"Sarah Cion, an extraordinary pianist, has given us a wonderful collection of Etudes that appeal to all music lovers, both classical and jazz teachers and students.They are pianistically well written for the hand and truly enjoyable to play and listen to.My students love them " -Dianne Goolkasian Rahbee
In Black Gathering Sarah Jane Cervenak engages with Black artists and writers who create alternative spaces for Black people to gather free from interruption or regulation. Drawing together Black feminist theory, critical theories of ecology and ecoaesthetics, and Black aesthetics, Cervenak shows how novelists, poets, and visual artists such as Gayl Jones, Toni Morrison, Clementine Hunter, Samiya Bashir, and Leonardo Drew advance an ecological imagination that unsettles Western philosophical ideas of the earth as given to humans. In their aestheticization and conceptualization of gathering, these artists investigate the relationships among art, the environment, home, and forms of Black togetherness. Cervenak argues that by offering a formal and conceptual praxis of gathering, Black artists imagine liberation and alternative ways of being in the world that exist beyond those Enlightenment philosophies that presume Black people and earth as given to enclosure and ownership.
In Black Gathering Sarah Jane Cervenak engages with Black artists and writers who create alternative spaces for Black people to gather free from interruption or regulation. Drawing together Black feminist theory, critical theories of ecology and ecoaesthetics, and Black aesthetics, Cervenak shows how novelists, poets, and visual artists such as Gayl Jones, Toni Morrison, Clementine Hunter, Samiya Bashir, and Leonardo Drew advance an ecological imagination that unsettles Western philosophical ideas of the earth as given to humans. In their aestheticization and conceptualization of gathering, these artists investigate the relationships among art, the environment, home, and forms of Black togetherness. Cervenak argues that by offering a formal and conceptual praxis of gathering, Black artists imagine liberation and alternative ways of being in the world that exist beyond those Enlightenment philosophies that presume Black people and earth as given to enclosure and ownership.
An intimate and original look at the lives of Nevada's legal sex workers through the voices of current and former employees, brothel owners, madams, and local law enforcement The state of Nevada is the only jurisdiction in the United States where prostitution is legal. Wrapped in moral judgments about sexual conduct and shrouded in titillating intrigue, stories about Nevada's legal brothels regularly steal headlines. The stigma and secrecy pervading sex work contribute to experiences of oppression and unfair labor practices for many legal prostitutes in Nevada. Sex and Stigma engages with stories of women living and working in these "hidden" organizations to interrogate issues related to labor rights, secrecy, privacy, and discrimination in the current legal brothel system. Including interviews with current and former legal sex workers, brothel owners, madams, local police, and others, Sex and Stigma examines how widespread beliefs about the immorality of selling sexual services have influenced the history and laws of legal brothel prostitution. With unique access to a difficult-to-reach population, the authors privilege the voices of brothel workers throughout the book as they reflect on their struggles to engage in their communities, conduct business, maintain personal relationships, and transition out of the industry. Further, the authors examine how these brothels operate like other kinds of legal entities, and how individuals contend with balancing work and non-work commitments, navigate work place cultures, and handle managerial relationships. Sex and Stigma serves as a resource on the policies guiding legal prostitution in Nevada and provides an intimate look at the lived experiences of women performing sex work.
An intimate and original look at the lives of Nevada's legal sex workers through the voices of current and former employees, brothel owners, madams, and local law enforcement The state of Nevada is the only jurisdiction in the United States where prostitution is legal. Wrapped in moral judgments about sexual conduct and shrouded in titillating intrigue, stories about Nevada's legal brothels regularly steal headlines. The stigma and secrecy pervading sex work contribute to experiences of oppression and unfair labor practices for many legal prostitutes in Nevada. Sex and Stigma engages with stories of women living and working in these "hidden" organizations to interrogate issues related to labor rights, secrecy, privacy, and discrimination in the current legal brothel system. Including interviews with current and former legal sex workers, brothel owners, madams, local police, and others, Sex and Stigma examines how widespread beliefs about the immorality of selling sexual services have influenced the history and laws of legal brothel prostitution. With unique access to a difficult-to-reach population, the authors privilege the voices of brothel workers throughout the book as they reflect on their struggles to engage in their communities, conduct business, maintain personal relationships, and transition out of the industry. Further, the authors examine how these brothels operate like other kinds of legal entities, and how individuals contend with balancing work and non-work commitments, navigate work place cultures, and handle managerial relationships. Sex and Stigma serves as a resource on the policies guiding legal prostitution in Nevada and provides an intimate look at the lived experiences of women performing sex work.
OFFICIAL GIFT BAG SUPPLIER 2018 MTV EMA AWARDS As featured on ITV Anglia News, BBC Radio London with Gaby Roslin, BBC 3 counties radio and The Daily Mail Newspaper. The inspiring, heartfelt story that has moved readers around the world... "What a brilliant book " Lorraine Kelly OBE - Britain's favourite morning Television Presenter. "The most incredible, wonderful, very moving book." - Gaby Roslin -Popular Television and BBC Radio London Presenter. "Humbling, beautifully written. Raw. Truthful, emotional and funny." - Karina Chamberlain, Macmillan Cancer Support UK. "Sarah's journey and spirit are incredible. Sarah's writing is from the heart." - Richard Amos - Associate Professor of Proton Therapy, University College London. "A candid and well-written story. A beautiful book." - Wendy Woodward, Professor Radiation Oncology, M.D. Anderson Cancer Centre, University of Texas. "We booked a skydive and called ourselves Worms on Parachutes to promote this amazing and truly inspiring book." - Caroline Dobbs, Perth, Western Australia.
The Briley Witch Chronicles, a light-hearted coming of age paranormal fantasy series with a dose of danger and a sprinkle of love...Beware of the grey...A storm is coming, threatening to bring death and destruction to the village of Maepole. Ghroda the forest spirit knows it, and young witch Briley has witnessed its terrifying effects during a vision.Fraught with worry and unable to convince the villagers, only her talking cat Smokey and the new man in her life Jorin believes her. But for whatever reason, Ghroda is not concerned about the storm, gives Briley a stark warning: Beware of the grey... it comes for you...At first Briley is confused and bewildered. Until a group of strange warriors from the far north arrive at the village, all heavily armed, all dressed in grey...
When the daemon Zalophus and the Goddess Kellandra collude, Tracy Lupin's evening turns from bad, to one of violence and terror. She finds herself lost in Esgar, a world on the brink of war after almost two thousand years of peace. In her possession, an unshakable bracelet known as The Stone Of Argentos. While monsters roam the forests of Esgar, a secretive group known as Defenders Of The Realms search for Outworlders, auburn-haired girls plucked from far away worlds. Hounded by the forces of evil and chased by Defenders, Tracy wants nothing to do with the games others are playing with her life. But the powers of good and evil will not be denied. Both plot and scheme to control her, force her towards a prophecised point in time, one that will redefine the fate of Esgar forever...
