Everyone has a story. Some of these stories are good, some are bad, some are memorable, and some are best left forgotten. In By Any Means Necessary: My Personal Struggles with Good and Evil, Emivitaa baby born in Europe to Italian parents, a child who moved to America, and a woman who struggled to build a better life in her adopted countryshares a lifetime of her stories. She shares the confusion of beginning a new life in a new land, the thrill of first love, the pain of abuse at her mothers hands, her fascination with testing traditional gender roles, vacations, college, lifelong battles with violent impulses against herself and others, a complicated marriage, motherhood, depression, and more. Emivitas life has been one of struggle, pain, and growth, and her only concern is the footprint she leaves behind. But through it all, she has always felt deep compassion for animals. She cares about how her actions will impact the future of both man- and animal-kind alike. A vocal advocate for animal rights and welfare, she works to enhance our understanding of compassionate care for the creatures in our lives. Hers is a very human life lived By Any Means Necessary, and her story is still being written.

She's a member of a powerful secret elite unit created to protect the country. And with the threat of chemical warfare looming, she and her team are in a race against time to find the perpetrators and elimate them. But there's one problem; someone wants her dead. She's being hunted by a man with an unhealthy obsession with her who's out for revenge, and who will stop at nothing to bring her down. How far she's willing to go to return the favor is entirely up to her.

Heart-wrenchingly honest, fans of Brandy Colbert and Nicola Yoon will anticipate this poignant reflection on what it means to choose yourself. On the day Torrey moves and officially becomes a college freshman, he gets a call that might force him to drop out before he’s even made it through orientation: the bank is foreclosing on the bee farm his Uncle Miles left him. Torrey’s worked hard to become the first member of his family to go to college, but while the neighborhood held him back emotionally, Uncle Miles encouraged him to reach his full potential. For years, it was just the two of them tending the farm. So Torrey can’t let someone erase his uncle’s legacy without a fight. He tries balancing his old life in L.A. with his new classes, new friends, and (sort of) new boyfriend in San Francisco, but as the farm heads for auction, the pressure of juggling everything threatens to tear him apart. Can he make a choice between his family and his future without sacrificing a part of himself?

If you thought the only way for you to return home safe was to embody the vilest evil, would you do it? We’ve always viewed veterans as patriots who defended our nation and destroyed worldwide threats. As such, we would never imagine them as perpetrators of institutionalized evil. In times of war, they’re called upon to be their bravest selves. When times get desperate, they are forced to be their darkest. Few people know of the numerous abusive acts our soldiers have been compelled to take part in and how it ruined their humanity. By Any Means Necessary dives deep into stories of how fourteen veterans went from justice-seeking liberators to unplanned abusers. Drastic hazing punishments desensitized soldiers to the extent that they soon had no problem inflicting such abuse. With implied authorization from superiors, some of them moved from replicating the hazing they experienced to committing torture and murder.

Between 2008 and 2012, everything changed for Celtic and the supporters. Everything changed for the Author as well. The Internet Bampots were on the rise, going after songs, Referees and an old enemy... Read how Referees thought about Celtic straight from the mouth of a Grade 1 Ref and marvel at how the Internet Bampots refused to take it any more. There are also stories of seedy trips to Atlantic City, mixing with the Mafia and breakfast with The Latin Kings. Well, it is a Paul Larkin book after all...

A classic and highly acclaimed biography of civil rights activist Malcolm X, ever more relevant for today's readers. As a 14-year-old he was Malcolm Little, the president of his class and a top student. At 16 he was hustling tips at a Boston nightclub. In Harlem he was known as Detroit Red, a slick street operator. At 19 he was back in Boston, leading a gang of burglars. At 20 he was in prison.It was in prison that Malcolm Little started the journey that would lead him to adopt the name Malcolm X, and there he developed his beliefs about what being black means in America: beliefs that shook America then, and still shake America today.Few men in American history are as controversial or compelling as Malcolm X. In this Coretta Scott King Honor Book, Walter Dean Myers, winner of a Newbery Honor and four-time Coretta Scott King Award winner, portrays Malcolm X as prophet, dealer, convict, troublemaker, revolutionary, and voice of black militancy.

Life has its way of telling you when it is time to make a move. Some of us listen to the little voices in the back of our heads, while others choose to ignore them. Join four courageous women as they decide to take control over their lives. Not all roads will be easy, but faith brought them to the City of Brotherly love. It's not long before old wounds start to itch bringing unexpected turmoil. Brooklyn Genevieve, My'Lesha, and Lashawn refuse to buckle under pressure. They are determined to live their life on their terms by any means necessary. Decisions are easy but making the right choice can be hard. Which path will they take? When the past collides with the future their lives become totally disrupte

Finding balance between the roles of being a mother, lover and a creative force in today's hectic world can be a challenge for many women. Yet sacrificing the need to create is not an option. This autobiographical offering explores the step by step tools used by the author to plough through despair into healing, artistic self-resurrection. TeMika Grooms is a visual artist, teaching artist and arts advocate. She uses her work to create diverse images of women that are powerfully feminine and free. Her mission is to make art inclusive and accessible to everyone because she knows the healing power of creativity.

They don't care about the truth or changing anything. They just want to discredit us. Bury us under a load of insinuation and then shut us up by paying us off. I can't bear to bleed out my pain and it not mean anything. When Mel meets Dave at a protest, she believes she has met her kindred spirit. Dave soon becomes central to her life and her activist friends. But is he who he appears to be? An emotionally compelling drama that explores love, betrayal, secrets and lies and exposes the brutality of a police policy that used any means necessary to undermine political protest. Based on a true story, Any Means Necessary centres on the events surrounding a group of environmental activists and the 2011 court case that charged them with trespass at nearby Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station. This real-life event set in Nottingham uncovered a national scandal that has led to a full police apology and an admission that their officers' behaviour was an abuse of the women's human rights. A major public inquiry begins in January 2016 and is expected to run for 3 years. This play was published to coincide with the world premiere of the play at Nottingham Playhouse on 5 February 2016.

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