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A gripping and shocking story of a serial killer mother, and the brave daughter who brought her to justice. Dulcie Bodsworth was the unlikeliest serial killer. She was loved everywhere she went, and the townsfolk of Wilcannia, which she called home in the late 1950s, thought of her as kind and caring. The officers at the local police station found Dulcie witty and charming, and looked forward to the scones and cakes she generously baked and delivered for their morning tea. That was one side of her. Only her daughter Hazel saw the real Dulcie. And what she saw terrified her. Dulcie was in fact a cold, calculating killer who, by 1958, had put three men in their graves - one of them the father of her four children, Ted Baron - in one of the most infamous periods of the state's history. She would have got away with it all had it not been for Hazel. Written by award-winning journalist Janet Fife-Yeomans together with Hazel Baron, My Mother, A Serial Killer is both an evocative insight into the harshness of life on the fringes of Australian society in the 1950s, and a chilling story of a murderous mother and the courageous daughter who testified against her and put her in jail. |
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3 lois pour reprendre possession de votre bonheur 7 clés pour construire la vie à laquelle vous aspirez 12 conseils pour cheminer aisément vers l'autonomie et 1 promesse: aimer mieux! La sexologue Louise Sigouin est de retour avec son approche ludique taillée sur mesure pour les couples en difficulté et les célibataires à la recherche de l'âme sœur. Grâce à des explications simples et à des exemples auxquels tout le monde peut s'identifier, cet ouvrage vous aidera à changer vos comportements et à accepter ceux de l'autre. Mettez en application ne serait-ce qu'une des suggestions qu'il contient et vous améliorerez puissamment vos dynamiques relationnelles. C'est promis! |
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The inspiration for Chloé Zhao's Golden Globe Award–winning film starring Frances McDormand March and April pick for the PBS Newshour-New York Times "Now Read This" Book Club New York Times bestseller "People who thought the 2008 financial collapse was over a long time ago need to meet the people Jessica Bruder got to know in this scorching, beautifully written, vivid, disturbing (and occasionally wryly funny) book." —Rebecca Solnit From the beet fields of North Dakota to the National Forest campgrounds of California to Amazon’s CamperForce program in Texas, employers have discovered a new, low-cost labor pool, made up largely of transient older Americans. Finding that social security comes up short, often underwater on mortgages, these invisible casualties of the Great Recession have taken to the road by the tens of thousands in late-model RVs, travel trailers, and vans, forming a growing community of nomads. On frequently traveled routes between seasonal jobs, Jessica Bruder meets people from all walks of life: a former professor, a McDonald’s vice president, a minister, a college administrator, and a motorcycle cop, among many others—including her irrepressible protagonist, a onetime cocktail waitress, Home Depot clerk, and general contractor named Linda May. In a secondhand vehicle she christens “Van Halen,” Bruder hits the road to get to know her subjects more intimately. Accompanying Linda May and others from campground toilet cleaning to warehouse product scanning to desert reunions, then moving on to the dangerous work of beet harvesting, Bruder tells a compelling, eye-opening tale of the dark underbelly of the American economy—one that foreshadows the precarious future that may await many more of us. At the same time, she celebrates the exceptional resilience and creativity of these quintessential Americans who have given up ordinary rootedness to survive. Like Linda May, who dreams of finding land on which to build her own sustainable “Earthship” home, they have not given up hope. |
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Êtes-vous plutôt: • dépendant ou codépendant? • fusionnel ou solitaire? • rationnel ou émotif? • actif ou rêveur? • vite ou lent? Toutes ces caractéristiques en disent long sur votre ADN amoureux et votre dynamique en couple. Dans ce livre passionnant, la sexologue Louise Sigouin démystifie ces cinq dualités fondamentales qui, selon elle, sont au cœur de toutes les relations. Terreau fertile pour les conflits et les incompréhensions, elles peuvent laisser croire à l'incompatibilité d'un couple. Mais qu'en est-il vraiment? Grâce à des explications simples, agrémentées de mises en situation parlantes, l'Approche Sigouin nous amène à mieux comprendre ces cinq dualités pour en faire un élément constructif de la vie à deux. Le couple devient alors un fabuleux laboratoire humain, où chacun apprend à se connaître et à s'aimer davantage. L'approche mène ultimement à développer l'autonomie affective, véritable clé d'une relation amoureuse saine et épanouie. |
