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Healing Resistance: A Radically Different Response to Harm - Paperback

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by Kazu Haga (Author), Bernard Lafayette Jr (Foreword by), David C. Jehnsen (Foreword by)An expert in the field offers a mindfulness-based approach to nonviolent action, demonstrating how nonviolence is a powerful tool for personal and social transformation Nonviolence was once considered the highest form of activism and radical change. And yet its basic truth, its restorative power, has been forgotten. In Healing Resistance, leading trainer Kazu Haga blazingly reclaims the energy and assert...

The Great Contradiction: The Tragic Side of the American Founding

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Report copyright infringementby Joseph J. Ellis (Author)A major new history from our most trusted voice on the Revolutionary era, the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Founding Brothers and the National Book Award winner American Sphinx, and featured in THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, a film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt, on PBS. An astounding look at how America's founders--Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, Madison, Adams--regarded the issue of slavery as they drafted the Declar...

A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks

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Report copyright infringementby David Gibbins (Author)From renowned underwater archaeologist David Gibbins comes an exciting and rich narrative of human history told through the archaeological discoveries of twelve shipwrecks across time.The Viking warship of King Cnut the Great. Henry VIII's the Mary Rose. Captain John Franklin's doomed HMS Terror. The SS Gairsoppa, destroyed by a Nazi U-boat in the Atlantic during World War II.Since we first set sail on the open sea, ships and their wrecks ...

Charlie Kirk Quotes: The Courageous Life and Legacy of Charlie Kirk Founder, Turning Point USA

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Report copyright infringementby Felicity Graham Cohen (Author)Few voices have inspired more young Americans to stand for faith, freedom, and truth than Charlie Kirk. From his early days speaking on college campuses to building one of the largest student movements in America, Kirk's passion for truth and courage in the face of cultural opposition have defined a generation.Charlie Kirk Quotes: The Courageous Life and Legacy of Charlie Kirk gathers his most powerful, thought-provoking, and motiv...

Immigration Detention Inc.: The Big Business of Locking Up Migrants in America

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Report copyright infringementby Nancy Hiemstra (Author), Deirdre Conlon (Author)"This shines an urgent spotlight on an inhumane system." - Publishers Weekly"Who knew that hatred driven by racism could be so lucrative? ... A resounding and meticulously researched exposé" - Ravi Ragbir, immigration activist and co-founder of New Sanctuary Coalition "A vital and troubling look at the grotesque practices of the privatized immigration detention industry" - Reece Jones, author of Nobody is Protecte...

How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women

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Report copyright infringementby Zoe Venditozzi (Author), Claire Mitchell (Author)"Terrifying, fascinating, and important." --Sara Sheridan, author of Where Are the Women? and The Fair BotanistsNothing brings people together like a common enemy, and witches were the greatest enemy of all.Scotland, 1563: Crops failed. People starved. And the Devil's influence was stronger than ever--at least, that's what everyone believed. If you were a woman living in Scotland during this turbulent time, there...

Just Pills: The Extraordinary Story of a Revolution in Abortion Care

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Report copyright infringementby Rebecca Kelliher (Author)As women's rights are increasingly under attack, journalist Rebecca Kelliher dives into the gripping history of abortion pills, weaving together the many people who, across decades and continents, have sought to ensure access to these medications Spanning more than a century and several continents, with a tenacious cast of feminist activists, scientists, politicians, doctors, and abortion seekers, Just Pills tells the fascinating histor...

Enemy of the Sun: Poetry of Palestinian Resistance

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Report copyright infringementby Naseer Aruri (Editor), Edmund Ghareeb (Editor)A collection of Palestinian poetry originally published in 1970 that resonates with liberation and civil rights struggles around the world. This updated edition for the current generation of activists features new poems translated by Edmund Ghareeb, an internationally recognized Lebanese American scholar, and a new foreword by Dr. Greg Thomas. In 1971, in the wake of George Jackson's killing by San Quentin prison gu...

