RaveLibrary Journal... stirring ... Ryan’s text speaks volumes about Black women’s crucial roles as leaders, truth tellers, and unsung heroes for justice in the United States ... An informative, inspirational work by a leading political journalist; an essential purchase for public and academic libraries.
John Wood Sweet
RaveLibrary JournalAn engrossing, historical, true crime narrative ... Sweet provides an exhaustively researched and detailed reconstruction of a lesser known but extremely important case in American legal history. The book not only provides a masterful view of the criminal case, but it also places the narrative in the context of 18th century New York City, with a searing portrait of sexual politics and the limits of justice for women and those in low-income areas. The well-documented work includes a variety of primary sources including newspaper accounts, legal documents, and diaries. It also includes numerous illustrations, maps, an extensive bibliography, and an index ... An important and highly readable addition to the history of crime and sexual politics in America that will be of interest to historians, women-focused history researchers, sociologists, and fans of true crime.
Nina Renata Aron
PositiveLibrary Journal... captivating ... passionate and heartbreaking ... Research related to the psychology of addiction, the gendered nature of codependency, the women involved in the temperance movement, and a brief history of Al-Anon are interwoven with Aron’s personal story. These sections inform and enhance the work; however, they would have been much more valuable, especially to researchers, had there been notes providing complete citations for the sourced information ... Overall, this compelling portrait of addiction, intense love, and codependency should captivate many readers.
Ashton Applewhite
RaveLibrary Journal... entertaining, informative, and thought-provoking ... the author analyzes the relationship among age and identity, self-image, and the physiology of the aging body, skillfully combining personal experience with extensive research to explore the contributions of older workers, the importance of sex and intimacy, and issues related to death and dying ... his enjoyable read provides a positive view of aging that is sorely missing in today\'s popular culture. Appealing to a wide audience, it might even serve as a spark for positive social change.
Emerson T. Brooking and P.W. Singer
PositiveLibrary JournalThis timely work provides a fascinating and often frightening portrait of the many ways social media is being weaponized and used to manipulate ... The authors also clearly explain how these campaigns succeed, with in-depth descriptions of the echo chambers and confirmation bias that dominate media and reinforce the goals of this war: dismiss, distort, distract, dismay, and ultimately divide ... This book is extremely well documented ... An important first purchase for all collections.
