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Luther has gone missing for the last three days in Morocco. He had been kidnapped quite suddenly from the Hotel Ryad Mogador, Marrakech. It was quickly done, taking both men by surprise. The timing had made Juan wonder if someone had already found the body of Petrovic. A KGB agent they left propped up in a chair dead a warning message tied around his neck. It told everyone Chechnya was sincere and played no games. His death proved none were being played. Petrovic's death was swift. A payment for information needed in order to locate where Günter had gone. A hard price to pay, but it kept his family alive, they would have died next if he didn't confess. It came with the business he was in. Neither man cared about killing the Russian agent, it was done in their line of work when it was perceived as necessary. Petrovic knew from the beginning that he was as good as dead anyway. They all knew, no one would leave behind someone who could possibly warn Günter of their manhunt for him.

Empowering voters. Defending democracy. Improving lives. "Raising Our Voices: League of Women Voters of Metro St. Louis 1960-2022" demonstrates how League members advocated for change during six decades of tremendous upheaval. As a sequel to Avis Carlson's history "The First 40 Years," this book covers the next 62 years of League work. It includes member advocacy on controversial issues such as busing and school discrimination, the Equal Rights Amendment, election and campaign finance reform, voter suppression, and the National Popular Vote. In addition to these headline-makers, the book chronicles the everyday work of the League to improve the St. Louis community and protect the rights of its citizens. Each decade includes information on League efforts focused on:¿ Voter services¿ Key issues such as education and the environment¿ Redistricting¿ Women's historyIn addition, the book profiles more than 20 key League members in honor of their contributions that made a difference in those decades. Not just an essential read for League members, "Raising Our Voices" is an important resource for the entire St. Louis area and will inspire women's history buffs from coast to coast. Part local history, part collective memoir, it captures the valuable and ongoing work of this organization to educate and empower voters and improve the status of women in the St. Louis area, the state of Missouri, and nationwide.

Explore world history in one book and learn about the one hundred greatest thinkers who built our civilization in science, religion, art, and philosophy. Seize the keys to the doors of those knowledge seeking individuals and understand both the well-known and the obscure from all cultures and how they relate to each other.

A small boy named Packy will set you on the edge of a seat as you understand the dysfunctional family and lifestyle he has to live. His exciting adventure leads him off the grid, in jail, and into learning less about life from an alcoholic father and more about life from a Chief of Police and foster parents.

How does a young woman's life unfold when she walks in on her husband not once, but twice, in bed with other women? While Emma Aspen White wants to have a meaningful life and career, she has long known that her collegiate aspiration is a Mrs. Degree. She believes that she has achieved that with her first love, Dr. Marc White. However, when that marriage ends, Emma's journey over the next forty-some years, provides plenty of drama.Born in 1955 in Des Moines, Iowa, Emma begins her story at age thirteen when she decides to spend her freshman year of high school at Rosedale, a boarding school in Massachusetts. She concludes her narrative in June 2021 when, at almost sixty-six years old, she is contemplating her life and her competency as a mother, a grandmother, and a friend. During these many years, Emma recounts the times she has with the four great loves of her life: her ex-husband Marc; Scott Olson, the man who helps her rear her son; her former professor, the libidinous poet Garnett de Vere; and Michael FitzRobert, the self-made millionaire with whom she hopes to spend the rest of her life.In addition to recounting her time with these four men as well as other romantic escapades, Emma also shares her relationships to her parents, Henry and Elizabeth Aspen; her counselors, Dr. Agatha Harbrace and Dr. Leah Friedmann; and her three closest friends: her rich Rosedale roommate Penny Porter; her high school friend, the feisty feminist Ginny Wheelock; and her sorority sister, Sara Keatson Woodley. However, the prime relationship Emma has is with her adopted son Peter, a relationship that, over forty years, generates both happiness and heartache.As the eventual owner of a real estate agency, Emma is an upper-middle class white woman who spends most of her life in Iowa. Perhaps what makes Emma so likeable is that she is inordinately beautiful, fairly honest about her character flaws, smart, compassionate, and hopeful. But she does make mistakes. In October 2007, at their 30th college reunion, Emma is alone with Marc, and both of them--naked!-- reveal so much about themselves in a dramatic scene. The next time they are alone occurs in 2021 when, as grandparents, they are in the Illinois kitchen of their son Peter and his wife Ellie. And once again, so much is revealed.In June 2021, Emma meets a young woman, Pamela Jennison, while in the New York apartment of her old friend Penny. As Emma talks with Penny's niece Pamela, Emma demonstrates some of her strongest traits--her abilities to glean information about another human being, to empathize, to celebrate the commonalities of the human condition. Her former lover Garnett, the poet fond of alliteration, who had considered Emma his muse, had nicknamed her his "Glamorous Gleaner." At the end of Emma and Pamela's conversation, there is a surprise, a surprise that even Emma did not see coming!

