![]() ![]() ![]() Kaur takes readers through her own riveting journey-as a brown girl growing up in California farmland finding her place in the world as a young adult galvanized by the murders of Sikhs after 9/11 as a law student fighting injustices in American prisons and on Guantánamo Bay as an activist working with communities recovering from xenophobic attacks and as a woman trying to heal from her own experiences with police violence and sexual assault. ![]() Starting from that place of wonder, the world begins to change: It is a practice that can transform a relationship, a community, a culture, even a nation. It enjoins us to see no stranger but instead look at others and say: You are part of me I do not yet know. How do we love in a time of rage? How do we fix a broken world while not breaking ourselves? Valarie Kaur-renowned Sikh activist, filmmaker, and civil rights lawyer-describes revolutionary love as the call of our time, a radical, joyful practice that extends in three directions: to others, to our opponents, and to ourselves. Description An urgent manifesto and a dramatic memoir of awakening, this is the story of revolutionary love.įinalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize - "In a world stricken with fear and turmoil, Valarie Kaur shows us how to summon our deepest wisdom."-Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat Pray Love ![]()
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![]() Listen to the author discuss the book here on the Baen Free Radio Hour. Which raises a terrifying possibility: what if the aliens' invasion of Earth is not one of conquest, but preemption? And what if their harrowing memories of a long‑past cataclysmic war makes them willing to do anything to keep it from reigniting?Įven if that means exterminating the human race. Twelve years later, Riordan awakens to a. Gannon 2105, September: Intelligence Analyst Caine Riordan uncovers a conspiracy on Earth's Moona history-making clandestine projectand ends up involuntarily cryocelled for his troubles. ![]() Clues point to a much earlier inter‑species apocalypse, buried in humanity’s own prehistory. Fire with Fire, Second Edition (Caine Riordan Book 1) Contains all-new images and a new Appendix by Charles E. ![]() And when the technologically‑superior attackers sweep aside the solar system’s last defenses, and traitorous corporations invite the invaders to land ‘security forces,’ humanity fights back with its best weapons: cunning, inventiveness, and guts.īut as Earth hurtles towards a final trial by fire that is certain to scar its collective memory, Caine discovers that there may also be large and disturbing gaps in that memory. With Earth’s fleet shattered by a sneak attack and its survivors fighting for their lives, Caine must rely upon both his first contact and weaponry skills to contend with the non‑humanoid enemy. When reluctant interstellar diplomat and intelligence operative Caine Riordan returns from humanity’s first encounter with alien races, sudden war clouds burst. ![]() ![]() Science fiction adventure on a grand scale. Sequel to national bestseller Fire with Fire. ![]() ![]() ![]() Kind and passionate but tormented by deeds both past and present, Fergus seems to see in her far more than beauty and courage. To King Fergus of Galloway, however, she is Amadan De, a Gaelic name meaning Butterfly or God's Fool. Eventually, the young woman writes of her experience, so it is her own voice that is heard in the vel Galiene, which uses as its title the name given to the proud and spirited young Englishwoman by the Scottish warriors. This is her remarkable story of loss, survival and love. ![]() Before the morning is over, her home is in flames, her family is dead and she is taken captive by the Scottish army that invaded rthern England in 1138. ![]() Rumours of war are buzzing around her, yet the young healer who wrote those words could t have imagined the catastrophic changes that were coming that day. That morning had come like any other fair dawn in the cool of spring: crisp and sparkling and fresh with the air of change. ![]() ![]() ![]() But when his parents discover his involvement in the country’s burgeoning revolution, they send him to safety in America, a country Saeed despises. Saeed is an engineering student with a promising future ahead of him in Tehran. When Moud gets the news that his grandfather in Iran is dying, he accompanies his dad to Tehran, where the revelation of family secrets will force Moud into a new understanding of his history, his culture, and himself.ġ978. Moud is an out gay teen living in Los Angeles with his distant father, Saeed. ![]() Perfect for fans of Last Night at the Telegraph Club and Darius the Great Is Not Okay.Ģ019. Perfect f From the Stonewall Honor–winning author of Like a Love Story comes a sweeping story of three generations of boys in the same Iranian family. Enter to win a copy!įrom the Stonewall Honor–winning author of Like a Love Story comes a sweeping story of three generations of boys in the same Iranian family. ![]() A sweeping story of boys in the same Iranian family, examining the intersection of American, Iranian, and queer identity. ![]() ![]() ![]() They’ve been disowned by their mean aunt and can’t return to the U.S. These are intelligent children who work their way through a foreign country searching for clues. ![]() Grace dies early in the book, but the text makes it clear she had a loving connection with Dan and Amy and was glad they were not evil schemers like her other relatives. They lie to and steal from Dan and Amy - and even threaten them with weapons and poison - in an effort to solve Grace Cahill’s mystery hunt. Various adult members of the Cahill family are fiercely competitive. She serves as an authority figure only in the sense that she can drive a car and get them through customs. Nellie is easily lured into their adventure and does whatever they ask. For a while, Dan and Amy are under the guardianship of a mean aunt who doesn’t like them and calls the authorities on them when they go against her wishes. Amy and Dan’s parents (of whom they speak fondly) are deceased. ![]() ![]() ![]() That’s why the words they’ve written in Start Here have such power to change a teenager’s life – they’re merely describing what’s possible, from first-hand experience…and it’s highly motivating!