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The Case of the Mission Indians in Southern California: And the Action of the Indian Rights Association in Supporting the Defense of Their Legal Right - Paperback

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by Rights Associ Indian Rights Association (Author)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. Number of Pages: 24 Dimen...

Topics For The Study Of Greek Mythology: Based On Bulfinch's Age Of Fable (1894) - Paperback

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by Anna Gooding Dodge (Author)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. Number of Pages: 24 Dimensions: 0.06 x 11 x 8....

California Wild Flowers, Their Culture and Care: A Treatise Describing Upwards of a Hundred Beautiful Species with a Few Notes on Their Habits and Cha - Paperback

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by Theodore Payne (Author)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. Number of Pages: 24 Dimensions: 0.06 x 11 x 8.5 IN...

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by Juliette Turner (Author)Imagine a world without Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, or even television. That was the world the framers of the United States Constitution lived in. Yet their work changed the course of history. Learn how those guys in wigs and tights came up with some of the best ideas ever. Come along on one of the most fun and engaging discoveries available to kids today about America's Constitution.Juliette Turner, Youth Advocate for Constituting America, takes a unique...

The History of Childhood: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback

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by James Marten (Author)While children are a relatively unchanging fact of life, childhood is a constantly shifting concept. Throughout the millennia, the age at which a child becomes a youth and a youth becomes an adult has varied by gender, class, religion, ethnicity, place, and economic need. As author James Marten explores in this Very Short Introduction, so too have the realities of childhood, each life shaped by factors such as education, expectation, and conflict (or lack thereof). Ind...

One Nation Under Blackmail - Vol. 2: The Sordid Union Between Intelligence and Organized Crime That Gave Rise to Jeffrey Epstein Vol. 2 Volume 2 - Paperback

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by Whitney Alyse Webb (Author)One Nation Under Blackmail is a damning indictment of the consequences resulting from the nearly century old relationship between both US and Israeli intelligence and the organized criminal network known as the National Crime Syndicate. This book specifically explores how that nexus between intelligence and organized crime directly developed the sexual blackmail tactics and networks that would later enable the sexual blackmail operation and other crimes of deceas...

Design for Belonging: How to Build Inclusion and Collaboration in Your Communities - Paperback

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by Susie Wise (Author), Stanford D School (Author), Rose Jaffe (Illustrator)A practical, illustrated guide to using the tools of design to create feelings of inclusion, collaboration, and respect in groups of any type or size--a classroom, a work team, an international organization--from Stanford University's d.school. "This is a beautiful book. Wise has applied the gift and imagination and lenses of the d.school to one of our most precious questions: how to create belonging."--Priya Parker, ...

You're the Only One I've Told: The Stories Behind Abortion - Hardcover

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by Meera Shah (Author)"Moving, multifaceted, and deeply human...as eye-opening as it is compelling" --Cecile Richards, author of Make Trouble At a time where reproductive rights are at risk, these vital stories of diverse individuals serve as a reminder of the importance of empathy, finding community and motivating advocacy For a long time, when people asked Dr. Meera Shah, Chief medical officer of Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic, what she did, she would tell them she was a doctor and le...

I Wish My Teacher Knew: How One Question Can Change Everything for Our Kids - Hardcover

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by Kyle Schwartz (Author)One day, third-grade teacher Kyle Schwartz asked her students to fill-in-the-blank in this sentence: I wish my teacherknew _____. The results astounded her. Some answers were humorous, others were heartbreaking-all were profoundly moving and enlightening. The results opened her eyes to the need for educators to understand the unique realities their students face in order to create an open, safe and supportive place in the classroom. When Schwartz shared her experience...

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by Ralph Epperson (Author)This book by A. Ralph Epperson purports to uncover hidden and sinister meanings behind all the symbols found on the Great Seal of the United States, committing America to "A Secret Destiny. Number of Pages: 384 Dimensions: 1 x 8.4 x 5.3 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: September 01, 1990

The Land in Our Bones: Plantcestral Herbalism and Healing Cultures from Syria to the Sinai--Earth-Basedpathways to Ancestral Stewardship and Belonging - Paperback

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by Layla K. Feghali (Author)*Instant USA Today Best Seller* A profound and searching exploration of the herbs and land-based medicines of Lebanon and Cana'an--a vital invitation to re-member our roots and deepen relationship with the lands where we live in diaspora Tying cultural survival to earth-based knowledge, Lebanese ethnobotanist, sovereignty steward, and cultural worker Layla K. Feghali offers a layered history of the healing plants of Cana'an (the Levant) and the Crossroads ("Middle...

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Report copyright infringementby Katy Sprinkel (Author)Get to know K-Pop's reigning superstars! With phenomenal talent and an edgy yet anthemic sound, Stray Kids have topped the Billboard charts, won over fans across the world, and proven they are here to STAY! This new book, featuring dozens of full-color photos, is a vibrant celebration of Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin, and I.N. Explore their diverse musical influences while getting to know the band's individu...

