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Reminiscing in Tranquility of a Time Long Gone By

Author: K. B. Chandra Raj

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

Published: 2017-01-13

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 149077937X

In this book, a sequel to Mining My Own Life the author makes whole the omissions of several riveting episodes in his life working for a living in three continents. Growing up in Malaysia under brutal Japanese occupation; the chilling circumstances in Sri Lanka the land of his forbears that propelled him to seek employment in the West African states of Sierra Leone and Liberia which changed the contours of his familys life permanently ; the crushing process he had to involuntarily subject himself in order to obtain United States citizenship and from a position of clinical detachment he confronts point blank the twin scourges the pernicious caste system (that is pervasive in his community) and the blankness of the color blind ideology in the United States of America. To the long avowed esoteric doctrines of Karma, Maktub and Historical Determinism and to the precept of Thy Will Be Done the author deftly puts a human face by relating them to his own enlightening personal experiences which have had an enduring impact on his life.

Long Gone Daddies

Author: David Wesley Williams

Publisher: John F. Blair, Publisher

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780895875938

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All his life, Luther Gaunt has heard songs in his head songs of sweet evil and blue ruckus, odes to ghosts, drinking hymns. In search of his past, he hits the road with his band, the Long Gone Daddies, and his grandfather's cursed guitar. While his band mates just want to make it big when they get to Memphis, Luther retraces the steps of his father and grandfather, who each made the same journey with the same guitar years earlier. Malcolm Gaunt could have been Elvis that white man who could sing black except his rounder's ways got him shot before he could strike that first note for Sam Phillips at Sun Records. At least that's what Luther's father--Malcolm's son--always told him when fame came calling and he disappeared down south, too. As Luther discovers the truth about the two generations of musicians that came before him, he must face the ghosts of history, the temptations of the road, and the fame cravings of a seriously treacherous woman.

Prodigal Son

Author: Gregg Hurwitz

Publisher: Minotaur Books

Published: 2021-01-26

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 1250252296

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Forced into retirement, Evan Smoak gets an urgent request for help from someone he didn't even suspect existed—in Prodigal Son, the next New York Times bestselling Orphan X book from Gregg Hurwitz. As a boy, Evan Smoak was pulled out of a foster home and trained in an off-the-books operation known as the Orphan Program. He was a government assassin, perhaps the best, known to a few insiders as Orphan X. He eventually broke with the Program and adopted a new name—The Nowhere Man—and a new mission, helping the most desperate in their times of trouble. But the highest power in the country has made him a tempting offer—in exchange for an unofficial pardon, he must stop his clandestine activities as The Nowhere Man. Now Evan has to do the one thing he’s least equipped to do—live a normal life. But then he gets a call for help from the one person he never expected. A woman claiming to have given him up for adoption, a woman he never knew—his mother. Her unlikely request: help Andrew Duran—a man whose life has gone off the rails, who was in the wrong place at the wrong time, bringing him to the deadly attention of very powerful figures. Now a brutal brother & sister assassination team are after him and with no one to turn to, and no safe place to hide, Evan is Duran’s only option. But when the hidden cabal catches on to what Evan is doing, everything he’s fought for is on the line—including his own life.

Straight from the Fridge, Dad

Author: Max Decharne

Publisher: Crown

Published: 2002-05-07

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 0767910990

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Righteous jive for all you weedheads, moochers, b-girls, gassers, bandrats, triggermen, grifters, snowbirds, and long-gone daddies. Much of the slang popularly associated with the hippie generation of the 1960s actually dates back to before World War II, hijacked in the main from jazz and blues street expressions, mostly relating to drugs, sex, and drinking. Why talk when you can beat your chops, why eat when you can line your flue, and why snore when you can call some hogs? You’re not drunk–you’re just plumb full of stagger juice, and your skin isn’t pasty, it’s just caf? sunburn. Need a black coffee? That’s a shot of java, nix on the moo juice. Containing thousands of examples of hipster slang drawn from pulp novels, classic noir and exploitation films, blues, country, and rock ’n’ roll lyrics, and other related sources from the 1920s to the 1960s, Straight from the Fridge, Dad is the perfect guide for all hep cats and kittens. Think of it as a sort of Thirty Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary for the beret-wearing, bongo-banging set. Solid, Jackson.

Who's Afraid of a Large Black Man?

Author: Charles Barkley

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2021-01-26

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 0593298470

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In this controversial national bestseller, former NBA star and author of I May Be Wrong But I Doubt It Charles Barkley takes on the major issue of our time. Who's Afraid of a Large Black Man is a series of charged, in-your-face conversations about race with some of America's most prominent figures, including Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Jesse Jackson, Samuel L. Jackson, Morgan Freeman, Ice Cube, Marian Wright Edelman, Tiger Woods, Peter Guber, and Robert Johnson.

