Ejaculate Responsibly
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In Ejaculate Responsibly, Gabrielle Blair offers a provocative reframing of the abortion issue in post-Roe America. In a series of 28 brief arguments, Blair deftly makes the case for moving the abortion debate away from controlling and legislating women's bodies and instead directs the focus on men's lack of accountability in preventing unwanted pregnancies. Highly readable, accessible, funny, and unflinching, Blair builds her argument by walking readers through the basics of fertility (men are 50 times more fertile than women), the unfair burden placed on women when it comes to preventing pregnancy (90% of the birth control market is for women), the wrongheaded stigmas around birth control for men (condoms make sex less pleasurable, vasectomies are scary and emasculating), and the counterintuitive reality that men, who are fertile 100% of the time, take little to no responsibility for preventing pregnancy. The result is a compelling and convincing case for placing the responsibility--and burden--of preventing unwanted pregnancies away from women and onto men.
Encyclopedia of Gods & Deities - Celtic & British Isles Mythology
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Encyclopedia of Gods & Deities - Celtic & British Isles Mythology
Girls(r)
GIRLS(R) Generation Z and the Commodification of Everything is a passionate, provocative, and deeply personal journey into the pressures shaping young lives today. Freya India shows that age-old anxieties of girlhood are now being amplified by modern life and exploited like never before. While previous generations of women were relentlessly sold products and procedures, girls today have become the product, displaying their lives on Instagram, advertising themselves on dating apps, and packaging themselves into personal brands, making anxiety feel overwhelming and unmanageable. As a society, we have transformed girls into GIRLS(R), from people into products. Each chapter of GIRLS(R) focuses on a common anxiety in adolescent girls' lives, from insecurities about our faces and bodies, to our reputation and social status, to our friendships and romantic relationships. Along the way, India traces how rapidly culture and technology have evolved over the past decade. This isn't just a book for girls. For young women, it offers a nostalgic, if unsettling, reflection on the world they've grown up in and reassurance that they're not alone in their struggles. For younger girls, it provides context for where these challenges began and warns where they might be headed. And, for parents, teachers, and older generations, it serves as a reminder that these issues have never been so intense. GIRLS(R) concludes with a message of hope, reminding readers how to reclaim their privacy, defend their dignity, and, above all, return to being people instead of products.
Fairy Tales From The Arabian Nights
Fairy tales from the Arabian nights presents a collection of imaginative narratives drawn from a richly symbolic storytelling tradition centered on wonder, desire, and transformation. The stories unfold in a world shaped by magic, fate, and moral testing, where journeys often lead through danger toward reward or insight. Enchanted objects, sudden reversals of fortune, and acts of cleverness play a central role, highlighting the power of wit alongside courage. Love and loyalty are portrayed as forces that challenge authority and reshape destiny, while ambition and greed frequently bring hardship. The narrative style emphasizes vivid settings, dramatic encounters, and rhythmic progression, creating a sense of oral storytelling adapted for accessible reading. Beneath the fantasy, the book reflects ideas of justice, patience, and balance, suggesting that wisdom often emerges through endurance and restraint. The collection invites readers to explore imagination as a moral and emotional space, where human desires intersect with the unknown, and where storytelling itself becomes a bridge between entertainment and reflection.
Black Rebellion
Black rebellion: Five slave revolts examines organized resistance against slavery by analyzing several major uprisings and movements led by enslaved people across different regions. The work emphasizes that rebellion was not an isolated reaction but a sustained response to systemic oppression, violence, and denial of human dignity. It explores how community networks, shared belief systems, and moral resolve enabled resistance even under extreme surveillance and punishment. The narrative highlights the strategic planning behind revolts, the role of leadership and communication, and the psychological impact of bondage on both the enslaved and the ruling order. The book challenges portrayals of passivity by presenting rebellion as a rational and courageous pursuit of freedom shaped by historical conditions. Broader reflections on justice, power, and human agency run throughout the text, presenting resistance as a defining force in the struggle against slavery. The work ultimately frames these revolts as crucial expressions of autonomy that reshaped historical understanding of freedom, courage, and collective action.
