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IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 12
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Meet Denver, a man raised under plantation-style slavery in Louisiana in the 1960s; a man who escaped, hopping a train to wander, homeless, for eighteen years on the streets of Dallas, Texas. No longer a slave, Denver's life was still hopeless, until God moved. First came a godly woman who prayed, listened, and obeyed. And then came her husband, Ron, an international arts dealer at home in a world of Armani-suited millionaires. And then they all came...
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Read the critically acclaimed #1 New York Times best-seller with more than one million copies in print. Same Kind of Different as Me was a major motion picture release by Paramount in fall 2017.Gritty with pain and betrayal and brutality, this true story also shines with an unexpected, life-changing love. Meet Denver, raised under plantation-style slavery in Louisiana until he escaped the "Man" – in the 1960's – by hopping a train. Non-trusting,...
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[1996]
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Representing a fascinating spectrum of feelings and opinions about lesbianism, the friendships women share - or fear - and the rich diversity of personal choices women make today, this collection of brash and thoughtful essays, stories, and interviews offers Dorothy Allison on what it means to be a lesbian, Carla Trujillo on the impact of "sexual betrayal" by an ex-lover, Elizabeth Wurtzel on the creative freedom experienced only by lesbians, Susie...
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[2004]
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"Written by leading royal historian Will Swift, The Roosevelts and the Royals is based on original source materials, including letters and diary entries - many of which are reproduced here - as well as interviews with numerous family members and original comments from the Queen Mother. Telling the story of the Roosevelt and Windsor dynasties from the 1880s all the way up to a royal visit to Hyde Park in 2002, the book traces in detail the early years...