D.C. Noir 2

Author: Edward P. Jones

Publisher: Akashic Books

Published: 2008-09-01

Total Pages: 183

ISBN-13: 1617752142

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In this anthology, uncover a century of dark mystery stories set in America’s mighty capital. Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of city-based noir anthologies launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each book is compromised of stories set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city in the book. The original D.C. Noir, a groundbreaking collection of new fiction by sixteen different writers, displayed the curatorial prowess of bestselling author George Pelecanos. In D.C. Noir 2: The Classics, Pelecanos once again assembles an enchanting array of dark and subversive stories, this time selecting the very best of Washington’s historical literary legacy. Classic reprints from: Edward P. Jones, George Pelecanos, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Richard Wright, Langston Hughes, James Grady, Julian Mayfield, Marita Golden, Elizabeth Hand, Julian Mazor, Ward Just, Jean Toomer, Roach Brown, Larry Neal, and others. Praise for D.C. Noir 2 “By broadly interpreting what constitutes noir, Pelecanos has been able to include writers as diverse as Langston Hughes and Ward Just in this high-quality reprint anthology. In his introduction, Pelecanos describes his vision of “a century-long overview of D.C. fiction that would focus on issues of race, ethnicity, politics, class, and the attendant struggles and changes that occurred in various eras of our history.” —Publishers Weekly

Alex W Bland

Author: K. L. Poore

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2009-02

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 0578010666

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What if Alice was a man? Who worked in a corporate office? And fell down an elevator shaft into a bizarre world which really wasn't all that different from the one he'd just left? Alice would be Alex W Bland. Another wonderful Bedtime story for grown-ups!

After

Author: Marita Golden

Publisher: Crown

Published: 2007-07-17

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0767917782

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In her long-awaited fifth novel, acclaimed writer Marita Golden takes another unflinching look into the face of family, race, love and identity. For twelve years Carson Blake inhabited a world of his own creation. Scorned by the father who was incapable of showing him affection and nearly consumed by the mean streets of Prince George’s County, Maryland, Carson did what no one else could: he saved himself. After joining the police force and building a family with his wife, Bunny, Carson is finally in control of his life in the enclave where African American wealth and privilege shares the same zip code with black American crime and tragedy. Both Carson and his wife have great careers and three beautiful children: Roslyn, Roseanne, and Juwan. Carson is a devoted father, determined not to be the father that Jimmy Blake was to him. But while Juwan’s astounding artistic talent is his father’s pride, the boy’s close relationship with classmate Will conjures up emotions and questions in Carson that threaten to spill over and poison the entire Blake family. And then, one night in March, nearing the end of a routine shift, Carson stops a young black man for speeding. He orders Paul Houston to exit the car and drop to his knees. But when Houston retrieves something from his waistband and turns to face Carson, three shots are fired, one man loses his life and two families are wrenched from everything that came before and hurled into the haunting future of everything that will come after. When it is revealed that Paul, a son of educators and a teacher in Southeast D.C., was only holding a cell phone, Carson’s carefully woven world begins to unravel. After is a penetrating work of discovery for a man whose life careens more than once off the edge of disaster. Golden’s astounding prose will stay with you long after you’ve turned the last page.

Gay Daddies 2 Box Set

Author: J.M. Snyder

Publisher: JMS Books LLC

Published: 2024-01-27

Total Pages: 583

ISBN-13: 1685505740

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This box set collects four more stories by best-selling M/M author J.M. Snyder about gay dads with young children who want a fresh start ... and maybe a new relationship. Contains the stories: Dad's Nerdy New Boyfriend: When Rick takes his son to see the latest Pokémon movie, he expects to be bored out of his mind. What he doesn't expect is to fall in love with the guy ahead of them in line. Self-confessed nerd Marty runs a comic shop. He hits it off with Rick’s son, and hires Rick to create a website for his shop. Can they build something long-lasting and meaningful offline, too? Not Another One Hit Wonder: When best friends Jamie Eckert and Derek Duran realized they were in love, they took their relationship to the next level. But then Derek's music took off, and so did Derek. Twenty years later, Jamie now owns the family funeral home business and is raising a six-year-old daughter. But emotions Jamie thought long buried are stirred up again when Derek's mother passes away and Derek returns. Recipe for Romance: Preston put aside his dreams of becoming a chef to raise his daughter. When Abby tries to wear a pair of wings for her school pictures, Preston meets Cam, a handsome photographer. With Cam’s encouragement, Preston interviews for an executive chef position. Now that he has all the ingredients, will he finally fulfill his dream of becoming a top chef and find the perfect recipe for romance? Another Second Chance: Lloyd Barrett is surprised to find a profile for Doug Pfost, the former quarterback of his high school football team, on a dating app. He's even more surprised when Doug DMs him. They meet up for drinks, and even though they seem to hit it off, Doug runs out on him when Lloyd gets up to pay the bill. Doug begs for patience. Is Lloyd willing to give Doug another second chance?

My Country Roots

Author: Alice Randall

Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc

Published: 2006-12-03

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1595558608

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Containing 100 recommended playlists for downloading, this book is the best and most unique way to explore the Country music genre in a modern easy, convenient way. Each playlist walks you through the history, culture, and relevance of Country music, revealing the authenticity and raw truth that represents Country.