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Thirty-something martial arts fighter Xavier Wallace is forced to place his White father in a nursing home after his Alzheimer's progresses to a late stage. Disturbing racist rants from his father help Xavier understand why his Black mother left their family when he was a small boy. Battling his own brain disease as well as a stalled career after he was sidelined for taking an illegal substance, Xavier gets a last chance to redeem his career in a comeback fight. Trying to maintain his focus through memory loss and migraines, Xavier trains for the fight, hoping to win and pay back his trainer Shot, whom he owes a debt.

"Your skin is your body's coat. It covers everything inside you. Muscles, bones, blood, organs-your skin keeps it all in place. It also keeps bad stuff out, like germs. This ... guide to skin, the largest organ in the human body, explores everything from how it protects us to how it can itch and irritate us, and delves into why skin is such an integral part of our identity."--Publisher.

"Emphasizing the body's innate wisdom and ability to heal, Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom covers the entire range of women's health--from the first menstrual period through menopause. It includes updated information on pregnancy, labor, and birth, sexuality, nutrition, hormone replacement therapy, treating fibroids, avoiding hysterectomy, and maintaining breast and menstrual health. Fully revised and updated to include the very latest treatment innovations and research data, and reflecting today's woman's proactive involvement in her own health care, this important new edition will help women everywhere enjoy vibrant health with far fewer medical interventions."--Page 4 of cover.

ZJ's friends Ollie, Darry and Daniel help him cope when his father, a beloved professional football player, suffers severe headaches and memory loss that spell the end of his career.

An introduction to the monkeypox virus, looking at a prairie dog bite case.

"It's 1918 in Orange, New Jersey, and everyone knows the 'Ghost Girls.' The proud holders of well-paying jobs at the local watch factory, these working-class young women gain their nickname from the fine dusting of glowing, radioactive powder that clings to their clothes after every shift painting watch dials. The soft, greenish glow even stains their lips and tongues, which they use to point the fine brushes used in their work. It's perfectly harmless . . . or so claims the watch manufacturer. When teeth start falling out, followed by jawbones, the dial painters become the unprepared vanguard on the frontlines of the burgeoning workers' rights movement. Desperate for compensation and acknowledgement from the company that has doomed them, the Ghost Girls must fight, not just for their own lives but the future of every woman to follow them"--Back cover.

The author discusses her relationship with her boyfriend and how it changed when she became pregnant, and the child was diagnosed with a life-threatening blood disorder.

"This book explores sickle cell disease and how people with the disease manage it. It examines how sickle cell affects daily life, work, and school, and it explains the latest treatments available"--Amazon.

"David Scheinman is the popular president of his senior class, battling cystic fibrosis. Jamie Turner is a quiet sophomore, struggling with depression. The pair soon realizes that they're able to be more themselves with each other than they can be with anyone else, and their unlikely friendship starts to turn into something so much more. But neither Jamie nor David can bring themselves to reveal the secrets that weigh most heavily on their hearts--and their time for honesty may be running out"--Provided by publisher.