Social Science
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Putting the Fact in Fantasy: Expert Advice to Bring Authenticity to Your Fantasy Writing
$20.00 Add to cartA collection of essays from historians, linguists, martial artists, and other experts to help you write more compelling fantasy by getting the facts right
Whether it’s correctly naming the parts of a- Author: Koboldt, Dan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 03 2022
- ISBN10: 0593331990
- Language: English
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The Book of Viking Myths: From the Voyages of Leif Erikson to the Deeds of Odin, the Storied History and Folklore of the Vikings
$16.99 Read moreThis fascinating new book reveals the origins of the Vikings–from Thor and Leif Erikson to Loki and the Valkyries–and the tales that have influenced our own lives.
For thousands of years, Vikings ha- Author: Archer, Peter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: February 07 2017
- ISBN10: 1507201435
- Language: English
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The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone
$20.00 Add to cartThe fast-paced and “engrossing account” (The New York Times Book Review) of “one of the greatest breakthroughs in archaeological history” (The Christian Science Monitor): two rival geniuses in a race … [more below]
- Author: Dolnick, Edward
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: November 22 2022
- ISBN10: 1501198947
- Language: English
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A Geek in Japan: Discovering the Land of Manga, Anime, Zen, and the Tea Ceremony (Revised and Expanded with New Topics)
$18.99 Add to cartCreated specifically for fans of Japanese “cool culture,” A Geek in Japan is one of the most iconic, hip, and concise cultural guides available.
This new edition has been thoroughly revised and expand- Author: Garcia, Hector
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: June 25 2019
- ISBN10: 4805313919
- Language: English
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Comparative Religion: Investigate the World Through Religious Tradition
$17.95 Add to cartOver 7 billion people live on the earth, and 84 percent of them describe themselves as being religious. Few topics incite such passion as religion. What does that mean? Why are humans invested in idea
- Series: Inquire and Investigate
- Author: Mooney, Carla
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 13 2015
- ISBN10: 1619303051
- Language: English
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Soul on Ice
$19.00 Read moreThe classic memoir that shocked, outraged, and ultimately changed the way America looked at the civil rights movement and the black experience.
With a preface by Ishmael Reed – “As with Malcolm X, Cle… [more below]- Author: Cleaver, Eldridge
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 12 1999
- ISBN10: 038533379X
- Language: English
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Encyclopedia of Native Tribes of North America
$29.95 Add to cart“A model of excellence in the art of reference volume publishing… Every public and school library… should acquire this treasure. It will remain the standard for many years to come.”
— Dr. James- Author: Johnson, Michael G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 01 2022
- ISBN10: 0228104025
- Language: English
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Captive Genders: Trans Embodiment and the Prison Industrial Complex, Second Edition
$24.00 Read morePathologized, terrorized, and confined, trans/gender non-conforming and queer folks have always struggled against the prison industrial complex. Eric A. Stanley and Nat Smith bring together current an
- Author: Stanley, Eric A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 425
- Publish Date: October 27 2015
- ISBN10: 1849352348
- Language: English
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Black Wall Street: From Riot to Renaissance in Tulsa’s Historic Greenwood District
$24.99 Add to cartEarly in the twentieth century, the black community in Tulsa- the “Greenwood District”- became a nationally renowned entrepreneurial center. Frequently referred to as “The Black Wall Street of America
- Author: Johnson, Hannibal B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 316
- Publish Date: April 04 2013
- ISBN10: 1934645389
- Language: English
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Serpent in the Sky: The High Wisdom of Ancient Egypt
$24.95 Add to cartJohn Anthony West’s revolutionary reinterpretation of the civilization of Egypt challenges all that has been accepted as dogma concerning Ancient Egypt. In this pioneering study West documents that: H… [more below]
- Author: West, John Anthony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 286
- Publish Date: May 01 1993
- ISBN10: 0835606910
- Language: English
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Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (and Everything Else)
$16.95 Add to cart“Identity politics” is everywhere, polarizing discourse from the campaign trail to the classroom and amplifying antagonisms in the media, both online and off. But the compulsively referenced phrase be… [more below]
- Author: Táíwò, Olúfẹ́mi O.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: May 03 2022
- ISBN10: 1642596884
- Language: English
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Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon: Laurel Canyon, Covert Ops & the Dark Heart of the Hippie Dream
$24.95 Add to cartAs a native Angeleno who was born in 1960 and came of age in the 1970s, the music produced by the artists who populate this book provided the soundtrack to my youth, so it is a subject matter that is … [more below]
- Author: McGowan, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 316
- Publish Date: April 30 2014
- ISBN10: 1909394122
- Language: English
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The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
$40.00 Add to cart#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – NAACP IMAGE AWARD WINNER – A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story offers a profoundly revealing vision of the … [more below]
- Author: Hannah-Jones, Nikole
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 1040
- Publish Date: January 04 2022
- ISBN10: 0593501713
- Language: English
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Route 66 Adventure Handbook: Full-Throttle Sixth Edition
$24.95 Add to cartRoute 66 Adventure Handbook is your personal guide to the vanishing American roadside, with all of its exuberance, splendor, and absurdity.
For this updated and expanded sixth edition, Drew Knowles ha
- Series: Route 66 Adventure Handbook
- Author: Knowles, Drew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 404
- Publish Date: August 22, 2023
- ISBN10: 1595801219
- Language: English
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A People’s History of the World: From the Stone Age to the New Millennium
$21.95 Add to cartBuilding on A People’s History of the United States, this radical world history captures the broad sweep of human history from the perspective of struggling classes.
An “indispensable volume” on class… [more below]- Author: Harman, Chris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 752
- Publish Date: May 02 2017
- ISBN10: 1786630818
- Language: English
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Undoing Drugs: How Harm Reduction Is Changing the Future of Drugs and Addiction
$18.99 Add to cartFrom “one of the bravest, smartest writers about addiction anywhere” (Johann Hari, New York Times bestselling author)–the untold story of harm reduction, a surprisingly simple idea with enormous powe… [more below]
- Author: Szalavitz, Maia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: August 23 2022
- ISBN10: 0738285749
- Language: English
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A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living
$18.99 Add to cartCelebrated scholar Joseph Campbell shares his intimate and inspiring reflections on the art of living in this beautifully packaged book, part of a new series to be based on his unpublished writings.
A… [more below]
- Author: Osbon, Diane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 12 1995
- ISBN10: 0060926171
- Language: English
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Money: The True Story of a Made-Up Thing
$18.99 Add to cartThe co-host of the popular NPR podcast Planet Money provides a well-researched, entertaining, somewhat irreverent look at how money is a made-up thing that has evolved over time to suit humanity’s cha… [more below]
- Author: Goldstein, Jacob
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 04 2022
- ISBN10: 0316417203
- Language: English
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Freedom
$16.99 Read moreA profound rumination on the concept of freedom from the New York Times bestselling author of Tribe.
Throughout history, humans have been driven by the quest for two cherished ideals: community and fr- Author: Junger, Sebastian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: July 04 2023
- ISBN10: 1982153423
- Language: English
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Magicians of the Gods: Updated and Expanded Edition – Sequel to the International Bestseller Fingerprints of the Gods
$25.00 Add to cartWith over 5 million copies sold worldwide of Fingerprints of the Gods, its New York Times bestselling sequel Magicians of the Gods brings new evidence supporting Hancock’s thesis that a global catacly
- Author: Hancock, Graham
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: January 31 2017
- ISBN10: 1250118409
- Language: English
