LAST CALL TO RECEIVE 20% OFF THESE NEW BOOKS! Use coupon code SEPTEMBER until 09/30
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American roots music is not a product of an elite leisure class, as some academics contend, but of explosive creativity among slaves, hillbillies, field hands, drunks, slackers, and hucksters. Yet these people—poor, working people—built the foundations of jazz, gospel, blues, bluegrass, rock ’n’ roll, and country music, an unparalleled burst of invention. Manning takes us down a long, strange path, following music to deeper understandings of racism, slavery, inequality, meditation, addiction, the science of our brains, and ultimately to an enticing glimpse of pure religion. |
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Life Under the Jolly Roger examines the political and cultural significance of these nomadic outlaws by relating historical accounts to a wide range of theoretical concepts.
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An essential resource designed to help educators, trainers, workshop leaders, and anyone who assists groups to learn. |
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Abolish the Police!
Become a new Friend of PM and get this Abolish the Police / Chinga La Migra bandana as a FREE* gift! Your subscription will support the National Lawyers Guild Mass Defense Fund.
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If you sign up as a new Friend of PM Press, we'll give you a Legal Self Defense–Know Your Rights benefit bandana in Spanish and English as a FREE* gift.
As a Friend of PM, you'll get a monthly package with every new book we publish and a 50% discount on anything and everything on our website. Your subscription will benefit the National Lawyers Guild Mass Defense Fund who are protecting the rights of those protesting ongoing racialized police violence and repression.
The bandana is white ink on a black fabric, union made and printed.
Click to learn more, become a new Friend of PM Press, and support the NLG!
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Your Friends of PM subscription promotes radical, independent media, community-driven ideas for change, and helps introduce important authors to a wider audience!
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For just $30 a month, you will receive a large package of books delivered to your doorstep monthly (shipping and tax included)! |
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You will also get 50% off everything on our webstore (old and new releases alike)! |
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If you sign up as a Friend of PM today, you'll get a FREE* BANDANA (featured above)! Please indicate that you want the bandana in the 'Order Comments' box when checking out.
*This free bandana offer does not apply to Sustainer levels under $30/month.
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How does it work?
Your card will be billed once a month, until you tell us to stop. Or until our efforts succeed in bringing the revolution around. Or the financial meltdown of Capital makes plastic redundant. Whichever comes first. There is no minimum amount of months required. As long as you're a Friend of PM, you get 50% off everything on our webstore as often as you want.
(Current Sustainers can switch to a full Friend of PM at any time and receive the free bandana.) PAYPAL NOT ACCEPTED.
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Where Does Your FOPM Money Go?
Books cost money to produce. Lots of money. The average book costs us roughly $10,000 to produce. Your monthly subscription significantly helps to offset these costs, allowing us greater freedoms as an independent publisher. So where does your money go? Below is a brief outline of how your subscription directly impacts each and every book we decide to publish.
Printing
25% of your subscription money typically goes to the printer. The price of a book is, in part, determined by the cost of printing, which continues to rise each year. Your subscription helps to offset the cost of printing, making our books more affordable and accessible.
Production
30% of your subscription money helps cover the cost of production. Real humans with real lives do the work at PM Press. Editing, design, and warehouse management are just a few of the activities that require enormous amounts of labor.
Promotion and Distribution
What good is an unread book? Promotion and distribution account for about 35% of your subscription money. In addition to maintaining our webstore and shipping thousands of books from our warehouse each year, we also tirelessly hit the road bringing books to hundreds of diverse social gatherings throughout the world.
Royalties
Call us old-fashioned, but not only do we actually copyedit, proof, and actively promote all of our books, but we even pay our authors royalties! 10% or more of every sale—irrespective of whether the production costs have been recouped. Your subscription further helps ensure our always-prompt payment to our authors for their vital, educational, entertaining, and enlightening labors.
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Choose from the following options:
Print plus: For $30 a month* get all books and pamphlets printed each month and 50% off all webstore purchases.
e-Book subscription: For those who don’t want paper books (or can’t stand international shipping costs), we’re introducing the eBooks FOPM membership for $15 a month. Members receive three recent eBooks via email each month plus a 50% discount on all purchases from our website.
Gift subscription: In addition to your own subscription, sign up a friend for only $25 a month*. Sign up a second friend for only $20 a month*!
Pay in advance: Pay for a full-year subscription up front and you only pay $25 a month ($300 for one year). Pay for two years up front for only $20 a month ($480 for two years).
Sustainer: Short on cash or out of shelf space? Become a sustainer today! $100, $50, $15, $10, or $5 each month and you'll receive a free PM Press logo T-shirt and 50% discount on all webstore purchases.
*Please note: For gift subscriptions or for those of you fortunate enough to live beyond the borders of Trumplandia, please call 510-658-3906 or email [email protected].
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
C’mon, what’s the catch!? Hidden fees? This sounds too good to be true.
There’s no catch. We bill your card each month and send you a large package of new books. Period. There are no hidden fees and you can cancel your subscription anytime. You can also choose to pay for a year in advance to lower your subscription fee. Oh, and we also cover all shipping costs and all applicable sales tax.
How many books will I receive each month and do I get to choose my books?
Some months it might be two books; others four. We publish around thirty titles per year, and each month, you’ll get a package with everything new that has come out that month. By subscribing, you’re already choosing to get everything new that appears. And as a subscriber, you’re also entitled to a 50% discount on all of our already-published titles and everything else on our website, including CDs, DVDs, and stylish apparel.
I’m starting a radical library at our local community space. Can the library join the Friends of PM Book Club? Can we resell the books?
Absolutely! Sign up your radical library, local café, punk house, record store, or any other community space. A Friends of PM subscription is probably the cheapest and easiest way to stock any bookcase. You can’t beat a package of new books for such an incredibly low price. Additionally, you can use your Friends of PM discount to receive 50% off at our webstore.
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