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On the night before Pride, families everywhere are preparing to partake. As one family packs snacks and makes signs, an older sibling shares the importance of the march with the newest member of the family. Reflecting on the day, the siblings agree that the best thing about Pride is getting to be yourself.

Bianca Romano is known as the perfect Capo's wife. Obedient. Elegant. Demure. No one knows it's a facade, let alone her husband. She'll keep playing the role of the honorable wife until she can escape. Alessio Romano is the Capo of the Outfit, an honor which has been bestowed upon his family for generations. When he finds what he thought was his meek wife in a compromising position all hell breaks loose. Not only is his position as Capo at risk, but also his marriage. His wife is at the center of it all and Alessio feels he's just another fly in her web. Can both of them remember the vows ...

Entre los intelectuales de izquierda, Noam Chomsky se distingue por su especial relación con el activismo, y por ser él mismo un activista político de larguísimo recorrido, además de un crítico implacable y clarividente. En este libro, que puede leerse como el legado de Chomsky a los...

Speaking from the Heart outlines how Angel Medina, mortgage professional, was able to use the power of honesty and communication in his work to transform his clients’ experiences and build lasting connections and teaches you the skills and mindset to do the same - to build the communication skills necessary to reach your clients, to do what other professionals in your industry won’t, and to build success in every area of your life as you become a top-notch professional in any career you choose.

The What Do We Know About? series explores the mysterious, the unknown, and the unexplained. Is there a monstrous being that can shapeshift into a wolf during a full moon? Find out all we know about werewolves, wild transformations, silver bullets, and other facts that help us separate reality...

Inspirado en el bestseller #1 del New York Times Ella persistió / She Persisted de Chelsea Clinton y Alexandra Boiger, llega ahora esta serie en Chapter Books sobre mujeres que sobresalieron, lucharon y se levantaron contra viento y marea. Sonia Sotomayor es la primera jueza latina en la...

And they all lived happily ever after…Or do they? Real life is not always a fairy tale and Amina quickly finds out as she tries to keep her family together. Newlywed, mother to a beautiful little girl and a college student, she does all she can to keep things running smoothly. But when her husband and child are involved in a violent crime that threatens their safety, everything falls apart. Following in her sister’s footsteps, Tamika is also a newlywed to Reggie, her knight and shining thug. Her marriage seems to be a dream until Gina, Reggie’s long lost mother, returns with her ...

Irina Petrova has lived a sheltered life as the beloved only daughter of Chicago’s Bratva leader. The mafia princess, tired of the bloodshed, is content living life in the shadows as a pious nun. Her quiet life comes to an end when her father arranges her to marry Dario Romano, the younger brother of the Italian Capo. Dario Romano hoped to be an eternal bachelor until he saw Irina’s rejection as a personal insult. He’s willing to exchange one night stands for a wedding ring if only to guarantee peace. And to make Irina as miserable as him. Will Irina be able to survive this marriage ...

Set in the shadowy Killing Fields of Cambodia, this gripping military thriller follows Tess Hardy as she works to unravel the mystery of how her husband, and many others, keep disappearing and turning up dead in the mine-laden backwaters of Southeast Asia. Tess Hardy thought she had put Luke...

Bridal Glam: Transformando el Mundo Bridal ¡Sumérgete en el fascinante universo del Bridal Glam y descubre cómo está evolucionando la industria nupcial! Las bodas han dejado de ser solo un evento tradicional para convertirse en una experiencia única, personalizada y llena de glamour. Esta antología es la puerta de entrada a un movimiento global que está redefiniendo el mundo bridal con creatividad, innovación y pasión. Escrita por un grupo de visionarias—Bridal Stylists, Wedding Planners, diseñadoras, maquilladoras y expertas en imagen—Bridal Glam reúne historias reales de ...

I’ve always heard that you should marry someone that loves you more than you love them - that if you do this, you’ll always be happy. Did I follow that advice? No. Am I happy? No. And is Finn happy? No. I’m stuck in a marriage with an ex-Marine suffering from PTSD. I’m not sure we’re in love anymore. We have a baby who brings us both joy - but it’s not enough. I feel like my life is crumbling around me and I’m struggling to keep the pieces together.

