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Something in the Water

A 21st Century Civil Rights Odyssey

by Michael W. Waters ...

Pastor, award-winning author, and rising civil rights leader Michael W. Waters Stakes Is High, For Beautiful Black Boys Who Believe in a Better World ruminates on the sacred places and spaces he visited as part of a cross-country trek in 2019-2020 through America’s racial history. From reflections on the river’s edge where Emmett Till’s body was recovered and the Lorraine Motel where Martin Luther ... Read more

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Pastor, award-winning author, and rising civil rights leader Michael W. Waters Stakes Is High, For Beautiful Black Boys Who Believe in a Better World ruminates on the sacred places and spaces he visited as part of a cross-country trek in 2019-2020 through America’s racial history. From reflections on the river’s edge where Emmett Till’s body was recovered and the Lorraine Motel where Martin Luther
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For Beautiful Black Boys Who Believe in a Better World

by Michael W. Waters ...

Narrated by Michael W. Waters ...

Unabridged

14 min

"Dad, what happened?""Why are they shooting?"“What is this vigil for?"The shootings keep coming, and so do Jeremiah's questions. Dad doesn't have easy answers, but that doesn’t mean he won’t talk about it—or that he won’t act. But what if Jeremiah doesn’t want to talk anymore? None of it makes sense, and he’s just a kid. Even if he wants to believe in a better world, is there anything he can do ... Read more

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"Dad, what happened?""Why are they shooting?"“What is this vigil for?"The shootings keep coming, and so do Jeremiah's questions. Dad doesn't have easy answers, but that doesn’t mean he won’t talk about it—or that he won’t act. But what if Jeremiah doesn’t want to talk anymore? None of it makes sense, and he’s just a kid. Even if he wants to believe in a better world, is there anything he can do
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Stakes Is High

Race, Faith, and Hope for America

by Michael W. Waters ...

2018 Religion Communicators Council (RCC**) Wilbur Award, Books-Non-Fiction**"Michael W. Waters...is both blunt and lyrical as he meditates on police violence, racism, hip-hop, and the power of faith." —**"**New and Noteworthy," Sojourners, April 2017What happens when a people can take no more injustice rained down upon their sons and daughters? When each new travesty echoes the cries of ancestors ... Read more

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2018 Religion Communicators Council (RCC**) Wilbur Award, Books-Non-Fiction**"Michael W. Waters...is both blunt and lyrical as he meditates on police violence, racism, hip-hop, and the power of faith." —**"**New and Noteworthy," Sojourners, April 2017What happens when a people can take no more injustice rained down upon their sons and daughters? When each new travesty echoes the cries of ancestors
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For Beautiful Black Boys Who Believe in a Better World

by Michael W. Waters ...

Illustrated by Keisha Morris ...

Winner of the 2020 Goddard Riverside CBC Youth Book Prize for Social JusticeA Top Ten Selection of the 2021 In the Margins Book AwardsA Texas Institute of Letters 2021 Finalist for Best Picture BookA 2021 RCC Wilbur Award WinnerA Picture Book Discovery Prize Winner for the 2020 Writers' League of Texas Book Awards"Dad, what happened?""Why are they shooting?"<b... ... Read more

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Winner of the 2020 Goddard Riverside CBC Youth Book Prize for Social JusticeA Top Ten Selection of the 2021 In the Margins Book AwardsA Texas Institute of Letters 2021 Finalist for Best Picture BookA 2021 RCC Wilbur Award WinnerA Picture Book Discovery Prize Winner for the 2020 Writers' League of Texas Book Awards"Dad, what happened?""Why are they shooting?"<b...
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Liberty's Civil Rights Road Trip

by Michael W. Waters ...

Illustrated by Nicole Tadgell ...

Time to board the bus! Liberty and her friend Abdullah, with their families and a diverse group of passengers, head off to their first stop: Jackson, Mississippi. Next on their map are Glendora, Memphis, Birmingham, Montgomery, and finally Selma, for a march across the iconic Edmund Pettus Bridge.As told through the innocent view of a child, Liberty's Civil Rights Road Trip serves as an early ... Read more

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Time to board the bus! Liberty and her friend Abdullah, with their families and a diverse group of passengers, head off to their first stop: Jackson, Mississippi. Next on their map are Glendora, Memphis, Birmingham, Montgomery, and finally Selma, for a march across the iconic Edmund Pettus Bridge.As told through the innocent view of a child, Liberty's Civil Rights Road Trip serves as an early
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Freestyle

Reflections on Faith, Family, Justice, and Pop Culture

by Michael W. Waters ...

Michael Waters identifies as a member of the hip-hop generation living in an urban context. His purpose in writing is to inspire "hope in the promise of a new day, in the assurance of victory over defeat, and in the fulfillment of God's promises within the created order." *Freestyle**boldly confronts issues within the urban community such as addiction, education, incarceration, family issues, and ... Read more

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Michael Waters identifies as a member of the hip-hop generation living in an urban context. His purpose in writing is to inspire "hope in the promise of a new day, in the assurance of victory over defeat, and in the fulfillment of God's promises within the created order." *Freestyle**boldly confronts issues within the urban community such as addiction, education, incarceration, family issues, and
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The Other Olympians

Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports

by Michael Waters ...

