"Cultural Capital Doesn't Pay the Rent is a story of loss, economic survival, and three decades of organizing against the interlocking hellscapes of neoliberalism. Jessica Lawless's memoir is a queer, anarcho-punk history of community care and healing justice. An original member of Home Alive, the Seattle-based, feminist self-defense collective founded as a response to the unsolved rape and murder of a beloved friend, Lawless takes the reader into subcultural spaces of the 1980s and '90s where anticapitalist concepts of race, gender, and sexuality were developing against the dackrop of the Christian right's early culture wars. Digging into their personal archive of pre-internet flyers, meeting notes, zines, photos, newsletters, and journals, Lawless explores the somatic impacts of remembering and forgetting. Lawless's attempts to leave violence in the past lead her to the institutional violence of academia, the absurdity of the Los Angeles art world, the crushing poverty of cyclical sub-employment as an adjunct professor, and the heartbreak of working in the labor movement. Reflecting on the past while entering menopause, Lawless crafts a narrative that twists and turns along a winding path, continually rejecting normative conclusions. Cultural Capital Doesn't Pay the Rent is a moving account of abolitionist feminist resistance that will inspire anyone who's experienced the hopes and hypocrisies of leftist activism"--

"Reliving past heartbreak. Picturing a serene future. Imagining a fantastical scene. Across genres, music has an uncanny ability to carry us into distinct inner worlds. In Transported, acclaimed music cognition researcher Elizabeth Margulis explores the phenomenon of musical daydreams--the vivid, spontaneous, emotionally charged images, stories, and memories we lapse into while listening to music--and argues that these everyday reveries offer a powerful and under appreciated window into how we think, feel, and connect. Combining cutting-edge neuroscience, psychology, ethnography, and revelations from her own teaching and pathbreaking research, Margulis shows not only that musical imaginings are widespread and meaningful--but also that daydreams which seem deeply personal are often widely shared. Music can alleviate anxiety, ignite creativity, and foster connection in our increasingly fragmented era."--

"This updated bestseller shows leaders how to transform fragmentation into authentic community with new workplace applications and proven strategies for today's divided world. With increasing violence, widening ideological divides, and growing economic inequality, a deeper sense of community is desperately needed. Yet typical ways of engaging people civically and organizationally remain unchanged. In Community, Peter Block explores how authentic community can emerge from fragmentation and offers practical steps to foster transformation. This updated third edition draws on decades of implementing Block's ideas and includes the following: New stories and examples demonstrating community building as a more powerful approach to social problems than traditional policies and programs; Expanded resources and a discussion guide designed for classroom and training program use; A new closing chapter covering broader implications of the book's ideas for organizational transformation; Fresh content exploring the creative economy's relationship to belonging and social capital's role in authentic engagement; Updated examples showing how community principles apply to today's workplace and virtual world challenges. From neighborhood councils transforming local engagement to organizations shifting from competitive to cooperative cultures, Block demonstrates how simple positive change can be once we decide it's essential. Whether readers are community leaders, organizational consultants, or concerned citizens, this book provides the framework and tools to move from fragmentation to connection, from isolation to belonging"-- Provided by publisher.

"Practical wisdom, accessible practices, and thoughtful reflections to help readers turn inward to make small but vital changes that make living in our fast-paced culture more sustainable"--

From Dreams to Drive is a transformative guide for every woman of faith longing to live with intention. Taneshia Yerby, founder of Christian Entrepreneur Organization, provides practical wisdom and actionable steps to move forward with clarity in your purpose.

"The New York Times bestselling author of Begin Again confronts America's unfinished story in this blistering reassessment of race, freedom, and the myths that bind us. Celebrated public intellectual Eddie S. Glaude, Jr. presents a groundbreaking analysis of the vicious cycles of American history and the country's enduring refusal to face its true nature-especially at the moments when national anniversaries steer us back toward the mythology meant to disguise the truth. America, U.S.A., deliberately formulated and beautifully written, details a heart-wrenching exploration of America's legacy. It is a magnificently complex combination of lessons and voices -- from W.E.B. DuBois and John Dos Passos to Herman Melville and Martin Luther King, Jr.-- that, together, paint a sprawling and honest tableau of the United States, its complicated past, and ever more tenuous future. Glaude's is a powerful voice of conscience in our tumultuous world. He pulls no punches, calling on us to interrogate our conceptions of innocence and freedom and the stories we tell ourselves about our past and present. Centered around the major celebrations of America's milestone birthdays across 250 years of history, the book offers a riveting look at the battles over who has a stake in writing the American story. Devastatingly candid, profoundly moving, and deeply reflective, America, U.S.A. is a shining meditation on how we must reckon with a grim past in order to strive for the better angels of our future"-- Provided by publisher.