Īlex and Brett Harris are not impressed with themselves they’re impressed with God. ![]() They, and the sea of students who share their passion for God and for changing the world, are leading the body of Christ by their example, not by their words. The Harris brothers have helped shatter the stereotype of the narcissistic, self-involved teenager. Start Here is available on Amazon and ChristianBook and just about everywhere books are sold. Read the first two chapters of this book for free (PDF – 1.5MB). Now Alex and Brett Harris are back and ready to tackle the questions that Do Hard Things inspired: How do I get started? What do I do when I get discouraged? What’s the best way to inspire others? Filled with stories and insights from Alex, Brett, and other real-life rebelutionaries, Start Here is a powerful and practical guide to doing hard things, right where you are.Īre you ready to take the next step and blast past mediocrity for the glory of God? You feel called to do the extraordinary for God.ĭo Hard Things inspired thousands of young people around the world to make the most of the teen years. You’ve read the manifesto - now you need the field guide. ![]() ![]() On the basis of what has been reported concerning Socrates, we would judge that he made a profound impression upon a group of his followers who were closely associated with his life and teachings. Consequently, what information we have concerning him comes from the testimony of others who were associated with him and who were influenced both by the moral quality of his living and the significance of the ideas that he expounded. ![]() In contrast to them, Socrates left no writings at all. Both Plato and Aristotle were prolific writers, and what we know about them has been derived chiefly from their published works. Plato became the most distinguished of his pupils, and Aristotle in turn received instruction from Plato. In point of time, Socrates was the one who appeared first. All three were original thinkers and great teachers. Each of them made significant contributions to philosophy, and it would be difficult to determine to which one of them we are most indebted. The influence of these men on the culture of the Western world can scarcely be overestimated. ![]() ![]() The philosophy of ancient Greece reached its highest level of achievement in the works of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Anthony also describes his fascinating discovery of how the wear from bits on ancient horse teeth reveals the origins of horseback riding. He explains how they spread their traditions and gave rise to important advances in copper mining, warfare, and patron-client political institutions, thereby ushering in an era of vibrant social change. ![]() Linking prehistoric archaeological remains with the development of language, David Anthony identifies the prehistoric peoples of central Eurasia's steppe grasslands as the original speakers of Proto-Indo-European, and shows how their innovative use of the ox wagon, horseback riding, and the warrior's chariot turned the Eurasian steppes into a thriving transcontinental corridor of communication, commerce, and cultural exchange. The Horse, the Wheel, and Language lifts the veil that has long shrouded these original Indo-European speakers, and reveals how their domestication of horses and use of the wheel spread language and transformed civilization. But who were the early speakers of this ancient mother tongue, and how did they manage to spread it around the globe? Until now their identity has remained a tantalizing mystery to linguists, archaeologists, and even Nazis seeking the roots of the Aryan race. Roughly half the world's population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known as Proto-Indo-European. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This is despite the fact that her experiences are inextricably linked to her race, her class, and the time period during which she came of age - not to mention the inevitable tensions that come with being the first widely-recognized autistic to speak on an autistic experience. ![]() I have several criticisms of both Temple Grandin's positioning as well as her positions.īecause Temple Grandin is functionally the world's only famous autistic person (and certainly the most famous), what she says about autism is taken as gospel, regarded as absolute truth, and frequently generalized as if representative of the experiences and views of every other autistic person on the planet. Other autistic people, as well as folks outside the community, have written on a number of aspects of the troubling things that Temple has said or the way in which she is positioned in rhetoric on autism both in broader society and within our own community. She's written a number of books about autism, regularly travels around the globe to give talks at conferences, and was even the subject of a documentary on her early life (eponymously titled Temple Grandin). Temple Grandin is widely recognized as the world's most famous autistic person. Behind her is a wooden fencepost with rope draped over it. She is wearing a cobalt blue collared shirt and a silky black scarfy tie thing. Image description: A headshot of an older white woman with very short, somewhat curly, brown but graying hair, looking directly at the camera. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Yet when he’s faced with losing her forever, Sebastian will do whatever it takes to tell her the truth, even if it means risking his own future-and his heart. Sebastian is in love with brilliant, beautiful Grace, but their bargain is complete, and she desires another. If only she hadn’t asked him to help her marry someone else… Between secret lessons on how to be a rogue and exaggerated public flirtations, Grace’s feelings for Sebastian grow from friendship into undeniable, inconvenient, real attraction. To further his own research on English society, Sebastian agrees to let Grace transform him from a bespectacled, bookish academic into a dashing-albeit fake-rake. Grace’s colleague, anthropologist Sebastian Holloway, is just the blank slate she requires. Lady Grace Wyatt is content as a wallflower, focusing on scientific pursuits rather than the complications of society matches. Her solution: to “build” the perfect man, who will court her publicly and help her catch his eye. But when a handsome, celebrated naturalist returns from abroad, Grace wishes, for once, to be noticed. ![]() Lady Grace Wyatt is content as a wallflower, focusing on scientific pursuits rather than the complications of society matches. In the first book in Eva Leigh’s new Union of the Rakes series, a bluestocking enlists a faux suitor to help her land an ideal husband only to be blindsided by real desire… ![]() |