Elite Identity

“Identity politics” is everywhere, polarizing discourse from the campaign trail to the classroom. But the “identity politics” so compulsively referenced bears little resemblance to the concept as first introduced by the radical Black feminist Combahee River Collective. While the Collective articulated a political viewpoint grounded in their own position as Black lesbians with the explicit aim of building solidarity across lines of difference, “identity politics” is now frequently weaponized as a means of closing ranks around ever-narrower conceptions of group interests. 

The Hidden Rules of Taste and Power: Pierre Bourdieu on Fashion, Food, Art, Music, and Elite Culture Identity explains why taste works as a social signal rather than a purely personal preference. The book introduces Bourdieu’s central ideas in plain language: habitus, cultural capital, distinction, field, and symbolic power. These concepts help explain why some people move easily through galleries, restaurants, schools, and professional settings while others feel watched, corrected, or out of place. What often looks like natural confidence or refined judgment is usually the result of ...

The second book in Kiera Cass’s #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series With even more glamour, intrigue, and swoon-worthy romance, this sparkling sequel to The Selection will captivate readers who loved Veronica Roth’s Divergent, Lauren Oliver’s Delirium, or Renée Ahdieh’s The...

Cordelia Winthrop once ruled Paris cotillions and launched a disastrous fashion line. Now, broke and desperate, this rebellious ex-debutante is hiding out in a Montecito pool house, facing a reality as beige as her last collection. She needs a second chance, a fresh start, and maybe just a hint of purpose. Her lifeline: a grueling job as personal assistant to Lucrezia Wilde, an eccentric, high-maintenance ex-supermodel and queen of Southern California elite society. Lucrezia's demands are outrageous, spanning from Hermès scarf organization to bee venom facials, and most importantly, ...

'A phenomenal book. It is going to be the biggest sports book of the year' Tommy Bowe 'White Lines ... might just be the sporting autobiography of the year. It's a gripping read, full of sobering insights into professional rugby and life' The Guardian From the roar of packed stadiums to the...

# 1 International Bestseller in Youth Ministry, Values & Virtues, and Gender & Sexuality. Kids are asking questions that the Church has been too quiet to answer. Identity. Mental wellness. Sexuality. These are not just cultural buzzwords—they are battlefronts in the lives of today’s children. The Alpha Generation is growing up in a world flooded with confusion, and their silent cry for clarity is growing louder. This book answers that cry.

Hunting monsters was supposed to be the hard part. When Joy came to Apex City, all she cared about was protecting the Cits from the dangers lurking outside protective barriers. She understood the need for the secrecy surrounding her hunts - no need to cause a panic by announcing just how real of a threat the Othersiders pose. But as she quickly discovered, the conspiracies of the city run much deeper. And a dangerous new covert mission leaves Joy with a target on her back once more.

In this poignant retelling of The Great Gatsby, set amongst L.A.’s Black elite, a young veteran finds his way post-war, pulled into a new world of tantalizing possibilities—and explosive tensions. AN ESQUIRE BEST BOOK OF SUMMER In 1945, Charlie Trammell steps off a cross-country train into...

In elite collegiate rowing, the smallest lie can sink the entire crew. Reese Callahan thought she'd perfected the art of hiding in plain sight. Three years of suppressants and Beta masquerade had earned her the captaincy of Westlake's championship women's team - until someone discovered her secret and destroyed everything. Now, exiled to Sable Ridge University as the first female coxswain for their elite men's crew, she's facing eight powerful Alphas, one small boat, and her last chance to prove that an Omega can compete in a world designed to exclude her. But when someone discovers her ...

Get HOOKED on the brand-new cat-and-mouse thriller from the Number One international bestselling author Adele Parks! 'Nobody creates – and unravels – a dysfunctional relationship quite like Adele Parks – I was hooked from the very first line' Louise Candlish ‘Dances an exquisite line...

The Idol That Devoured Its People is a devastating political and historical essay that dismantles the educational, media, and ideological cult surrounding Simón Bolívar. Far from the manufactured image of the “Liberator,” this book examines the historical figure behind the myth and exposes a war leader driven by resentment, unchecked ambition, and systematic violence—responsible for crimes and devastations that have been largely erased from collective memory. Through rigorous research and uncompromising analysis, The Idol That Devoured Its People presents the so-called independence ...

