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If you haven't seen a Discovery Channel gold-hunting show, you might picture a gold prospector as a relic of the Wild West: a TNT-toting, bearded old man wildly swinging a pick on the hunt for nuggets, guided by old maps, superstition, legends and instinct. It's still predominantly a man's world, and still often fanatical, but these days the golden dream attracts people from all walks of life—and 25-year-old Tyler Mahoney (Australian star of the Discovery Channel's Gold Rush series) is leading the way. Hailing from Kalgoorlie, Tyler is a fourth-generation gold miner and has seen up close how gold fever makes normally reasonable people do the most irrational things. From mysterious corpses ...
Destiny is young, beautiful and any man’s fantasy, but Destiny feels as if she is damaged. Forced into marrying a local dope boy name Black at the age of fourteen and entering a life of drugs, abuse and the mob, Destiny fears for her life. Destiny starts to secretly get her life on track behind her sadistic husband’s back when she reunites with Rico a handsome confident man who helps her to escape her husband’s brutality. But is Rico the man who will take her away from a life of crime? Destiny becomes involved with a mysterious detective who is shamelessly falling in love with her, but can she deny her feelings for the man who helped her escape the hands of her vicious husband or is love staring her right in the face. Destiny will soon realize both of these men are important and may be the only ones able to save her from Black in the end.
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The growth of the Internet has changed almost every aspect of society, and social activism is no exception. Circulating petitions and organizing rallies is easier than ever, but so is the illusion of creating change without putting in effort. Readers learn the ways activism has changed in the Internet era. The informative text is supplemented with detailed charts and annotated quotes presenting multiple points of view. By learning more about online activism, young adults can become more informed about how to take a stand on issues they are passionate about.