Elizabeth C. McLaughlin

Un libro prodigioso por su sinceridad y pasión conmovedoras, Premio Nacional de Estados Unidos a la Mejor Obra de No-ficción de 2005 (The National Book Award), escrito por una de las más emblemáticas escritoras norteamericanas. Joan Didion explora una experiencia intensamente personal y, no obstante, universal: el retrato de un matrimonio - y de una vida en los buenos y en los malos tiempos - que impresionará a cualquiera que haya amado a un marido, a una mujer o a un hijo. Unos días antes de la Navidad de 2003, Quintana, la única hija de John Gregory Dunne y Joan Didion, cayó enferma con lo que en un principio parecía una gripe, pero que rápidamente evolucionó a neumonía y acabó en un choque séptico. Durante varias semanas permaneció en coma inducido y con respiración artificial. Unos días después, la víspera de Nochebuena, los Dunne se disponían a cenar tras haber visitado a su hija en el hospital, cuando John Gregory Dunne sufrió un infarto mortal. En unos segundos, la relación íntima y simbiótica de estos dos escritores a lo largo de cuarenta años, acabó. Cuatro semanas más tarde, su hija superó el coma. Dos meses después, a su llegada al aeropuerto de Los Ángeles, Quintana cayó desplomada a causa de una hemorragia cerebral masiva y tuvo que ser sometida a una intervención de neurocirugía en el Centro Médico de la Universidad de California (UCLA). Este poderoso libro es el intento de Didion para encontrar sentido a las “semanas y meses que desbarataron cualquier idea previa que yo tuviera sobre la muerte, la enfermedad [...] el matrimonio y los hijos y el recuerdo [...] la precariedad de la cordura y sobre la vida misma”.

This toolkit provides a comprehensive guide to community-based interventions for interpersonal violence, also known as transformative justice or community accountability. It offers practical strategies for everyday people, including survivors, perpetrators, and their support network, to end and prevent violence without resorting to the police or state services. The toolkit features stories and guides, as well as a basic framework, to build skills for safety, accountability, and community self-determination. Recommended by leading activists in the transformative justice movement, this toolkit is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in building a world without violence.

"The Quaking of America" by a prominent therapist and trauma specialist provides embodied practices that can help readers protect themselves and their country in the face of growing threats of white-supremacist political violence. This timely guide focuses on ways to build presence, discernment, and stability in dangerous situations, heal personal and collective racialized traumas, and promote embodied social action. A must-read for those looking to navigate the widespread upheaval and build an antiracist culture.

Exploring the controversial topic of cancel culture, We Will Not Cancel Us takes a Black, queer, and feminist viewpoint to reframe the debate. Author Adrienne Maree Brown questions the effectiveness of call-out culture and asks if it truly serves its marginalized origins. With a focus on seeking accountability and redress for harm, this book provides insights on building a better world.

Becoming Abolitionists is an eye-opening exploration of the failed attempts to reform the police in the United States. Drawing from personal experiences, Purnell provides a compelling argument for police abolition and encourages readers to envision new systems that address the root causes of violence. Through lessons learned from multi-racial movements across the globe, this book offers an exciting opportunity to reduce and eliminate harm in society.

In this book, Isabel Wilkerson gives us a portrait of an unseen phenomenon in America as she explores, through an immersive, deeply researched narrative and stories about real people, how America today and throughout its history has been shaped by a hidden caste system, a rigid hierarchy of human rankings. Beyond race, class, or other factors, there is a powerful caste system that influences people's lives and behavior and the nation's fate. Linking the caste systems of America, India, and Nazi Germany, Wilkerson explores eight pillars that underlie caste systems across civilizations, including divine will, bloodlines, stigma, and more. Using riveting stories about people--including Martin Luther King, Jr., baseball's Satchel Paige, a single father and his toddler son, Wilkerson herself, and many others--she shows the ways that the insidious undertow of caste is experienced every day. She documents how the Nazis studied the racial systems in America to plan their out-cast of the Jews; she discusses why the cruel logic of caste requires that there be a bottom rung for those in the middle to measure themselves against; she writes about the surprising health costs of caste, in depression and life expectancy, and the effects of this hierarchy on our culture and politics. Finally, she points forward to ways America can move beyond the artificial and destructive separations of human divisions, toward hope in our common humanity.

Cut toxic people out of your life and take back control. “Don’t You Know Who I Am?” has become the tagline of the modern narcissist. We need to learn to be better gatekeepers for our minds, bodies, and souls. Narcissism, entitlement, and incivility have become normalized and increasingly incentivized. They infect our relationships with self-doubt, despair, and anxiety. It’s time for a wake-up call to stem the tide of narcissism and antagonism, and take our lives back.

Discover the inspiring life of Martin Luther King, Jr. in this New York Times bestselling picture book biography by Brad Meltzer. From childhood, King saw the injustice towards African-Americans and dedicated his life to changing that using peaceful means and powerful words. He led nonviolent protests and marches, always advocating for love and doing what’s right. His legacy of racial equality still inspires us today. This biography series encourages children to dream big and learn from important role models like Martin Luther King, Jr.

Discover a powerful guide to anti-racism and social justice with this must-read book. In 20 insightful chapters, anti-bias educator and activist Tiffany Jewell explores topics like identity, racism, and solidarity in a way that inspires and empowers young readers. With colorful illustrations by Aurélia Durand, this book is perfect for those looking to understand true histories and become leaders against racism. It's a powerful read for all ages, offering language, drive, and the ability to take action against inequality.