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Bessie Smith was born in Tennessee in 1894. Orphaned by the age of nine, she sang on street corners before becoming a big name in travelling shows. In 1923 she made her first recording for a new start-up called Columbia Records. It sold 780,000 copies and made her a star. Smith's life was notoriously difficult. As a young black girl growing up in Glasgow, Jackie Kay found in Bessie someone with whom she could identify and who she could idolise. In this remarkable book Kay mixes biography, fiction, poetry and prose to create an enthralling account of an extraordinary life.

The brand-new, hilarious book from best-selling, record-breaking author Adam Kay. The olden days were pretty fun if you liked wearing chainmail or chopping people's heads off, but there was one tiny little problem back then...doctors didn't have the slightest clue about how our bodies worked. It's time to find out why Ancient Egyptians thought the brain was just a useless load of old stuffing that might as well be chucked in the bin, why teachers forced their pupils to smoke cigarettes, why hairdressers would cut off their customers' legs and why people used to get paid for farting.

There hasn’t been a winner of the Miss Meteor beauty pageant who looks like Lita Perez or Chicky Quintanilla in all its history. But that’s not the only reason Lita wants to enter the contest or her ex-best friend Chicky wants to help her. The road to becoming Miss Meteor isn’t about being perfect; it’s about sharing who you are with the world - and loving the parts of yourself no one else understands.

The best way to understand confidence is to see it in action. That’s why best-selling authors Katty Kay, Claire Shipman, and JillEllyn Riley have collected 30 true stories of real girls, pursuing their passions, struggling, and stumbling, but along the way figuring out how to build their own special brand of confidence. From Bali to Brazil, South Africa to Seattle, Australia to Afghanistan, these girls took risks, doubted themselves, and sometimes failed. But they also hung in there when things got hard.

In his critically acclaimed novel Under Heaven, Guy Gavriel Kay told a vivid and powerful story inspired by China's Tang Dynasty. Now, the international best-selling and multiple award-winning author revisits that invented setting four centuries later - a world inspired this time by the glittering, decadent Song Dynasty. Ren Daiyan was still just a boy when he took the lives of seven men while guarding an imperial magistrate of Kitai. That moment on a lonely road changed his life - in entirely unexpected ways.

Carolina knew moving teenagers from the Atlanta suburbs to a small Georgia mountain town was a horrible idea. She knew opening a B&B was an even worse plan. Oncoming headlights aren’t only aimed at her family, the town of Chancey is being set up for a collision that could change everything. And as that unfolds, Carolina’s husband Jackson is smack dab in the middle of it all, his hand on the throttle, going full steam ahead.

I've known Cali my whole life, and I've wanted her for just as long. As head of the Savage Riders, there are a lot of perks that come with being linked with the Savage Menaces MC. Family, money, sex, whatever we want. But Cali is still the only thing I can picture on my arm and in my bed. Until the cartel shows up, and a car accident changes everything. Will I get to make her mine in every way? Or will this life scare her away? I’ll do everything I can to show her the club life isn’t all bad and that we belong together.

The cousins return to the lands beyond the Peacock Door only to discover that everything they believed has been twisted into the ultimate test of discovery, including their own identities. On this journey, loyalties will be tested as lies and treacheries reveal ultimate truths.

While receiving treatment for breast cancer, clinical psychologist and spiritual director Kay Metres found nine surprising discoveries that she came to think of as gifts. I hope through listening to this audiobook, you will find empowerment and even joy, yea, joy, becoming more aware of your own strengths and inestimable value you bring to the world.

Inviting your ex-spouse for the holidays might not be a good idea. Especially when folks don’t know you were married before. Carolina quit her job, and for the first time ever, she’s doing the holidays as a stay-at-home mom. And doesn’t all that extra time mean everything will be perfect? Then, the RV showed up. The RV with her parents, their dogs, and their obsession with Gone with the Wind. Then, the college kids showed up.

This audiobook includes seven great chapters by different authors to help you understand the Bible. The chapters include: Prophecy in the Olivet Discourse by Chuck Missler, Real Men Eat Verses by Woodrow Kroll, Prophets to the Gentiles by Chuck Missler, How to Study Your Bible by Kay Arthur, Decline and Heath of Discernment by Mike Gendron, Knowing God Deeper than Most Dare by Woodrow Kroll, and God's Promise of Victory by Dave Reagan.

When Ella Jamison’s father gets in trouble with the law, he offers up his only daughter to get the Texas ranger on his trail to look the other way. Fear over what might become of her father if arrested obligates Ella to go along with his plan. Isaiah Hayes doesn’t accept bribes, but his concern for Miss Jamison, should he leave her to Mr. Jamison’s abuse, compels Isaiah to accept the offer.

The heart has its own field of consciousness, and it is vast. As a 30-year student of consciousness, Dr. Alison J. Kay wrote Reasonable Dragons for you to see and feel the magical capacities that are becoming re-awakened now, as we move out of the Age of Reason and into the Age of Humanity’s Spiritual Awakening - for a synergistic blend of ancient wisdom and the new sciences. In this audiobook, you will: Get activated to take intuitively inspired action, shift from chaos to assisting the birth of higher consciousness, and much more.

Within each prophetic leader is the ability to shape the future of the kingdom here on earth, to direct currents and trends, to advance the objectives of the Savior, and to promote prosperity and health. When someone is given a mandate by God, they are given a set of orders to fulfill and the authority to fulfill them. You are given the plan and the power to implement that plan.

Prophetic women have an important role to play, a role filled with outstanding promises and rewarding futures. The purpose-filled prophetic woman understands that the ultimate goal is to save lives and to fulfill destiny by hearing and obeying the voice of God...[and]...against all opposition, seeks to stay in tune with the spirit of God. I believe this audiobook will bring revelation to women who may be questioning their unique role in ministry and in life.

Prophetic healing is holistic healing, ordained by God and manifested in a number of different ways. Prophetic people must learn to tune in to the channel that God will use to impart the healing. This audiobook will open the hearts and minds of his people to understand that God is always healing.

Should it concern the church when creation steps into a new millennium? With each passing day, our world moves closer and closer to its finality. Prophecy requires certain conditions in order to exist. Greater and more difficult moments in society or in our own personal experiences often require greater use of the prophet. The escalation of evil in our society begs for a response in the form of faith and hope not found within the secular realm.

The moment I laid eyes on her in that run-down diner, I had no idea who she was. All I knew was she was sexy as sin and the next star in my wet dreams. Turned out that rockin’ body and sly smile belonged to none other than Minx - Savage Menaces MC princess...and my club President’s daughter. The club has always come first for me, and settling down was never part of my plan. But this chick makes me want things I’ve never even dreamed of before. Too bad the club life might destroy everything I saw possible between us.

Having worked in a variety of large and small companies in both the US and Denmark, dual citizen Kay Xander Mellish knows a bit about the quirks of each country's business culture. In this audiobook, she offers tips for Danes who work with Americans, either as colleagues, customers, or suppliers. This entertaining, informative guide will make working with Americans pleasanter and more successful.

Who knew death could be so eclectic? Relish this mesmerizing murder mystery mash-up of short stories. Murder and mystery have been the staple of literature and films for years. This anthology of short stories will thrill and entertain you. Some will also make you laugh out loud. Others will stop and make you think.