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As a conductor for the Underground Railroad - the covert resistance network created to aid and protect slaves seeking freedom - William Still helped as many as 800 people escape enslavement. He also meticulously collected the letters, biographical sketches, arrival memos, and ransom notes of the escapees. The Underground Railroad Records is an archive of primary documents that trace the narrative arc of the greatest, most successful campaign of civil disobedience in American history.

Scottish writer Edward Boyd was well known for his TV and radio plays, including The Corridor People and The View from Daniel Pike, and he also penned several episodes of Z-Cars. He specialised in the thriller genre, and this collection showcases six of his best radio crime dramas.

In the 2050s, Earth has begun to empty. Those with the means and the privilege have departed the great cities of the United States for the more comfortable confines of space colonies. Those left behind salvage what they can from the collapsing infrastructure. As they eke out an existence, their neighborhoods are being cannibalized. Brick by brick, their houses are sent to the colonies, what was once a home now a quaint reminder for the colonists of the world that they wrecked.

A secret network of safe houses, committees and guides that stretched well below the Mason-Dixon Line into the brutal slave states of the American South, the Underground Railroad remains one of the most impressive and well-organised resistance movements in modern history. It facilitated the escape of more than 30,000 slave 'passengers' through America and into Canada during its peak years of 1850-60, and, in total, an estimated 100,000 slaves found their freedom through the network.

As the city grinds to a halt, twelve teens band together to help a friend pull off the most epic apology of her life. But will they be able to make it happen, in spite of the storm? No one is prepared for this whiteout. But then, we can’t always prepare for the magical moments that change everything.

This story was going to begin like all the best stories. With a school bus falling from the sky. But no one saw it happen. They were all too busy - Jason Reynolds conjures 10 tales (one per block) about what happens after the dismissal bell rings and brilliantly weaves them into one wickedly funny, piercingly poignant look at the detours we face on the walk home, and in life.

Edited by two-time National Book Award winner and Women’s Prize shortlisted-author Jesmyn Ward, a timely and groundbreaking collection of essays and poems about race in America. In this best-selling collection of essays and poems, Jesmyn Ward gathers a new generation of writers and thinkers to speak on race. From Claudia Rankine to Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah, Kiese Laymon to Carol Anderson, these voices shine a light on the darkest corners of American history, wrestle with the struggles the country faces today and imagine a better future.

Financial freedom with property investment isn’t about owning 100 doors. You want a fun life, not a frantic one! You just need a few quality houses, a couple hours a week, and a comfy armchair. When you’re working a nine-to-five and investing in property for passive income, risky, and overwhelming options can lead to big financial losses and bigger regrets. Real estate should fund your life, not run your life! With the right strategies, buying and selling real estate can be a low-risk, high-reward side business that can make you a millionaire - without costing you time or sanity.

This anthology edited by the American writer, philosopher, and patron of the arts Alain Locke brings together some of the most influential pieces of African American works from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Featuring the voices of Zora Neale Thurston, W. E. B. Du Bois, and Langston Hughes, Locke included commentary on the emergence of the New Negro Movement, also known as the Harlem Renaissance. The New Negro is considered to be the definitive text on the movement.

Major life changes are never easy. Your instincts and the urgent matters of the day work against you. But when you learn to focus on your future self, you’ll be surprised at what you can achieve. Once thаt stress is rеlеаѕеd, and you hаvе соnѕumеd the right nutrition, you will bе аmаzеd аt how muсh hаррiеr you will feel аbоut уоurѕеlf, оthеrѕ, аnd lifе in gеnеrаl.

It was the night before his wedding, 15 years ago, when the nightmare began for Jay Crawford - locked up for a crime he never committed. Now he's escaped prison and wants nothing more than to clear his name and protect his family. To get justice,he'll need the help of the three best friends who have always had his back - Wil, Kyle, and Allan. But a man on the run requires absolute trust...and Jay may just be setting himself up for the ultimate betrayal.

On the fourth of December 2017, an alien force attacked the Earth. Over the following five days, the entire human race was enslaved, and any resistance was met with death. Earth's only survivor - the first and only artificial intelligence ever created by man. Four thousand years later, Adam 359 emerges from his birthing pod, programmed and ready to begin working for his alien masters. Deep within the mine, a chance encounter convinces him there's more to life than slavery.

Arthur and his allies fought hard for peace, but it was short lived. Days after returning to Earth with their new Teleri friends, they receive a fragmented message from the Mori hive ship they were born and enslaved on. Camelot is in danger, Arthur will be tested, and Merlin may learn revelations that will shake his existence. It's a journey that will bring them full circle. Mordred awaits.

Eight months after their escape from the hive, Arthur and the city of Camelot are mercilessly attacked by the advanced forces of the Mori-Gran-Ra. With their defenses lacking, Merlin reveals a discovery he's made within the hive's mainframe - one that could turn the tide against the Mori. Now Arthur and his team must travel to a frozen alien world where their only hope lies in a race of aliens that have the power to defeat the Mori Armada. But they may find that the price of an alliance is more than they're able to pay.

Hear about the sexual adventures of a newly qualified doctor and his efforts to tick off the categories on his list and win "the bet".

Hear about the sexual adventures of a newly qualified doctor and his efforts to tick off the categories on his list and win "the bet".

Hear about the sexual adventures of a newly qualified doctor and his efforts to tick off the categories on his list and win "the bet".

Hear about the sexual adventures of a newly qualified doctor and his efforts to tick off the categories on his list and win "the bet".

Hear about the sexual adventures of a newly qualified doctor and his efforts to tick off the categories on his list and win "the bet".

Hear about the sexual adventures of a newly qualified doctor and his efforts to tick off the categories on his list and win "the bet".