Sit here! Stand there! Move when I tell you to move! Do what I say or I will call the police!For over a century, black riders were disrespected and treated unfairly on public transportation. This book tells the story of their fight for equality. From the horse-drawn trolleys of the late 1800s to the buses and trains of the 20th century, men and women, young and old, refused to accept second-class status.They sat where they weren't supposed to, refused to move, boycotted, go...

Before Martin Luther King or Malcolm X, Vernon Johns spoke out against racism and discrimination in America. Described as "God's Bad Boy", Johns fought for equal treatment of Black Americans long before the Civil Rights Movement. "A fearless man, he never allowed an injustice to come to his attention without speaking out against it." -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Eighteenth-century anatomist Dr. Thomas Silkstone travels to the English countryside to unravel a tangled web of mystery, medicine, and murder in this captivating new novel from Tessa Harris.A man staggers out of his cottage into the streets of Oxfordshire, shattering an otherwise peaceful evening with the terrible sight of his body shaking and heaving, eyes wild with horror. Many of the villagers believe the devil himself has entered Joseph Makepeace, the latest victim of a "great...

Rien n'effraie la docteure Nicole Wright. En tant qu'ancienne chirurgienne de l'armée, elle a vu l'horreur de près.Désormais de retour à la vie civile, elle intègre l'équipe du prestigieux hôpital Watson Memorial de New York. Elle pensait avoir tout prévu, sauf une chose : tomber nez à nez avec la docteure Katya Thomas.Katya. La femme aux yeux bleus avec qui elle rêvait de vieillir. Celle qu'elle a lâchement abandonnée, sans un mot d'explication, juste après la fin de leurs...

London, 1782. The sole survivor of an ill-fated expedition to Jamaica has gone missing upon his return home. Dr. Thomas Silkstone had been entrusted to catalog all the New World specimens and therefore feels compelled to investigate the disappearance. Meanwhile, a rumor circulates that a potion with the power to raise the dead is afoot, and the formula is thought to be in the missing botanist's journal.As he investigates, the good doctor is drawn into a world of trafficking in corp...

Get hold of the second adventure in this gripping Elizabethan mystery series from John Pilkington!'Thomas proves a dogged, creative and insightful sleuth.’ - Publishers WeeklyMURDER MOST SAVAGE…When invited to attend the Barrowhill Pleasures at the seat of the extravagant and pompous Earl of Reigate, Sir Robert Vicary of Petbury brings Thomas, his trusted falconer along with him to enjoy the festivities.But th...

Leicht verständlich führen die Autorin und der Autor in die Grundzüge der Abgabenordnung ein. So werden die systematischen Zusammenhänge des Verfahrensrechts transparent. Gegliedert in Grundlagen-Informationen, zusätzliche Hinweise für die tägliche Arbeit sowie Aufgaben mit ausführlichen Lösungen unterstützt der Band Einsteiger und Einsteigerinnen bei der Prüfungsvorbereitung und in der Praxis. Zusätzlich bietet er Übungsklausuren für drei Stufen des Studiums.Die 19. Auflage wurde ...

Within the mysteries of the body, especially those who have been murdered, eighteenth-century anatomist Dr. Thomas Silkstone specializes in uncovering the tell-tale clues that lead toward justice.Newly released from the notorious asylum known as Bedlam, Lady Lydia Farrell finds herself in an equally terrifying position—as a murder suspect—when she stumbles upon the mutilated body of Sir Montagu Malthus in his study at Boughton Hall.Meanwhile, Dr. Thomas Silkstone has been i...

Get ready for the third thrilling title in John Pilkington's gripping Thomas the Falconer Tudor mystery series! Perfect for fans for S. J. Parris and Andrew Taylor ☠️‘This tale gives an authentic sense of Elizabethan life’s visceral side with all its lawlessness and brutality’ - Publishers WeeklyA LURE TO MURDERThomas Finbow, falconer to Sir Robert Vicary, is sent to the remote Salisbury Plain by his master to assist on...

Get ready for the first adventure in the fabulous Thomas the Falconer Tudor mystery series from John Pilkington. A must-read for fans of C. J. Sansom and Andrew Taylor. ‘A truly fine historical series’ - Library JournalBE YE HUNTER OR PREY?Introducing Thomas Finbow – falconer to Sir Robert Vicary and Lady Margaret of Petbury, Berkshire. He keeps his mind sharp and his body primed as he goes about his duties with the d...

La dottoressa Nicole Wright non si spaventa facilmente.Durante i suoi anni come chirurga dell'esercito ha affrontato situazioni da vero incubo.Tornata alla vita civile, decide di continuare la sua carriera professionale nel prestigioso ospedale Watson Memorial di New York. Quello che meno si aspettava era di incontrare di nuovo gli occhi azzurri della dottoressa Katya Thomas, la donna con cui aveva immaginato un futuro felice durante i suoi anni di universit...

Simone Arianne Biles is an American Artistic Gymnast who is as of now America's most brightened gymnastic specialist with a sum of 30 decorations in the World Championships and the Olympics. Known for her amazing legs and unimaginable equilibrium, Biles has been crushing records and setting new statures in the realm of vaulting. In this Simone Biles life story realities, adolescence, individual life and total assets, we present an inside and out survey of the profile and life of the top tu...