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Patrick Nathan

Susan Sontag meets Hanif Abdurraqib in this fascinating exploration of the unexpected connections between how we consume images and the insidious nature of Fascism.Images come at us quickly, often without context. A photograph of Syrian children suffering in the wake of a chemical attack segues into a stranger’s pristine Instagram selfie. Before we can react to either, a new meme induces a laugh and a share. While such constant give and take might seem innocent, ev...

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Patrick Nathan

A dazzling novel about the inextricable link between the personal and the political set against the decadence of Hollywood and postwar Los AngelesAs a Hungarian immigrant working as a studio hack writing monster movies in 1950s Hollywood, George Curtis must navigate the McCarthy-era studio system filled with possible communists and spies, the life of closeted men along Sunset Boulevard, and the inability of the era to cleave love from persecution and guilt. But whe...

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Patrick Nathan

A wrenching and layered debut novel about a gay teen’s coming-of-age in the aftermath of his father’s suicideColin’s family is dissolving in the aftermath of his father’s suicide. While his mother, Diane, retreats into therapy and cynicism, Colin clings to every shred of normal life. Awash with guilt, he casts about for someone to confide in: first his estranged grandfather, then a predatory science teacher. Shunned by his siblings and rejected by his homophobic be...

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Patrick D. Anderson, Rya Butterfield, Nathan Crick, Elizabeth R. Earle, Zac Gershberg, Stephen John Hartnett, Marie-Odile N. Hobeika, Sean Illing, Jacob A. Miller-Klugesherz, Fernando Ismael Quiñones Valdivia, Patricia Roberts-Miller, Raquel M. Robvais, Bradley A. Serber, Ryan Skinnell

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Rhetoric, Culture, and Social Critique

Decoding the discourse: Rhetorical foundations of authoritarian power.Fascism has resurfaced as one of the most pressing problems of our time. The rise of extremist parties and candidates in Europe, the United States, and around the globe has led even mainstream political commentators to begin using the term “fascism” to describe dangerous movements that have revived and repackaged many of the strategies long thought to have been relegated to the margins o...

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Glenway Wescott

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Belt Revivals

A collection of stories, originally published in 1928, from the author of The Grandmothers and The Pilgrim Hawk. A couple set fire to an old farmhouse to collect insurance money. A groom contemplates an old sexual escapade while he waits for his bride at the altar. A young farm boy returns to tell his brother about his capers while stationed in France in the Navy. The eleven stories in this collection, including an introductory essay by Wescott on returning to his parents' West Allis home ...

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Patrick Loehr

Bird Parade is the Winner of the Colorado Book Awards in the Pictorial category. It is a dark, coming of age story about two young boys and a gun. Set in rural Colorado, the story exposes a somber world wherein notions of strength and maturity are deeply intertwined with the mystique of firearms and family legend. The young narrator's eagerness to grow up - to complete a rite of passage - compels him towards actions that ultimately shatter his innocence. Recommended for ages 11 and up.

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Nathan Hystad

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James Patrick Cronin

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Baldwin's Legacy

The complete Baldwin's Legacy seriesConfrontation: Thomas Baldwin has been appointed captain of the state-of-the-art cruise ship Constantine, named after his heroic grandfather. When their first diplomatic mission turns deadly, all signs point to the return of a former adversary, one the Concord claims to have defeated five decades earlier.Unification: The Concord is in shambles after the return o...

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Frankie Hutton, Patrick Washburn

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David Nathan Scott

Denied its true place in history, the pre–Civil War black press was a forward looking, socially responsible press. Through her analysis of the content of black newspapers and magazines from the 1830s to the 1860s, Frankie Hutton not only presents a prism through which to view the social origins of black journalism in America, but also examines how this little-known ethnic press interfaced with the whole of journalism during the dark ages of the profession. This revisionist evaluation is in...

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Noam Chomsky, Nathan J. Robinson

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Sean Patrick Hopkins

**“For anyone wanting to find out more about the world we live in . . . there is one simple answer: read Noam Chomsky.” —The New StatesmanA sharp indictment of both American foreign policy and the national myths that support it, and an urgent warning of the threat that U.S. power poses to humanity’s future**The Myth of American Idealism offers a timely and comprehensive introduction to the incisive critiques of U.S. power that have made Noam Chomsky one of...

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Daniel Arthur Smith, Rysa Walker, R.D. Brady, Susan Kaye Quinn, P.K. Tyler, Hank Garner, Michael Patrick Hicks, Nathan M. Beauchamp, Joshua Ingle, Samuel Peralta

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Frontiers of Speculative Fiction

Human cloning.Technology evolves faster than we do.The law shields us from our worst temptations.But the opportunity is there, dangling just out of reach—perfection and ascension… or delusion and destruction.In this collection of clone-themed stories, ten of today’s top speculative fiction writers explore our morality, our built-in societal restraints, and reflect upon our state of grace.Similar is not necessarily the same.“CLONES: The Antholog...

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Nathan Hystad

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James Patrick Cronin

A new novel from the author of the Survivor series.

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Nathan Hystad

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James Patrick Cronin

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Baldwin's Legacy

An impending promotion. A colony world. A betrayal of trust.Captain Thomas Baldwin has made a name for himself in a short period of time. The Statu have finally been defeated, and the Concord has Tom and his crew to thank for the victory.With the construction of more sophisticated cruise ships, offers are being extended to capable leaders. Commander Treena Starling must decide if she is happy staying on Constantine or if she’ll Captain her own.Ven I...