Dedications

A random assortment of book dedications.This book is dedicated to our ancestral grandmothers, who braided seeds in their hair before being forced to board transatlantic slave ships, believing against the odds in a future of sovereignty on land.Farming While Black by Leah PennimanFor Charles Whitman, who was right.Selfie by Will StorrFor those who supported me through the SOC years; Al Hancock, Linda Merchant, Eric Jones, Larry Doucette, Anna Spychalla, Aaron Burns, Archie Price, Nate Marks, Mike Tillman, Nancy Sorensen, Dale Woolheater and of course my good friend Scott McCoy. Thank you! For those that inspire me always; my dearest wife Monica, and my precious jewels Jonathan, Aaron & Maija. I love you! This book is dedicated to my son; Nicholas Gregory Jarpey December 19, 1995 – January 28, 2014 A son, a brother and friend to all with a bright smile and quick joke to light up someone’s day. I love you and miss you with all my heart. Rest in peace buddy.Security Operations Center Guidebook by Gregory JarpeyThis book is also dedicated to the memory of my mother, Tzilah Bau, murdered in Bergen-Belsen in 1945 my father, Abraham Bau, murdered in the Płaszów concentration camp in 1943 my brother Iziu (Ignacy) Bau, murdered in the Kraków ghetto in 1943 the six million Jews who perished with them Oskar Schindler, without whom this book would never have been written, who died in 1974Bau: Artist at War by Joseph BauFor my son, Sacha Ambrose Warhaft, January 1985–October 1988 ‘my little ear of wheat, winnowed and reaped unripe’ (Greek lament)Dangerous Voices by Gail Holst-WarhaftTo my sister, Dr. Soma Mohammed Mohammed Baroud. I write your name in full, because that is how it appeared on the white body bag that held your remains soon after the bomb was dropped.

Before the Flood by Ramzy BaroudTo my father, who will not be mentioned in the world history books, though he is written in the heart of God as His beloved child: Michael Moussa Chacour from Biram in Galilee, refugee in his own country and one who speaks the language of patience, forgiveness and love. And to my brothers and sisters, the Jews who died in Dachau; and their brothers and sisters, the Palestinians who died in Tel-azzaatar, Sabra and Shatila refugee camps.Blood Brothers by Elias ChacourTo the most cunning, deceptive, and deadly man I’ve ever met: Jared SmithBig Book of Spy Stuff by Bart KingThis book is dedicated to all those cubicle dwellers who, in all their vast and multifaceted variety, labor thanklessly under the lash of insensate management to ensure that all the vital things in our lives do the things we expect them to do or, at the very least, don’t spontaneously explode at an awkward moment.False Value by Ben AaronovitchTo my late mother, Vivian; her mother, Etta; her mother, Ida; and her mother, Laura; and to the unnamed others who came before them and endured the atrocities of slavery to safely deliver the next generation. As Maya Angelou penned in her poem “Still I Rise,” “I am the dream and the hope of the slave.” I descend from Nigerian, Ghanaian, Congolese, and Senegalese foremothers whose strength preserved the dream of a brighter future. This book is dedicated to each and every one of them. Their strength, and blood, flows through me and my daughters.Black Women Will Save the World by April RyanFor Mama. Every single word of this is yours.A Business Built With Love by Ayesha MaheenTo all my besties, who have low standards, like sweet, BDSM-loving billionaire boyfriends twice their age.Sex Education by Emilia RoseTo my brave warrior princess, Lucy Mei: I am not the same daughter, wife, mother, friend, or child of God that I was before you joined our family. You have reshaped every crevice of my heart, stretched the boundaries of my faith, and transformed my once far-too-limited understanding of love. I am exceedingly blessed to be your forever mama, and I pray you will always remember that your heavenly Father called you His before I called you mine.

I love you.Before I Called You Mine by Nicole DeeseFor all who walk, carve, talk, dance, chant, paint and sing the Pacific into the future A talanoa awaits you Welcome — join the kōreroBlack Marks on the White Page by Witi IhimaeraDedicated to the peace protestors who were slaughtered in Ankara on Saturday 10 October 2015.Farewell, My Beautiful Homeland by Ahmet ÜmitTo Eirini Despina and Giorgos, thanks to whom this book is not as good as it could have beenForecasting Travel in Urban America by Konstantinos ChatzisTo my tarot cards, who never failed to kick me right in the ovaries whether I’m into that or not.Bound by Fear by Jayce CarterTo my loving wife, Liz, and to Myrtle Corbin— the four-legged woman who brought us togetherAmerican Sideshow by Marc HartzmanTo my aunties, Letizia e Giovanna. Words, for once, would not suffice. You raised me to keep the dance in my heart and the iron in my backbone. When I have not had the strength, you have always stood for me. I wish I could celebrate you both in manners as fierce and regal as you take on life: to write your names on the wings of the birds that spiral the highest on feathers and hope, for sphinxes to create riddles in your honor, for tornadoes to dance to the rhythms of your words. This book is for you; as humble a gift as any, but you both know, the one I always hoped to give you.All the Way to Italy by Flavia BrunettiTo the memory of our dear friend Shirin Alam Hooli, whose courage, kindness, and love live on in the hearts of all who knew her; to the precious women who were with us in Evin during our imprisonment (some of whom have since been released); and to all the women in Evin today still waiting for the justice that only a free nation can give them.

