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Jesse Jackson's shocking expose of how unfairly justice is administered and how minorities and the poor are discriminated against. THE REV. JESSE JACKSON; RACISM, INJUSTICE & THE DEATH PENALTY LEGAL LYNCHING. 392 prisoners have been executed since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the use of capital punishment, and another 3,000 are on death row. An impassioned rejection of Americans' knee-jerk reaction to the rise of violent crime, Legal Lynching shows how executions fail to deter crime and reveals shocking statistics about injustices perpetrated in the administration of the death penalty in America. "A significant contribution to the literature of nonviolence." - Washington Post. Jesse Jackson is the founder of the Rainbow Coalition and developed Operation Push. US$13.95 |
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The powerfully reimagined history of one of the country's first battles for civil rights. In 1839, 53 African slaves staged a rebellion on board the slave ship Amistad, and were held for trial in the United States. The fate of the slaves, hanging in the balance between the pro-slavery government and the abolitionist movement, makes a riveting story of hope against impossible odds and the will to be free....... AMISTAD A Novel by DAVID PESCI. "David Pesci has taken this much overlooked historical event and combined the painstaking research of a historian with a writer's eye for detail", Susan Campbell, syndicated columnist, LA Times - Washington Post News Service.... David Pesci's writing has appeared in the New York Times and the National Review. The film Amistad, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Matthew McConaughey, Morgan Freemen, and Anthony Hopkins, will be released in December. US$12.95 |
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A compelling account of the 1839 slave revolt aboard the Amistad and the subsequent trial to decide if the Africans should be punished. BLACK MUTINY, The revolt on the Schooner Amistad Introduction by Derrick Bell. The original text recounting the historic and controversial events surrounding the Amistad revolt One of the most talked about slave rebellions in history, the Amistad revolt is the subject of William Owens' Black Mutiny. Originally published in 1953, Black Mutiny remains one of the most detailed accounts of the Amistad revolt. Although the story is told in narrative form it is heightened by its reliance on the factual occurrences that Owens was so careful to document. In 1839, led by the African chief Cinque, the Mendi aboard the schooner Amistad took matters into their own hands, killing the ship's captain and taking control of the vessel in an attempt to regain their freedom. Their ship was eventually recaptured by the U.S. Government, and their case heard before the Supreme Court as President Van Buren and former President John Quincy Adams found themselves on opposites sides of the controversy over slavery. Represented by Adams, the Africans won their case against all expectations and were given passage back to their homeland. The republication of this work provides a wonderful opportunity for contemporary communities to explore the cultural context and legacy of this unforgettable event. US$21.95 |
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The best of the fights and the fighters from one of America's most respected boxing writers. MUHAMMAD ALI AND COMPANY, Inside the World of Professional Boxing, by Tom Hauser. Introduction by Muhammad Ali. From the author of Muhammad Ali: His life and Times (more than 200,000 copies in print), which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, and Missing, which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize America's love for boxing has never been greater. In this collection, Tom Hauser, who has collaborated with Muhammad Ali on numerous books and articles, presents his best piece from the New York Times, Sports Illustrated, Boxing Illustrated, and other major publications Tom Hauser is the author of 20 books. He has been named "Writer of the Year" by the World Boxing Council, the World Boxing Association, and the International Boxing Federation. US$14.95 |
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How to incorporate critical thinking and old-fashioned wisdom into solving today's complex problems. SMART THINKING FOR CRAZY TIMES, The Art of solving the right problems by Ian Mitroff.....*Introduces a process to help readers focus on the right problems, frame them correctly, and implement appropriate solutions......