In Search of The Color Purple

In Search of The Color Purple
Author: Salamishah Tillet
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2021-01-12
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1683356853

Mixing cultural criticism, literary history, biography, and memoir, an exploration of Alice Walker’s critically acclaimed and controversial novel, The Color Purple Alice Walker made history in 1983 when she became the ï¬?rst black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for The Color Purple. Published in the Reagan era amid a severe backlash to civil rights, the Jazz Age novel tells the story of racial and gender inequality through the life of a 14-year-old girl from Georgia who is haunted by domestic and sexual violence. Prominent academic and activist Salamishah Tillet combines cultural criticism, history, and memoir to explore Walker’s epistolary novel and shows how it has influenced and been informed by the zeitgeist. The Color Purple received both praise and criticism upon publication, and the conversation it sparked around race and gender still continues today. It has been adapted for an Oscar-nominated ï¬?lm and a hit Broadway musical. Through archival research and interviews with Walker, Oprah Winfrey, and Quincy Jones (among others), Tillet studies Walker’s life and how themes of violence emerged in her earlier work. Reading The Color Purple at age 15 was a groundbreaking experience for Tillet. It continues to resonate with her—as a sexual violence survivor, as a teacher of the novel, and as an accomplished academic. Provocative and personal, In Search of The Color Purple is a bold work from an important public intellectual, and captures Alice Walker’s seminal role in rethinking sexuality, intersectional feminism, and racial and gender politics.

Instant Loss Cookbook

Instant Loss Cookbook
Author: Brittany Williams
Publisher: Harmony
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2018-10-02
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 0525577246

THE INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Brittany Williams lost more than 125 pounds using her Instant Pot® and making all her meals from scratch. Now she shares 125 quick, easy, and tasty whole food recipes that can help you reach your weight loss goals, too! Brittany Williams had struggled with her weight all her life. She grew up eating the standard American staples—fast, frozen, fried, and processed—and hit a peak weight of 260 pounds. When her 4-year-old daughter’s autoimmune disease was alleviated by a low-sugar, dairy-free, grain-free, whole-food-based diet, Brittany realized she owed her own body the same kind of healing. So on January 1, 2017, she vowed to make every meal for a year from scratch, aided by her Instant Pot®. She discovered that the versatility, speed, and ease of the electric pressure cooker made creating wholesome, tasty, family-satisfying meals a breeze, usually taking under thirty minutes. Not only did the family thrive over the course of the year, Brittany lost an astonishing 125 pounds, all documented on her Instant Loss blog. Illustrated with gorgeous photography, Instant Loss Cookbook shares 125 recipes and the meal plan that Brittany used for her own weight loss, 75% of which are recipes for the Instant Pot® or other multicooker. These recipes are whole food-based with a spotlight on veggies, mostly dairy and grain-free, and use ingredients that you can find at any grocery store. The clearest guide to navigating your Instant Pot® or other multicooker that you’ll find, Instant Loss Cookbook makes healthy eating convenient—and that’s the key to sustainable weight loss.

Pure Magic

Pure Magic
Author: Judika Illes
Publisher: Weiser Books
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2022-04-01
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1633412407

“Brims with magic that is accessible to everyone; magic that works regardless of one’s level of experience or background.”—Mat Auryn, author of Psychic Witch Pure Magic is one of those rare works of modern-day witchcraft that has already become a classic. First published twenty-years ago, the book has become an essential resource for beginners and experienced devotees of the magical arts. Written by one of today’s most trusted and beloved teachers and writers on magic and witchcraft, Pure Magic offers: an introduction to the essentials of magic, a complete glossary of psychic and magical terminology, a primer on the four elements, a survey of magical supplies (including minerals and botanicals), and a compendium of spells for any situation. Also included is guidance on how and where to practice magic; how to rightly use words of power; and how to cleanse, protect, and enhance your magical self. This new Weiser Classics edition includes a foreword by Mat Auryn, author of Psychic Witch and a new preface by the author. This book was previously published as The Big Book of Practical Spells.

The Cannabible 3

The Cannabible 3
Author: Jason King
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Total Pages: 928
Release: 2011-04-20
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1607741733

When Jason King blew our minds with the first two CANNABIBLE books, we never imagined that the best was still to come. In CANNABIBLE 3, he's back with a whole new crop of marijuana strains, accompanied by informative and entertaining notes on their flavors, aromas, and effects. King heralds the latest achievements in overseas breeding, recommends the best bud for winding down after a stressful day, and discovers a nug that tastes uncannily like tropical Lifesavers candy. Packed with enough mouth-watering photos to induce a contact high, CANNABIBLE 3 is the perfect gift for pot aficionados and a must-have for fans of the first two volumes.

The Big Book of Buds

The Big Book of Buds
Author: Ed Rosenthal
Publisher: Ed Rosenthal
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2011-11-15
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1936807106

This full-color guide showcases the diversity of cannabis varieties. Stunning close-ups from the world’s great breeders are accompanied by concise information about growing characteristics and bud quality. Engaging essays offer insights into marijuana’s special botany and the culture that surrounds this controversial plant.

