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by Adrienne Maree Brown (Author), Janine de Novais (Afterword by)New York Times-bestselling author adrienne maree brown knows we need each other more than ever and offers a practice for holding collective power, righting wrongs, and generating true belonging. Ethical, pondering, and wondrous, adrienne maree brown's Loving Corrections is a collection of love-based adjustments and reframes to grow our movements for liberation while navigating a society deeply fractured by greed, racism, and war...
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by Valerie Solanas (Author)First circulated on the streets of Greenwich Village in 1967, the SCUM Manifesto is a searing indictment of patriarchal culture in all its forms. Shifting fluidly between the worlds of satire and straightforward critique, this classic is a call to action--a radical feminist vision for a different world. This is an update of the essential AK Press edition, with a new foreword. "To see the SCUM Manifesto's humor, to let it crack you up page after page, is not to read ...
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by Ejeris Dixon (Editor), Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha (Editor)Transformative justice seeks to solve the problem of violence at the grassroots level, without relying on punishment, incarceration, or policing. Community-based approaches to preventing crime and repairing its damage have existed for centuries. However, in the punative atmosphere of contemporary criminal justice systems, they are often marginalized and operate under the radar. Beyond Survival puts these strategies front and c...
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by Anton Treuer (Author)A clarion call to action, incorporating powerful stories of struggles and successes, that points the way for all who seek to preserve indigenous languages. Across North America, dedicated language warriors are powering an upswell, a resurgence, a revitalization of indigenous languages and cultures. Through deliberate suppression and cultural destruction, the five hundred languages spoken on the continent before contact have dwindled to about 150. Their ongoing surviva...
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by Noel Daniel (Editor)From Snow White to Cinderella, Rapunzel to Rumpelstiltskin, the Brothers Grimm bequeathed a canon of stories which have become literary and childhood classics. The most widely read story collection after the Bible, their magical tales are stalwarts of early learning and imagination, listed in UNESCO's Memory of the World Register as a vital part of our history and culture. This beautiful hardback anthology is based on the Grimm's popular 1857 edition and features 27 of ...
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by David Smith (Author), Phil Evans (Illustrator)This beginners guide to Capital illustrates the key concepts, humour, and immense vitality to be enjoyed in Marx's great work.Author BiographyDavid Smith is the editor of a forthcoming English-language volume of Marx's Notes on Global Capitalism and Non-Western Culture for Yale University Press. His publications include articles in many scholarly journals, including Sociological Theory, Rethinking Marxism, The American Psychologist, and Current...
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by Elaine Russell (Author), Patcharee Meesukhon (Illustrator), Vinit Yeesman (Illustrator)**Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award Winner** **Moonbeam Children's Book Award Silver Medal Winner** All About Thailand is a new Thai book for kids ages 8 to 12 which brings you on an incredible journey to exotic Thailand. Thailand is a place where a modern culture thrives in one of the world's most ancient countries. Your guides in this adventure are two Thai children: Mali is a 9-year-old g...
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by Paula J. Giddings (Author)Mary McLeod Bethune, Shirley Chisholm, Barbara Jordan and Lena Horne: all prominent black women who made tremendous contributions to society in the fields of politics, education and the arts, and all members of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority (DST). In Search of Sisterhood tells the story of DST, the largest black women's organization in the United States. Founded at a time when liberal arts education was widely seen as futile, dangerous, or impractical for blacks...
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by Guy Debord (Author), Donald Nicholson-Smith (Translator)Few works of political and cultural theory have been as enduringly provocative as Guy Debord's Society of the Spectacle. From its publication amid the social upheavals of the 1960s to the present, the volatile theses of this book have decisively transformed debates on the shape of modernity, capitalism, and everyday life in the late twentieth century. Now finally available in a superb English translation approved by the author, Debord...
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Report copyright infringementby Don Gillis (Author)How Mayor Ray Flynn's leadership and a coalition of activists transformed Boston, challenging established powers and setting new precedents for urban governance The Battle for Boston captures the remarkable era under Mayor Ray Flynn, whose election in 1983 marked the beginning of a profound shift in the city's political and social landscape. Don Gillis, a Flynn senior advisor, chronicles the inspiring journey of a city that dared to challenge...
