I'd like to dedicate this book to five special men, each of whom have impacted my life through the gift of deep friendship, a knowledge of their own story, and the greatest story of all.
I mention these men in the order of meeting them. You will find each of these men's lives imprinted deeply in my life's work.
¿ Landon Saunders, James Woodroof, Russell Bloodworth, Jr.,
¿ Dr. Merle R. Jordan and Ron Joyner
¿ Landon, Jim and Rusty have been a friends and mentors for over 50 years.
Merle, my friend and Professor at Boston University studying personality, religion and culture.
Ron is my friend who has worked closely with me over the last 28 years. He is the engine behind establishing our non-profit educational organization - Coaching: Life Matters (CLM)
All of these men have written books that provide deep knowledge of how to live in this world with authentic joy.
Special thanks and recognition goes to the Heart Table Team-hearttable.org
¿ Larry Malone
¿ Bill Roberts
¿ Rocky Tannehill
¿ Marcus Meazzo-Creative Direction/Publisher
Each of these friends have practiced the Core Story and have been my teachers.
Steve Meeks has taught me so much as we have processed the use of the Core Story as a resource in coaching people how to move forward in life - husband of Donna Jo, father of five, grandfather, excellent therapist and dear friend.
Rebekah Jenkins Gibbs, thank you for bringing your friendship and editing skills to this book and on the website
www.coachinglifematters.org.

Exploring viral imagery of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Presidents Trump and Biden, Black Lives Matter, as well as the rise of a "black aesthetic" in white artworlds, this book shows that iconopolitics-especially constellations of visual images-has become pervasive within contemporary life. It questions the implications for critical thought and political action.

List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Epidemic Images; Part I¿A Brief History of Iconomy, 1. A Strange Image: Seeing the Dreaming, 2. Iconoclash in Byzantium, 3. Commodities and Chains, 4. The Image in the Era of Its Technical Reproducibility, 5. Spectacle: Architecture and Occlusion, 6. Iconomy: What's in a Name?; Part II ¿Iconoclash, 7. The Spike-Crowned Virus, 8. Trumpmania, 9. Incident at Powderhorn, May 25, 2020, 10. Videodeath 1991 and 2020: King vs Floyd, 11. The Contest of the Images, 12. Image War, Civil War? January 6, 2021, 13. White Artworlds/Black Aesthetics, 14. The Trial: Aggressive Non-violence; Part III¿ Toward Political Iconomy, 15. Iconomic Value: An Accounting; Index