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Uncivil Democracy
How the civil legal system undermines the political lives of marginalized communitiesEach year, as many as 250 million Americans face civil legal problems like eviction, debt collection, and substandard housing. These problems are disproportionately shouldered by racially and economically marginalized people, particularly women of color. Civil courts and legal aid organizations are supposed to protect their rights, yet more than 90 percent of low-income people receive inadequate or no legal assistance. Instead, access to justice is reserved for those who can afford its high price. For those who can’t, the repercussions can be devastating, from homelessness and loss of public benefits to broken families and diminished health. Uncivil Democracy looks at the US civil justice system through the eyes of the people whose very citizenship is indelibly shaped by it. Jamila Michener and Mallory SoRelle show how civil legal problems, and the institutions meant to address them, greatly erode trust in the legal system among marginalized communities, undermining their broader sense of democratic citizenship and political standing. While legal representation offers vital protections, increased access to justice through an ever-growing supply of lawyers does not address the structural problems that generate demand for lawyers in the first place. Looking at cases involving unfair evictions and substandard housing, Michener and SoRelle demonstrate how community groups such as tenants’ unions can fill this justice gap and provide the means to build political power that transforms the conditions that create precarity. Drawing on eye-opening qualitative evidence and a wealth of historical and survey data, Uncivil Democracy explains why collective organizing holds the greatest promise for altering the systems that create civil legal problems and exercising the political power necessary for meaningful change.
Slouch
The strange and surprising history of the so-called epidemic of bad posture in modern America—from eugenics and posture pageants to today’s promoters of “paleo posture”In 1995, a scandal erupted when the New York Times revealed that the Smithsonian possessed a century’s worth of nude “posture” photos of college students. In this riveting history, Beth Linker tells why these photos were only a small part of the incredible story of twentieth-century America’s largely forgotten posture panic—a decades-long episode in which it was widely accepted as scientific fact that Americans were suffering from an epidemic of bad posture, with potentially catastrophic health consequences. Tracing the rise and fall of this socially manufactured epidemic, Slouch also tells how this period continues to feed today’s widespread anxieties about posture. In the early twentieth century, the eugenics movement and fears of disability gave slouching a new scientific relevance. Bad posture came to be seen as an individual health threat, an affront to conventional race hierarchies, and a sign of American decline. What followed were massive efforts to measure, track, and prevent slouching and, later, back pain—campaigns that reached schools, workplaces, and beyond, from the creation of the American Posture League to posture pageants. The popularity of posture-enhancing products, such as girdles and lumbar supports, exploded, as did new fitness programs focused on postural muscles, such as Pilates and modern yoga. By 1970, student protests largely brought an end to school posture exams and photos, but many efforts to fight bad posture continued, despite a lack of scientific evidence. A compelling history that mixes seriousness and humor, Slouch is a unique and provocative account of the unexpected origins of our largely unquestioned ideas about bad posture.
Time Stop Hero Vol. 14
Through the evil ambitions of Decius, countless enemies descend from the skies to conquer the world! And the alteration of history causes the worst possible situation to occur. Sekai, may have the ability to press pause on time itself, but can even he save the planet, when the event that dooms everything has already occurred?!
Hanns Eisler and His Circle in Republican Spain
Studies the development and impact of Hanns Eisler's music and Marxist activism in the tensions of 1930s Spain, revealing the interplay of varied influences, ideology and antifascist propaganda. Hanns Eisler in Republican Spain is the first comprehensive study to explore the political, artistic, and intellectual engagements of Hanns Eisler and his circle of Marxist musicians - including the singer Ernst Busch and the musicologist Otto Mayer-Serra - in relation to Spain between 1931 and 1939. The book reconstructs Eisler's collaborations with a broad range of Spanish antifascist organisations, examines the reception of his compositional and theoretical work in Republican Spain, and assesses the deep impact of the Spanish civil war on his vocal and symphonic music. It highlights the influence of key local, national, and international communist structures - notably the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC), the Communist Party of Spain (PCE), and the Comintern (Third International) - on the musical and political projects of Eisler and his circle. Grounded in detailed analysis of an extensive corpus of textual, musical, and press materials - primarily preserved in archives in Spain, Germany, Russia, France, and the United States - this study offers new critical frameworks for understanding the role of Western modernist music in contexts of ideological conflict and war. It provides a fresh perspective on the complex entanglements between antifascist propaganda and musical modernism in the interwar period. Hanns Eisler in Republican Spain makes a vital contribution to scholarship at the intersection of music, exile, propaganda, communism, and antifascism, and more broadly, to the study of how political ideologies shaped music, aesthetics, and musical thought across national boundaries during a pivotal era in twentieth-century European history. On publication this book is available as an Open Access ebook under the Creative Commons license CC BY-NC.