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Do you feel like you are too nice? Sherry Argov's Why Men Love Bitches delivers a unique perspective as to why men are attracted to a strong woman who stands up for herself. With saucy detail on every page, this no-nonsense guide reveals why a strong woman is much more desirable than a "yes woman" who routinely sacrifices herself. The author provides compelling answers to the tough questions women often ask: · Why are men so romantic in the beginning and why do they change? · Why do men take nice girls for granted? · Why does a man respect a woman when she stands up for herself? Full of advice, hilarious real-life relationship scenarios, "she says/he thinks" tables, and the author's unique "Attraction Principles," Why Men Love Bitches gives you bottom-line answers. It helps you know who you are, stand your ground, and relate to men on a whole new level. Once you've discovered the feisty attitude men find so magnetic, you'll not only increase the romantic chemistry—you'll gain your man's love and respect with far less effort. |
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Tarana Burke and Dr. Brené Brown bring together a dynamic group of Black writers, organizers, artists, academics, and cultural figures to discuss the topics the two have dedicated their lives to understanding and teaching: vulnerability and shame resilience. Contributions by Kiese Laymon, Imani Perry, Laverne Cox, Jason Reynolds, Austin Channing Brown, and more It started as a text between two friends. Tarana Burke, founder of the ‘me too.’ Movement, texted researcher and writer Brené Brown to see if she was free to jump on a call. Brené assumed that Tarana wanted to talk about wallpaper. They had been trading home decorating inspiration boards in their last text conversation so Brené started scrolling to find her latest Pinterest pictures when the phone rang. But it was immediately clear to Brené that the conversation wasn’t going to be about wallpaper. Tarana’s hello was serious and she hesitated for a bit before saying, “Brené, you know your work affected me so deeply, but as a Black woman, I’ve sometimes had to feel like I have to contort myself to fit into some of your words. The core of it rings so true for me, but the application has been harder.” Brené replied, “I’m so glad we’re talking about this. It makes sense to me. Especially in terms of vulnerability. How do you take the armor off in a country where you’re not physically or emotionally safe?” Long pause. “That’s why I’m calling,” said Tarana. “What do you think about working together on a book about the Black experience with vulnerability and shame resilience?” There was no hesitation. Burke and Brown are the perfect pair to usher in this stark, potent collection of essays on Black shame and healing. Along with the anthology contributors, they create a space to recognize and process the trauma of white supremacy, a space to be vulnerable and affirm the fullness of Black love and Black life. |
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La fiction pourrait-elle influencer notre perspective du monde, et plus particulièrement nos relations amoureuses? En décortiquant la relation entre Mister Big et Carrie, deux personnages centraux de la série Sex and the city, India Desjardins tente de démontrer, avec un regard bienveillant, que cette relation présentait tous les traits de la violence psychologique. Et que la finale, qui trouve encore un écho aujourd’hui dans la culture, n’était peut-être pas aussi heureuse qu’on pourrait le croire. Une réflexion toute en nuances sur les comédies romantiques et leur impact sur nos amours. India Desjardins est l’autrice d’une vingtaine de livres, dont la série Le journal d’Aurélie Laflamme, vendue à plus de deux millions d’exemplaires dans la francophonie. Elle a écrit des romans, des bandes dessinées, des livres jeunesse, des articles, des chroniques, des scénarios pour le cinéma et la télé, et elle signe ici son premier essai. Elle a déjà mangé un cupcake à la Magnolia Bakery de New York juste pour faire comme Carrie Bradshaw. |
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Over 12 million copies sold! A New York Times bestseller for 10 years running. Falling in love is easy. Staying in love—that’s the challenge. How can you keep your relationship fresh and growing amid the demands, conflicts, and just plain boredom of everyday life? In the #1 New York Times international bestseller The 5 Love Languages , you’ll discover the secret that has transformed millions of relationships worldwide. Whether your relationship is flourishing or failing, Dr. Gary Chapman’s proven approach to showing and receiving love will help you experience deeper and richer levels of intimacy with your partner—starting today. The 5 Love Languages is as practical as it is insightful. Updated to reflect the complexities of relationships today, this new edition reveals intrinsic truths and applies relevant, actionable wisdom in ways that work. Includes the Couple's Personal Profile assessment so you can discover your love language and that of your loved one. |
