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"Hi!! I'm Epi Dermis, but my friends just call me Skin! Raise your hands if you sweat, tan, itch, have hair, or have freckles! I've been feeling pretty sensitive lately because everybody has something to say about me. But people don't always tell the truth. My color doesn't make me fast, strong, smart, or scary. I just want to shout, "It's just skin, silly!" An illustrated children's book on the evolution of skin color, based on a collective 40+ years of peer-reviewed research from expert anthropologist Dr. Nina Jablonski and historian Dr. Holly McGee, Meet Epi Dermis, your kid's quirky, clever guide to the origin of skin color! Using simple science and interactive activities, Epi takes readers on an adventure through human history to find out why skin is the hardest working organ in the body business. Whether it's how migration and climate changed our skin's need for melanin, to why sweat is your body's secret superpower, Epi's got all the facts-and uses them to challenge false narratives about race and give kids the information they need to do the same"--

A hot single dad.A young workaholic.One drunken hookup at a bar as strangers...UntilHe moves in next door.Thomas will do anything for his daughters. That includes the hard work of rebuilding their lives after his wife's tragic death a year ago. But unrelenting grief and fear of suffering another loss keeps him from moving forward and embracing the possibility of love again.Jennifer takes nothing for granted. She knows to get ahead at work; she has to work harder than everyone else and remain focused. Focusing would be a lot easier if Thomas wasn't so irresistible, and her overprotective father wasn't so disapproving of the romance.With his heart and his daughters' well-being at the forefront of his mind, will Thomas deny himself the opportunity to love again, or will he follow his heart and see where it leads?

Do you wish you were one of those people who openly sing and make it look so easy? Do you feel like you can't quite "let go" when singing? Do you suffer from feeling "not good enough" or struggle with fear of failure or perfectionism when it comes to singing?Vocal Coach Becky Gilhespie always felt that despite receiving the best voice training, the biggest thing that held her back was actually her crippling sense of self-consciousness. This easy to follow, practical step program, combines therapy, awareness and study of mindset with the best practices in contemporary vocal training to help singers overcome their mental hurdles, open up their innate musical creativity, and sing and perform with complete authenticity, confidence and ease.

A spilled coffee, an arrogant jerk, and my new boss. What else could go wrong?With his pretty blue eyes and entitled attitude, Joshua Ward walks around like his sole mission is to make my life as difficult as possible. But I'm not prepared to let this new high-paying job go, so I roll up my sleeves and prepare to work.Except, one late night work session, I kiss my enemy and my perception starts to shift. I see beyond the tailored suits and custom-ordered ties. Joshua Ward is more than his money.Sparks fly between us, and he makes it clear he wants me as his next big project. But can either of us really trust? I'm not the only one who is afraid of love. I could never fall for a man like Joshua Ward... Could I?

"Pearl has always felt more comfortable in the sea than surrounded by the people in her sleepy South African town who always seem to let her down. But when a new friend from below the surface is taken by poachers, Pearl may need a little help after all. Since her mother left, Pearl has spent more and more time in the ocean, fishing to help her father pay the bills. But when she gets mixed up with a group of illegal abalone poachers and starts diving near a restricted wreck, Pearl meets an ancient sea monster named Otto--who isn't quite as monstrous as she thought. And when Otto's enemies come back to finish what they started, Pearl is the only one who can save him, but only if she has the courage to let go of her past and open up to others--including the girl from class she's got a crush on. With her one-eyed pup sidekick and a whole lot of nerve, Pearl may just be able to save Otto and finally tell the truth to her father... and, more importantly, to herself. With vibrant full-color illustrations, Pearl of the Sea is a South African adventure story exploring how we are both bound to and freed by nature, seen through the eyes of a tough teen-aged heroine determined to live life by her own rules"--Provided by publisher.

When Caroline and her husband begin working with civil war refugees in South Sudan and Kenya, they'll discover the deep complexities of American interference abroad, the consequences of striving for perfection in an imperfect world, and above all-the extraordinary grace to be found in the unlikeliest of places.

A graphic anthology celebrating pivotal human rights court cases-the stories of which have never been told before-in South Africa's pre-apartheid years, and the unsung heroes who sacrificed everything to ensure a better future for all.

In the final years of South Africäs Apartheid era, an unlikely trio - a sheltered white rugby player, a black farmworker¿s son, and an Indian shopkeeper¿s daughter - discover the consequences of knowing the truth and having the courage to speak it. One sexual assault and a nation at war with itself collide in this timely, edifying coming-of-age novel about a tumultuous period in South Africäs history and being a teen in a society rampant with racial and sexual violence.

Recovering addict Rae Valentine, a PI in Cape Town struggling with her own demons, finds herself in the violent world of diamond theft, white supremacy, and religious zealots-a world that doesn't want someone like Rae-to solve a case that may be more than she can handle.

"On the third of September, not so long ago, something truly wondrous happened on the Beauford Farm and Estate. At the moment of her death, Imogen Zula Nyoni - Genie - was seen to fly away on a giant pair of silver wings ..."

The final installment in Peter Church's Dark Web Trilogy"A fast-paced and gripping thriller-expect several twists along the way." -CosmopolitanAmid rumors of bartenders paid to spike drinks and then deliver drugged college women to paying, eager patrons, University of Cape Town (UCT) authorities move quickly to limit the damage-but the police don't want to believe there is a problem. A world away in Seattle, Carlos De Palma, the shadowy operator behind Dark Video, is plotting his survival strategy in the ever-changing Internet landscape. With his wealthy clientele clamoring for heightened thrills, Carlos begins tapping into a new service that blurs the boundaries between the real and virtual worlds. Meanwhile, UCT student Robbie is sent into a sinister underground world where no price is too high to pay to deliver every fantasy-no matter how twisted. Bitter Pill, part of Church's dark web trilogy, is a gripping thriller that sweeps through the intoxicating haunts of Cape Town's nightlife to explode in an adrenaline-laced sprint through the violent landscape of stalking, sexual deviation, and murder.

"Me against my brother." Stories exploring the world of Somalia leading up to its explosive religious and ethnic war.