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Taking on the thorny ethics of owning and selling property as a white woman in a majority Black city and a majority Bangladeshi neighborhood with both intelligence and humor, this memoir brings a new perspective to a Detroit that finds itself perpetually on the brink of revitalization. In 2016, a Detroit arts organization grants writer and artist Anne Elizabeth Moore a free house—a room of her own, à la Virginia Woolf—in Detroit’s majority-Bangladeshi “Banglatown.”

Every disaster is a disability disaster, argues Angela Frederick. Disabled Power tells the stories of Texans with disabilities who endured the 2021 Texas power crisis, which forced millions of Texas residents to endure a dayslong winter storm without heat or water. Frederick highlights how disabled people and those with chronic health conditions are uniquely harmed when basic infrastructure such as power and water systems fail.

Black people are exhausted. The toll of living within systems designed to exclude them devastates minds, bodies, and spirits. Award-winning diversity, equity, and inclusion leader Mary-Frances Winters—now joined by Mareisha Winters Reese—addresses this ongoing crisis with an urgent update to her bestselling book.

En un mundo hiperconectado y condicionado por los mandatos de belleza, ¿cómo prevalece la autenticidad y el respeto por la imagen y el cuerpo propio y ajeno? En este audiolibro, Esther Pineda G. nos guía en el laberinto algorítmico de los ideales de belleza en las redes sociales, con el...

「都市集中」は人類の必然なのか？「このままでは歴史ある自然豊かな土地が打ち捨てられ、都市にしか住めない未来がやってくる……」

People’s actions often seem confusing—but many follow predictable patterns. The Patterns of Human Behavior helps you understand why people do what they do and shows simple ways to respond effectively. This book explains the main reasons behind everyday behavior, including emotions, habits...

Obwohl er uns alle betrifft, ist der Tod immer noch ein Tabuthema – dem Luis Bauer mit seinem Hörbuch die Schwere nimmt. Denn Berührungsängste mit dem Tod kennt der 20-jährige Bestatter und Thanatopraktiker nicht. Er wuchs im familieneigenen Bestattungsunternehmen auf und war quasi von Kindesbeinen an von Toten umgeben. Heute ist die Versorgung von Verstorbenen sein Beruf und seine Berufung, denn er möchte, dass auch die Gesellschaft anders mit Tod und Sterben umgeht.

John Mappin is a sentinel of sovereignty, a modern mythmaker, and, willingly or not, a hero at history’s crossroads. From his defiant refusal to turn Camelot into a migrant-processing hotel to his prophetic wager on Donald Trump’s rise, Mappin has become a lightning rod for global battles; nationhood versus globalism, courage versus conformity, truth versus the psychiatric priesthood of lies. His close relationship with Charlie Kirk, his friendship with Candace Owens, and his associations with figures such as Tucker Carlson and Nigel Farage show how his influence reaches across continents.

Ontdek hoe Generatie Z omgaat met de druk om dromen waar te maken en hoe hoge verwachtingen kunnen leiden tot burn-outs, door inzichten van leeftijdsgenoten die balans zoeken tussen ambitie en welzijn.

In Architecture of Segregation, the intricate interplay between architecture and societal divisions is meticulously explored, providing a comprehensive analysis of how built environments have shaped and reflected racial, ethnic, and social segregation throughout history. This groundbreaking work delves deep into the historical contexts of segregation, from the indigenous peoples of North America to the African diaspora through the Triangular Slave Trade, uncovering how architecture played a pivotal role in the subjugation of marginalized communities.

We all know what psychopathy is. Or, at least, we think we do. For decades, we have looked at psychopaths as something 'other': as monsters, or bogeyman. But psychopaths don't just exist on our screens - they exist in our communities, offices and, sometimes, in our very own families. The...

Britain is in the grip of a housing crisis. It has, in fact, been in the grip of a housing crisis since the Industrial Revolution, when the population soared and people crammed into towns and cities in search of work. What followed is a tale of suburbia, green belts and, since the 1980s, the...

What does free speech really mean? How does our understanding of it differ around the world? Why does it divide us – and how can we find common ground? What free speech really means is hotly contested. Is it increasingly under attack in our democracies, or is it being weaponized by the...

Eine optimistische Perspektive auf die Gesellschaft für Realisten: Warum wir glücklicher sind, wenn wir der Welt mit Zuversicht begegnen Im Alltag gehen wir gegenüber anderen häufig vom Schlimmsten aus, ohne das zu wollen oder uns dessen bewusst zu sein. Soziale Medien und zunehmende...

A Montreal garbageman’s sharp and funny memoir/exposé, in which he attempts to convince people to “stop imagining that your garbage magically disappears” This fascinating no-bullshit account of twenty years in waste management paints a vivid portrait of the heroic labor, anarchic spirit...

A leading social critic identifies our least-discussed major crisis, and sets out to solve it. As Americans debate President Biden’s infirmities and President Trump’s erratic behavior, we’ve neglected the bigger problem before us: a massive transfer of power and wealth to the oldest among...

Este volumen reúne ocho piezas maestras de la crónica mexicana que recorren los laberintos de la cultura de masas, las herencias familiares, el aislamiento digital y la supervivencia extrema. A través del ensayo de costumbres y el periodismo narrativo, los autores desnudan las pasiones mundanas y las paradojas que definen la vida cotidiana en México.

A Practical Framework for Reliable, Safe, and Efficient Urban Systems Modern cities face rising complexity — more infrastructure, more data, more expectations. Yet, true urban excellence doesn't begin with technology. It begins with discipline, visibility, and flow. In this groundbreaking...

Charles Derber shows how the United States is moving toward sociocide—the erosion of durable, positive social relations in the economy, family, politics, and civil society essential to sustaining society itself—while offering pragmatic solutions. Bonfire: American Sociocide, Broken Relations...

AUDIOBOOK READ BY THE AUTHOR “In writing a book about Minneapolis, Justin Ellis has really written a book about America's favorite lie—that good intentions lead to justice. Ellis is a rigorous historian and a visceral storyteller, and he has produced something essential: a reckoning with a...