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"In A High Price for Freedom, house author and director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library Publishing Project, Clyde Ford surfaces the voices of those buried in the African American past to tell the stories of critical moments in the Black Freedom Struggle, challenging what readers think they know about Black history"-- Provided by publisher.

A harrowing, never-before-told story of life and death in the Colorado mountains-thirty hours that changed lives forever and forced a reckoning about the cost of adventure. "You wanna ski a lap?" Fifteen-year-old Cole Walters-Schaler couldn't resist. This was why they'd come to the backcountry, after all--three fathers and four teenage children together for a bonding alpine getaway outside Salida, Colorado, in January 2017. Within minutes, Cole and...

"County Clare, 1848: In the scant few years since the potato blight first cast its foul shadow over Ireland, Maggie O'Shaughnessy has lost everything--her entire family and the man she trusted with her heart. Toiling in the Ennis Workhouse for paltry rations, she can see no future either within or outside its walls--until the mysterious Lady Catherine arrives to whisk her away to an old mansion in the stark limestone landscape of the Burren. Lady...

"A guide for people who are challenged in their relationship with someone suffering from a mental problem, disorder, or crisis. It is an in-depth look at what we can do to prevent our own mental well-being decline while we care for our loved ones."-- Provided by publisher. "The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that about 970 million people in the world are suffering from a mental disorder. That's one in eight. Consider the number of people...

"From acclaimed historian and author of the "marvelous" (The New York Times Book Review) The Last American Aristocrat comes a captivating new biography of Teddy Roosevelt, exploring the life of America's 26th president and his pivotal role in shaping the dawn of the American Century. Theodore Roosevelt was one of America's most fascinating presidents-a complex man both publicly and privately. In this sweeping biography, historian David S. Brown takes...

"Cassia Park believes in soul mates. Fated love stories. It's her family business, after all...for centuries, from Korea to Los Angeles. Park women have peered into clients' past lives to find their one true love, their fated. This magical secret is why One & Only Matchmaking has a 100% guarantee... for everyone but Cassia. For ten years, Cassia has been searching for her fated, a man named Daniel Nam. But he's still nowhere to be found. And so, on...

"We all know that feeling: when you're stuck in self-doubt, boxed in by the person you've been in the past, crippled by fear that you'll never break free from the lies and insecurities holding you back. But what if you had the chance to reinvent yourself from the ground up? World-renowned celebrity hairstylist Chris Appleton gives us the hard-earned advice to do just this. After years of working with the most badass women on the planet, he's seen...

"The concept of revolution as we understand it today did not exist in antiquity. Despite the word's Latin etymology, only later did it take on its present connotation of a convulsive or irreversible moment of transformation. This book looks to the ambiguity at the heart of the term to unravel the complex temporalities involved in modernity's yearning for the new, examining the reception of the ancient concept during decisive years of revolutionary...

"Ideal for independent travellers, this guidebook to Singapore, written by Singapore experts, goes beyond the basics. It blends must-see sights with hidden gems and offers unmatched practical guidance for seamless planning and on-the-go exploration. Packed with in-depth advice often missing from other guides, it helps you navigate with ease. From using public transport to discovering the best dining, accommodations, and local experiences, this guide...

"Whale-watching on the Strait of Magellan. Wine tasting in the esteemed Central Valley. An afternoon of prehistoric exploration at Rano Raraku. Chile and Easter Island offer enough bucket-list experiences to fill a lifetime. Whatever your dream trip involves, this DK travel guide is the perfect companion. Our updated guide brings Chileand Easter Island to life, transporting you there like no other travel guide does with expert-led insights, trusted...