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by Douglas Rushkoff (Author)Five mysterious billionaires summoned Douglas Rushkoff to a desert resort for a private talk. The subject? How to survive the "Event" the societal collapse they know is coming. Rushkoff argues that these men were under the influence of The Mindset, a Silicon Valley-style certainty that they and their cohort can escape a disaster of their own making--as long as they have enough money and the right technology.Rushkoff traces the origins of The Mindset in science and ...
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by Sophie Strand (Author)A deep exploration of the regenerative and magical secrets of sacred masculinity hidden in familiar myths both ancient and modern - Reveals the restorative fungi archetype of Osiris, the Orphic mysteries as an underground mycelium linking forests and people, how Dionysus teaches us about invasive species and playful sexuality, and the ecology of Jesus as depicted in his nature-focused parables - Liberates Tristan, Merlin, and the Grail legends from the bounds of Campb...
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by Brian K. Mitchell (Author), Barrington S. Edwards (Author), Nick Weldon (Author)Monumental tells, for the first time, the incredible story of Oscar James Dunn, a New Orleanian born into slavery who became America's first Black lieutenant governor and acting governor. A champion of universal suffrage, civil rights, and integrated public schools, Dunn fought for radical change during the early years of Reconstruction in Louisiana, a post-Civil War era rife with corruption, subterfuge, and vi...
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by Kandi Zeller (Author)Author BiographyKandi Zeller (she/her) is a queer and disabled writer and editor at the intersections of spirituality, creativity, and justice. She's an eclectic witch who loves weaving whimsy and intention into everyday life. She muses about these themes at All The Threads, her Substack newsletter. To find out more about her work, visit KandiZeller.com. When Kandi's not doing word witchery, she loves spending time with her partner and housemates, going to bookstores, ...
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by Sam Daley-Harris (Author)Almost everyone shies away from advocacy as a way to make a difference. We donate to climate change organizations, but we don't meet with a member of Congress or write a letter to the editor. We donate to groups working to end gun violence, anti-hunger organizations, groups dedicated to racial justice, and many others, but we don't become advocates on those issues beyond signing an online petition or going to an occasional rally. Why? Because most of us see advocac...
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by Sam Daley-Harris (Author)Almost everyone shies away from advocacy as a way to make a difference. We donate to climate change organizations, but we don't meet with a member of Congress or write a letter to the editor. We donate to groups working to end gun violence, anti-hunger organizations, groups dedicated to racial justice, and many others, but we don't become advocates on those issues beyond signing an online petition or going to an occasional rally. Why? Because most of us see advocac...
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by Richard Rothstein (Author)Widely heralded as a "masterful" (Washington Post) and "essential" (Slate) history of the modern American metropolis, Richard Rothstein's The Color of Law offers "the most forceful argument ever published on how federal, state, and local governments gave rise to and reinforced neighborhood segregation" (William Julius Wilson). Exploding the myth of de facto segregation arising from private prejudice or the unintended consequences of economic forces, Rothstein desc...
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by Beth Macy (Author)A "deeply reported, deeply moving" (Patrick Radden Keefe) account of everyday heroes fighting on the front lines of the overdose crisis, from the New York Times bestselling author of Dopesick (inspiration for the Peabody Award-winning Hulu limited series) and Factory Man. Nearly a decade into the second wave of America's overdose crisis, pharmaceutical companies have yet to answer for the harms they created. As pending court battles against opioid makers, distributors, a...
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by Samuel Wright (Author)"You Can't Just Leave America" is an essential handbook for U.S. citizens seriously considering emigration, cutting through misconceptions to provide actionable pathways for building a life abroad. This comprehensive guide transforms the daunting prospect of international relocation into a series of manageable steps, helping readers navigate the complex web of visa requirements, citizenship processes, and international living arrangements.Moving beyond the "I'm moving...
