Basic Books, November 2023. Hardcover. A sociologist explores why "green cities" won't fix everything--and urges us to celebrate urban life as it is Everywhere you look, cities are getting greener. The general assumption is clear: if something is unhealthy or bad about urban life today, then nature holds the cure..... More
Basic Books, November 2023. Hardcover. The definitive history of the idea of equality--and why we're so ambivalent about it Equality is in crisis. Our world is filled with soaring inequalities, spanning wealth, race, identity, and nationality. Yet how can we strive for equality if we don't understand it? As much..... More
Gotham, April 2006. Trade Paperback. The spirited and scholarly #1 New York Times bestseller combines boisterous history with grammar how-to's to show how important punctuation is in our world--period. In Eats, Shoots & Leaves, former editor Lynne Truss, gravely concerned about our current grammatical state, boldly defends proper punctuation. She..... More
Avery, October 2023. Paper Back. A New York Times bestseller One of the preeminent linguists of our time examines the realms of language that are considered shocking and taboo in order to understand what imbues curse words with such power--and why we love them so much. Profanity has always been..... More
Verso, November 2023. Hardcover. Have you ever relied on the kindness of strangers? What brings people together to find hope and solidarity? What do we owe each other as citizens and comrades? Questions of care, intimacy, education, meaningful work, and social engagement lie at the core of our ability to..... More
Random House, October 2023. Hardcover. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper connections at home, at work, and throughout our lives--from the author of The Road to Character and The Second Mountain As David Brooks..... More
Penguin Books, September 2015. Trade Paperback. #1 New York Times bestseller "Essential reading for anyone interested in understanding and treating traumatic stress and the scope of its impact on society." --Alexander McFarlane, Director of the Centre for Traumatic Stress Studies A pioneering researcher transforms our understanding of trauma and offers..... More
MCD, May 2023. Hardcover. WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE FOR NONFICTION NAMED ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES 100 NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2023 A TIME'S 100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2023, A TOP TEN BOOK OF 2023 BY CHIGAO PUBLIC LIBRARY A new book by the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer about the..... More
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, April 2023. Hardcover. A finalist for the National Book Award in Nonfiction Named a Best Book of 2023 by The New York Times, NPR, New York Magazine, Kirkus, and Barnes and Noble Critically acclaimed author of In the Wake, "Christina Sharpe is a brilliant thinker who..... More
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, September 2023. Hardcover. A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER National Indie Bestseller A New York Times notable book of 2023 "I've been raving about Naomi Klein's Doppelganger . . . I can't think of another text that better captures the berserk period we're living through." --Michelle Goldberg..... More
Seal Press, September 2019. Trade Paperback. In this New York Times bestseller, Ijeoma Oluo offers a hard-hitting but user-friendly examination of race in America Widespread reporting on aspects of white supremacy--from police brutality to the mass incarceration of Black Americans--has put a media spotlight on racism in our society. Still..... More
Random House Trade Paperbacks, May 2020. Trade Paperback. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A renowned journalist and legal commentator exposes the unchecked power of the prosecutor as a driving force in America's mass incarceration crisis--and charts a way out. "An important, thoughtful, and thorough examination of criminal justice in America..... More
Princeton University Press, 1973. Reprint. Soft Cover. 3rd prnting. Octavo with curling front cover toward fore-edge. Heavy dust stains and darkening. Heavily underlined. [181 pages]. More
Oxford University Press / Galaxy, February, 1968. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Octavo. Well worn. Rubbing. Some few scattering marginal markings & underlinings. Cover design by Yaroslava. [234 pages]. More
