Miss, I Don't Give a Sh*t

Miss, I Don't Give a Sh*t
Author: Adele Bates
Publisher: Corwin Limited
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2021-10-09
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781529731576

The essential guide to engaging with challenging behaviour in classrooms and supporting school students with behavioural needs to flourish.

Didn't Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta

Didn't Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta
Author: James Hannaham
Publisher: Little, Brown
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2022-08-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0316286427

Winner of the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award In this “dangerously hilarious” novel (Los Angeles Times), a trans woman reenters life on the outside after more than twenty years in a men’s prison, over one consequential Fourth of July weekend—from the author of the PEN/Faulkner Award winner Delicious Foods. Carlotta Mercedes has been misunderstood her entire life. When she was pulled into a robbery gone wrong, she still went by the name she’d grown up with in Fort Greene, Brooklyn—before it gentrified. But not long after her conviction, she took the name Carlotta and began to live as a woman, an embrace of selfhood that prison authorities rejected, keeping Carlotta trapped in an all-male cell block, abused by both inmates and guards, and often placed in solitary. In her fifth appearance before the parole board, Carlotta is at last granted conditional freedom and returns to a much-changed New York City. Over a whirlwind Fourth of July weekend, she struggles to reconcile with the son she left behind, to reunite with a family reluctant to accept her true identity, and to avoid any minor parole infraction that might get her consigned back to lockup. Written with the same astonishing verve of Delicious Foods, which dazzled critics and readers alike, Didn’t Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta sweeps the reader through seemingly every street of Brooklyn, much as Joyce’s Ulysses does through Dublin. The novel sings with brio and ambition, delivering a fantastically entertaining read and a cast of unforgettable characters even as it challenges us to confront the glaring injustices of a prison system that continues to punish people long after their time has been served.

Is Superman Circumcised?

Is Superman Circumcised?
Author: Roy Schwartz
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 375
Release: 2021-05-19
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1476644411

Superman is the original superhero, an American icon, and arguably the most famous character in the world--and he's Jewish! Introduced in June 1938, the Man of Steel was created by two Jewish teens, Jerry Siegel, the son of immigrants from Eastern Europe, and Joe Shuster, an immigrant. They based their hero's origin story on Moses, his strength on Samson, his mission on the golem, and his nebbish secret identity on themselves. They made him a refugee fleeing catastrophe on the eve of World War II and sent him to tear Nazi tanks apart nearly two years before the US joined the war. In the following decades, Superman's mostly Jewish writers, artists, and editors continued to borrow Jewish motifs for their stories, basing Krypton's past on Genesis and Exodus, its society on Jewish culture, the trial of Lex Luthor on Adolf Eichmann's, and a future holiday celebrating Superman on Passover. A fascinating journey through comic book lore, American history, and Jewish tradition, this book examines the entirety of Superman's career from 1938 to date, and is sure to give readers a newfound appreciation for the Mensch of Steel!

Taboo 2:

Taboo 2:
Author: Yoshe
Publisher: Urban Books
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2011-06-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1599831732

In the scorching sequel to Yoshi's Taboo, Corrections Officer Sierra Howell is back and trying to put her past behind her. Her torrid affair with inmate Rasheed Gordon landed her in hot water with her supervisors—and also pregnant with Rasheed's child. Sierra's determined to move on and make a proper life for herself and her baby, but Rasheed's not letting go that easy. He insists that all he wants is to be a good father to Messiah, but Sierra's not so sure it's a good idea for him to hang around—especially as Lamont's been like a father to Messiah since day one. . .. But old flames die hard and this one is nearly raging out of control. Will Sierra follow her head and marry Lamont—or will her heart win out and betray her again?

If the Boot Fits

If the Boot Fits
Author: Rebekah Weatherspoon
Publisher: Dafina
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2020-10-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1496725441

A Bustle Best Books of Fall 2020 Selection An Amazon Best of the Month Selection A Library Journal Best Book of 2020 An Apple Books Best of the Month Selection A Best Book of Fall 2020 by NPR’s Boston Affiliate A Bookish Most Anticipated Books Selection “An adorable retelling, engaging and character-rich...this kind of mutual empowering is one of Weatherspoon’s hallmarks.” —The New York Times “Heart-melting…a perfect fit for fans of contemporary romance authors Jasmine Guillory and Alexa Martin.” —Booklist From award-winning author Rebekah Weatherspoon comes a thoroughly modern take on the timeless tale of a struggling Cinderella who finds her prince charming at the eleventh hour—and the adventure that ensues the morning after . . . Working as the personal assistant to one of Hollywood’s cruelest divas has left Amanda Queen more determined than ever to sell her screenplay and gain her independence. In the meantime, she’ll settle for a temporary escape. When her employer is felled by the flu on Hollywood’s biggest night of the year, Amanda gets her glam on, struts out the door, and parties with the glitterati. But she never expects to come face to face—and closer than close—with one of the hottest stars in the game . . . Following up his first Oscar win with a steamy after-hours romp with an enigmatic woman seems like the perfect way for actor Sam Pleasant to celebrate—until she suddenly disappears. Worse, she’s vanished with the wrong swag bag: the one containing his Oscar statue, leaving Sam even more intrigued about the beauty’s identity—and wondering if a repeat performance of their amazing night is in the stars. And when a second chance encounter happens, only a trip to Sam’s family ranch—and revealing the whole, not-always-glamorous, truth about themselves—will give them a chance to turn one magical night into forever . . . “Wonderfully inventive…Uniting a heart-stopping hero and a plus-size heroine who knows her own worth, this steamy fairy tale shines.” —Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEW “One of romance’s brightest stars…[this is] a thoroughly modern Cinderella story.” —Bookpage, Starred Review “Another winner from rising star Weatherspoon.” —Library Journal, Starred Review