From public intellectual and professor Robert Boyers, “a powerfully persuasive, insightful, and provocative prose that mixes erudition and first-hand reportage” (Joyce Carol Oates) addressing recent developments in American culture and arguing for the tolerance of difference that is at the...

Lexie is uncovering a century-old secret—but falling for Alex, and the secrets he’s keeping, may be the one risk she never saw coming. Journalist Lexie Keller only wanted to give her best friend Ivy an unforgettable bachelorette trip. But when a visit to a mysterious island off Florida’s coast leads to a herd of shipwrecked wild horses and something buried for more than a century, Lexie knows she has found more than a career-changing story—she may have found Wellington’s oldest secret. The only thing more complicated than the mystery is Alex. Wealthy, guarded, and far too polished...

Sie ist hier, um das System zu zerstören. Er ist das System. Die aus New York stammende Billie kommt an die Wickham Academy, Englands elitärste Internatsschule, unter einer gefälschten Identität als Belinda Winters. Ihre Mission: den Namen ihrer Schwester Isla reinzuwaschen, die im Koma...

She died a silent prisoner to a stolen identity. She woke up with a mind that refuses to be silenced. In her first life, Kang Hae-in was the discarded daughter of the ultra-wealthy Kang Logistics empire. Displaced by an elegant, malicious imposter who claimed her birthright, Hae-in was framed for corporate fraud, poisoned in a prison infirmary, and left to die alone in the dark. But death gave her a second chance. Waking up exactly twenty-four hours before her tragic downfall, Hae-in discovers she has returned with a terrifying supernatural gift: her internal monologue now projects like a ...

She was the perfect therapist. Until her patient ended up dead in her office. Dr. Samantha Meadows is trusted with people’s darkest secrets. But when she discovers the body of a powerful socialite on her floor—her files shredded, her office staged like a warning—she realizes one thing: This wasn’t just murder. It was a message. As the media turns her into a headline and the police begin closing in, Samantha is forced into a deadly game where nothing is what it seems. Because someone is manipulating the narrative. FORMERLY PUBLISHED AS THE GARDENER'S SECRET

​​Ein mysteriöses Erbe ist das größte Geheimnis der magischen Welt – und ihr Untergang​ ​Ihr ganzes Leben lang war der Weg der jungen Faerie Nova als Mitglied einer der Herrscherfamilien Ethereals vorgezeichnet. Dazu gehört auch der Start an der Stellarium Academy. Doch für Nova...

“Today’s England is a moral-social basket case, full of violent crime, outrageous state enforcement of political correctness, and protected Muslim extremists.” — Paul Gottfried First published in 2007, Cultural Revolution, Culture War rapidly became one of the most influential books on the British Right. It introduced the now-familiar analysis of Cultural Leftism, exposed the machinery of New Class domination, and provided conservatives and libertarians with a coherent explanation for England’s accelerating cultural decline. Within weeks of publication, its arguments had reshaped ...

She walked in as nobody… They made her a target… And then they found out who she really was. At Eidolon Academy, power is inherited, not earned. Last names matter. Money decides everything. And weakness? It gets destroyed. So when Lia Gray arrives—quiet, unassuming, and completely out of place—she becomes the perfect victim. Bullied. Humiliated. Ranked last. But Lia isn’t who they think she is. She’s watching. Learning. Waiting. Because while the elite fight for control of a school… She already owns the world behind it. When a ruthless social queen pushes too far, secrets ...

Someone wants to steal Molka’s identity. Her face. Her methods. Her reputation. As elite agencies and criminal syndicates respond to attacks Molka didn’t commit, she is forced into the shadows—hunted for crimes she never carried out and betrayed by allies who no longer trust her. To survive, Molka must do the unthinkable: dismantle a legend. Every step closer to the truth tightens the noose. Every ally could be an enemy. And the real impostor is always one move ahead—using Molka’s past as a weapon. THE GENUINE IMPOSTER is Book 7 in the PROJECT MOLKA series—a relentless, high-...