Social Activists
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Against the American Grain: A Borderlands History of Resistance
$24.95 Read moreA century ago, William Carlos Williams’s In the American Grain profiled Anglo, French, and Spanish conquistadors, tyrants, preachers, and thought leaders who first shaped American culture. Since then,
- Author: Nabhan, Gary Paul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: October 01 2024
- ISBN10: 082636697X
- Language: English
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The Killing of Karen Silkwood: The Story Behind the Kerr-McGee Plutonium Case
$20.99 Add to cartFor this edition, Rashke has added a preface and three short chapters that explore what has been released and learned about the Silkwood case since the book’s original publication.
Karen Silkwood, an- Author: Rashke, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 388
- Publish Date: November 12 2024
- ISBN10: 1953002455
- Language: English
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What Can I Do?: The Path from Climate Despair to Action
$18.00 Read moreA call to action from Jane Fonda, one of the most inspiring activists of our time, urging us to wake up to the looming disaster of climate change and equipping us with the tools we need to join her in… [more below]
- Author: Fonda, Jane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: September 07 2021
- ISBN10: 0593296249
- Language: English
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
$9.99 Read moreBorn on a Maryland plantation, Frederick Douglass–born Frederick Bailey–doesn’t know the year of his birth. Separated from his mother in infancy, he sees her only a few times, always at night, befo
- Series: Signature Classics
- Author: Douglass, Frederick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: September 13 2022
- ISBN10: 1435171934
- Language: English
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Resist: How a Century of Young Black Activists Shaped America
$29.00 Add to cartThe story of young Black activists at the helm of fighting injustice over the last century, from the 1920s to the Trayvon generation, and how they transformed America and left an indelible mark on his
- Author: Omokha, Rita
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: November 19 2024
- ISBN10: 1250290988
- Language: English
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People Get Ready: Twelve Jesus-Haunted Misfits, Malcontents, and Dreamers in Pursuit of Justice
$24.99 Read moreMeet twelve activists whose faith transformed twentieth-century America.
In a political climate where Christianity is increasingly seen as reactionary, People Get Ready offers a revolutionary altern- Author: Slade, Peter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: January 10 2023
- ISBN10: 0802879047
- Language: English
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No Escape: The True Story of China’s Genocide of the Uyghurs
$28.99 Read more*Shortlisted for the Moore Prize on Human Rights Literature*
A powerful memoir by Nury Turkel that lays bare China’s repression of the Uyghur people. Turkel is cofounder and board chair of the Uyghur H… [more below]
- Author: Turkel, Nury
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 10 2022
- ISBN10: 1335469567
- Language: English
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave: A Library of America Paperback Classic
$7.95 Add to cartOne of the greatest works of American autobiography, in a definitive Library of America text: Published seven years after his escape from slavery, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an Amer… [more below]
- Author: Douglass, Frederick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 09 2014
- ISBN10: 1598533517
- Language: English
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Thirst: A Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World
$20.00 Read moreNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – An inspiring personal story of redemption, second chances, and the transformative power within us all, from the founder and CEO of the nonprofit charity: water.
At 28 year… [more below]- Author: Harrison, Scott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 08 2020
- ISBN10: 1524762865
- Language: English
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Dancing with History: A Life for Peace and Justice
$22.95 Read moreA memoir of a Quaker activist and master storyteller on his involvement in struggles for peace, civil rights, LGBTQ rights, labor justice, and the environment, whose life will be the subject of a new … [more below]
- Author: Lakey, George
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: December 06 2022
- ISBN10: 1644212358
- Language: English
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She Who Struggles: Revolutionary Women Who Shaped the World
$22.95 Read more‘Exhilarating and immensely valuable’ Priyamvada Gopal, Professor, University of Cambridge
‘Captivating … captures the resolute vision of revolutionary women in anti-colonial, anti-capitalist and an
- Author: Shamshiri-Fard, Marral
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 20 2023
- ISBN10: 0745348246
- Language: English
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Los Sueños de la Niña de la Montaña: Memoria de Una UtopÃa Cumplida / The Dreams of the Mountain Girl
$18.95 Read moreEste libro cuenta una historia de terquedad y rebeldÃa. La de una niña que a los 12 años decidió escribir su destino y, de paso, ayudar a miles y miles de mexicanas a cambiar su suerte
Soy Eufrosi- Author: Cruz, Eufrosina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: May 24 2022
- ISBN10: 6073810601
- Language: Spanish
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Finding My Voice: On Grieving My Father, Eric Garner, and Pushing for Justice
$17.95 Read moreIn this unforgettable memoir, Emerald Garner recounts her father’s cruel and unjust murder, the immense pain that followed, the pressures of an exploitative media, and her difficult yet determined jou
- Author: Garner, Emerald
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 180
- Publish Date: October 04 2022
- ISBN10: 1642598313
- Language: English
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At Home in the World: Stories and Essential Teachings from a Monk’s Life
$14.95 Read moreThis collection of 81 dharma stories illustrate Thich Nhat Hanh’s essential teachings on mindfulness, peace, and social engagement.
Collected here for the first time, these personal, autobiographica- Author: Nhat Hanh, Thich
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: September 03 2019
- ISBN10: 1946764396
- Language: English
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Riverside Women Creating Change: Stories and Inspiration
$20.00 Add to cartWho are the Riverside Women Creating Change?
They are women who call the City of Riverside home and who have all made a difference in our community. Through oral history interviews exploring their root
- Author: Riverside Women Creating Change
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: September 30 2024
- ISBN10: 1955969299
- Language: English
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I Am Maroon: The True Story of an American Political Prisoner
$32.50 Add to cartA cinematic memoir of justice and redemption that traces one man’s tumultuous life from gang member to Black liberation leader to political prisoner.
Russell Shoatz was a gang member in inner Philad- Author: Shoatz, Russell
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: September 03 2024
- ISBN10: 1645030490
- Language: English
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Against the American Grain: A Borderlands History of Resistance
$24.95 Add to cartA century ago, William Carlos Williams’s In the American Grain profiled Anglo, French, and Spanish conquistadors, tyrants, preachers, and thought leaders who first shaped American culture. Since then,
- Author: Nabhan, Gary Paul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: October 01 2024
- ISBN10: 082636697X
- Language: English
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Against All Odds: A Memoir
$27.99 Add to cartA story of resilience, courage, and the power of dreams…
From a young age, Tristian’s life was marked by chaos and uncertainty. Witnessing his mother being taken away on a stretcher was a pivotal mom
- Author: Smith, Tristian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 204
- Publish Date: July 16 2024
- ISBN10: 9.79899E+12
- Language: English
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Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World
$20.00 Add to cartA finalist for the 2023 National Book Critics Circle Award
A New York Times notable book of 2023 Vulture‘s #1 book of 2023
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER National Indie Bestseller
One of Slate‘s ten best boo- Author: Klein, Naomi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: September 10 2024
- ISBN10: 125033814X
- Language: English
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Other Girls Like Me
$16.95 Add to cartTill now, Stephanie has done her best to play by the rules–which seem to be stacked against girls like her. It doesn’t help that she wants to play football, dress like a boy, and fight apartheid in S
- Author: Davies, Stephanie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 230
- Publish Date: September 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1949290387
- Language: English
