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
The Experiment, August 2022. Hardcover. Without the nineteen upstate reservoirs that supply its water, New York City as we know it would not exist today. "[Sante] is an endlessly curious writer with a sharp wit and an elegant prose style . . . As a physical object, the book is..... More
Picador, October 2017. Trade Paperback. Twenty-Three Leading Feminist Writers on Protest and Solidarity When 53 percent of white women voted for Donald Trump and 94 percent of black women voted for Hillary Clinton, how can women unite in Trump's America? Nasty Women includes inspiring essays from a diverse group of..... More
Picador, August 2011. Trade Paperback. In this now classic work, Barbara Ehrenreich, our sharpest and most original social critic, goes "undercover" as an unskilled worker to reveal the dark side of American prosperity. Millions of Americans work full time, year round, for poverty-level wages. In 1998, Barbara Ehrenreich decided to..... More
Penguin Books, February 2021. Trade Paperback. A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "The fights against hunger, homelessness, poverty, health disparities, poor schools, homophobia, transphobia, and domestic violence are feminist fights. Kendall offers a feminism rooted in the livelihood of everyday women." --Ibram X. Kendi, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of How..... More
Broadway, January 2013. Trade Paperback. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Experience the book that started the Quiet Movement and revolutionized how the world sees introverts--and how introverts see themselves--by offering validation, inclusion, and inspiration "Superbly researched, deeply insightful, and a fascinating read, Quiet is an indispensable resource for anyone..... More
Back Bay Books, June 2011. Trade Paperback. Malcolm Gladwell, bestselling author of Blink and The Bomber Mafia and host of the podcast Revisionist History, explores what sets high achievers apart--from Bill Gates to the Beatles--in this seminal work from "a singular talent" (New York Times Book Review). In this stunning..... More
Sternberg Press, August 2021. Paper Back. A hopeful meditation on how periods of inactivity become reimagined as fertile spaces for design and how we might use this strange moment in history. Hi, everyone. I'm speaking to you from my apartment in Oakland, though I've virtually placed myself in the rose..... More
St. Martin's Press, January 2023. Hardcover. The revelatory New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller An unflinching investigation reveals the human rights abuses behind the Congo's cobalt mining operation--and the moral implications that affect us all. Cobalt Red is the searing, first-ever exposé of the immense toll taken on the..... More
Scribner, March 2023. Hardcover. Where does one go without health insurance, when turned away by hospitals, clinics, and doctors? In The People's Hospital, physician Ricardo Nuila's stunning debut, we follow the lives of five uninsured Houstonians as their struggle for survival leads them to a hospital where insurance comes second..... More
Simon & Schuster, March 2023. Paper Back. A searing and fearless anthology of essays exploring the profound impact of money on women's lives, edited by prominent feminist and writer Rebecca Walker. Women Talk Money is a groundbreaking collection that lifts the veil on what women talk about when they talk..... More
Ecco, March 2023. Hardcover. An unsparing, incisive, yet ultimately hopeful look at how we can shed the American obsession with self-reliance that has made us less healthy, less secure, and less fulfilled The promise that you can "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" is central to the story of the..... More
The MIT Press, May 2022. Paper Back. An accessible introduction to the study of language in the brain, covering language processing, language acquisition, literacy, and language disorders. Neurolinguistics, the study of language in the brain, describes the anatomical structures (networks of neurons in the brain) and physiological processes (ways for..... More
Liveright, March 2023. Hardcover. For decades now, Adam Gopnik has been one of our most beloved writers, a brilliantly perceptive critic of art, food, France, and more. But recently, he became obsessed by a more fundamental matter, one he had often meditated on in The New Yorker: How do masters..... More
Little, Brown and Company, November 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Malcolm Gladwell, bestselling author of Blink and The Bomber Mafia and host of the podcast Revisionist History, explores what sets high achievers apart--from Bill Gates to the Beatles--in this seminal work from "a singular talent" (New York Times Book Review). In..... More
McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, June 1965. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Lays the foundation for modern studies in historical and descriptive linguistics." Reprinted from Philosophy Library edition. Octavo. Shelf wear. Side notes in pencil on at least one page. [240 pages] Reprinted from The Philosophy Library edition. More
Counterpoint, January 2023. Paper Back. In this incisive blend of personal narrative and philosophical inquiry, journalist and activist Barrett Holmes Pitner seeks a new way to talk about racism in America An NPR Best Book of the Year Can new language reshape our understanding of the past and expand the..... More
Verso, February 2023. Hardcover. The Hidden Rules of Architecture: how to build world-class, award winning, creative, innovative, sustainable, liveable and beautiful spaces that foster a sense of place and well being Leading architect Reinier de Graaf De Graaf punctures the myths behind the debates on what contemporary architecture is, with..... More
Johns Hopkins University Press, March 1992. Paper Back. Gently used; Covers mildly worn from handling; Spine un-creased; Text free of markings; An excellent copy. More
HarperOne, May 2000. Paper Back. Daily meditations to help women break the cycle of doing too much--for workaholics, busyaholics, rushaholics, and careaholics. From the bestselling author of Women's Reality and Co-Dependence--daily meditations to help women break the cycle of doing too much--for wor kaholics, busyaholics, rushaholics, and careaholics. Gently used;..... More
W. W. Norton & Company, November 2019. Paper Back. Named a notable book of the year by the New York Times Book Review and the Washington Post, and one of the best books of the year by Spectator and Publishers Weekly, The Souls of Yellow Folk is the powerful debut..... More
Verso, September 2022. Hardcover. How Gentrification is killing our cities, and what we can do about it What does gentrification look like? Can we even agree that it is a process that replaces one community with another? It is a question of class? Or of economic opportunity? Who does it..... More
Harper Paperbacks, January 2016. Trade Paperback. A New York Times Bestseller Renowned neurologist Dr. Frances E. Jensen offers a revolutionary look at the brains of teenagers, dispelling myths and offering practical advice for teens, parents and teachers. Dr. Frances E. Jensen is chair of the department of neurology in the..... More
Viking, February 2023. Hardcover. An urgent and definitive examination of how the legal system prevents accountability for police misconduct, from one of the country's leading scholars on policing In recent years, the high-profile murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and so many others have brought much-needed attention to the pervasiveness..... More
