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Octopus's Garden

How Railroads and Citrus Transformed Southern California

by Benjamin T. Jenkins ...

As Southern California recovered from the collapse of the cattle industry in the 1860s, the arrival of railroads—attacked by newspapers as the greedy “octopus”—and the expansion of citrus agriculture transformed the struggling region into a vast, idealized, and prosperous garden. New groves of the latest citrus varieties and new towns like Riverside quickly grew directly along the tracks of ... Read more

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As Southern California recovered from the collapse of the cattle industry in the 1860s, the arrival of railroads—attacked by newspapers as the greedy “octopus”—and the expansion of citrus agriculture transformed the struggling region into a vast, idealized, and prosperous garden. New groves of the latest citrus varieties and new towns like Riverside quickly grew directly along the tracks of
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Diesel Nuts

by Benjamin E. Jenkins ...

Diesel NutsBy: Benjamin E. JenkinsWilliam Williams grew up in racist rural Kentucky. He came to be known as “Diesel Nuts” to the locals. “Diesel” because of his love of diesel engines, and “Nuts” because of his psyche. Diesel wasn’t clinically crazy. At least that’s what the city doctors told his mother when the boy was young. He was just extremely aloof with a pesky stutter. Diesel got his smokey ... Read more

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Diesel NutsBy: Benjamin E. JenkinsWilliam Williams grew up in racist rural Kentucky. He came to be known as “Diesel Nuts” to the locals. “Diesel” because of his love of diesel engines, and “Nuts” because of his psyche. Diesel wasn’t clinically crazy. At least that’s what the city doctors told his mother when the boy was young. He was just extremely aloof with a pesky stutter. Diesel got his smokey
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Hamagel: the Story of Three Sisters

Volume I: Rise of the Industry

by Benjamin E. Jenkins ...

The trek to Mount Mandara has not been easy for three sisters, a squad of Arihanta escorts, a Sadhu guide, their foot servants, and a half-crazy MoG. Days of secret travel have given way to weeks, and weeks to months. Now, as the group finally arrives at their destination, the hidden purpose for their travel is revealed.The three sisters, who are on a vital mission to save their world from an evil ... Read more

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The trek to Mount Mandara has not been easy for three sisters, a squad of Arihanta escorts, a Sadhu guide, their foot servants, and a half-crazy MoG. Days of secret travel have given way to weeks, and weeks to months. Now, as the group finally arrives at their destination, the hidden purpose for their travel is revealed.The three sisters, who are on a vital mission to save their world from an evil
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Indigenous Activism

Profiles of Native Women in Contemporary America

by Cliff Trafzer, Amanda Wixon, Daniel Archuleta, Julia Coates, Theodor Gordon, Benjamin Jenkins, Thomas Long, Michelle Lorimer, Vera Parham0, Elvia Rodriguez1, Michael Seager2, Jeffrey Allen Smith3, Shannon Smith4, Daniel Stahl-Kovell5, Susan Wood6, Donna L. Akers8, Renae M. Bredin9, Richard A. Hanks0, Joshua Thunder Little1 ...

Indigenous Activism profiles eighteen American Indian women of the twentieth century who distinguished themselves through their political activism. Authors analyze the colorful careers of selected Indigenous women of North America during the last century, including Ramona Bennet, Mary Crow Dog, Ada Deer, LaDonna Harris, Wilma Mankiller, Alyce Spotted Bear, Irene Toledo, Marie Potts, Gertrude ... Read more

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Indigenous Activism profiles eighteen American Indian women of the twentieth century who distinguished themselves through their political activism. Authors analyze the colorful careers of selected Indigenous women of North America during the last century, including Ramona Bennet, Mary Crow Dog, Ada Deer, LaDonna Harris, Wilma Mankiller, Alyce Spotted Bear, Irene Toledo, Marie Potts, Gertrude
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Daisy Jones & The Six

A Novel

by Taylor Jenkins Reid ...

Narrated by Jennifer Beals, Benjamin Bratt, Judy Greer, Pablo Schreiber ...

Unabridged

9 hours 3 min

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A gripping novel about the whirlwind rise of an iconic 1970s rock group and their beautiful lead singer, revealing the mystery behind their infamous breakup—from the author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Malibu Rising, and Carrie Soto Is BackREESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • COMING SOON AS AN ORIGINAL STREAMING SERIES EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY REESE WITHERSPOONEveryone knows ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A gripping novel about the whirlwind rise of an iconic 1970s rock group and their beautiful lead singer, revealing the mystery behind their infamous breakup—from the author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Malibu Rising, and Carrie Soto Is BackREESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • COMING SOON AS AN ORIGINAL STREAMING SERIES EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY REESE WITHERSPOONEveryone knows
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Medicine, Education, and the Arts in Contemporary Native America

Strong Women, Resilient Nations

by Emily Molesworth-Teipe, Meranda Roberts, Michelle Lorimer, Hal Hoffman, Christie Time Firtha, Kimberly Norris Guererro, Daisy Ocampo, Benjamin T. Jenkins, Lisa Riggan, Kevin Whalen0, Jordan Cohen1, Robert D. Miller2, Jeffrey Allen Smith3, Sarah Wolk FritzGerald4, Clifford E. Trafzer6, Brendan Lindsay7, Amanda K. Wixon8 ...

