Author: Nikki Stafinski
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781540411181
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Newly infected and trying to survive in a crumbling world ravaged by disease, Emery Stanton comes face-to-face with her long lost childhood best friend, Porter Haywood. He's the last person she wants to be stuck with, but he wants a last chance to make things right. Emery must decide if letting go of the past is something she's willing to do with the little time she has left, while Porter must find a way to gain her forgiveness, while striving to keep her alive.
The Chosen Ones
Author: Nikki Jones
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520963318
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
In The Chosen Ones, sociologist and feminist scholar Nikki Jones shares the compelling story of a group of Black men living in San Francisco’s historically Black neighborhood, the Fillmore. Against all odds, these men work to atone for past crimes by reaching out to other Black men, young and old, with the hope of guiding them toward a better life. Yet despite their genuine efforts, they struggle to find a new place in their old neighborhood. With a poignant yet hopeful voice, Jones illustrates how neighborhood politics, everyday interactions with the police, and conservative Black gender ideologies shape the men’s ability to make good and forgive themselves—and how the double-edged sword of community shapes the work of redemption.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520963318
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
In The Chosen Ones, sociologist and feminist scholar Nikki Jones shares the compelling story of a group of Black men living in San Francisco’s historically Black neighborhood, the Fillmore. Against all odds, these men work to atone for past crimes by reaching out to other Black men, young and old, with the hope of guiding them toward a better life. Yet despite their genuine efforts, they struggle to find a new place in their old neighborhood. With a poignant yet hopeful voice, Jones illustrates how neighborhood politics, everyday interactions with the police, and conservative Black gender ideologies shape the men’s ability to make good and forgive themselves—and how the double-edged sword of community shapes the work of redemption.
Shadowbreaker
Author: Joy Ellis
Publisher: Robert Hale
ISBN: 9780709093060
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
As DI Nikki Gelena struggles to come to terms with the tragic death of her friend, a man is found on a piece of wasteland in Greenborough town. The manner of his death, a cold-blooded and professional execution, bothers her deeply, but not nearly as much as it bothers her sergeant, DS Joseph Easter.
Publisher: Robert Hale
ISBN: 9780709093060
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
As DI Nikki Gelena struggles to come to terms with the tragic death of her friend, a man is found on a piece of wasteland in Greenborough town. The manner of his death, a cold-blooded and professional execution, bothers her deeply, but not nearly as much as it bothers her sergeant, DS Joseph Easter.
Hearts in Darkness
Author: Keri Arthur
Publisher: Dell
ISBN: 0345538714
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
PASSION WITH A BITE Private Investigator Nikki James has a lot to contend with. Her lover, Michael Kelly, walked out without so much as a goodbye, and what seemed like a simple case of stopping a runaway teen brought her face-to-face with another clutch of deadly vampires. But if that seemed bad, it is about to get a lot worse, because when Michael returns, it is not for her, but for the case. Wealthy men are starting to vanish from a resort in Jackson Hole—which is exactly where Nikki’s runaway teen seems to be as well. Something nefarious is going on at the luxury spa, but what? The last thing Michael needs is a confrontation with Nikki—especially when his control over his bloodlust is still so tenuous. But posing as a newlywed couple at the swanky resort may be the best way for both of them to solve their respective cases. This time, Nikki is determined to make Michael see that life apart is worse than death. Yet before she can make him see the light, a specter from Michael’s past rises that could destroy any hope she has of a future with him. Because this time the threat isn’t physical. It’s a matter of the heart. Includes an excerpt of the next novel in Keri Arthur’s Nikki and Michael series, Chasing the Shadows
Publisher: Dell
ISBN: 0345538714
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
