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Shusaku Endo (1923-1996), widely considered one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, is known for his historical novels, which masterfully probe the encounters between the cultures and religions of East and West from a Japanese Catholic perspective. A salient and curious theme in his work is the unique image of a maternal God, and a concomitant sense of loss and longing for maternal love.

This step-by-step guide outlines the necessary preparation and execution you need to know to get a raise, including: salary myths and realities, compensation trends, base pay options, and how to approach your employer. Filled with practical tips, this audiobook will help you identify what you're really worth, clearly communicate that value to your boss, and ultimately improve your financial future.

Caryl Phillips has received international acclaim for his works, including the Martin Luther King Memorial Prize, a Guggenheim fellowship, and membership in the Royal Society of Literature. 

Dancing in the Dark brilliantly re-creates the life of Bert Williams, the first Black entertainer to achieve stardom in America. In 1896, when Bert decides to perform his stage routine in blackface, he is accused of reviling his race even as he becomes a star in Ziegfeld's Follies.

A prim and proper country girl is thrown into a mayhem of madams and mercy killings when Alexandria Bell inherits her estranged uncle’s portion of a big city’s premier newspaper, the Texas Times. She does find the pickin’s better in Dallas as before she knows it, three suitors vie for her attentions. One makes her laugh, one speaks to her heart, and the third possesses such a way with words, he makes her envious of his talent . . . but she’s his boss. Come along on Alex’s new career adventure and see if any are successful in winning her heart and hand.

An evil tragedy upends Jo's young life. Sickness propels the young lady and her grandfather from the thick, moisture-laden air of the Mississippi to drier desert land at the end of the Santa Fe Trail. Her lifelong beau professes his love from the banks of the muddy river, but Papa is her whole life, and she's determined to keep him alive. Along the way, suitors and adventures are aplenty. How is a stubborn girl who always knows what's best supposed to choose when the one she likes best is constantly rubbing her the wrong way? Could things be any more difficult? Has she made a mistake?

There's nothing covered that won't be revealed. Greed weaves a tangled web at The Lowell House, but one must rise very early to outfox the hotel's proprietor. With the help of his exuberant wife and his friend and former sergeant, Morgan sees through the duplicity, but can he prove it?

The hauntingly atmospheric English-language debut from the acclaimed Welsh author: a love story between a young Welsh woman and a Syrian mapmaker, rich with magic, mystery and the wonder of the sea. Nefyn has always been an enigma, even to her brother, Joseph, with whom she lives in a small cottage above a blustery cove. Hamza is a Syrian mapmaker, incarcerated in a military base a few miles up the coast. A violent storm will bring these two lost souls together—but other forces will soon try to tear them apart.

Forgive, and you’ll be forgiven. How can death, betrayal, a rash proposal, and revenge lead to romance? An abusive controller - ex-brother-in-law, new husband, uncle-stepfather - compels reluctant travelers - his brother’s widow and daughter - westward. To escape his abuse, Lilah proposes marriage to the wagon train scout, which only leaves Padraig thinking she's a bit soft in the head. It's 1855. Come join the journey along the Oregon Trail with Lilah. Wagon Ho!

From the international bestselling author of Virgins comes this hilarious take on the sexual politics and high seriousness of the Kennedy years. A young White House reporter's evolution from personal ambition to public spirit is brilliantly set against a background of advancing civil rights and the first stirrings of American involvement in Vietnam.

What if Abel had killed Cain, but there was no jury of his peers? In 1928 Georgia, a black man who kills a white man is automatically guilty, but the bedwarmer's son, an ex-slave, is no normal black man. And the dead white man is his half-brother. Once his lily-white lawyer lady learns the truth, everything changes. Can she save him from swinging?

When Peter Pan flies into the Darlings’ room one dusky evening, he convinces Wendy and her brothers to come with him to the magical world of Neverland, where children never grow old. It’s the beginning of an amazing adventure featuring a cast of classic characters, from the mischievous Lost Boys and jealous fairy Tinker Bell, to the villainous Captain Hook and his pirate band. But will the Darlings choose to stay in Neverland or return to London to grow up like normal children?

Caught between a wagon train and the deep blue sea, Agnes Remington Dalrumple—Remi for short—chooses the overland journey west over crossing the Atlantic with her mother and stepfather. Though she’s never been on her own, she decides to go to California and try to find the father she’s never known. Almost every effort is dashed until a widower’s 13-year-old daughter intervenes on her behalf. How can the headstrong woman place herself under the responsibility of the young girl’s father, a perfect stranger? But if she doesn’t, her journey ends in Saint Joseph, Missouri.

Does time truly heal a broken heart? Cody thought it had until she walked into the diner like she owned the world and back into his life as if she owned him. Can betrayal ever be completely forgiven? Cindy thought it could until she saw him with the bleached blonde. Her Cody! Separated 18 years, Cody Wayne Buckmeyer and Cindy think they can put the past behind them and work toward a common goal, a congressional seat...but is that possible?

Gone to Texas uncovers a deception that drives 17 souls to hard choices. Either stay on the land they thought they’d bought or heed the lure of free land in the faraway wilderness of a new republic. Rife with peril and hardship, three families knit together by blood and friendship head out with a widowed man, daughter, and his slave, gambling everything they own on the prospect of land ownership and working it together.

Contrary to her parents’ wishes, Evelyn married a nonbeliever, but it all works out.... or does it? Not only did the love of her life accept Christ, Nathaniel got baptized by fire and became a minister of the gospel. Woven into the breathtaking tale of love and redemption are two additional stories, Evelyn’s novels of faith, family, and forgiveness.