Good Stress
Now in paperback! Ten protocols to counteract the “chronic ease” that creates our modern epidemic of dis-ease, from a wellness industry leader who can prove they work—because he’s tested them on himself. “A groundbreaking guide . . . Essential for anyone seeking to harness the power of ‘in-convenience’ to achieve optimal health and well-being.” — David Perlmutter, M.D. Jeff Krasno, the founder and CEO of the global wellness platform Commune Media, thought he was pretty healthy. He suffered from brain fog, chronic fatigue, and bouts of insomnia, but those symptoms seemed utterly normal in today’s society. When he learned he had diabetes, his first thought was, How can that be? I run a wellness company! Jeff's diagnosis propelled him to consult every expert at his disposal in order to turn his health around. On this journey, he began to form a larger picture of what’s wrong with our health in the modern world. In Good Stress—co-authored with his wife, Schuyler Grant—Jeff shares what he’s learned and outlines a practical program for readers to reset their own health. We learn:· How humans evolved with Paleolithic stressors and scarcity—which conferred health and resilience—whereas today’s comforts and conveniences actually undermine our biology· Why modern life sets us up for diabetes, dementia, heart disease, cancer, and other chronic disease that results from our chronic ease· How we can come back into balance by thoughtfully subjecting our bodies and minds to the stressors we’re naturally built for Distilling the hundreds of conversations he has had with top teachers and practitioners in mind-body wellness, including Gabor Maté, Mark Hyman, Marianne Williamson, and Dr. Sara Gottfried, Jeff outlines 10 practices to extend both our lifespan and our healthspan, including:· Time-restricted eating· Cold and heat exposure· Light therapy· Eating “stressed plants”· Building our “psychological immune system” and more For each practice, Jeff shares his own experience (there’s a great story of how Wim Hof convinced him to get into an ice bath!); unpacks the science behind it, the place it has in our culture, and the effects it has on body and mind; and explains how to undertake it safely and mindfully.
Dream Theater: Parasomnia – Deluxe Edition Book
A companion to the acclaimed Dream Theater album, PARASOMNIA: The Graphic Album expands on the exploration of just how thin the line is between the waking world and the world of dreams, as each of the eight powerful tales examines the impact of the dreaming world on our everyday lives; Brought to life by a stunning roster of award-winning writers and artists. DELUXE EDITION INCLUDES– Deluxe oversized hardcover edition of 'Dream Theater: Parasomnia – The Graphic Album' graphic novel encased in a protective slipcase– Dream Theater 'Parasomnia' Art Print
A zöld boszorkány jóskártya
Bővítsd mágikus gyakorlataidat - engedd, hogy a természet bölcsessége vezessen!
A Zöld Boszorkány Jóskártya egy különleges eszköz, amely összekapcsol a természet bölcsességével és a zöld boszorkányság elbűvölő világával. Ez a kártya egy varázslatos, belső utazásra hív, amely átalakít és közelebb visz önmagadhoz. Te hallod a hívását?
A gyönyörűen illusztrált lapokon növények, ősi szimbólumok és misztikus lények kelnek életre. A kártyák mélyebb rálátást és finom iránymutatást adnak, hogy közelebb kerülj saját belső igazságodhoz.
A Zöld Boszorkány jóskártyái segítenek felfedezni a gyógyulás és a teremtés természetes útjait, és támogatnak abban, hogy újra emlékezz belső bölcsességed hangjára. Akár tapasztalt vándor vagy a zöld boszorkányok ösvényén, akár most teszed meg az első lépéseket, a pakli hídként kapcsol össze a természet tanításaival, és segít meghallani az elemekben lakozó szellemek halk üzeneteit.
