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Paperback. Zustand: Good. He pulls me close and I am devoured-drowned / he has hands like oceans / they never know to be still Poet Natalie Ann's debut collection, Hands like Oceans covers themes of love, loss, self-acceptance, and the struggles of mental illness. Her poetry reflects a dreamy California landscape, where she grew up and currently resides, with the coast a backdrop for her pieces. This is her first collection, though she has been writing since childhood. You can find her online as @Natalie.Carter on Instagram.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Things are never what they seem; especially in police work. John Testarossa is an LAPD cop with an NYPD attitude who has seen it all. The dead, the dying and the decomposing are all in a day's work for the red-headed Italian from Brooklyn. After an arm rolls up on a Santa Monica beach, and the dead body to which the arm was once attached is discovered, John and his partner, Alex Ortiz, enter the world of college sports, athletes, and the illegal drugs that enhance their performance. Rage and revenge come together in a toxic cocktail John is all too familiar with. It defined him as a young boy, and ultimately still does as a man. He carries a dark secret. It is in the beautiful Dr. Karen Gennaro-who has a few secrets of her own- that John finds a soft place to land. Even as he knows all too well what falling in love with a cop can do to a woman. What sustains this hard-boiled detective is the bond he shares with his brave and dedicated partners. When that bond is destroyed in a senseless act of violence, will his past, and a desire for vengeance, destroy him? From Los Angeles, where Venice Beach, Marina del Rey, and the dream of Abbot Kinney's Venice Canals paint a picture of bliss, Testarossa will take you on a deeper, darker journey.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. An amusing, vivid, and descriptive narrative with strong characters, in ballpark settings, as a rookie baseball player barrels through the obstacles that arise as he tries to make the team in a permere adult baseball league in Sonoma County California.This book takes you to the dugout, the mound, the infield, and outfield, and you'll meet, Little Eddie, a loyal fan in dedicated attendance. Narrative prose weaves the story with action poems that give the reader rare and original views of playing baseball. Poems are in both English and Spanish. Baseball: In and Out of Time is an intimate look into senior baseball in the Redwood Empire Baseball League in Sonoma County, California.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Explore the mysteries of love through this poetry collection covering 101 kinds of love. Take a journey through these poems as love progresses from brutal love to healing love, from self-love to world love and from rock love to spiritual love.The book is written for those who believe in love, value it strongly and are seeking to explore love's dimensions and workings more in order to deepen their understanding. It would especially appeal to those who have done much of their own work to know love beyond the drivel and hype. These poems are deeply psychological and heavily influenced by both Buddhism and Systems Theory, highlighting loving kindness, nondualism and interconnection. This book can help those of us who need to break out of the illusions of dualism so we can travel the wicked and beautiful road to real love. The journey from illusion to healing to nonduality in the book is based on Buddhist beliefs that we have to go beyond maya and the struggles brought on by desire and aversion to find compassion, maitri, karuna and equanimity.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Good. Against all odds as a new undocumented immigrant in America, I had one monumental advantage. And at that time, I didn't even know it. As a young boy, even before taking my first steps inside a school building, my mama had introduced me to books and to the magic of reading. Yes, my Mama and my abuelitas had drilled in my mind the idea that through an education, everything is possible. This was in fact what I discovered when I had lost all hope and did not believe in myself as I faced many obstacles, including not knowing the new language, having to start all over again in a new country, and facing the daily hurt of other kids making fun of my accent, calling me a refugee, and yelling at me to go back to my own country. Books provided me an escape into another world, and it was through the magic of reading that I began to feel that I belonged in America. My life was transformed when I decided that my only path to succeed was through an education. This is what A Boy and a Book is about. It is a story of hope, imagination, and courage that will show you how through the magic of books you can overcome all obstacles and make your dreams a reality.Through my story, I will show you how you can do it as well. I will describe my own technique for studying. It consists of three steps that will make anyone a better student. It worked for me at Princeton University, Harvard medical school and MIT, and it will work for any young person who dreams of success in academic institutions. This is the book that I wish I would have read when I was feeling overwhelmed, and this is the book that I am confident can help any student do better in school.Many young boys and girls often look at athletes and famous personalities for inspiration and motivation. In reality, the vast majority of us do not have the athletic powers or talents to attain an exceptional level of performance that would make us successful in careers as professional athletes or Hollywood stars. But every young person has the talent, intelligence, and desire to succeed in school. All they need is the confidence and a guide to help them take that first step and believe in themselves. A Boy and a Book is the story that will guide you through the important path of falling in love with reading, books, and the idea that this is the only way to succeed in life. This is a book that I hope every young person has the opportunity to read, because I know that it can transform their lives. …

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Paperback. Zustand: Good. Olympic Gold Medalist, Mary Wineberg, uses her past experiences to show young readers that goals can be set Readers learn about goal setting, determination, and believing in themselves. Beautiful and colorful illustrations allow readers to imagine themselves in the story, while learning valuable lessons. Readers will learn a new definition to the word success. I Didn't Win, gives a message of hope, and teaches youth of today that there is more than winning. This book will make a great gift to young readers everywhere. Book is geared for children grades K through 3rd grade. …

