Urban City

The young troubled soul known as Mercedes, has been through so much heartache and pain. Overall she’s still managing to stay afloat, although she feels like her breaking point is near. Pregnant with twins, in love with a married man she finds herself battling not just with hidden family secrets and generational curses but also with her lovers wife Faith; Who she’s hoping Tony would chose her over. The drama between the two of them is driving her insane. With Mercedes knowing the truth about her status being HIV positive you would think she would warn others of her status. Instead, ...

**A Tropical Fantasy Like No Other** Sunny Ray was just a young man with dreams of becoming a country music star. Arriving in Nashville, he quickly crosses paths with Lori, an up-and-coming star with a deadly secret. But evil forces, from drug lords to Mafia leaders, drive Sunny to the Florida Keys, where he's unexpectedly transported to the magical island of Rumora—a land that surpasses his wildest dreams. On Rumora, Sunny meets Wantamea, a captivating island girl with secrets of her own. Yet, Lori isn't done with him. Danger lurks around every corner, threatening Sunny's life at every ...

Our cities are changing. Around the world, more and more money is being invested in buildings and land. Real estate is now a $217 trillion-dollar industry, worth 36 times the value of all the gold ever mined. It forms 60 percent of global assets, and one of the most powerful people in the world - the president of the United States - made his name as a landlord and developer.

Just before my wedding on the planet called Kifirin, I decided I wasn't going to marry someone I'd never met. Kordevik Weth was a stranger to me, and I wasn't willing to accept him. That's why I asked Aunt Bree for help. She had one condition: I had to live on Earth and take a job with Rome Enterprises in San Francisco.

December 2008. A heavy snowstorm is blowing through Manhattan and the economy is on the brink of collapse, but none of that matters to a handful of guests at a posh holiday party. Five years after their college graduation, the fiercely devoted friends at the heart of this richly absorbing novel remain as inseparable as ever.

Bryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar have made a pact. As they process the events of the spring, they will keep things platonic until the solstice. But can they resist when the crackling tension between them is enough to set the whole of Crescent City aflame? And they are not out of danger yet. Dragged into a rebel movement they want no part of, Bryce, Hunt and their friends find themselves pitted against the terrifying Asteri - whose notice they must avoid at all costs. But as they learn more about the rebel cause, they face a choice: stay silent while others are oppressed or fight.

Have you ever experienced Big D*ck Energy? Description: In the bustling city of Chicago, best friends Aries and Tasha are navigating the tumultuous waters of adulthood, each facing their own set of challenges, desires, and temptations. In "Big Dick Energy," a compelling tale of friendship, lust, and self-discovery, readers are plunged into a world where the line between platonic and romantic becomes increasingly blurred. Aries, with his charismatic charm and unwavering confidence, seems to effortlessly attract attention wherever he goes. As his baby mama drama builds, he finds himself ...

Leslie Kern expone lo que está oculto a simple vista: las desigualdades sociales construidas en nuestras ciudades, hogares y vecindarios. Kern ofrece una visión alternativa de la ciudad feminista. Asumiendo el miedo, la maternidad, la amistad, el activismo y las alegrías y peligros de estar sola, Kern traza un mapa de la ciudad desde nuevos puntos de vista, presenta un enfoque feminista interseccional de las historias urbanas y propone que la ciudad es quizás también nuestra mejor esperanza para dar forma a un nuevo futuro urbano.

Juicy is back with all of the action and the drama. Hold on to your seats as this gritty juicy tale takes you on an emotional roller coaster. Juicy is all over the place with her life; she has no clue what she wants to do. All she knows is that she wants to make money and live her life to the fullest. Choosing the fast life and the fast money, causes her to get into deep situations that can cost her life or her freedom. She learned that everyone couldn’t be trusted and that everyone wasn’t her friend. Being betrayed by her best friend March wasn’t enough. Now she’s being framed for ...

Something evil lurks inside Lily’s bedroom mirror. Beth just moved to a small town with her baby daughter, Lily. She figures a fresh start would do them both some good after losing her husband in a tragic accident. Their new home is a real charm, and their new neighbors are no different. Everything is looking up until Eva, Beth’s old next-door neighbor, warns her of strange, haunting noises from her house in the middle of the night. That’s when the horrors start in Beth’s new home. From a bleeding teddy bear to strange palm prints in Lily’s bedroom mirror. Beth ignores them all, ...

