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This book focuses on underexplored aspects of Bob Marley in relation to media representation, connecting the two through forms of political discourse and ideologies relevant to social change in different contexts globally, such as civil rights, anti-racism, Rastafari, and liberation movements.

This book highlights and historicizes underexplored and forgotten people and events associated with Laurel Cemetery (1852-1957), the first non-denominational African American Cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland, stressing the importance of their work in laying the social, economic, and political foundation for Baltimore's African American community.

This book helps parents learn how to create a home environment that supports mathematical thinking and learning

The Enlightened College Applicant presents a no-nonsense account of how students should approach the college search and admissions process. Instead of providing recycled entrance statistics or anecdotal generalizations about campus life, authors Belasco and Bergman incorporate cutting-edge data and research to pull back the curtain on critical topics.

In a unique exploration of how corporations appropriate the rights and identities of people, Richard Hardack unearths the unexpected consequences of corporate America's quest to dominate every aspect of our culture.Not only do corporations govern our economy, but corporate personas define our identities and shape our relationships with people and the world around us. In a timely and wide-ranging study, Hardack recontextualizes the inordinate influence of corporations and corporate advertising as a legal, political, psychological, and sociological phenomenon. He connects a surprising array of topics, including advertising, pop culture, representations of nature, science fiction, legal history, the history of colonization and slavery, and the longing to transcend individuality, to show how the principles of corporate personhood-the idea that corporation are people-allow corporations to impersonate and displace actual people. Throughout, Hardack also provides a novel reassessment of the pernicious role and effect of advertising in our daily lives.The book makes accessible a complex topic and integrates many pressing issues in the U.S., including the privatization of the public sphere; the escalating polarization of wealth and rights; unchecked corporate power, influence and monopoly; and the descent of political debate and policy into the language of advertising, branding, and entertainment. Hardack treats the assumptions that foster corporate personhood as both cause and effect, driver and symptom, of a series of transformations in U.S. society. Awakened to this foundational way corporations infiltrate most human activities and interactions, readers can better understand and safeguard themselves against systemic changes to the American economy, culture, and politics.

The inspirational story of an amazing group of soccer-playing South African "grannies" and their journey to the U.S. These women play together despite resistance from their communities in order to improve their health and socialize-and for a brief respite from the injustices and struggles they face on a daily basis.

Building a work-life balance continues to be a growing challenge, as technology breaks down the physical boundaries between home and the office. Curating Your Life offers a new approach for business leaders looking for success at work and satisfaction at home.

People with Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder have a need for control, yet they are also capable, conscientious, and driven. The Healthy Compulsive offers understanding of personality style, inspiring stories of change, and clear steps to cultivate the talents and passions that are the truly compelling sources of the driven personality.

Logged In and Stressed Out teaches readers to feel happier and more confident by examining the ways in which social media is negatively affecting their lives and determining how they can develop healthier online habits.

Written by an internationally recognized expert, this book uniquely blends the latest research and understanding of chronic pain with very personal stories, including of the author, his wife, his patients and historical figures.

The Baby Market exposes our ethically challenged adoption system in which both birth and adoptive parents endure tremendous financial pressure and babies are treated like commodities. Anne Moody examines the negative impact of allowing the marketplace to control adoption and offers suggestions for reform.