PASSION WITH A BITE Private Investigator Nikki James has a lot to contend with. Her lover, Michael Kelly, walked out without so much as a goodbye, and what seemed like a simple case of stopping a runaway teen brought her face-to-face with another clutch of deadly vampires. But if that seemed bad, it is about to get a lot worse, because when Michael returns, it is not for her, but for the case. Wealthy men are starting to vanish from a resort in Jackson Hole—which is exactly where Nikki’s runaway teen seems to be as well. Something nefarious is going on at the luxury spa, but what? The last thing Michael needs is a confrontation with Nikki—especially when his control over his bloodlust is still so tenuous. But posing as a newlywed couple at the swanky resort may be the best way for both of them to solve their respective cases. This time, Nikki is determined to make Michael see that life apart is worse than death. Yet before she can make him see the light, a specter from Michael’s past rises that could destroy any hope she has of a future with him. Because this time the threat isn’t physical. It’s a matter of the heart. Includes an excerpt of the next novel in Keri Arthur’s Nikki and Michael series, Chasing the Shadows
The Shadow of Seth
Author: Tom Llewellyn
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1929345194
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Sixteen-year-old Seth Anomundy is a product of his environment: in this case, Tacoma, Washington. What L.A. was to Chandler, Tacoma—a working-class port city now undergoing urban renewal—is to author Tom Llewellyn. Seth has grown up in Tacoma's tough neighborhoods, where he's perfectly at home in Choo-Choo's boxing gym and Miss Irene's soul food palace, the Shotgun Shack. With his mom working nights as a cleaner, Seth goes to high school, gets decent grades, and makes money where he can: filling in as cook at the Shotgun Shack, working as a sparring partner, and running errands for Nadel, the clock repairman. Life is hand-to-mouth, but okay—until he gets the news that his mother has been killed. The police don't care about the death of just another drug addict, so a bewildered Seth takes it upon himself to find the killer. On a clock delivery run, he meets a beautiful rich girl named Azura Lear, who encourages Seth and tries to help track down the killer. But instead of finding answers, Seth finds only trouble. He faces down a gang of baseball-bat-wielding high school jocks and deals with the contempt of Azura's suspicious father. And then there's King George—a teenage thug Seth has previously managed to avoid—who has for some reason let it be known that he wants Seth dead. Right now.
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1929345194
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Sixteen-year-old Seth Anomundy is a product of his environment: in this case, Tacoma, Washington. What L.A. was to Chandler, Tacoma—a working-class port city now undergoing urban renewal—is to author Tom Llewellyn. Seth has grown up in Tacoma's tough neighborhoods, where he's perfectly at home in Choo-Choo's boxing gym and Miss Irene's soul food palace, the Shotgun Shack. With his mom working nights as a cleaner, Seth goes to high school, gets decent grades, and makes money where he can: filling in as cook at the Shotgun Shack, working as a sparring partner, and running errands for Nadel, the clock repairman. Life is hand-to-mouth, but okay—until he gets the news that his mother has been killed. The police don't care about the death of just another drug addict, so a bewildered Seth takes it upon himself to find the killer. On a clock delivery run, he meets a beautiful rich girl named Azura Lear, who encourages Seth and tries to help track down the killer. But instead of finding answers, Seth finds only trouble. He faces down a gang of baseball-bat-wielding high school jocks and deals with the contempt of Azura's suspicious father. And then there's King George—a teenage thug Seth has previously managed to avoid—who has for some reason let it be known that he wants Seth dead. Right now.
Frontiers of Freedom
Author: Nikki Marie Taylor
Publisher: Ohio University Press
ISBN: 0821415794
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Nineteenth-century Cincinnati was northern in its geography, southern in its economy and politics, and western in its commercial aspirations. While those identities presented a crossroad of opportunity for native whites and immigrants, African Americans endured economic repression and a denial of civil rights, compounded by extreme and frequent mob violence. No other northern city rivaled Cincinnati's vicious mob spirit. Frontiers of Freedom follows the black community as it moved from alienation and vulnerability in the 1820s toward collective consciousness and, eventually, political self-respect and self-determination. As author Nikki M. Taylor points out, this was a community that at times supported all-black communities, armed self-defense, and separate, but independent, black schools. Black Cincinnati's strategies to gain equality and citizenship were as dynamic as they were effective. When the black community united in armed defense of its homes and property during an 1841 mob attack, it demonstrated that it was no longer willing to be exiled from the city as it had been in 1829. Frontiers of Freedom chronicles alternating moments of triumph and tribulation, of pride and pain; but more than anything, it chronicles the resilience of the black community in a particularly difficult urban context at a defining moment in American history.