For thousands of years, the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta has been famed as the ultimate warrior society. The flowing crimson capes and bronze shields of Spartan warriors remain the enduring image of masculine bravery, austerity, and toughness; King Leonidas's 300 soldiers at Thermopylae the quintessential example of courageous self-sacrifice in battle. But who were the Spartans, really--and how did they rise from a humble village in the Peloponnese to become the dominant military power of ancient Greece? In this landmark new history, renowned Sparta expert Andrew Bayliss delivers a strikingly clarifying, relentlessly complex portrait of a culture and people long shrouded in myth. Sifting masterfully through historical records and modern archaeological evidence, Bayliss traces the shifting alliances and volatile conflicts Spartans faced during the city-state's evolution from a minor hamlet in the Peloponnese to the foremost power of ancient Greece. In vivid detail, Bayliss brings to life the excruciating training, rigid dietary habits, and extreme discipline that molded the warriors of history's most renowned military power. He also lays bare lesser-known aspects of Spartan society that complicate its egalitarian reputation, including complex gender dynamics, stark wealth inequality, and its brutal exploitation of slave labor. With incisive analysis, Bayliss illuminates how the Spartans' ruthless might, unparalleled military ambition, and singular exclusivity fueled their seemingly unstoppable rise--and how those same factors became their undoing. Enthralling and informative in equal measure, Sparta will stand for decades as the definitive history of one of antiquity's most legendary civilizations--from its meteoric rise to its surprising downfall.

"Damon Garcia turns our standard ways of thinking about purpose upside down. Purpose isn't something we find; it's something that finds us when we learn to be present to the world. For those disillusioned by the idea of "God's plan" for their life, or exhausted by the achievement treadmill, this book will reframe the way you view your purpose"-- Provided by publisher.

Riad is a teenager growing up in the French region of Brittany, where he lives with his mother and brother and attends high school in Rennes. But his adolescence is anything but typical. Born to a Syrian father and a French mother, Riad spent much of his early childhood in Libya, rural Syria, and France--moving through contrasting worlds, political ideologies, and daily absurdities. Years earlier, his father--charismatic, authoritarian, and obsessed with dictators and with building a utopian Arab society--abducted Riad's second younger brother, Fadi, and returned to Syria, leaving behind a fractured family. At 14, Riad navigates puberty, isolation, and the pressures of French society, while haunted by the absence of his father and brother, and the sadness of his mother. He turns to books, heavy metal, and drawing as refuge. The tone is darkly comic and sharply observant, capturing both the universal pains of adolescence and the surreal contradictions of the 1990s. Blending personal story and social commentary, this standalone volume offers a biting, poignant portrait of a young man coming of age in a world that feels both familiar and foreign.

"What happens when intelligent machines aren't just in our pockets but are also driving our cars, making our decisions, folding our laundry, and educating our kids? You've heard the hype: AI will make us healthier, give every child a personalized tutor, run our businesses more efficiently, return hours of free time to our overworked brains, and make discoveries previously unimagined by humankind. The AI future is going to be unlike any other technological revolution. But what does that really mean? And will AI truly make life better? To find out, award-winning journalist Joanna Stern surrendered her life to artificial intelligence for one year. The results are both hilarious and unsettling. I Am Not a Robot is like a time machine trip to the very near future, where AI promises to be your doctor, chauffeur, teacher, masseuse, coworker, therapist, financial planner, chef, housekeeper, and even . . . romantic partner. Your colleague might be using ChatGPT to write emails at work, but Joanna used AI tools and robots to do household chores, to manage her health, and to transport her family on vacation. If there was a decision to make or a task to do, she let AI go first. Along the way, she conducted exclusive interviews with the tech leaders building this future, then reported back from the front lines as your funny, no-nonsense tour guide. Of course, tech's sunny promises never tell the whole story, and that's what Joanna is here to share. Filled with illustrations and photographs, this book offers less hype, more clarity, and as little jargon as humanly (or robotically) possible. It's an AI guide for ordinary people--not the tech bros who tried to sell you a cruise to the metaverse or an NFT of a cartoon monkey. This book is not the definitive story, because we're only a few years into the AI revolution. But after a year of living as a human lab rat, Joanna delivers one of the clearest--and funniest--pictures yet of what's really happening and what it means for you"-- Provided by publisher.

