Public Policy
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Learning to Die in the Anthropocene: Reflections on the End of a Civilization
$13.95 Add to cart“In Learning to Die in the Anthropocene, Roy Scranton draws on his experiences in Iraq to confront the grim realities of climate change. The result is a fierce and provocative book.”–Elizabeth Kolber
- Series: City Lights Open Media
- Author: Scranton, Roy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: October 06 2015
- ISBN10: 0872866696
- Language: English
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Why Politics Fails
$30.00 Read moreA leading political expert explains why systems fail to deliver things we all want–democracy, equality, solidarity, security and prosperity–and what can be done to create a just, equitable, and envi… [more below]
- Author: Ansell, Ben
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 23 2023
- ISBN10: 1541702077
- Language: English
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Why We Did It: A Travelogue from the Republican Road to Hell
$28.99 Read moreA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Former Republican political operative Tim Miller answers the question no one else has fully grappled with: Why did normal people go along with the worst of Trumpism?
As one
- Author: Miller, Tim
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 28 2022
- ISBN10: 0063161478
- Language: English
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In the Name of Sharks
$22.95 Read moreTwenty metres below water, the oceanographer Fran輟is Sarano came face to face with a five-and-a-half metre great white shark. Seduced by the gentle elegance of this majestic creature, Sarano experie
- Author: Sarano, François
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 261
- Publish Date: January 18 2024
- ISBN10: 1509557679
- Language: English
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The Conversation on Gender Diversity
$16.95 Read moreFrom contributors to The Conversation, a look at gender diversity in the twenty-first century and the intricate and intersecting challenges faced by trans and nonbinary people.
With media amplifying th
- Series: Critical Conversations
- Author: Gill-Peterson, Jules
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 02 2023
- ISBN10: 1421446189
- Language: English
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Evolutionary Intelligence: How Technology Will Make Us Smarter
$26.95 Read moreA surprising vision of how human intelligence will coevolve with digital technology and revolutionize how we think and behave.
It is natural for us to fear artificial intelligence. But does Siri reall- Author: Neuman, W. Russell
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 26 2023
- ISBN10: 0262048485
- Language: English
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Renewing the Dream: The Mobility Revolution and the Future of Los Angeles
$80.00 Read moreCalifornia, once the epitome of car culture, is now leading the green movement, transitioning away from the internal combustion engine and to some extent the car–and having to rethink how we live, as… [more below]
- Author: Sanders, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 260
- Publish Date: September 12 2023
- ISBN10: 0847873293
- Language: English
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Unsettling: The El Paso Massacre, Resurgent White Nationalism, and the Us-Mexico Border
$25.95 Read moreAnalyzes how border and immigration enforcement culminated in a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas.
On August 3, 2019, a far-right extremist committed a deadly mass shooting at a major shopping center in
- Author: Rosas, Gilberto
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: March 28 2023
- ISBN10: 1421446162
- Language: English
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We Fed an Island: The True Story of Rebuilding Puerto Rico, One Meal at a Time
$19.99 Read moreFOREWORD BY LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA AND LUIS A. MIRANDA, JR.
The true story of how José Andrés and World Central Kitchen’s chefs fed hundreds of thousands of hungry Americans after Hurricane Maria and tou
- Author: Andrés, José
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 03 2019
- ISBN10: 0062864491
- Language: English
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Waste: One Woman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret
$30.32 Add to cartThe MacArthur grant-winning environmental justice activist’s riveting memoir of a life fighting for a cleaner future for America’s most vulnerable
A Smithsonian Magazine Top Ten Best Science Book of 20
- Author: Flowers, Catherine Coleman
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: November 17 2020
- ISBN10: 1620976080
- Language: English
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Memory Makers: The Politics of the Past in Putin’s Russia
$28.00 Read moreWhy aren’t ordinary Russians more outraged by Putin’s invasion of Ukraine? Inside the Kremlin’s own historical propaganda narratives, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine makes complete sense. From its World
- Author: McGlynn, Jade
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: June 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1350280763
- Language: English
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Architect, Verb.: The New Language of Building
$26.95 Read moreThe 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 architec- Author: De Graaf, Reinier
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: February 28 2023
- ISBN10: 1839761911
- Language: English
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Beloved Economies: Transforming How We Work
$19.95 Read moreFinalist for the Porchlight Business Book of the Year
***** Let’s create an economy for everyone. Based on extensive research with organizations and companies that are boldly breaking out of business- Author: Rimington, Jess
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: August 30 2022
- ISBN10: 1989025021
- Language: English
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The Equality Machine: Harnessing Digital Technology for a Brighter, More Inclusive Future
$30.00 Read moreAN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF 2022
At a time when AI and digital platforms are under fire, Orly Lobel, a renowned tech policy scholar, defends technology as a powerful tool we can harness to achieve equa- Author: Lobel, Orly
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: October 18 2022
- ISBN10: 1541774752
- Language: English
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Economics in One Virus: An Introduction to Economic Reasoning Through Covid-19
$19.95 Read more“A truly excellent book that explains where our pandemic response went wrong, and how we can understand those failings using the tools of economics.” –Tyler Cowen, coauthor of the blog Marginal Revol… [more below]
- Author: Bourne, Ryan A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: April 27 2021
- ISBN10: 1952223067
- Language: English
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Reinventing Food Banks and Pantries: New Tools to End Hunger
$29.00 Read moreIn the US, there is a wide-ranging network of at least 370 food banks, and more than 60,000 hunger-relief organizations such as food pantries and meal programs. These groups provide billions of meals … [more below]
- Author: Martin, Katie S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: March 09 2021
- ISBN10: 1642831530
- Language: English
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The Future Is Now: Solving the Climate Crisis with Today’s Technologies
$24.95 Read more*NATIONAL BESTSELLER*
Is a global pandemic what it took to show us that saving our planet is possible? In the absence of motorized boats and gondolas, Venice’s waters have returned to a sparkling blue- Author: McDonald, Bob
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 27 2022
- ISBN10: 0735241945
- Language: English
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Our Lives in Their Portfolios: Why Asset Managers Own the World
$29.95 Read moreAll hail the new masters of Capitalism: How asset managers acquired the world
Banks have taken a backseat since the global financial crisis over a decade ago. Today, our new financial masters are ass- Author: Christophers, Brett
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: April 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1839768983
- Language: English
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Public Purpose
$19.95 Read moreKnown around the world for challenging mainstream economics, economist Mariana Mazzucato believes, as the Financial Times writes, that “the public sector can and should be a cocreator of wealth that a
- Series: Boston Review / Forum
- Author: Mazzucato Et Al, Marianna
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 194651165X
- Language: English
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Green Breakdown: The Coming Renewable Energy Failure
$24.95 Read moreThink wind, solar, and batteries can replace the hydrocarbon fuels that power our modern industrialized society? Green Breakdown shows why the Net Zero agenda–a forced transition to renewable energy-
- Author: Goreham, Steve
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 0982499663
- Language: English
