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Murder, Motives, and Malice Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky Have you ever thought that you are better than your circumstances? Have you ever thought that maybe you are meant for something more? Have you ever thought that maybe the rules don’t apply to you? Romanovich Raskolnikov is a poverty stricken student in Petersburg with aspirations. An ardent follower of philosophy, a lover of historical figures with the grit and tyranny to do what needs to be done, Raskolnikov’s published essay proposes a two pronged morality: rules for the masses and no rules for the great people: the leaders, the influencers, the figures of [...]

Ghost Sex and Women's Rights Author: Ronlyn Domingue The Mercy of Thin Air ties together two timelines, two deaths, and two true loves through the eyes of a ghost. Raziela Nolan (Razi for short) was a firebrand of a woman in the 1920s, advocating for birth control and abortion, engaging in a steamy love affair, and dreaming of a career as a doctor.  If you are facing an unwanted pregnancy, you can Discover More Here about abortion and its procedures. Her lover, Andrew, understood and supported her, only his affection had strings, as all affairs of the heart do, and [...]

A Heartless, Sensationalist Look at SufferingAuthor: Kevin Hazzard I remember when this book was first published and displayed as a Book of the Month pick – how desperately I avoided it at all costs and shuddered at the gruesomeness of a job that involves seeing and participating in some of the most heartbreaking moments of a person’s life. At the time, I was only a few years away from my father’s own heart attack and subsequent touch-and-go time in the ICU under experimental treatment. This was a book that was definitely going to trigger me and bring up some very [...]