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Vice President Kamala Harris: Her Path to the White House Adero Malaika

The first fully illustrated book on Kamala Harris's life and work, a retrospective that celebrates and honors her barrier-breaking achievements.When Kamala Harris became vice president of the United States, she made history as the first woman, first Black person, first South Asian American, and first Caribbean American to hold the office. This stunning book covers Harris's life from her childhood in Berkeley to her Howard College years, charting the many firsts she has carried with her throughout her legal and senatorial careers. It also explores Harris's presidential campaign, her family (her husband, Doug Emhoff, is the first Second Gentleman and the first Jewish vice presidential spouse), the inauguration and her first months in the White House, and includes sidebars giving historical context to Black and female representation in government. Harris's inspiring journey

Caillou Learns about Screen Time LHeureux Christine

I Promise You the Promises Series Roussey Christine

From the bestselling illustrator of the Growing Hearts series comes a sweet and charming board book series about all the things we want to promise childrenWith simple text and bestselling illustrator Christine Roussey's signature whimsical art, a child will hear of all the things their caregivers can promise them in this life--from joy to wonder to regret, and even the smaller moments in life, like cleaning your room and being told to zip up your coat (yes, all the way ). Die-cuts on the cover and throughout the book offer something exciting for little ones to see on each page in this loving ode to growing up and everything that life has to

Cute Mandalas: Get Coloring, Have Fun Sumanasiri Apsi

Mandalas meet Kawaii in this fun coloring book for kidsA high-quality coloring book for kids that combines nearly 40 cute artworks to color with mandala-style patterns. (Kids: hide this book from the adults because they will want to have a go too )

Once We Were Slaves: The Extraordinary Journey of a Multi-Racial Jewish Family Leibman Laura Arnold

An obsessive genealogist and descendent of one of the most prominent Jewish families since the American Revolution, Blanche Moses firmly believed her maternal ancestors were Sephardic grandees. Yet she found herself at a dead end when it came to her grandmother's maternal line. Using family heirlooms to unlock the mystery of Moses's ancestors, Once We Were Slaves overturns the reclusive heiress's assumptions about her family history to reveal that her grandmother and great-uncle, Sarah and Isaac Brandon, actually began their lives as poor Christian slaves in Barbados. Tracing the siblings' extraordinary journey throughout the Atlantic World, Leibman examines artifacts they left behind in Barbados, Suriname, London, Philadelphia, and, finally, New York, to show how Sarah and Isaac were able to transform themselves and their lives, becoming free, wealthy, Jewish,

The Rise of English: Global Politics and the Power of Language Salomone Rosemary

A sweeping account of the global rise of English and the high-stakes politics of languageSpoken by a quarter of the world's population, English is today's lingua franca--its common tongue. The language of business, popular media, and international politics, English has become commodified for its economic value and increasingly detached from any particular nation. This meteoric rise of English has many obvious benefits to communication. Tourists can travel abroad with greater ease. Political leaders can directly engage their counterparts. Researchers can collaborate with foreign colleagues. Business interests can flourish in the global economy.But the rise of English has very real downsides at times generating intense legal conflicts. In Europe, imperatives of political integration, job mobility, and university rankings compete with pride in

About: Blank: Poems Fuad Tracy

Gold Winner, 2022 Nautilus Book AwardIn about: blank, Tracy Fuad builds a poetics of contemporary dissociation. Funny, plaintive, and cutting, this formally inventive debut probes alienation in place and in language through the author's consideration of her own relationship to Iraqi Kurdistan. about: blank--the title of which is the universal URL for a blank web page--complicates questions of longing and belonging. Interrogating the language of internet chatrooms, Yelp reviews, and the Kurdish dictionary, the poems here leap surprisingly between subjects to find new meaning.Written before and during the years the author spent living in Iraqi Kurdistan, the collection documents the alienation of being inside, outside, and between language(s) and the always-already terror of grammar. At once haunted and humorous, about: blank inhabits and exhibits

Loons: The Iconic Waterbirds Tekiela Stan

Celebrate the lives of common loons with this collection of photographs and information by award-winning author and wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela.Their stunning beauty inspires us. Their haunting calls fill us with nostalgia. Loons remind us of joyful days at the lake, of time spent with family. Their arrival each spring signals the end of winter and that warmer days are ahead. Award-winning author, naturalist, and wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela believes that loons are the most fascinating of birds. He spent years studying loons, noting their behaviors and capturing them in photographs. Stan's research spanned major events such as migration and courtship, as well as everyday activities including feeding and sleeping.The result is a striking portrayal of these amazing birds in Loons. Stan's extraordinary photographs depict the water birds in a new,

Reaper of Souls Barron Rena

A prince repelled by magic. A king bent on revenge. A witchdoctor who does not walk alone.Brimming with dark magic, high stakes, and serpentine twists, the second book in Rena Barron's thrilling YA fantasy saga is perfect for fans of Laini Taylor, Sabaa Tahir, and Tomi Adeyemi.After so many years yearning for the gift of magic, Arrah has the one thing she's always wanted--but it came at too steep a price. Now the last surviving witchdoctor, she's been left to pick up the shattered pieces of a family that betrayed her, a kingdom plunged into chaos, and a love that can never be.While Arrah returns to the tribal lands to search for survivors of the demons' attack, her beloved Rudjek hunts down the remnants of the demon army--and uncovers a plot that would destroy what's left of their world.The Demon King wants Arrah,

The Candlestone Davis Bryan

The Candlestone, book 2 in the Dragons in Our Midst series, is a contemporary fantasy novel, written for preteens and young adults. Along with a unique blend of fantasy and real life, it delivers action and inspiration through the adventures of two young teens, Billy Bannister and Bonnie Silver.Billy and Bonnie wonder about a number of unsolved mysteries. What was the strange book that the dragon slayers used to summon a dragon? Where is the magnificent sword that seemed to disintegrate the evil Devin? And what happened to the Candlestone, that strange gem, always absorbing light and with it the powers of dragons or dragon children within its sphere of influence?The Candlestone not only absorbs light, it captures and holds encoded light, including transluminated humans, people who have been transformed into light energy by Excalibur, King Arthur's great sword.

Love and Reparation: A Theatrical Response to the Section 377 Litigation in India Sheikh Danish

Two plays about the legal battle to decriminalize homosexuality in India.On September 6, 2018, a decades-long battle to decriminalize queer intimacy in India came to an end. The Supreme Court of India ruled that Section 377, the colonial anti-sodomy law, violated the country's constitution. "LGBT persons," the Court said, "deserve to live a life unshackled from the shadow of being 'unapprehended felons.'" But how definitive was this end? How far does the law's shadow fall? How clear is the line between the past and the future? What does it mean to live with full sexual citizenship?In Love and Reparation, Danish Sheikh navigates these questions with a deft interweaving of the legal, the personal, and the poetic. The two plays in this volume leap across court transcripts, affidavits (real and imagined), archival research, and personal memoir. Through his

Feast Your Eyes on Food: An Encyclopedia of More Than 1,000 Delicious Things to Eat Gladwin Laura

Fall in love with food with this family compendium that celebrates the variety and abundance of more than 1,000 delicious things to eat from all over the worldLearn how the Italians revolutionized flour and water as you pore over different pasta and noodle shapes. Discover how cheese is made, find out why onions make you cry, and marvel at nature's ingenuity as you take a bite from 18 varieties of apples and pears. Split into digestible chapters, this visual guide explores the journey from farm-to-table, letting you taste your way around the world from the comfort of your

Truth of the Divine Ellis Lindsay

Truth of the Divine is the latest alternate-history first-contact novel in the Noumena series from the instant New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Los Angeles Times bestselling author Lindsay Ellis.The human race is at a crossroads; we know that we are not alone, but details about the alien presence on Earth are still being withheld from the public. As the political climate grows more unstable, the world is forced to consider the ramifications of granting human rights to non-human persons. How do you define "person" in the first place?Cora Sabino not only serves as the full time communication intermediary between the alien entity Ampersand and his government chaperones, but also shares a mysterious bond with him that is both painful and intimate in a way that neither of them could have anticipated. Despite this, Ampersand is still keen on

Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online, Vol. 10 Light Novel: Five Ordeals Sigsawa Keiichi

