{"product_id":"the-quaking-of-america-9781949481747","title":"The Quaking of America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bestselling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Grandmother's Hands\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e surveys America's deteriorating democracy and offers embodied practices to help us protect ourselves and our country.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"All of us need to read this book—and then act on it.”—Angela Rye, NPR political analyst and former CNN commentator\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Resmaa Menakem is one of our country's most gifted racial healers. His brilliant new book could not be more timely.\"—Michael Eric Dyson, author of \u003ci\u003eEntertaining Race\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLong Time Coming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e The Quaking of America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, therapist and trauma specialist Resmaa Menakem takes readers through somatic processes addressing the growing threat of white-supremacist political violence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough the coordinated repetition of lies, anti-democratic elements in American society are working to incite mass radicalization, widespread chaos, and a collective trauma response in tens of millions of American bodies. \u003cspan\u003eCurrently, most of us are utterly unprepared for this potential mayhem. This book can help prepare us—and possibly prevent further destruction. This preparation focuses not on strategy or politics, but on practices that can help us\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003eBuild presence and discernment in our bodies\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSettle our bodies during the heat of conflict\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eMaintain our safety, sanity, and stability in dangerous situations\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHeal our personal and collective racialized trauma\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ePractice embodied social action\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eTurn \u003ci\u003etoward\u003c\/i\u003e instead of \u003ci\u003eon\u003c\/i\u003e one another\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eQuaking of America\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique and perfectly timed guide to help us navigate our widespread upheaval and build an antiracist culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Resmaa Menakem","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48199386988795,"sku":"9781949481747","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_09012690-e64c-42ca-87b0-34a58498e89b.jpg?v=1770683795","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-quaking-of-america-9781949481747","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}