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  I Know Why She Stayed

  Kasey Rogers, K.J. Harrowick

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  "Sometimes it is easier to see the trauma in others than it is in our own lives. It is in reading that we find validation. And in I Know Why She Stayed I had that experience, over and over. I did not know the term "economic abuse" but I have suffered from it. It is that shared experience that gives us words and power, for if we can name it, we can mourn what we lost, allow ourselves to feel rage, and finally release our pain and say, 'never again.'" - Lara Lillibridge, author of The Truth About Unringing Phones: Essays on Yearning and Girlish: Growing Up in a Lesbian Home 
  From Itch Perfect to the bonds of friendship, two gameshow participants' lives intertwine when they discover a shared trauma that restricted and shaped their futures. One trapped in a financially abusive marriage, the other forced into debt as a child, they begin to unravel the disturbing events of a shared truth: I Know Why She Stayed.

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  Stokely Carmichael: The Life and...

  Editors Charles River

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  “Our grandfathers had to run, run, run. My generation's out of breath. We ain't running no more.” – Stokely Carmichael 
  In the late 1960s, Stokely Carmichael would become one of the most influential and controversial figures in America, founding and leading new organizations while being meticulously shadowed by the country’s national security apparatus, particularly J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI. The attention would ultimately compel him to move to Africa, where he changed his name to Kwame Ture and became one of the world’s most famous Pan-African leaders until his death in Guinea in 1998.  
  Since then, he has remained a subject of both praise and criticism, from contemporaries and historians alike. SNCC Chairman Phil Hutchings, despite being the one who pushed Carmichael out of the organization, aptly summed up the dichotomy: "Even though we kidded and called him 'Starmichael', he could sublimate his ego to get done what was needed to be done....He would say what he thought, and you could disagree with it but you wouldn't cease being a human being and someone with whom he wanted to be in relationship." 

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  Fingering Her Lesbian Boss -...

  Conner Hayden

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  Stacey finds herself becoming attracted to her new employer and fantasizes about having some fun with her. The chance finally arrives when the woman comes home from a night out a little drunk and lets the girl use her as a horny sex toy. 
  This story contains sex scenes and is suitable for adults only. All characters are fictional and are 18 years or older.

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  Saying NO to a Farm-Free Future...

  Chris Smaje

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  A defense of agroecological, small-scale farming and a robust critique of an industrialized future.  
  As a breakdown of the climate, state power and globalized markets pushes us toward an epochal transition, Chris Smaje offers us a hopeful vision of a relocalized, self-sufficient world.—David Bollier  
  One of the few voices to challenge The Guardian's George Monbiot on the future of food and farming (and the restoration of nature) is academic, farmer and author of A Small Farm Future Chris Smaje. In Saying NO to a Farm-Free Future, Smaje presents his defense of small-scale farming and a robust critique of Monbiot’s vision for an urban and industrialized future.  
  Responding to Monbiot’s portrayal of an urban, high-energy, industrially manufactured food future as the answer to our current crises, and its unchallenged acceptance within the environmental discourse, Smaje was compelled to challenge Monbiot’s evidence and conclusions. At the same time, Smaje presents his powerful counterargument – a low-carbon agrarian localism that puts power in the hands of local communities, not high-tech corporates.  
  In the ongoing fight for our food future, this book will help you to understand the difference between a congenial, ecological living and a dystopian, factory-centered existence. A must-read!

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  Early Indian Empires -...

  Rolf Hedger

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  The history of early Indian empires is a fascinating story of conquest, governance, and cultural transformation. Over centuries, three powerful dynasties—the Maurya, Satavahana, and Gupta Empires—laid the foundations of Indian civilization, shaping its political, economic, and social structures.  
  The Maurya Empire, established by Chandragupta Maurya, was the first large-scale empire to unify much of the Indian subcontinent, creating a highly organized administrative system.  
  Under Ashoka, the empire saw a shift from military expansion to the promotion of Buddhism and moral governance. Following the Mauryas, the Satavahana Empire emerged as a vital force in the Deccan, maintaining stability through a blend of military strength and trade dominance. They controlled key routes linking northern and southern India, facilitating cultural and commercial exchanges.  
  Later, the Gupta Empire brought about a golden age of Indian history, marked by advancements in science, mathematics, literature, and the arts. Their reign saw the revival of Hindu traditions alongside continued Buddhist and Jain influences. Together, these three empires set the stage for India’s rich historical and cultural legacy, influencing the region for centuries to come.

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  50+ Classic collection Political...

  Sun Tzu, Lao Tzu, Plato, Marcus...

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  Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and laws.
  Contents:
  Sun Tzu. The Art of War
  Lao Tzu. Tao Te Ching
  Plato. The Republic
  Aristotle. The Athenian Constitution
  Marcus Aurelius. Meditations
  Niccolo Machiavelli. The Prince
  Thomas More. Utopia
  Tommaso Campanella. The City of the Sun
  Francis Bacon. The New Atlantis
  Thomas Paine. Common Sense
  Richard Henry Lee. Lee Resolution
  Thomas Jefferson. Declaration of Independence
  James Madison.
  - Virginia Plan
  - Constitution of the United States
  - Bill of Rights
  - Northwest Ordinance
  George Washington. President George Washington's First Inaugural Speech
  Great Historical Documents of the United States:
  - Federal Judiciary Act
  - Marbury v. Madison
  - Articles of Confederation
  - Treaty of Alliance with France
  - Treaty of Paris
  John Stuart Mil. Utilitarianism
  Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. The Communist Manifesto
  Vladimir Lenin:
  - The State and Revolution
  - The Three Sources and Three Component Parts of Marxism
  - Vladimir Lenin To the Citizens of Russia!
  - Vladimir Lenin To Workers, Soldiers, and Peasants!
  - Report on Peace
  - Report on Land
  - Decree on Abolishment of Capital Punishment
  - Decree on Transfer of Power to the Soviets
  - Decree on Establishment of the Workers' and Peasants' Government
  - Decree on Elections for the Constituent Assembly
  - Decree on Suppression of Hostile Newspapers
  - Decree on Transfer of Food Control to Municipalities
  - Decree on an Eight-Hour Working Day
  - Decree on the Right to Issue Laws
  - Resolution on the Right of Sovnarkom to Issue Decrees
  - Decree on Social Insurance
  - Declaration of the Rights of the People of Russia
  - Decree on Organization of Volost Land Committees
  - Decree on Transfer of Power and the Means of Production to the Toilers
  - Decree Proclaiming Advertising a State Monopoly
  - Decree Abolishing Classes and Civil Ranks
  - Decree on Workers' Control
  - Resolution on Relation of the Central Executive Committee to the Sovnarkom
  - Decree on the Right to Call for Re-Elections
  - Decree on Establishment of the Extraordinary Commission to Fight Counter-Revolution
  - V. I. Lenin Note To F. E. Dzerzhinsky with a Draft of A Decree On Fighting Counter-Revolutionaries And Saboteurs
  Rosa Luxemburg. Reform or Revolution
  Peter Kropotkin. The Conquest of Bread
  Emma Goldman. Anarchism: What It Really Stands For
  Leon Trotsky. Fascism: What It Is and How to Fight It

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