Michael Long Books

From the March on Washington to March for Our Lives to Black Lives Matter, the powerful stories of kid-led protest in America. Kids have always been activists. They have even launched movements. Long before they could vote, kids have spoken up, walked out, gone on strike, and marched for racial justice, climate protection, gun control, world peace, and more. Kids on the March tells the stories of these protests, from the March of the Mill Children, who walked out of factories in 1903 for a shorter work week, to 1951’s Strike for a Better School, which helped build the case for Brown v. Board of Education, to the twenty-first century’s most iconic movements, including March for Our Lives, the Climate Strike, and the recent Black Lives Matter protests reshaping our nation. Powerfully told and inspiring, Kids on the March shows how standing up, speaking out, and marching for what you believe in can advance the causes of justice, and that no one is too small or too young to make a difference.

This powerful and triumphant picture book biography tells the story of how openly gay civil rights leader Bayard Rustin defied prejudice as he planned and organized the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Bayard Rustin was a troublemaker. He spent his life disrupting racism and prejudice with nonviolent direct action. He organized protests against war, nuclear weapons, racial segregation and discrimination. He was a friend and mentor to Martin Luther King Jr., and he was unapologetically gay and Black. When Bayard and his mentor, A. Philip Randolph, set out to organize the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Bayard was targeted by those who wished to see the movement fail. But Bayard Rustin would not be stopped. With the support of Dr. King and future congressman John Lewis, Bayard organized the largest protest in civil rights history. This stunning picture book ,written by Rustin scholar Michael G. Long and illustrated by the New York Times bestselling artist Bea Jackson, tells the incredible story of how Bayard Rustin led over 250,000 people to the doorstep of the United States government demanding change.

Exploring the rich history of Kings Langley, this book delves into the medieval royal palace that served as a residence for the Plantagenet rulers for 125 years. Although the physical structure has vanished, its legacy lives on through written accounts and the memories of those connected to it. The narrative highlights significant historical figures tied to the palace, revealing their personal connections to this once-grand location, making it a unique glimpse into the royal lives of thirteenth and fourteenth-century England.

Benford's Law is a probability distribution for the likelihood of the leading digit in a set of numbers. This book seeks to improve and systematize the use of this in the social sciences to assess the validity of self-reported data, using a new measure of conformity to the Benford distribution.

Proč jsme tak posedlí věcmi, po nichž toužíme, ale po jejich dosažení o ně rychle ztratíme zájem? Jak to, že se vášeň tak rychle mění ve lhostejnost? Z jakého důvodu tolik lidí upadá do pasti závislostí? A proč lidé neztrácejí naději ani v těch nejhorších časech a umí skvěle řešit obtížné situace? Odpověď skrývá jedna jediná chemická látka v našem mozku: dopamin. Daniel Z. Lieberman a Michael E. Long ve své knize rozebírají roli této zásadní molekuly v navazování vztahů a vzniku závislostí na drogách i sexu nebo její význam pro schopnost plánovat. Líčí také souvislost dopaminu s kreativitou a šílenstvím či jeho možnou spojitost s politickým přesvědčením. Dopamin podle autorů do značné míry definuje lidské chování a má rovněž zásadní podíl na evolučním úspěchu lidstva během posledních desítek tisíc let. Zároveň ale s nástupem nejnovějších technologií představuje pro náš druh i smrtelné riziko, pokud se nebudeme snažit z jeho pevného, avšak neodolatelně svůdného stisku alespoň částečně vymanit. Vychází ve spolupráci s nakladatelstvím Argo.