*Points out the five most common problem-solving errors, illustrating them with real-life examples In Smart Thinking for Crazy Times, Ian Mitroff maintains that all serious errors in management can be traced to either muddled thinking or attacking the wrong problem. He explains why the first step in managing all problems is to state as clearly as possible what the problem is--- and he shows how to do this using real business examples. Mitroff explains that the most common critical thinking mistake is trying to solve the wrong problem. Many managers will ask, for example, "What is the best way to downsize?" or "How should I implement Total Quality Management?..." without ever questioning whether downsizing or TQM is really what is needed. They may bring all their skills to bear on solving the problem, but their efforts often fail to reach the desired results, Mitroff says, because they have solved the wrong problem. Mitroff teaches readers how to solve the right problem, which begins with defining it correctly. He identifies five steps:... *Come up with at least two different definitions of the problem..... *At least one definition should be in human terms and at least one in technical terms...... *Challenge at least one assumption about a key stakeholder, and consider at least two stakeholders who can oppose your actions...... *Take care not to draw the boundaries of the problem too narrowly; broaden the scope of the problem, and broaden it again...... *Don't try to solve a problem by breaking it up into tiny parts; examine the entire system and pay close attention to the interactions between problems -- those will often suggest solutions Smart Thinking for Crazy Times teaches managers, executives, policymakers, and workers at every level a critical-thinking skill that is immune to management fads. Ian Mitroff is a professor at the University of Southern California Graduate School of Business. A lecturer and consultant to a wide range of businesses and nonprofits, he is a prolific author with 17 titles to his credit, including, The Essential Guide to Managing Corporate Crises, The Management of Crises and Paradoxes, and The Challenge of the 21st Century: Managing Technology and Ourselves in a Shrinking World.US$24.95 |
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The Stress Management Handbook Strategies for Health and Inner Peace, Lori A. Leyden-Rubenstein, Ph.D. Foreword by Stephen Sinatra, M.D. offers healthy, holistic, pill-free solutions to stress and its related problems. Stress is linked to the six leading causes of death: heart disease, lung disease, cancer, cirrhosis of the liver, accidents, and suicide Outlines 50 effective strategies for coping with stress. Studies show that stress contributes to as much as 90 percent of illnesses, including major killers like heart disease and cancer as well as chronic problems like migraines, anxiety attacks, phobias, backache, fibromyalgia, and food and substance addictions. Instead of treating a person's stress and eradicating it, however, many traditional physicians more typically address just the overt symptoms, whether physical, mental, or emotional. Hundreds of millions of prescriptions are written each year for antidepressants and tranquilizers alone. In spite of their widespread popularity, however, such drugs do not really reduce stress, they mask it. They are both psychologically and physically addicting, and produce minor to serious side effects, including rebound anxiety, insomnia, mental dysfunction, and sexual dysfunction - the very symptoms they are supposed to relieve! This new book takes a mind-body-spirit approach to stress-related disorders, helping readers to modify stress-causing behavior, discover underlying emotional causes of stress, and cope with outside stressors that are a given in our society. Aimed at helping people take control of their lives, it is written in a practical "here's how" style and is grounded in clinically proven scientific research from the fields of psychoneuroimmunology and behavioral medicine. For both the general reader interested in personal stress management and the mental-health professional looking for more holistic approaches, it presents such stress-reduction techniques as breath work, yoga, meditation, relaxation, visualization, imagery, affirmations, self-reflection, and letting go of unnecessary worry and guilt. With The Stress Management Handbook, readers are likely not just to feel better and enjoy their lives more, but also tosave money in unwarranted medication and other health treatments. Lori A. Leyden-Rubenstein is a practicing psychotherapist, business consultant, and seminar leader with focus on stress and anxiety management. Dr. Stephen Sinatra is a cardiologist and psychotherapist who has written about the links between emotional loss and heart problems in Heartbreak and Heart Disease: A Mind/Body Prescription for Healing the Heart. US$14.95 |
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A Literary shrine to "the King." capturing in full-color photos everything Elvis -- from memorabilia and souvenirs to pop-art collages EVERYTHING ELVIS by JONI MABE Commemorates the 20th anniversary of Elvis's death Featuring over 100 color reproductions from the "Traveling Panoramic Encyclopedia of Everything Elvis" Everything Elvis is an extraordinary tribute to the King, put together by a truly devoted fan, artist Joni Mabe. Immersing herself in Elvis's image and music since his death in 1977, Mabe has amassed an astounding collection of memorabilia: ashtrays, records, pins, posters, prayer rugs, lamps, clothing - even locks of Elvis's hair, water from his swimming pool, and dirt from Graceland. It's all here, accompanied by Mabe's loving, humorous observations, which imbue the presentation with a no-excuses sacredness. Joni Mabe created a "traveling museum" that she has taken cross-country in an 18-wheel rig. US$19.95 |
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