"From Zillennial Finance Expert Mrs. Dow Jones comes a groundbreaking, judgment-free personal finance guidebook about how to grow wealth on your own terms. You're not bad with money. It's just no one ever taught you how to win a game rigged against you. Recessions. Crushing student debt. Inflation that won't quit. A housing market that feels like a joke. If you're a Gen Z or millennial, it feels like the financial deck has been stacked against you from day one. But here's what the doom-scrolling won't tell you: You can still get rich. But here's what the doom-scrolling won't tell you: You can still get rich. Haley Sacks--the Zillennial Finance Expert behind Mrs. Dow Jones--has helped millions of people flip the script on money and unlock their financial power. No trust fund required. No lottery ticket needed. Just actionable strategies broken down and the guts to face your finances head-on." --

"The Astonishing Lives of Older Women offers both cautionary tales from courageous women and practical financial insights, empowering women to navigate the challenges of career decisions, family responsibilities, and long-term financial planning with greater awareness and confidence. A powerful exploration of the financial realities women face as they age -- and the resilience, reinvention, and relationships that sustain them. Women are living longer than ever, but for many, those extra years come with financial uncertainty. This book tells the stories of women who, after raising children, managing households, and working in fulfilling careers, find themselves now alone and surviving on the edge. A national housing crisis hits harder when the gender pension gap leaves women with significantly less retirement income than men, but this crisis isn't inevitable. A CEO, a legal scholar, and a feminist economist offer essential advice on careers, pensions, and relationships, while the voice of a young writer from Lainey Gossip reveals why financial independence is non-negotiable. This book looks at how women can embrace this new longevity with strength and purpose. A wake-up call for women of all ages, it is an inspiring testament to the lasting social and economic contributions of women. The astonishing lives of older women are not defined by money or men. They are defined by resilience, purpose, desire, and the unbreakable bonds of female friendship"--

"The author of the critically acclaimed The Viral Underclass is back with The Overseer Class, which explores what happens when members of historically minoritized groups are selected for high-visibility positions of power within existing institutions. The Overseer Class exposes the compromises made by a small but influential group of people from minoritized groups in the United States as they have entered segregated institutions in highly visible positions. People in the overseer class wield enormous institutional power over who lives and who dies. The problem is that their power is predicated upon repressing other people who look (or speak/have sex/come from places) like them. The most obvious contemporary overseer is the Black police officer. As James Baldwin noted in a 1967 essay, '"If you must call a cop," we said in those days, "for God's sake, make sure it's a white one" ... We feared Black cops even more than white cops, because the Black cop had to work so much harder -- on your head -- to prove to himself and his colleagues that he was not like all the other n******.' This dynamic does not only exist within law enforcement; it also exists in many different spheres. With this work, Steven W. Thrasher explores what it looks like in mass media, universities, corporate America, the military, and government. The Overseer Class aims not only to educate us and start this discussion but to provide a framework for challenging this dynamic."--Book jacket flap.

