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  Female Fear Factory -...

  Pumla Dineo Gqola

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  "Patriarchy does not respect national boundaries. It is unabashedly promiscuous in its influences and tethers. Yet, it does use nationalism very productively."
  
  An empty street at night. A crowded bus. A lecture hall. All sites of female fear, instilled in women and those who have been constructed female, from an early age.
  
  Drawing on examples from around the world - from Uganda, Nigeria, South Africa to Saudi Arabia, the Americas and Europe, Gqola traces the construction and machinations of the female fear factory by exposing its lies, myths, and seductions. She shows how seemingly disparate effects, like driving bans, street harassment, and coercive professors, are the product of the ever-turning machinery of the female fear factory, and its use of fear as a tool of patriarchal subjugation and punishment.
  
  Female Fear Factory: Unravelling Patriarchy's Cultures of Violence is a sobering account of patriarchal violence in the world, and a hopeful vision for the work of unapologetic feminist imaginative strategies across the globe.

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  Common Enemies - Georgetown...

  Thomas F. Schaller

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  During the 1980s, Black athletes and other athletes of color broadened the popularity and profitability of major-college televised sports by infusing games with a "Black style" of play. At a moment ripe for a revolution in men's college basketball and football, clashes between "good guy" white protagonists and bombastic "bad boy" Black antagonists attracted new fans and spectators. And no two teams in the 1980s welcomed the enemy's role more than Georgetown Hoya basketball and Miami Hurricane football. 
   
   
   
  Georgetown and Miami taunted opponents. Athletes of color at both schools made sports apparel fashionable for younger fans, particularly young African American men. The Hoyas and the 'Canes were a sensation because they made the bad-boy image look good. Popular culture took notice. 
   
   
   
  In the US, sports and race have always been tightly, if sometimes uncomfortably, entwined. Black athletes who dare to challenge the sporting status quo are often initially vilified but later accepted. The 1980s generation of barrier-busting college athletes took this process a step further.  Georgetown and Miami's aggressive style of play angered many fans and commentators. But in time their style was not only accepted but imitated by others, both Black and white. Love them or hate them, there was simply no way you could deny the Hoyas and the Hurricanes.

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  How to Interpret the Constitution

  Cass R. Sunstein

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  From New York Times bestselling author Cass Sunstein, a timely and powerful argument for rethinking how the U.S. Constitution is interpreted 
   
  The U.S. Supreme Court has eliminated the right to abortion and is revisiting other fundamental questions today—about voting rights, affirmative action, gun laws, and much more. Once-arcane theories of constitutional interpretation are profoundly affecting the lives of all Americans.  
  In this brief and urgent book, Harvard Law School professor Cass Sunstein provides a lively introduction to competing approaches to interpreting the Constitution—and argues that the only way to choose one is to ask whether it would change American life for the better or worse. If a  
  method of interpretation would eliminate the right of privacy, allow racial segregation, or obliterate free speech, it would be unacceptable for that reason. 
   
  But some Supreme Court justices are committed to “originalism,” arguing that the meaning of the Constitution is settled by how it was publicly understood when it was ratified.  
   
  Originalists insist that their approach is dictated by the Constitution. That, Sunstein argues, is a big mistake. The Constitution doesn’t contain instructions for its own interpretation.  
   
  Any approach to constitutional interpretation needs to be defended in terms of its broad effects—what it does to our rights and our institutions. It must respect those rights and institutions—and safeguard the conditions for democracy itself. 
   
  Passionate and compelling, How to Interpret the Constitution is essential reading for anyone who is concerned about how the Supreme Court is changing the rights and lives of Americans today.

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  Stress and Anxiety Management:...

  Charlie Mason

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  Are you suffering from stress, anxiety, or panic attacks and are looking for a lasting solution?You have come to the right place! 
  This book seeks to equip you with understanding and techniques to help you shift your thinking so that you can better respond to negative emotions. The solution is not out there—it is right inside of you, and this book seeks to help you activate it. 
  The stresses of everyday life can burden your body and mind—leaving you with nagging worries and anxieties that sometimes seem out of your control. Such is a heavy load to carry, where your mind turns to a battleground for your troubling thoughts. Here, you will get tips on how to quiet your mind and be the master of your thoughts. 
  The steps recommended are simple and easy to follow. Stress, anxiety, and panic attacks take away your energy, and you often feel like you don’t have the strength to overcome them. 
  The good news here is that stress and anxiety management does not have to be a daunting task. Herein you will find techniques that you can practice anywhere—be it at home, in the office, or even while traveling. 
  CBT is your permanent stress solution—guiding you on how to alter your thinking and perceptions so that you can face life’s situations without worrying yourself sick, literally. Coping with stress has never been easier. 
  The book includes topics on stress/anxiety management, resetting body and mind for optimum mental health, stopping panic attacks, relaxation techniques, healing from tragedy, and so on.This is not a one-off resource—it is one of those books that you’ll refer to from time to time along the way!

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  Summary of David Graeber’s...

  Falcon Press

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  Buy now to get the main key ideas from David Graeber’s Bullshit Jobs 
    
  In Bullshit Jobs (2018), David Graeber expands on an essay he wrote in 2013 titled “On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs,” which was published in Strike! Graeber was surprised to receive numerous emails and messages from people who read the essay and were enlightened about the jobs they occupied. Graeber outlines the attributes of bullshit jobs, tackles the reasons for their proliferation, and offers a look at a future where bullshit jobs are nonexistent.

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  Palmistry - Your Plain & Simple...

  Sasha Fenton

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  Your Plain & Simple Guide to Reading Destiny in Your Hands.   This delightful and practical guide demonstrates how easy it is to read hands for fun and insight. The basic premise here is that our hands provide a glimpse of our personalities, health, strengths, and weaknesses—and even what may happen to us in the future. Each line, mound, and finger is a clue that can easily be deciphered if you have the right information.   In Palmistry, Fenton covers the basics of hand reading, including the lines, mounts, fingers, and thumb. She shows readers how to judge someone’s character, health, love and relationship interests, moneymaking ability, and long-term destiny.   Chapters include:  The Map of the Hand  The Phalanges (bones between the fingers and joints)  The Major Lines  The Minor Lines  Love and Relationships  How to Make Handprints    With this plain and simple guide, you’ll be reading hands like a pro in no time!   This book was previously published as Palmistry Plain & Simple.

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