Semiotext (E) : Anti-Oedipus
Semiotext, January 1977. Trade Paperback. Spine is tanned and has some light rubbing at the ends. Very light tanning/foxing elsewhere. More
Social Sciences
Fatal Strategies (Semiotext(e) / Foreign Agents)
Semiotext(e), 1990. Trade Paperback. In this shimmering manifesto against dialectics, Jean Baudrillard constructs a condemnatory ethics of the "false problem." One foot in social science, the other in speculation about the history of ideas, this text epitomizes the assault that Baudrillard has made on the history of Western philosophy. Posing..... More
Blackwell Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Social Thought
Wiley-Blackwell, October 1994. Trade Paperback. This Dictionary aims to provide a reliable and comprehensive overview of the main themes of social thought, in particular the major concepts, principal schools and movements of thought, and those institutions that have been objects of social analysis or engendered significant doctrines and ideas. More
You Do You: How to Be Who You Are and Use What You've Got to Get What You Want
Little Brown and Company, November 2017. Hardcover. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck and Get Your Sh*t Together comes more straight talk about how to stand up for who you are and what you really want, need, and deserve --..... More
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
Back Bay Books, January 2002. Trade Paperback. Uncover the captivating science behind viral trends in business, marketing, and human behavior in the breakthrough debut -- named one of the best books of the decade by The A.V. Club and The Guardian -- by Malcolm Gladwell, the bestselling author of The..... More
You're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It Matters
Celadon Books, August 2021. Paper Back. You're Not Listening is New York Times contributor Kate Murphy's eye-opening wake-up call about the worldwide epidemic of not listening. "If you're like most people, you don't listen as often or as well as you'd like. There's no one better qualified than a talented..... More
In the Blood: How Two Outsiders Solved a Centuries-Old Medical Mystery and Took On the US Army
Grand Central Publishing, May 2023. Hardcover. The "high-stakes" true story of how an absent-minded inventor and a down-on-his-luck salesman joined forces to create a once-in-a-generation lifesaving product: "Suspenseful storytelling helps us see and feel the struggle and frustration, the sweat and tears . . . Inspiring" (Robert Kolker, #1 New..... More
Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law
Liveright, June 2023. Hardcover. In the six years since its initial publication, The Color of Law, "the most forceful argument ever published on how federal, state, and local governments gave rise to and reinforced neighborhood segregation" (William Julius Wilson), has become a landmark work, which--through its nearly one million copies..... More
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (Penguin Classics)
Penguin Classics, February 1993. Trade Paperback. First published in 1792, this book was written in a spirit of outrage and enthusiasm. In an age of ferment, following the American and French revolutions, Mary Wollstonecraft took prevailing egalitarian principles and dared to apply them to women. Her book is both a...... More
Personal Politics: The Roots of Women's Liberation in the Civil Rights Movement & the New Left
Vintage, January 1980. Trade Paperback. More
This Modern Love
Atria/Keywords Press, August 2016. Trade Paperback. In the tradition of Post Secret and Other People's Love Letters, a crowdsourced compilation of letters, stories, and art work about the modern state of love and relationships, edited by rising filmmaker and beloved YouTube vlogger Will Darbyshire. "What would you say to your..... More
One Day: The Extraordinary Story of an Ordinary 24 Hours in America
Blue Rider Press, October 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. "One of the 50 Best Nonfiction Books of the Last 25 Years"--Slate On New Year's Day 2013, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Gene Weingarten asked three strangers to, literally, pluck a day, month, and year from a hat. That day--chosen completely at random--turned out..... More
You Are a Badass Every Day
Viking, December 2018. First Edition. Hardcover. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author, reach your goals with this pocket-size inspiration and guidance to keep your transformation on track For anyone who has ever had trouble staying motivated while trailblazing towards badassery, You Are a Badass Every Day is the..... More
Rainbow Parenting
Griffin, May 2023. Paper Back. An essential guide for parents and caregivers to raising queer-friendly children in a gender-affirming space. In the face of so many injustices across society for LGBTQ+ people, it can be easy for parents of young children to feel helpless and hopeless. While they may not..... More
This Will Be My Undoing
Harper Perennial, January 2018. Trade Paperback. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER One of The Roots' 28 Brilliant Books by Black Authors in 2018 "A writer to be reckoned with." --Roxane Gay Named one of the Most Anticipated Books of 2018 by Esquire, Elle, Vogue, Nylon, The Millions, Refinery29, the Huffington Post..... More
Not That Bad
Harper Perennial, May 2018. Trade Paperback. New York Times Bestseller Edited and with an introduction by Roxane Gay, the New York Times bestselling and deeply beloved author of Bad Feminist and Hunger, this anthology of first-person essays from writers including Gabrielle Union, Brandon Taylor, and Lyz Lenz tackles rape, assault..... More
Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World
Penguin Press, May 2023. Hardcover. "Consistently entertaining and often downright funny." --The New Yorker "Wry and revelatory." --The New York Times "A romp, packed with tales of anger, violence, theft, lust, greed, political chicanery and transportation policy gone wrong... highly entertaining." --The Los Angeles Times An entertaining, enlightening, and utterly..... More
Staff Pick
Class War: A Literary History
Verso, May 2023. Paper Back. A bold new history of the global class war A thrilling and vivid work of history, Class War weaves together literature and politics to chart the making and unmaking of social class through revolutionary combat. In a narrative that spans the globe and more than..... More
Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O'Connell's Urgent Mission to Bring Healing to Homeless People
Random House, January 2023. Hardcover. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The powerful story of an inspiring doctor who made a difference, by helping to create a program to care for Boston's homeless community--by the Pulitzer Prize-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Mountains Beyond Mountains "I couldn't put Rough Sleepers..... More
Fires in the Dark: Healing the Unquiet Mind
Knopf, May 2023. Hardcover. The acclaimed author of An Unquiet Mind considers the age-old quest for relief from psychological pain and the role of the exceptional healer in the journey back to health. "To treat, even to cure, is not always to heal." In this expansive cultural history of the..... More
On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good
The Dial Press, May 2023. Hardcover. A groundbreaking exploration of the ancient rules women unwittingly follow in order to be considered "good," revealing how the Seven Deadly Sins still control and distort our lives and illuminating a path toward a more balanced, spiritually complete way to live Why do women..... More
Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century
W. W. Norton & Company, September 2017. Hardcover. From the beet fields of North Dakota to the National Forest campgrounds of California to Amazon's CamperForce program in Texas, employers have discovered a new, low-cost labor pool, made up largely of transient older Americans. Finding that social security comes up short..... More
Taking Care: The Story of Nursing and Its Power to Change Our World
Harper, May 2023. Hardcover. "DiGregorio's storytelling is pitch-perfect; narrative and nursing, she understands, come from the same place and both are concerned with a deep understanding of character and plot....This is a brilliant book, and DiGregorio is a beautiful writer. Taking Care deserves to be on the reading list for..... More
Social Change and Prejudice
Free Press, 1964. Reprint. Hardcover. Minor shelfwear. Jacket chipped. More
What We May Be (Revised)
Tarcher, May 1983. Trade Paperback. A complete introduction to psychosynthesis, a growth-orientated psychology, which shows how to resolve inner conflicts, free blocked energy, and identify with the highest, most noble human purposes. As is. Highlighting and underlining. More