"We all feel it, the teetering toward a place in America from which there is no return. The battle to remain hopeful in spite of injustice after injustice. In this powerful story of one lawyer's fight for his community, both justice and hope are redeemed. The Greenwood neighborhood of North Tulsa was once a promised land for African Americans, deemed the 'Black Wall Street.' But on May 31, 1921, the deadliest race massacre in U.S. history sent Greenwood up in flames. At the time, Lessie Randle was just a child running to safety as bullets ricocheted around her. Almost a century later, lawyer Damario Solomon-Simmons knocks on her door asking if she'd be willing to run toward justice this time. In Redeem a Nation, we follow Solomon-Simmons' fight for justice, from the courtrooms of Tulsa to our nation's capital, representing three centenarians, the last survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre. Documenting a race against the calendar and the courts, Redeem a Nation grapples with the truth about corruption and disenfranchisement in America through this historic legal case for reparations and the deeply moving stories of survivors and descendants of the Massacre. Yet this isn't just a story of Tulsa. The city is but a microcosm of the continued harm America inflicts on its most vulnerable citizens. The damage of generational poverty and loss of opportunity isn't some relic of the past. It is happening right now. From Tulsa to Chicago, Redeem a Nation offers a way forward through systematic change and community love. The time is now to resist, repair, and redeem a land once promised. 'You think we can win?' Randle asked that day. This story is Solomon-Simmons' answer." --

"Keeping ourselves in motion becomes even more important as we age. This guide for seniors makes it easy to stay stronger for longer with safe and simple chair yoga! Step-by-step instructions and helpful illustrations explain how to improve flexibility, strengthen balance, and help relieve aches and pains with poses and routines that you can do from a chair in just 10 minutes"-- Provided by publisher.

"Becoming a Principle-Driven Leader reveals the timeless ideas and proven strategies that turned Koch Industries into a global powerhouse--offering a practical blueprint for anyone who wants to create lasting value through principled leadership. Ever wonder how Koch became one of the largest private companies in the world? It was by continually transforming itself for more than six decades. Becoming a Principle-Driven Leader tells that story through a powerful, two-generation lens. In this book, Charles and Chase Koch reveal the proven principles that helped turn Koch Inc. into one of the world's most enduring private companies. They offer a practical blueprint for anyone who aspires to lead in business, their community, or any aspect of their life. In this deeply practical and personal book, they share 41 proven Principles of Human Progress that powered Koch's 9,000-fold growth, shaped their philanthropy, and transformed their own lives and leadership. Tested over 60 years of experimentation, failure, discovery, and continual learning, these principles show how anyone can turn setbacks into success by empowering others and accomplish more than they thought possible. Father and son illustrate this by using real stories from business turnarounds to personal transformation. Whatever your situation or path, Becoming a Principle-Driven Leader offers a clear and effective framework for turning obstacles into opportunities, unlocking your potential, and applying proven principles to create enduring success."--

"Welcome to the easy-to-digest user's manual for your body's unsung hero: the gut. Leading Harvard gastroenterologist Dr. Trisha Pasricha takes us on a riotous deep dive into our own bowels with new insight from neuroscience, enteric biology, and physiology for an actionable framework to make pooping a breeze. No one would expect you to have stunning teeth if you were never shown a toothbrush. You would struggle to fall sleep if you never knew how to turn off the bedroom lights. But no one talks about the fundamentals of pooping, and so many -- even the highest of achievers -- spiral into a quagmire of poor habits and toilet-anxiety. You've Been Pooping All Wrong will teach you: What is a 'normal' bowel movement? What do different colors mean? Is there a wrong way to sit? Is there a better way to wipe? The intricate connection between your brain and your gut: Why do you suddenly need to find the restroom right before your turn at karaoke and why does stress make you constipated? How to harness your gut's microbiome to boost your health: How does your lifestyle influence your microbiome, and how can your microbiome, in turn, reshape you? The three Ps of having a perfect poop: A simple framework to transform your bowel habits based on years of gastroenterological expertise. And much more... Here, you'll learn the tools to achieve bowel consistency, ease, and,yes, joy, so that your gut flows on autopilot and you live your life without obsessing about the toilet: in short, poophoria."--

The son of Weather Underground radicals tells the story of a childhood on the run and a half-century of revolutionary struggle in America. Zayd Ayers Dohrn was born underground. His parents were fugitives after a decade fighting the US government; his mother was on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list. All his life, Dohrn's parents said his birth marked a clean break with violent revolutionary struggle, but in this explosive memoir, he discovers that story wasn't entirely true. This masterpiece of personal and social history brings us inside an infamous family and their lives underground. Drawing on exclusive interviews, declassified FBI files, and long-hidden letters, photos, and diaries, Dohrn tells a new story of radical resistance, including revelations about the Weathermen's bombing campaign, their secret alliance with the Black Liberation Army, and the dramatic prison break of Assata Shakur. Reckoning with the emotional damage the Weathermen inflicted on their victims, their children, and themselves, Dohrn's unflinching memoir explores the roots of radicalism and asks how a young person survives when the place they feel safest - with their family - also puts them in danger.