Under Cover, A Half-Century Inside Financial Crime and Corruption
Uncover the Dark Secrets of Crime and Justice in Canada with links to the Chinese Triads and US transborder criminals. If you're a true crime enthusiast with a thirst for thrilling tales of undercover operations, drug cartels, and the battle against organized crime, then "Under Cover" is your next must-read!In this gripping memoir, Garry, a seasoned RCMP officer, takes you on a roller-coaster ride through the heart of Canada's criminal underworld. You won't be able to put this book down as you immerse yourself in the real-life stories of danger, intrigue, and courage.���� What Readers Are Saying: ���� "Picked it up and couldn't put it down, Gary... A compelling read of your accomplished career investigating drug cartels, organized crime, money laundering in Canada & working with allies overseas... An important work that I hope & trust will impact the national discourse on policing roles and shine a brighter light on foreign interference in Canada... Good on ya, Sir..." - Ralph Maher, Editor, Last Post, RCMP Veterans' Association / Past National Vice President, The Pillar Society���� Dive into a chilling chain of events triggered by a high-risk undercover operation in Vancouver. Garry's relentless pursuit of justice takes him to the heart of the criminal world, where danger lurks at every corner.����️]♂️ This is more than just a tale of police work; it's a revealing expose of the sinister web woven by Chinese Triad crime syndicates. Discover how drug trafficking, pervasive influence, elite subjugation, and systemic bribery shaped the criminal empire that hid in plain sight, often with the knowledge of the nation's highest authorities.���� Garry's story sheds light on the systemic issues plaguing the RCMP, transforming it into a fractured entity. From the explosive revelations of the Phantom Secure operation to the treachery of CCP spy Cameron Ortis, "Under Cover" uncovers the hidden transgressions of the past and calls for a safer future.���� Today, Garry continues to fight on the front lines as Chief Compliance Officer for VersaBank, tirelessly advocating for a safer Canada. His memoir serves as a wake-up call to the government, urging them to confront the escalating crime vortex threatening our nation.���� Don't miss your chance to unravel the mysteries of the criminal underworld and the inner workings of the RCMP. Get your copy of "Under Cover" today and embark on an unforgettable journey into the heart of darkness and justice with recommendations on how we can reform the RCMP in order to meet the national security needs of Canadians "On a piercingly cold November night, Lee and I, freshly shifted from Vancouver Drug Section, stood at the threshold of our new abode in North Gower, Ontario. It now became evident....This daunting chapter would not only reshape Garry's identity as a lawman but galvanize him to challenge the very system that fostered criminal growth in Canada.
Sins of the Internet
The internet was supposed to set us free. Instead, it turned us into products.Sins of the Internet: Escaping the Psychological Traps of the Digital Age takes a hard look at what the digital world is actually doing to your brain, your relationships, your money, and your sense of reality. Not in a hand-wringing, think-of-the-children way. In a here's-exactly-what's-happening-and-here's-what-you-do-about-it way.Each chapter tackles one of the forces that big tech, social media companies, and digital predators use to keep you hooked, manipulated, and spending. Wrath, greed, envy, pride, lust, gluttony, sloth - the seven deadly sins didn't go away when the internet arrived. They got a business model. Add deception, vanity, tribalism, addiction, amnesia, and a dozen more modern plagues, and you've got a complete picture of why the web feels like a rigged game. Because it is.This isn't a book that wrings its hands and tells you to be careful. Every chapter ends with concrete steps you can take right now to push back, protect yourself, and reclaim some control over your own attention and your own life. You don't have to quit the internet. You just have to stop letting it run you.Richard Lowe has spent decades in technology and has published more than a hundred books on writing, productivity, and the digital world. He brings both the insider knowledge of someone who understands how these systems are built and the anger of someone who is tired of watching people get used.This book is for anyone who has ever doomscrolled until 2 a.m., gotten into a screaming match with a stranger online, bought something they didn't need because an algorithm told them to, or felt vaguely worse about their life after spending an hour on social media. That's most of us. It doesn't have to stay that way.