¿Harry Potter o El Hobbit? ¿J. K. Rowling o Tolkien? Quizá no tengas que decidir entre los libros más vendidos para jóvenes de la historia. Llega Piedras Verdes, un universo de aventuras, suspense y fantasía que te arrastrará entre dos mundos en guerra. Al otro lado es el esperado desenlace de la saga. En él, nuestros cuatro amigos se internarán en otro mundo en pos de una misión imposible: terminar con el Rey Rojo y su invencible ejército. En su viaje a través de los Cuatro Reinos aprenderán que nada es lo que parece y descubrirán lo más importante de todo: a sí mismos. "...

This community-focused series evokes conversation about various inequalities across Rhode Island. “Generation Rising” sheds light on the issues faced every day by the Black community, Indigenous communities, Asian community, Hispanic community, and LGBTQIA+ community and the ways they are pushing our society forward for change.

In a little corner of Maine occupied by a wholly unremarkable town, the tension in the air is palpable; taxes are rising; more and more redcoats roam the streets; the whispers of rebellion are growing louder. Like it or not, war is brewing... I had pledged myself to a life of nonviolence, but how much longer could that promise hold? My life in Cesarton had always been simple: Throw some coals into the fire, grab my hammer and a red-hot lump of metal, and bang it until it ended up in a shape I liked. That's how my apprenticeship under Grigory had been going, and despite the tensions caused ...

¿Harry Potter o El Hobbit? ¿J. K. Rowling o Tolkien? Quizá no tengas que decidir entre los libros más vendidos para el público juvenil. Llega Piedras Verdes, un universo de aventuras, suspense y fantasía que te arrastrará entre dos mundos en guerra. Nuestros cuatro amigos regresan a Piedras Verdes, el lugar donde el verano anterior corrieran las aventuras más increíbles de sus vidas. Juntos buscarán una nueva puerta que los lleve hasta los Cuatro Reinos. Pero antes tendrán que burlar al Rey Rojo y sus sicarios, sedientos de venganza. Mientras tanto, en el reino de Shamtei-Lo, ...

Piedra Negra is an isolated village that is home to many soldiers who were injured in the revolution and now pass their time drinking firewater so intense that they all hallucinate and most never recover. The firewater distiller's daughter, Elena, longs to be a poet. After a chance encounter with Daniel Arcilla, Cuba's most important poet, she wins a national poetry prize and leaves Piedra Negra behind for Havana. There, she encounters a population adjusting to a new way of life post-revolution: spies with secret meetings and black marketeers dealing with censorship.

FAB untold stories integrates story telling, research, and expert interviews to shed light on the complexity of foster care, adoption, youth homelessness, and related social work and urban topics, with the ultimate goal of raising awareness and building a more compassionate world. The host, Dr. Zayda Sorrell Medina, is a professor, social scientist, and author. Her research includes the study of the foster, adopt, homeless youth community, and she is also a former foster and homeless youth and foster-adopt parent. Follow on instagram:https://www.instagram.com/zaydasorrellmedina/Learn more ...

Join host Medina in "Conversations with Medina," where each episode dives into meaningful discussions and inspiring stories from remarkable guests. Explore paths to purpose and fulfillment through shared wisdom, experiences, and insights. Whether you're seeking personal growth, inspiration, or just love a good story, this podcast is your go-to for uplifting and insightful conversations. Don't miss an episode—like, subscribe, and share with friends!

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger, a chapter book series about women who stood up, spoke up and rose up against the odds! In this chapter book biography by Meg Medina, the award-winning author of Merci Suarez Changes Gears and...

¡Descubre el fascinante mundo de ser multipotencial con nuestro libro "Multipotencial: Muchas Pasiones, un Solo Yo"! ¿Te sientes abrumado por tus múltiples intereses? ¡No estás solo! Exploramos estrategias prácticas y ejemplos reales para ayudarte a abrazar y potenciar tus variadas pasiones. Desata tu verdadero potencial y encuentra armonía en la diversidad de tus talentos. ¡Conviértete en la mejor versión de ti mismo y abraza un viaje de autodescubrimiento como nunca antes! Ideal para aquellos que buscan equilibrio y éxito en un mundo lleno de posibilidades. ¡Descubre tu ...