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Foreign Fruit: A Personal History of the Orange

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Report copyright infringementby Katie Goh (Author) Per person, oranges are the most consumed fruit in the world. Across the world, no matter how remote or cold or incongruous a climate is, oranges will be there. What stories could I unravel from the orange's long ribboning peel? What new meanings could I find in its variousness, as it moves from east to west and from familiar to foreign? What begins as a curiosity into the origins of the orange soon becomes a far-reaching odyssey of citrus f...

Second Life: Having a Child in the Digital Age

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Report copyright infringementby Amanda Hess (Author)"Second Life is a tender, perceptive account of pregnancy and early motherhood--and a stylish confrontation with the demented landscape of digital parenting content." --Anna Wiener, author of Uncanny Valley As an internet culture critic for The New York Times, Amanda Hess had built a reputation among readers as a sharp observer of the seductions and manipulations of online life. But when Hess discovered she was pregnant with her first child,...

A Physical Education: How I Escaped Diet Culture and Gained the Power of Lifting

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Report copyright infringementby Casey Johnston (Author)From the most visible woman writing about weightlifting today, a "profoundly engrossing" memoir and manifesto about how lifting helped dissolve her allegiance to diet culture; taught her to be at home in her body; and led her to grow every kind of strength (Elizabeth Greenwood). In A Physical Education, Casey Johnston recounts how she ventured into the brave new world of weightlifting, leaving behind years of restrictive eating and endle...

Bad Friend: How Women Revolutionized Modern Friendship

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Report copyright infringementby Tiffany Watt Smith (Author)A smart and thought-provoking memoir, history, and cultural critique about the turmoil and complexity of female friendship Our culture today is inundated with narratives about the strength of female friendship, whether through images of girl power, BFFs, or work wives. Yet cultural historian Tiffany Watt Smith has always found her own life much messier. She has had dramatic friend breakups, friendships that felt like too much or not ...

The Mother Code: My Story of Love, Loss, and the Myths That Shape Us

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Report copyright infringementby Ruthie Ackerman (Author)In this propulsive memoir, an award-winning journalist blends history, science, and cultural criticism to uncover whether motherhood outside of society's rigid rules and expectations is possible--and whether she fits the mold for what a mother should be. "This tender, generous book does the hard work of redefining 'motherhood' and 'family' so that they honor all aspects of a woman's life."--Christie Tate, author of the New York Times bes...

Uncredited: Women's Overlooked, Misattributed, and Stolen Work

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Report copyright infringementby Allison Tyra (Author)Containing the histories of over 600 overlooked or disregarded women, Uncredited is a testament to women's perseverance and the recognition they deserve for their accomplishments. Women's accomplishments across history are showcased as aberrations or surprising facts. Little thought is often given to the reasons why most of our lauded scientists, reporters, sports stars, politicians, and businesspeople all seem to be men. Uncredited proves...

Tales from the Bottle: My Journey as a Sober Black Mom

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Report copyright infringementby Donna Hill Walker (Author)Unveiling the Hidden Struggles of Strength: A Black Woman's Journey Through Addiction, Triumph & Laughter. An Empathetic Tale of Friendship, Love, and Overcoming Life's Hurdles.Tales from the Bottle is a riveting memoir from Donna, a resilient woman of color who has balanced her life as a pillar of strength for others while privately battling a crippling addiction. This poignant narrative captures her experiences with friends, fami...

A Continuous Struggle: The Revolutionary Life of Martin Sostre

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Report copyright infringementby Garrett Felber (Author), Robin D. G. Kelley (Foreword by)The first biography of the revolutionary political prisoner who laid the foundation for contemporary abolitionist struggles and Black anarchism.A Continuous Struggle is a political biography of one of the most important--if since forgotten--revolutionary figures of the twentieth century in the United States. Martin Sostre (1923-2015) was a Black Puerto Rican from East Harlem who became a politicized priso...

The Genius of Judy: How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us

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Report copyright infringementby Rachelle Bergstein (Author)NATIONAL BESTSELLER This "lively and important portrait of a true literary revolutionary" (Los Angeles Times) explores Judy Blume's life, work, and cultural impact, focusing on her most iconic--and controversial--young adult novels, from Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret to Blubber. Everyone knows Judy Blume. Her books have garnered her fans of all ages for decades and sold tens of millions of copies. But why were people so drawn ...

Queer Heroes of Myth and Legend: A Celebration of Gay Gods, Sapphic Saints, and Queerness Through the Ages

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Report copyright infringementby Dan Jones (Author)Featuring 50 profiles and select B&W illustrated portraits, Heroes of Queer Myth & Legend is a celebration of gay gods and goddesses, sapphic sirens, misunderstood mermen, and lesbians of legend. Hidden in the margins of history books, classical literature, and thousands of years of stories, myths and legends, through to contemporary literature, TV and film, there is a diverse and other-worldly super community of queer heroes to disco...

