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The explosive, hotly-anticipated debut novel from the New York Times-bestselling author of Friday Black, about two top women gladiators fighting for their freedom within a depraved private prison system not so far-removed from America’s own.
Loretta Thurwar and Hamara “Hurricane Staxxx” Stacker are the stars of Chain-Gang All-Stars, the cornerstone of CAPE, or Criminal Action Penal Entertainment, a highly-popular, highly-controversial, profit-raising program in America’s increasingly dominant private prison industry. It’s the return of the gladiators and prisoners are competing for the ultimate prize: their freedom.
In CAPE, prisoners travel as Links in Chain-Gangs, competing in death-matches for packed arenas with righteous protestors at the gates. Thurwar and Staxxx, both teammates and lovers, are the fan favorites. And if all goes well, Thurwar will be free in just a few matches, a fact she carries as heavily as her lethal hammer. As she prepares to leave her fellow Links, she considers how she might help preserve their humanity, in defiance of these so-called games, but CAPE’s corporate owners will stop at nothing to protect their status quo and the obstacles they lay in Thurwar’s path have devastating consequences.
Moving from the Links in the field to the protestors to the CAPE employees and beyond, Chain-Gang All-Stars is a kaleidoscopic, excoriating look at the American prison system’s unholy alliance of systemic racism, unchecked capitalism, and mass incarceration, and a clear-eyed reckoning with what freedom in America really means.
She felt their eyes, all those executioners... Enter a world where,
watched by millions, prisoners fight like gladiators for the
ultimate prize: their freedom. 'The new maestro of dystopian lit
has arrived' WIRED 'A pure fire page turner' MAX PORTER
'Electrifying' GEORGE SAUNDERS Welcome to Chain-Gang All-Stars, the
popular and highly controversial programme inside America's private
prison system. In packed arenas, live-streamed by millions,
prisoners compete as gladiators for the ultimate prize: their
freedom. Fan favourites Loretta Thurwar and Hamara 'Hurricane
Staxxx' Stacker are teammates and lovers. Thurwar is nearing the
end of her time on the circuit, free in just a few matches, a fact
she carries as heavily as her lethal hammer. As she prepares for
her final encounters, as protestors gather at the gates, and as the
programme's corporate owners stack the odds against her - will the
price be simply too high? --------- READERS CAN'T STOP TALKING
ABOUT THE BOOK OF SUMMER 2023 'I've waited my whole life for a
sapphic Hunger Games!' 'An explosive page-turner that's also a
chilling social commentary.' 'This novel is alive and glorious.
Give it all the awards.' 'Had me cheering and weeping, unable to
tear my eyes from the page.' 'A masterpiece that packs a mighty
punch.'
When Nana-Ama Danquah, a twenty-two-year-old single mother, began
to suffer from a variety of depressive symptoms after giving birth
to her daughter, she thought she was going crazy. Determined to
portray strength in a world that often undervalues Black women’s
lives, she shrouded her debilitating despair in silence and denial.
But when she befriends other Black women who suffer with
depression, she finds the support she needs to confront the
traumatic childhood events that lie beneath her grief. Twenty-five
years after its initial publication, as best-selling author Andrew
Solomon writes in an illuminating foreword, Willow Weep for Me
“remains a brave book . . . but at the time of its writing it was
humblingly audacious.” Also including an afterword from the
author, this groundbreaking classic is a powerful meditation on
courage and a litany for survival. “An important and moving
memoir. [Danquah] describes beautifully her experiences with
depression.” —Kay Redfield Jamison, author of An Unquiet Mind
The Bible says that, \"My people are destroyed for lack of
knowledge.\" For this reason, this book has been written to
transform the lives of believers physically, spiritually and
mentally. This will enable you to know some of the sources of the
problems of the world such as lack of peace, lack of unity, wars,
etc., that has become cankered in the world. This book will also
enable believers to know the four types of people in the Church in
order to be wise in their Christian lives. The Bible says that, \"A
righteous man may fall seven times, but rise again.\"
Unfortunately, many believers easily give up when they encounter
problems. For this reason, this book has been written to disclose
to believers that, failure is not the end of their lives. This book
is full of divine truth. The Bible says that, \"Thou shall know the
truth and the truth shall make you free.\" Read this book to be
wiser.
The main motive of this book is to draw believers' attention from
false doctrines concerning Holy Spirit baptism, water baptism,
salvation and prayer. This book will enable believers to know their
identity and heritage as children of God. This book also talks
about the personality of Jesus Christ, His baptism and the
importance of His death. This book will also enable believers to
know some of the Bible prophecies concerning the events of the end
time. The Bible says, \"For lack of knowledge my people perish.
This book contains light to direct you. Read it to be wiser.
"Night Mail" (1936) is one of the best-loved and best-known films
in the canon of British documentary cinema. Bringing together the
creative talents of Harry Watt, Basil Wright, WH Auden and Benjamin
Britten, the film gave John Griersona's documentary school its
first popular success. Its collectivist politics and its peculiarly
modest brand of modernism is as redolent of the inter-war age as
Agatha Christie, Penguin Books or The Shell Guides. But it was also
a corporate promo, part of a publicity campaign initiated by
Clement Attlee to stave off Post Office part-privatisation and to
improve the morale of postal workers. Scott Anthonya's study
provides a lively appreciation of this vivid, witty and often just
plain eccentric masterpiece. In doing so he uncovers the remarkable
stories of civic-minded idealism, creative intrigue and political
trickery that underpin this classic documentary.
A DOROTHY KOOMSON BOOK OF THE YEAR AN ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR
'Such a beautiful read, like chatting to a friend over a cuppa.
This is the intimate, insightful read that I didn't know I needed.
Just brilliant.' Dorothy Koomson Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah spent
decades talking openly and intimately to African women around the
world about sex. In this book, she brings together their
extraordinary stories, whilst also chronicling her own journey
towards sexual freedom. From finding queer community in Egypt to
living a polyamorous life in Senegal to understanding the
intersectionality of religion and pleasure in Cameroon, their
necessary narratives are individual and illuminating. This stunning
collection provides crucial insight into our quest for sexual power
and offers all women inspirational examples to live a truly
liberated life. 'Touching, joyful, defiant - and honest.'
Economist, Books of the Year 2021 'Fascinating.' Bernadine Evaristo
'Honest and moving. A vital treasure.' Bolu Babalola, author of
Love in Colour 'Stunning. Essential read! I couldn't put it down.'
Nicole Dennis-Benn, bestselling author of Patsy and Here Comes the
Sun 'Leaves you feeling deliciously empowered.' Lola Shoneyin,
author of The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives 'Boundary-breaking,
fascinating and deeply affirming.' Otegha Uwagba, author of Little
Black Book
This volume presents a comprehensive survey of the dynamics of
conflict and climate induced forced displacement and organisational
response across Asia and the Pacific. The Asia Pacific region hosts
some of the largest numbers of displaced people on the planet, with
some of the fewest protections available and sparse frameworks for
advancing rights, livelihood, and policy. The region maintains the
lowest number of signatory states to international refugee
protection covenants, and the majority of national protection and
support systems are ad hoc, precarious, and unpredictable. Civil
society has very often filled in the gaps but, with the rise of
nationalist rhetoric, civil society space has been shrinking.
Drawing upon the expertise of academics, practitioners, historians,
theorists, policy makers, political scientists, economists, and the
voices of affected communities across the region, this book
examines both key case studies and larger regional trends. This
book is a valuable resource for scholars and practitioners looking
to understand the complexities of responses to refugees and forced
migrants in the Asia Pacific Region.
On the heels of the bestselling Bucket List comes a new entry into
the series focused on family-friendly trips, getaways, escapes, and
adventures that go beyond the tried and true. With options for
exciting trips and anything but ordinary journeys, the vast choice
of experiences showcased in this volume is curated to appeal to all
types of families and people of all ages: from visiting a 'hobbit
roundhouse' in Cornwall, England or shopping the docks for lobster
in Portland, Maine to birdspotting along the Panama Canal or
partaking of hundreds of activities at the Florida State Fair.
Organized geographically, the book s entries feature a wide array
of things to do spanning numerous interests and activity levels
sure to appeal to all ages from kids to grandparents: go boating on
New York State s Erie Canal; stroll the tulip fields outside
Amsterdam; celebrate Mexico s Day of the Dead the 'original'
Halloween; experience authentic Japanese living including a
traditional tea ceremony in Kyoto; take your family to a cooking
school in Tuscany; explore the Pacific Northwest by ferry; and much
more. This book appeals to everyone s inner daydreamer and armchair
traveler, as well as anyone seeking an alternative to a generic
vacation.
It is written. "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for
brethren to dwell together in unity." (Psalm 133) Where there is
unity there is peace and development. But unity cannot be achieved
unless people know themselves by nature. For this reason, this book
has been written to make people aware, of the different kinds of
human nature in order to make right choices for marriage,
friendship and leadership, as well as career, profession and
occupation. This book will also enable people to know the peace,
medicine in order for peace which serves as the sources of unity
and development in life, society and a nation as a whole, to
prevail. The Bible says, that, "My people are destroyed for lack of
knowledge." This book is full of divine truth. Read it to be wiser.
Many people suffer in life just because they don't know who they
are and what they are destined for. This book will help you to know
who you are and what you are destined for in order to break through
in life. Many people also fail in life due to their negative
response to change. Change is permanent, constant and so powerful
that it affects everything under the sun. With the exception of
God, everything goes through change. Since everything changes,
one's success or failure in life depends largely on his or her
reaction or response to change. For this reason, this book has been
written to draw believers' attention to the power of change in
order to help them make it in life. This book will also enable you
to know the reason why Africa is underdeveloped despite its
numerous natural resources. The Bible says, "For lack of knowledge
my people are destroyed." This book is full of divine truth. Read
it to transform your life.
This book provides an overview of the current epidemiology of the
HIV epidemic among young people in Eastern and Southern Africa
(ESA) and examines the efforts to confront and reduce the high
level of new HIV infections amongst young people. Taking a
multi-dimensional approach to prevention, the contributors discuss
the many challenges facing these efforts, in view of the slow
progress in curbing the incidence of HIV amongst young people,
focusing particularly on the structural and social drivers of HIV.
Through an examination of these issues, chapters in this book
provide valuable insights on how to mitigate HIV risk among young
people and what can be regarded as the catalysts to mounting
credible policy and programmatic responses required to achieve
epidemic control in the region. The contributors draw on examples
from a range of primary and secondary data sources to illustrate
promising practices and challenges in HIV prevention, demonstrating
links between conceptual approaches to prevention and lessons
learnt from implementation projects in the region. Bringing
together social scientists and public health experts who are
actively engaged in finding effective solutions, the book discusses
'which interventions works', 'why they work', and the limitations
and gaps in our knowledge to curb the pandemic amongst young
people. As such it is an important read for researchers focusing on
HIV/AIDS and public health. The Open Access version of this book,
available at
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/10.4324/9780429462818 has
been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non
Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
Africa still finds itself in the clutches of poverty and
underdevelopment. The expected benefits from economic restructuring
have not been realized and the debt burden continues to weigh
heavily on African economies, constraining the possibilities of
growth. Problems that have existed since the 1960s remain and links
with the global economy continue to increase but fall short of
requirements. Against this background it is not surprising that the
vast majority of African states will not meet the Millennium
Development Goals. The search for political systems that can
deliver development have been categorized by cynics as old wine in
old bottles with new stickers. As the dividends from globalization
elude Africa in the 21st century, it becomes clear that it is a
series of failed states, rogue states and even stateless states.
This volume brings together leading researchers and analysts to
examine issues and identify policy options which can lead to
renewal in Africa. It provides an opportunity to reflect and offers
a critical multidisciplinary appraisal of the future challenges
facing Africa.
Presents a clear path to developing quantitative multi-phase and
multi-component phase field models for solidification and other
phase transformation kinetics based on practical grand potential
functional Derives explicitly and discusses the quantitative nature
of the model formulations through matched interface asymptotic
analysis Explores a framework for quantitative treatment of rapid
solidification to control solute trapping and solute drag dynamics
1. It is a book that offers a multi-disciplinary perspective on
teaching for social justice. 2. Each chapter provides concrete
strategies and examples for faculty to use in their classrooms. 3.
It is a book that takes up topics like universal design for
learning, working with archives, and peace literacy, which have not
previously been a part of similar edited volumes on teaching in
higher education.
1. It is a book that offers a multi-disciplinary perspective on
teaching for social justice. 2. Each chapter provides concrete
strategies and examples for faculty to use in their classrooms. 3.
It is a book that takes up topics like universal design for
learning, working with archives, and peace literacy, which have not
previously been a part of similar edited volumes on teaching in
higher education.
This book provides an overview of the current epidemiology of the
HIV epidemic among young people in Eastern and Southern Africa
(ESA) and examines the efforts to confront and reduce the high
level of new HIV infections amongst young people. Taking a
multi-dimensional approach to prevention, the contributors discuss
the many challenges facing these efforts, in view of the slow
progress in curbing the incidence of HIV amongst young people,
focusing particularly on the structural and social drivers of HIV.
Through an examination of these issues, chapters in this book
provide valuable insights on how to mitigate HIV risk among young
people and what can be regarded as the catalysts to mounting
credible policy and programmatic responses required to achieve
epidemic control in the region. The contributors draw on examples
from a range of primary and secondary data sources to illustrate
promising practices and challenges in HIV prevention, demonstrating
links between conceptual approaches to prevention and lessons
learnt from implementation projects in the region. Bringing
together social scientists and public health experts who are
actively engaged in finding effective solutions, the book discusses
'which interventions works', 'why they work', and the limitations
and gaps in our knowledge to curb the pandemic amongst young
people. As such it is an important read for researchers focusing on
HIV/AIDS and public health. The Open Access version of this book,
available at
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/10.4324/9780429462818 has
been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non
Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
'Meditative, gestural, philosophic: a brave reinvention of the
immigrant narrative ... Unprecedented' Taiye Selasi 'Adept,
admirable, important' Guardian Maya grows up in Germany in the
shadow of her beautiful, volatile mother: a whirlwind, spinning
stories of the family's former glory. Then Kojo arrives. Kojo has a
way of talking about Ghana, and empire, and history - and for the
first time, Maya understands that her parents are exiles. But fate
intervenes, and the cousins are separated. Returning to Ghana years
later, Maya's homecoming sets off an exorcism of her country's
darkest demons. In this destruction's wake Maya realises her
purpose: to tell the story of her mother her cousin, their land and
their loss, in her own voice.
Multiple Translation Communities in Contemporary Japan offers a
collection of essays that (1) deepens the understanding of the
cultural and linguistic diversity of communities in contemporary
Japan and how translation operates in this shifting context and
circulates globally by looking at some of the ways it is theorized
and approached as a significant social, cultural, or political
practice, and harnessed by its multiple agents; (2) draws attention
to the multi-platform translations of cultural productions such as
manga, which are both particular to and popular in Japan but also
culturally influential and widely circulated transnationally; (3)
poses questions about the range of roles translation has in the
construction, performance, and control of gender roles in Japan,
and (4) enriches Translation Studies by offering essays that
problematize critical notions related to translation. In short, the
essays in this book highlight the diversity and ubiquity of
translation in Japan as well as the range of methods being used to
understand how it is being theorized, positioned, and practiced.
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Dorothea Lange - Seeing People
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An expansive look at portraiture, identity, and inequality as seen
in Dorothea Lange’s iconic photographs  Dorothea Lange
(1895–1965) aimed to make pictures that were, in her words,
“important and useful.” Her decades-long investigation of how
photography could articulate people’s core values and sense of
self helped to expand our current understanding of portraiture and
the meaning of documentary practice.  Lange’s sensitive
portraits showing the common humanity of often marginalized people
were pivotal to public understanding of vast social problems in the
twentieth century. Compassion guided Lange’s early portraits of
Indigenous people in Arizona and New Mexico from the 1920s and
1930s, as well as her depictions of striking workers, migrant
farmers, rural African Americans, Japanese Americans in internment
camps, and the people she met while traveling in Europe, Asia, and
Latin America. Â Drawing on new research, the authors look at
Lange’s roots in studio portraiture and demonstrate how her
influential and widely seen photographs addressed issues of
identity as well as social, economic, and racial
inequalities—topics that remain as relevant for our times as they
were for hers. Published in association with the National Gallery
of Art, Washington Exhibition Schedule: Â National Gallery of
Art, Washington, DC (November 5, 2023–March 31, 2024) Â
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