WINNER of the 2025 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Nonfiction. A Finalist for the 2024 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History and the 2025 Mark Lynton History Prize. Named one of the Best Books of 2024 by The New Yorker, NPR and BookPage."Michael Waters performs an Olympian act of storytelling, using the stories of these extraordinary athletes to explore in brilliant detail the struggle for und ... Read more

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WINNER of the 2025 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Nonfiction. A Finalist for the 2024 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History and the 2025 Mark Lynton History Prize. Named one of the Best Books of 2024 by The New Yorker, NPR and BookPage."Michael Waters performs an Olympian act of storytelling, using the stories of these extraordinary athletes to explore in brilliant detail the struggle for und
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The Emo, The Ego, and The Let Go

by Michael L Waters ...

Growing up means feeling everything; intensely, loudly, and often without a roadmap. The Emo, The Ego, and The Let Go is a youth-focused guide designed to help young people understand their emotions, manage their reactions, and find balance in a world that constantly pulls them in different directions.This book breaks down three powerful forces that shape how we think and act:The Emo- the raw ... Read more

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Growing up means feeling everything; intensely, loudly, and often without a roadmap. The Emo, The Ego, and The Let Go is a youth-focused guide designed to help young people understand their emotions, manage their reactions, and find balance in a world that constantly pulls them in different directions.This book breaks down three powerful forces that shape how we think and act:The Emo- the raw
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Devour the Dark

A Captain Hook, Crocodile, and Wendy Darling Reimagining

by Nikki St. Crowe ...

Narrated by Shane East, Robert Hatchet, Stella Hunter, Corvin King, Roxelana Waters, Curtis Michael Holland, Diontae Black ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Devourer of Men
Unabridged

4 hours 56 min

He’s my monster now.The Crocodile, the Devourer of Men, has devoured something he shouldn’t: a Myth Maker Witch. Now, with the witch’s dark power swirling inside of him, he’s losing control of his monster and quickly making his way through my ship and my crew. It’s only me and Wendy Darling who can pull him back. But even we know time is running out.We steer my ship to Neverland where Vane, Roc’s ... Read more

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He’s my monster now.The Crocodile, the Devourer of Men, has devoured something he shouldn’t: a Myth Maker Witch. Now, with the witch’s dark power swirling inside of him, he’s losing control of his monster and quickly making his way through my ship and my crew. It’s only me and Wendy Darling who can pull him back. But even we know time is running out.We steer my ship to Neverland where Vane, Roc’s
... Read more
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Reign

by Kimberly Adams ...

Narrated by Kelli Tager, Gregory Salinas, Jonathan Waters, Michael Norman Johnson ...

Series Audiobook 6 - Roam Series
Unabridged

8 hours 32 min

Long ago, the betrothal of a beautiful princess to a young, powerful king was set to unite kingdoms for centuries. Mina and Troy, from the moment they touch, fall into a love that will eventually ignite a timeless vengeance between two worlds.Roam, now a wife, mother, and warrior with memories never forgotten, is thrust into her ancient life with Troy. West, first knight to the king, and Logan, ... Read more

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Long ago, the betrothal of a beautiful princess to a young, powerful king was set to unite kingdoms for centuries. Mina and Troy, from the moment they touch, fall into a love that will eventually ignite a timeless vengeance between two worlds.Roam, now a wife, mother, and warrior with memories never forgotten, is thrust into her ancient life with Troy. West, first knight to the king, and Logan,
... Read more
Twelve Recipes

by Cal Peternell ...

"The best beginner's cookbook of the year, if not the decade. In addition to being warm, funny and smart, Twelve Recipes will actually teach you to cook." — New York Times Book ReviewInternational Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) Cookbook Award WinnerWhen his oldest son was leaving for college, Cal Peternell, the chef of San Francisco's legendary Chez Panisse, realized that, ... ... Read more

$22.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"The best beginner's cookbook of the year, if not the decade. In addition to being warm, funny and smart, Twelve Recipes will actually teach you to cook." — New York Times Book ReviewInternational Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) Cookbook Award WinnerWhen his oldest son was leaving for college, Cal Peternell, the chef of San Francisco's legendary Chez Panisse, realized that, ...
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The Other Olympians

Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports

by Michael Waters ...

Narrated by Jennifer Pickens ...

Unabridged

9 hours 31 min

"Michael Waters performs an Olympian act of storytelling, using the stories of these extraordinary athletes to explore in brilliant detail the struggle for understanding and equality." —Jonathan Eig, author of King: A Life“This riveting audiobook brings all the facts and showcases why we need to acknowledge true history in today’s social climate.”—Book Riot**"Narrator Jennifer Pickens brings the ... Read more

$26.99 USD

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"Michael Waters performs an Olympian act of storytelling, using the stories of these extraordinary athletes to explore in brilliant detail the struggle for understanding and equality." —Jonathan Eig, author of King: A Life“This riveting audiobook brings all the facts and showcases why we need to acknowledge true history in today’s social climate.”—Book Riot**"Narrator Jennifer Pickens brings the
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