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  Publication Date:  June 8, 2021 Format:  Kindle Genre:   Romance  Publisher:  Noctivity Inc       Length:  286 pages Buy:    Kindle  |  Paperback  Synopsis I can be your dream girl – for a price. Ever heard of Only Fans? It’s not my ideal job, but it pays the bills. It’s even made me somewhat of a celebrity. My subscribers love my provocative shots, and I’m oh-so-good at teasing them. Then he shows up in my small town and complicates everything. Mr. Green-Eyed Gazillionaire is so far out of my league it’s ridiculous. We’re polar opposites. That doesn’t change the fact that even though I’m a fantasy to most men, I want to be his reality. Logically, I know that ...

Release Date:  June 26, 2018 Publisher:  Beacon Press Format:  Paperback Pages:  126  pages Genre:   Race, Racism, Buy:  Kindle  |  Paperback  |  Synopsis:  In this “vital, necessary, and beautiful book” (Michael Eric Dyson), antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility and “allows us to understand racism as a practice not restricted to ‘bad people’ (Claudia Rankine). Referring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and by behaviors including argumentation and silence. These behaviors, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what we can do to engage more constructively. Review: This bo...