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The riveting true account of the 2001 murder of Bonny Lee Bakley, starring Robert Blake—the Hollywood icon accused of killing his wife in cold blood In May 2001 Bonny Lee Bakley was shot to death in a car parked on a dark Hollywood side street. Eleven months later Robert Blake—her husband, the father of her child, and the star of the classic film In Cold Blood and the popular 1970s TV detective series Baretta —was arrested for murder, conspiracy, and solicitation. Did Blake kill his wife? Did he hire someone to do the job for him? Award-winning journalist Dennis McDougal and entertainment-media expert Mary Murphy recount a real-life crime story more shocking and bizarre than any movie, chronicling the parallel worlds of Blake and Bakley, from their troubled youths to their sham of a marriage. By the late 1990s Blake was coasting on his past success. Bakley was a con artist who concocted online sex scams and victimized unsuspecting men, netting big money and dangerous enemies. In true noir style, McDougal and Murphy lay bare the stories of two violent people whose lives collided in a tragic tangle of abuse, betrayal, and love gone horribly wrong.  Dennis McDougal is the author of eleven books, including Dylan: The Biography , The Last Mogul: Lew Wasserman, MCA, and the Hidden History of Hollywood , and the true-crime books Angel of Darkness and Mother’s Day . He is also a coauthor of Blood Cold: Fame, Sex, and Murder in Hollywood . Formerly an investigative reporter for the Los Angeles Times , McDougal began covering movies and media for the same newspaper in 1983 and, more recently, for the New York Times . His journalism has won over fifty honors, including the National Headliners Award and the Peabody Award. Mary Murphy, a coauthor of Blood Cold: Fame, Sex, and Murder in Hollywood, is a senior lecturer at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. She is a contributor to the syndicated shows Entertainment Tonight and The Insider and has been on the staffs of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch , the Los Angeles Times , and New York , Esquire , and TV Guide magazines. Murphy has also reported for USA Today Sunday Magazine , the New York Post , and the Hollywood Reporter . |
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We rely on science to tell us everything from what to eat to when and how long to exercise, but what about relationships? Is there a scientific explanation for why some people seem to navigate relationships effortlessly, while others struggle? According to psychiatrist and neuroscientist Dr. Amir Levine and Rachel Heller, the answer is a resounding "yes." In Attached , Levine and Heller reveal how an understanding of adult attachment-the most advanced relationship science in existence today-can help us find and sustain love. Pioneered by psychologist John Bowlby in the 1950s, the field of attachment posits that each of us behaves in relationships in one of three distinct ways: Anxious people are often preoccupied with their relationships and tend to worry about their partner's ability to love them back Avoidant people equate intimacy with a loss of independence and constantly try to minimize closeness. Secure people feel comfortable with intimacy and are usually warm and loving. In this book Levine and Heller guide readers in determining what attachment style they and their mate (or potential mate) follow, offering a road map for building stronger, more fulfilling connections with the people they love. |
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Groundbreaking new research shows that by grabbing hold of the three-step "loop" all habits form in our brains--cue, routine, reward--we can change them, giving us the power to take control over our lives.   "We are what we repeatedly do," said Aristotle. "Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." On the most basic level, a habit is a simple neurological loop: there is a cue (my mouth feels gross), a routine (hello, Crest), and a reward (ahhh, minty fresh). Understanding this loop is the key to exercising regularly or becoming more productive at work or tapping into reserves of creativity. Marketers, too, are learning how to exploit these loops to boost sales; CEOs and coaches are using them to change how employees work and athletes compete. As this book shows, tweaking even one habit, as long as it's the right one, can have staggering effects.   