This book offers twenty original scholarly chapters featuring historical and biographical analyses of Native American women. The lives of women found her contributed significantly to their people and people everywhere. The book presents Native women of action and accomplishments in many areas of life. This work highlights women during the modern era of American history, countering past stereotypes ... Read more

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This book offers twenty original scholarly chapters featuring historical and biographical analyses of Native American women. The lives of women found her contributed significantly to their people and people everywhere. The book presents Native women of action and accomplishments in many areas of life. This work highlights women during the modern era of American history, countering past stereotypes
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The Power of God unto Salvation (Unabridged)

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by BENJAMIN B. WARFIELD ...

Narrated by Alberta Jenkins, Todd Mullins, Matthew Jones, Mary Agnello ...

Unabridged

4 hours 46 min

Do you feel lost and long for salvation? In a world filled with confusing messages, renowned theologian Benjamin B. Warfield offers a beacon of hope in "The Power of God unto Salvation." This powerful audiobook dives deep into Scripture, revealing God's ultimate plan for your rescue. Warfield unpacks key passages, exploring humanity's desperate state, the transformative power of Christ, and the ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Do you feel lost and long for salvation? In a world filled with confusing messages, renowned theologian Benjamin B. Warfield offers a beacon of hope in "The Power of God unto Salvation." This powerful audiobook dives deep into Scripture, revealing God's ultimate plan for your rescue. Warfield unpacks key passages, exploring humanity's desperate state, the transformative power of Christ, and the
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Vodou in the Haitian Experience

A Black Atlantic Perspective

by Patrick Delices, Patricia Marie-Emmanuelle Donatien, Charlotte Hammond, Benjamin Hebblethwaite, Tammie Jenkins, Barbara Lewis, Ann E. Mazzocca, Bronwyn Mills, Mambo Vye Zo Komande LaMenfo DaGinen (Patricia D. Scheu), Kantara Souffrant, Michel Weber ...

One glaring lacuna in studies of Haitian Vodou is the scarcity of works exploring the connection between the religion and its main roots, traditional Yoruba religion. Discussions of Vodou very often seem to present the religion in vacuo, as a sui generis phenomenon that arose in Saint-Domingue and evolved in Haiti, with no antecedents. What is sorely needed then is more comparative studies of ... Read more

$105.99 USD

One glaring lacuna in studies of Haitian Vodou is the scarcity of works exploring the connection between the religion and its main roots, traditional Yoruba religion. Discussions of Vodou very often seem to present the religion in vacuo, as a sui generis phenomenon that arose in Saint-Domingue and evolved in Haiti, with no antecedents. What is sorely needed then is more comparative studies of
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

A Novel

by Taylor Jenkins Reid ...

Narrated by Alma Cuervo, Julia Whelan, Robin Miles ...

Unabridged

12 hours 10 min

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Atmosphere and Daisy Jones & the Six—an entrancing and “wildly addictive journey of a reclusive Hollywood starlet” (PopSugar) as she reflects on her relentless rise to the top and the risks she took, the loves she lost, and the long-held secrets the public could never imagine.**“**Fascinating, emotiona... ... Read more

$26.99 USD

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Atmosphere and Daisy Jones & the Six—an entrancing and “wildly addictive journey of a reclusive Hollywood starlet” (PopSugar) as she reflects on her relentless rise to the top and the risks she took, the loves she lost, and the long-held secrets the public could never imagine.**“**Fascinating, emotiona...
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Normal People

A Novel

by Sally Rooney ...

Narrated by Aoife McMahon ...

Unabridged

7 hours 34 min

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE • “A stunning novel about the transformative power of relationships” (People) from the author of Conversations with Friends, “a master of the literary page-turner” (J. Courtney Sullivan).The basis for the Emmy-nominated Hulu series starring Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones!“[A] novel that demands to be read compulsively, in one sitting.” ... Read more

$17.50 USD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE • “A stunning novel about the transformative power of relationships” (People) from the author of Conversations with Friends, “a master of the literary page-turner” (J. Courtney Sullivan).The basis for the Emmy-nominated Hulu series starring Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones!“[A] novel that demands to be read compulsively, in one sitting.”
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Audiobook

One True Loves

A Novel

by Taylor Jenkins Reid ...

Narrated by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Julia Whelan ...

Unabridged

8 hours 53 min

* Now a major film! * From the New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo; now with a bonus conversation with Julia Whelan and Taylor Jenkins Reid, recorded exclusively for this edition.Named a Best Book of Summer by Cosmopolitan * InStyle * Redbook * Us Weekly * PopSugar * BuzzFeed * Bustle * Brit+Co * Parade“No one... ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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* Now a major film! * From the New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo; now with a bonus conversation with Julia Whelan and Taylor Jenkins Reid, recorded exclusively for this edition.Named a Best Book of Summer by Cosmopolitan * InStyle * Redbook * Us Weekly * PopSugar * BuzzFeed * Bustle * Brit+Co * Parade“No one...
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After I Do

A Novel

by Taylor Jenkins Reid ...

Narrated by Julia Whelan ...

Unabridged

9 hours 21 min

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo comes an all-new audio production read by Julia Whelan, including a bonus conversation with Julia Whelan and Taylor Jenkins Reid, recorded exclusively for this edition.When Lauren and Ryan’s marriage reaches the breaking point, they come up with an unconventional plan. They decide to take a year off in the hopes of ... Read more

$25.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo comes an all-new audio production read by Julia Whelan, including a bonus conversation with Julia Whelan and Taylor Jenkins Reid, recorded exclusively for this edition.When Lauren and Ryan’s marriage reaches the breaking point, they come up with an unconventional plan. They decide to take a year off in the hopes of
... Read more

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