Pure and simple, Vanilla is the most beloved flavor and scent, worldwide. However, it is far from simple, it's very complex with over 300 flavor compounds that hits 250 flavor sensory on your palette, far from simple. It comforts us, bring us back home, fills us with joy and love. And it is love, from its beginnings with Totonocas, a tribe in Vera Cruz, Mexico, it sprang forth from the blood of two lovers, so befitting for this amazing, beautiful exotic orchid and the only one that bears fruit out of 25,000 types of orchids. Oh yes, she is love and should be honored and be included in our daily diet as Vitamin-V as it is an anti-anxiety, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant on top of its anti-aging qualities, as well as an aphrodisiac. Good for young and old! We all know and love the sweet application, enjoy it in a whole new way, savory! This book will show you how. Bon Appetite!

MP Kollman's Promises is the second book in the third of the linked trilogies that make up The Brothers series and follows closely on the heels of the previous book in the series, The Accident. In Promises, Kevin Grayson retires from the Bureau of Drug Enforcement and focuses on a new goal: repairing his relationship with Jimmy Bauer, who has been his best friend since high school. Of course, Grayson may be retired, but he'll never stop working. He needs an outside man, just to watch his back, for a secondary goal: bringing down the main drug boss in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Here, Grayson's two goals collide: there's no one but Bauer he can trust to help him. Will his old friend rejoin him?

Did you ever notice how people arriving at work in the morning generally have some level of energy? But by the end of the day, if they've been deeply humiliated, or perhaps they served as management's piñata du jour, they're left in a deep malaise, each one a victim of the deadly Cubonic Plague. It festers, creating blistering sores on your very soul!Yet, if energy is finite matter, it can't just disappear, no matter how it's beaten out of you. It must go somewhere, and leave it to a hippie grandmother, her loving grandson, and a cast of zany characters to discover the truth about the 'liquid gold,' the 'spewage' that's emitted every day by the citizens of corporate America. Who knew it was a renewable source of energy?This is a cautionary tale. Be scared! Be very, very scared, as the Cubonic Plague is an equal-opportunity contagion. It will sneak up on you, snuffing the life out of you, leaving you in a vegetative state - if you are lucky enough to survive!The Cubonic Plague is a satire of corporate and political life. No one escapes in this greatest spoof of today's circus of socialism, wokeism, entitlement, hypocrisy, tyranny, and greed. Up is down and down is up, as seen from the many bewildered victims, at least those who are still breathing...

Only a few moments passed when the realization hit her that she was going to die. She closed her eyes, tears forming in the corners, then trickling down the side of her face as she thought about the people she loved and would never see again. She prayed that it would be quick. But it wasn't... When the body of young, attractive women began surfacing on the banks of the Ohio River, it was up to lead detective Jim Gardner and the FBI to find the killer. Stalking his victims in the historic Main Strasse Village of Northern Kentucky, the killer leaves no clues or witnesses to his horrific deeds, only lifeless forms along the water's edge. As the investigation stalls due to lack of a suspect, Jim Gardner is reunited with the woman he has never stopped loving after a long one-year separation. Just as Jim's life fills with happiness, fate thrusts him into a darkness that seemingly has no end. His beloved Bethany has become the latest target of the man he has been hunting. It becomes a race against time to find the killer before he loses her once again. And this time, forever.

"With All My Might," It Shall Be Done! A single-minded thought, an unwavering decision-making idea. Implementing the highest degree of effort and commitment humanly possible. Bring to bear every fiber of your being. A profound gut check measures your ability to stay the course and not turn back, no matter the difficulty. You will persevere in the face of fear, uncertainty, and doubt. Author Wayne Faulkner's second book inspires and persuades readers to embrace their deepest level of faithfulness.

