Hegemony and Woke Strategy explores how wokeism functions as a distinct ideological force within the contemporary culture war, challenging liberal and socialist traditions through strategic uses of identity politics.Grounded in Gramscian theory and informed by post-structuralist and Marxist scholarship, Lars Erik L. Gjerde analyses how cultural struggle operates as a bid for hegemony. He moves beyond defining wokeism to examine its tactics, such as cancellations, language ...

In 1912, two brothers are sent into the forest to fend for themselves, forging a bond through hunger, freedom and endurance. Before the summer is over, a decision fractures that world, leaving a scar that will mark their family for generations. The wondrous, profound and deeply moving debut novel by one of Norway's finest artists, Lars Elling…'This gorgeous bildungsroman also delivers a gripping historical novel … as tactile and eternal as one of the autho...

Step Inside a Fairy Tale is an exquisitely illustrated treasury feturing eight timeless fairy tales to enchant and delight young readersWhen you step inside a fairy tale, you enter a world of magic and courage, of possibility and hope. It is the most special place to begin an adventure, so come along and step inside . . .Open the pages and step into the world of classic fairy tales, where best-loved stories are brought to life. With breathtaking real-world photogra...

This textbook provides an introduction to the physics of life science, focusing on applying physics thinking to understanding biological systems such as whole organisms, organs, single cells, biomolecules, or materials of biological origin (e.g. foodstuffs).It is divided into three parts, the first explores macroscopic physics. Chapters discuss motion, force, and energy and apply these concepts to solid and liquid materials as well as organs and whole organisms. The second part of ...

In AD 793 Norse warriors struck the English isle of Lindisfarne and laid waste to it. Wave after wave of Norse ‘sea-wolves’ followed in search of plunder, land, or a glorious death in battle. Much of the British Isles fell before their swords, and the continental capitals of Paris and Aachen were sacked in turn. Turning east, they swept down the uncharted rivers of central Europe, captured Kiev and clashed with mighty Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire.But there is...

Based on years of in-depth reporting and sources from every corner of his life, Brady is the definitive biography of the life, career, and retirement of one of football’s most legendary figures, Tom Brady.New York Times bestselling author and former Sports Illustrated journalist Lars Anderson plunges into Tom Brady’s childhood to discover the origins of what Brady later described as his “sickness”: his category-five obsession with the gam...

It began with an empty tomb.When Eliora discovers ancient writings that challenge everything she has been told, her search leads her into the forgotten history of a world built on fear and half-truths.Seeking answers, she leaves Bergvalla's walls and joins six companions, each carrying their own gifts, questions, and wounds. Together they enter cities of masks, silent passages, hidden orders, and places where truth has been buried for far too long.B...

These ships were numerous and played a very active role in Pacific naval combat but have never been the subject of a book in English until now.During the Second World War, the Imperial Japanese Navy used the term kaibōkan to refer to several classes of ships. The kaibōkans slotted below Imperial Japanese destroyers, comparable to the British Royal Navy's frigates and corvettes or American destroyer escorts. A total of 171 vessels were completed in ...

The Biggest Heroes are Sometimes UnsungCaleb's father is serving with Ethan Allen's Green Mountain Boys as the long-anticipated open war against the British rages up and down the length of Lake Champlain. Between his duties on the family farm and constant worry about his father's safety, the young man's attentions are already fully occupied when a fateful encounter with an unlikely neighbor changes everything. Pulled into new intrigues and new friendships,...

Even the Most Familiar Stories Have Two SidesAfter fleeing revolutionary violence in colonial Massachusetts, Susannah Mills is trying to put the pieces of her shattered life back together. When the safe haven that she and her father sought in Nova Scotia is threatened, they must put everything on the line in support of their King and country.The Break is Hedbor’s Nova-Scotia volume in the Tales From a Revolution series, told from ...

An updated and expanded edition of perennial bestseller Norwegian Wood by Lars Mytting, with 64 pages of new content“You don’t need to have a wood-burning stove or fireplace to be captivated by the craft and lore surrounding a Stone Age method of creating heat.”—Boston GlobeChopping and stacking wood is a pastime where the world makes sense once more. Because our relationship to fire is so ancient, so univ...

In the late fall of 1095 Pope Urban II gave a speech in Clermont, France and set all of Europe into motion. As many as a hundred and fifty thousand people eventually responded to the call, leaving everything they knew behind to undertake what appeared to be a fool’s mission: marching several thousand miles into enemy territory to reconquer Jerusalem for Christendom. Against all odds they succeeded, creating a Christian outpost in the heart of the Islamic world that lasted for the better pa...