It is 1816 on the Cedar Grove Plantation in southern Georgia.Facing financial hardship, plantation owner Walter Pike has decided to sell several slaves. He chooses his own biracial son, Jeremiah, as well as two young brothers, James and Thomas. Following the advice of a wise old slave known as Old Papa, the three boys set out on a journey southward into the swamps of Florida in search of freedom among the multitude of runaway slaves who had joined native Seminoles in a vast network...

An interconnected web of lives in one midwestern city captures the surprising humanity of people searching for their authentic selves amid the 1990s drug crisis.Amy Taylor finds the inner-city streets around her high school vibrant and animated compared to the bland middle-class neighborhood where she lives with her career-driven mother. In these streets, she meets the people of the city, among them a wayward boy named Jonathan, a struggling drug dealer, and Paul L...

Set in Appalachian Ohio amid an epidemic of prescription opiate abuse, Michael Henson’s linked collection tells of a woman’s search for her own peculiar kind of redemption, and brings the novel-in-stories form to new heights. Maggie Boylan is an addict, thief, liar, and hustler. But she is also a woman of deep compassion and resilience. The stories follow Maggie as she spirals through her addictive process, through the court system and treatment, and into a shaky new beginning.In t...

From a Mississippi childhood to global stages, Tribute: Jim Henson chronicles the life of the visionary who redefined television, film, and puppetry. This 22-page biography traces his evolution from experimental college broadcaster to the creative force behind Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, The Muppet Movie, The Dark Crystal, Fraggle Rock, and Labyrinth. Through innovation, discipline, and optimism, Henson expanded the possibilities of performance and transformed fabric and foam into char...

Rated "Most Popular Fiction Magazine 2024" by Chill SubsNamed Top 10 "Best Lit Mags of 2023, 2024" by Chill SubsRated "Top 50 Fiction" by SubstackDelight in intriguing, thought-provoking conversations about ethics, philosophy, and social issues! After Dinner Conversation is a monthly literary magazine publishing short fiction. Each issue features both established writers and up-and-coming authors who contri...

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An all new collection of never before seen stories from Jim Henson’s beloved fantasy classic Labyrinth, including the secret history of Sir Didymus and the vow he once made to guard the bridge over the Bog of Eternal Stench.

Composed with lucid, sermonic cadence and documentary precision, The True Story of Uncle Tom's Life traces Henson's passage from bondage in Maryland and Kentucky to leadership at the Dawn settlement in Ontario. Anchored in the abolitionist print culture, it details plantation labor, family rupture, perilous flight, and institution building in Canada. As a first-person slave narrative revised across editions, it both complements and corrects the Uncle Tom legend, asserting agency, faith, an...

Covering a wide range of situations, this is suitable for the business user or for students learning the language.

This is the essential reference companion for all who use Spanish for business communication. Containing over 5000 words, this handy two-way A-Z glossary covers the most commonly used terms in business. It will help you to communicate with confidence in a wide variety of business situations, and is of equal value to the relative beginner or the fluent speaker. Written by an experienced native and non-speaker team working in business language education, this unique glossary is an indispensa...

In this book the authors create a statistically validated scale measuring the display of each of the nine fruit of the spirit in employees. The authors will discuss how biblical values are applicable to contemporary organizational leadership and management. These nine virtues span a wide breadth of important personal and organizational attributes including benevolence, affection, gladness, relational harmony, tranquility, perseverance, helpfulness, caring for the welfare of others, adheren...

Spanish Business Situations is a handy reference and learning text for all who use or need spoken Spanish for business.Over 40 situations are simply presented, including* basic phone calls* leaving messages* making presentations* comparing, enquiring, booking* selling techniquesWith full English translations and usage note, Spanish Business Situations will help you to communicate confidently and effectively in a broa...