Atria Books, January 2021. First Edition. Hardcover. Written "with passion and insight about the knotted history of racism within women's movements and feminist culture" (Rebecca Traister, New York Times bestselling author), this whip-smart, timely, and impassioned call for change is perfect for fans of Good and Mad and Hood Feminism..... More
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
Scribner, May 2017. Trade Paperback. In this instant New York Times bestseller, Angela Duckworth shows anyone striving to succeed that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent, but a special blend of passion and persistence she calls "grit." "Inspiration for non-geniuses everywhere" (People). The daughter of a scientist who..... More
Mariner Books, April 2022. First Edition. Hardcover. "[From] an influential educational leader and activist...an impassioned, penetrating critique and inspiring model for progress."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review It was a wrong turn that changed everything. When Luma Mufleh--a Muslim, gay, refugee woman from hyper-conservative Jordan--stumbled upon a pick-up game of soccer in..... More
Scribner Book Company, September 2011. Hardcover. It comes as no surprise that, as a kid, Jeopardy! legend Ken Jennings slept with a bulky Hammond world atlas by his pillow every night. Maphead recounts his lifelong love affair with geography and explores why maps have always been so fascinating to him..... More
Crown, March 2023. Hardcover. The Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling author of Evicted reimagines the debate on poverty, making a new and bracing argument about why it persists in America: because the rest of us benefit from it. "Urgent and accessible . . . Its moral force is a gut punch."--The New..... More
The New Press, September 2022. Hardcover. From a world-renowned expert on creative play and the impact of commercial marketing on children, a timely investigation into how big tech is hijacking childhood--and what we can do about it Even before COVID-19, digital technologies had become deeply embedded in children's lives, despite..... More
University of California Press, October 2022. Paper Back. An incisive examination of how growth-at-all-costs planning and policy have exacerbated inequality and racial division in Atlanta. Atlanta, the capital of the American South, is at the red-hot core of expansion, inequality, and political relevance. In recent decades, central Atlanta has experienced..... More
PublicAffairs, March 2023. Hardcover. The shocking secret history of twentieth-century orphanages--which for decades hid violence, abuse, and deaths within their walls For much of the twentieth century, a series of terrible events--abuse, both physical and psychological, and even deaths--took places inside orphanages. The survivors have been trying to tell their..... More
Vintage, January 2023. Paper Back. A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR - A sweeping and captivatingly told history of clothing and the stuff it is made of--an unparalleled deep-dive into how everyday garments have transformed our lives, our societies, and our planet. "We learn that, if we were..... More
Perennial, June 1989. Trade Paperback. In this frank and profound book, renowned psychoanalyst Erich Fromm explores the ways in which love can alter the course of one's life. Through Fromm's discussion of love in all its aspects, he helps readers achieve rich, productive lives by developing their capacity to understand..... More
Dallas Institute of Humanities & Culture, December 1986. Oversize Softcover. {7' x 11'} Small quarto; mild external wear. Very good+/fine overall. (250 pages.). More
Metropolitan Books, March 2023. Hardcover. From "one of the most interesting sociologists of his generation" and a former cop, the story of three departments and their struggle to change aggressive police culture and achieve what Americans want: fair, humane, and effective policing. What should we do about the police? After..... More
W. W. Norton & Company, March 2023. Hardcover. An unmatched guide to the religious dimensions of American politics, Jeff Sharlet journeys into corners of our national psyche where others fear to tread. The Undertow is both inquiry and meditation, an attempt to understand how, over the last decade, reaction has..... More
David McKay, June 1963. Reprint. Cloth. 3rd U.S. printing in mildly edgeworn dustjacket. Not price clipped. Original price of $5.75 on flap. Navy blue cloth with gold lettering on spine. Clean, unmarked interiors. Sound binding. Bertine (1887 - 2968) was an early U.S. follower of Jung. This is her only..... More
Hachette Go, February 2023. Hardcover. WE WILL REWRITE THE NARARTIVE OF BLACKNESS THAT CENTERS AND CELEBRATES OUR JOY. In It's Always Been Ours eating disorder specialist and storyteller Jessica Wilson challenges us to rethink what having a "good" body means in contemporary society. By centering the bodies of Black women..... More
W. W. Norton & Company, January 2020. Trade Paperback. Beautifully written and deeply researched, Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments examines the revolution of black intimate life that unfolded in Philadelphia and New York at the beginning of the twentieth century. In wrestling with the question of what a free life is..... More
Pegasus Books, October 2022. Hardcover. *A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITOR'S CHOICE* "An impassioned, informative love letter to Iceland." --New York Times Book Review "This compelling and highly readable book offers a thought-provoking examination of nature of belief itself" --Bookpage, starred review In exploring how Icelanders interact with nature--and..... More
W. W. Norton & Company, March 1999. Trade Paperback. In this "artful, informative, and delightful" (William H. McNeill, New York Review of Books) book, Jared Diamond convincingly argues that geographical and environmental factors shaped the modern world. Societies that had had a head start in food production advanced beyond the..... More
Beacon Press, June 2018. Trade Paperback. The New York Times best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality. In this "vital, necessary, and beautiful book" (Michael Eric Dyson), antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the..... More
South End Press, September 2007. Paper Back. In our culture, porn makes the man. So argues Robert Jensen in Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity. Jensen's treatise begins with a simple demand: Be a man. It ends with a defiant response: I chose to struggle to be a...... More
Vintage, October 2022. Paper Back. The powerful story of the women who founded and ran the legendary Chicago reproductive rights organization Abortion Counseling Service, otherwise known as Jane, written by one of its members. A compelling testament to a woman's most essential freedom--control over her own body--and to the power..... More
University of California Press, October 2022. Paper Back. An incisive examination of how growth-at-all-costs planning and policy have exacerbated inequality and racial division in Atlanta. Atlanta, the capital of the American South, is at the red-hot core of expansion, inequality, and political relevance. In recent decades, central Atlanta has experienced..... More
AK Press, January 2020. Paper Back. 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..... More
Random House Inc, November 1992. Trade Paperback. Compassionate, bracingly indignant, and keenly detailed, a monumental work that provides an essential framework for assessing the vitality of all cities. The most refreshing, provacative, stimulating and exciting study of this [great problem] which I have seen. It fairly crackles with bright honesty..... More
