Crown, May 2022. Hardcover. NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE - A panoramic revisionist portrait of the nineteenth-century invention that is transforming the twenty-first-century world "The real feat of this book is that it takes us on a ride--across the centuries and around the globe, through startling history and vivid first-person..... More
St. Martin's Griffin, July 2022. Paper Back. Featured on Dateline and CNN, the true story of a young man destined for greatness on the football field--until a few wrong turns led him to a ten-year prison sentence. He was offered an impossible mission: Coax a confession out of a fellow..... More
Doubleday Books, June 2022. Hardcover. From the prize-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Empire of Pain and Say Nothing--and one of the most decorated journalists of our time--twelve enthralling stories of skulduggery and intrigue "I read everything he writes. Every time he writes a book, I read it. Every..... More
Crown, May 2022. Hardcover. NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE - A panoramic revisionist portrait of the nineteenth-century invention that is transforming the twenty-first-century world "The real feat of this book is that it takes us on a ride--across the centuries and around the globe, through startling history and vivid first-person..... More
Doubleday, June 2022. Hardcover. A stunning exposé of why Black people in our society 'live sicker and die quicker'--an eye-opening game changer.--Oprah Daily From an award-winning writer at the New York Times Magazine and a contributor to the 1619 Project comes a landmark book that tells the full story of..... More
Bloomsbury Publishing, June 2022. Hardcover. "A smart and accessible cultural history."--Los Angeles Times "A fantastic examination of what became the mall ... envision[ing] a more meaningful public afterlife for our shopping centers."--Vulture A portrait--by turns celebratory, skeptical, and surprisingly moving--of one of America's most iconic institutions, from an author who..... More
William Morrow & Company, December 2002. Trade Paperback. "When truth teller and careful writer bell hooks offers a book, I like to be standing at the bookshop when it opens." -Maya Angelou Renowned visionary bell hooks explored the meaning of love in American culture with the critically acclaimed bestseller All..... More
Indiana University Press, April 2014. Trade Paperback. From yellow-face performance in the 19th century to Jackie Chan in the 21st, Chinese Looks examines articles of clothing and modes of adornment as a window on how American views of China have changed in the past 150 years. Sean Metzger provides a...... More
Secant Publishing, May 2016. First Edition. Cloth. Most Americans have historically viewed the nation's great public hospitals as refuges of last resort for poor and uninsured people. But these iconic institutions some recently closed, some renamed, others rebuilt -- have also served as a safety valve for the nation's highly..... More
Harper, 1961. Trade Paperback. More
St. Martin's Griffin, July 1997. Oversize Softcover. In the last decade, there has been an explosion in the production of zines. On the forefront of this cut-and-paste revolution have been those zines made specifically by and for young women. The words and images that have come to define many young..... More
Ballantine Books, June 1959. Trade Paperback. Based upon detailed research and observation of social customs in many regions, here is a notable contribution to our understanding of ourselves, using theatrical performance as a framework. This book explores the realm of human behavior in social situations and the way that we..... More
Knopf, March 2020. Hardcover. A sweeping examination of how American racism has broken the country's social compact, eroded America's common goods, and damaged the lives of every American--and a heartfelt look at how these deep wounds might begin to heal. Compared to other industrialized nations, the United States is losing..... More
Ecco, June 2022. Hardcover. A captivating exploration of beach resort culture--from its roots in fashionable society to its undervalued role in today's world economy--as the travel industry approaches a climate reckoning With its promise of escape from the strains of everyday life, the beach has a hold on the popular..... More
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
Henry Holt and Co., May 2022. Hardcover. Bill McKibben--award-winning author, activist, educator--is fiercely curious. "I'm curious about what went so suddenly sour with American patriotism, American faith, and American prosperity." Like so many of us, McKibben grew up believing--knowing--that the United States was the greatest country on earth. As a...... More
Viking Adult, September 1973. Hardcover. Blindstamped on half-title page. More
Back Bay Books, September 2021. Paper Back. Malcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast Revisionist History and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Outliers, offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers, and why they often go wrong--now with a new afterword by the author. A Best Book..... More
Gallery / Saga Press, June 2022. Paper Back. A history of the colorful and complex kingdom of cosplay and fandom fashion by Andrew Liptak, journalist, historian, and member of the legendary fan-based Star Wars organization the 501st Legion. In recent years, cosplay--the practice of dressing up in costume as a...... More
Simon & Schuster, June 2022. Hardcover. A New York Times bestselling author's gripping account of a Chicago community coming together to save a group of teenagers from gun violence. In the tradition of works like Random Family and Behind the Beautiful Forevers, Sudhir Venkatesh's The Tomorrow Game is a deeply..... More
Doubleday, June 2022. Hardcover. A stunning exposé of why Black people in our society 'live sicker and die quicker'--an eye-opening game changer.--Oprah Daily From an award-winning writer at the New York Times Magazine and a contributor to the 1619 Project comes a landmark book that tells the full story of..... More
Astra House, October 2021. Hardcover. A NONAME BOOK CLUB PICK Named a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2021 Becoming Abolitionists is ultimately about the importance of asking questions and our ability to create answers. And in the end, Purnell makes it clear that abolition is a labor of love--one that..... More
Penguin (Non-Classics), August 2010. Trade Paperback. "A landmark book that gives impassioned challenge to the social meaning of disasters" (The New York Times Book Review) from the author of Orwell's Roses "Solnit argues that disasters are opportunities as well as oppressions, each one a summons to rediscover the powerful engagement..... More
DK, June 2022. Hardcover. Follow the life lessons of 30 remarkable women of color who are making their mark on society and culture. When you are struggling and you start thinking about giving up, I want you to remember something ... and that is the power of hope. -Michelle Obama..... More
