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In this poignant, wry, and powerful memoir, Nunn links the politics of Black Power to the movements for Black lives and dignified reentry today. His story underscores the power of coalition building, persistence in the face of backlash, and the importance of centering the voices of experience in the fight for freedom-and proves, once and for all, that jailbirds can fly.

Adele Noel, daughter of billionaire Reginald Noel, is studying art at a University in Paris. Now in her final year, she attends a film class where she views the infamous Last Tango in Paris. Inspired by this sexually graphic movie, she gives up her art to launch a film studio in New York once she graduates, producing erotic movies like Last Tango, with daddy bankrolling the business.

Five-hundred-years in the future, with the exception of North America, fanatical Muslims have taken over the planet. However, it’s just a matter of time before they’re conquered too. With that fact facing the desperate people, they leave Earth, traveling through a wormhole to the Triangulum Galaxy, settling on a planet similar to the Earth. They name their new home M-23.

The only job young Frank has ever had is flying A-7 jets off an aircraft carrier while serving in Vietnam. After being shot down, he’s held captive in the Hanoi Hilton before he’s released. He comes home to find that his fiancée has married someone else, which sends him spiraling into depression.