A historian traces the origins of the modern law-and-order state to a surprising source: the liberal policies of the New Deal.Most Americans remember the New Deal as the crucible of modern liberalism. But while it is most closely associated with Roosevelt’s efforts to end the Depression and provide social security for the elderly, we have failed to acknowledge one of its most enduring legacies: its war on crime. Crime policy, Anthony Gregory argues, was a defining ...

Despite its mystique as the greatest Anglo-American legal protection, habeas corpus' history features power plays, political hypocrisy, ad hoc jurisprudence, and failures in securing individual liberty. This book tells the story of the writ from medieval England to modern America, crediting the rocky history to the writ's very nature as a government power. The book weighs in on habeas' historical controversies - addressing its origins, the relationship between king and parliament, the US C...

When Leo's best friends, Jerrell and Cory, surprise the circle by announcing they're gay, a shockwave is sent throughout the group, causing Leo to question everything he's ever known about sexuality, masculinity and even himself. Once Leo makes the hard decision to leave the life, he's only known, behind he'll finally find himself in a space to discover the person within that's always been ignored. But there's a problem, Leo realizes the man inside now resides in a community totally foreig...

Just when Kyle thought he'd gotten over his first love, events forces him to confront the feelings of his past. Now Kyle has to make a decision that could change the course of his life forever. Will he choose to move on or reclaim the first love of his heart?

Ride at your own risk…AvenGet in. Get paid. Get the hell out. That’s the plan. Scotland’s rolling hills are calling me home, and this job is just another stop along the way.But being her bodyguard is harder than expected. Keeping tabs on a fiercely independent lass who refuses to follow the rules? Nearly impossible.Then my cold, blackened heart starts to thaw as I watch her dirty little shows. She’s maddening, bratt...

"Stellar . . . Spectacular . . . [A] heartfelt, painstaking account." —Nell Irvin Painter, The Washington Post"An extraordinary collaboration . . . A profound achievement . . . Downs is a superb, even lyrical writer." —David W. Blight, Los Angeles TimesA Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year | One of Literary Hub's 50 Best Nonfiction Books of the YearA bold reinterpre...

Snow won’t be the only thing getting blownBennettAfter screwing up a recent hit, I’m broke, blacklisted, and no closer to finding my missing sister. I need a distraction.Five days in Alaska isn’t my idea of a retreat. I hate winter, but I hate Catarina Novak more. If I make her as miserable as possible, maybe I can forget how miserable I am.Frustrating Cat is my favorite pastime, but what happens when I discover som...

**"It is impossible to remain unmoved by Gregory's emotional, open memoir of surviving the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013. . . . This is a truly feel-good book that doesn't stint on the challenges that life throws at us."--**Publishers Weekly, starred review*****On April 15, 2013, Rebekah Gregory and her five-year-old son waited at the finish line of the Boston Marathon to support a friend who was running. When the blasts of terrorists' homemade b...

Perspectives on Children’s Spiritual Formation presents in counterpoint form four views of children’s spiritual formation and four related methods of Christian Education. Each chapter is written by a prominent person(s) representing his or her view. Contributors also respond to the other viewpoints. Views include the contemplative-reflective model (cultivating a quiet, worshipful spirit), instructional-analytic model (involving child evangelism and Bible memorization), pragmatic p...

From USA Today best-selling author Jane Anthony comes a seductive second-chance stand-alone rock-star romance.Ainsley Daniels wasn't the first girl to crawl out of my bed; she's just the first one I was dying to drag back in.As lead singer of the most notorious rock band in the world, people kiss the ground I walk on. I could have anyone I want. Any time. Any place.But I want her. And I'm going to have her.It's been more than a year since I first laid eyes o...

Historians working in the classical liberal tradition believe that individual decision-making and individual rights matter in the making of history. History written in the classical liberal tradition emerged largely in the nineteenth century, when the field of history was first professionalized in Europe and the Americas. Professional historical research was then imbued with liberal values, which included rigorous attention to the sources, historicist suspicion of an ultimate mover, an hon...

This poetic Black history picture book in verse for readers ages 7-10 honors the people of color who fought for the freedom at the first battle of the American Revolution in Lexington and Concord. New from Coretta Scott King Honor illustrator R. Gregory Christie and acclaimed author Ray Anthony Shepard.We, the patriots of Color, / will tell you what we did / on day one / of the American Revolution / to quench our thirst for Liberty.On April 19, 177...