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In Twisted: My Dreadlock Chronicles, professor and author Bert Ashe delivers a witty, fascinating, and unprecedented account of black male identity as seen through our culture's perceptions of hair. It is a deeply personal story that weaves together the cultural and political history of dreadlocks with Ashe's own mid-life journey to lock his hair. Ashe is a fresh, new voice that addresses the importance of black hair in the 20th and 21st centuries through an accessible, humorous, and literary style sure to engage a wide variety of readers. After leading a far-too-conventional life for forty years, Ashe began a long, arduous, uncertain process of locking his own hair in an attempt to step out of American convention. Black hair, after all, matters. Few Americans are subject to snap judgements like those in the African-American community, and fewer communities face such loaded criticism about their appearances, in particular their hair. Twisted: My Dreadlock Chronicles makes the argument that the story of dreadlocks in America can’t be told except in front of the backdrop of black hair in America. Ask most Americans about dreadlocks and they immediately conjure a picture of Bob Marley: on stage, mid-song, dreads splayed. When most Americans see dreadlocks, a range of assumptions quickly follow: he's Jamaican, he's Rasta, he plays reggae; he stinks, he smokes, he deals; he's bohemian, he's creative, he's counter-cultural. Few styles in America have more symbolism and generate more conflicting views than dreadlocks. To "read" dreadlocks is to take the cultural pulse of America. To read Twisted: My Dreadlock Chronicles is to understand a larger story about the truths and biases present in how we perceive ourselves and others. Ashe's riveting and intimate work, a genuine first of its kind, will be a seminal work for years to come.

Before this all began, I knew the risks. Knew what it could cost me. And I thought I was ready to pay up…but I'm not. Not yet at least. The more I remember David, the more I realize what a monster he truly is. He isn't just intending to continue our father's ring of corruption at Lineage Academy. No, he's going to make it worse. Much, much worse. And the only way to stop him, is to make a deal with the devil. Now, I'm pulled even deeper into this world of drug-infused masquerade parties and seductive games with deadly stakes. To break free, I'll have to accept a few hard-to-swallow truths, and tell a few lies of my own. Lies that someone else will pay for. Just when I think my struggles are finally over, she shows up—a hauntingly familiar face from my past—who's coming after everything I hold dear. If I want to save the men I love, and right the wrongs in my life, I'll have to become even more twisted than ever before… *Contains Dark themes* Twisted (Beautiful Tyrants Book Two) is a dark college bully reverse harem romance intended for readers 18+. This book contains dark themes, including bullying, abuse, violence, suicide and sexual relationships that some readers might be uncomfortable with. These heroes are human with dark histories and actions that may make you hate them at times. But redemption is never a straight path. It's dark, twisted and comes at a steep price…

Retired Phoenix Police Sergeant Darren Burch captivates you on a third twisted police ride-along with more outrageously macabre and riveting stories from his 30-year career as a rookie patrol officer, sex crimes detective, child crimes supervisor and homicide night detective sergeant in this compelling follow-up to the 2019 Pinnacle Award winning “Twisted But True” and the 2020 Pinnacle Award winning “Twisted But True Book II – Filling in the Cracks,” which resulted in Darren being featured on ID Channel’s American Detective with Lt. Joe Kenda. Darren’s horrifically brutal and morbidly funny true-crime stories resumes with a vengeance, starting with manic stories like, finding a severed leg in “A Dumpster Fire,” to the savagery of a triple murder in “Easter Massacre,” to acts of depravity from sexual predators in ”He’s No Angel” and “Caught Red Faced,” and even the supernatural with an inspirational tale in “Heavenly Sent.”

It's phonics! It's comics! It's awesome! Perfect for early and developing readers, each paperback includes three exciting, easy-to-read stories! Exhilarating adventures, daring heroes, magic, time travel and much, much more! Each cool 24-page comic book feature three exciting, phonetically decodable stories. Developed and leveled with the help of reading specialists, these 6" x 9" paperbacks are easy to read and hard to put down! Fountas and Pinnell Guided Reading leveled! . Think you know how the story goes? Think again! Find out what REALLY happened to Goldilocks, Humpty Dumpty, and the Frog Prince... ONCE UPON A TIME!

Ground-up mummy bones, leeches sucking human blood, and a breakfast of dried mouse paste. It sounds like a horror movie, but those were actual medicines prescribed by early doctors. Medical students studied anatomy on bodies stolen from graves and had to operate on people while they were awake. Learn about the medicines that came from poison and doctors who experimented on themselves and their families. It's a twisted tale of medical mayhem, but it's all true! Ages 9-12

The essential guide to using simple twisted stitches to add interest and beauty to handknits Master the simple and addictive art of the twisted stitch. The basics are easy to learn, and the design possibilities (and twist combinations that come to light once you begin) are almost endless. The book starts with a treasure trove of twisted stitch variations, starting with patterns made from diagonals and building from there—adding horizontal and vertical elements, combining twisted stitches with lace or polygon knitting, and pushing boundaries with patterns that twist stitches in every row for more advanced textures. The book offers 125-plus stitch patterns, along with guidance on how the twists are engineered and how knitters can create designs of their own. Norah’s always-clear instructions are presented in a conversational, easy-to-understand voice that proceeds naturally as one twisted stitch leads to the next. Readers can test their newfound skills with the 15 garment patterns included—irresistible designs for hats, wraps, sweaters, and more.

Written for developers who want build applications using Twisted, this book presents a task-oriented look at this open source, Python- based technology.

Resource added for the Automotive Technology program 106023.