extremists

"Many extremist groups have emerged in recent years. Moreover, many individuals harbor extremist viewpoints and have taken action on their own. They do this to call attention to their beliefs, cause chaos, and very often commit acts of violence under the misguided notions that their causes are justified and would find widespread acceptance by the American people. [This book discusses domestic extremism]"--Provided by publisher.

Looks at the shocking extremes of the contemporary American food world, where animals never before considered or long since forgotten are emerging as delicacies, parts that used to be for scrap are centerpieces, and ash and hay are fashionable ingredients.

New Yorker staff writer Alexis Okeowo reveals a rich account of everyday people swept up in war and extremism in Africa, and the resources they have used to fight back.

"... tells the tale of Islamist radicalization from the inside. Two children of Muslim immigrants in England's industrial north--thoughtful Jamilla and rebellious Ameena--become best friends, and find in religion and social media a community as welcoming and encouraging as their public education is estranging. After Jamilla's father dies and her brother marries, the two girls leave England and join the Islamist cause in Syria."--Back cover.

When Jihadi John was revealed to be Mohammed Emwazi from Britain, the author realized with great shock that this was the same young man he had interviewed several years earlier. Back in 2010, Mohammed Emwazi was a twenty-six year old college graduate who claimed security services were ruining his life. He and his family had been repeatedly approached and questioned. In the aftermath of the US air strike that killed Emwazi in November 2015, Verkaik's investigations led him to deeply troubling questions, among them, why do hundreds of Britons want to join the Islamic State?.

"Physicist Jon Grady and his team have discovered a device that can reflect gravity -- a triumph that will revolutionize the field of physics and change the future. But instead of Grady getting acclaim, his lab is locked down by a cover organization known as the Bureau of Technology Control. The bureau's mission: Suppress the truth of sudden technological progress and prevent the social upheaval it would trigger. Because the future is already here. And its rewards are only for a select few. When Grady refuses to join the BTC, he's thrown into a nightmarish high-tech prison housing other doomed rebel intellectuals. Now, as the only hope to usher humanity out of its artificial dark age, Grady and his fellow prisoners must try to expose the secrets of an unimaginable enemy -- one who wields a technological advantage a half century in the making."--From the back cover.

A collection of public addresses with hateful connotations that have invoked racism, genocide, terrorism, and other extreme views, and featuring select speeches by Andrew Jackson, Jefferson Davis, Joseph R. McCarthy, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Osama bin Laden, and others.

Examines how food fits into contemporary culture in America, discussing how food writers, chefs, and professional food eating contestants are changing the way food is viewed in contemporary American culinary thought.

The author, who was raised in a quiet Muslim community in London, describes his experiences as an Islamist radical from his teens into his early twenties.