In The Power of Habit , award-winning New York Times business reporter Charles Duhigg takes readers inside labs where brain scans record habits as they flourish and die; classrooms in which students learn to boost their willpower; and boardrooms where executives dream up products that tug on our deepest habitual urges. Full of compelling narratives that will appeal to fans of Michael Lewis, Jonah Lehrer, and Chip and Dan Heath, The Power of Habit contains an exhilarating argument: our most basic actions are not the product of well-considered decision making, but of habits we often do not realize exist. By harnessing this new science, we can transform our lives. |
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" On ne saurait segmenter une société sur une base raciale sans condamner chaque groupe à s'enfermer dans sa couleur de peau, qui devient dès lors l'ultime frontière au cœur de la vie sociale. " La vision racialiste, qui pervertit l'idée même d'intégration et terrorise par ses exigences les médias et les acteurs de la vie intellectuelle, sociale et politique, s'est échappée de l'université américaine il y a vingt ans. Et la voilà qui se répand au Canada, au Québec et maintenant en France. Elle déboulonne des statues, pulvérisant la notion même d'histoire, elle interdit de parler d'un sujet si vous n'êtes pas héritier d'une culture, et vous somme de vous excuser " d'être blanc ", signe de culpabilité pour l'éternité. Le racialisme sépare et exclut, n'apporte pas de libertés quoi qu'en disent ses hérauts, et, plus dangereux, modélise une manière de penser le monde. Mathieu Bock-Côté est sociologue, et chroniqueur pour la presse québécoise et française. Ses travaux portent sur le régime diversitaire, le multiculturalisme et les mutations de la démocratie. Seul lui pouvait signer un essai aussi éloquent, percutant. Sidérant même. |
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Luxure, nom féminin : comportement de quelqu’un qui se livre sans retenue aux plaisirs sexuels. Les codirectrices de Libérer la colère poursuivent leur relecture libre et féministe des péchés capitaux en s’attaquant cette fois à une bête redoutable : le sexe. Qui a dit que la libération sexuelle des années 1970 avait vraiment «libéré» notre sexualité? Est-ce que le devoir conjugal n’appartient qu’à la génération de nos grands-mères? Comment se fait-il que le fossé orgasmique soit encore si profond? Peut-on repenser le sexe en dehors du modèle standard de couple? De l’asexualité au BDSM, du polyamour au consentement enthousiaste, ces textes culottés réclament haut et fort une nouvelle révolution sexuelle, une réinvention de nos rapports intimes. Si le privé est politique, la sexualité est la clé de voûte de véritables rapports égalitaires. Nous réclamons le droit à la jouissance complète de nos vies. Si dans Libérer la colère nous disions être des féministes frustré·e·s, nous constatons dans Libérer la culotte que nous sommes aussi mal baisé·e·s. Avec des textes de Stella Adjokê, Caroline Allard, Julie Artacho, Rose-Aimée Automne T. Morin, Sarah Beaudoin, Rachel Bergeron, Pascale Bérubé, Isabelle Bouchard-Veillette, Fanny Britt, Emilie Sarah Caravecchia, Zed Cézard, Maya Cousineau-Mollen, Caroline Dawson, Fannie Dionne, Catherine Darion, Laïma A. Gérald, Amélie Gillenn, Marie-Laure Landais, Leyla Lardja, Maude Ménard-Chicoine, Geneviève Morand, Mélodie Nelson, Maude Painchaud-Major, Léonie Pelletier, Véronique Pion, Shirley Rivet, Natalie-Ann Roy, Hélène Saint-Jacques et Catherine Voyer-Léger, et des entretiens avec Melissa Mollen Dupuis et France Castel. |
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The third edition of this bestselling book introduces readers to anthropology, and the world around it, by connecting important concepts to current global issues. A question-based approach encourages readers to understand specific issues in a broader cross-cultural context while building an appreciation for anthropology’s role in developing global citizenship. This edition has been updated and revised throughout, including discussion of technology, design anthropology, and the effects of social media on cultural change. As well, two new chapters, one on global responsibility for refugees, and the other on human trafficking as a form of modern-day slavery, make the text particularly relevant. |
