Book description
The New York Times bestselling author of My Grandmother's Hands surveys America's deteriorating democracy and offers embodied practices to help us protect ourselves and our country. "All of us need to read this book--and then act on it."--Angela Rye, NPR political analyst and former CNN commentator"Resmaa Menakem is one of our country's most gifted racial healers. His brilliant new book could not be more timely."--Michael Eric Dyson, author of Entertaining Race and Long Time ComingIn The Quaking of America, therapist and trauma specialist Resmaa Menakem takes readers through somatic processes addressing the growing threat of white-supremacist political violence.Through the coordinated repetition of lies, anti-democratic elements in American society are working to incite mass radicalization, widespread chaos, and a collective trauma response in tens of millions of American bodies. Currently, most of us are utterly unprepared for this potential mayhem. This book can help prepare us--and possibly prevent further destruction. This preparation focuses not on strategy or politics, but on practices that can help usBuild presence and discernment in our bodiesSettle our bodies during the heat of conflictMaintain our safety, sanity, and stability in dangerous situationsHeal our personal and collective racialized traumaPractice embodied social actionTurn toward instead of on one anotherThe Quaking of America is a unique and perfectly timed guide to help us navigate our widespread upheaval and build an antiracist culture.
Stone Boomstick
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Moon Peaches
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Wiccan Trouble
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Romance Guppy
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Bearded Angler
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MindfulMingle
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Lime
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Dangle
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Bearded Angler
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Elektrik
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Jersey
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Twine X
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Upper D3ckR
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Uncle Psycho
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Scratch
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Trash
I'm exploring new genres and authors I wouldn't have considered otherwise. It was fine. The narrator did an adequate job but nothing about the performance particularly stood out to me. Got me through my commute though.
Osprey
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience