The story of one of the most important and beloved shows on television-how it got started, nearly failed, and was saved by Elmo.When the first episode aired on November 10, 1969, Sesame Street revolutionized the way education was presented to children on television. It has since become the longest-running children's show in history, and today reaches 8 million preschoolers on 350 PBS stations and airs in 120 countries. Street Gang is the compelling and often comical story of the creation and history of this media masterpiece and pop culture landmark, told with the cooperation of one of the show's cofounders, Joan Ganz Cooney. Sesame Street was born as the result of a discussion at a dinner party at Cooney's home about the poor quality of children's programming and hit the air as a big bang of creative fusion from Jim Henson and company, quickly rocketing to success. Street Gang traces the evolution of the show from its inspiration in the civil rights movement through its many ups and downs-from Nixon's trying to cut off its funding to the rise of Elmo-via the remarkable personalities who have contributed to it. Davis reveals how Sesame Street has taught millions of children not only their letters and numbers, but also cooperation and fair play, tolerance and self-respect, conflict resolution, and the importance of listening. This is the unforgettable story of five decades of social and cultural change and the miraculous creative efforts, passion, and commitment of the writers, producers, directors, animators, and puppeteers who created one of the most influential programs in the history of television.

It was a stupid idea. One that's tethered me to one of the most powerful vampires in Louisiana...Full blurb coming soon. Date likely to be moved up.

It was a stupid idea. One that's tethered me to one of the most powerful vampires in Louisiana...Full blurb coming soon. Date likely to be moved up.

He's the oldest of his kind. Terrifying. I'm human, insignificant, scared and scarred. It shouldn’t be too hard to escape his notice. But wait…why is he walking over here? He…wants to dine with me. No. He must want more… Justice dealer of the seven regions, Lahve is tasked with maintaining order. His focus should be on that, not on a female who is too young for him by several hundred lifetimes. She has been scarred by this world and Lahve cannot undo her past. She wants to be left alone, but he cannot do that, either. Because when enemy gangs move to overtake their community, he needs her help to track them into Population and cut them off. She fears recapture, but how can he make her understand that he is the most powerful creature in this world and he will slaughter any who venture too close? Because she is the only human who has ever made him feel what he’s never felt: Human. And, if she does not agree to help him hunt down their shared enemies, humanity itself may be lost. He looks at me like I'm crazy when I show up to dinner with...expectations, because he has expectations, too...like helping him save the world. * * * * * * * * * * Immortal with Scars is book three in the Population series and features a scarred human heroine and a 3000 year old inhuman hero with fangs. This book can be read as a stand alone. Expect a dark romance with medium-high heat levels that will not be suitable for young or sensitive readers. Additional TWs and CWs are visible in the opening pages visible in the preview.

Abel should have let me die. Jack should have killed me.Tormented by ghosts of monsters, including the one I've become, Abel – the human queen – had no business doing what she did. Bringing me back from the dead. I'm alive now, but can you call it that? Trudging through hell alongside aliens with this band of survivors that thinks they'll rebuild civilization. We pick up stragglers along the way and I'm expected to fight to keep them alive, keep them safe. I don't know what that instinct even looks like, until I crash into her. Pia. She fights her own battles – to keep her father alive – and to keep one worse than a scavenger, worse than a gang member, from taking her. But I've been through Population. I've seen its demons and swallowed them whole. She looks at me like I'm her savior, like she doesn't see the scars on my face, hear the hiccup to my speech, or care about the things I've done. Even if she doesn't know better, I keep my distance. As we fight our way through Population, hoping to reach a safe place for us humans that are left, I don't need to be near to kill for her when ghosts from her past -- and mine -- come. Generation 1 is book 3 in the Population series! An interracial, post-apocalyptic, SciFi romance, complete with HEA, this book can be read as a standalone, but may be better appreciated after reading Population and Saltlands. Trigger warnings for dark themes, moderately steamy sex and more than moderate violence. There is NO cheating, menage or love triangles and no degrading or demeaning forms of intimacy. Only savage warrior men worshipping their warrior queens.