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  When Black Men Murder - Black...

  Yuwrian Rise

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  "Black lives are important and they matter, unfortunately, the black men in this book does not care about black lives. They express their thirst for killing, and the enjoyment of it without remorse. Black men are dying by the thousands in America every year, and it is disturbing that they are not heeding the call for peace and nonviolence. Black men are the number one murderers of black women and children, and it is destroying families and communities for a generation. I understand the testimony of these black men are troubling of how they murdered their victims, however, we must listen, and find ways of obstructing their insane thrill for killing."

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  Money A Memoir - Women Emotions...

  Liz Perle

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  Long ago, and not entirely consciously, Liz Perle made a quiet contract with cash: She would do what it took to get it—work hard, marry right—but she didn't want to have to think about it too much. Since she was a young girl, the subject of money had been quietly sidestepped, a shadowy factor whose private influence was impolite to discuss. When a sudden divorce left Perle with no home, no job, a four year old and a box of toys, she realized she could no longer afford to leave her murky and fraught relationship with money unexamined. 
  What Perle discovered as she reassembled her life, both personally and professionally, was that almost every woman she knew also subscribed to this strange and emotional code of discretion. Women who were all too willing to tell each other about their deepest secrets or sexual assets still kept mum when it came to their financial ones. 
  In Money, A Memoir, Perle attempts to break this silence, adding her own story to the anecdotes and insights of psychologists, researchers and more than 200 "ordinary" women. It turned out that when money was the topic, most women needed permission to talk. Perle found when she confessed her fears and idiosyncrasies to other women, theirs came tumbling out as well. The result is an insightful, unflinching look at the subtle and commanding influence of money on our every relationship.A Macmillan Audio production.

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  The Compton Cowboys - The New...

  Walter Thompson-Hernandez

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  "Thompson-Hernández's portrayal of Compton's black cowboys broadens our perception of Compton's young black residents, and connects the Compton Cowboys to the historical legacy of African Americans in the west. An eye-opening, moving book." (Margot Lee Shetterly, New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Figures) 
  A rising New York Times reporter tells the compelling story of The Compton Cowboys, a group of African-American men and women who defy stereotypes and continue the proud, centuries-old tradition of black cowboys in the heart of one of America's most notorious cities. 
  In Compton, California, ten black riders on horseback cut an unusual profile, their cowboy hats tilted against the hot Los Angeles sun. They are the Compton Cowboys, their small ranch one of the very last in a formerly semirural area of the city that has been home to African-American horse riders for decades. To most people, Compton is known only as the home of rap greats NWA and Kendrick Lamar, hyped in the media for its seemingly intractable gang violence. But in 1988 Mayisha Akbar founded The Compton Jr. Posse to provide local youth with a safe alternative to the streets, one that connected them with the rich legacy of black cowboys in American culture. From Mayisha's youth organization came the Cowboys of today: black men and women from Compton for whom the ranch and the horses provide camaraderie, respite from violence, healing from trauma, and recovery from incarceration. 
  The Cowboys include Randy, Mayisha's nephew, faced with the daunting task of remaking the Cowboys for a new generation; Anthony, former drug dealer and inmate, now a family man and mentor, Keiara, a single mother pursuing her dream of winning a national rodeo championship, and a tight clan of 20-somethings-Kenneth, Keenan, Chris, and Tre—for whom horses bring the freedom, protection, and status that often elude the young black men of Compton. 
  The Compton Cowboys is a story about trauma and transformation, race and identity, compassion, and ultimately, belonging. Walter Thompson-Hernández paints a unique and unexpected portrait of this city, pushing back against stereotypes to reveal an urban community in all its complexity, tragedy, and triumph.

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  Speed Reading - A Little-Known...

  Abby Marks Beale

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  Got reading?  Who doesn't!  Speed Reading: A Little-Known Time-Saving Superpower, written by speed reading expert Abby Marks Beale with Pam Mullan, provides you with active, mindful, and conscious strategies to not only boost reading speed and comprehension, but overall reading enjoyment. Whether you’re reading for fun, on your educational journey, or as a profession, this book equips you to power through your reading material efficiently and effectively (leaving more time for productivity!)
  
  The smart strategies included through the engaging 15 chapters are surprisingly simple and immediately applicable to any reading material.  With practice, you will not only speed through and understand books, articles, and professional journals but will also build your personal reading confidence and competence.  You may even find yourself testing your limits and pushing yourself to clock better time (all while still comprehending everything you read).
  
  Originally published as The Complete Idiot's Guide to Speed Reading, this revised digital version includes nine interesting articles to experiment and test your newly learned skills. Whether you take it one page at a time or one chapter at a time, there are useful nuggets to glean from every second you spend with this book. 
  
  If you’ve hadn’t had any reading training since elementary school, or just want to update your skills, then this book is for you!

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  On Union with God

  Blessed Albert the Great

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  Surely the most deeply-rooted need of the human soul, its purest aspiration, is for the closest possible union with God. As one turns over the pages of this little work, written by Blessed Albert the Great towards the end of his life, when that great soul had ripened and matured, one feels that here indeed is the ideal of one's hopes. (From the Preface)

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  The Ground of Being And the Mind...

  Jiddu Krishnamurti

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  "The ground of being, and the mind of man - 12 April 1980• Why has having ideas become so important?• What is the difference between a religious mind and a philosophic mind? • What is the human mind’s relationship to the ‘ground’?• Why has man accumulated knowledge?• When you love somebody there is no ‘me’, it is love. In the same way, when I sayI am humanity, it is so. It is not an idea, it is not a conclusion, it is part of me.• There is only one thing and that is to discover that what I have done is useless, ashes. You see, that doesn’t depress one. That is the beauty of it. It is like thePhoenix, born out of ashes."

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