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Historical Culture in Iron Age Italy: Archaeology, History, and the Use of the Past, 900-300 Bce - Hardcover

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by Seth Bernard (Author)Long before the emergence of Roman historical writing, the societies of Iron Age Italy were actively engaged in transmitting and using their past. This book provides a first account of this early historical interest, providing a sort of prehistory of historical thought in Italy leading down to the first encounters with Roman expansion. From the Early Iron Age to the fifth and fourth centuries BCE, Italian communities can be seen actively using burial practices, images,...

Refuge Beyond Reach: How Rich Democracies Repel Asylum Seekers - Paperback

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by David Scott Fitzgerald (Author)Refuge beyond Reach shows how rich democracies deliberately and systematically shut down most legal paths to safety. Media pundits, politicians, and the public are often skeptical or ambivalent about granting asylum. They fear that asylum-seekers will impose economic and cultural costs and pose security threats to nationals. Consequently, governments of rich, democratic countries attempt to limit who can approach their borders, which often leads to refugees b...

If...: A Mind-Bending New Way of Looking at Big Ideas and Numbers - Hardcover

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by David J. Smith (Author), Steve Adams (Illustrator)"Some things are so huge or so old that it's hard to wrap your mind around them. But what if we took these big, hard-to-imagine objects and events and compared them to things we can see, feel and touch? Instantly, we'd see our world in a whole new way." So begins this endlessly intriguing guide to better understanding all those really big ideas and numbers children come across on a regular basis. Author David J. Smith has found clever devic...

Lonely Planet Kids a Treasury of Traditional Tales: Retold by Authors from Around the World - Hardcover

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by Lonely Planet (Author)Meet brave princesses, kind giants, magical elves, and vengeful serpents in this beautifully illustrated collection of traditional tales from around the world. From African animal fables to Native American trickster tales, curious readers will find 20 spellbinding retellings of ancient stories from across the continents. Take a peek into the memories, fears, and dreams of the people who first told these stories hundreds - or even thousands - of years ago.Inside A Trea...

Treasury of Folklore: Woodlands and Forests: Wild Gods, World Trees and Werewolves - Hardcover

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by Dee Dee Chainey (Author), Willow Winsham (Author)An entertaining and enthralling collection of myths, tales and traditions surrounding our trees, woodlands and forests from around the world. From the dark, gnarled woodlands of the north, to the humid jungles of the southern lands, trees have captured humanity's imagination for millennia. Filled with primal gods and goddesses, dryads and the fairy tales of old, the forests still beckon to us, offering sanctuary, mystery and more than a litt...

Black Archives: A Photographic Celebration of Black Life - Hardcover

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by Renata Cherlise (Author)A photographic celebration and exploration of Black identity and experience through the twentieth century from the founder and curator of the hit multimedia platform Black Archives. "Browsing the book ultimately feels like looking through one immense family photo album. And that's intentional."--Essence Renata Cherlise's family loved capturing their lives in photographs and home movies, sparking her love of archival photography. Following in her family's footsteps, ...

The Age of American Unreason in a Culture of Lies - Paperback

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by Susan Jacoby (Author)NATIONAL BESTSELLERThe prescient and now-classic analysis of the forces of anti-intellectualism in contemporary American life--updated for the era of Trump, Twitter, Breitbart and fake news controversies. The searing cultural history of the last half-century, The Age of American Unreason In A Culture of Lies focuses on the convergence of social forces--usually treated as separate entities--that has created a perfect storm of anti-rationalism. These include the upsurge ...

The Search for Sasquatch (a Wild Thing Book) - Hardcover

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by Laura Krantz (Author)Inspired by her popular Wild Thing podcast, journalist Laura Krantz incorporates the scientific method and her journalistic skills to determine if Bigfoot is realWhen journalist Laura Krantz discovered that her long-lost cousin, Grover Krantz, a distinguished anthropologist and professor at Washington State University, had devoted much of his career to the search for Bigfoot, she couldn't quite believe it. A natural skeptic and a strong believer in facts, Krantz decide...

