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  Black Meme - A History of the...

  Legacy Russell

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  Representations of Blackness have always been integral to our understanding of of the modern world. In Black Meme, Legacy Russell, author of Glitch Feminism, explores the construct, culture, and material of the "meme" as mapped to Black visual culture from 1900 to present day. Mining archival and contemporary media Russell explores the impact of Blackness, Black life, and death on contemporary conceptions of viral culture, borne in the age of the internet. 
   
   
   
  These meditations include: the circulation of Lynching postcards; Jet magazine's publication of a picture of Emmett Till in his open casket; how the televised broadcast of protesters in Selma enters the nation's living room and changed the debate on civil rights; how a citizen-recorded video of the Rodney King beating at the hands of the LAPD became known as the "first viral video"; what the Anita Hill hearings tell us about the media's creation of the Black icon; Tamara Lanier's fight to reclaim the photos of her enslaved ancestors, Renty and Delia, from Harvard's archive; the Facebook Live recording by Lavish "Diamond" Reynolds of the murder of her partner Philando Castile by the police after being stopped for a broken tail light; and more. Legacy Russell explores the power of these tokens and argues that without the contributions of Black people, digital culture would not exist in its current form.

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  Failures of State: The Inside...

  Jonathan Calvert, George Arbuthnott

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  *THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* 
  A GUARDIAN AND SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 
  ‘An astonishing book’ James O’Brien 
  ‘A gripping, devastating read’ Sunday Times 
  The inside story of the UK’s response to the pandemic from the Insight investigations unit at The Sunday Times 
  Failures of State recounts the extraordinary political decisions taken at the heart of Boris Johnson’s government during the global pandemic. 
  Fully updated and corroborated by hundreds of sources, this is the insider’s account of how the government sleepwalked into disaster and tried to cover up its role in the tragedy. Thrillingly told, it exposes one of the most scandalous failures of political leadership in British history. 
  ‘A damning indictment’ Alan Johnson, Observer 
  ‘A devastating piece of journalism’ Andrew Marr 
  ‘This is a scandal’ Piers Morgan 
  Failures of State by Jonathan Calvert is a must-read for anyone interested in the health and social issues of the 21st century. The book provides a detailed account of the corruption and misconduct that have plagued our modern society, with a focus on international relations and the science behind the pandemic. 
  For fans of Rachel Clarke (Your Life In My Hands), James O'Brien (How They Broke Britain), Sebastian Payne (Broken Heartlands), Rory Stewart (The Places In Between), and Devi Lalita Sridhar (The Battle Against Hunger). 
  HarperCollins 2022

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  Naked Mind: Manipulation Dark...

  Chase Hughas

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  Would you like to be able to manipulate other people’s minds with ease? 
  Do you want to learn how to better yourself to become successful? 
  Then you are in the right place: thanks to “Naked Mind: Manipulation, Dark Psychology and Critical Thinking” you will discover the subtle art of dark psychology and learn to control other people's minds. 
  In this book, you'll learn that there is much more to it than that. You will see what people are doing each day, consciously and subconsciously, and how to recognize it faster. 
  Here's what you'll learn:The Basics of Dark PsychologyWhat is Body LanguageThe Importance of Analyzing PeopleHypnosisMind control techniquesThe Basics of Persuasion and Dark PsychologyWhy is Persuasion So Important?Changing MindsetsTechniques of PersuasionWhat Causes Specific Personality Traits How Different Personalities See the WorldImportance of Emotional Intelligence in Human LifeUnderstand the Various Dark Personalities: Psychopaths, Narcissists & MachiavelliansDark Psychology vs. Covert Emotional Manipulation             Concept of EmpathyDark Methods of ManipulationHow to Use Dark Psychology to Succeed at WorkGaslighting 
  Don't let yourself be victimized any longer. Manipulation is all around you, and it's impossible to escape. But it's not impossible to fight. Turn their tactics against them. 
  If you want to learn how to influence other people's subconsciousness and control their minds, all you have to do is follow the easy guides found in this book.  
  You will become the master of persuasion and mind control in no time. So what are you waiting for? 
  Get your copy today!