Arin Murphy-Hiscock Montreálban, Kanadában él és több mint húsz éve tevékenykedik az alternatív spiritualitás területén. A zöld boszorkány – Teljes útmutató a természetmágiához és a Boszorkány praktikák önmagunkért – Mágikus varázslatok, rituálék a testi és lelki egészségért a természet gyógyító erejével című könyvei magyar nyelven is megjeletek.
A doboz tartalma:
• Kézikönyv a jóskártya használatához
• 50 lapos, gyönyörűen illusztrált Zöld Boszorkány jóskártya csomag
Nyom nélkül
"A világ legkedveltebb mesélőjének sodró története a második esélyről, arról, hogy életünk a lehető legjobb is lehetne.
Charles Vincent-nak látszólag minden megadatott – gyönyörű feleség, vagyon, sikeres karrier. De a fényes lakkréteg elfedte, hogy Charles hiába kereste, nem lelte meg a boldogságot. Élete azonban örökre megváltozik, mikor egy éjszaka a normandiai parti úton autózva egy rettenetes pillanatban lezuhan a sziklafalról.
Csodával határos módon Charles nem hal meg. Sérült és hitehagyott, amikor egy házikóra bukkan, a kedves és szép Aude otthonára. Tüstént egymásba szeretnek. Aude meggyógyítja a férfit, Charles pedig rátalál a szenvedélyre, amely annyira hiányzott az életéből.
Majd rádöbben, hogy nem kell visszamennie. Dönthet úgy is, hogy egyszerűen eltűnik, hogy kilép előző életéből. Mintha a szeszélyes sors új kezdet esélyét kínálná fel. Ám Aude-nak is vannak titkai, és múltjuk kisvártatva mindent fenyegető jelenidővé válik."
Muskism
Who on earth is Elon Musk and what is he doing? Is he a hero, a villain, or does he swing constantly between those two poles?
According to the constant media gush driven by his every act and pronouncement, Musk is best understood in personal terms. This book argues differently. Rather than seeing Musk as an individual, it sees him as an avatar of something called Muskism: a playbook for our new postliberal age.
It’s not that Musk himself holds a coherent set of beliefs; you could say his life is one long improvisation. And he’s certainly never used the word Muskism – just as, a century ago, Henry Ford never used Fordism to define his own postliberal modernity. In exploring the forces that have shaped Musk, from South Africa to Silicon Valley, Space X to DOGE, Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff outline the motifs and practices that have come to dominate our own crisis-ridden world.
Muskism, they show, speaks the language of crisis and emergency to invoke a less human future: where humans are purged from the productive process and, through social media and video games, merged with the machine. This is a worldview in which the technocrat is king; which piggybacks on the state to achieve supremacy; and in which only a select few deserve salvation. If you enter, this book warns you, you will grind and you will live in the shadow of one man – but the rewards could be priceless and the alternative might be extinction.
Vanitas: Magická kniha 4
V pařížských katakombách, hluboko pod městem, jsou chasseuři – lovci z církevní protiupírské divize – v patách Noému a Vanitasovi. Pátrání po pohřešovaných upírech je zavede na cestu, kterou Vanitas až příliš dobře zná a ve stínech podzemí budou muset čelit nejenom děsivé hrozbě, ale také samotné Vanitasově minulosti.
Summoned to the Wilds
She’s sworn to protect the realm. Her heart has other plans.
Lady Ammalie Avington, Baroness of Faebarrow, knows it's not safe to pine after the son of a demon. Especially not the blood mage who threatened and abducted her and now intends to bring ruin to the realm. The very realm she is sworn to serve. It's just a terribly inconvenient fact because, well…he's rather cute.
Despite her best efforts, Amma can’t seem to get him out of her mind, not whilst locked up in a tower surrounded by infernal beings, nor trapped below ground in a den of beguiling vampires, and definitely not in the heart of a wild jungle under the tutelage of esoteric witches. She just can't help herself around Damien Maleficus Bloodthorne, danger be damned. And what danger is there? Damien's heart, the one he swears to not have, has been softening right before her eyes. Perhaps with her guidance, Damien won't rain chaos and destruction down on the world. Perhaps she can even save them both as Damien searches for a way to magically unlink them on their quest to fulfill their destinies.
