Vicki Stark’s mother is overprotective, narcissistic, and often cruel and callous. She is also dying.She has one last request: that Vicki scatter her ashes at Lake Amanda, three thousand miles away, at a precise location, on a precise date, at a precise time.Pushing through long-held resentments, Vicki promises to fulfill the peculiar request. Her curiosity is piqued when she finds a love note that raises perplexing questions about her mother’s secretive past.Compou...

An exploration of how memories of the Holodomor famine shaped Ukraine's national identity, existential threat perceptions, and resistance against RussiaFor many international observers of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Holodomor is the most important story they have never heard. When the Ukrainian Sun Rises explores the domestic, international, and geopolitical implications of this 1932–33 genocide—an artificial famine in Joseph Sta...

This insightful study describes and illustrates the troops fielded by the Ptolemaic regime in North Africa throughout its turbulent 275-year existence.Founded by Ptolemy I Soter, a close companion of Alexander the Great, the Ptolemaic Empire encompassed Egypt, northern Libya and parts of the Levant for nearly three centuries. Initially, its armies fought in the Wars of the Diadochi, as Alexander's successors disputed his conquests. Intermittent conflicts with the e...

This fully illustrated study explores and depicts the machine-gun tactics employed by both sides on the Western Front in 1914–18.During World War I, machine guns made an enormous combat contribution in the hands of both Entente and Central Powers forces, not only during the trench warfare of 1914–17 but also in the more mobile climactic battles of 1918. While light machine guns and 'automatic rifles' were widely issued to infantry at platoon level, this book focuse...

From New York Times bestselling author, feminist pioneer, and cultural icon bell hooks, an evergreen treatise on how patriarchy and toxic masculinity hurts us all.Feminist writing did not tell us about the deep inner misery of men.Everyone needs to love and be loved—including men. But to know love, men must be able to look at the ways in which patriarchal culture keeps them from understanding themselves. In The Will to...

From New York Times bestselling author, feminist pioneer, and cultural icon bell hooks, an evergreen treatise on how patriarchy and toxic masculinity hurts us all.Feminist writing did not tell us about the deep inner misery of men.Everyone needs to love and be loved—including men. But to know love, men must be able to look at the ways in which patriarchal culture keeps them from understanding themselves. In The Will to...

A New York Times bestseller and enduring classic, All About Love is the acclaimed first volume in feminist icon bell hooks' "Love Song to the Nation" trilogy. All About Love reveals what causes a polarized society, and how to heal the divisions that cause suffering. Here is the truth about love, and inspiration to help us instill caring, compassion, and strength in our homes, schools, and workplaces.“The word ‘love’ is most often defined ...

The Future of Black Leadership Begins NowFor generations, Black leaders have shaped history, broken barriers, and paved the way for progress. From the resilience of Harriet Tubman to the strategic brilliance of Malcolm X and the transformative policies of Barack Obama, Black leadership has never been about titles, it has been about action, accountability, and impact.But today, we are at a turning point. The old models of leadership, where a few figures carr...

the bounty of freedom is a epic dark pirate fanasty. go on an adventure with our making character Alex, a poor young orphan, who becomes a pirate captain, and oppresses the oppressers and grows on his journey. enjoy the twist from begining to end!

As a lifelong journal writer, I find Beverly Hooks's journal both inviting and inspiring. The paintings are vivid with color and life, reminding us of the beauty and blessing in each of our lives.-Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times best-selling authorIn the hectic world we live in, it's important to find quiet time and let our inspired senses to be set free. Come journal your thoughts and let Beverly Hooks's original paintings and poetry inspire you. With pen to paper, find...

Book Two: A Plague of MadnessThe Benben Stone, retrieved and reset, should have righted the balance, but something is off. Physical restriction didn't dampen the God of Slaughter's designs at all. He is heavily invested in his magically engineered creation trapped under the mountain and can only reach out for short periods to tweak his plans before racing back to reestablish order. But short periods are enough to keep his plots on track as the Golden Path now opera...

By the New York Times bestselling author of All About Love and Communion“A manual for fixing our culture…In writing that is elegant and penetratingly simple, [hooks] gives voice to some things we may know in our hearts but need an interpreter like her to process.”—Black Issues Book ReviewBeloved visionary and cultural critic bell hooks continues her exploration of the meaning of love in contemporary Americ...