Russell Maroon Shoatz is a political prisoner who has been held unjustly for over thirty years, including two decades in solitary confinement. He was active as a leader in the Black Liberation Movement in Philadelphia, both above and underground. His successful escapes from maximum-security prisons earned him the title “Maroon.” This is the first published collection of his accumulated written works, and also includes new essays written expressly for this volume.Despite the torture...

With contributions from activists, artists, and scholars, Afro Asia is a groundbreaking collection of writing on the historical alliances, cultural connections, and shared political strategies linking African Americans and Asian Americans. Bringing together autobiography, poetry, scholarly criticism, and other genres, this volume represents an activist vanguard in the cultural struggle against oppression.Afro Asia opens with analyses of historical connections betw...

A cross between Michael Pollan’s Food Rules and Adam Richman’s Food vs. Man, Raw Extreme Manifesto is one man’s journey into raw food extremism. With sensible tips, simple recipes, rules, and most importantly, results, Fred Ho’s book tells you everything you need to know about going totally raw-without spending all your money on expensive juicers or fancy groceries.Driven by a desire to become healthier and solve a myriad of health issues, Fred Ho begins ...

When American saxophonist and social activist Fred Ho was diagnosed with stage 3b colo-rectal cancer in 2006 he underwent immediate surgery to remove the tumor and began preparing for chemotherapy. Within days his friends mobilized to arrange grocery deliveries, transport, companionship, and housekeeping duties-they called themselves Warriors for Fred.”Fred chose to write his astonishing cancer memoir as a diary, acknowledging that all the greatest warriors from Sun Tzu to swordsm...

Bestselling author Dan Buettner reveals how to transform your health using smart nutrition, lifestyle, and fitness habits gleaned from longevity research on the diets, eating habits, and lifestyle practices of the communities he's identified as "Blue Zones"—those places with the world's longest-lived, and thus healthiest, people, including locations such as Okinawa, Japan; Sardinia, Italy; Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula; Ikaria, Greece; and Loma Linda, California. With the audacious belief ...

Why do we overeat time and time again? Why do we make poor diet choices while we want to be healthy? What makes losing weight so difficult? These and many other vital questions are addressed in 12 Steps to Raw Foods in an open and sincere dialogue. Based on the latest scientific research, Victoria Boutenko explains the numerous benefits of choosing a diet of fresh rather than cooked foods. This book contains self-tests and questionnaires that help the reader to determine if they h...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND INSPIRATION FOR THE NETFLIX SERIES'It's not often that a life-changing book falls into one's lap ... Yet Michael Pollan's Cooked is one of them.' SundayTelegraph'This is a love song to old, slow kitchen skills at their delicious best' Kathryn Huges, GUARDIAN BOOKS OF THE YEARThe New York Times Top Five Bestseller - Michae...

**Heal your body, lose excess weight, and free yourself from toxic food with this simple guide focusing on sustainable food."A breadth of information." —Rip Esselstyn, New York Times bestselling author of The Engine 2 Cookbook**31-Day Food Revolution is your guide to liberation from a toxic food world. Author Ocean Robbins reveals the secrets the industrialized food industry doesn't want you to know, how specific ingredients and methods could be m...

Discover how to preserve your favorite foods in every season with the easy techniques and recipes in this comprehensive guide (includes photos).Learn the process of fermentation from start to finish, and stock your pantry and refrigerator with delicious fruits, vegetables, dairy, and more. Fermenting is an art and a science, and Alex Lewin expertly takes you through every step, including an overview of food preserving and the fermentation process. Get to know the he...

How To Go Vegan and LOVE It! takes the reader through the complete transition to a vegan lifestyle. Written in a fun, conversational, and informative style, How To Go Vegan and LOVE It! is your complete guide to vegan eating. With helpful tips, easy to follow guidelines, delicious meal plans, and fantastic resources to help you achieve the healthy life you want through an organic vegan diet.

Although the food fermentation process is far from being a new invention (it's quite the opposite in fact), there are numerous persons who still can't enjoy the delicacies that can be obtained in this manner. And the unique, almost addictive-like taste is only one small aspect of their loss. Eating foods obtained through fermentation brings so many benefits to your body and mind that you will find it hard to believe.But this is why you now have Beginner's Fermentation Guide

Brian Kateman coined the term "Reducetarian"—a person who is deliberately reducing his or her consumption of meat—and a global movement was born. In this book, Kateman, the founder of the Reducetarian Foundation, presents more than 70 original essays from influential thinkers on how the simple act of cutting 10% or more of the meat from one's diet can transform the life of the reader, animals, and the planet. This book features contributions from such luminaries as Seth Godin, Joel Fuhrman...