From a PEN/Bellwether Prizewinner, a "beautifully convincing slice of history" novel about the Black Panther Party, perfect for fans of The Love Songs of W. E. B. Dubois (Barbara Kingsolver).Nettie Boileau joins the Black Panthers’ Free Health Clinics in Oakland in 1968 and is soon swept up in an all-consuming love affair with Melvin Mosley, a defense captain of the Black Panther Party. When Nettie and Melvin head to Chicago to help launch the Illinois chapter of t...

An ordinary night on the Normandy coast changes everything when Lisbeth witnesses a falling star… that shouldn't exist.On the beach, a man collapses. No impact. No explanation. Only a perfect mark in the sand—and a mysterious object she instinctively takes.That single decision pulls her into a hidden conflict between two extraterrestrial factions: one guided by ethics and patience, the other willing to impose its will on humanity.As scientists, authorities, and unkn...

This book offers a systematic treatment of the requirements of democratic legitimacy. It argues that democratic procedures are essential for political legitimacy because of the need to respect value pluralism and because of the learning process that democratic decision-making enables. It proposes a framework for distinguishing among the different ways in which the requirements of democratic legitimacy have been interpreted. Peter then uses this framework to identify and defend what appears...

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Haiti, 1965. Francois Duvalier, known as Papa Doc, is the impoverished island nation's brutal dictator. Relentless curfews, and Papa Doc's terrifying Tonton Macoutes militia, have made life in Port-au-Prince increasingly difficult for struggling taxi driver Raymond L'Eveillé. But it is Raymond's brother, Nicolas, a wealthy professor at the local university, who is stirring up trouble. A secret manifesto penned by Nicolas is rallying opposition to Papa Doc. After a tip-off from a disgruntle...

While researching in Nantes, a port city enriched by the slave trade, celebrated French novelist Fabienne Kanor came across a chilling report written in 1774 by the commander of a slave ship, Le Soleil. Captain Louis Mosnier recounted the loss of valuable "cargo" when fourteen African women escaped from the ship’s hold to leap overboard rather than face enslavement. Half of them drowned or were eaten by sharks.From this tragic incident, Kanor has composed a powerful, polyp...

Have you often felt admiration for "horse professionals" like Bernd Hackl, who you know from VOX, and would you like to whisper with horses yourself? Or are you struggling with everyday problems with your horse that you want to make a thing of the past? Then this guide is the first step for you in this direction.as an enthusiastic horse person or newcomer to the horse world, you will gain basic knowledge about the origins of the horse. Among other things, you will learn how it has develope...

When a series of distant stars begin to fade in impossible patterns, astrophysicist Dr. Elara Brank discovers a hidden signal encoded in their dying light. The message points to a single ancient star deep in the galaxy — a beacon older than the universe itself. Joined by Commander Kael Kaelis and a specialized crew, Elara must follow the call and uncover the Last Gift of the Stars before the galaxy's balance collapses.

Have you ever had a really big dream and lived it out? Have you ever been an athlete on the world stage, then, in an instant, had it taken away? Have you ever been told in your twenties that in twenty years, you probably will be in a wheelchair? Have you ever sunk so low that you don't want to live?Moreover, when you finally accept it and try to live a low-key life and enjoy your family amid your pain, God keeps stepping in with miracles over and over. This is an inspirational stor...

When Lola lands in Brazil for a year-long exchange, she steps into a world of tropical nights, new friendships, and unexpected challenges. Between the warmth of her host family, the pull of two very different boys, and the struggle to find her place in a new culture, Lola learns that some secrets can bring people together… and others can tear them apart.

Focused on the relation between processes of globalization and literary genres, this volume intervenes in the prevalent notions of globalization, literary history, genre, and the novel. Using both close reading and world history, both literary criticism and political theory, the book is a timely intervention in the debates about world, postcolonial, and transnational literature as they have been intensified by critical globalization studies, world-systems analysis, Bourdieuan sociology, an...

Additive Manufacturing of Polymer Composites: Materials, Processes, and Properties presents the latest developments in AM of polymer matrix composites and illustrates the large range of composite materials that can be obtained. Different technologies with their own specificities such as: fused filament fabrication, selective laser sintering, stereolithography, and direct-ink-writing. Composites with chopped or continuous reinforcement, with synthetic or natural fibers, with thermoplastic o...