Doing Open Social Science
Open science is a set of principles and practices that aims to make research from all fields accessible to everyone for the benefit of researchers and society as a whole. Doing Open Social Science: A Guide for Researchers is the first comprehensive book setting out the principles and practices of open research, tailored specifically for those in the social science disciplines, at every career stage, offering practical advice on how to make research more transparent, trustworthy and reusable. Divided into four parts, the book explores the core principles and philosophy of open social science. Part II addresses how to improve the reproducibility of research through open approaches, including chapters on the principles and tools of documenting research as you go and on open data practices. Part III focuses on open practices within the qualitative social sciences. Chapters examine interview-based research, case studies and fieldwork, systematic documentation analysis, archival data and the role of openness in citizen (social) science. Part IV addresses shifting research cultures, with chapters on strategies for presenting research clearly and accessibly to maximise reach and impact and on open access publishing. The book ends with a discussion of the future of open social science. Ultimately, it argues, openness as a wider cultural change can renew the social sciences and the core foundations for academic progress in more dynamic and sustainable ways. This is an essential guide for anyone working in the social sciences, from doctoral candidates and early career researchers to experienced academics and practitioners, who wants to engage more effectively with open research.
Theory of Social Exchange and Personhood
Theory of Social Exchange and Personhood by Baruch Menache is a rigorous philosophical and sociological inquiry into how human identity is formed, negotiated, and actualized through social exchange. Moving beyond economic or transactional models, the book reframes social exchange as an existential process through which personhood, power, intimacy, and collective life are continuously produced and contested.Blending philosophy, social theory, psychology, and cultural analysis, Menache examines how conversation precedes action, how conceptual landscapes determine material behavior, and how individuals navigate the tension between internal consciousness and external social structures. The work explores themes such as dialogue versus narrative, manipulation and response, mirror dynamics in relationships, gossip as a mechanism of power, and the role of vulnerability in social formation.Central to the book is the distinction between potential and actuality-how human capacities remain latent or become realized depending on social context, relational structures, and collective systems. Menache develops a nuanced account of actualization, tracing it from childhood through adulthood, and analyzing fragmentation of the psyche, biological prerequisites, and representational identity. The text further extends into an examination of communal character, collective consciousness, and the limits of individuality within social bodies.Later sections investigate speech as a social instrument, including inflection, relatability, emotional performance, and the psychological management of risk. These analyses illuminate how modern social environments shape authenticity, intimacy, and public identity. The book also offers a critical reassessment of class systems, attention economies, and the adolescent critique of social exchange, positioning youth sensitivity as a diagnostic lens for systemic imbalance.Written in dense, precise prose, Theory of Social Exchange and Personhood is intended for readers seeking a serious theoretical framework rather than simplified self-help or popular sociology. It will appeal to scholars and advanced readers in philosophy, sociology, psychology, cultural studies, political theory, and anyone interested in the deep structures governing human interaction, identity formation, and collective life.This work stands as a sustained meditation on how societies organize meaning, how individuals preserve coherence amid social demands, and how personhood emerges at the intersection of consciousness, exchange, and representation.
Die Alone, Then
Die Alone, Then is not a warning. It's a refusal.For generations, women have been fed the same quiet threat: lower your standards, accept less, tolerate more, or risk ending up alone. Loneliness has been wielded like a weapon, used to scare women into shrinking their needs and settling for relationships that drain rather than nourish them.But what if the threat was never real?In these pages, Mina L. Adler dismantles the myth that partnership at any cost is better than solitude. With sharp insight and unapologetic honesty, she exposes how women are conditioned to accept emotional neglect, weaponised incompetence, and chronic disrespect in the name of love. She asks the question too many women are taught not to ask: why is being alone treated as a failure, while being miserable with someone is called success?This book is for women who have felt lonelier in relationships than they ever did on their own. For women who are tired of being told they're "asking for too much" when they're barely asking for the basics. For women who have discovered that peace, health, clarity, and self-respect flourish when they stop making themselves smaller to keep someone else comfortable.Die Alone, Then is not about rejecting love. It's about rejecting fear. It's about choosing peace over performance, standards over survival, and self-respect over social approval.Because being alone was never the nightmare.Settling was.
