The Prophet’s Children is a moving story of a life lived on the American Left, written by one of its leading figures—a personal narrative told with a critical spirit, full of the flavor of what being part of the Far Left is really like. Spanning three decades—from the 1950s to the 1970s—and covering political life in Britain, France, and Mexico as well as the United States, the author’s political journey brought him into intimate contact with the major trends and personalities within American Trotskyism and its other forms throughout the world, enabling him to present a portrait of a distinct movement that has so far been largely neglected by historians of the Left.

The Prophet's Children: Travels on the American Left (Historical Memories)

Wohlforth, Tim

Humanities Press

The Prophet’s Children is a moving story of a life lived on the American Left, written by one of its leading figures—a personal narrative told with a critical spirit, full of the flavor of what being part of the Far Left is really like. Spanning three decades—from the 1950s to the 1970s—and covering political life in Britain, France, and Mexico as well as the United States, the author’s political journey brought him into intimate contact with the major trends and personalities within American Trotskyism and its other forms throughout the world, enabling him to present a portrait of a distinct movement that has so far been largely neglected by historians of the Left.

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Prometheus+books

This is the first book to document the extent of political cults on both the right and left and explain their significance for mainstream political organizations. The authors outline the defining characteristics of cults in general, and analyze the degree to which a variety of well-known movements fall within the spectrum of cultic organizations. The book covers such individuals and groups as Lyndon LaRouche, Fred Newman, Ted Grant, Marlene Dixon, the Christian Identity movement, Posse Commitatus, Aryan Nation, militias, and the Freemen. It explores the ideological underpinnings that predispose cult followers to cultic practices, along with the measures cults use to suppress dissent, achieve intense conformity, and extract extraordinary levels of commitment.

On the Edge: Political Cults Right and Left

History

Tourish, Dennis

Historical Study & Educational Resources

Routledge

A shape bends over a drink at the end of the bar in Big Emma's on Oakland's Jack London Square, looking like a bundle of black clothes someone has left on the barstool. Full red lips that match brightly dyed hair provide the only color, as if an artist had begun to colorize her just before she walked out of frame in a 40's noir movie. Her name is Susan, and she is there to hire PI Jim Wolf to find the killer of her husband, and to protect her from a man called Red. Wolf takes her case, but Susan herself is then murdered and Red attempts to kill Wolf...and the hunter becomes the hunted. With the help of two very different, but important women in his life, Lori Mazzetti, his former lover whom he can no longer live with, but can't seem to survive without, and Connie Hernandez, an investigative reporter for the Oakland Tribune, Wolf sets out to track Red down. Now it's personal. The bullets fly, and the blood flows, but Wolf is just getting started. Like the alpha predator of his namesake, private investigator Jim Wolf is the last guy you'd ever want to see coming behind you, following in your tracks. Or at your door.

No Time to Mourn

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Quiet Storm Pub Group

Genre Fiction

Krill Press

[MP3-CD audiobook format in Vinyl case. NOTE: The MP3-CD format requires a compatible audio CD player.] [Read by Patrick Lawlor] A shape bends over a drink at the end of the bar in Big Emma's on Oakland's Jack London Square, looking like a bundle of black clothes someone has left on the barstool. Full red lips that match brightly dyed hair provide the only color, as if an artist had begun to colorize her just before she walked out of frame in a 40's noir movie. Her name is Susan, and she is there to hire PI Jim Wolf to find the killer of her husband, and to protect her from a man called Red. Wolf takes her case, but Susan herself is then murdered and Red attempts to kill Wolf...and the hunter becomes the hunted. With the help of two very different, but important women in his life, Lori Mazzetti, his former lover whom he can no longer live with, but can't seem to survive without, and Connie Hernandez, an investigative reporter for the Oakland Tribune, Wolf sets out to track Red down. Now it's personal. The bullets fly, and the blood flows, but Wolf is just getting started. Like the alpha predator of his namesake, private investigator Jim Wolf is the last guy you'd ever want to see coming behind you, following in your tracks --or at your door.

No Time to Mourn (Jim Wolf Mysteries)

Blackstone Audiobooks

[Read by Patrick Lawlor] A shape bends over a drink at the end of the bar in Big Emma's on Oakland's Jack London Square, looking like a bundle of black clothes someone has left on the barstool. Full red lips that match brightly dyed hair provide the only color, as if an artist had begun to colorize her just before she walked out of frame in a 40's noir movie. Her name is Susan, and she is there to hire PI Jim Wolf to find the killer of her husband, and to protect her from a man called Red. Wolf takes her case, but Susan herself is then murdered and Red attempts to kill Wolf...and the hunter becomes the hunted. With the help of two very different, but important women in his life, Lori Mazzetti, his former lover whom he can no longer live with, but can't seem to survive without, and Connie Hernandez, an investigative reporter for the Oakland Tribune, Wolf sets out to track Red down. Now it's personal. The bullets fly, and the blood flows, but Wolf is just getting started. Like the alpha predator of his namesake, private investigator Jim Wolf is the last guy you'd ever want to see coming behind you, following in your tracks --or at your door.

The Prophet's Children

Americas

Humanity Books

Biographies & Memoirs

Memoirs

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