Strong as a Girl: Your Guide to Raising Girls Who Know, Stand Up For, and Take Care of Themselves

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Report copyright infringementby Kate Rope (Author)Expert advice for parents and caregivers to raise strong girls from the get-go, building a foundation in the formative elementary years that will set them up to thriveAuthor of Strong As a Mother Kate Rope brings grace and humor in a new, non-judgmental guide to tackling the most important topics in the modern lives of elementary-age girls. Strong as a Girl is a compassionate, expertly-sourced guide for parents and caregivers on how to build a...

American Teenager: How Trans Kids Are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era

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Report copyright infringementby Nico Lang (Author)* NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A 2025 STONEWALL BOOK AWARD HONOREE * From an award-winning journalist comes a vivid and moving portrait of eight trans and nonbinary teenagers across the country, following their daily triumphs, struggles, and all that encompasses growing up trans in America today "A master class in journalism as a force for change." --SAMANTHA ALLEN, author of Real Queer America "With humor and compassion, Lang shows trans teenager...

Raising Trans Kids: What to Expect When You Weren't Expecting This

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Report copyright infringementby Rebecca Minor (Author)Empower, Affirm, and Support--A Lifeline for Parents, Educators, and Advocates Raising Trans Kids is the essential guide for parents, families, and educators committed to creating a world where transgender and nonbinary youth can thrive. With compassionate insights, evidence-based research, and practical advice, this groundbreaking book provides the clarity and reassurance needed to navigate the complex journey of raising trans and gender-...

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Report copyright infringementby Paul Hutchinson (Author)In a world full of differences, there's one truth that should unite us all: our children are not for sale, and they should never endure physical or sexual abuse. The Sound of Freedom cuts through the noise of political and religious debates, calling on every race, every faith, and every individual to stand together against the darkness that threatens our homes.This book is not just a call to action; it's a vital guide for parents and car...

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Report copyright infringementby Augustine Sedgewick (Author)A bold and original history of fatherhood, exploring its invention and transformation from the Bronze Age to the present through a collective portrait of emblematic fathers who have helped to define how the world should be ruled and what it means to be a man. Fatherhood is one of the most meaningful aspects of human culture, but we know little about when or where fatherhood first emerged, or even how or why. Despite its enigmatic beg...

Unfit Parent: A Disabled Mother Challenges an Inaccessible World

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Report copyright infringementby Jessica Slice (Author)"A glorious, revelatory book."--Ed Yong, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of An Immense World "A beautiful, transformative book about being a parent in a world that rejects frailty and weakness."--Rachel Aviv, staff writer at the New Yorker A paradigm shifting look at the landscape of disabled parenting--the joys, stigma, and discrimination--and how disability culture holds the key to transforming the way we all raise our kids ...

Four Mothers: An Intimate Journey Through the First Year of Parenthood in Four Countries

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Report copyright infringementby Abigail Leonard (Author)Abigail Leonard's page-turning narrative of four real women--Anna from Finland, Tsukasa from Japan, Sarah from the U.S., and Chelsea from Kenya--is a "deeply personal look at women worldwide grappling with the best and worst moments of their first year... eye-opening and cathartic, this is a love letter to parents and a clarion call for better policy." (Eve Rodsky, New York Times-bestselling author of Fair Play) Tsukasa in Japan grapple...

The Family Dynamic: A Journey Into the Mystery of Sibling Success

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Report copyright infringementby Susan Dominus (Author)What explains those rare families that boast multiple children who achieve extraordinary success? An award-winning New York Times journalist weaves story with science to explore the circumstances that set those families apart. An Olympic athlete. An award-winning novelist. A successful entrepreneur. All raised under one roof. What can we learn from those families whose children aim high and succeed, sometimes in widely varied fields? Just ...

Alignment: A Montessori Approach to Reimagining Work-Life Balance

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Report copyright infringementby Katie Keller Wood (Author)Your work matters. You matter more. You know you make a difference. Your talent and expertise come together in your work to make an important contribution to the world. But your dedication shouldn't mean sacrificing all the other parts of yourself. Inspired by principles from Montessori classrooms, educator and researcher Dr. Katie Keller Wood offers an alternative approach to thinking about your work and life--one that embraces you a...

American Grammar: Race, Education, and the Building of a Nation

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Report copyright infringementby Jarvis R. Givens (Author)A new history of US education through the nineteenth century that rigorously accounts for Black, Native, and white experiences; a story that exposes the idea of American education as "the great equalizer" to not only be a lie, but also a myth that reproduces past harms. Education is the epicenter of every community in the United States. Indeed, few institutions are as pivotal in shaping our lives and values than public schools. Yet the ...

Teach Like an Ally: An Educator's Guide to Nurturing LGBTQ+ Students

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Report copyright infringementby Flint del Sol (Author), V. Spehar (Foreword by)Answers to all your burning questions and practical advice for helping LGBTQ+ students thrive In Teach Like an Ally: An Educator's Guide to Nurturing LGBTQ+ Students, veteran classroom teacher and celebrated transgender advocate Flint Del Sol weaves humor, storytelling, and expertise into a hands-on guide for educator-allies. Del Sol offers actionable strategies that you can implement in classrooms right away. He ...

The Fight for Sex Ed: The Century-Long Battle Between Truth and Doctrine

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Report copyright infringementby Margaret Grace Myers (Author)The first comprehensive trade history of sex ed in American schools--and an impassioned call to reform sex ed into a powerful tool for reproductive justice and social equality The U.S. has some of the highest rates of STIs and teen pregnancies in the industrialized world. A comprehensive sex education curriculum--which teaches facts on contraception, prophylactics, consent, and STIs--has been available since the 90s. Yet the majorit...

Slow Violence: Confronting Dark Truths in the American Classroom

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Report copyright infringementby Ranita Ray (Author)A powerful exposé of the American public education system's indifference toward marginalized children and the "slow violence" that fashions schools into hostile work and learning environments. In 2017, sociologist Ranita Ray stepped inside a fourth-grade classroom in one of the nation's largest majority-minority districts in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was there to conduct research on the lack of resources and budget cuts that regularly face publi...

A New Era of Philanthropy: Ten Practices to Transform Wealth Into a More Just and Sustainable Future--How We Fund in Times of Crisis and Opportunity

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Report copyright infringementby Dimple Abichandani (Author)"A must-read for anyone in philanthropy, particularly those who question whether and how philanthropic resources can address the current, complex challenges our world faces." --Nick Tedesco, president and chief executive officer of the National Center for Family Philanthropy A blueprint for how wealth can be transformed into a more just and sustainable future in times of rapid change and crisis. On the cusp of the greatest wealth tran...

With Her Own Hands: Women Weaving Their Stories

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Report copyright infringementby Nicole Nehrig (Author)Knitting, sewing, embroidery, quilting--throughout history, these and other forms of textile work have often been dismissed as merely "women's work" and attached to ideas of domesticity and obedience. Yet, as psychologist and avid knitter Nicole Nehrig wonderfully explores in this captivating book, textile work has often been a way for women to exercise power. When their voices were silenced and other avenues were closed off to them, women...

The Affirmative Action Myth: Why Blacks Don't Need Racial Preferences to Succeed

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Report copyright infringementby Jason L. Riley (Author)From Wall Street Journal columnist and Manhattan Institute senior fellow Jason L. Riley, a "clear, concise, and humane account" (Christina Hoff Sommers) of how racial preferences have done more harm than good for black Americans After the Supreme Court ruled in 2023 that the use of race in college admissions was unconstitutional, many predicted that the black middle class was doomed. One byproduct of a half century of affirmative action ...