In a crumbling apartment block in the Angolan city of Luanda, families work, laugh, scheme, and get by. In the middle of it all is the melancholic Odonato, nostalgic for the country of his youth and searching for his lost son. As his hope drains away and as the city outside his doors changes beyond all recognition, Odonato’s flesh becomes transparent and his body increasingly weightless.

Experience the enchanting allure of a dream vacation on the breathtaking island of St. Lucia with the Davis and Moore families and their friends. Amidst the sun-kissed beaches and azure waters, a joyous celebration is underway—the epic union of Xiya and SK. Yet, before the vows are exchanged, the atmosphere becomes charged with drama. Hidden secrets are poised to surface, and tensions escalate, leading to unexpected confrontations. Join us on this riveting journey as we navigate through the twists and turns, revealing the tumultuous events preceding the Not So Hood Wedding—a celebration...

Breana "Baby Doll" Winbush grew up in the fast streets of Brownsville, Brooklyn. She is stunningly beautiful, a fighter by nature, and like most people in her neighborhood, her ultimate dream is to become rich. Her ambitious quest for money knows no boundaries. During an after-school fight with jealous high school foes, Baby Doll's life takes a turn when she meets Big Daddy Blue, a reformed gangster who turned his ill-gotten gains into legitimate business enterprises. Ironically it's Baby Doll's relationship with Big Daddy Blue that totally changes her perception and outlook on life in ...

Viennese ideas saturate the modern world. From California architecture to Hollywood Westerns, modern advertising to shopping malls, orgasms to gender confirmation surgery, nuclear fission to fitted kitchens—every aspect of our history, science, and culture is in some way shaped by Vienna. Richard Cockett gives us the entirety of an extraordinary story of how one city made the modern world—and how we all remain inescapably Viennese.

Dr. Sampson Davis looks at the health-care crisis in the inner city from a rare perspective: as a doctor who works on the front line of emergency medical care in the poor urban neighborhood where he grew up. He also offers practical advice for those living in such communities, where conditions like asthma, heart disease, strokes, obesity, and AIDS are disproportionately endemic. As someone who has struggled with many of the issues troubling his patients, Dr. Davis is able to write with empathy.

Today life is different than it was 30 years ago. Making money is much different, as opportunities have become overly abundant. Traveling and vacations are planned differently. Work and life do not have to be location dependent anymore. Enter the world of the digital entrepreneur. Work, for some, requires nothing but a laptop and an internet connection. The office can be anywhere. Be it from a sunny tropical beach, a noisy, over-crowded New York City or someplace in-between, the new breed - the digital entrepreneur -, can generate much of their income over the Internet. Some build fortunes ...

Here is the inspiring story of how Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, alongside a team of researchers, parents, friends, and community leaders, discovered that the children of Flint, Michigan, were being exposed to lead in their tap water - and then battled her own government and a brutal backlash to expose that truth to the world. Paced like a scientific thriller, What the Eyes Don’t See reveals how misguided austerity policies, broken democracy, and callous bureaucratic indifference placed an entire city at risk.

Oklahoma City was born from chaos. It was founded in a bizarre but momentous "Land Run" in 1889, when thousands of people lined up along the borders of Oklahoma Territory and rushed in at noon to stake their claims. Since then, it has been a city torn between the wild energy that drives its outsize ambitions and the forces of order that seek sustainable progress.

Some things are better left forgotten. Dreams taunt me, filling me with questions even more so than the supernatural world I’d only just learned about. Making matters worse, a vampire attacked me while I was alone in the middle of the night. Death was imminent until a silver wolf saved me. A silver wolf who shifted into the most gorgeous man I'd ever seen, and no matter how hard I try to ignore it, there’s something pulling me toward him. Secrets come to light, and nothing is as it seemed.

Immerse yourself in the world of “Urban Homestead Wisdom,” a comprehensive and engaging guide that unlocks the secrets of modern urban homesteading. Discover the fusion of traditional skills with modern world realities, regardless of your urban dwelling's size. Nestled within these captivating sections awaits knowledge that transcends conventional living and empowering you to attain self-sufficient urban life. Learn to embrace green energy practices by harnessing the power of the sun and wind, as ingeniously delineated in Chapter 4 to lessen carbon footprint and energy bills. Venture ...