Die Alone, Then
Die Alone, Then is not a warning. It's a refusal.For generations, women have been fed the same quiet threat: lower your standards, accept less, tolerate more, or risk ending up alone. Loneliness has been wielded like a weapon, used to scare women into shrinking their needs and settling for relationships that drain rather than nourish them.But what if the threat was never real?In these pages, Mina L. Adler dismantles the myth that partnership at any cost is better than solitude. With sharp insight and unapologetic honesty, she exposes how women are conditioned to accept emotional neglect, weaponised incompetence, and chronic disrespect in the name of love. She asks the question too many women are taught not to ask: why is being alone treated as a failure, while being miserable with someone is called success?This book is for women who have felt lonelier in relationships than they ever did on their own. For women who are tired of being told they're "asking for too much" when they're barely asking for the basics. For women who have discovered that peace, health, clarity, and self-respect flourish when they stop making themselves smaller to keep someone else comfortable.Die Alone, Then is not about rejecting love. It's about rejecting fear. It's about choosing peace over performance, standards over survival, and self-respect over social approval.Because being alone was never the nightmare.Settling was.
Before Patty
In 1891, a young woman was taken from a fishing camp in Eastern Washington by a Skanicum, as her people knew the Sasquatch. She eventually escaped from her ordeal, but she returned to her family with a terrible secret.Before Patty, Volume 1, is the story of the life of that woman, and of her hybrid son, Patrick, uncovered after months of research through over 160 forgotten documents dating from as early as the 1890s and spanning 100 years. Tragic, startling, and surprising, this is the story of what many thought impossible, forever altering our idea of what it is to be human and leading us to consider that Sasquatch may be a fierce and free human tribe.This is also a story of the hardships Native Americans, First Nations, and Alaska Natives have endured since Europeans first landed on the shores, devastating hundreds of once thriving cultures. As Colville Indian Agent, George H. Newman, wrote in 1897, "I am astonished at the progress they have made, while at the same time I wonder how they have managed to live."
Party Food
"Voting with your fork" is a common mantra for those concerned with food politics. However, real voting requires one to choose between Democrats and Republicans-and most food voters do not know the partisan history of food politics. Party Food is written for farmers and foodies who want to understand the political history of food policy. Harris is a political scientist who is also a commercial farmer. Her expertise in both fields offers fresh, professional insight into the lay of the land in American food politics. In Party Food, Harris unpacks the political foundations of contemporary farm policy and expertly explains the "team sport" of partisan politics as it plays out in the food politics landscape. In Party Food she introduces the Democratic and Republican Heroes (and Villains!) of food politics, and offers an accessible insight into each political party's policy "menu" and team play in Presidential and Congressional politics. In this way, Party Food offers foodies and farmers a food politics primer on Democrats & Republicans and fills an important gap in the food politics discussion.
Buried Truths and the Hyatt Skywalks
In 1981 the sudden collapse of two skywalks in Kansas City's Hyatt hotel killed 114 people and injured another 200. There never was a public trial, nor a full airing of everything that went wrong. Richard A. Serrano shared a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the disaster at the time; now he returns to the tragedy to learn all that went wrong, how it could have been avoided, and what lasting effects persist today--for engineering and the legal system, but most importantly those who suffered. Drawing on legal depositions, evidentiary material, and recollections from 240 survivors, first responders, and construction officials, Buried Truths and the Hyatt Skywalks is the story of this monumental catastrophe and what it teaches us today.The Friday evening Tea Dance was all the rage that summer of 1981. Each week the lobby filled with throngs of revelers, some celebrating atop the skywalks themselves. On July 17, without warning, the steel support systems buckled and the concrete and glass skywalks crashed onto the crowded lobby. The devastation reverberated far beyond the ruins. Firefighters, police officers, and paramedics suffered from deep depression, cycled through divorce, hit the bottle, and in some instances committed suicide. The hotel had been built using a new fast-track method with key construction decisions often made on the fly, including changing the skywalk design from six heavy hanger rods to twelve thinner poles. Within a year the skywalks were splintering inside. Even then the collapse could have been averted, but special inspection panels to check the hanging walkways were never opened.Though wholly avoidable, the Hyatt disaster did bring significant changes--some good and some problematic. Tougher industry guidelines were enforced for US construction projects. Police officers, firefighters, and health care workers are now treated for PTSD and other psychological trauma after working a tragic event. But the rush to settle all the Hyatt lawsuits helped usher in a controversial new era of nondisclosure agreements.Buried Truths and the Hyatt Skywalks explores America's worst structural engineering disaster. Though the world has moved on, survivors and witnesses still vividly recall that night. This is their story.
