An oral history of the legendary band Primus, with a star-studded cast of interviewees (Tom Waits, Phish front man Trey Anastasio, etc.)It's a wild ride that's vividly captured in Greg Prato's excellent oral history . . . . — Bass Player Magazine"A book about the highly strange San Franciscans Primus has been overdue for years, so Greg Prato's excellent oral history of the band is welcome—doubly so, given that the key band members, Les Clay...

A groundbreaking challenge to a core principle of constitutional law, arguing that congressional action is not limited by the legislative branch’s textually enumerated powers.Every law student learns that the federal government is constrained to act only according to its enumerated powers, meaning that Congress can do what the Constitution expressly authorizes it to and nothing more. Yet Richard Primus contends that this longstanding orthodoxy—allegedly required by...

Updated to reflect the latest developments and increasing scope of school-based options, the second edition of the Handbook of Research on School Choice makes readily available the most rigorous and policy-relevant research on K–12 school choice.This comprehensive research handbook begins with scholarly overviews that explore historical, political, economic, legal, methodological, and international perspectives on school choice. In the following sections, experts examine t...

Touched is a bold, sensual, and soul-stirring memoir about reclaiming the forbidden feminine. Through thirty raw and riveting chapters, Shae Primus—nationally known matchmaker, dating coach, and star of Love Match Atlanta—unapologetically shares her journey through heartbreak, pleasure, healing, and power.From erotic escapades to spiritual reckonings, Shae invites readers into a deeply personal narrative that challenges respectability politics, re...

Building on the popularity of 5 Minutes with Christ (2011), this unique book of meditations draws on insights and anecdotes from great Catholic saints on the subject of education to encourage and inspire teachers and others on the front lines of Catholic education.Drawing its inspiration from the great saints and founders of religious orders dedicated to teaching, 5 Minutes with the Saints offers today’s educators the bite-sized moments of spiritual motivation and...

When you look in the mirror, do you see a good person or a bad person?Author Joel Primus grew up believing he needed to "do good" and "be good" to earn his parents' love and society's acceptance, but no matter what he accomplished, he never felt good enough. This underlying feeling of "badness," which he tried desperately to ignore, permeated much of his life.Psychiatrist Carl Jung calls the unsavory aspect of our personality the "shadow self," and the more we distance ours...

Purpose In Passion is the book for everyone who is currently pursuing both passion and purpose in their personal life. This book meets you wherever you currently stand along your process and pushes you forward into your full potential. Grow with each chapter and experience the next level available to you!----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Embark on the "literary journey of this season".We invite you to dive ...

The year is 1927, and Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes are feverish with youth, gin, and artistic ambition. They are riding high on the achievements of the Harlem Renaissance-the most dynamic and shocking literary movement in American history. To make their mark on the world, they decide to write an authentic African American opera rooted in the folktales and songs of the South.Despite these lofty ambitions, the messiness of everyday life and the pressures of...

This manuscript is a compilation of original works. Folklore, legends, culture, fact and fi ction are all used to bring these pieces to life. Some of our folk lores and culture are refl ected in a Perfect Christmas, Ma Lotties Farewell, Old Haigue a Fly, The Called and Fraid De Dark. Guyanas beauty and natures gifts are weaved into pieces like An Outing in the Country, A Wild Ride and Life in my Neck of the Woods. Life and its triumphs and failures and peoples unpredictability are recorded...

All the poems and verses in my manuscript are original work. They traverse time such as can be seen in pieces like Creation, Slavery and Nightmare 2001. Many explore present day realities and touch on areas that affect me and especially my country. Poems like Hard Times, Fire De IMF, Black Out, Wata Woes and No Way Venezuela, No Way! Fall under this category. Readers will find some of my strongest sentiments in poems about Guyana. Pieces like Thought for You, The Beauty of My Land, Moods o...

A book with two portions, celebrating wisdom and the art of verse weaving.One serving of reflection for every day of the year. Short thoughts to ponder, ruminate and cultivate. Followed by eloquent verses that move the spirit.

Span of Attention has been kidnapped and the world's gone haywire. Someone's got to restore things back to normal in Media CT. Follow radio hosts Mumbo and Jumbo and the Ultimate Ultimatum TV Crew on a reality TV adventure and the characters they meet in their quest to save civilisation as we don't know it...