Presents 12 papers on coherence, participant reference, and Relevance Theory in Niger-Congo and Chadic languages of Cameroon. The papers are organized into three sections to explain the linguistic features of Niger-Congo and Chadic languages of Cameroon...

Twenty-two-year-old Oscar is a lost cause. He roams central London, looking for love and distraction. But this isn't quite Bright Lights, Big City: Oscar is gay but feels disconnected from London's gay scene. He is naive and rootless, an emotionally...

Chancery may be the youngest ruler of the Evians, but she won her first battle. Thanks to her success, the powers ruling the rest of the Earth are aligning against her, and her supporters' demands grow with every passing day. Her days of hiding are over....

"Hot and electric...a love story waiting to explode."--The New York Times Book Review He was tall, dark as bittersweet chocolate, and impossibly gorgeous, with a woman-melting smile. She was pretty and independent, petite and not too skinny, just his...

He built an empire from his infamous Dirty South crew's street riches. He's an unstoppable force in the music business. But when an even more powerful rival guns for his kingdom, can anyone survive to rule? The Crescent Crew's success is about to become...

Six steamy tales of deceit in the sheets that delve into the scandalous world of infidelity, where there is no end to sexual imagination and forbidden lust. Every cheater has a hidden desire. Some love it dirty. Others love it hot. From one-night stands...

Dirty Game is the blazing new novel from the #1 Essence bestselling author and undisputed king of urban lit, Shannon Holmes. Kenny Ken-Ken Greene left his days as a hustler behind him when his wife was killed during a scam gone bad, leaving him with a...

Following the phenomenal success of Essence bestsellers Dirty Red and Still Dirty, Vickie M. Stringer takes readers on another bumpy ride in Dirtier Than Ever with Red, Bacon, and Q--the crazy love-hate triangle who makes the series a favorite among...

In a world where dark skin and textured hair have not always been celebrated, Dipped in Chocolate highlights the beauty of dark skin and the diversity of textured hair. This stunning, rhyming picture book encourages children to love and embrace their...

In a world where dark skin and textured hair have not always been celebrated, Dipped in Chocolate highlights the beauty of dark skin and the diversity of textured hair. This stunning, rhyming picture book encourages children to love and embrace their...

Could he be the one foretold? Faith and doubt wrestle to save the world. Could his doubt stand in the way of his nation's unity? His doubt may prove the undoing of his world. When you wrestle with destiny, who wins? In a struggle with doubt could...

Your mission: To unite a nation divided by a forest of lies.. When privilege becomes an unbearable burden. When you must discard your privilege to bring peace. What is a life of privilege worth if there's no peace? One journey to save the world. One...

A hero's journey starts with a single step--but what if that step rested on a broken foundation?When all you know about your world crumbles into ashes.When truth rests on a broken foundation.When what you believe to be true lies on a broken foundation.A...

"Be young tonight, if you must. For tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow you will grow old, and the night will no longer be your lover."The powers of the pantheon have faded. The gods live amongst the mortals, grasping for what little of their divinity...

Back when people spent their whole lives in one place, life was all about family and family rituals. It was about the whole clan gathering at dinnertime over meals to be remembered forever. Luann Landon's cookbook/memoir transports us to that world of...

The years immediately following the Second World War witnessed a dramatic transformation of America's working-class suburbs, driven by an unprecedented post-war prosperity and a burgeoning consumer culture. Chrome and neon were the new currency in this...