The Personality of Ireland
This classic study of Irish culture, extensively illustrated with photographs, maps and drawings, and reissued with a new foreword and an updated bibliography, gives a detailed yet panoramic view of Ireland. It follows in the great tradition of French historiography, adding the testament of landscape, antiquities and folk custom to that of document-based history as a primary source of knowledge of our past. It is a justly acclaimed, stimulating work of instruction, entertainment and enlightenment.
Controlled Minds
What if the world around you isn't just influencing you... but quietly shaping how you think, feel, and decide-without you ever noticing?In Controlled Minds: The Hidden Psychology of Modern Influence, this powerful and deeply analytical work exposes the invisible systems that guide human behavior in the modern age. Drawing from psychology, digital systems, and social dynamics, the book reveals how influence has evolved from obvious persuasion into subtle, engineered control embedded within everyday life.From the architecture of decision-making to the manipulation of emotion, identity, and attention, this book uncovers the mechanisms operating beneath awareness-where real influence begins.Inside, you will explore: How unconscious psychological processes shape your everyday decisionsWhy attention has become the most valuable commodity in the digital worldThe science behind behavioral conditioning, habit formation, and complianceHow fear, desire, and emotion are strategically used to guide behaviorThe hidden role of social influence, conformity, and group identityHow authority, credibility, and expertise can be constructed-and exploitedThe rise of information warfare, narrative control, and cognitive capturePractical pathways to reclaim awareness, autonomy, and independent thoughtThis is not a book of speculation-it is a structured exploration of how modern systems influence the human mind at scale. It reveals how environments are designed, how narratives are engineered, and how behavior is shaped long before conscious thought begins.More importantly, it offers something rare: The ability to see.Because once you understand how influence works, you regain the power to choose.In a world where attention is captured, emotions are triggered, and beliefs are shaped behind the scenes, awareness becomes your greatest form of freedom.
Zeros and Ones
A highly contentious, very readable and totally up-to-the-minute investigation of women's natural relationship with modern technology, an association which, Plant argues, will trigger a new sexual revolution. Zeros and Ones is an intelligent, provocative and accessible investigation of the intersection between women, feminism, machines and in particular, information technology. Arguing that the computer is rewriting the old conceptions of man and his world, it suggests that the telecoms revolution is also a sexual revolution which undermines the fundamental assumptions crucial to patriarchal culture. Historical, contemporary and future developments in telecommunications and in IT are interwoven with the past, present and future of feminism, women and sexual difference, and a wealth of connections, parallels and affinities between machines and women are uncovered as a result. Challenging the belief that man was ever in control of either his own agency, the planet, or his machines, this book argues it is seriously undermined by the new scientific paradigms emergent from theories of chaos, complexity and connectionism, all of which suggest that the old distinctions between man, woman, nature and technology need to be radically reassessed.
The Unclaimed
"A rare and compassionate look into the lives of Americans who go unclaimed when they die and those who dedicate their lives to burying them with dignity."--Matthew Desmond, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Poverty, by America"A work of grace . . . Both cleareyed and disturbing, yet pulsing with empathy."--The New York Times (Editors' Choice) FINALIST FOR THE J. ANTHONY LUKAS BOOK PRIZE - ONE OF THE ATLANTIC'S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR - AN NPR AND BOOKPAGE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR For centuries, people who died destitute or alone were buried in potters' fields--a Dickensian end that even the most hard-pressed families tried to avoid. Today, more and more relatives are abandoning their dead, leaving it to local governments to dispose of the bodies. Up to 150,000 Americans now go unclaimed each year. Who are they? Why are they being forgotten? And what is the meaning of life if your death doesn't matter to others? In this extraordinary work of narrative nonfiction, eight years in the making, sociologists Pamela Prickett and Stefan Timmermans uncover a hidden social world. They follow four individuals in Los Angeles, tracing the twisting, poignant paths that put each at risk of going unclaimed, and introducing us to the scene investigators, notification officers, and crematorium workers who care for them when no one else will. The Unclaimed lays bare the difficult truth that anyone can be abandoned. It forces us to confront a variety of social ills, from the fracturing of families and the loneliness of cities to the toll of rising inequality. But it is also filled with unexpected moments of tenderness. In Boyle Heights, a Mexican American neighborhood not far from the glitter of Hollywood, hundreds of strangers come together each year to mourn the deaths of people they never knew. These ceremonies, springing up across the country, reaffirm our shared humanity and help mend our frayed social fabric. Beautifully crafted and profoundly empathetic, The Unclaimed urges us to expand our circle of caring--in death and in life.
