![]() ![]() As a top man in the Vatican Holy Office, Msgr. Kappler was a notorious hater of the Jews, persecuting them at every turn. After the surrender of Italy in 1943, Rome came under the command of Nazi Colonel Herbert Kappler of the dreaded SS, who began the deportation of Italian Jews to Auschwitz. It was here in Rome that his greatest work began. After his ordination, he served first as an Apostolic Delegate in Egypt, Haiti, Santo Domingo, and Czechoslovakia, then in Rome at the Holy Office (now the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith). From an early age, however, he knew his calling was to the priesthood. The Scarlet and the Black tells the astonishing and heroic true story of Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, the man dubbed "The Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican" during World War II.īorn in Killarney, Ireland, Hugh O’Flaherty was an avid athlete? becoming a formidable boxer, handball player, hurler, and golfer. It has all the hallmarks of a best-selling fictional thriller: espionage, conspiracy, a struggle against evil powers, undercover work by dark of night. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() It's time to catch up with the Alpha Girls series, which has sold more than 500,000 copies!Ībout the Author: USA Today bestselling author Aileen Erin is half-Irish, half-Mexican, and 100% nerd-from Star Wars (prequels don’t count) to Star Trek (TNG FTW). “Becoming Alpha is a great addition to the werewolf ranks – Erin’s world-building is excellent & her characters are big and bold." - Escape Into Worlds You will love this one.” - Paranormal Cravings Blog It doesn’t matter if you’re an adult or Young Adult. Ailbe’s and her visions pinpoint an enemy in their midst, Tessa realizes that boy drama and her newfound canine tendencies might just be the least of her problems. Ailbe’s Academy, a secret boarding school for werewolves.Įven if the wrong guy did accidentally turn her into a shapeshifter and doom her to attending the weirdest high school ever, Tessa can’t help her growing attraction to the mysterious Dastien Laurent. Luckily Tessa and her family are leaving California and moving halfway across the country, giving her the perfect opportunity to leave her reputation as “Freaky Tessa” behind.īut Tessa doesn’t realize that kissing the wrong guy in her new Texas town could land her in far more trouble than she ever imagined. Then again, it isn’t easy for a girl with psychic visions to ignore what she sees. Tessa McCaide has a unique talent for getting into trouble. ![]() ![]() As a diplomat and secretary of state, he defended American sovereignty against France and Britain, counseled President John Adams, and supervised the construction of the city of Washington. As the leading Federalist in Virginia, he rivaled his cousin Thomas Jefferson in influence. As Chief Justice of the United States - the longest-serving in history - he established the independence of the judiciary and the supremacy of the federal Constitution and courts. From the nation's founding in 1776 and for the next forty years, Marshall was at the center of every political battle. No member of America's Founding Generation had a greater impact on the Constitution and the Supreme Court than John Marshall, and no one did more to preserve the delicate unity of the fledgling United States. ![]() ![]() The remarkable story of John Marshall who, as chief justice, statesman, and diplomat, played a pivotal role in the founding of the United States. ![]() ![]() ![]() Her son Byron has a successful career while Benny, her daughter, dropped out of college long ago and does not have a clear picture of what she wants to do with her life. The winner of the 1st Novelist Award is Black Cake: a Novelby Charmaine Wilkerson (Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House).Įleanor Bennett has died, and she has left an eight-hour recording to be heard by her two grown children, in the presence of each other. The recipients will receive awards during the 2023 American Library Association Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL. ![]() The awards recognize excellence in adult fiction and nonfiction by African American authors published in 2022, including an award for Best Poetry and a citation for Outstanding Contribution to Publishing. (BCALA) announces the winners of the 2023 BCALA Literary Awards. The Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Inc. Contact Gladys Smiley Bell at 75 or for immediate release.īCALA Announces the 2023 Literary Awards Winners ![]() ![]() ![]() She has been featured in TIME Magazine, People Magazine, The Root, Red Book, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, American Short Fiction, Buzzfeed and other places. ![]() In that role, she founded REDEEMED, a criminal record clearing and clemency project that pairs writers with those who have been convicted of crimes.Ī PEN America Fellow, Deón has also been awarded fellowships and residencies at Prague’s Creative Writing Program in the Czech Republic, Dickinson House in Belgium and the Virginia Center for Creative Arts. Embassy’s reconciliation project between Turkey and Armenia in partnership with the University of Iowa and is a Pamela Krasney Moral Courage Fellow. Author of the critically acclaimed novels, THE PERISHING and GRACE, which was named a Best Debut Fiction by The American Library Associations, Black Caucus and was named Best Book by the New York Times, Deón is a Los Angeles native, wife, mother of two.