In this major study of the work of Joanna Russ, Jeanne Cortiel gives a clear introduction to the major feminist issues relevant to Russ’s work and assesses its development. The book will be especially valuable for students of SF and feminist SF, especially in its concern with the function of woman-based intertextuality. Although Cortiel deals principally with Russ’s novels, she also examines her short stories, and the focus on critically neglected texts is a particularly valuable feature of the study. "I recommend this book to any reader interested in Russ’s fiction, or in women’s science fiction generally."—Science Fiction Studies

So begins Firdaus' story, leading to her grimy Cairo prison cell, where she welcomes her death sentence as a relief from her pain and suffering. Born to a peasant family in the Egyptian countryside, Firdaus suffers a childhood of cruelty and neglect. Her passion for education is ignored by her family, and on leaving school she is forced to marry a much older man. Following her escapes from violent relationships, she finally meets Sharifa who tells her that 'A man does not know a woman's value ... the higher you price yourself the more he will realise what you are really worth' and leads her into a life of prostitution. Desperate and alone, she takes drastic action. -- Publisher description.

The book ‘Man: The Charismatic Gender’ is exclusively written for working men, male socialists, male professionals as well as males of the human society. It reflects various types of stages and events that a man experiences in his life during his childhood, teenage, adulthood, maturity, social, personal, and professional life. The author has highlighted the frequent phases of manhood, which most of the school and college boys, male teenagers, young men, and mature men undergo. The book covers imperative information about men’s life, such as hegemonic masculinity, patriarchy, masculism, manosphere, hybrid masculinity, male privilege, androcentrism, and bachelor tax. It also focuses on some perceptive and discerning issues like paternity fraud, toxic masculinity, homohysteria, phallocentrism, machismo, misandry, and androcide. The author is acknowledging all the male colleagues, family (men) friends, male relatives, social media (men) friends, and male contemporaries for their suggestions, feedbacks, and opinions. This book will definitely be a 24x7 guide and a handy tool for male students, male workers, and working professionals worldwide. The author feels highly indebted to ‘The Almighty Living God’, who has helped him directly or indirectly in writing of this book. May all men of the world live happy and peaceful life !

“CHINA GIRL” SPINS TALE OF A FAR-RIGHT TRUMPLANDIAN DYSTOPIA “Raw and powerful writing...passionate and unafraid...edgy, powerful and filled with non-stop tension. A politically charged nightmare that explodes off the pages in a terrifying tale. This one deserves a spot on that must read shelf. Just save room for the entire series.” -Tome Tender "Erec Stebbins is back with easily the best and most frightening book in the series. The riveting story moves at a lightning pace and is impossible to put down. A chilling parable." -Internet Review of Books NEW THRILLER ASKS “WHAT IF?” IN EXPLOSIVE READ  NEVER AGAIN. A fascist administration rounds up undesirables. Terrorist groups strike governmental and religious targets. The Constitution is under assault. Erec Stebbins’s China Girl is a controversial look at an America that is all too close to reality, radioactive in its timely examination of extremism in the nation. “Stebbins is the master of the thinking reader’s techno-thriller” -The Internet Review of Books Imagine an America where Donald Trump was competent and disciplined. Where the Democratic Party succumbed to internal divisions and badly lost the 2018 House elections. Where the most extreme policies of the Far Right were implemented with little opposition across the nation. Mix in the extreme action and unusual plots for which author Erec Stebbins is known. “A monster new talent in the thriller genre” -author Allan Leverone This is the dystopian world of China Girl. It’s a contemporary thriller that asks a controversial "what if?" The plot immerses a diverse and unusual cast of characters into a nightmarish scenario. When the government goes rogue and commits atrocities, who is the terrorist and who the hero? China Girl is a political techno-thriller with international and crime elements, very topical to current events, touching on biotechnology, anti-democratic movements, and the rights of marginalized groups (especially immigrants) in Western societies. It picks up four years after the election of white nationalist and demagogue Daniel Suite. Deep State operatives and domestic terrorists battle to thwart an increasingly genocidal regime hell-bent on “white-washing” America through ethnic cleansing by any means necessary.

'Readers interested in feminist studies, applied ethics, or social and political philosophy should find Gendercide especially interesting and informative. Highly recommended.'-CHOICE