Sociology
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The Naked Don’t Fear the Water: An Underground Journey with Afghan Refugees
$27.99 Read moreA NYTBR Editor’s Choice
“This is a book of radical empathy, crossing many borders – not just borders that separate nations, but also borders of form, borders of meaning, and borders of possibility. It
- Author: Aikins, Matthieu
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: February 15 2022
- ISBN10: 0063058588
- Language: English
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The Abuse of Property
$17.95 Read moreA fundamental critique of the current property regime, calling for radical social and political change.
In The Abuse of Property, Daniel Loick offers a multifaceted philosophical critique of the conce- Series: Untimely Meditations
- Author: Loick, Daniel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 0262545500
- Language: English
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Lethal Passage: The Story of a Gun
$17.00 Add to cartThis devastating book illuminates America’s gun culture — its manufacturers, dealers, buffs, and propagandists — but also offers concrete solutions to our national epidemic of death by firearm. It b… [more below]
- Author: Larson, Erik
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: January 15 1995
- ISBN10: 0679759271
- Language: English
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Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream
$29.00 Read moreWelcome to the Suburban Nation
Plunge into the pivotal exploration of America’s car-centric suburban phenomenon that has shaped the landscape of the North American continent over the last century. Sub- Author: Duany, Andres
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 14 2010
- ISBN10: 0865477507
- Language: English
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The Illustrated Secret History of the World
$55.00 Add to cartMark Booth’s The Illustrated Secret History of the World expands upon his New York Times authoritative text on the subject of esoteric belief systems and secret societies, adding to its thorough and r… [more below]
- Author: Booth, Mark
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: November 20 2018
- ISBN10: 1468315668
- