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Uprooted: Family Trauma, Unknown Origins, and the Secretive History of Artificial Insemination
by Peter J. BoniTruth, Family, and the History of Artificial Insemination By his 40s, Peter J. Boni was an accomplished CEO, with a specialty in navigating high-tech companies out of hot water. Just before his fiftieth birthday, Peter’s seventy-five-year-old mother suffers a post-surgical stroke and unveils a blockbuster revelation: His father is not his biological father. Peter was conceived via an anonymous sperm donor. Through two decades of relentless research, he discovers his genealogical origin and a ... more -
American Schism: How the Two Enlightenments Hold the Secret to Healing Our Nation
by Seth David RadwellAn enlightened exploration of history to unite a deeply divided America The political dialogue in America has collapsed. Raw and bitter emotions such as anger and resentment have crowded out any logical debate. In this investigative tracing of our nation’s divergent roots, author Seth David Radwell explains that only reasoned analysis and historical perspective can act as salves for the irrational political discourse that is raging at present. Two disparate Americas have always coexisted, ... more -
Bring Back the Poll Tax! The GOP War on Voting Rights
by Earl Ofari HutchinsonIn Bring Back the Poll Tax! —The GOP War on Voting Rights, Political analyst Earl Ofari Hutchinson presents a grim and gloomy assessment of how, why, and by what means the GOP has waged a ruthless, no-holds-barred war to massively restrict voting in America. Hutchinson surveys the history of the ploys, laws, and barriers the GOP has thrown up. He assesses the history of voting rights suppression and disenfranchisement of Blacks and minorities from the days of the Jim Crow poll taxes and literacy... more -
From Lincoln to Trump
by Monette Bebow-ReinhardJam packed with the political evolution of those issues that still matter to us today. Second edition includes notations on all the presidents starting with Washington to show the changes in the parties. Continues with in-depth looks at the GOP presidents starting with Lincoln, and summaries of the Democrats. Demonstrates how we got from anti-slavery Lincoln to anti-black Trump. -
Socialism Revealed: Why Socialism's Issues Have Never Permitted Success in a Real Economy
by Phillip J. BrysonSocialism Revealed summarizes he history of socialist thought and socialist economic theories. It also reviews the attempts to develop socialist economies in the Soviet Union and the bloc countries, China, India, and in West European democratic countries. Finally, it reviews the economic implications of policies under discussion by democrats and socialist activists in today’s politics. Previously, Professor Bryson combined a detailed three-volume treatise into a single, encyclopedic, comprehens... more -
Usurpers: How voters stopped the GOP takeover of North Carolina's courts
by Billy CorriherRepublican legislators across the U.S. are taking aim at state courts: gerrymandering judges, partisan elections, and court packing. It's a page from the North Carolina legislature's playbook. But in North Carolina, voters protected the courts that stopped voter suppression. They thwarted the GOP’s worst power grabs from 2016 to 2018, even though Republicans had complete control over the legislative process. The story begins when the GOP took over the state legislature in 2010 and gerrymander... more -
Human Rising
by Roar Alexander MikalsenHuman Rising exposes how power politics and unconsciousness maintains a regime of drug prohibition. Written as a defence against arbitrary persecution, it explores the link between drug barons and governments, and shows why the drug laws violate basic human rights protections. -
Saaya Unveiled: South Asian Mental Health Spotlighted
by Mrinal GokhaleSaaya Unveiled: South Asian Mental Health Spotlighted shares the true stories of second-generation Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi immigrants who navigate mental health in the West- the U.S. U.K., and Canada. Each featured interviewee discusses how destigmatizing mental health became their fight, and how they're bridging the gap of access, education, and acceptance between generations. From topics like identity, culture, socialization, academia, love, loss, and trauma, each unique story unvei... more -
East West - Sword and Word
by Anwar A. AbdullahAt dawn of this brave century: overshadowed either by the mirage of Last Man or Last armada of Microbes, the heart of humanity is being ripped apart by the rising complexion of Modernism. While Religionism is tearing throughout the heart of modernity and money-life; Mammonism, is plotting against our humanity, everything is hinting at the heralded times to come. Wonder! at shuddering blow of utopian Mammonism, where are we going? Further, whether of reorganization of “Tender Nature”, of reprogra... more -
Family in a Time of Covid-19: The Truth About Coronavirus, How to Protect Yourself and Prepare
by E. HughesThis is a no frills apolitical nonfiction book about the tragic consequences of a dangerous virus unleashed on an unprepared public & the paranoia that takes hold of a family trying to keep from getting infected. - A true story. The book, published in April 2020, also accurately predicted what U.S. government would not admit at that the time, which is that the virus is airborne. This book offers many other facts as to why the virus is so incredibly dangerous and how the public can and should pro... more -
The Evil Within Us: Evolution of Social Systems & the Ideal State
by Tayyib A TayyibIn our world of nuclear weapons, global warming and an uncertain future for mankind, the US, among others, has developed economic and military conflicts with China, Russia, Iran, Venezuela, Libya, Syria and Palestine. In this atmosphere, we tend to forget what unites us. What is the "Goodness" that has created large communities living together in peace and relative harmony? How has the "Evil" of violence and exploitation been progressively suppressed over our long evolutionary history? In thi... more
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MIXED
by Jeanne JonesCandid, compelling, and ultimately revelatory, Mixed is a heartfelt, necessary, and timely exploration into the heart and soul of what it means to be and live as mixed, blended, and biracial in America. -
Unchecked Capitalism is Killing Us!
by Earl B. RynersonThe purpose of the book is to educate the reader about the extent of corruption, greed, and lobbying activities that occur in Washington between our elected officials and major corporations, their lobbyists, the wealthy and special interests. These activities started gradually in the 1980's when businesses learned they could get their way by "spreading money" around in Washington. It has grown to such an extent over these last 40 years that our nation is no longer a democracy; it is governed by ... more -
On Freedom and Revolt: A Comparative Investigation
by Carl E. MoylerThis book is dedicated to all those heroes and heroines who have seen and will see life as a daring adventure to be given in the name of service to humanity, to justice and to freedom. -
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by Maria TaylorWhat happened to the globally-beloved kangaroo, koala and other Australian indigenous animals under the beliefs and traditions of colonialism? How did their fate during 200 years of nation building become a fugitive drama of dispossession and disrespect – and what is today’s little-known and blood-stained legacy in a world rapidly losing its biodiversity? Documentary journalist Maria Taylor, author of Global warming and climate change: what Australia knew and buried, unveils a cultural history... more