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Negro league baseball players didn’t always get the respect that major leaguers received. And yet many - including Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Ernie Banks, and Roy Campanella - quickly became standouts in the major leagues after 1947. Others didn’t get to prove their mettle in the majors at all - or not until long past their prime. New York Times best-selling author Carole Boston Weatherford compiles an enthralling summary of Negro league history that includes fascinating tidbits about prominent pitchers, hitters, utility players, teams, and traditions.

Sex, Love, and Hate Be Blown Away! Warning! Do not read this book! Your life will be changed forever. You will know why bad things happen to you. You will understand why you do the things that you do. If you are not afraid, continue reading and find out the truth.

Morgan just wanted her vacation to end. She should have been careful what she wished for. Suddenly, she is swept into a strange new world in which the impossible happens every day, and fairy tale creatures live among unsuspecting humans. Will Morgan discover her unknown self and fulfill her true destiny? Or will she doom an already vulnerable species for all eternity?

Jon Robin Baitz's commanding drama is about a New York publisher and Holocaust survivor whose decision to publish obscure political tracts threatens the future of both his company and his family.

Allan Cox has is one of the foremost thinkers in management consulting. Mr. Cox's goal for Whoa! Are They Glad You're in Their Lives? is to help listeners tap into their unique strengths, reassess where they are, whom they care about most, and what path they need to be on to grow personally, professionally, and spiritually.

In 1950s Houston, an affluent couple is transformed by tragedy when their son dies under mysterious circumstances and the husband loses his job of 40 years. Shirley Knight recreates her Tony-nominated performance in this 1995 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama.

Welcome to the wasteland. At 15, the citizens of Prin marry. At 17, they reproduce. And at 19, they die. Esther thinks there's more to life than toiling at the assignments - Harvesting, Gleaning, Excavating - day after day under the relentless sun, just hoping to make it to the next day. She doesn't care that her best friend, a variant, is considered "the enemy". She doesn't care that Levi, who controls the Source, is the real enemy and might send his Taser boys after her if she makes one wrong move. Then Caleb shows up. Could there be another way to fight for survival?

Who knew that BDSM would become the biggest trend in book publishing? Rachel Kramer Bussel did and has emerged as one of the top writers, editors, and experts on the subject. Serving Him pays homage to those irresistible men who control their partners with a glance, a pair of handcuffs, or a firm smack on the bottom. As true tops, the bossy hunks in these stories understand that erotic BDSM is about exulting in power that is freely yielded. Rachel and her coterie of contributors cover the full range of the male-dom’s brand of sensual sadism, from spanking and bondage to public sex and power exchange.

Every year on March 26, Verity Peterson visits Ogunquit Beach, where she puts a handwritten message into a bottle and launches it into the waves. It’s a ritual of remembrance for the daughter she hasn’t seen in 16 years - not since her baby’s father, Alan, took two-month-old Gemma and disappeared. Verity keeps searching and hoping, sustained by the thought that someday she might get to be a mother to her own child. And finally, one phone call may change everything...

A little girl and her older friend poetically describe the garden as it changes through the seasons. This quiet, intergenerational story pays homage to experiencing nature as a child and as an adult. The two friends watch the birds, fly a kite, plant flowers and play in the snow. Ms. Zolotow's In My Garden was originally published in 1960.

In this memorable story, a ranger comes across a fox caught in a trap. The ranger frees the fox and promises only to tend to its wounds. The fox recovers and remains curiously close to the ranger, and when unexpected twists occur, the fox ends up being the helper. The ranger asks the fox, "Does this make us even?" and almost immediately feels regret - keeping score has no place in friendship. And so the two continue their journey together.

Could she ever share the secret of The Awful Year? There is one story that novelist Josephine Bourdillon shirked from writing. And now she may never have a chance. Trapped in her memories, she lies in a coma. The man who put her there is just as paralyzed. Former soldier Henry Hughes failed to complete the kill. What's more: he never received full payment - funds that would ensure surgery for his son. As detectives investigate disturbing fan letters, a young but not-so-naive Paige Bourdillon turns to her mother's turbulent past for answers.

