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The Patient

by Olive Kobusingye

The Patient is the story of Ugandan doctors and their patients through the decades, from Mulago Hospital’s very early days to the present. It’s the story of mostly young enthusiastic medical students becoming doctors, and choosing their paths in a corrupt and impoverished world where their own needs, wellbeing, and sanity, compete with the needs of their patients. It is the story of a hospital badly in need of healing, a health care system that is designed to fail, and a country whose continuing... more

Democracy Under Siege: It Could Never Happen In America

by Mark Sobel

In this critical study of the present threat to American Democracy from the legacy of the Trump Presidency and the violent insurrection at America's Capitol on January 6, 2021, filmmaker Mark Sobel takes us on a journey that spans the ongoing influence of Trumpism in America, and considers possible steps to assure the survival of democracy in the United States. This collection of author essays calls out the former President's unrelenting lies and racist speeches, looking at how they influence... more

Strong Connections

by Rosa Wang

Rosa Wang’s remarkable book takes readers to the last frontier of the mobile/digital revolution. While much has been written about breakthrough technologies and early adopters who live where roads are good and smart phones are affordable, this book explores the largely undocumented journey of how digital technologies are entering the lives of those in extreme poverty—people, often women, often illiterate—who live without electricity or running water. With powerful stories, Wang brings you to ... more

Policing Bodies: Law, Sex Work, and Desire in Johannesburg

by India Thusi

“Policing Bodies: Law, Sex Work, and Desire in Johannesburg” by I. India Thusi is set to be released worldwide on December 21, 2021. This transformative work examines relationships between police and sex workers in Johannesburg, South Africa, where legal ambiguity has led to inconsistent action and attitudes among law enforcement, leaving room for violence and stigma despite increased focus on human rights and social welfare. With Johannesburg as the backdrop, Thusi addresses broad issues of... more

The War in Southern Africa: An Analysis of South Africa's Total National Strategy (1948 - 1994)

by Miguel Junior

This book on the national strategy of Angola targets several objectives. First, to attest that the newly independent Angolan state also formulated a national strategy in the light of its political and philosophical vision. The Angolan state, during the period under consideration, had its own structured vision, which prevented it from going adrift and playing second fiddle within the context of political and military confrontation in Southern Africa. Second, to demonstrate that the Angolan state ... more

The Finger of God

by Jesse Jackson Jr

Let me offer an early disclaimer. I know exactly who the Founders were. I know exactly the crimes against humanity that they were responsible for and those they inherited and were not responsible for. I do not spend time extolling the virtues of Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Adams, Mr. Franklin, and Mr. Madison. Nothing in this work or in my experiment (my life’s work) can change the fact or alter the history of the debasement of humanity that preceded the Declaration of Independence (1776), the Constituti... more

Saving Our Democracy

by Lincoln Anniballi

In 18 year old political writer Lincoln Anniballi's first book, read about the problems, history, and solutions surrounding money in politics, election security, voting rights, congressional leadership, the president, primaries, gerrymandering, division, the Supreme Court, the media, & more.

Hunting, Fishing, & Pick-Up Trucks

by Xolani Kacela

How Not To Be Bored
You’re retired or getting ready to retire and don’t know what to do next. Maybe you’re retired and bored. You’re constantly wondering how not to be bored for the rest of your life. This is the book for you!

“Hunting, Fishing, and Pick-Up Trucks” is the story that will inspire you to get busy living. Read how my wife and I learned something new together every year. That’s the origin of this book. The... more

Friday Stories Learning About Haiti 2

by Jenny Delacruz

Friday Stories Learning About Haiti 2 is sure to give both children and adults a glimpse of the Haitian people and cultural heritage in a way that they will appreciate and remember. There you'll find: A blend of Haiti's history and culture explained in a way where both children and adults will learn something new. Each page has a hidden spider for younger children to find to stay engaged. Haiti's often ignored origins and cultural impact, including the fight for independence and... more

Holier Than Thou

by Constantine Grey

HOLIER THAN THOU is a study of what I feel are the real origins of religions and how they actually evolved. A critical review of the major weaknesses and illegalities in the scriptures of Christianity and Islam and how they have negatively affected our lives plus a recommendation on how to correct them. An attempt to put religion in its place, to respect it but realize that it is only one of the ways to keep us on the right track to living a good life while, at the same time, respecting our neig... more

Journeys From There to Here

by Susan J. Cohen

A famous writer exiled from Albania and Greece.

A Somali nomad-turned-multinational banker.

An Asian-born virtuoso violinist with perfect pitch, and many more . . .

In this eye-opening collection of immigrant trials, triumphs, and contributions, leading immigration lawyer Susan Cohen invites you to walk with her clients as they share their incredible journeys coming to America while overcoming unimaginable dangers and ofte... more

Hope Disappearing: A Population Left Behind

by Sherman Haggerty

Hope Disappearing explores the events that put this country and its homeless population in an untenable position. Drawing from Sherman S. Haggerty’s experience in social services, this book details the growing social and financial burdens of homelessness, both to individuals and their communities. Tens of Thousands in this country are Homeless and the population is growing at alarming rates. The chance to leave homelessness is becoming a fading dream. Many are losing any chance to become contrib... more

The Ants Will Come and Tell Me

by Lena and Daniel Platt

The reader of this book will get an intimate glimpse into the lives of Brindley and Patricia Benn and their family, who loom large in the history of the small South American nation of Guyana. Guyana is about to assume a much larger role on the world stage, because of its vast, newly discovered oil resources. Readers from around the world who see themselves as opponents of imperialism and its modern make-over, neoconservatism, will learn how valiant little Guyana was used as a test laborator... more

What The Hell Are They Thinking?: The 100 debates that govern your life, written in a way that tells both sides of every story.

by Daniel Ravner

How well are you keeping up with the hottest topics in our world today?

Should we legalize marijuana?

Are the Kardashians good or bad for feminism?

Is happiness a choice?

Is Federer the best tennis player of all time?

Should we raise taxes on the rich?

Are vaccines safe for kids? Is there life after death?

What the Hell are They Thinking features 100 hotly debated topics that govern your life and covers politics and government, economics, popular cult... more

Repairing Our Divided Nation: How to Fix America's Broken Government, Racial Inequity, and Troubled Schools

by David A. Ellison

Tackling the difficult issues of division within our nation, the state of politics and racial inequity, public school curricula, and the most pressing matters affecting and threatening our country, Repairing Our Divided Nation is a book of the times. This book is more historical in nature than his previous book, Politics Beyond Left and Right, with Supreme Court cases that set precedent, and an analysis and discussion of the Reconstructionist time in our history.

Different Essays

by Charles Pinwill

These are easily the most challenging essays on the planet. Pinwill is an original conceptual thinker with a dry sense of humor and turn of phrase. Whether its politics, national economics, history, theology or money his writing all comes from somewhere different. You’ll need to buy his essays to discover whether you love or hate them. He has even thrown in the first Profit and Loss Account ever done for the United States, and the first Comprehensive Balance Sheet ever done for Australia, to sh... more

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