Barracoon: The Story of the Last Black Cargo - Paperback

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by Zora Neale Hurston (Author), Alice Walker (Foreword by), Deborah G. Plant (Introduction by)New York Times Bestseller - TIME Magazine's Best Nonfiction Book of 2018 - New York Public Library's Best Book of 2018 - NPR's Book Concierge Best Book of 2018 - Economist Book of the Year - SELF.com's Best Books of 2018 - Audible's Best of the Year - BookRiot's Best Audio Books of 2018 - The Atlantic's Books Briefing: History, Reconsidered - Atlanta Journal Constitution, Best Southern Books 2018 - T...

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by Heather Radke (Author)"Winning, cheeky, and illuminating....What appears initially as a folly with a look-at-this cover and title becomes, thanks to Radke's intelligence and curiosity, something much meatier, entertaining, and wise." --The Washington Post "Lively and thorough, Butts is the best kind of nonfiction." --Esquire, Best Books of 2022 A "carefully researched and reported work of cultural history" (The New York Times) that explores how one body part has influenced the female--and ...

Weight of the Earth: The Tape Journals of David Wojnarowicz - Paperback

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by David Wojnarowicz (Author), Lisa Darms (Editor), David O'Neill (Editor)Audio journals that document Wojnarowicz's turbulent attempts to understand his anxieties and passions, and tracking his thoughts as they develop in real time.In these moments I hate language. I hate what words are like, I hate the idea of putting these preformed gestures on the tip of my tongue, or through my lips, or through the inside of my mouth, forming sounds to approximate something that's like a cyclone, or some...

Is It Racist? Is It Sexist?: Why Red and Blue White People Disagree, and How to Decide in the Gray Areas - Hardcover

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by Jessi Streib (Author), Betsy Leondar-Wright (Author)How can the judgment calls we make in everyday life create or help eradicate social inequality? Is It Racist? Is It Sexist? Two questions that seem simple on their face, but which invite a host of tangled responses. In this book, Jessi Streib and Betsy Leondar-Wright offer a new way of understanding how inequalities persist by focusing on the individual judgment calls that lead us to decide what's racist, what's sexist, and what's not. Ra...

The Anatomy of Motive: The Fbi's Legendary Mindhunter Explores the Key to Understanding and Catching Violent Criminals - Paperback

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by John E. Douglas (Author), Mark Olshaker (Author)From legendary FBI profiler John Douglas and Mark Olshaker -- authors of the nonfiction international bestsellers Mindhunter, Journey into Darkness, and Obsession -- comes an unprecedented, insightful look at the root of all crime. Every crime is a mystery story with a motive at its heart. With the brilliant insight he brought to his renowned work inside the FBI's elite serial-crime unit, John Douglas pieces together motives behind violent ...

Sexual Personae: Art & Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson - Paperback

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by Camille Paglia (Author)The fiery, provocative, and unparalleled work of feminist art criticism that launched the exceptional career of one of our most important public intellectuals--"a remarkable book, at once outrageous and compelling, fanatical and brilliant.... One must be awed by [Paglia's] vast energy, erudition and wit" (The Washington Post). Is Emily Dickinson "the female Sade"? Is Donatello's David a bit of pedophile pornography? What is the secret kinship between Byron and Elvis ...

The Elementary Forms of Religious Life - Paperback

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by Émile Durkheim (Author), Carol Cosman (Translator), Mark S. Cladis (Editor)In The Elementary Forms of Religious Life (1912), Emile Durkheim sets himself the task of discovering the enduring source of human social identity. He investigates what he considered to be the simplest form of documented religion - totemism among the Aborigines of Australia. For Durkheim, studying Aboriginal religion was a way "to yield an understanding of the religious nature of man, by showing us an essential and ...

Down to Earth: Nature's Role in American History - Paperback

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by Ted Steinberg (Author)In this ambitious and provocative text, environmental historian Ted Steinberg offers a sweeping history of the United States--a history that places the environment at the very center of the narrative. Now in a new edition, Down to Earth reenvisions the story of America "from the ground up." It reveals how focusing on plants, animals, climate, and other ecological factors can radically change the way that we think about the past. Examining such familiar topics as colon...

Emily Post's Etiquette, the Centennial Edition - Hardcover

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by Lizzie Post (Author), Daniel Post Senning (Author)This centennial edition of Emily Post's classic guide to etiquette has been completely rewritten with up-to-date and comprehensive advice on the need-to-know manners, customs, and best practices of today. For the past one hundred years, Emily Post has been America's definitive source for how to navigate--and enhance--every social interaction. In an increasingly diverse and intersectional world, the need for a trusted primer on how to put pe...

Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic - Paperback

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by Sam Quinones (Author)Winner of the NBCC Award for General NonfictionNamed on Amazon's Best Books of the Year 2015--Michael Botticelli, U.S. Drug Czar (Politico) Favorite Book of the Year--Angus Deaton, Nobel Prize Economics (Bloomberg/WSJ) Best Books of 2015--Matt Bevin, Governor of Kentucky (WSJ) Books of the Year--Slate.com's 10 Best Books of 2015--Entertainment Weekly's 10 Best Books of 2015 --Buzzfeed's 19 Best Nonfiction Books of 2015--The Daily Beast's Best Big Idea Books of 2015--Se...

Pharmako/Gnosis, Revised and Updated: Plant Teachers and the Poison Path - Paperback

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by Dale Pendell (Author)***This paperback edition has a new introduction by the author and updated content. This is the third and final volume of North Atlantic Books' updated paperback edition of Dale Pendell's Pharmako trilogy, an encyclopedic study of the history and uses of psychoactive plants and related synthetics first published between 1995 and 2005. The books form an interrelated suite of works that provide the reader with a unique, reliable, and often personal immersion in this medi...

Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude

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by Angela Y. Davis (Author)From one of this country's most important intellectuals comes a brilliant analysis of the blues tradition that examines the careers of three crucial black women blues singers through a feminist lens. Angela Davis provides the historical, social, and political contexts with which to reinterpret the performances and lyrics of Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday as powerful articulations of an alternative consciousness profoundly at odds with mainstr...

Civil Resistance: What Everyone Needs to Know(r) - Paperback

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by Erica Chenoweth (Author)A sweeping overview of civil resistance movements around the world that explains what they are, how they work, why they are often effective, and why they can fail. Civil resistance is a method of conflict through which unarmed civilians use a variety of coordinated methods (strikes, protests, demonstrations, boycotts, and many other tactics) to prosecute a conflict without directly harming or threatening to harm an opponent. Sometimes called nonviolent resistance, u...

The Penguin Dictionary of Symbols - Paperback

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by Jean Chevalier (Author), Alain Gheerbrant (Author), John Buchanan-Brown (Translator)This remarkable and wide-ranging book is an inventory of symbols and the symbolic imagination. The editors and their fifteen contributors are drawn from a variety of scholarly backgrounds--including anthropology, ethnology, psychotherapy and art history. This diversity of approach is responsible for the book's unique character, a reflection of the multiplicity of symbols and signs and the phenomenal range o...

Dusty Roads: Meet the Hidden Figure Who Really Ignited the Women's Movement - Paperback

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by Elaine Rock (Author)Calling All Women Under 32 ...-Only apply if you are perpetually young, single, and attractive!Oh no, Dusty. I should be thanking you for everything you've done. You're the one who started it all! -Gloria SteinemMeet Dusty Roads, the hidden figure who really ignited the women's movement! She became the little voice way out in the wilderness where women worked in the world of the 1950s and 60s when it was mandatory for stewardesses to: -Wear girdles and submit to flick ...

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by Sidney Stone Brown (Author)Native Self-Actualization A book about the origin of Maslow's self-actualization theory and the benefits of this worldview to heal the Native soul wound. "How do we restore our cultural knowledge, cultural attachment, acquisition of our language - it is a journey of enculturation that results in competence in the language, values, and ceremonies of the culture. The separation, loss and devaluation was colonization. It separated us from our Native knowledge. We ha...

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by Susan Kushner Resnick (Author)One morning in 1943, close to eighty men descended into the Smith coal mine in Bearcreek, Montana. Only three came out alive. "Goodbye wifes and daughters . . ." wrote two of the miners as they died. The story of that tragic day and its aftermath unfolds in this book through the eyes of those wives and daughters--women who lost their husbands, fathers, and sons, livelihoods, neighbors, and homes, yet managed to fight back and persevere. Susan Kushner Resnick h...

How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective - Paperback

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by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor (Editor)"If Black women were free, it would mean that everyone else would have to be free." -Combahee River Collective StatementAuthor BiographyKeeanga-Yamahtta Taylor writes on Black politics, social movements, and racial inequality in the United States. Her book From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation won the 2016 Lannan Cultural Freedom Award for an Especially Notable Book. Her articles have been published in Souls: A Critical Journal of Black Politics, Cultur...

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by Kim Meeder (Author)Kim Meeder has seen horses go where no one else can tread - stepping through the minefield of a broken child's soul in a dance of trust that only God can understand. From a mistreated horse to an emotionally starved child and back again, a torrent of love washes away their barren places. Kim's ranch is a place where this miracle happens over and over again. It is a place where the impossible flourishes, where dreams survive the inferno of reality - a place where hope ris...

Slenderman: Online Obsession, Mental Illness, and the Violent Crime of Two Midwestern Girls - Paperback

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by Kathleen Hale (Author)The first full account of the Slenderman stabbing, a true crime narrative of mental illness, the American judicial system, the trials of adolescence, and the power of the internetOn May 31, 2014, in the Milwaukee suburb of Waukesha, Wisconsin, two twelve-year-old girls attempted to stab their classmate to death. Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier's violence was extreme, but what seemed even more frightening was that they committed their crime under the influence of a figu...