A week has passed since the climactic 4th Squad Jam came to an end. Llenn and the rest of LPFM join forces with SHINC to take on the mysterious "Five Ordeals," a player-versus-monsters challenge that begins at the stroke of midnight! Yet as Llenn and her friends patrol the area, looking for opponents, the first thing they happen upon is... a cute little talking

The Secret Garden Burnett Frances Hodgson

Celebrate an unforgettable classic with this gorgeously repackaged edition, featuring the timeless art of Tasha Tudor. Just in time for the movie adaptation starring Colin Firth and Julie WaltersThis beautiful hardcover edition includes Tasha Tudor's iconic illustrations in full color, making it the perfect collector's edition or a wonderful gift for young readers.When orphaned Mary Lennox comes to live at her uncle's great house on the Yorkshire Moors, she finds it full of secrets. The mansion has nearly one hundred rooms, and her uncle keeps himself locked up. And at night, she hears the sound of crying down one of the long corridors.The gardens surrounding the large property are Mary's only escape. Then Mary discovers a secret garden, surrounded by walls and locked with a missing key. With the help of two unexpected companions, Mary discovers

Grave Matters: The Controversy Over Excavating Californias Buried Indigenous Past Platt Tony

Go Out and Play Ciccio Adam

A lively, imaginative story that invites everyone to go play outside.

Counting at Bridge: The Easy Way to Improve Your Game Aves Dianne

A mathematics teacher introduces the basic concept of counting (points, distribution and tricks) for those new to bridge, a skill essential to their becoming better

Peptide Protocols: Volume One Seeds William A.

This first in a series handbook introduces the cellular biology behind peptides, including how peptides can delay cellular senescence, reduce inflammation throughout the body and the brain, and ultimately prevent disease and the effects of aging. Written by William A. Seeds, MD, the foremost authority on peptides.

The United States Activity and Fact Book: 50 State Maps, Capitals, Animals, Birds, Flowers, Mottos, Cities, Population,...

★★★Learn about the Fifty States★★★State maps, capitals, motto, mammals, birds, flowers, population, cities, and moreExplore the United States with this fun and fact-filled workbook. Contains a comprehensive guide to each state with colorable maps as well as state animals, birds, and plants. Learn the state mottos and nicknames as well as major cities, population, border states, and region. Includes word searches and quizzes to test knowledge. The United States Activity and Fact Book is a visually entertaining way to learn about the United States of America.This coloring and activity book features:Two full pages devoted to each stateA large map of each state with its capital labeledImportant facts about each stateIllustrations of animals, plants, and birds for every

Eruption Smoak Ivy

New York was supposed to be James Hunter and Penny's fresh start. But secrets from James' past, his scheming ex, and unsupportive parents make it hard to move forward.Penny's starting to realize that she barely even knows the man she's meant to marry. And how can she walk down the aisle before she discovers his darkest secret of

The Savoy Cocktail Book Craddock Harry

Harry Craddock was a United States citizen who left during Prohibition and joined the American Bar at the Savoy Hotel, London, in 1920. Craddock was one of the most famous cocktail barmen of the 1920s and 1930s. Craddock's "The Savoy Cocktail Book" was published in 1930, and is still in print today.Craddock invented a number of classic cocktails, including the famous Corpse Reviver #2 and possibly including the White Lady, and popularized the Dry

Parenting Your Kids with Grace Popcak Greg and Lisa

Believe it or not, the Catholic family isn't primarily a human institution. It's a divine one. By uniting with the sacramental life of the Church, your common, ordinary, crazy family becomes something sacred, a "domestic church."Family therapist and parent Gregory Popcak and his wife, Lisa, are back with Parenting Your Kids with Grace. Building on their best-selling book Parenting with Grace, first published twenty years ago, this new volume draws on the same parenting principles and provides up-to-date research to guide parents through each stage of child development from birth to age ten.Practical, faithful, and humorous, Parenting Your Kids with Grace addresses four key questions: - Are Catholic families called to be different from other families in the way we relate to one another in the home? If so, how? What does an

Guardians of the Holy Grail: The Knights Templar, John the Baptist and the Water of Life - Special Edition Pinkham Mark...