Children's Outdoor Adventures with the secrets of nature and it's very survival - dcnr.pa.gov I am so excited to share with you my third book in this series of Children's Outdoor Educational Adventures. Owen is on a special mission to tell all of the critters in his neighborhood about a special meeting that has been called. Each animal is expected to bring a contribution, working together to do best thing for their homeland. As the story goes on Owen learns of his own contribution to the meeting. I hope that through the eyes of facts and fantasy you can sense his excitement, passion, and appreciation for the critters that we share our neighborhood with. We are hoping that you will be interested enough to want to learn of the critters in your neighborhood and take your own adventure getting to know them along with your children. You may be surprised of what lurks in your neighborhood. There are clues on every page to help them preserve the nature of the world around them. I hope that you enjoy it as well.

When she first arrived there everyone knew she was the "new convert." Upon entering, the scent of what smelled like rotten fish and old soiled bandages pierced her nose causing her to vomit. She tried to hide behind a tree to be discreet while regurgitating. "You'll get used to it; this is how every newcomer reacts." She heard the voice of a lady sitting in the grass not far say. The lady walked over. "Hi my name is Lena, what's yours?" "Amenah." She said trying to gather herself sort of embarrassed. In a time and town where rules were rigid and male dominating, if a woman was unfaithful to her husband, he could have her cursed. He would take her before the Elders of the Counsel who would perform a ritual to determine if she had been unfaithful. After the ritual she would be returned to her house for seven days to wait for the effects of the curse to take place. If she was unfaithful her belly would swell with infection making her barren, and her thigh would rot. She would be openly ridiculed for her wrong, and then be removed from her home and loved ones to be exiled. Exile was place considered to be dreadful, a place of ill repute. There the people had very little provisions. Practically living outdoors, they scavenged for the things they needed to survive. But what happens if the woman accused is innocent? She would be allowed to remain in her home and with husband, but what effects would the public accusations have on her? How does she, being innocent, feel amiss such public ridicule? A woman accused was guilty until proven innocent. What does it say about her husband's love and care for her? Here, you will hear the account of Amenah a young woman wrongly accused.Anita Davis was born and raised on Chicago's south side. She received her M.A. from Governors State University. After many years of working for the public library, she began displaying her own skills as a writer in stage plays, short novels, and as a poet. She is the

This is one of my favorite books of poetry I have ever written I've been writing poetry ever since I was 10 years old this style of poetry tells stories of everyday life and all that we go through and who we really are only if we wake up and see the true power is in us. Life and death are in the power of the tongue and man will not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. So ask yourself who speaks for you when you talk.

When designer Annie Morgan ends an abusive relationship, she decides she's better off alone. But when she's sent to redecorate TV star Norman Drake's apartment, neither can deny their immediate chemistry. Reluctant to see him on a personal level fearing more heartbreak, she gives in and agrees to dinner. Although they are inseparable after that night, their path to true love isn't smooth. Annie must learn to deal with his celebrity status, women-past and present - fans who throw themselves at him and survive devastating secrets. But even more terrifying, when Annie's abusive ex finds out she is dating again; he makes it his mission to get her back. Unstable, unpredictable, and cruelly violent, he stalks and terrorizes the couple relentlessly while viciously tormenting innocent people for his own pleasure. What Annie never knew about him was that he is the grandson of the biggest mafia boss in New York City who can use his connections to destroy her. As Norman fights to protect and keep the woman he loves safe, Annie's best friend unknowingly puts Annie and herself in even more danger with the mafia. You'll be on the edge of your seat, following the twists and turns, betrayals, and remorseless violence of a mad man who will stop at nothing to take back what he believes belongs to him.

Lori-ellen Pisani lives with a powerful enemy inside her brain. At times, Lori-ellen soars to the heights of mania. She’s highly creative and a multi-tasker. Then a trigger such as an argument will send her into a suicidal depression. Having been undiagnosed until her early thirties and working as a teacher, if anyone were to find out, her career would be in serious jeopardy. Bipolar Disorder is very often misunderstood, and therefore perceived as a threat by the parents who have entrusted their children to her care. She takes you on her journey to learn the identity of this enemy and to declare a secret war to save her life. Each chapter brings the reader along her experiences as she battles: abandonment, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, divorce, and cancer. Readers will relate to Lori-ellen’s words, and hopefully find the strength to wage war against mental illness and begin their own journey towards victory – peace of mind and heart.