Beyond Personhood: An Essay in Trans Philosophy

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Report copyright infringementby Talia Mae Bettcher (Author)A bold intervention in the philosophical concepts of gender, sex, and self Beyond Personhood provides an entirely new philosophical approach to trans experience, trans oppression, gender dysphoria, and the relationship between gender and identity. Until now, trans experience has overwhelmingly been understood in terms of two reductive frameworks: trans people are either "trapped in the wrong body" or they are oppressed by the gender b...

Unbearable: Five Women and the Perils of Pregnancy in America

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Report copyright infringementby Irin Carmon (Author)From the award-winning New York magazine reporter and coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Notorious RBG, an ambitious and passionate exploration of what's gone wrong with pregnancy in America, through the lens of history, politics, and the searing experiences of five women. Journalist Irin Carmon was eight months pregnant when the Supreme Court allowed states to ban abortion, unleashing pain and suffering for those who didn't want to ...

Manga's First Century: How Creators and Fans Made Japanese Comics, 1905-1989

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Report copyright infringementby Andrea Horbinski (Author)A comprehensive English-language history of a beloved medium, Manga's First Century tells the story of the artists and fans who built a cultural juggernaut. Manga is the world's most popular style of comics. How did manga and anime--"moving manga"--become ubiquitous? Manga's First Century delves into the history and finds surprising answers. In fact, manga has always been a global phenomenon. Countering essentialist myths of manga's e...

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by Kaveh Akbar (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD - ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR - A TIME MUST-READ BOOK OF THE YEAR - A newly sober, orphaned son of Iranian immigrants, guided by the voices of artists, poets, and kings, embarks on a remarkable search for a family secret that leads him to a terminally ill painter living out her final days in the Brooklyn Museum. Electrifying, funny, and wholly original, Martyr! hera...

Dr. Mary's Monkey: How the Unsolved Murder of a Doctor, a Secret Laboratory in New Orleans and Cancer-Causing Monkey Viruses Are Linked to Lee Harvey - Paperback

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by Edward T. Haslam (Author), Jim Marrs (Foreword by)Get ready for the "Hottest cold case in America!" This updated paperback contains the same content as the 2014 hard cover edition which has 25 additional pages of revelations added since the original 2007 paperback. These new pages include documents from the FBI, CIA, CDC, and NOPD, plus the actual crime scene photos from the 1964 murder of Dr. Mary Sherman. The bizarre death of this nationally known cancer researcher sets the stage for thi...

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Report copyright infringementby Hu Anyan (Author), Jack Hargreaves (Translator)"Hu Anyan's I Deliver Parcels in Beijing, translated by Jack Hargreaves, offers an unvarnished dispatch from the front lines of the gig economy, written by a guy who's held nearly every low-wage, low-reward job on the market (delivery driver, security guard, convenience store clerk, bicycle salesman). The Cinderella bit of it is that now he can add a new title: internationally best-selling author." --Leah Greenblat...

Language Machines: Cultural AI and the End of Remainder Humanism Volume 74

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Report copyright infringementby Leif Weatherby (Author)How generative AI systems capture a core function of language Looking at the emergence of generative AI, Language Machines presents a new theory of meaning in language and computation, arguing that humanistic scholarship misconstrues how large language models (LLMs) function. Seeing LLMs as a convergence of computation and language, Leif Weatherby contends that AI does not simulate cognition, as widely believed, but rather creates culture...

The Little Book of Trees: An Introduction to the Folklore, Magic, and Mysticism of Trees

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Report copyright infringementby Felicity Hart (Author)Connect with nature's sacred roots in this enchanting exploration of the magick and mysticism of trees. Their stories are written in folklore, they are revered across cultures, and they stand as powerful sources of ancient magick; trees have always been a source of fascination to humans. Uncover the secrets of the forest with this bewitching guide to tree legends, symbols, and spells. Explore mystical beliefs, discover tree mythologies, ...