Controlled Minds
What if the world around you isn't just influencing you... but quietly shaping how you think, feel, and decide-without you ever noticing?In Controlled Minds: The Hidden Psychology of Modern Influence, this powerful and deeply analytical work exposes the invisible systems that guide human behavior in the modern age. Drawing from psychology, digital systems, and social dynamics, the book reveals how influence has evolved from obvious persuasion into subtle, engineered control embedded within everyday life.From the architecture of decision-making to the manipulation of emotion, identity, and attention, this book uncovers the mechanisms operating beneath awareness-where real influence begins.Inside, you will explore: How unconscious psychological processes shape your everyday decisionsWhy attention has become the most valuable commodity in the digital worldThe science behind behavioral conditioning, habit formation, and complianceHow fear, desire, and emotion are strategically used to guide behaviorThe hidden role of social influence, conformity, and group identityHow authority, credibility, and expertise can be constructed-and exploitedThe rise of information warfare, narrative control, and cognitive capturePractical pathways to reclaim awareness, autonomy, and independent thoughtThis is not a book of speculation-it is a structured exploration of how modern systems influence the human mind at scale. It reveals how environments are designed, how narratives are engineered, and how behavior is shaped long before conscious thought begins.More importantly, it offers something rare: The ability to see.Because once you understand how influence works, you regain the power to choose.In a world where attention is captured, emotions are triggered, and beliefs are shaped behind the scenes, awareness becomes your greatest form of freedom.
Real World Survival
Disaster preparedness isn't about building bunkers or stockpiling weapons. It's about having water when the pipes run dry, food when stores are empty, and plans when everything goes wrong. "The Complete Family Survival Guide" teaches practical preparedness based on thirty years of real disaster experience.Author Richard Lowe learned about emergency preparedness the hard way, starting with the 1994 Northridge earthquake that caught his family completely unprepared. With no working flashlight, no first aid supplies, and no plan, they survived through luck rather than preparation. That wake-up call began three decades of learning, preparing, and surviving real emergencies throughout California and beyond.This comprehensive guide draws lessons from major disasters including the Northridge and other California earthquakes, Hurricane Milton, extended power outages, wildfire evacuations, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Lowe shares personal experiences and observations from friends and neighbors who faced these same challenges, revealing what preparations actually work and which popular advice fails when tested by reality.The book covers every aspect of family emergency preparedness from basic 72-hour emergency kits to advanced homesteading and community building. Readers learn practical skills for immediate disaster response, evacuation planning, sheltering in place, and long-term recovery. Special attention is given to families with children, elderly members, pets, and people with special needs who require adapted emergency planning.Unlike survivalist guides that promote fear and isolation, this book emphasizes community cooperation and practical preparations that enhance daily life while providing genuine security. Lowe shows how proper preparedness improves family resilience without requiring lifestyle extremes or massive financial investments.Key topics include water storage and purification, food preservation and production, home fortification and security, alternative energy systems, medical emergency planning, financial preparedness, insurance considerations, and legal protections. The guide also addresses modern challenges like supply chain vulnerabilities, technology dependencies, and climate change adaptation that weren't considerations in previous generations.Extensive appendices provide templates for emergency planning, supply checklists for different disaster types, and resources for training and equipment. Regional preparedness considerations help families adapt general principles to their specific geographic threats and local conditions.
