Organisation is not what some, be they relatively numerous, organised, structured or coherent, can think of or build to liberate others. It is what each and all create by themselves in their struggle, for their struggle in their own interests. The surpassing of particularisms, the unification of demands and their transcendence in more general and fundamental problems, the perspectives of the struggle, all of these can only be, at any given moment, the product of the struggle itself. Counci...

After fifty, the real fear isn’t aging.It’s becoming unreliable.Losing clarity halfway through the day.Avoiding strain.Snapping under pressure.Needing more recovery than you can afford.Feeling capable in theory — but fragile when life actually leans on you.Most men don’t deteriorate because they lack discipline.They deteriorate because their systems are misaligned.Stress outruns recovery.Effort outruns structure.

The Bastille is most known for being destroyed - it has endured as a symbol of absolute power that fell to popular anger. But few people, even in France, know anything about the actual prison, notably what it was like inside and the details of how the prisoners were really treated.As it happens, Linguet, once quite famous as a lawyer and journalist, was not only in it, but wrote about the experience, and did so only a few years before it fell - some of have said this book provoked i...

This new translation offers readers of English a unique look at eighteenth century London and England generally, compared to Paris and France in the same period. It was written by the sharp-tongued and observant journalist Linguet, who had moved there to start a French periodical far from French censorship. His observations range from overviews of official institutions like the Law and religion to descriptions of houses, furniture, markets. etc.Some samples: "Paris being approximat...

'A dense narrative and a wealth of examples' Literary Review**'**Reid-Henry narrates this story with elegance and gusto' Washington Post'[Reid-Henry] conveys an important message: Individual political action must become accountable to society's interests' Kirkus'Reid-Henry's scholarship is impressive, gathering a wide range of historical anecdotes and referencing a diverse set of t...

This far-reaching study examines how political policies and paradigms have deepened global inequality, and how to reframe the debate to address it.Inequality is the defining issue of our time—one in which the global 1% now owns half the world's wealth. In this magisterial study, Simon Reid-Henry rewrites the story of globalization as one about the management of inequality. Reaching back to the eighteenth century, The Political Origins of Inequality foregrou...

In the 1960s, millions of young men and women were searching for a way to express their deepest desires and fears. And they found that in rock and roll as a host of musicians armed with nothing more than poetic lyrics and electric guitar riffs became the voice of a generation.

The master of horror in classic black and white issue. Featuring a new story entitled "Chains" staring Vincent Price himself! Be afraid!

This new collection of classic gothic horror stories featuring the master of horror in classic black and white like it was meant to be seen! Be afraid!

This book created for newly arrived immigrants, filled with authentic historical recipes and household tips, offers a trip to a bygone America.Calling to mind the warmth and fragrance of a crackling, old-fashioned hearth, The Settlement Cookbook takes you back in time to the cozy, wood-fired kitchens of freshly immigrated families settling into their new home. First devised in 1903 by social reformer Elizabeth Kander as a homemaking guide for newly arrived...

The short-lived Ministry of Information (MoI, 1939–1946) had an outsized impact. It played a key role in the Allied war effort, and its work has reverberated in British culture ever since: from its much darker version (as the 'Ministry of Truth') in Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four to memes based on the slogan 'Keep Calm and Carry On'. But despite its long legacy, it has been the subject of only limited scholarly investigation. This multi-authored volume offers the first comprehensiv...

Paul Simon's groovy anthem to New York City provides a joyful basis for this live-for-the-day picture book."Slow down, you move too fastYou got to make the mornin' lastJust kicking down the cobblestonesLookin' for fun and feelin' groovy . . ."The 59th Street Bridge Song is a lively picture book based on legendary songwriter Paul Simon's classic hit, created when he was one half of...