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by Harsha Walia (Author), Robin D. G. Kelley (Foreword by), Nick Estes (Afterword by)An urgent, global account of the migration crisis and the function of borders across political, social, cultural, and economic systems.Author BiographyHarsha Walia is the award-winning author of Undoing Border Imperialism (2013). Trained in the law, she is a community organizer and campaigner in migrant justice, anti-capitalist, feminist, and anti-imperialist movements, including No One Is Illegal and Women's...
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by Jordan Peele (Author), Tananarive Due (Text by (Art/Photo Books))Jordan Peele's celebrated screenplay combines horror and dark humor to reveal the terrifying realities of being Black in America Blending race-savvy satire with horror to especially potent effect, this bombshell social critique from first-time director Jordan Peele proves positively fearless. -Peter Debruge, Variety An exhilaratingly smart and scary freak out about a black man in a white nightmare.-Manohla Dargis, New York T...
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by Brook Noel (Author), Pamela Blair (Author)The most helpful grief book to read when you're ready to start healing after the loss of a loved one.Discover the transformative power of healing and hope with this top-rated grief book and compassionate guide for those navigating the challenging journey of grief and loss.Written with profound wisdom and heartfelt empathy, I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye gently walks readers through the stages of grief, providing practical tools and empowering strate...
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by Sophia Rosenfeld (Author)A sweeping history of the rise of personal choice in the modern world and how it became equated with freedom Choice touches virtually every aspect of our lives, from what to buy and where to live to whom to love, what profession to practice, and even what to believe. But the option to choose in such matters was not something we always possessed or even aspired to. At the same time, we have been warned by everybody from marketing gurus to psychologists about the neg...
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by Michael Dylan Foster (Author), Shinonome Kijin (Illustrator)Significantly expanded and updated--a lively excursion into Japanese folklore and its increasing influence within global popular culture. Monsters, spirits, fantastic beings, and supernatural creatures haunt the folklore and popular culture of Japan. Broadly labeled yōkai, they appear in many forms, from tengu mountain goblins and kappa water sprites, to shape-shifting kitsune foxes and long-tongued ceiling-lickers. Popular toda...
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by Sherri L. Smith (Author), Who Hq (Author), Tim Foley (Illustrator)In the same style as the New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series, What Was? focuses on compelling historical events, great battles, protests, and discoveries. Learn about a pivotal time in American history and its momentous effects on civil rights in America in this enlightening title about Reconstruction. Reconstruction -- the period after the Civil War -- was meant to give newly freed Black people the same rights as wh...
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by Drew Knowles (Author)Route 66 Adventure Handbook is your personal guide to the vanishing American roadside, with all of its exuberance, splendor, and absurdity. For this updated and expanded sixth edition, Drew Knowles has included it all: magnificent architecture, natural wonders, Art Deco masterpieces, vintage motels and cafes, unique museums, offbeat attractions, fascinating artifacts and icons, and kitschy tourist traps. The addition of more city maps, showing the multiple paths of Rou...
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by Hugh Nini (Author), Neal Treadwell (Author)Loving: A Photographic Story portrays the history of romantic love between men in hundreds of moving and tender photographs taken between the years 1850 and 1950.Author BiographyNative Texans, collectors Hugh Nini and Neal Treadwell are arts professionals currently living in New York City. Their collection has grown over a period of 20 years to include over 2700 images.
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Dimensions: 1.3 x 11.2 x 8.9 IN
Publication Date: October...
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by Raquel Rolnik (Author), Gabriel Hirschhorn (Translator)How finance and politics have caused the global housing crisisThe most comprehensive survey of the current crisis, Urban Warfare charts how the financial crisis and wider urban politics have left millions homeless and in financial desperation across the world.The financialization of housing has become a global catastrophe, leaving millions desperate and homeless. Since the 2008 financial collapse, models of home ownership, originating ...
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by Heather MacDonald (Author)False charges of racial profiling threaten to obliterate the crime-fighting gains of the last decade, especially in America's inner cities. This is the message of Heather Mac Donald's new book, in which she brings her special brand of tough and honest journalism to the current war against the police. The anti-profiling crusade, she charges, thrives on an ignorance of policing and a willful blindness to the demographics of crime. In careful reports from New York an...