Captive in Iran by Maryam RostampourTo all the stars covered in a blanket the ones who fail to love their reflection because the world holds the mirror hate disguised in indifference is testimony to your power your star will blind them allBow to Enter Heaven and Other Stories by Assah MẃemaTo my offspring, Lou: You exist; therefore, I am.A Critical Approach to Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology by Stanley O. GainesFOR ALL OF THE SAD, ANXIOUS BLACK GIRLS. I SEE AND HONOR ALL OF YOUR BEAUTIFUL COMPLEXITIES. YOU MATTER.Forever Is Now by Mariama J. LockingtonFor Afrika, Umoja, the choir of wounded women who sing the fatherless dirge, and the fathers who hum their own painful tunes about their daughters’ absenceBridges: Reuniting Daughters & Daddies by Jonetta Rose BarrasFor my mother, Maribel Allison Swasy. At 99, she’s still kicking butts at the card table.A Wall Street Guidebook for Journalism and Strategic Communication by Alecia SwasyFor those who escaped the wells they were told were pure.Brackish by Nikon WhiteThis book is dedicated to the memory of the eight student nurses: Pamela Lee Wilkening Nina Jo Schmale Merlita Gargullo Valentina Pasion Mary Ann Jordan Suzanne Bridgett Farris Patricia Ann Matusek Gloria Jean DavyRichard Speck and the Eight Nurses: Deconstructing A Mass Murder by B D SALERNOThis book is dedicated to my sons. May they accept me for the weird and annoying woman I am, who also loves them more than anything else. I am not perfect, but they will always be my world. Always follow your dreams! To all my readers, thank you. You are a bunch of fucking bad ass individuals who know the importance of how you wear your balls! May they always lead you on the right path and may you enjoy taking this journey with me!A Choice Forged By Fate by Tanya DeClercqTo the glitches, the errors, and the outliers. And to anyone who has ever looked at a perfect wall and wondered what might be waiting on the other side. This is for the builders of crooked houses.

Axiom by Davis Shyaka MusirikareThis book is dedicated to all residential school survivors, to those who lost their lives, and to the generations impacted by this history.Bear Bones & Feathers by Louise B. HalfeTo all of you who choose compassion— kindness is more fun. Hafiz said: Even after all this time the Sun never says to the Earth “You owe me.” Look at what happens to a love like that. It lights the whole world.Build Beyond Zero by Bruce KingFor the vessels who break so the fortress can stand.Babalú's Tithe by Hanarden O. BleuFor the ghosts who still dance in the ruins, For the lovers who mistake a curse for a promise, And for the living who refuse to give up.Dance With Your Ghost, A Southern Gothic Romance by Skye TurnerFor ma and dad and for baby Bandopadhyay who will arrive just before this book and outshine it foreverAll Is Well by Saptarishi BandopadhyayTo Peter Hutton (1943–2016) Rama, your shadow still falls across the tableRiver Under the Road by Scott SpencerTo my son, Roserai, who passed away from cerebral malaria on 27 October 1996. I acknowledge that had he lived, he would have had many questions to ask his father. And to my late mom, Millia Londani Charuza, who grew up in a non-literate society and whose only education was the performance of rituals designed to reinforce social stability and transmit patterns of behaviour necessary for the welfare of our people. She passed them on.CAPTURED BETWEEN ISLANDS by Mario KawayawayaFor my daughter, Alex, whom I didn’t meet until after her 28th birthday. Here’s what she wrote: I saw you first... In my head, a thousand times before You walked into an embrace Craved by lost days Your eyes floated down on me like Wind-thrown lace curtains Laughing, tickled by the sun Familiar in their warmth My amazement reflected in your face As we danced through tales we spun Without one another And because of one another How to tell you who I am?

When I was never sure Until the night we finally met With pride, I know I’m yours all my love alexBrainchild by Richard BardFor every Black woman taught to survive without rest, and every woman of color navigating illness in a world that rarely makes space for us, may your healing be honored, your strength recognized, and your rest reclaimed.Because I Deserve It by Kenitra W. DominguezFor Carmelita Spence Whose stories of gardens, borders, and boxcars provided my first contrapuntal cartography lessons For Antonia Ochoa Whose own untold story prompted me to dig deeply into the archives despite my fears For Mama and Papa Whose love never seems to stop And especially for Kate and Ana Luisa Whose love makes everything newExtinct Lands, Temporal Geographies by Mary Pat BradyTo Richard, You couldn't wake up.Armageddon by C. D. MullerTo Black girls everywhere: You can be more than a slave or a lesson for someone else. You deserve to be a witch or a dragon tamer. To fall in love with a vampire or lead your friends against a villain. You are more than the best friend or sassy comedic relief. You are the hero.Blood Like Magic by Liselle SamburyThis book is dedicated to the memory of Lt. Robert Regan and firefighters Joseph Agnello and Peter Anthony Vega, who fell in the line of duty on September 11, 2001, rescuing people in the Marriott World Trade Center—including the author, who is forever indebted.Business Economics and Finance with MATLAB, GIS, and Simulation Models by Patrick L. AndersonFor my parents. I FUCKING LOVE YOU!F*ck! I'm in My Twenties by Emma KoenigDedicated to the girls with claws. Let them fear you.Honey Girl by Morgan RogersTo Herbert G. Thompson, marketing professor emeritus at Texas A&M University: Thank you for failing me on my first test, then inspiring, mentoring, and loving me to 50 wonderful years of marketing leadership. I never knew why you called me BrandON, but now I understand. Ninety-five years was simply not enough of you.Brand ON! by Brandon Coleman JrFor my parents, Marquita and John.