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  Bloody Tuesday - The Untold...

  John M. Giggie

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  The dramatic story of one of the most violent episodes of the civil rights movement and its role in the ongoing reckoning with racial injustice in the United States. 
   
   
   
  On Tuesday, June 9, 1964, police attacked more than 600 Black men, women, and children inside First African Baptist Church (Tuscaloosa, Alabama), where Reverend Martin Luther King had launched the Tuscaloosa campaign for integration three months earlier. As the group gathered to march, they faced over seventy law enforcement officers and hundreds more deputized white citizens and Klansmen eager to end their protests for good. Police smashed the historic church's stained-glass windows with water hoses and fired rounds of tear gas inside. As demonstrators streamed from the church, many choking and soaked, they beat them with nightsticks, cattle prods, and axe handles, arrested nearly a hundred, and sent over thirty to the hospital. Here this event is recounted through the eyes of locals—a charismatic Black preacher trained by Rev. King, an aging police chief, the Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, and Black women who were the backbone of the protests. 
   
   
   
  In Bloody Tuesday, John Giggie powerfully recovers one of the last great untold stories of the civil rights movement and its role in the reckoning with America's ongoing struggle for racial justice.

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  The Book of Tea

  Kakuzo Okakura

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  The Book of Tea by Kakuzo Okakura is a lyrical and philosophical exploration of tea and its profound role in Japanese culture, aesthetics, and spirituality. Written in English, it uses the Japanese tea ceremony as a lens to introduce Western readers to Zen, Taoism, and the ideals of simplicity, harmony, and reverence for beauty. Okakura contrasts Eastern and Western thought, celebrating the quiet wisdom of the "way of tea" as a form of art and ethical living. More than a treatise on tea, it is a poetic meditation on humility, impermanence, and the soul of a nation. A timeless classic of cultural insight.

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  Egyptian Mythology - Legends...

  Christiano Farrezi

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  Egyptian mythology forms the foundation of one of the most influential and enduring civilizations in human history. Rich with symbolism, these myths provided a framework through which the ancient Egyptians understood the universe, nature, and the spiritual world. Unlike other mythologies that may have developed primarily through folklore, Egyptian mythology was closely tied to religious practices and rituals that were integral to the culture. Its stories feature a pantheon of gods and goddesses, each with specific roles, attributes, and symbolic meanings, governing aspects of life, death, nature, and the cosmos. These divine beings were more than just mythological figures; they were living forces present in the daily lives of Egyptians, influencing their actions, decisions, and the very fabric of their society. 
    
  The mythological narratives of Egypt often revolved around cosmic battles between order and chaos, cycles of death and rebirth, and the journey of the soul. These stories were not only entertainment but also served as explanations for natural phenomena, like the yearly flooding of the Nile, the movement of the stars, or the transitions between day and night. Mythology also justified the divine right of the pharaohs, who were considered to be the living embodiments of gods on Earth, specifically the god Horus. By linking mythology with the ruling class, ancient Egyptians reinforced the authority of their leaders and established a divine connection that was essential to their social and political structure. Through sacred texts, temple inscriptions, and monumental architecture, these myths have been preserved, allowing us to glimpse into a world where gods and mortals coexisted in a harmonious balance.

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  Falling to Fly - The Book to...

  Todd Fahnestock

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  Dreamer. Wannabe. Overnight success. Catastrophic failure. Writer. 
  Glimpse the gritty, behind-the-scenes struggles of author Todd Fahnestock as he reveals his dreams, trials, and adventures through the creative swamps of writing and the hard-edged world of publishing. 
  Fahnestock dodges junior high bullies armed with needles taped to Bic pens, cracks into traditional publishing by hitchhiking to the middle of nowhere to meet writing legend Gary Paulsen, and nearly falls to his death hanging cables inside an oil tanker. All to follow the author’s dream. 
  Submerged in the treacherous, ever-changing ocean of art and business, Fahnestock paints an unforgettable portrait with honesty and touching vulnerability. 
  “Reminiscent of Steven Pressfield’s The War of Art, Falling to Fly approaches the artist’s challenge not from a how-to perspective but from an emotional and psychological one.” 
  -Jerry Fabyanic, Award-Winning Author of the Sisyphus Series 
  “This book is the Kitchen Confidential of the publishing industry.” 
  -Seth Brown, CEO of Lullabot

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  The Courage to Continue - A...

  Itzhak Fisher

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  In this compelling memoir, Itzhak Fisher pays tribute to the values of perseverance and family loyalty, inspired by his parents’ and in-laws’ generosity and courage as they rebuilt their lives after surviving the Holocaust.

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  Māori History: A Captivating...

  Captivating History

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  Have you ever asked yourself who exactly are the Māori, the indigenous people of New Zealand? Find your answer in this guide about Māori history! 
  Through this audiobook, you’ll follow the voyages of ancient Polynesians who arrived on the shores of New Zealand. These early Polynesian settlers eventually transformed into the unique Māori civilization. 
  After falling into prolonged isolation, the Māori people developed their own distinctive culture and lifestyle, feeling they were the only humans in the whole universe. Yet, the solitude was slowly breached by European explorers, who were seeking new lands to trade with and conquer. What followed was a period of peaceful cooperation in which the Western visitors showed respect to the Māori. 
  This guide will then lead you through the times of rising tensions, sparking conflicts between the European settlers and the Māori. However, their struggle wasn’t limited only to armed conflicts but also epidemics and cultural invasion, making their future ultimately uncertain. 
  Despite that, the Māori miraculously managed to persevere through their stubbornness and adaptivity, using politics to preserve their civilization and future. 
  Here are some of the captivating facts you’ll find in this audiobook:The origins of the Māori people.How the Māori civilization developed in seclusion from the rest of the world.What Māori life was like before European contact.How and when the Māori isolation period ended.How the European presence changed the Māori civilization.Why the Māori-European relations soured.The Māori heroes in the struggles against the colonial settlers.What happened during the New Zealand Wars.How the Māori survived the European challenges. 
  Scroll up and click the “add to cart” button to learn more about the Māori people and why it matters!

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