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The Making of Dual Mania: Filmmaking Chicago Style

by Joseph Strickland, Cat Ellington, B.J. Patterson

Inspired by the feature film produced, written, and directed by Chicago filmmaker Joseph Strickland, The Making of Dual Mania: Filmmaking Chicago Style is a boldly personal account of what it takes to create, produce, and direct an independent feature film in current times.

The nonfiction narrative takes the reader through the sometimes hilarious, frustrating, and bewildering film production process with the fiercely creative Strickland, along with co-authors B.J. Patterson and... more

Reviews by Cat Ellington: The Complete Anthology, Vol. 2

by Cat Ellington

Succeeding her debut effort Reviews by Cat Ellington: The Complete Anthology, Vol. 1, the adroit wordsmith continues her journey through the analytical world of literary criticism with the second installment in the ongoing series, appropriately titled Reviews by Cat Ellington: The Complete Anthology, Vol. 2.

Covering the years from 1996 through 2010, Ellington presents (50) insightful, articulate, witty, and sometimes amazingly humorous literary examinations that ... more

Reviews by Cat Ellington: The Complete Anthology, Vol. 1

by Cat Ellington

Reviews by Cat Ellington are now available in a progressive book series!

Accessible exclusively through the complete anthology succession, Vol. 1 features a collection of the first (50) literary examinations (compiled from 1979 - 1996) that were penned by the distinctive author and public figure during the earlier years of coming into her own as a hobbyist critic of literature prose.

Enhanced with an exciting personal colloquy, Reviews by Cat Ellington: The Complete Antho... more

Sexual Fascism: Essays

by Isham Cook

At present the USA is the global innovator in sexual repression, with almost one million Americans under electronic surveillance, many rendered unemployable and indigent for offenses as minor as frat-party mooning or streaking, consensual relations between teenagers, teen sexting, erotic massage, and public urination. We seem to be a step closer to Big Brother telescreens installed in every home and Thought Police crashing through bedroom windows. But if George Orwell’s 1984 comes to mind, it’s ... more

Ways & Sounds: Inquiries. Interconnections. Contours.

by patrick brennan

What transforms sounds into music? What does it mean to compose from the inside out or the outside in? Do recordings reshape our conceptions? In this series of essays, New York composer & musician partrick brennan probes a more inclusive, non-centricized, relational framework for understanding various ecologies of composing — and, most compellingly, how can we, as listeners, listen?

A Montage of a Mauve Reality

by Thomas James Taylor

This collection contains my very first scribblings, when I realised that if I did not depart from the self-destructive path I was on, the future would not be stretching very much further for me. The stories and accounts within are what emerged from of a mind in turmoil; eighteen constructs hastily reported as they were viewed, playing out in the theatre of the mind.

Few are constructed stories; being the teetering first steps of a writer ... more

A Contrary Journey with Velvel Zbarzher, Bard

by Jill Culiner

In 19th-century Eastern Europe, religious law dictated every aspect of Jewish life. Secular books were forbidden; independent thinkers were threatened with moral rebuke, magical retribution and expulsion. But the Maskilim, proponents of the Haskalah or Jewish Enlightenment, were determined to create a modern Jew. Velvel Zbarzher, rebel, Maskil, and glittering star of fusty inns, spent his life singing his poems to loyal audiences of poor workers and craftsmen, and his attacks condemning t... more

James A. Bailey

by Gloria G. Adams

A biography of James Anthony Bailey, partner of P. T. Barnum and owner/manager of The Greatest Show on Earth during the Golden Age of the 19th Century circus.

Tesla's Words: A Stunning Utopia of the Future

by Ellis Oswalt

Emphasizing direct quotes from Nikola Tesla, Tesla’s Words explores exciting details about the great inventor that have seldom been fully recognized, or have perhaps been misunderstood.

"A startling peek into the mind of a true genius."
—Kirkus Review

"Indeed, Tesla often suffered from visions and hallucinations."
—BlueInk Review

"Tesla's Words is an eye opening ada... more

Ending Wars on Uganda's Children

by Barbara Gibby

I arrived in Uganda in 2004, not knowing what to expect but amongst protests by friends and family who equated the country to what they saw happening in South Africa. At that time we grew to expect the frequent loss of electricity in Uganda. We knew to bring flashlights after that first year. During my first visit I was overwhelmed when I heard people talking outside the home we were staying at. Dogs barked which added to the mysterious sounds outside my door. We left the next day to go out to t... more

Red Card: The Soccer Star Who Lost It All to Gambling

by Tony Kelly

"A blossoming soccer career marred by mishaps which drove him to disaster. Ruined by an addiction to gambling, Tony Kelly lost his career, his partner, and his wealth. Now he has written his story to “invite the public, family, and friends into my secret hell of racism, despair, depression, stardom, gambling addiction and self-destruction”

Blackness Interrupted: Black Psychology Matters

by Nicól Osborne, Tamera Gittens

Blackness Interrupted: Black Psychology Matters explores the subject of Black psychology as a field or branch of psychology that adequately addresses and explores psychology beyond the Eurocentric perspective of psychology as it relates to the Black experience. A captivating and persuasive analysis of racial bias in educational psychology by Osborne and Gittens.

It is no secret that the many accomplishments of African Americans in the field of Psychology have not been spot... more

Pandemic Musings (1.11.20 - 1.20.21)

by Denis O'Neill

A book of essays and observations posted on Facebook during the first year of the pandemic, viewed through a political lens, gathered here in one aromatic bunch. Politics, nature, literature, humor ~ a writer's take on the art of survival in a most dangerous year.

Thoughts in Traffic

by Aramide Salako

Thoughts in Traffic is a book of thoughts, expanded from quotes to philosophical notes, essays, Shakespearean poems, noetic, and intellectual discourses. You also get to read the Author's: Letter to the World-beater; Letter to the Nigerian Citizenry, Letter to Top CEOs on LinkedIn, Letter to Elon Musk, and even a LETTER TO GOD!

Cherez Goroda k Sebe (Russian Edition)

by Ekaterina Yakovina

The book of recollections about a several cities with which the author's life is closely connected. Majestic St. Petersburg and beautiful village of the childhood. The book will be interested to the readers who see poetry in every moment of life. The book contains illustrations.

Deciphering Shakespeare's Plays: A Practical Guide to the Twenty Best-Known and Enduring Works

by Cynthia Greenwood

Deciphering Shakespeare's Plays brings William Shakespeare's 400-year-old dramas alive in a new introduction for students, playgoers, and general readers. The book doesn't just dissect great soliloquies on the page -- it illuminates the essence and experience of the Shakespearean spoken word. It also brings you closer to the heady, behind-the-scenes world of freelance playwriting and the London theatre scene of the 1590s. It lends insight into decisions that theatre people make while acting and ... more

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