Quinn Cummings

Get behind-the-scenes insights into the early days of the Covid pandemic in New York City. The Desperate Hours captures the resilience, peril, and compassion of medical workers, suppliers, and researchers fighting tirelessly to save lives. Award-winning journalist Marie Brenner takes us inside secure ICU units, makeshift clinics, and executive suites, providing an intimate portrait of the courageous men and women coming together in their devotion to duty, their families, each other, and the city they loved more than any other.

A comprehensive manual on understanding and preparing for changes to reproductive rights law, The New Handbook for a Post-Roe America offers readers ways to fight back and acquire financial support, create new networks, and work outside legal systems. Activist and writer Robin Marty provides information on planning for emergencies, self-managed abortion care, and avoiding surveillance. The second edition includes updated information on abortion legality and access in the US, new content on independent alternatives to Planned Parenthood, 'auntie networks,' and using social media wisely in the age of surveillance.

Follow Bunyip Bluegum, a curious koala, as he embarks on a journey to explore the world. Along the way, he meets Bill Barnacle and Sam Sawnoff, two characters enjoying a magical pudding that always reforms itself. The pudding, Albert, is ill-tempered but loves being eaten. Join the trio on their adventure as they share lunch and tales of their past mishaps. Discover the unique and playful story in this classic book.

A Patricia Campbell su existencia nunca le ha parecido tan insignificante. Su marido es un adicto al trabajo, sus hijos adolescentes tienen su propia vida, su suegra senil necesita cuidados constantes, y siente que siempre va un paso por detrás de su interminable lista de cosas por hacer. Lo único que la mantiene viva es su club de lectura, un pequeño grupo de mujeres de Charleston unidas por su amor a las novelas de crímenes reales. En esas reuniones se habla de todo: desde la familia Manson a asuntos de sus propias familias. Una tarde después de la reunión del club, Patricia es salvajemente atacada por una anciana vecina, lo que le llevará a conocer al atractivo sobrino de esta, James Harris. James es un hombre de mundo y muy leído que despertará en Patricia sentimientos que no había tenido en años. Pero cuando al otro lado de la ciudad unos niños empiezan a desaparecer y sus muertes son ignoradas por la policía local, empezará a sospechar que James Harris es más un criminal que una réplica en carne y hueso de Brad Pitt. ¿Cuál es el verdadero problema? James es un monstruo de una especie diferente, y Patricia le ha dejado entrar en su vida. Poco a poco, James se irá introduciendo en la vida cotidiana de Patricia tratando de apoderarse de todo lo que considera suyo, incluido su club de lectura. Sin embargo ella no está dispuesta a rendirse sin luchar en esta historia plagada de sangre sobre una relación de buena vecindad transformada en algo siniestro.

Discover the remarkable journey of humanity's battle against mental illness in Nobody's Normal. Anthropologist Roy Richard Grinker takes us through the history of how society has judged and confined the mentally ill, and how this has changed over time. Drawing on his own family's involvement in psychiatry, as well as cutting-edge science and global research, Grinker offers a path forward in transforming mental illness and ending the stigma. Don't miss this essential work on one of the most important issues of our time.

Discover a powerful argument against the rise of meaningless jobs with David Graeber's Bullshit Jobs. This book explores the consequences of millions of people working jobs that make no meaningful contribution to the world. Graeber gives individuals, corporations, and societies permission to shift values and prioritize creative and caring work. Join the debate and learn how to turn your vocation back into an avocation.

Explore the world's funerary customs with mortician Caitlin Doughty as she embarks on a global expedition to uncover the ways other cultures care for the dead. From Zoroastrian sky burials to wish-granting Bolivian skulls, Doughty's account expands our sense of what it means to treat the dead with dignity, questioning the rituals of the American funeral industry. Exquisitely illustrated, From Here to Eternity is a fascinating tour through the unique ways people everywhere confront mortality.

Referring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviors including argumentation and silence. These behaviors, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what can be done to engage more constructively.

This remarkable book delves into the little-known history of the mass migration of black citizens in search of a better life, who fled the South for northern and western cities from 1915 to 1970. Through the stories of three unforgettable individuals, author Isabel Wilkerson brings this epic journey to life, painting a vivid picture of how it changed America forever. With stunning historical detail and access to new data and official records, The Warmth of Other Suns is a definitive account of a crucial period in American history.