All about Korea: Stories, Songs, Crafts and Games for Kids - Hardcover

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by Ann Martin Bowler (Author), Soosoonam Barg (Illustrator)**Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award Winner** There are now over 1.5 million Korean-Americans living in the United States including 100,000 adopted children. All About Korea is perfect for educators and parents wishing to teach kids about this rich Asian culture. This Korean children's book is an excellent introduction to the culture and history of Korea. It highlights favorite games, foods, special holiday times, and afte...

Prisoners After War: Veterans in the Age of Mass Incarceration - Paperback

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by Jason A. Higgins (Author) The United States has both the largest, most expensive, and most powerful military and the largest, most expensive, and most punitive carceral system in the history of the world. Since the American War in Vietnam, hundreds of thousands of veterans have been incarcerated after their military service. Identifying the previously unrecognized connections between American wars and mass incarceration, Prisoners after War reaches across lines of race, class, and gender ...

An Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans: Revised and Updated Edition - Paperback

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by Lydia Maria Child (Author), Carolyn L. Karcher (Editor) Published in Boston in 1833, Lydia Maria Child's An Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans provided the abolitionist movement with its first full-scale analysis of race and enslavement. Controversial in its own time, the Appeal surveyed the institution of slavery from historical, political, economic, legal, racial, and moral perspectives and advocated for the immediate emancipation of the enslaved without compensat...

Body & Soul: Notebooks of an Apprentice Boxer - Paperback

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by Loïc Wacquant (Author)When French sociologist Loïc Wacquant signed up at a boxing gym in a black neighborhood of Chicago's South Side, he had never contemplated getting close to a ring, let alone climbing into it. Yet for three years he immersed himself among local fighters, amateur and professional. He learned the Sweet science of bruising, participating in all phases of the pugilist's strenuous preparation, from shadow-boxing drills to sparring to fighting in the Golden Gloves tournament...

There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in The Other America (Helen Bernstein Book Award) - Paperback

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by Alex Kotlowitz (Author)NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A moving and powerful account by an acclaimed journalist that "informs the heart. [This] meticulous portrait of two boys in a Chicago housing project shows how much heroism is required to survive, let alone escape" (The New York Times)."Alex Kotlowitz joins the ranks of the important few writers on the subiect of urban poverty."--Chicago Tribune The story of two remarkable boys struggling to survive in Chicago's Henry Horner Homes, a public hous...

Cræft: An Inquiry Into the Origins and True Meaning of Traditional Crafts - Paperback

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by Alexander Langlands (Author)Faced with an endless supply of mass-manufactured products, we find ourselves nostalgic for goods bearing the mark of authenticity--hand-made tools, local brews, and other objects produced by human hands. Archaeologist and medieval historian Alexander Langlands reaches as far back as the Neolithic period to recover our lost sense of craft, combining deep history with detailed scientific analyses and his own experiences making traditional crafts. Craft brims with...

Among the Scientologists: History, Theology, and Praxis - Hardcover

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by Donald A. Westbrook (Author)The Church of Scientology is one of the most recognizable American-born new religions, but perhaps the least understood. With academic and popular interest on the rise, many books have been written about Scientology and surely more will follow. Although academics have begun to pay more attention to Scientology, the subject has received remarkably little qualitative attention. Indeed, no work has systematically addressed such questions as: what do Scientologists ...

Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power - Hardcover

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by Mark Godfrey (Editor), Zoé Whitley (Editor), Mark Godfrey (Text by (Art/Photo Books))African American art in the era of Malcolm X and the Black PanthersIn the period of radical change that was 1963-83, young black artists at the beginning of their careers confronted difficult questions about art, politics and racial identity. How to make art that would stand as innovative, original, formally and materially complex, while also making work that reflected their concerns and experience as blac...