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  Girls Gone Wild: Lesbian Sex...

  Maya Sky

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  In Girls Gone Wild: Lesbian Sex Fantasies BOX SET, step into a world where boundaries are temptingly blurred, and every stolen glance ignites a spark too hot to contain. This collection dares you to dive headfirst into forbidden territory, where each tantalizing touch and seductive whisper pulls you deeper into raw, unfiltered pleasure.These stories lay bare secret fantasies, inviting you to explore a realm of uninhibited lust, where the thrill of first times and forbidden cravings merge in encounters that leave you breathless. Feel the intensity as hands wander boldly, lips trace new paths, and bodies entwine in sensual, steamy abandon. Surrender to the allure of thrilling threesomes, commanding older women who awaken desires you never knew you had, and sweet yet sinful encounters that push your fantasies to the brink. 
  Give in to the pulse of carnal ecstasy, each story a tantalizing journey to the edge of control, leaving you aching, gasping, and ready for more. This is passion unbound, an experience meant for those ready to indulge in the deepest, most unapologetically erotic desires imaginable

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  Dreyfus Affair and the Leo Frank...

  Editors Charles River

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  In September 1890, among a pile of torn-up documents delivered by Mme. Bastian was found a note handwritten in French which, when pieced together, proved to be a list of French military secrets handed over to the Germans by an unknown French officer of the General Staff. This discovery, which proved the existence of a traitor in the department, triggered a ferment in the corridors of the Conseil Supérieur de la Guerre, and the hunt was on for the culprit. By a process of elimination, officers of the military intelligence were able to narrow down a list of probable traitors, among whom was a young Jewish staff officer, Captain Alfred Dreyfus, who was immediately earmarked as the chief suspect.  
  	These are the essential facts of the “Dreyfus Affair,” as it came to be known, an episode that in many respects defined French anti-Semitism in the late 19th century. A case was built with the central objective of protecting the integrity of French military establishment, and in the process, the relatively muted anti-Semitism in France (at least compared to other European nations) was transformed into an era of virulent and violent Jew-hatred that characterized and sullied the final decade of the 19th century in France. Even today, as many of the affair’s nuances and facets have faded from memory, its political importance and anti-Semitic elements continue to be well-known and quite relevant today.  
  In 1913, Mary Phagan, a young Georgia factory girl and the daughter of tenant farmers, was raped and killed, and suspicion fell upon Leo Frank, the Jewish-American factory manager, who was subsequently arrested, tried, and convicted of her murder based on the thinnest of circumstantial evidence. The entire case against Frank rested on the testimony of the factory janitor, Jim Conley, despite the fact Conley had been arrested almost immediately after Frank when he was spotted washing what appeared to be blood off his clothes. 

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  They Were Here Before Us -...

  Eyal Halfon, Ran Barkai

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  This is not a book about archaeological sites. We shall come across flint tools, bones, skulls, surprising structures, and layers of earth that we can date to different periods—but they are not the heart of the matter. This book is about us, human beings, and about our place in the world. About what we have done, where we came from, which other humans used to be here, why they are no longer with us, and how and why our lives have changed. It's also about where we went wrong. What did early humans do because they had no choice and what is the price we are paying for this now? 
   
   
   
  Taking as the focus ten sites in Israel, the land corridor through which the human species passed on its journey from Africa to Europe, the story ranges far and wide from France, Spain, Turkey, and Georgia to Morocco and South Africa, North America, Columbia, and Peru. The authors follow the footsteps of our ancestors, describing the tools they used, the animals they hunted and the monuments they built. 
   
   
   
  This provocative and panoramic book shows listeners what they can learn from their ancestors, and how the unwavering ability of prehistoric people to survive and thrive can continue into the present.

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