Publisher: Ohio University Press
ISBN: 0821415794
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Nineteenth-century Cincinnati was northern in its geography, southern in its economy and politics, and western in its commercial aspirations. While those identities presented a crossroad of opportunity for native whites and immigrants, African Americans endured economic repression and a denial of civil rights, compounded by extreme and frequent mob violence. No other northern city rivaled Cincinnati's vicious mob spirit. Frontiers of Freedom follows the black community as it moved from alienation and vulnerability in the 1820s toward collective consciousness and, eventually, political self-respect and self-determination. As author Nikki M. Taylor points out, this was a community that at times supported all-black communities, armed self-defense, and separate, but independent, black schools. Black Cincinnati's strategies to gain equality and citizenship were as dynamic as they were effective. When the black community united in armed defense of its homes and property during an 1841 mob attack, it demonstrated that it was no longer willing to be exiled from the city as it had been in 1829. Frontiers of Freedom chronicles alternating moments of triumph and tribulation, of pride and pain; but more than anything, it chronicles the resilience of the black community in a particularly difficult urban context at a defining moment in American history.
Nikki's Whit's
Author: Nichole Flink
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 9781477256596
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Inspired, Challenged in all she does, Honor student, Determined Communicative, Friendly, Helpful, Pretty, Now 15 year old Loves to continue to Write, Is excited about her new Book! A Grandparents Dream Child.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 9781477256596
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Inspired, Challenged in all she does, Honor student, Determined Communicative, Friendly, Helpful, Pretty, Now 15 year old Loves to continue to Write, Is excited about her new Book! A Grandparents Dream Child.
The Sun Is So Quiet
Author: Nikki Giovanni
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805041194
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
A collection of poems primarily about nature and the seaons but also concerned with chocolate and scary movies.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805041194
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
A collection of poems primarily about nature and the seaons but also concerned with chocolate and scary movies.
Memoirs of a Shape-Shifter
Author: Thomas Kaplan-Maxfield
Publisher: Kepler Press
ISBN: 0971377014
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher: Kepler Press
ISBN: 0971377014
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Don't Fear the Shadow
Author: Melanie Boyd
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1462840175
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
This book is a collection of poems and short stories I’ve done throughout the years. I always wanted to publish a lengthy novel, or some type of an inspirational piece. Alas, this is what I have to share with you. There’s a good mix – love, sadness, demons, etc. Unfortunately though, most of these are on the dark side. I don’t know why. Maybe this is what the Universe wanted me to share with all of you. However, I do know that you can’t know happiness without knowing sadness. So, it’s all relevant in this wonderful and chaotic world we live in. This is also a kind of releasing for me too. So, I hope you enjoy the read!
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1462840175
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
This book is a collection of poems and short stories I’ve done throughout the years. I always wanted to publish a lengthy novel, or some type of an inspirational piece. Alas, this is what I have to share with you. There’s a good mix – love, sadness, demons, etc. Unfortunately though, most of these are on the dark side. I don’t know why. Maybe this is what the Universe wanted me to share with all of you. However, I do know that you can’t know happiness without knowing sadness. So, it’s all relevant in this wonderful and chaotic world we live in. This is also a kind of releasing for me too. So, I hope you enjoy the read!
Elements of Fantasy
Author: Valerie Griswold-Ford
Publisher: eBookIt.com
ISBN: 1896944965
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
The Universe is Balanced. That tenet is taught to every Mage and Lord ever born. The Council of Nine, watches over the Balance and makes certain that no one tips the Balance. If that happens, the StarChild will summon the Four Horsemen to Cleanse the world, and reset the Balance. Or at least, that's the way it has always worked before.
Publisher: eBookIt.com
ISBN: 1896944965
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
The Universe is Balanced. That tenet is taught to every Mage and Lord ever born. The Council of Nine, watches over the Balance and makes certain that no one tips the Balance. If that happens, the StarChild will summon the Four Horsemen to Cleanse the world, and reset the Balance. Or at least, that's the way it has always worked before.