Social Science
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Our Diaries, Ourselves: How Diarists Chronicle Their Lives and Document Our World
$28.95 Add to cartA spirited exploration of the diary, from pen-and-paper to TikTok, for the people who write–and read–them
Featuring iconic diary keepers like Audre Lorde, Virginia Woolf, Alison Bechdel, and Taylor- Author: Rubiner, Betsy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: February 24 2026
- ISBN10: 0807014923
- Language: English
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Where the Lightning Strikes: The Lives of American Indian Sacred Places
$24.00 Add to cartFrom the author of How the World Moves A revelatory new look at the hallowed, diverse, and threatened landscapes of the American Indian
For thousands of years, Native Americans have told stories about
- Author: Nabokov, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: April 01 2007
- ISBN10: 0143038818
- Language: English
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The Extended Universe: How Disney Killed the Movies and Took Over the World
$28.95 Read moreA provocative history of Disney’s rise to cultural dominance, pulling skeletons from the corporate closet to decode the political messages hidden in all of your favorite childhood movies.
In The Exte
- Author: Osterweil, Vicky
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: April 14 2026
- ISBN10: 9798888903667
- Language: English
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Lost: Stories of People, Places, and Things Lost Throughout History
$16.99 Read moreWhat happens when ancient queens, space probes, and even millions in Bitcoin simply vanish? Discover the secrets and stories behind history’s most baffling disappearances.
Journey across the world an- Author: Adams, Tom
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: April 14 2026
- ISBN10: 9798217134083
- Language: English
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The Invention of the Future: A History of Cities in the Modern World
$35.00 Add to cartA kaleidoscopic and original new history of urbanization–from Lisbon to New York, Paris to Rio de Janeiro, and Buenos Aires to Lagos
For the past three centuries, urban dwellers and planners have ima- Author: Carvalho, Bruno
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 440
- Publish Date: January 13 2026
- ISBN10: 0691246556
- Language: English
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Tree Lore: Magic, Myth, and Wisdom from Root to Bough
$19.99 Read moreIn this nature connection and spiritual wellness tool, Dawn Nelson offers a new way of connecting with trees–and in turn the landscape and nature around us–through stories, lore, and sacred symbolis
- Author: Nelson, Dawn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: March 31 2026
- ISBN10: 1324111941
- Language: English
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Women Who Ruled the World: 5000 Years of Female Monarchy
$29.95 Add to cartA fascinating history of female rulers across time and across the world
Female kings have always been a rarity, an oddity, or an undesirable outcome. In almost all places on the globe a male ruler was- Author: Norton, Elizabeth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: February 24 2026
- ISBN10: 1804441139
- Language: English
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Heirs and Graces: A History of the Modern British Aristocracy
$56.99 Read moreThere are fewer than 5000 people who can genuinely claim to be members of the British aristocracy, and yet they loom large in the popular consciousness. We’re fascinated by their houses and estates, t… [more below]
- Author: Doughty, Eleanor
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 656
- Publish Date: October 28 2025
- ISBN10: 1529153042
- Language: English
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This Is San Francisco
$12.95 Add to cartThe classic children’s series with over 2 million copies sold.
Let the rumbling cable car tell you the story! And what a story: From the crookedest street in the world to the Peking ducks in Chinatown- Series: This Is . . .
- Author: Sasek, Miroslav
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: March 10 2026
- ISBN10: 0789346362
- Language: English
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Deadly Force: A Police Shooting and My Family’s Search for the Truth
$18.99 Add to cartFeaturing a new preface and afterword by the author
From the host of MSNBC’s The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell, the riveting story of a 1975 police shooting of an unarmed black man in Boston–one o
- Author: O’Donnell, Lawrence
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: June 26 2018
- ISBN10: 0062870130
- Language: English
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Lawyering for Liberation: A Toolbox for Movement Lawyers
$19.95 Add to cartThis fiery manifesto provides a concrete action plan for legal professionals and activists advancing Black liberation and transformative social change.
Revolutions happen in the streets, not in court- Author: Reali, Ameca
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 06 2026
- ISBN10: 0520392361
- Language: English
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Black Women Taught Us: An Intimate History of Black Feminism
$20.00 Add to cartA reclamation of essential history and a hopeful gesture toward a better political future, this is what listening to Black women looks like–from a professor of political science and columnist for Tee… [more below]
- Author: Jackson, Jenn M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: January 13 2026
- ISBN10: 0593243358
- Language: English
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Black Film: A History of Black Representation and Participation in the Movies
$24.99 Read moreAn illustrated history that celebrates the legacy of Black actors, films, and filmmakers from the silent era through today and explores the deeply embedded racism of the film industry, from the award-… [more below]
- Author: Walker, David F.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: March 24 2026
- ISBN10: 198486016X
- Language: English
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Honest Motherhood: On Losing My Mind and Finding Myself
$30.00 Read moreAn unflinchingly honest and disarmingly funny memoir from an exhausted mom who broke under the pressure to do it all, faced her past, found herself–and learned to let go of perfection and just serve … [more below]
- Author: Ward, Libby
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: April 14 2026
- ISBN10: 0593735218
- Language: English
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Gather: Black Food, Nourishment, and the Art of Togetherness
$24.00 Read moreFood justice is defined as the understanding that our food system is unequal and that something needs to be done about it. But how can we create a world where everyone has enough? What does it mean to
- Series: A Norton Short
- Author: Reese, Ashanté M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: April 14 2026
- ISBN10: 1324076461
- Language: English
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The Fourth Turning Is Here: What the Seasons of History Tell Us about How and When This Crisis Will End
$22.00 Add to cartThe visionary behind the bestselling phenomenon The Fourth Turning looks once again to America’s past to predict our future in this “riveting and revelatory” (Tony Robbins) prophecy for how our presen… [more below]
- Author: Howe, Neil
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: January 13 2026
- ISBN10: 1982173742
- Language: English
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Winter Dreams: A Historical Guide to Old Age
$30.00 Read moreOne of The Daily Telegraph‘s Greatest Books of 2025
A life-affirming exploration of the rich emotional lives of the elderly across thousands of years of human history. Winter Dreams is an evocative hi- Author: Rosenwein, Barbara H.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: September 09 2025
- ISBN10: 1836390912
- Language: English
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Those Who Are about to Die: A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
$35.00 Read moreONE OF THE ECONOMIST‘S BEST BOOKS OF 2025 – See ancient Rome through the eyes of a gladiator–from the evening before the games at the Colosseum to the evening after
“A grippingly original way of maki- Author: Sidebottom, Harry
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: April 14 2026
- ISBN10: 0593801768
- Language: English
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Emergence: A Memoir of Boyhood, Computation, and the Mysteries of Mind
$30.00 Add to cartFor fans of Educated and Invisible Child, David Sussillo combines memoir and cutting-edge neuroscience to tell the story of his unlikely journey from group homes and drug-addicted parents to the scien… [more below]
- Author: Sussillo, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: March 17 2026
- ISBN10: 1538768577
- Language: English
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Bulletproof–Healing After Gun Violence & Trauma: A Guide for Survivors, Caregivers, and Clinicians
$17.99 Add to cartBulletproof is written specifically for people impacted by gun violence and traumatic loss.
Jill McMahon is a licensed professional counselor and gun violence survivor. She shares the wisdom she’s gain
- Author: McMahon, Jill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 242
- Publish Date: August 27 2024
- ISBN10: 1962956210
- Language: English
