Acceptable Men

In the 1960s and '70s, class struggle surged in U.S. industrial cities. Many leftists joined these struggles by going to work in the nation's factories; among them was Noel Ignatiev. He labored in different factories during this period, and this memoir came from his experiences as an electrician in the blast furnace division of U.S. Steel Gary Works. His first-hand account reveals the day-to-day workings of white supremacy, patriarchy, and the exploitation of labor. More so, though, we see the seeds of a new society sown in the workers' on-the-job resistance. The stories Noel tells are gripping and humorous--and at times will bring you to tears.

How many diet plans have you been on? Do you know someone who had bypass, or gastric sleeve surgery and have gained all their weight back and more? Are you looking for another way to lose weight without surgery? Tell me what you're saying, and I will tell you what you're becoming and conforming to! Your spoken words begin to manifest and take on life, since you gave it permission when you released living words out of your mouth. And God said, Let there be light; and there was light. (Genesis1:3 KJV) We are made in God's image: God breathed his breath into our nostrils, the breath of life; and man, became a living soul. This same power resides in believers! After God created us, he said we were good, and I agree with God! Are you ready to change the course of your life? Then it starts with you changing the way you think and speak to yourself! Losing weight starts in the mind first! As you begin to change your thinking, your speaking, and your eating: you will begin to see results. Your life will never be the same from this day forward! Your Best Starts Now!

In 1920, the three Crenshaw children are orphaned. Brenda despairs over her separation from her brothers. Eventually, she finds solace with her neighbor, Nicholas. Reginald quickly accepts his new life on a farm. After a failed marriage, during World War II, he finds the woman who fills his life with meaning. Mathew grieves most severely. He settles into the life of a poet in France. He finds the love he longed for. Her demise sinks him into deep despair. When he returns to America, he is rescued by a new love. The trials of separation, war, and lost loved ones trigger the human instinct to recover in the Crenshaws. They find acceptable substitutes.

By the author of the acclaimed Loyalist Rifleman, Acceptable Casualties is the story of two Canadian soldiers, friends who fought in the First World War; "The Great War." It is the story of their war and of their lives, their tragedies and their triumphs. One of the men is fictional. The other is not. His story is true. This is as close to a first-hand, soldier's account of the war as can be had in these times.

Fat prejudice is exploding in American society, yet even social justice advocates tend to deny fat individuals protection because fat is seen as unhealthy and permanently changeable—concepts supported by a great deal of societal belief and very little scientific evidence. Using bell hooks' ideology of domination, Lonie McMichael explores the phenomena of fat prejudice—from inception to resistance—through a rhetorical lens. Looking at the actual experiences of fat people, she argues that fat prejudice is neither acceptable nor tolerable in our society. Publishers Weekly called Acceptable Prejudice? "a useful introduction to a burgeoning movement...will make readers question their attitudes about overweight people."

In just ten months in Vietnam, he was overrun, shot up, but not underworked—he survived fifty-four missions as point man. He has one hell of a story to tell. You didn't get into the Rangers without volunteering, and you didn't stay on point unless you liked it. But after watching most of his buddies die in a firefight when his LRRP team was overrun by the NVA, Kregg Jorgenson volunteered to serve on a Blue Team in the Air Cavalry, racing to the aid of soldiers who faced the same dangers he had barely survived. Whether enduring NVA sapper attacks, surviving “friendly” fire, or landing in hot LZs, Jorgenson discovered that in Vietnam you never knew whether you were paranoid or just painfully aware of the possibilities.

In the 1960s and '70s much of the US was experiencing an upsurge of class struggle in industrial cities. A number of leftists joined these struggles by going to work in the nation's factories. Noel Ignatiev worked in a number of different factories during this period. This memoir is based on his experiences as a maintenance worker in the blast furnace division of US Steel Gary Works. It offers a first-hand account of the day-to-day workings of white supremacy, patriarchy, and the exploitation of labor. But it also points to the seeds of a new society in acts of workers' resistance on the job. The stories Noel tells are gripping and humorous, and at times will bring you to tears.

What does 'masculinity' mean today? On Being a Man brings together four men to consider the condition of Scottish men, reflect on their own backgrounds and experiences, and confront some of the most difficult issues men face. These include the changing roles of men in Scottish society, the role of work and employment. What it means to be a man is very different from forty years ago: in terms of expectations, relationships, how men relate to partners, bring up children and what constitutes a modern family. However, there is a dark side of Scottish masculinity - seen in the drinking, violent, abusive behaviour of some Scots men, and this book addresses this directly, getting into issues many of us often shy away from confronting. Draws on the wide-ranging voices of: journalist, writer and broadcaster, David Torrance; founder of a youth employment and mentoring charity, Sandy Campbell; public health researcher, Pete Seaman; and former policeman and head of the violence reduction unit, John Carnochan.