but all-too-common reality. Yet, she refused to let her fate be sealed. In her eponymous memoir, Sonita shares her powerful journey from the streets of Afghanistan to international stages as a rap artist and activist.