This book is openly available in digital formats thanks to a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.Many of today’s insurgent Black movements call for an end to racial capitalism. They take aim at policing and mass incarceration, the racial partitioning of workplaces and residential communities, the expropriation and underdevelopment of Black populations at home and abroad. Scholars and activists increasingly regard these practices as essentia...

Kept forever hidden from mankind, it is about to surface.'When it rises up, the mighty are terrified.'After a rash of violent attacks throughout the Caribbean, marine biologist Kelly Andrews captures evidence of an unidentified predator species in the Atlantic. Something unknown to science, something altogether new . . . or else something very old.'It makes the depths churn like a boiling cauldron and stirs up the sea.'Billionaire Oscar Wright also learns of...

Are you dissatisfied with your spiritual life?Do you feel stuck or stagnant? Are you tired of going through the motions of faith? Do you want to make real progress in your life, but not know where to start? How to Grow is a book for people who want to grow spiritually and help others grow as well.We often see the gospel as the starting point of the Christian life, rather than the main point of all of life. But the truth is that the gospel is the key to all...

Paedyn and Kai battle with duty and desire in this highly anticipated second installment in the sizzling and epic romantic fantasy trilogy that’s packed with spicy tension and edge-of-your-seat betrayal.The kingdom of Ilya is in turmoil…After surviving the Purging Trials, Ordinary-born Paedyn Gray has killed the King and kickstarted a Resistance throughout the land. Now she’s running from the one person she had wanted to run to.Kai Azer is ...

[Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Cowboy Romance, M/M, HEA] Jared Carter spends his days working in a coffee shop and his nights on stage playing music. Growing up in a boy's home, he never had the love he desperately craves. When a private investigator shows up with a manila envelope, Jared's life instantly changes. Reading over the documents, he soon realizes that he has a dad in Colorado. When he arrives at the ranch, Jared finds out that he's too late...his dad pas...

Jared Kushner was one of the most consequential presidential advisers in modern history. For the first time, he recounts what happened behind closed doors during the Trump presidency.Few White House advisors have had such an expansive portfolio or constant access to the president. From his office next to Trump, senior adviser Jared Kushner operated quietly behind the scenes, preferring to leave the turf wars and television sparring to others.Now, Kushner fi...

From “brilliant commentator on the pressing issues and leading ideas of our time” (Ted Gioia) Jared Henderson, a powerful argument that a life of the mind is essential to our humanityFor the ancient philosophers, a life worth living was spent in contemplation of higher ideas that challenged the intellect and nourished the spirit. Our modern world, in contrast, rewards pointless busyness with endless consumption and entertainment. What is lost when we abandon these ...

LONGLISTED FOR THE SWANSEA UNIVERSITY DYLAN THOMAS PRIZEWINNER OF THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION“This is a deeply impressive book, and I think an important one. Its intensity, its narrative attack, the fascinations of its era and setting, make it impossible to tear the attention away. Energy and inventiveness distinguish every page.” — Hilary MantelFrom an unforgettable new voice in Caribb...

A rare look into an enigmatic accountant from Tennessee’s backwoods who morphs into Lazarus Lake, the world’s most notorious race maker.The Endurance Artist is an all-access pass to the world’s most extreme races and the mastermind behind them, where we witness firsthand the gears, the machinations, the egos, the surprising humanity.The most grueling and ingenious races in the world are the creation of Gary Cantrell, better known by the nom de ...

Jared Kimberlain, the government’s most feared retired operative, hunts an asylum’s worth of escaped convicts and a serial killer who executes entire townsA serial killer roams America—the worst the country has ever seen. Nicknamed Tiny Tim, he doesn’t just kill individuals or families; he kills entire towns. First Dixon Springs, Montana: population 108. Next, the 115 souls of Daisy, Georgia, done away with hands, knife, and a silenced machine gun. The FBI consider...

Winner of the Pulitzer PrizeIn this groundbreaking work, evolutionary biologist Jared Diamond stunningly dismantles racially based theories of human history by revealing the environmental factors actually responsible for history’s broadest patterns. It is a story that spans 13,000 years of human history, beginning when Stone Age hunter-gatherers constituted the entire human population. Guns, Germs, and Steel is a world history that really is a history of all the world’s pe...

Bring your fictional realm to life with simple step-by-step instructions on how to draw authentic fantasy mapsMore than 30 step-by-step demonstrations show how to construct an entire fantasy world map from start to finish—both digitally and by hand. Set the stage for adventure by illustrating domains, castles and battle lines, mountains, forests and sea monsters! Learn to create completely unique and fully functional RPG maps time and time again on which your world...