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Em A loucura das massas, Douglas Murray examina as questões mais polêmicas do século XXI: sexualidade, gênero, tecnologia e raça. E revela a nova guerra cultural cujo campo de batalha são os ambientes de trabalho, universidades, escolas e casas, tudo em nome da justiça social, das políticas identitárias e da interseccionalidade. Na era pós-moderna em que vivemos, as grandes narrativas da religião e da política entraram em colapso. No lugar delas, deu-se início a uma cruzada para corrigir o que é considerado "errado" e a uma manipulação da identidade, ambas aceleradas por novas formas de mídias sociais e jornalismo. Interesses de nichos passaram a dominar a sociedade, que se torna cada vez mais tribal. Douglas Murray afirma que "o objetivo da política identitária parece ser politizar absolutamente tudo. Transformar todo aspecto da interação humana em uma questão política. [...] Os chamados para gastar nosso tempo descobrindo nosso lugar e o lugar dos outros na hierarquia da opressão são convites não somente para uma era de olhar para o próprio umbigo, mas também para transformar cada relacionamento humano em uma calibração de poder político. Em uma era sem propósito e um universo sem significado claro, esse chamado para politizar tudo e então lutar por isso tem um atrativo indubitável. Isso dá um tipo de sentido à vida". Nenhum leitor, seja qual for seu espectro político, deve ignorar a argumentação cuidadosa e provocativa deste A loucura das massas, que busca atribuir algum sentido à discussão que envolve as questões mais complicadas da geração atual. O autor finaliza com um apelo em prol da liberdade de expressão, dos nossos valores em comum e da sanidade em uma época de histeria em massa. |
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In Mapping Abundance for a Planetary Future , Candace Fujikane contends that the practice of mapping abundance is a radical act in the face of settler capital’s fear of an abundance that feeds. Cartographies of capital enable the seizure of abundant lands by enclosing “wastelands” claimed to be underdeveloped. By contrast, Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) cartographies map the continuities of abundant worlds. Vital to restoration movements is the art of kilo, intergenerational observation of elemental forms encoded in storied histories, chants, and songs. As a participant in these movements, Fujikane maps the ecological lessons of these elemental forms: reptilian deities who protect the waterways, sharks who swim into the mountains, the navigator Māui who fishes up the islands, the deities of snow and mists on Mauna Kea. The laws of these elements are now being violated by toxic waste dumping, leaking military jet fuel tanks, and astronomical-industrial complexes. As Kānaka Maoli and their allies stand as land and water protectors, Fujikane calls for a profound attunement to the elemental forms in order to transform climate events into renewed possibilities for planetary abundance. |
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An all-new guide from the mega-bestselling How To Talk series applies trusted and effective communication strategies to the toughest challenges of raising children. For forty years, readers have turned to Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish’s How To Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk , the book The Boston Globe called, “the parenting Bible,” for a respectful and practical approach to communication with children. Expanding upon this work, Adele’s daughter, Joanna Faber, along with Julie King, coauthored the bestselling book, How To Talk So Little Kids Will Listen . Now, Faber and King have tailored How To Talk ’s tried and trusted communication strategies to some of the most challenging childhood moments. From tantrums to technology to talking to kids about tough topics, How To Talk When Kids Won’t Listen offers concrete strategies for these and many more difficult situations. Part One introduces readers to the How To Talk “toolbox,” with whimsical cartoons demonstrating the basic communication skills that will transform readers’ relationships with children in their lives. In Part Two, Joanna and Julie answer specific questions and share relatable stories, offering practical tools for addressing issues such as homework hassles, sibling battles, digital dilemmas, problems with punishment, and more. Readers can turn directly to any topic of interest and find the help they need, with handy “reminder pages.” Through the combination of lively stories from real parents and teachers, humorous illustrations, and entertaining exercises, How To Talk When Kids Won’t Listen offers real solutions to struggles familiar to every parent, grandparent, teacher, and anyone else who lives or works with children. |