Guardians of the Holy Grail reveals these mysteries:What and where the Holy Grail is.The Holy Grail Mysteries of the Knights TemplarThe Alchemical Rites of the Knights TemplarThe Cup of Christ and the Holy ShroudThe Spear of DestinyThe Chintamani "Stone of Heaven"Mary Magdalene and the Holy Grail BloodlineThe Secret Messiah and Savior of the Knights TemplarBaphomet, the Head of John the BaptistThe Mystery of the Fisher King & the Grail CastleRosslyn Chapel, Reliquary of the Holy

The Etruscan Waltari Mika

First published in 1956, the novel Etruscan by Finnish author Mika Waltari begins around 480 B.C., and the story takes us on the spiritual journey of a young man named Lars Turms as he adventures through Ancient Greece to Sicily, Rome and, finally, Tuscany, searching for the meaning of life. He gradually becomes aware of his immortality and his duties to the future. Although set in ancient civilization, the book poses many of life's existential questions asked to this day, and the reader will find timeless answers to these timeless questions through the main character.Lars Turm's troubles begin after having abducted Arsinoe, the wanton priestess of Eryx, as he followed her to whatever lands promised her wealth and luxury. But when she falls in love with another, he is forced to flee... and find a destiny beyond his wildest expectations and powers.

The Complete Roku Device Guide: TV, Express, Ultra, Stick, Channels, App, Account Babson Bob

A Step by Step Guide on how to get the most of your Roku TV, Express, Ultra, Stick device *Supports all Roku devices*If not the best feature of the Roku is all of the channels and functionality that it has. Learn how to use your device to its full capabilities just like the pros do.Heres what you'll get:AppsMenusChannelsShows, TV, & MusicSetting up the DeviceMenusOptionsUpdatingTroubleshootingDisplay Settings+ MUCH MOREScroll to the top of the page and click add to cart to purchase instantlyDisclaimer:This author and or rights owner(s) make no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of this book, and expressly

Magic of the North Gate: Powers of the Land, the Stones and the Ancients McCarthy Josephine

Magic of the North Gate: Powers of the Land, the Stones, and the Ancients takes a highly original and detailed look at the magic that involves the land, the body, the living, and the dead. Written by one of the world's leading adepts who specializes in magic and the environment, Magic of the North Gate offers occultists, pagans, witches, and environmental magicians many powerful, natural, and interesting ways to magically connect with the land and nature.This book moves away from a heavily ritualized system of magic, and instead delves into the powers that flow all around us: the winds, the power of the land, the voices of the dead, and the many spirits that we find in nature. It introduces the concept of fellowship and cooperation with nature, and offers detailed insight into the practicalities of making friends with the landscapes that surround us.Magic

The Garden: A Baby Montessori Book Baruzzi Agnese

The Decline of the West, Two Volumes in One Spengler Oswald

" ...the World-War was no longer a momentary constellation of casual facts due to national sentiments, personal influences, or economic tendencies, ...but the type of a historical change of phase occurring within a great historical organism of definable compass at the point preordained for it hundreds of years ago." --Oswald Spengler, Decline of the West Vol. I, 1914The Decline of the West by German historian Oswald Spengler, originally published in German as Der Untergang des Abendlandes (Vols. I and II in resp. 1918 and 1922), became an instant success in Germany after its defeat in World War I. Spengler's description of the end of the Western world and the implication that Germany was part of this larger historical process resonated with the German readers. He described great cultures following a cycle from inception to expansion

The Go for No! Leader: How to Coach, Develop, and Encourage Go for No! Behaviors to Improve Team Performance Waltz Andre...

The must-have companion for anyone who leads, manages, or supports a team with Go for NoThe authors of the best-selling classic, Go for No Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There, have finally created a much needed tool: part workbook, part coaching guide, and part notebook just for team leaders.If you need to get results through others, this is the ideal companion to the original book and the perfect way to help you implement Go for No with your team.The large 8.5 x 11 size makes it easy to use and at just under 60 pages light enough to carry with you between home and office or anywhere in between.Using a framework of six performance drivers, this workbook will help you: - Identify the core Go for No concepts you need to consistently reinforce. Understand the four "Selling Styles" and which one is most