Feeling at Home: Transforming the Politics of Housing - Hardcover

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by Alva Gotby (Author)Our feelings about housing are political, and a grasp of them is essential to solving the housing crisis - from the author of They Call It Love Housing is more than bricks and mortar. The home is where our hopes and dreams play out, and it lies at the heart of our lives. This is where we rest, eat, and relax. The home we enjoy can determine our health, life expectancy, and day-to-day well-being. In contrast, the lack of a stable residence can lead to mental and physical ...

El Libro de la Mitología (the Mythology Book) - Hardcover

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by DK (Author)Grandes ideas, explicaciones sencillas Mediante amenos relatos, gr ficos ilustrativos y atractivas im genes, El libro de la mitolog a aporta una nueva mirada sobre los mitos y su significado para las culturas que los crearon. Qui n era el dios embaucador Maui? Qu era el hidromiel de la poes a y qu don otorgaba a quienes lo beb an? C mo era el paso a la vida de ultratumba seg n la mitolog a egipcia? Cu l fue el papel de Loki y de Thor en la mitolog a n rdica, de Gilgamesh e...

The End of Love: Racism, Sexism, and the Death of Romance - Paperback

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by Sabrina Strings (Author)From Playboy to Jay-Z, the racial origins of toxic masculinity and its impact on women, especially Black and "insufficiently white" women More men than ever are refusing loving partnerships and commitment, and instead seeking out "situationships." When these men deign to articulate what they are looking for in a steady partner, they'll often rely on superficial norms of attractiveness rooted in whiteness and anti-Blackness. Connecting the past to the present, sociol...

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by Louann Brizendine (Author)Since Dr. Brizendine wrote The Female Brain ten years ago, the response has been overwhelming. This New York Times bestseller has been translated into more than thirty languages, has sold nearly a million copies between editions, and has most recently inspired a romantic comedy starring Whitney Cummings and Sofia Vergara. And its profound scientific understanding of the nature and experience of the female brain continues to guide women as they pass through life st...

Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape: Deep Roots, Continuing Legacy - Paperback

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by Amy Jane Cohen (Author), Wendell E. Pritchett (Foreword by)Black Philadelphians have shaped Philadelphia history since colonial times. In Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape, Amy Cohen recounts notable aspects of the Black experience in Philadelphia from the late 1600s to the 1960s and how this history is marked in the contemporary city. She charts Charles Blockson's efforts to commemorate the Pennsylvania slave trade with a historical marker and highlights Richard Allen, who found...

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by Foxfire Fund Inc (Author), Eliot Wigginton (Editor)First published in 1972, The Foxfire Book was a surprise bestseller that brought Appalachia's philosophy of simple living to hundreds of thousands of readers. Whether you wanted to hunt game, bake the old-fashioned way, or learn the art of successful moonshining, The Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center had a contact who could teach you how with clear, step-by-step instructions. This second Foxfire volume includes topics such as ghost storie...

On Killing Remotely: The Psychology of Killing with Drones - Hardcover

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by Wayne Phelps (Author)A "can't-miss for anyone interested in current military affairs," On Killing Remotely reveals and explores the costs--to individual soldiers and to society--of the way we wage war today (Kirkus Reviews, starred). Throughout history society has determined specific rules of engagement between adversaries in armed conflict. With advances in technology, from armor to in the Middle Ages to nerve gas in World War I to weapons of mass destruction in our own time, the rules h...

Harlots, Whores & Hackabouts: A History of Sex for Sale - Hardcover

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by Kate Lister (Author)The history of selling sex is a hidden one--and too often its practitioners are pushed to the margins of history. This book redresses the balance, revealing the history of the sex trade through the eyes of sex workers, from medieval streets to Wild West saloons, and from brothels to state bedrooms. These enthralling tales are brought to life by Whores of Yore creator Kate Lister's witty and authoritative text, and illuminated by a rich archive of photographs, artworks, ...