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Help your children develop essential social skills—including groups, one-on-one interactions, and virtual communication—with these 150 easy, fun activities to teach your kids how to socially succeed. From taking turns to making eye contact to staying engaged during conversations, developing appropriate social skills is an important factor for kids to be able to succeed in school and life in general. But how can you tell if your child is really making progress while you read the same stories, have the same conversations, and chaperone the same playdates? The answer is to add some variety to your child’s daily activities with these 150 exercises specially designed to keep your child (and their friends) entertained, all while teaching them effective social skills. In Social Skills for Kids , you’ll learn everything you need to know about how social skills develop in children and what you can do to support their growth. In this book, you’ll find games to encourage them in group settings, activities that you (or another caregiver) can do alone with your child, and ways to make the most of virtual interactions for social skill development. So whether you’re looking for new activities to entertain a few friends during playtime, searching for fun (and educational) games you and your child can play together, or even interested in ways to include people you can’t physically visit, Social Skills for Kids has all the tools you need to help your child develop the social skills they need to succeed. |
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This is the first book to define and explore Black fatigue, the intergenerational impact of systemic racism on the physical and psychological health of Black people—and explain why and how society needs to collectively do more to combat its pernicious effects. Black people, young and old, are fatigued, says award-winning diversity and inclusion leader Mary-Frances Winters. It is physically, mentally, and emotionally draining to continue to experience inequities and even atrocities, day after day, when justice is a God-given and legislated right. And it is exhausting to have to constantly explain this to white people, even—and especially—well-meaning white people, who fall prey to white fragility and too often are unwittingly complicit in upholding the very systems they say they want dismantled. This book, designed to illuminate the myriad dire consequences of “living while Black,” came at the urging of Winters's Black friends and colleagues. Winters describes how in every aspect of life—from economics to education, work, criminal justice, and, very importantly, health outcomes—for the most part, the trajectory for Black people is not improving. It is paradoxical that, with all the attention focused over the last fifty years on social justice and diversity and inclusion, little progress has been made in actualizing the vision of an equitable society. Black people are quite literally sick and tired of being sick and tired. Winters writes that “my hope for this book is that it will provide a comprehensive summary of the consequences of Black fatigue, and awaken activism in those who care about equity and justice—those who care that intergenerational fatigue is tearing at the very core of a whole race of people who are simply asking for what they deserve.”  |
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In his second book in the Foul Deeds series relating to Barnsley and its neighborhood, Geoffrey Howse continues to uncover aspects of the areas' darker and more sinister past. Many districts not covered in the first volume are included here.Read about the shooting of Lord Wharncliffe's head gamekeeper at Pilley, in 1867, the capture of the killers and the sensational trial; also about the murder of William Swann in Wombwell by his wife, Emily, and John Gallagher, both hanged in 1903. Other features included the case of a Polish resident, Wilhelm Lubina, executed at Leeds in 1953 for murdering Charlotte Bell in Barnsley. A rich and compelling miscellany of local misdemeanor from Victorian and Edwardian times are recounted too: robbery at Thurlstone, violent assault at Worsbrough and Hoyland Swaine, highway robbery at Gawber, theft at Hoyland and Elsecar, attempted wife murder at Thurgoland, poaching at Cudworth. There is also the unusual case of manslaughter against Maria Cooper, killed with others in a fireworks explosion in Barnsley. An absorbing read and source of reference for anyone interested in local social and criminal history. |
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Before there was Bill Cosby, or Jian Ghomeshi, or Bill Clinton, or Donald Trump, there was Gerald Regan, a former Nova Scotia premier and Canadian cabinet minister accused in 1995 of having sexually assaulted close to three dozen women over a span of forty years. “Aphrodisiac: Sex, Politics, Power, and Gerald Regan” (originally published as “NOT GUILTY: The Trial of Gerald Regan”) tells the shocking story of the police investigation into his behaviour with young women, the string of criminal charges filed against him and his explosive 1998 trial on the most serious charges of rape and attempted rape. We have come a long way in our understanding of the sometimes subtle, sometimes sledgehammer differences between what happens inside the legalistic, beyond-a-reasonable-doubt confines of the courtroom and what we understand about the real world in which we live. At some level, this book is about history. But there is a link to the present too. The Regan case marked an important public psychological turning point. For the first time in Canada, a group of women had come forward to hold a powerful man to account for his behaviour toward them. |
