Are overburdened mothers justified in their appeals for contraceptives or abortions?... Will anyone... dare to say to these women that they should go on bringing helpless children in to the world to share their misery?... To say to these women that they should continue their helpless breeding of the helpless is stupid brutality. -from "Avoiding Childbirth" An iconic figure in the fight for reproductive rights for women in America, Margaret Sanger was a powerful voice in the early years of the 20th century. This 1920 book is Sanger's cry for the legalization ...

In the depths of teenage boredom, Lady Eleanor Templeton-Jones and her brothers find solace in 'The Banquet of Tranquillity', a night that changes their lives forever. Eleanor, at seventeen, meets Theo-James Miller, a charismatic film director who becomes the love of her life. Together, they embark on a journey to America, seeking fame and fortune. As Eleanor rises to become a celebrated actress, she becomes entangled in Theo-James's family's dark secrets. Struggling to conceive, Eleanor's world transforms when she acquires Templeton House in Zurich ...

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JOY. It’s intangible, but personally defined, It’s a feeling of internal “all is well in the world-ness”. It eclipses the emotions of happiness into a state of pure bliss. Some joy is quiet and serene like rocking a child to sleep. Other joy is loud and exuberant like finishing a race you’ve trained for or completing a project that has taken months, or even years, to finish. Joyce Graham has put together a collection of introspective essays by people who intentionally seek out activities, practices, adventures, and people ...

The rise of black radicalism in the 1960s was a result of both the successes and the failures of the civil rights movement. The movement's victories were inspirational, but its failures to bring about structural political and economic change pushed many to look elsewhere for new strategies. During this era of intellectual ferment, the writers, editors, and activists behind the monthly magazine Liberator (1960–71) were essential contributors to the debate. In the first full-length history of the organization that produced the magazine, Christopher ...

An unlikely culinary history from the founder of the definitive museum on all things burgers. Learn about the sandwich that shaped the world's culture, economy and politics.

The Microsponge systems are based on microscopic, polymer-based microspheres that can bind, suspend or entrap a wide variety of substances and then be incorporated into a formulated product, such as a gel, cream, liquid or powder. A single Microsponge is as tiny as a particle of talcum powder, measuring less than one-thousandth of an inch in diameter. Like a true sponge, each microsphere consists of a myriad of interconnecting voids within a non-collapsible structure that can accept a wide variety of substances. The outer surface is typically porous, allowing ...

In 1546, Pierre Belon - already a naturalist of some renown - travelled to Constantinople in the entourage of the French Ambassador to Suleiman the Magnificent. En route, he visited Venice, Ragusa, Corfu and Crete, and over the next two years travelled throughout the Ottoman domains, - to Egypt, Anatolia, Arabia, and the Holy Land - returning to France in 1549. Wherever he went, Belon described plants, birds, mammals and fish, and recorded the customs of the inhabitants - what they ate, how they reared their children - collecting information on almost every ...

A YOUNG AMERICAN SOLDIER FROM A MILITARY FAMILY ENLISTS TO FIGHT IN OPERATION IRAQI LIBERATION: AFTER 9/11. AFTER SUFFERING A HEAD INJURY. HE GOES MISSING. DURING HIS ABSENCE. HE UNCOVERS THE REAL REASON FOR THE INVASION. AFTER DISCOVERING SECRET ALIEN TECHNOLOGY. PLACES HUMANITY ON ANOTHER TIMELINE. ON A PATH TO PEACE. AND LOVE.