So, when Amma learns she may have ancient, innate magical powers of her own, why not use them to do exactly as she pleases?
Flower Power
If Super Bloom is the ingredients list, Flower Power is the recipe book. This is a practical and beautiful guide on how to layout and plan your garden.
A book like no other, this abundantly illustrated volume breaks down the processes, techniques and latest thinking in planting design and garden-making. It features:
- A how-to on categorizing and understanding plants
- A detailed guide to designing your garden, including such aspects as colour, composition, texture and layers
- How to achieve your garden design, exploring easy techniques and required tools in sumptuous photography
- Fun charts and layouts showing colour palettes, flowering calendars, planting forms, density and distribution
Flower Power will take your gardening to the next level, using up-to-the-minute international thinking in design translated into an accessible and immersive reference for anyone who wants to try something new in their garden.
Fragments of a Future Scroll
The 50th anniversary edition of a paradigm-shifting work by one of the most important Jewish figures in postwar America. By the time of his death, Zalman Schachter-Shalomi (1924–2014), also known as Reb Zalman, had transformed the landscape of Judaism in America. The son of liberal Hasidic Jews, a Holocaust refugee, and a devoted Lubavitcher Hasid, Reb Zalman eventually left the traditional Hasidic fold and committed himself to seeding a mystical Jewish renaissance. An active participant in the counterculture and New Age movements, Reb Zalman began experimenting with different forms of Jewish ritual and contemplative practice—and their intersection with other spiritual traditions—ultimately founding the Jewish Renewal movement. Fragments of a Future Scroll, Reb Zalman's first book, was originally published by a small press in 1975 and, until now, was long out of print. A truly unique book—or "anti-book," as Shaul Magid refers to it in his new introductory essay—Fragments gathers Reb Zalman's first idiosyncratic attempts at articulating a renewed "Hasidism for the Aquarian Age," envisioning Judaism's evolving place and role within an emergent "planetary consciousness." This wild text presents an electrifying weave of sparks, flashes, stories, teachings, and ecstatically lyrical translations of traditional Jewish sources—"spiritual sheet music," as Reb Zalman called it. Full of boundary-breaking wisdom and crackling poetic oddity, Fragments of a Future Scroll is a book for people from all religious and spiritual traditions who are looking to experience the world—and consciousness itself—anew. This historic 50th anniversary edition presents an updated version of the original text, alongside essays by four contemporary Jewish thinkers—Rabbi Shaul Magid, Rabbi Tirzah Firestone, Rav Jericho Vincent, and Arthur Kurzweil—reflecting on Reb Zalman's enormous impact, and guiding contemporary readers into his paradigm-shifting worldview.
The Elegance of Ferns
Discover the weirdly wonderful world of ferns—plants that outlived the dinosaurs, inspired a Victorian-era obsession, and continue to enchant us with their mathematical perfection and lush beauty. Ancient and enigmatic, ferns captivate with understated elegance. Their fronds unfurl in perfect mathematical spirals, connecting us to Earth's primordial past. Victorian-era "fern fever" transformed these plants into cultural icons inspiring art and literature, while Maori traditions revere them as sacred links between heaven and earth. Ferns also played a central role in the picturesque movement, where artists like Reverend William Gilpin sought to capture their untamed naturalism in evocative landscapes. While for poets like John Clare, ferns symbolized a mystical connection to nature, their shadowy habitats offering a refuge for contemplation and melancholy. But ferns are more than symbols—they are ecological marvels, resilient and adaptive. Nitzke also explores the environmental and evolutionary importance of ferns, which have adapted to thrive in diverse environments, from the lush rainforests of New Zealand to the fossilized landscapes of Saxony. Their prehistoric dominance—towering three stories high—is preserved in fossilized remains 360 million years old. The Elegance of Ferns invites us to marvel at these living relics—symbols of beauty, cultural identity, and ecological resilience illuminating our connection to the natural world.
