Southern bus boycotts and lunch counter sit-ins were famous acts of civil disobedience but were also demands for jobs in the very services being denied blacks. Gavin Wright shows that the civil rights struggle was of economic benefit to all parties: the wages of southern blacks increased dramatically but not at the expense of southern whites.

Through an analysis of slavery as an economic institution, Gavin Wright presents an innovative look at the economic divergence between North and South in the antebellum era. He draws a distinction between slavery as a form of work organization—the aspect that has dominated historical debates—and slavery as a set of property rights. Slave-based commerce remained central to the eighteenth-century rise of the Atlantic economy, not because slave plantations were superior as a method of organiz...

Discover the joys and benefitsof riding a bikeWhether you're looking to join the Lycra brigade, tear down mountain bike trails or simply teach yourself — or your child — how to ride, this practical guide covers all your needs, from choosing the right bike and accessories to hitting the road and trails. Improve your health and fitness, reduce your carbon footprint and have fun along the way!Pick the bike and equipment that suit you — determine whether ...

When four members of one family-owned corporation are kidnapped off the streets in Honolulu, Gavin’s intel says this is a corporate espionage case, … but is it?Not much to like about this case. Too many people are involved, … including an old friend of Gavin’s. But, as Gavin digs deeper into the motives of the suspect pool, events get uglier, and bodies start to fall.Rosaline has no idea how she ended up in this nightmare, but all she cares about is her ail...

An old friend needs Gavin's help finding his missing brother...Gavin has barely recovered from the last time he was called in to solve a life or death problem, but when a friend needs help he is there...He heads to Portland, Oregon to see what he can do. Is this new case connected to the mysterious Black Magic Society or is it just a normal missing persons case?Old Favors Old Flames is a fast-paced, action filled adventure that you will have trouble putting down.

A bold wanderer. A hidden history. A clockwork killer.Berkeley, California. After leaving his covert military group, paranormal PI Gavin Wright still battles the darkness of his past. Subsisting out of his van, he scrapes together a living in his secret supernatural community running background checks and tracking cheating spouses. But his first high-profile gig becomes a doomsday countdown when he's hired to find someone knocking off the magical council.Suspicious that the...

Going after his friends was the wrong move…Gavin Wright — Paranormal Detective — stopped the plot to kill prominent magic users, but he knows it won't end there.Something worse is coming…The Black Magic Society is waiting and planning their next strike. Will Gavin be ready?Investigating cheating spouses, solving minor crimes, and recovering stolen magical items is the daily business of Gavin and business is usually good in the shadier parts of the San Franci...

In his Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln promised that the nation’s sacrifices during the Civil War would lead to a “new birth of freedom.” Lincoln’s Unfinished Work analyzes how the United States has attempted to realize—or subvert—that promise over the past century and a half. The volume is not solely about Lincoln, or the immediate unfinished work of Reconstruction, or the broader unfinished work of America coming to terms with its tangled history of race; it investigates all...

This volume explores, both in theory and in practice, what “social coordination” is and how public policies can help or hinder the processes of social coordination. In particular, these chapters examine the institutional incentives that motivate public policy decisions and their implementation to achieve specific individual and social goals. Some chapters in this volume are more theoretical, applying insights from the Austrian, Virginia, and Bloomington schools of political economy to publ...

In "Mending and Repair of Books," Margaret Wright Brown expertly navigates the intricate world of book conservation, highlighting both practical techniques and theoretical underpinnings. The text is a blend of accessible prose and detailed instruction, enriched by vivid illustrations that bring the complex processes of mending and repair to life. Brown discusses the historical evolution of bookbinding and the philosophy of preservation, situating her work within the greater context of bibl...

Richard Walton is in trouble again. He has lost his job, and he has borrowed money from his sister, Jennifer – again. And now he has disappeared. Jennifer is looking for him, and so are the police. They both have some questions that they want to ask him. How did he lose his job? Why did he fly to Frankfurt? Who gave his girlfriend those very expensive gold ear-rings? Only Richard can answer these questions. But nobody can find Richard.

Death, Resurrection, and Human Destiny: Christian and Muslim Perspectives is a record of the 2012 Building Bridges seminar for leading Christian and Muslim scholars, convened by Rowan Williams, then Archbishop of Canterbury. The essays in this volume explore what the Bible and Qurān—and the Christian and Islamic theological traditions—have to say about death, resurrection, and human destiny. Special attention is given to the writings of al-Ghazali and Dante. Other essays explore the notion...