Same As It Never Was

Same As It Never Was
Author: Claire Scovell LaZebnik
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2004-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780312312503

Olivia Martin drinks, swears, drives fast cars, and is, as she would put it, most definitely not a warm and fuzzy kind of person. The sudden news that her father and his second wife are killed in a car crash stuns Olivia, but then she gets hit with even more shocking news - they've named her guardian of her three-year-old half-sister Celia. Olivia may not be the introspective type, but she knows enough to recognize that she's one of the least maternal women in the world.

Yeah, I Said It

Yeah, I Said It
Author: Wanda Sykes
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2004-09-21
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1416505571

Wanda Sykes reduces people to tears -- tears of laughter. She's done so as a stand-up comic, a sitcom star, and a sports commentator for years now, and in the process she's gained a huge fan base nationwide. Now that she's conquered television, she's applying her genius to her first book, Yeah, I Said It. Here, Wanda presents hilarious and uncensored commentary on sex, family, politics, celebrities, and much more than she could ever say in a sound bite. But then again, she's a genius with a sound bite too. Here's what she says about men and football. "I used to think that football took place in this overbearing male-only environment that bled masculine domination. But the more I attend, the more I realize these football fans could actually be experiencing the straight man's gay pride parade. You see men painting each other's faces in bright colors. You see men proud to wear another man's last name on their shirt. You see some men wear no shirt at all....Hot wieners on every corner as you walk up to the main competition. Men open the back of their trunks for a little tailgating." Here's what she says about women: "Women are taking stripper classes in hopes their men will stop going to strip clubs....You can't compete with those strippers....You gotta have...the stripper mentality. In other words, the ability to lie like a dog for a measly buck. A stripper will tell your man anything for a dollar. 'Oow, I thought you were Brad Pitt.' " An uproarious and irreverent collection from one of today's foremost comedic talents, Yeah, I Said It is Wanda Sykes at her uncensored best. Here, she channels her sharp wit into funny bits on the truth as she sees it from the halls of government in Washington, D.C., to the red carpets and boardrooms of Hollywood. Imbued with her razor-sharp voice, these essays showcase Sykes's sidesplitting candor and her trademark brand of comedy.

Death Spirits

Death Spirits
Author: William Allan McLeod
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 410
Release: 2007-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1411697383

HARDCOVER EDITION Thirty-five-year old Kate Flanagan, a junior detective, doesn't understand the indescribable forces pulling her into this murder case, but soon discovers that the spirit of the victim has entered her body. Haunting and suspenseful, "Death Spirits" tells of the shocking murder of a beloved school teacher and turns a small North Dakota village upside down as suspicion, accusations, and more murders fuel fear and distrust. "Death Spirits," a piercing mystery, is about a logical mind confronting the illogical idea that a murder victim's spirit lives on. It is a about what happens to the people of a small town who fear that a murderer may be one of them. Fully developed characters and strong visual images draw readers into the story with edge-of-your-seat suspense that builds to the spine-tingling end where the murderer is revealed..but not before fraying your nerves, and making you wonder what "Death Spirits" may be lurking around your corner!

We All Looked Up

We All Looked Up
Author: Tommy Wallach
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2015-03-24
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1481418777

The lives of four high school seniors intersect weeks before a meteor is set to pass through Earth's orbit, with a 66.6% chance of striking and destroying all life on the planet.

The Cult of Smart

The Cult of Smart
Author: Fredrik deBoer
Publisher: All Points Books
Total Pages: 149
Release: 2020-08-04
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1250200385

Named one of Vulture’s Top 10 Best Books of 2020! Leftist firebrand Fredrik deBoer exposes the lie at the heart of our educational system and demands top-to-bottom reform. Everyone agrees that education is the key to creating a more just and equal world, and that our schools are broken and failing. Proposed reforms variously target incompetent teachers, corrupt union practices, or outdated curricula, but no one acknowledges a scientifically-proven fact that we all understand intuitively: Academic potential varies between individuals, and cannot be dramatically improved. In The Cult of Smart, educator and outspoken leftist Fredrik deBoer exposes this omission as the central flaw of our entire society, which has created and perpetuated an unjust class structure based on intellectual ability. Since cognitive talent varies from person to person, our education system can never create equal opportunity for all. Instead, it teaches our children that hierarchy and competition are natural, and that human value should be based on intelligence. These ideas are counter to everything that the left believes, but until they acknowledge the existence of individual cognitive differences, progressives remain complicit in keeping the status quo in place. This passionate, voice-driven manifesto demands that we embrace a new goal for education: equality of outcomes. We must create a world that has a place for everyone, not just the academically talented. But we’ll never achieve this dream until the Cult of Smart is destroyed.