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  Indefinite - Doing Time in Jail

  Michael L. Walker

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  Jails are the principal people-processing machines of the criminal justice system. Mostly they hold persons awaiting trial who cannot afford or have been denied bail. Although jail sentences max out at a year, some spend years awaiting trial in jail—especially in counties where courts are jammed with cases. City and county jails, detention centers, police lockups, and other temporary holding facilities are regularly overcrowded, poorly funded, and the buildings are often in disrepair. American jails admit over ten million people every year, but very little is known about what happens to 
  them while they're locked away. 
   
   
   
  Indefinite is an ethnographic study of a California county jail that reflects on what it means to do jail time and what it does to men. Michael L. Walker spent several extended spells in jail, having been arrested while trying to pay parking tickets in graduate school. This book is an intimate account of his experience and in it he shares the routines, rhythms, and subtle meanings that come with being incarcerated. Walker shows how punishment in jail is much more than the deprivation of liberties. It is, he argues, purposefully degrading. Jail creates a racial politics that organizes daily life, moves men from clock time to event time, normalizes trauma, and imbues residents with substantial measures of vulnerability.

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  The Politics of Obedience - A...

  Etienne de la Botie

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  In this seminal work of political philosophy, Boetie asks one of the most obvious questions of political theory: why is it that a minority of rulers can remain in power over a majority of subjects who pay all the taxes? 
  The answer might be quite surprising to us all. The conclusion is that the people tend to enslave themselves, to let themselves be governed by tyrants. 
  Liberty is the natural condition of the people. Servitude, however, is fostered when people are raised in subjection. People are trained to adore rulers. While freedom is forgotten by many, there are always some who will never submit. 
  What is the answer then? 
  The author brilliantly and obviously outlines these points in the pages that follow in a way that is illuminating and also simple. It is we who enslave ourselves at the beck and call of 'authority'. Enjoy this classic work that roots sovereignty into philosophy and demonstrates how simply the tides can change.

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  Bound for Canaan - The...

  Anonymous

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  An important book of epic scope on America's first racially integrated, religiously inspired movement for change. 
  The true story of the Underground Railroad is much more morally complex and politically divisive than even the myths suggest. Against a backdrop of the country's westward expansion arose a clash of values that evolved into a fierce fight for nothing less than the country's soul. Beginning six decades before the Civil War, freedom-seeking blacks and courageous whites worked together to save tens of thousands of lives, often at the risk of great physical danger to themselves. Not since the American Revolution had the country engaged in an act of such vast and profound civil disobedience that not only challenged prevailing mores but also subverted federal law. 
  Meticulously researched and uncommonly engaging, Bound for Canaan shows why it was the Underground Railroad and not the civil rights movement that gave birth to this country's first racially integrated, religiously inspired movement for social change. 
  Written and read by Fergus M. Bordewic

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  Overcoming rejection Be yourself...

  Shining Mind

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  Do you often find yourself feeling rejected and sidelined, grappling to establish sincere connections with others as well as with yourself? This constant barrage of rejection can sap your emotional vitality, making any form of genuine intimacy appear distant and often leading to profound loneliness and dissatisfaction in your personal and social spheres. 
  If you're ready to transcend the shadows of rejection and cultivate a vibrant connection with both yourself and those around you, our "Overcoming Rejection: Be Yourself Coaching & Meditation Course" is designed to guide you through this restorative journey. 
  In this audiobook, we will:Serve as your dedicated coach, delivering support and insights specifically designed to bolster your confidence and self-acceptance.Introduce thoughtful exercises that challenge your habitual responses to rejection and foster healthier, more rewarding interactions.Guide you through specialized meditation techniques aimed at fortifying your self-esteem and understanding of your intrinsic value.Promote an ongoing transformation that empowers you to engage purely and confidently in all your relationships. 
  "Overcoming Rejection: Be Yourself Coaching & Meditation Course" will lead you step-by-step in developing an unwavering belief in yourself and cultivating meaningful, resilient relationships. You’ll learn to handle rejection with grace, express your true self with courage, and build a foundation of trust and mutual respect. Embark on this path to personal empowerment and discover the joy and fulfilment of living unapologetically. Step into a life filled with self-love, resilience, and enriching connections. It's time to reject rejection and connect authentically like never before.

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  Nonverts - The Making of...

  Stephen Bullivant

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  An entertaining and insightful exploration of the American ex-religious 
   
   
   
  The United States is in the midst of a religious revolution. Or, perhaps it is better to say a non-religious revolution. Around a quarter of US adults now say they have no religion. The great majority of these religious "nones" also say that they used to belong to a religion but no longer do. These are the nonverts: think "converts," but from having religion to having none. There are currently about fifty-nine million of them in the United States. 
   
   
   
  Nonverts explores who they are, and why they joined the rising tide of the ex-religious. One of world's leading experts on contemporary atheism and nonreligiosity, sociologist and theologian Stephen Bullivant draws on dozens of interviews, original analysis of high-quality survey data, and a wealth of cutting-edge studies, to present an entertaining and insightful exploration of America's ex-religious landscape. Bullivant crisscrosses the country, talking to everyone from ex-Mormons in Utah to ex-Catholics in Pennsylvania, from ex-Evangelicals in Georgia to ex-Muslims in California, showing not only what they have in common but also how the traditions they left behind continue to shape them.

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  My Pet Peeve

  Renée Rodgers Barstack

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  Molly is a lonely little girl who is looking for a friend. She lives on a farm with her mom and dad. Molly has always loved cats and wants to get a cat, but her father sneezes when he gets around cats, so he tells her she cannot have one. Molly asks and asks and asks again, but the answer is always “No.” Then one day, Molly finds a little kitten hiding in the barn and wants to keep her, of course. What will she do? Should she hide the kitten from her dad? Will dad see the kitten and think it is so adorable he will change his mind about letting Molly keep the cat? What would you do if you found the cutest kitten ever? How will Molly solve this problem?

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