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Paperback. Zustand: Good. This is not the end for you. Get Up You Must Have Lost Your Mind is the clarion call of seven women whose real-life stories of overcoming depression will impact and inspire you to understand, confront, and conquer depression. Whether you are struggling with depression or whether you love someone who is, reading these raw, true stories of how people whose lives were ravished with heartache, turmoil, and depression still win in the end, is like receiving the healing injection of hope and information that you need to move forward and live life on your terms again.According to the Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, African Americans are 10% more prone to experience serious psychological distress but 13% less likely to receive treatment. As an advocate and overcomer of depression, the lead author, Roz Talley, and the authors of Get Up You Must Have Lost Your Mind, are on a mission to help eradicate the stigmas and misinformation that are, all too often, associated with matters of mental health. The solutions and encouragement the book offer are rooted in facts, faith, and poignant stories of personal triumph.As Roz confidently declares about her victory over depression, God did it for me. He can and will do it for you. Trust God. You will see that He is a God of His word. The authors of this book worked through our depression and won. You will too.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Fair. She trusted him with her life and her daughter's. Can she trust him with her heart?Navy SEAL Camden Bains knew when he saved the little girl from a hostage situation and placed her in the arms of her beautiful mother that he'd surrendered his heart to them, too. As much as he fought his growing attraction to a woman he'd never see again after his mission, Elena's kindness and strength, and her daughter's sweetness, gave Camden back what a senseless tragedy robbed him of years ago. If only for a little while. After her husband died, the only bright spot in Elena Martinez's life was her daughter, Tina. Raising Tina in a town full of misery only made Elena more determined to make it out and give her daughter a better life. Memories of her husband kept her from even considering another man-not that there were any good ones around. Until the sexy bodyguard from Los Angeles saved her daughter's life.Now that Elena and Tina are living in L.A., she's worried that if she opens her heart to Camden and allows the strong protector into their lives, Tina will forget her father. Camden is more than willing to help them settle in, hoping she'll realize she doesn't have to face the world alone anymore, and neither does he. But when Elena becomes involved in Camden's deadly new assignment, will the ghosts from their pasts help them, or keep them apart forever.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Good. She trusted him with her life and her daughter's. Can she trust him with her heart?Navy SEAL Camden Bains knew when he saved the little girl from a hostage situation and placed her in the arms of her beautiful mother that he'd surrendered his heart to them, too. As much as he fought his growing attraction to a woman he'd never see again after his mission, Elena's kindness and strength, and her daughter's sweetness, gave Camden back what a senseless tragedy robbed him of years ago. If only for a little while. After her husband died, the only bright spot in Elena Martinez's life was her daughter, Tina. Raising Tina in a town full of misery only made Elena more determined to make it out and give her daughter a better life. Memories of her husband kept her from even considering another man-not that there were any good ones around. Until the sexy bodyguard from Los Angeles saved her daughter's life.Now that Elena and Tina are living in L.A., she's worried that if she opens her heart to Camden and allows the strong protector into their lives, Tina will forget her father. Camden is more than willing to help them settle in, hoping she'll realize she doesn't have to face the world alone anymore, and neither does he. But when Elena becomes involved in Camden's deadly new assignment, will the ghosts from their pasts help them, or keep them apart forever.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Leo is a young elephant in a small family facing an uncertain time when a family member unexpectedly becomes ill. With Leo's life suddenly out of balance, he is unsure of what is happening. In Leo's journey to understand what this new situation is about, he learns a valuable lesson about the beauty of life and the importance of enjoying the moment. All profits for 2021 will be donated to various children's cancer research and leukemia research organizations.…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Who would have guessed that one short conversation with New York City Ballet Artistic Director Peter Martins would change the course of how we approach America's favorite holiday ballet, and serve as a catalyst for changing how we talk about race in America? Phil Chan, arts advocate and co-founder of Final Bow for Yellowface, chronicles his journey navigating conversations around race, representation, and inclusion arising from issues in presenting one short dance-the Chinese variation from The Nutcracker. Armed with new vocabulary, he recounts his process and pitfalls in advising Salt Lake City's Ballet West on the presentation of a lost Balanchine work from 1925, Le Chant du Rossignol.Chan encounters orientalism, cultural appropriation, and yellowface, and witnesses firsthand the continuing evolution of an Old World aristocratic dance form in a New World democratic environment. As a storyteller, Chan presents a mix of dance and Chinese American history, personal anecdotes, and best practices for any professional arts organization to use for navigating issues around race, while outlining an essential path American ballet must take in order for our beloved art form to stay alive for a growingly diverse 21st century audience.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. I AM A DAHOMEY WARRIOR follows the gripping journey of a young girl coming of age prior to the colonization of Africa. This narrative poem follows our heroine from the early days of her childhood through the heart-stopping events that mold her into the warrior she is today.Although fictional, this story is based on a real tribe of female African Warriors. The Dahomey Warriors, through their incredible power and prowess, were often compared to the mythical Greek Amazons by European scouts. These comparisons continue to this day.Come, step into the mind of a warrior and be led through her adventures by the use of poetry as a means of powerful storytelling. *Artwork in this edition is in color The Huntress pulled me closer, hugging me tightly. She looked down at me with dark piercing eyes and said, None of this is your fault. Today you are only a child, and you did what you were able to do, Survive. Tyurina, Tatyana (illustrator).…

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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Sugar-Coating is a warm, straight-up guide that reads like a conversation with a knowledgeable friend. It is filled with practical suggestions interwoven with compelling narrative rooted in foster parenting experience. No Sugar-Coating offers valuable insight for those eager to learn more about foster parenting as well as an anchoring for those who have already welcomed vulnerable children through their front door.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Sugar-Coating is a warm, straight-up guide that reads like a conversation with a knowledgeable friend. It is filled with practical suggestions interwoven with compelling narrative rooted in foster parenting experience. No Sugar-Coating offers valuable insight for those eager to learn more about foster parenting as well as an anchoring for those who have already welcomed vulnerable children through their front door.…

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