Before Patty
In 1891, a young woman was taken from a fishing camp in Eastern Washington by a Skanicum, as her people knew the Sasquatch. She eventually escaped from her ordeal, but she returned to her family with a terrible secret.Before Patty, Volume 1, is the story of the life of that woman, and of her hybrid son, Patrick, uncovered after months of research through over 160 forgotten documents dating from as early as the 1890s and spanning 100 years. Tragic, startling, and surprising, this is the story of what many thought impossible, forever altering our idea of what it is to be human and leading us to consider that Sasquatch may be a fierce and free human tribe.This is also a story of the hardships Native Americans, First Nations, and Alaska Natives have endured since Europeans first landed on the shores, devastating hundreds of once thriving cultures. As Colville Indian Agent, George H. Newman, wrote in 1897, "I am astonished at the progress they have made, while at the same time I wonder how they have managed to live."
Pass The Sage
Pass the Sage is a powerful Indigenous-led collection of stories rooted in truth, healing, and community.Created by Algonquin mother, storyteller, jingle dress dancer, and healing activist Tessa Belanger of the Kitigan Zibi reserve, this book amplifies Indigenous voices through lived experience, cultural memory, and creative expression. Inspired by her own journey and the challenges she has faced as an Indigenous woman, Tessa weaves together storytelling, art, and ceremony to bridge generations and create space for healing.Within these pages, contributors share deeply personal stories of survival, intergenerational trauma, resilience, and reclamation. Each voice is honored. Each story is held with care. Pass the Sage invites readers to witness Indigenous people fully-acknowledging pain while celebrating strength, creativity, and identity.More than a book, Pass the Sage is the beginning of a movement. It is a growing series, a celebration of Indigenous artistry, and a call to reconnect with culture, community, and healing. This book offers a space for reflection, remembrance, and the powerful act of reclaiming one's voice.Trigger Warning: This book contains personal accounts addressing trauma, abuse, addiction, and mental health challenges.
In Defense of Uncle Tom
In Defense of Uncle Tom: A Life of Excellent Service challenges one of the most damaging and misunderstood labels in American cultural discourse.For generations, the term "Uncle Tom" has been used as a harsh accusation of betrayal, submission, or racial disloyalty. But where did this meaning truly originate-and is it historically accurate?Author Eastmond P. Buckner reexamines the origins of the phrase by returning to Harriet Beecher Stowe's groundbreaking novel Uncle Tom's Cabin and the life of Josiah Henson, the man who inspired the character. Through historical analysis, theological reflection, and personal testimony, Buckner reveals how the original figure of Uncle Tom-a man of deep faith, courage, and moral conviction-was transformed through minstrel caricatures into a distorted cultural stereotype.Presenting his argument like a courtroom defense, Buckner walks readers through historical evidence, spiritual insight, and lived experience to challenge the modern understanding of the term. The book invites readers to reconsider the meaning of courage, service, and integrity under oppression.
African American Relationships, Marriages, and Families-An Introduction
Andrea Caffi
Andrea Caffi: The New York Essays gathers, for the first time in one volume, the remarkable essays that the Russian-born Italian socialist Andrea Caffi (1887-1955) published in New York between 1945 and 1948. Written in the shadow of fascism, world war, and the emerging Cold War, these essays offer a powerful and original critique of violence, mass politics, nationalism, and totalitarianism.Appearing in influential journals such as politics, possibilities, and Instead, Caffi's work engages directly with leading figures of the New York intellectual milieu, including Dwight Macdonald and Nicola Chiaromonte. Across topics ranging from revolutionary war and mass culture to mythology, Marxism, and the fate of Europe, Caffi articulates a vision of socialism rooted not in state power or organized violence, but in sociability, morality, and the renewal of civic life.At once philosophical, historical, and urgently political, Caffi's essays challenge both liberal and Marxist orthodoxies. They speak to enduring questions about the relationship between means and ends, the dangers of ideological conformity, and the possibility of freedom in an age of mass society.With a substantial introduction by Mike Tyldesley and an afterword by Alberto Castelli situating Caffi's thought within twentieth-century antifascism and the critique of political violence, this volume restores to contemporary readers one of Europe's most subtle and neglected radical thinkers.
