A tale of solidarity in the Colorado coal fields.A Spirit of Revolt examines the lives and histories of mine workers who were at the center of an understudied statewide strike led by the Industrial Workers of the World in Colorado from 1927 to 1928. The book explores the biographies and genealogies of union activists from southern Colorado, roughly half of whom were Spanish speakers. These miners' stories are contextualized within broader histories of colo...

Step inside the real world of 911 through the eyes of a veteran Toronto paramedic. Michael Pootmans takes readers deep into the moments that test you, break you, and sometimes make you laugh when you least expect it. Blending gallows humor with raw humanity, he exposes the realities of a system stretched thin and the people who still show up anyway. Powerful, fast-paced, and unforgettable, this is emergency medicine as you've never seen it.

In World War 1, it's not the tanks or soldiers that will determine the victors, it's the magical tattoo ink.The Mages who can bear that ink have special weapon and beast tattoos that can come to life.Jack is an infamous Mage, called into a covert mission to rescue a missing scientist. If he can do this, he will ensure the balance of power with the magical ink distribution is not stolen by other countries who look to gain th...

Nutmeg the squirrel breaks her tooth eating a nut and needs to see the dentist.

Contemporary capitalism is always evolving. From digital technologies to cryptocurrencies, current trends in political economy are much discussed, but often little understood. So where can we turn for clarity? As Michael Roberts and Guglielmo Carchedi argue, new trends don’t necessarily call for new theory.In Capitalism in the 21**st Century, the authors show how Marx’s law of value explains numerous issues in our modern world. In both advanced economies and the p...

Folklores pass down from generation to generation, and certain people become legends with their actions. The pine barrens in Southern New Jersey have a devilish tale that has intrigued the townspeople for generations. One man since his childhood has created a notorious name for himself with his actions in life that now followed him to the present time. Fate intertwines with the legendary tale and Michael's actions to bring the folklore back into people's minds.

The main character in the series is a perfect example of why people should not make assumptions about other people. Having been raised in a dysfunctional environment left her both with some emotional scars and a means to cope with them. Means that would surprise others. Understanding the different layers of not only her but of the people she calls her friends lends credit to the phrase: "Every cripple has their own way of walking."

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Web 2.0 Sites Exposed!What Web 2.0 exactly is and why it is the latest wave of the Internet that is totally here to stay!BloggingJoin the Online Journal craze and learn how a network of web logs can offer a huge boost of popularity, leads and income to your Online Empire!Social BookmarkingSocial Bookmarking is a recognized way to store, classify, share and search links through the practice of folksonomy techniques on the Internet. Learn how you can u...

Jack Reacher meets The Patriot in this exhilarating time travel alternate history series!With the war all but over, I can now head home to Annie and hang my Pale Rider vest.However, along the way, the son of a dear friends manages to find me.Daniel Boone has gotten himself into a bit of a bind, and when his son comes asking for my help, I cannot say no.Even with a leg injury, I don my black vest, take the mantle of Pale Rider again, o...

In a moment of interlocking and compounding crises that many commentators have aptly termed the “polycrisis,” a leading economist offers a clear-eyed account of the underlying trends fueling the global instability and market mayhem that have come to characterize contemporary capitalism.Rampant inequality. Unchecked climate change. A global pandemic. And now, seething international divisions and the escalatory spiral of war and state violence. As the world moves tow...

Time-travel stories open the entire world and all of time to writers’ imaginations. The fifteen writers in this third original anthology in the Fiction River line explore everything from Chicago gangsters to Japanese tsunamis, and travel from 2013 to the nineteenth century to a vast future. Featuring work from award winners to bestsellers to a few newcomers whose time will come, Time Streams turns the time-travel genre on its head.Fiction River is an original fiction anthology seri...