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March 2, 1994 will forever be marked as a watershed in the history of Australian crime. The murder of a police officer is a rarity in itself but the ruthless, targeted killing of Detective Sergeant Bowen (National Crime Authority) and the alleged involvement of Australian/Italian Mafia makes it one of the most significant crimes in Australia's history. Michael Madigan's book, The NCA Bombing, is not only a painstaking investigation and analysis of a haunting murder, or assassination, but an admirable piece of work in the national interest. The failure of authorities, state or federal, to bring the perpetrators to justice is in itself a haunting national disgrace. - Bob Bottom, author of 11 book on organised crime The 'Ndrangheta is the organisation that runs the international cocaine market. It has infiltrated all economic sectors and it controls voting and political candidates at a national and international level. I urge the Australians not to underestimate this organisation. Otherwise it will be too late. - Ms De Simone Italian Prospector. |
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Traces of History presents a new approach to race and to comparative colonial studies. Bringing a historical perspective to bear on the regimes of race that colonizers have sought to impose on Aboriginal people in Australia, on Blacks and Native Americans in the United States, on Ashkenazi Jews in Western Europe, on Arab Jews in Israel/Palestine, and on people of African descent in Brazil, this book shows how race marks and reproduces the different relationships of inequality into which Europeans have coopted subaltern populations: territorial dispossession, enslavement, confinement, assimilation, and removal. Charting the different modes of domination that engender specific regimes of race and the strategies of anti-colonial resistance they entail, the book powerfully argues for cross-racial solidarities that respect these historical differences. |
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This massive anthology of philosophy contains over 75 works by a dozen of the most known philosophers of all time. An active table of contents makes it easy to find each work. Authors and books include: Aeschylus: Agamemnon The House of Atreus Aristotle: The Categories Ethics Francis Bacon: The Essays of Francis Bacon The New Atlantis George Berkeley: An Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision The Querist Giordano Bruno: An Ethical Poem Rene Descartes: Principles of Philosophy Euripides: The Electra Hippolytus & The Bacchae Tragedies of Euripides The Trojan Women Thomas Hobbes: Leviathan Homer: The Iliad Odyssey David Hume: A Treatise of Human Nature Immanuel Kant: The Critique of Practical Reason Fundamental Principals of the Metaphysic of Morals John Locke: An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding: Volume 1 & 2 A Letter Concerning Toleration Plato: Alcibiades I & II Apology The Republic Sophist Statesman Symposium Jean Jacques Rousseau: The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau Mankind Emile Sophocles: Oedipus the King Benedict de Spinoza: The Ethics |
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Years before Hillbilly Elegy and  White Trash,  a raucous, truth-telling look at the white working poor -- and why they have learned to hate liberalism. What it adds up to, he asserts, is an unacknowledged class war.  By turns tender, incendiary, and seriously funny, this book is a call to arms for fellow progressives with little real understanding of "the great beery, NASCAR-loving, church-going, gun-owning America that has never set foot in a Starbucks." Deer Hunting with Jesus  is Joe Bageant’s report on what he learned when he moved back to his hometown of Winchester, Virginia. Like countless American small towns, it is fast becoming the bedrock of a permanent underclass. Two in five of the people in his old neighborhood do not have high school diplomas or health care. Alcohol, overeating, and Jesus are the preferred avenues of escape.  He writes of: • His childhood friends who work at factory jobs that are constantly on the verge of being outsourced • The mortgage and credit card rackets that saddle the working poor with debt • The ubiquitous gun culture—and why the left doesn’ t get it • Scots Irish culture and how it played out in the young life of Lynddie England |
