Is African American music relegated to Negro spirituals and field songs, or is there more?And how well can Black gospel, hip-hop, and other genres actually represent ourpresent-day struggle for racial justice and equity?In this in-depth look at America and its music, Dr. John Ware has the reader reflecton our values as citizens and our expression through music. Ware describes and dissectsthe nation's American, Christian, and Black nationalism and the...

Reports of marine parasites and diseases are increasing worldwide; however, they are woefully understudied compared to their terrestrial counterparts. Part of the disparity stems from the logistical difficulties of working and sampling in the ocean, as well as the open nature of many marine populations, which decreases the visibility and tractability of marine parasites. As we work to build the knowledge base of marine parasites and diseases, we must recognize that such a process is more t...

We love our toys. Modern-day worker bee or undercover criminal, every aspect of our lives teems with gadgets. Office, home, automobile, bicycle — even while doing the shopping or going for a walk.An autonomous-driving car or the fastest one on any road. A phone, smart glasses, or a dog clicker. An airboat or a bit of tomorrow’s tech.They all become a part of our daily lives. But what happens when they also put our lives on the line. Fourteen stories to make you wonder.

In the 1850s, "Drapetomania" was the medical term for a disease found among black slaves in the United States. The main symptom was a strange desire to run away from their masters. In earlier centuries gout was understood as a metabolic disease of the affluent, so much so that it became a badge of uppercrust honor—and a medical excuse to avoid hard work. Today, is there such a thing as mental illness, or is mental illness just a myth? Is Alzheimer's really a disease? What is menopause—a bi...

Brought to you by Penguin.Mega City One it's a powderkeg waiting to blow on its best day. There isn't a moment when tentions aren't running high and the City isn't ready to crack. But there's something new going on something, something bad it's a block war. It's Block Mania and no one is immune, not even the Judges. But this is all prelude to invasion. The East-Meg One Sov's have infected Mega City One with Block-Mania to throw the city into massive, bloody turf wa...

The key role played by indentured servants in the settlement and development of the English colonies in the West Indies and the North American mainland in the first century of English colonisation has been overshadowed by interest in the much larger later trade in African slaves. 'There is Great Want of Servants' provides the first full examination of the English trade in indentured servants, which delivered the majority of an estimated 457,000 white people who migrated to the Ame...

‘The State is assassinating people.’These were the chilling words said to have been sent to Tony Blair in 1999 in a damning note bluntly summarising one of the consequences of Britain’s decades-long intelligence war in Northern Ireland. State forces had crossed a line, guided by a secret review from 1980 that quietly rewired Britain’s war, placing intelligence gathering above the law.What followed was the creation of a vast, covert agent-running ma...

MEGA-CITY ONE: A POWDER KEG WAITING TO BLOWThere isn’t a moment when tensions aren’t running high and the City isn’t ready to crack. But there’s something new going on, something bad. It’s open war in the streets, block vs block. It’s a Block war.It’s Block Mania, and no one is immune, not even the Judges.

In January 1980, a secret review quietly rewired Britain’s war in Northern Ireland. Commissioned by the Chief Constable of the RUC and led by future MI5 Director General Sir Patrick Walker, it placed intelligence above the law - and changed everything.What followed was a vast, covert agent-running machine that penetrated the Provisional IRA at unprecedented depth. Thousands of informers were recruited and handled outside any legal framework, authorised to lie, collude, and kill. Pu...

The Sovs are coming! The Sovs are here!Block Mania was just the start. The East-Meg One Sov’s have infected Mega City One with Block-Mania to throw the city into massive, bloody turf wars.And all of this is just a prologue to an all-out nuclear attack.Now East-Meg One is invading.There are troops on the ground, bombs are dropping and the Mega City One is on fire.And the Judges are drawing the line.

"Remarks on the Uses of some of the Bazaar Medicines and Common Medical Plants of India" by Edward John Waring is a significant work that explores the medicinal properties of various plants and herbal remedies found in India. Waring meticulously documents the traditional uses of these natural resources, providing insights into the indigenous medical practices of the time. His observations reflect a deep understanding of the local flora and its applications in treating ailments, making this...

Based on exclusive and unrestricted access to more than 5,000 pages of personal writings and family photos, this definitive biography of German physician and SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Josef Mengele (1911–1979) probes the personality and motivations of Auschwitz's "Angel of Death." From May 1943 through January 1945, Mengele selected who would be gassed immediately, who would be worked to death, and who would serve as involuntary guinea pigs for his spurious and ghastly human experiments...