The Husky and His White Cat Shizun: Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun (Novel) Vol. 11 (Special Edition)
The great battle between worlds is over, but Mo Ran and Chu Wanning’s story continues. Chu Wanning’s birthday is fast approaching, and Mo Ran is on the hunt for the perfect present. What he doesn’t expect is for his greatest competition to be his other self, Taxian-jun! Once a group of mischievous rice-cake spirits take the battle from mundane to magical, chaos is bound to ensue. Later, Xue Meng tries out a magical device meant to match cultivators with their true love. But why do so many of his dates seem…strangely familiar? When Xue Meng’s disastrous love life threatens to cause mayhem throughout the cultivation realm, only the Mei twins—and a few old friends—can get him out of his predicament. This unforgettable series finale features an exclusive new afterword from the author!This limited Special Edition of Volume 11 contains the Regular Edition with bonus merchandise shrinkwrapped to the book. Don’t miss the new art from guest artists included in this special merch!FINAL VOLUME
The New Gods Vol. 2: Edge of Darkness
Gods have fallen, and Earth must now reckon with what rises to take their place. It began with a prophecy. From the moment those enigmatic words were delivered from the Source, shock waves rocked the very foundation of the universe. History was written, worlds were conquered, and a new light--in the form of a prophesied child shone upon the DCU. But this child, and his unimaginable power, has attracted the attention of evils both human and Apokoliptian. Now on earth and working alongside the Justice League Unlimited, will the New Gods be able to save the newest member of their tribe before it s too late? This volume collects The New Gods #7 12.
Moths of Western North America
The first photographic field guide to present the moths of western North America as they are found in nature, making it easy to use for novices and experts alikeWestern North America is home to a surprising array of moth species that come in a variety of colors and sizes. This richly illustrated field guide covers 1,900 of the most commonly occurring species in the region, from the United States–Mexico border north to Edmonton, Alberta, and central British Columbia. Images on the full-color plates are marked with arrows to help users quickly know the most important features to look for, while facing-page species accounts highlight these features and, when applicable, how they differ from those of similar species. Whether you are a beginning moth enthusiast or a seasoned observer in the field, Moths of Western North America is the ultimate photographic guide to these marvelous insects.Covers 1,900 of the most common species in western North AmericaFeatures more than 2,000 spectacular color photos of live specimens, at rest, including examples of variations and sexual dimorphism where presentSpecies accounts describe key identification features and include information on caterpillar host plants, the time of year in which adults may be found, and the probability of encountering each speciesIncludes a range map for each speciesProvides invaluable tips for newcomers on how to get started observing moths
The Husky and His White Cat Shizun: Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun (Novel) Vol. 11
The great battle between worlds is over, but Mo Ran and Chu Wanning’s story continues. Chu Wanning’s birthday is fast approaching, and Mo Ran is on the hunt for the perfect present. What he doesn’t expect is for his greatest competition to be his other self, Taxian-jun! Once a group of mischievous rice-cake spirits take the battle from mundane to magical, chaos is bound to ensue. Later, Xue Meng tries out a magical device meant to match cultivators with their true love. But why do so many of his dates seem…strangely familiar? When Xue Meng’s disastrous love life threatens to cause mayhem throughout the cultivation realm, only the Mei twins—and a few old friends—can get him out of his predicament. This unforgettable series finale features an exclusive new afterword from the author!FINAL VOLUME
Vrah mezi námi
Na oslavu konce střední školy se Izzy vydává s přáteli do okouzlujícího ostrovního sídla Ashwood, dějiště jejího oblíbeného černobílého filmu z dvacátých let. Tady mají celý týden předstírat, že se vrátili do zlaté éry Hollywoodu a jeho večírků. To znamená dobové kostýmy, koktejly, luxusní večeře, ale taky příležitost urovnat staré i nové spory.
Jenže místo toho, aby se kamarádi usmířili, to spíš vypadá, že se sežerou zaživa. Dva dny plné hádek a osočování vyvrcholí smrtí jednoho z nich. A protože Blaine lezl na nervy prakticky každému, jsou podezřelí všichni. Jenže kdo z nich vraždil?
Žárlivá přítelkyně? Jeji zoufala konkurentka? Uraženy kamarád z dětství, jeho ambiciózní nástupce, či snad kluk, který Blainem odjakživa opovrhoval?
Anebo to udělala sama Izzy? Vždyť to ona s sebou na odlehly ostrov přivezla vražednou zbraň.
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