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A Sex Revolution By Lois Waisbrooker-Nichols – Rostie Publishing

A Sex Revolution is a feminist utopian novel that imagines how society might change if women, guided by the values of motherhood, cooperation, and social responsibility, assumed leadership over public affairs. The story follows a widow who enters a visionary dream world where she witnesses a struggle between Lovella, the Spirit of Motherhood, and Selferedo,… Read More A Sex Revolution By Lois Waisbrooker-Nichols – Rostie Publishing

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DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION BOOK OF RECIPES GENESEE CHAPTER FLINT, MICHIGAN 1922

The Genesee Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)Organized in Flint, Michigan, on June 10, 1897. As one of the oldest chapters in the state, it served as the primary social and civic anchor for women who could prove direct lineage from soldiers or patriots of the American Revolution.By 1922, the chapter had… Read More DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION BOOK OF RECIPES GENESEE CHAPTER FLINT, MICHIGAN 1922

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Selected Essays of Voltairine de Cleyre Volume 1 by Voltairine De Cleyre – Rostie Publishing

Voltairine de Cleyre was one of the most versatile and radical thinkers in American history. Often overshadowed by her contemporary Emma Goldman, de Cleyre’s essays are noted for their poetic intensity, intellectual rigor, and a distinct “anarchism without adjectives.”1. Anarchism Without AdjectivesDe Cleyre’s most significant contribution to political theory was her refusal to get bogged… Read More Selected Essays of Voltairine de Cleyre Volume 1 by Voltairine De Cleyre – Rostie Publishing

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The Eternal Feminine by Carolyn Wells – Rostie Publishing

The Eternal Feminine is a light-hearted, satirical collection of short stories in which Carolyn Wells playfully examines the social expectations placed on women at the turn of the 20th century. The story follows a charming, clever, and socially perceptive young woman who navigates romantic proposals, social traditions, and the conflicting ideals that define “proper womanhood.”Through… Read More The Eternal Feminine by Carolyn Wells – Rostie Publishing

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Poems of Voltairine de Cleyre by Voltairine de Cleyre – Rostie Publishing

Voltairine de Cleyre (1866–1912)Born April 12, 1866, Leslie, Michigan, USADied June 20, 1912, Chicago, Illinois, USA (due to kidney failure)Anarchist essayist, orator, poet, and leading figure in American individualist and non-sectarian anarchism.Thomas Paine, Henry David Thoreau, Mary Wollstonecraft, and the Haymarket Affair.Voltairine de Cleyre was one of the most eloquent and influential thinkers in the… Read More Poems of Voltairine de Cleyre by Voltairine de Cleyre – Rostie Publishing

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JOE RYDER by PHILIP J. BRAUN – Flint Book of the Week

Published in 1985 by the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater Flint, Inc.. Softcover with a limited printing.The book is a biography profile of Joseph Ryder, a figure known as “one of the first national leaders of the Big Brothers movement.”The work provides firsthand accounts, organizational history, and personal reflections on Joseph Ryder’s role in shaping… Read More JOE RYDER by PHILIP J. BRAUN – Flint Book of the Week

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The Car Thief by Theodore Weesner – Flint Book of the Week

The Car Thief (1972) is a gritty, deeply human coming-of-age novel set in 1959 Flint, Michigan, that follows 16-year-old Alex Housman, a troubled teen who has just stolen his fourteenth car. Initially, Alex doesn’t really know why he steals cars — he simply feels numb, invisible, and restless, using the thrill of driving stolen vehicles… Read More The Car Thief by Theodore Weesner – Flint Book of the Week

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Rivethead: Tales from the Assembly Line (Ben Hamper) – Flint Book of the Week

Rivethead is Ben Hamper’s darkly hilarious, brutally honest memoir about life as a “shop-rat” on General Motors’ assembly lines in Flint, Michigan. It captures the culture, chaos, humor, and despair of factory work in the 1970s and 1980s, told in Hamper’s signature voice—sharp, sarcastic, and unsparing.The book opens with Hamper’s childhood in a big Catholic… Read More Rivethead: Tales from the Assembly Line (Ben Hamper) – Flint Book of the Week

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Recalcitrance Volume 9: Little Screw by Nikolai Yakovlevich Agnivtsev – Recalcitrance Publishing

Nikolai Yakovlevich Agnivtsev (Николай Яковлевич Агнивцев, 1888–1932) was a Russian poet, playwright, and satirist known for his wit, elegance, and nostalgic evocations of pre-revolutionary St. Petersburg. Born in Moscow, he became part of the Silver Age of Russian poetry, contributing to journals and cabaret performances before the Revolution of 1917.After emigrating for a short time—living… Read More Recalcitrance Volume 9: Little Screw by Nikolai Yakovlevich Agnivtsev – Recalcitrance Publishing

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