ĭeón was a 2017 U.S. Pre-owned, pre loved book(s) Please be sure to check all photos, and ask any questions before purchasing. Natashia Deón is a two-time NAACP Image Award Nominee, practicing criminal attorney, and college professor at UCLA, Antioch University and Yale summer program. ![]() ![]() Ericka Taylor lauded the prose as "clean, crisp, and cutting" and found that Kendall provided suggestions of how to "reach a more encompassing, intersectional feminism". Kirkus Reviews praised the book as a "much-needed addition to feminist discourse". ![]() Time listed the book as one of "100 Must-Read Books of 2020". Reception īetween June 28, 2020, and June 20, 2021, the book entered the Los Angeles Times 's bestsellers list eight times. Kendall writes that unique struggles differ between women of different communities and comments on the ability of one group of women to oppress another. ![]() Kendall uses her personal experiences of being in an abusive marriage and raising her son in poverty in connection with her essays. Myths and stereotypes attached to marginalized groups prevents them from getting proper help and Kendall argues this in chapters like "Black Girls Don't Have Eating Disorders". For example, Kendall argues that mainstream feminist groups have left issues regarding hypersexualization of black girls to be handled by racial justice organizations. Through an intersectional framework, Kendall argues that mainstream feminism has excluded a number of women's issues, particularly those of women of color, and explores how a number of issues affect women, including the education gap, poverty, food and housing insecurity, and gun violence. ![]() ![]() It was published on February 25, 2020, by Viking Press. Hood Feminism is a 2020 non-fiction book by Mikki Kendall about intersectionality and feminism. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Although Emily's inquiries about the house are rudely rebuffed, her rocky start with the owner eventually blossoms into a friendship. She has her eye on one house in particular-with room for kids. Having given up on marriage, Emily dreams of adopting children someday. Recovering from a twice-broken heart, Emily Gaffney, a young teacher, is staying at the inn while she looks for a home of her own. Determined to move forward, she begins dating again, and finds companionship when she takes on a boarder who is starting a new chapter herself. The Rose Harbor Inn barely seems the same without Mark, but Jo Marie can't bear to lose herself in grief once more. Though Mark finally confessed his love for her, innkeeper Jo Marie Rose is unsure if he's ever coming back. Nine months ago, Mark Taylor abruptly left Cedar Cove on a perilous mission to right a wrong from his past. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The much-anticipated conclusion to Debbie Macomber's beloved Rose Harbor series, set in the picturesque town of Cedar Cove, Sweet Tomorrows is a vibrant and poignant novel of letting go of fear, following your heart, and embracing the future-come what may. ![]() ![]() Which I won't, cause I just don't feel like it. I know that once upon a time, I gave TFiOS five stars, but I don't doubt that my opinion would change if I reread it. But with contemporary I don't want anything that's all whymsical and shit. I love fantasy YA, of course it's all I've read in the past several months. When I read contemporary YA, I want something real. You could argue that that's been a part of contemporary YA for a long while, but I feel like The Fault in Our Stars really ignited it into what it is now. ![]() I've kinda been avoiding contemporary YA because, even though I haven't read many of the new stuff, there seems to be a common thing going on where authors are exploring death in a kinda quirky, lyrical type of way, mixing it in with surrealism and wit and charm and whatnot. When I tell you I was bawling my eyes out in that minibus, I was bawling my fucking eyes out in that goddamn minibus, gurl. ![]() ![]() Whahahappen wuz, I was on a public transport on the way back home from outta town when I finished this book. ![]() ![]() ![]()
![]() ![]() ![]() Militia Enrollment Records and Unidentified Cash Account Ledger, 1816-1817, 1864.Īccession Local Government Records, Amelia County. Also includes letters relating to the New York State Bank (Albany, N.Y.) and the First and the Second Banks of the United States, especially their Virginia branches, as well as applications to the First and Second Banks of the United States for branches in Fredericksburg and Lynchburg, Virginia.Īmelia County (Va.) Militia. ![]() Read of the 1st Virginia Artillery describing earlier stages of the Gettysburg campaign. Sutton letters, including letter from William M. There are items relating to the Civil War, including financing of the Confederate army, civilian relief, and blockade-runners. Microfilm.īusiness correspondence and documents, 1841-1879, from various Virginia regional banks, consisting of correspondence and documents related to the Clarksville branch of the Exchange Bank of Virginia correspondence of Savings Institution of Richmond (1828- 1841), Pittsylvania Savings Bank (1861-1864), William M. ![]() |