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In Residual Governance, Gabrielle Hecht dives into the wastes of gold and uranium mining in South Africa to explore how communities, experts, and artists fight for infrastructural and environmental justice. Hecht outlines how mining in South Africa is a prime example of what she theorizes as residual governance—the governance of waste and discard, governance that is purposefully inefficient, and governance that treats people and places as waste and wastelands.

Cherie’s husband is struggling to match the large bet yet is confident he has the winning hand. So when his opponent jokingly offers to accept his wife's body as payment, Cherie find her interest piqued. Confident her husband holds the winning hand, Cherie teases that she’ll place her body on the line on one condition: if all the men at the table share her body if they lose....

Three rugged Italian men undress the naive and innocent blonde, preparing to ravish and violate every inch of her. Adventurous young Sabrina plans a two-week trip to Italy to explore the country and its culture. During the flight, the busty young blonde becomes familiar with a hunky Italian - Roberto. The sexual tension is bursting at the seams between the two and the rugged Italian stallion can’t keep his eyes off Sabrina’s breathtaking ass.

June had fallen on hard times and had recently lost her job. But rather than wallow in her misery, she decided to take a night to herself, to have a bit of fun before she saddled down and began hunting for her next job. The busty young blonde dons her sluttiest outfit and hits the town's trendiest bar. No stranger to male attention, June is bombarded with offers of drinks and inappropriate propositions. A tall, handsome man saddles up to her seat and offers to buy June a drink. Having been mistaken for an escort, she is offered a huge wad of cash in exchange for her body.

Dr. Rachel Harris has always played by the book, until a mysterious woman arrives at the hospital after an accident, sending her world into a tailspin. As the patient lies in an induced coma, Dr. Harris finds solace in her daydreams, crafting an enchanting romance with this enigmatic woman. Her fantasies provide an escape from her otherwise regimented life, stirring feelings she's never experienced before. However, reality comes crashing down when the patient finally awakens, revealing herself to be a moody, self-absorbed woman who bears no resemblance to the person Rachel had come to love.

"I Am A Queen Capable of Achieving Great Things." Let these words echo in your mind, repeat them over and over, because they are your truth. Are You Tired of Sifting Through Generic Affirmation Books filled with repeated or complex sayings that don't speak to your heart or experiences? Frustrated By The Lack Of Organization in these books that makes it hard for you to find the right categories that speak to your current experiences?

"Wild Wonders of America: 101 Astonishing Facts for Young Explorers" is your gateway to uncovering the mysteries and marvels that lie within the United States, a journey that promises to enchant, educate, and inspire. As we embark on this expedition together, you'll delve into the lives of majestic mammals, remarkable reptiles, and amazing amphibians, each with its own story to tell.

MORE—The Microdose Diet gives you a step-by-step ninety-day plan to reclaim your power and your life. By using alternative medicines such as microdosing psychedelics, tapping, visualization, and journaling, you will feel MORE alive than ever before, aligned with the level of success, passion, and happiness you deserve but have never been able to obtain or sustain.

Smart homes are here—domestic spaces bristling with networked technologies that appear to enhance work, entertainment, logistics, health, and security. But these technologies may also extract a cost in attention, money, and privacy. In Threshold, communication and technology expert Heather Suzanne Woods applies rhetorical theory to answer the urgent question of how swiftly proliferating smart homes alter those who inhabit them.

Life in lower Manhattan is normal for Molly, her dads, and younger sister. But on September 11, 2001, everything changes. Molly and her younger sister, Adeline, are at school when the first plane hits the World Trade Center. When the Twin Towers fall, the city is thrown into chaos. Papa, a pilot, is flying, Dad can't be reached, and Gran, an EMT with the New York Fire Department, is at Ground Zero. It's up to Molly to find her sister and navigate a city she no longer recognizes.

Welcome, young explorers, to the second installment in the "Wild Wonders of America" series, where we embark on an adventure into the heart of the American wilderness to discover its "Marvelous Mammals." This journey will take us from the towering forests inhabited by secretive lynxes to the vast prairies roamed by swift pronghorns, from the serene waters navigated by gentle manatees to the skies soared by majestic eagles.

Join Everett and Willow, two remarkable kids just like you, in their debut adventure as The Cane Kids. Discover the extraordinary world through their unique perspective as they navigate life with a special tool-embracing independence and pride.

In this sassy and sweet coming-of-age story full of laughs, tears, and everyday strangeness, an unusual child finds a home—and love—with her feisty Great-great-aunt Magnolia Rose McClellan.

Six-year-old Madeline Galloway knows she's unlikeable. Unlovable. Uncanny. But when she encounters a strange man she believes to be a fallen angel, will her abilities save her life—or ruin it? Set in coastal North Carolina in the 1940s, this atmospheric novella is part Southern gothic, part supernatural suspense, with a bittersweet ending that will haunt you long after finishing.

Isn't it encouraging when you hear someone share an experience they have gotten through? It can be discouraging when no one seems to share similar experiences as you. It can make you feel alone, and even think that something is wrong with you.

With The Mommy Murderer case finally closed, there's nothing keeping Sloane Matthews from heading back to the solitude of her quiet island home in Washington. Nothing but the lure of catching another killer. Someone's preying on the women of San Francisco and she's determined to figure out who.

Propositions about artificial intelligence are being debated seriously in the 21st Century, but machines, unlike plants, are not even living organisms. So, are plants sentient beings, like humans? Do they feel? Can they communicate? Plant sentience is a subject that has intrigued mankind over the ages—from the ancient Greeks, Plato and Aristotle, through to modern day philosophers and psychologists. In this extraordinary book, Australia's Dr Terence McMullen presents an engaging, systematic and thorough study of plant psychology.

The year 1870. The onset of the Gilded Age. Times are changing, and so are the ideals centered around women, but Kat Darlington’s troubles go much deeper than the world’s inequality, and they occur closer to home.

A.E. Lee's memoir, One of the Lucky Ones, describes her descent into, and eventual escape from, an abusive marriage.

A coming-of-age story set in the 1960s during the sexual revolution and the civil rights movement, two teens separated by geography must navigate family expectations to find a way to be together on a journey to love and fulfillment.