![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “If one looks at the history of struggles of racism in the US, no change has happened simply because the president chose to move in a more progressive direction,” Davis explains. Davis warns us that even a hypothetically-perfect presidential candidate will not fight for justice if mass movements are not also in place to back them. Released in February by Haymarket Books, Angela Davis’ Freedom is A Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of A Movement is a well-timed reminder of the necessity of organizing. ![]() The credit for the candidates’ recent public awakenings lies with the concerted efforts of Black Lives Matter organizers. At the Democratic Presidential Debate in Flint, Michigan last Sunday, both Clinton and Sanders traced the expansion of mass incarceration to the systematic racism enshrined in Bill Clinton’s 1994 crime bill. “I wonder,” she added, “if Hillary Clinton is familiar with the book All the Women Are White, All the Blacks Are Men, but Some of Us Are Brave.”Ĭlinton’s words, delivered less than a year ago, stand in stark contrast to her campaign’s newfound focus on racial justice. “I understand that Hillary Clinton spoke at a church in Florissant, a few days ago, some five miles from Ferguson, where she insisted that ‘All lives matter.’ Does she not realize the extent to which such universal proclamations have always bolstered racism?” Angela Davis asked a gathering of Ferguson protestors and St. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Publisher’s Note: Timebound was originally released as Time’s Twisted Arrow. And regardless of her motives, does Kate have the right to manipulate the fate of the entire world? Risking everything, she travels back in time to the Chicago World’s Fair to try to prevent the murder and the chain of events that follows.Ĭhanging the timeline comes with a personal cost-if Kate succeeds, the boy she loves will have no memory of her existence. Kate learns that the 1893 killing is part of something much more sinister, and her genetic ability to time travel makes Kate the only one who can fix the future. Suddenly, that medallion is the only thing protecting Kate from blinking out of existence. ![]() But it all becomes horrifyingly real when a murder in the past destroys the foundation of Kate’s present-day life. When Kate Pierce-Keller’s grandmother gives her a strange blue medallion and speaks of time travel, sixteen-year-old Kate assumes the old woman is delusional. ![]() Of the books found in Rysa Walker Chronos Files Series, Timebound. Timebound by Rysa Walker, Paperback Barnes & Noble® Free Shipping on Orders of 40 or More Home Books Add to Wishlist Timebound by Rysa Walker 4. An Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award winner-Grand Prize and Young Adult Fiction. As far as Rysa Walker author profile is concerned, there are not too many books in her hat. ![]() ![]() ![]() William Dalrymple tells the remarkable story of the East India Company as it has never been told before, unfolding a timely cautionary tale of the first global corporate power. Anarchy > A BEAUTIFUL SIGNED UK FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING HARDBACK. Run by English merchants who collected taxes using a ruthless private army, this new regime saw the East India Company transform itself from an international trading corporation into something much more unusual: an aggressive colonial power in the guise of a multinational business. ![]() ![]() THE TOP 5 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2019 THE TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR FINALIST FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2020 LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2019 A FINANCIAL TIMES, OBSERVER, DAILY TELEGRAPH, WALL STREET JOURNAL AND TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Dalrymple is a superb historian with a visceral understanding of India … A book of beauty' – Gerard DeGroot, The Times In August 1765 the East India Company defeated the young Mughal emperor and forced him to establish a new administration in his richest provinces. ![]() ![]() ![]() Priest kicks off by introducing us to, you guessed it, a Priest – named Haden. ![]() A winner will be announced once all scores have come in and have been totalled.įor us here at Fantasy-Faction we had 3 books out of the 27 that stood head and shoulders above the rest and could have been very easy to name as our Champion: The Shadow of What Was Lost by James Islington, Exile by James Cormier and the book I am reviewing today, Priest by Matthew Colville. Once a champion has been selected they are entered into phase two of the competition which will see each novel being scored out of 10. The process of the SPFBO is that 10 Fantasy blogs around the world make their way through a total of 267 Self Published books and each selects a champion. ![]() I was sent 27 Self Published novels to read as part of Mark Lawrence’s Self Published Fantasy Blog Off. ![]() ![]() ![]() Told from alternating points of view, Good as Dead draws together an unlikely group of people bound to one another by a crime, a cover-up, and compounding deceptions. Because Holly and Savannah aren’t the only ones in the neighborhood with something to hide. But when their sudden appearance in privileged Calabasas, California, piques the curiosity of neighbors, the price becomes greater than they imagined. ![]() Holly and her daughter, Savannah, will want for nothing, beginning with a luxury dream house-all for the price of their silence. Susan Walter (susiefilmmaker) spent her youth working her way up the Hollywood ladder, taking the longest road possible to become a filmmaker, which she finally did after nearly two decades working on movie sets. Then a fixer for the high-powered guilty party approaches Holly with an offer she is in no position to refuse. Full Book Name:Good as Dead Author Name:Susan Walter Book Genre:Contemporary, Crime, Family, Fiction, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Psychological Thriller, Suspense, Thriller ISBN 9781542029025 Edition Language:English Date of Publication: PDF / EPUB File Name:GoodasDead-SusanWalter. In one violent moment, a hit-and-run accident turns Holly’s life upside down. It all starts with a promise from a stranger: We’ll take care of everything. ![]() ![]() ![]() In Wong’s view, Demosistō was pressing for more democracy and not independence. It’s a position the authorities viewed as incompatible with the territory’s Basic Law – a constitutional document setting out the principles of semi-autonomy from China – and which therefore invalidated his candidacy. At the time of the elections Wong was the secretary-general of Demosistō, a pro-democracy organisation he co-founded that - before it disbanded in June 2020 in the wake of Hong Kong’s draconian new national security law - was calling for “self-determination” for Hong Kong. ![]() ![]() “The elections were a landslide victory,” says Joshua Wong, the only person barred from standing in them, a ban he blames on “political censorship” and the “manipulation of Beijing”. Many of the newly elected officials were activists who had participated in the mass protests that had convulsed the semi-autonomous territory since June 2019, although Hong Kong’s most renowned activist wasn’t among them. Over 80 percent of seats – and 17 of the 18 district councils – went to candidates aligned with the pro-democracy movement, which had only won a quarter of seats in the previous elections four years earlier. When Hong Kong went to the polls on 24th November 2019, the territory’s pro-Beijing political establishment suffered a major blow. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When all the men in the camp come down with pox, she nurses them through it, saving many lives. This is one of those plots I wish I’d thought of! Low Down is an unkempt and hard-living woman who mines for gold in a mining camp. The result is ROBBY RIVERTON: MAIL ORDER BRIDE.įor this blog post I wanted to get nostalgic and talk about my favorite historical western romances. I finally had a chance to write a book “just for fun” and I chose a historical mail order bride romance with a m/m spin. I always wanted to do a historical western m/m romance, but various other projects and considerations kept me from going there. I’ve been writing m/m romance myself for five years now. ![]() ![]() Of the romances, my favorites were historical regencies and westerns. In high school and college I read two types of books – horror and (het) romance. Eli’s here to share some of her own favorite Western romances with us, and there’s also a giveaway for you to enter so be sure to check out the Rafflecopter widget for details.Įli’s Favorite Historical Western Romances We’re so pleased to have author Eli Easton stopping by today on the tour for her new historical romance, Robby Riverton: Mail Order Bride, a delightful romp through the Old West. ![]() ![]() ![]() Ebook is a website in a box born into the slums and enjoy Tenggelamnya Kapal Van Der Wijck by Hamka it, even if you can t imagine understanding anything in German right now. 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And I am the Lemonade King.Įvan Treski is people-smart. ![]() The world is a thirsty place, he thought as he nearly emptied his fourth pitcher of the day. ![]() As it captures the one-of-a-kind bond between brother and sister, this poignant novel also subtly explores how arguments can escalate beyond anyone’s intent.įor a full hour, he poured lemonade. The Lemonade War deftly touches on the vocabulary and morality of economics, while maintaining a suspenseful narrative that engaged my sons and taught them many math and money concepts previously not considered. Here is a clever blend of humor, math wizardry, and business know-how. 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