BlairMy world was crashing down on me. My daughter was taken from me because of my stupid ex-boyfriend that used her to pay back a loan. And I was next. Stumbling down the road I was faced with three of the most brutal looking men I had ever seen.I know these men. Everyone did. They partied hard. Made people vanish in a blink of an eye.One of them looked at me in concern. He promised to get my baby back.I accepted. I didn't know that I...

As a result of the pandemic, many people are now experiencing depression without a roadmap to navigating daily life. This book covers everything from how to look presentable at work (pants included), to covering how to set boundaries with compassion and intention. This book will take you from surviving when life feels pointless, to thriving when life feels precious. You will learn and train yourself to treat your time, energy, and emotional well-being with care and consideration. Especiall...

Can't find the mental or emotional energy to interact with others? Struggling with hope for the future in turbulent times? Navigating depression for the first time during or since the pandemic? Frustrated you have to leave the house wearing pants? My book is designed to equip you with the building blocks and personal empowerment to survive when life feels pointless to thriving when life feels precious. You will learn and train yourself to treat your time, energy, and emotional well-being w...

This book explores the history of pre-communist Indochina, from the fourteenth century to the 1940s. It examines the early state of Vietnam, comparing and contrasting its political and social systems, with both those of neighbouring states such as Thailand and those prevalent at the time in Europe. It identifies the forces that shaped Indochina before the arrival of European colonial powers, in particular the impact of China, which was not only a military threat and extracted payments of t...

This book examines the history of communist Indochina, from the foundation of the Indochinese Communist Party in 1929-30 to the end of the 1970s. It explores the impact of the Japanese invasion of Indochina in 1940, and the subsequent relationship between the Japanese occupiers and the Vichy French colonial regime. It considers why, following the Japanese surrender, the cause of Vietnamese independence was championed by the Communist-led Viet Minh movement headed by Ho Chi Minh, culminatin...

This third book is a rendition of the classic children's story, 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. My book, Our Eve Before Christmas, helpsme to remember my childhood Christmases full of love, laughter and family. There was always that stranger, that none of us kids knew, but our parents and grandparents knew no strangers. I grew up in a small community. I attended the Christmas program at thechurch - where I would receive fruit bags not baskets - and I was always part of th...

As I said in my first book, "An Angry Black Woman", I've been writing poetry for years and finally decided to share my blessings with the world. I am from a small community in SC called Alvin. Alvin is approximately forty-five minutes outside of The Holy City, Charleston. My experiences in life have been many and the struggles can sometimes be real. However, if you live what you believe by being true to yourself the power of positive thinking will prevail and you will find An Inner Peace. ...

Ralph Smith was a highly respected historian who, at the time of his death in December 2000, had nearly completed a manuscript chronicling changes in the East Asia region since 1943. This fascinating work, completed and edited by Chad Mitcham, one of Ralph Smith’s former students, himself a specialist and established author in this field, draws together the product of Professor Smith’s research at archives in Britain, France, Japan and the United States, extensive reading and international...

Attention troublemakers, parents of troublemakers, and everyone who embraces a rebellious spirit! This captivating narrative is dedicated to you. In the heart of Reston, Virginia, an openly integrated community established amidst the civil rights movement, Ellen's coming-of-age journey unfolds against the backdrop of societal change. With vivid detail and emotional depth, Ellen chronicles a blissful childhood that comes to an abrupt end when her parents divorce. Labeled as a troublemaker, ...

This carefully crafted ebook collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Introduction: Frances Hodgson Burnett from Children's Stories in American Literature by H. C. Wright Children's Books: The Secret Garden A Little Princess Little Lord Fauntleroy The Lost Prince Two Little Pilgrims' Progress Barty Crusoe and His Man Saturday Sara Crewe or What Happened at Miss Minchin's Editha's Burglar In the Closed Room The Land of the Blue Flower The Go...

La mort hante Peter Parker depuis le jour où, adolescent, il a été mordu par une araignée radioactive et est devenu Spider-Man. Le meurtre de son oncle Ben par un cambrioleur qu'il avait renoncé à arrêter quelques jours auparavant lui a appris que de grands pouvoirs impliquent de grandes responsabilités. Mais, aujourd'hui, la mort pourrait lui jouer un tour inattendu...

Originally published in 1983, The Cambridge History of Arabic Literature was the first general survey of the field to have been published in English for over fifty years and the first attempted in such detail in a multi-volume form. The volumes of the History provide an invaluable source of reference and understanding of the intellectual, literary and religious heritage of the Arabic-speaking and Islamic world. This volume begins its coverage with the oral verse of the sixth century AD, an...