Mansfield, Massachusetts, is the last place 17-year-old Edie Price wants to spend her final summer before college. It's the home of wealthy suburban mothers and prima donnas like Edie's cousins, who are determined to distract her from her mother's death with cute boys and Cinderella-style makeovers. She's got her own plans, and they don't include any prince charming. But as she dives into schoolwork and getting a scholarship for college, Edie finds herself drawn to two Mansfield boys strumming for her attention.

Justine Childs is your average teenage girl, until the day ex-child-star Eva Kate Kelly moves in across the way. Eva Kate is gorgeous, seductive, and eager to invite Justine into her glittery world. Their relationship intensifies quickly, but there is a lot they aren't telling each other, and in the midst of the whirlwind, a girl lies dead. Who killed Eva Kate? Justine swears her innocence - and she'd like you to hear her side of the story.

No one thought that MacTrump - Lord of MacTrump Towers, Son of New York - would ascend to the highest position in the kingdom. Yet with the help of his unhappy but dutiful wife Lady MacTrump, his clever daughter Dame Desdivanka, and his coterie of advisers, MacTrump is comfortably ensconced in the White Hold as President of the United Fiefdoms, free to make proclamations to his subjects through his favorite messenger, McTweet. The Democrati, mourning the loss of their cherished leader O'Bama, won't give up without a fight.

Janie Morgan is 22, petite, has red hair, and a temper to match. Although she had a few boyfriends, she is a bit old-fashioned—saving herself for her husband. When her grandmother dies and leaves her some money, she buys a small farm and opens her own animal rescue center. Paul Henson just graduated from veterinary school and is excited about his new job: a vet working in a small town. When the two of them meet, there is an instant attraction, and Janie gives herself to Paul, willingly thinking her search for the perfect man is over, and plans to spend the rest of her life with him.

Aria's chronic illness has robbed her of freedom, friends, and romance. However, an incredible act of magic transforms her and she's swept into a mysterious and perilous new world of fae, sorcerers, and vampires. In the once-sleepy town of Colville, the sky cracks open and magic rains down, enchanting everything it touches. Aria and her classmates Claire, Sorin, and Michael start to manifest strange supernatural abilities.

I rule the ruthless world of the Mercy Blades, but she has stumbled into an even darker game. Sofia knows I would burn this city down to protect her. Dealing with death is part of the job. Dealing with a serial killer isn’t, but I could manage that. But then she walked into our lives — the beautiful journalist who changed everything — and I would do anything to make sure nothing happens to her. But it isn't enough. To keep her safe, I need to claim her...to possess her, body and soul.

Über zwei Männer, geheime Gefühle und schmerzhaft schöne Küsse. Zeke Turner hat in Blackwood ein neues Zuhause gefunden. Seine dunkle Vergangenheit hat ihn in Ruhe gelassen und das qualvolle Ziehen in seiner Brust ist beinahe verschwunden. Bis Watson Moore auf einmal vor ihm steht. Der Mann, der sein Herz in unendlich viele Stücke brach. Ist es Zufall, dass sie sich genau jetzt begegnen? Schicksal, dass die Luft zwischen ihnen noch immer vibriert? Ist es gefährlich, die alten Wunden erneut zu öffnen, oder kann es vielleicht sein, dass alles ganz anders war, als Zeke dachte?

The banshee queen unleashes her passion in this three story collection! It's not looking good for the sultry fantasy heroines! The naughty banshees are unleashing their passionate screams and shaking the house. They'll have to band together to hold them off. Because Aaron's not there. The champion himself has to rush back with the busty warrior and mischievous fairy to save the day. We'll he get back in time to protect the delicious princess and the others?