Fearless Women: Feminist Patriots from Abigail Adams to Beyoncé

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Report copyright infringementby Elizabeth Cobbs (Author)"A gripping panoramic history that pairs ingenious excavation with enlightening explanation to relight the fire of feminist political identity at the very moment when we need it most."―Tiya Miles, author of All That She Carried "Fearless Women is so well-written, so well researched, and so engaging that you will find it of real value even as it tells some stories you thought you already knew...We should all welcome the hope that it best...

To Boldly Grow: Finding Joy, Adventure, and Dinner in Your Own Backyard

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Report copyright infringementby Tamar Haspel (Author)A love-letter to the unexpected delights (and occasional despair) of so-called "first-hand food"--meals we grow, forage, fish, or even hunt from the world around us. To Boldly Grow is "part memoir, part how-to guide and wholly delightful" (Washington Post). Journalist and self-proclaimed "crappy gardener" Tamar Haspel is on a mission: to show us that raising or gathering our own food is not as hard as it's often made out to be. When she and...

Beyond the Shores: A History of African Americans Abroad

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Report copyright infringementby Tamara J. Walker (Author)New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice - An award-winning author charts the poignant global journeys of African Americans as she explores her own transatlantic family odyssey in Beyond the Shores, a powerful history of living abroad while Black. "By exploring the life of Black expats, creatives, and activists, Beyond the Shores enhances the stories of migration to reveal how race is lived in the United States and abroad."--Marcia Ch...

Mal Goode Reporting: The Life and Work of a Black Broadcast Trailblazer

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Report copyright infringementby Liann Tsoukas (Author), Rob Ruck (Author)Mal Goode (1908-1995) became network news's first African American correspondent when ABC News hired him in 1962. Raised in Homestead and Pittsburgh, he worked in the mills, graduated from the University of Pittsburgh, and went on to become a journalist for the Pittsburgh Courier and later for local radio. With his basso profundo voice resonating on the airwaves, Goode challenged the police, politicians, and segregation,...

Sun Shining on Morning Snow: A Memoir of Identity, Loss, and Living Boldly

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Report copyright infringementby Ingrid Hu Dahl (Author)Embark on an unforgettable journey of self-discovery.Sun Shining on Morning Snow is a fearless and deeply moving memoir that celebrates the power of authenticity, love, and resilience. Ingrid Hu Dahl, a mixed-race, queer woman, takes readers on an intimate journey through the challenges of self-discovery-navigating the weight of social, cultural, and familial expectations.From her rebellious early days as a touring musician to her groundb...

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Report copyright infringementby Margaret Mordukhovich (Author)"A powerful story of resilience that provides firsthand insights into life in the Soviet Union."- Kirkus ReviewIn this beautifully written memoir, Margaret Mordukhovich traces her life from her early childhood during Stalin's era in the Soviet Union through her school years, marriage, and the birth of her children, to the process of emigrating during Perestroika and finally beginning a new life in the United States, ultimately set...

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Report copyright infringementby C. E. Ladd (Author), E. R. Eastman (Author)Growing Up in the Horse and Buggy Days is a memoir written by C. E. Ladd that offers a vivid and nostalgic account of life in rural America during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The book is a collection of personal stories and recollections of the author's childhood and teenage years, growing up in a small town in the Midwest.Ladd's stories are centered around the daily routines and rituals of rural life durin...

The Beauties of My So-Called Asian Life: Vulnerability, Equity, Spirituality

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Report copyright infringementby Thymai Dong-Sheehan (Author) Number of Pages: 274 Dimensions: 0.63 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: May 01, 2025

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Report copyright infringementby Lawrence Blair (Author) "Now this is REAL adventure: no radios, compasses, ice, emergency supplies for months at a time through one of the most hazardous and fascinating regions on earth." -SIR RICHARD BRANSON "Sets sails and sights for lands as unfamiliar and spectacular as anything dreamed up for a Steven Spielberg movie. Thoroughly fascinating nearly every harrowing step of the way." - WASHINGTON POST "Incomparable adventure teeming with thrills, chills, m...

The Un-Natural State: Arkansas and the Queer South

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Report copyright infringementby Brock Thompson (Author)The Un-Natural State is a one-of-a-kind study of gay and lesbian life in Arkansas in the twentieth century, a deft weaving together of Arkansas history, dozens of oral histories, and Brock Thompson's own story. Thompson analyzes the meaning of rural drag shows, including a compelling description of a 1930s seasonal beauty pageant in Wilson, Arkansas, where white men in drag shared the stage with other white men in blackface, a suggestive ...

A Legend Hunter's Search for Ogopogo the Elusive Creature of Okanagan Lake

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Report copyright infringementby William Steciuk (Author)Kelowna resident Bill Steciuk didn't believe in Ogopogo. But that was about to change. In October of 1978, while driving across the bridge from the west side of Lake Okanagan, he saw something in the water that made him stop his car. All the traffic behind him also stopped, and he was soon joined at the rail by a small crowd of onlookers, all of whom saw what Bill had seen: a serpentine head with three black humps behind it. They watched...

