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"In this impressive anthology, Natalie Baszile brings together essays, poems, photographs, quotes, conversations, and first-person stories to examine black people's connection to the American land from Emancipation to today. In the 1920s, there were over one million black farmers; today there are just 45,000. Baszile explores this crisis, through the farmers' personal experiences. In their own words, middle aged and elderly black farmers explain why...
2) Anteros
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anteros is a poetry book that aims to motivate, teachand entatain through countelss poems, love articles andbest love quotes.this poetry book is specially dedicated to those bleedingsouls who tries everyday to move on but it is never easy.to those who who are slowly getting there and have not losthope in love no matter how many times they have been betrayed.it included lots of poems, love/life quotes and articlesrelated to boost and help broken souls...
3) Art of Storm
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“Art of Storm” is a nonfiction book that delves into one particular family's tragedies in western Cameroon in Africa. The book begins with the story of the author's great-grandfather, continuing with a detailed account of a war that erupts, displacing t
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Alert to the ways in which critical theory and imaginative literature can enrich each other, African Literature and Social Change reframes the ongoing project of African literature. Concentrating on texts that are not usually considered together-writings by little-known black missionaries, so called "black whitemen," and better-known 20th century intellectuals and creative writers-Olakunle George shows the ways in which these writings have addressed...
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"A Window in at a Moment in Time" is a collection of poems written almost thirty years ago when Francois was a teenager. These poems were influenced by Francois' experiences as a teenager including his arising awareness of the need for conservation and the damage we as humanity were causing even then.Closer to home, some poems reflect his opinions which were more socially influenced by subjects that were discussed by teenagers at the time and which...
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Once upon a time, She is called Mona, his longtime friend, the beloved of his soul. Personally, he called her the flower of the desert, the anticipated queen of the Toda kingdom before they parted on Davy's journey to seek the value of his death, when he who was an obedient famous poet slave within ancient Thebes. They didn't communicate even when they wrote letters, none of which reached their intended recipient. Their thoughts spoke together as...
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Insatiable EmotionsByDavid L BoyesLife itself is Emotions whether night or day we go through so many emotions dailyWhether happy or sad joy or pain daily life brings with it all that different emotions we sometimes don't even want to feelUnsatisfying emotions is those that doesn't matter where you are they find you whether its someone you know something you see something you read it just makes you think and keeps you thinking of it even when you don't...
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Journeying back through the annals of time, we find ourselves immersed in the captivating tapestry of ancient Arabia, a region of immense geographical and cultural significance that has shaped the course of history. This exploration invites us to traverse the expansive deserts, ancient trade routes, and vibrant oases that characterize the Arabian Peninsula, unraveling the rich cultural heritage of a land where nomadic tribes, bustling marketplaces,...
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Blessings volume 11
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"Christmas is just around the corner, and the town of Henry Adams is preparing for a wedding! Ever since Bernadine Brown bought the town of Henry Adams, her relationship with diner owner Malachi "Mal" July has had its share of ups and downs. But now they're finally ready to say "I do." Or are they? As wedding preparations go into full swing, and families both local and extended begin to gather for the festivities, that long awaited walk down the aisle...
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"A paradigm-shattering biography of Phillis Wheatley, whose poetry was at the heart of the American Revolution"--
"Admired by George Washington, ridiculed by Thomas Jefferson, published in London, and read far and wide, Phillis Wheatley led one of the most extraordinary American lives. Seized in West Africa and forced into slavery as a child, she was sold to a merchant family in Boston, where she became a noted poet at a young age. Mastering the...
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One hundred years before Rosa Parks took her stand, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Jennings tried to board a streetcar in New York City on her way to church. Though there were plenty of empty seats, she was denied entry, assaulted, and threatened all because of her race -- even though New York was a free state at that time. Lizzie decided to fight back. She told her story, took her case to court -- where future president Chester Arthur represented her -- and...
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Words and Other Weapons is an abstract literary art piece that refuses to categorise itself in any singular literary genre. Instead, it offers a scenic, panoramic window into the relationships women have with self and society, diligently exploring questions of identity and adulthood, motherhood and marriage, relationships and careers, among others, and how these are reconciled with the maddening complexities and uncertainties of the external world....
14) Deftere Kalimaaji Fulfulde - French-English: Guide de Conversation Trilingue Français-Anglais-Fulful
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ENGLISHThis book contains over 2000 expressions carefully chosen from the most used expressions in everyday conversations, in Fulfulde (Fulani) language. It is very well organized in 32 chapters including everything you need to communicate fluently in everyday life.The book primarily focuses on the Fulfulde or Fula language as spoken in Nigeria and Cameroon. For those interested in learning about Fulfulde as spoken in Benin, Niger, Burkina Faso,...
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This book contains over 2000 expressions carefully chosen from the most used expressions in everyday conversations, in bamileke-fè'éfě'è language. It is very well organized in 32 chapters including everything you need to communicate fluently in everyday life. Organizing the book by topic makes its content easily accessible. The author recommends that you test its content with native speakers, depending on the context: Introduce himself, Greet...
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Twelve jurors, one trial, and one man's freedom on the line.
When a young black man is accused of raping a white woman, his arrest and the resulting trial send shockwaves through the local city courthouse. Twelve ordinary people are brought together to deliver a verdict – and make a decision that will change lives forever.
But as tensions rise and personalities clash, the case quickly erupts into a sweeping debate about justice, guilt, racism,...
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"Time & Songs of The River Men" is a profound and evocative collection of poetry that takes readers on a captivating journey through the lives and experiences of the River Men, a community deeply connected to the rhythms of the river and the passage of time. The poems in this collection explore a wide range of themes, from personal introspection to communal history, and they are bound together by the river's constant presence, symbolizing the flow...
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The wind is always blowing telling us wise words we don't have the ability to listen to. Here are collection of poems. 50 general poems that aren't of a specific nichePoems about love, the joy and sorrow it brings, poems about greatnes and how it calls people
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Dans son œuvre poétique l'auteur explique la puissance qu'à l'amour et l'intérêt en paraphrasant aisément que celui qui aime est esclave de ses sentiments . D'ailleurs, la libération conscient (e) de sentiments envers autrui détermine combien de fois est fort et nécessaire de noué cet acte amoureux et plein de l'intérêt. Cependant, l'âme est le consommateur de l'amour et rien n'est au-dessus de cet amour de Dieu qui transcende le tout...
20) The Blackwoods
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Told from multiple points of view, Ardith and Hollis Blackwood's lives are upended when their great-grandmother, legendary actress Blossom Blackwood, passes away, and family secrets emerge.
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