"For Anna Konkle's childhood, her father was her hero--a hyper-charismatic, larger-than-life human resource manager at 7-Eleven. But their closeness was constantly interrupted by the screaming matches and heavy silences between him and her mother, eventually culminating in a bitter divorce that literally split the family house down the middle, with one parent on each side. College felt like freedom, and Anna filled her time searching for the husband she'd never divorce and the orgasm she'd never had, while waiting tables at fancy restaurants and getting lackluster acting gigs, the strangest of which had her working celebrity Halloween parties. But just as she begins to thrive, her father starts to struggle. Not long after she moves to LA to pursue acting and writing, her dad's increasingly erratic behavior forces her to cut off contact with him, until, years later, he knocks at her door."--Provided by publisher.

"Hobbies fill our world, yet many Christians still struggle to fully enjoy their benefits. Misplaced guilt and misunderstandings of leisure have kept us from the God-given beauty of avocation. Created to Play will invite readers into a richer understanding of leisure. By looking at ten different groups of hobbies, readers will discover how God uses play to bolster our faith and make us more human. Christian readers of all ages will be drawn into worship and challenged to rethink the way they experience their favorite pastimes"-- Provided by publisher.

"You know that 3 a.m. feeling? When you're wide awake asking yourself: Is this really it? That nagging feeling that 'this isn't enough anymore' isn't weakness--it's wisdom. What once felt fresh now feels like going through the motions. Successful but not satisfied. Accomplished but not alive. You've spent years building a life that looks perfect on paper but feels like something is missing when you're alone with your thoughts. Society calls it a crisis. But what if it's actually clarity? In The Comeback Era, TODAY Show wellness expert Yasmine Cheyenne transforms that restless feeling into rocket fuel for authentic change. Through reconnecting with 'Little You'--the person you were before the world told you who to be--you'll stop performing for everyone else and start living for yourself. This isn't about burning your life down. It's about remembering who you were before you learned to dim your light. In the book, you'll meet five people who also answered the call: The executive who realized her corner office was a cage. The mother who discovered 'having it all together' meant losing herself completely. The achiever who checked every box except the one that mattered...This book is your permission slip to stop pretending everything's fine and start building the life you actually want."--

Every parent wants to raise strong, confident kids. But we're often told we have to choose between gentle parenting that feels too permissive and tough love that damages connection. In the process, modern parenting has too often replaced preparation with protection. There's another way: Puddle Jumper Parenting. As a Navy SEAL performance coach, Brandon Webb once believed mental toughness came from pressure and perfection. Then he became a dad and everything changed. He discovered that real resilience isn't built by pushing harder. It's grown through compassion, connection, giving kids permission to fail forward, and being a steady presence in an uncertain world. Puddle Jumper Parenting is about raising kids who leap, splash, and grow stronger with every mess. Kids who aren't afraid to make mistakes, take risks, or bounce back from failure. Using the same mental-performance techniques Webb used to train elite operators--now adapted for real families--you'll learn how to build lasting confidence through positive self-talk, help children handle stress and setbacks without falling apart, and create clear boundaries while maintaining emotional connection. This isn't theory. It's battle-tested methods from the most demanding environments on earth, refined through years of raising three kids who are now grounded, joyful, and living lives on their own terms. Your kid doesn't need to be perfect. They just need to be brave enough to jump.

Diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, a neuroscientist searches for the answer to one of life's biggest questions: are miracles real?

"In compassionate and expert-written prose, a leading endocrinologist takes us on a journey inside our bodies to reveal the spectacular communication network that orchestrates every milestone and moment of our lives through its animating signals: hormones"-- Provided by publisher.