Consumed By Misery Upon Hell's Half Acre: A True Story From The FIRE and RAIN Chronicles

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Report copyright infringementby Richard Lee Cook (Author)In this harrowing and deeply personal memoir, the author takes us on a journey through the darkest corners of his childhood. On April 16th, 1968, just a week before his sixteenth birthday, he witnessed his mother for the last time, marking the climax of a haunting nightmare that would forever shape his life.Raised in a household marred by anger, jealousy, and unspeakable abuse, he and his sister Bonnie navigated a world of chaos and vio...

Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life in American History

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Report copyright infringementby Keri F. Dearborn (Author), Peg A. Lamphier (Editor), Rosanne Welch (Editor)Using her own words, personal documents, past perspectives, and new biographical research, this book introduces readers tothis American influencer within her own historical context .Explore the intimate story of a real woman who struggled with a lack of self confidence but built a supportive network of like-minded activist women to realize change. Roosevelt was drawn into politics and pu...

Treating Violence: An Emergency Room Doctor Takes on a Deadly American Epidemic

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Report copyright infringementby Rob Gore (Author)The inspiring story of a Black doctor who was deeply affected by the violence that plagued his Brooklyn childhood and later dedicated himself to addressing trauma and violence as public health issues Rob Gore first encountered violence when he was beaten and robbed as a 10-year old; it was treated as an inevitable fact of life, but after another brush with violence as a teen, he began to reject that prevalent attitude. As he matured and became ...

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Report copyright infringementby Jake Zawlacki (Editor)Over thirty years after his initial ascent to super stardom, Todd McFarlane (b. 1961) remains one of the most popular and contentious comic artists ever. The interviews compiled in this volume offer a nuanced portrait of McFarlane's polarizing character. Beginning with his earliest days on Spider-Man to the months before the hotly anticipated release of Spawn and ending with his writing ventures decades later, the interviews offer compelli...

Erotic Hustle: Redefining Sin Through Sacred Sexuality & Psychedelics

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Report copyright infringementby Lana Shay (Author)Lana Shay reveals secrets of the sex industry and of Gentlemen's clubs across America in this rousing memoir.Lana Shay, a Tantrika, or conscious sex worker, offers genuine presence with altruistic motives. She emerges from an arduous upbringing to bring light into the darkness of the industry and divulges all for the very first time. During her 12+ years as an exotic dancer, she connected with a subculture of like-minded conscious individuals ...

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Report copyright infringementby Arianna Rebolini (Author)A gutsy, riveting memoir that intimately explores suicide, its legacy in families, and the cyclical, crooked path of recovery.Why do so many people want to die--and how do we begin to understand what makes a person choose suicide? After a decade of therapy and a stint in a psychiatric ward to treat suicidal depression, Arianna Rebolini was "better." She'd published her first book, enjoyed an influential, rewarding publishing job, and ce...

Much ADO about Keanu: A Critical Reeves Theory

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Report copyright infringementby Sezin Devi Koehler (Author)Thanks to his prolific movie career (seventy-eight movies and counting) and endearing real-life persona, Keanu Reeves has become the universal screen saver of pop culture--nobody can go a few days without some reference to Keanu or his movies popping up. But Reeves is much more than box office receipts and internet memes, and Much Ado About Keanu provides the in-depth look at his art, identity, and ethnicity that this oft-misunderstoo...

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Report copyright infringementby Christine Marallen (Author)Prison bites. Chaplain Christine Marallen can't wait to get there some days.The United States criminal justice system has massive fan follows in our culture. The millions of men and women who traverse the hallways of our jails and prisons invite curiosity, and mass incarceration is big money-with unusual bedfellows juggling both the blame and the solutions.While legislators and glam celebrities arm wrestle for headlines and tax dollar...

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Report copyright infringementby Russell Jeung (Author)Russell Jeung's spiritual memoir shares the difficult, often joyful, and sometimes harrowing account of his life in East Oakland's Murder Dubs neighborhood and of his Chinese-Hakka history. On a journey to discover how the poor and exiled are blessed, At Home in Exile is the story of his integration of social activism and a stubborn evangelical faith.Holding English classes in his apartment (which doubled as a food pantry for a local churc...

Searching for Memory: Aluízio Palmar and the Shadow of Dictatorship in Brazil

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Report copyright infringementby Jacob Blanc (Author)This biography of Brazilian journalist and activist Aluízio Palmar (b. 1943) tells the remarkable story of a revolutionary who, after surviving torture as a political prisoner during his country's military dictatorship in the 1960s and 1970s, would devote the second half of his life to investigating human rights abuses. With an eye to the intricacies of how Palmar has narrated his life across interviews, writings, and public engagement, Blan...

Land Rich, Cash Poor: My Family's Hope and the Untold History of the Disappearing American Farmer

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Report copyright infringementby Brian Reisinger (Author)The hidden history of an economic and cultural catastrophe that is threatening our very food supply--the disappearance of the American farmer. Taking on this story of heart and hardship, award-winning writer Brian Reisinger weaves forgotten eras of American history with his own family's four-generation fight for survival in Midwestern farm country. Readers learn the truth about America's most detrimental and unexplained socioeconomic cr...