Eminent Mage

Eminent Mage
Author: Kaaren Sutcliffe
Publisher: Australian Self Publishing Group
Total Pages: 426
Release: 2023-12-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1922792713

A simple mission … with twists and meanders that capture his heart and divert his destiny. The stunning conclusion to Mage Everand’s mission — the fast-paced twists will have readers gasping at every turn. All Everand wants to do is finish the mission so he can be left in peace with the delectable Lamiya. How hard can it be? But Everand and Lamiya face the rampant half-mage Malach, the might of the Mages’ Guild, a ruthless Mage Pelamis seeking power and, the biggest threat of all, the ancient and furious red dragon Akachi. Bound to an epic and fraught new task, Everand must recover the magnificent stone of power, the Staropal, from his Mages’ Guild and return it to the fearsome red dragon. A past wrong would be righted, but to do so he must betray the Guild and his beloved master, the ailing Mage Mantiss. With her province and people threatened, Lamiya’s determination and mystical abilities magnify until she is a force even mages should not reckon with. With the feisty, sassy Lamiya beside him every step of the way, Everand tackles the impossible. Supported by a team of loyal paddlers, they set out to make paddling history and lay the foundation for a new Ossilis. Paddles up for some choppy water!

WineSpeak

WineSpeak
Author: Bernard Klem
Publisher: Board and Bench Publishing
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2009-07-01
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 0980064805

If you read wine reviews, you're already either amused or confused by the soaring language wine writers often use to describe what they're smelling and tasting. But do you always know what they mean? Have you ever sipped a complex white and sensed what's so colorfully described as a peacock's tail? Have you ever savored a full-bodied red only to detect the ripe acrid smell of a horse stall? If not, you're in for a treat, because these terms and thousands more are all here to amuse, dismay, enlighten, inspire, puzzle, and utterly shock you . Welcome to the rich linguistic universe of wine speak: a world where words and wine intersect in an uncontrolled riot of language guaranteed to keep you entertained for hours. The author, a lifelong lover of both wine and words, has compiled and organized this unique thesaurus of 36,975 wine tasting descriptors into 20 special collections extracted from 27 categories so you can locate exactly the right term or phrase to express yourself clearly or to understand others. May your path across the galaxy of wine be paved only with labels from the very best bottles on earth. Or, much more cautiously, with wines that could introduce you to angel pee, citronella, eastern European fruit soup, Godzilla, iodine, ladies' underwear, mustard gas, old running shoes, rawhide, hot tar roads, bubblegum, sweaty saddles, crushed ants, kitchen drains, or even turpentine.

5-Ingredient Clean Eating Cookbook

5-Ingredient Clean Eating Cookbook
Author: Patricia Kamara
Publisher: Patricia Kamara
Total Pages: 51
Release: 2021-07-20
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

5-Ingredient Clean Eating Cookbook Clean eating cookbook has 40 recipes with 5 clean, affordable, healthy, easy-to-source ingredients, including breakfast, lunch, dinner, slimming snacks, and smoothie options Get inspired to transition into the world of clean eating and reap the health benefits with loads of fresh vegetables, whole grains, and just the right amount of lean meats and good fats. Inside the 5-Ingredient Clean Eating Cookbook you’ll find: Choose quality–Replace white-flour foods with whole-wheat and ancient grains, such as quinoa and buckwheat. Count on one hand–All the recipes in this clean eating cookbook use 5 clean, affordable, healthy, easy-to-source ingredients (with seasonal/regional substitutions as needed). No withdrawals–You’ll find recipes for everyday clean eating without the feeling of a diet detox.

Superfoods at Every Meal

Superfoods at Every Meal
Author: Kelly Pfeiffer
Publisher: Fair Winds Press
Total Pages: 179
Release: 2015-01-15
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1627883002

Most people can list a few superfoods that they know they should be eating, but not everyone knows how to use and incorporate these foods into their daily diet. Superfoods at Every Meal makes it simple. Just ten nourishing ingredients you know and love - quinoa, chickpeas, kale, sweet potatoes, blueberries, eggs, honey, coconut oil, greek yogurt, and walnuts - featured in delicious, everyday meals. With each recipe featuring at least two (and oftentimes four or five) of these superfoods, you'll find it simple to treat your family - no matter how picky they may be! - to wholesome foods at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Here are just a few of the delicious recipes you'll find inside: -Sweet Potato Muffins with Walnut Streusel -Kale Egg Scramble -Quinoa Breakfast Tacos -Blueberry Bruschetta -Honey Mustard Chicken -Salad Salmon Chowder with Cashew Cream -Chickpea Pesto Bagelwich -BBQ Apple Cheddar Quesadilla -Black Bean Quinoa Burgers -Honey Sesame Fish Tacos with Lime Greek Yogurt Sauce -Double Chocolate Swirl Brownies -Sweet Potato Pie on a Maple Quinoa Crust Forget the goji berries and spirulina, and eat real food with real recipes you'll come back to time and time again with Superfoods at Every Meal.