Integrated: How American Schools Failed Black Children

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Report copyright infringementby Noliwe Rooks (Author)A powerful, incisive reckoning with the impacts of school desegregation that traces four generations of the author's family to show how the implementation of integration decimated Black school systems and did much of the Black community a disservice On May 17, 1954 the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education determined that racial segregation in schools was unconstitutional. Heralded as a massive victory for civil rights, the decision's g...

Class Matters: The Fight to Get Beyond Race Preferences, Reduce Inequality, and Build Real Diversity at America's Colleges

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Report copyright infringementby Richard D. Kahlenberg (Author)A powerful argument for a class-based approach to college admissions that "shows where we have gone wrong so far, and how we will get to justice, equality, and even diversity for real" (John McWhorter) For decades America's colleges and universities have been working to increase racial diversity. But they have been using the wrong approach, as Richard Kahlenberg persuasively shows in his highly personal and deeply researched book....

Status and Culture: How Our Desire for Social Rank Creates Taste, Identity, Art, Fashion, and Constant Change - Hardcover

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by W. David Marx (Author)"Subtly altered how I see the world." --Michelle Goldberg, New York Times "[Status and Culture] consistently posits theories I'd never previously considered that instantly feel obvious." --Chuck Klosterman, author of The Nineties "Why are you the way that you are? Status and Culture explains nearly everything about the things you choose to be--and how the society we live in takes shape in the process." --B.J. Novak, writer and actor Solving the long-standing mysteries...

The Cultural Nature of Human Development - Hardcover

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by Barbara Rogoff (Author)Three-year-old Kwara'ae children in Oceania act as caregivers of their younger siblings, but in the UK, it is an offense to leave a child under age 14 ears without adult supervision. In the Efe community in Zaire, infants routinely use machetes with safety and some skill, although U.S. middle-class adults often do not trust young children with knives. What explains these marked differences in the capabilities of these children?Until recently, traditional understandin...

The Plot to Kill King: The Truth Behind the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. - Paperback

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by William F. Pepper (Author)Bestselling author, James Earl Ray's defense attorney, and, later, lawyer for the King family William Pepper reveals who actually killed MLK. William Pepper was James Earl Ray's lawyer in the trial for the murder of Martin Luther King Jr., and even after Ray's conviction and death, Pepper continues to adamantly argue Ray's innocence. This myth-shattering expos is a revised, updated, and heavily expanded volume of Pepper's original bestselling and critically accla...

Eat Jewish: Over 100 Recipes That Blend Jewish Heritage, Modern Flavors, and Family Traditions

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Report copyright infringementby Melinda Strauss (Author)Bring family and friends together over delicious kosher meals from social media star Melinda Strauss's Jewish family kitchen.In Eat Jewish, Jewish social media influencer and Modern Orthodox Jew Melinda Strauss (@therealmelindastrauss) pairs over 100 traditional and modern kosher recipes with key stories and insights into Jewish tradition, history, and culture. Addressing commonly asked questions about Jewish tradition along the way, Mel...

Kitchens of Hope: Immigrants Share Stories of Resilience and Recipes from Home

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Report copyright infringementby Linda S. Svitak (Author), Christin Jaye Eaton (Author), Lee Svitak Dean (Author)Culinary journeys from around the globe: recipes and stories from immigrants to the United States Immigrants carry more than hope as they cross oceans and traverse continents to come to the United States. They hold tightly to stories and recipes, remembrances of what they left behind. Kitchens of Hope brings together these memories from contributors who hail from more than thirty c...

If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All

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Report copyright infringementby Eliezer Yudkowsky (Author), Nate Soares (Author)The scramble to create superhuman AI has put us on the path to extinction--but it's not too late to change course, as two of the field's earliest researchers explain in this clarion call for humanity. "May prove to be the most important book of our time."--Tim Urban, Wait But Why In 2023, hundreds of AI luminaries signed an open letter warning that artificial intelligence poses a serious risk of human extinction...