She was dying to live.He was living to die.Their friendship was just the beginning.Bulldog struggled for years to survive on his own. But when he's arrested for the third time, he's headed for change or headed for jail. With the Program watching his every move, he meets young cancer survivor Flower and helps her complete her bucket list.Their time together inspires Bulldog, but this ain't no Disney movie. A ...

He fights to hold the line.She's always crossing it.How far would you go to protect your own?Gabriel Weiss is a soldier-turned-cop patrolling the grim streets of his hometown Crestview. His daughter Samantha is a recovering pill addict who parties too hard and is left to die after a frat party hookup.Seeking revenge, he enlists the help of his fellow officers to hunt down local hero and NCAA-prospect Dru Hamilton for answers. But Gabriel soon realizes he's u...

The only detailed collection of writings from Afro- American philosophers, this book presents material of considerable philosophical and cultural interest, The editor has brought scholarship and imagination to this important task, bringing to the fore one of our most important but neglected heritages. John J. McDermott, Editor of The Philosophy of John Dewey and The Writings of William James The development and critical mediation of any tradition require, among other things, the appropriat...

Collating, for the first time, the key writings of Leonard Harris, this volume introduces readers to a leading figure in African-American and liberatory thought.Harris' writings on honor, insurrectionist ethics, tradition, and his work on Alain Locke have established him as a leading figure in critical philosophy. His timely and urgent responses to structural racism and structural violence mark him out as a bold cultural commentator and a deft theoretician.The wealth and de...

Considering the development and ongoing influence of Black thoughtFrom 1900 to the present, people of African descent living in the United States have drawn on homegrown and diasporic minds to create a Black intellectual tradition engaged with ideas on race, racial oppression, and the world. This volume presents essays on the diverse thought behind the fight for racial justice as developed by African American artists and intellectuals; performers and protest activi...

Over the course of the last four decades, William Leon McBride has distinguished himself as a teacher, mentor, and scholar without peer. The author of seven books and more than two hundred book chapters, articles, and reviews, he is a world-renowned expert on the philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre and a leader in the international community of philosophers. This volume—which celebrates the occasion of his seventy-fifth birthday—includes contributions from colleagues, friends, and formers stude...

In Philosophic Values and World Citizenship: Locke to Obama and Beyond, Alain Locke-the central promoter of the Harlem Renaissance, America's most famous African American pragmatist, the cultural referent for Renaissance movements in the Caribbean and Africa-is placed in conversation with leading philosophers and cultural figures in the modern world. The contributors to this collection compare and contrast Locke's views on values, tolerance, cosmopolitanism, and American and world...

Alain L. Locke (1886-1954), in his famous 1925 anthology The**New Negro, declared that “the pulse of the Negro world has begun to beat in Harlem.” Often called the father of the Harlem Renaissance, Locke had his finger directly on that pulse, promoting, influencing, and sparring with such figures as Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Jacob Lawrence, Richmond Barthé, William Grant Still, Booker T. Washington, W. E. B. Du Bois, Ralph Bunche, and John Dewey. The long-awaited first ...

The new edition of this popular book is reorganized to present pairs of contrasting views on what it means to be a man in contemporary Western culture. Addressing such issues as sex differences, fatherhood, intimacy, homosexuality, and oppression; the collection also includes new discussions of paternity, pornography, mixed-race marriage, impotence, and violence. Rethinking Masculinity is an excellent text for gender studies, ethics, and social philosophy courses.

Pranayama: Step-by-Step Guide To Pranayama and The Power of Yoga BreathingPranayama iѕ a ѕсiеnсе within thе lаrgеr science of Yоgа. Althоugh Yоgа аnd рrаnауаmа have existed for thousands оf уеаrѕ, their еxiѕtеnсе in the Western consciousness is a fеw hundrеd years оld, аt bеѕt and pranayama has bесоmе glоbаllу popular, due tо itѕ hеаling рrореrtiеѕ.Prаnауаmа iѕ соmрriѕеd оf thе root words "Prana" meaning brеаth or lifе fоrсе, "уаmа" mеаning соntrоl оr discipline аnd "ауаm...

“‘Harry, this is Leonard. I just wanted you to know I watched your film on me and it struck me I never thanked you enough at the time for the magnificent gift you gave with that film. Call me.’Then he left his personal number.” Harry Rasky, April 2000.No other book about Leonard Cohen gets so close to the man, his city, his poems and songs, his friends, his background, and the many original influences that forged this world-famous poet, songwriter and performer as the Song of Leonard Cohen...

"IN THE FOLLOWING PAGES the author deals with an exceedingly interesting subject in a most agreeable and instructive manner. His long experience with Arab horses in the East, in the West, on the ranch, in the park, and on Endurance Rides, fits him to speak with authority. I was one of the judges of the first Endurance Ride, conducted under rigid rules and active supervision, in this country, Mr. Harris rode an Arabian mare in this difficult contest, sixty miles per day, for five successive...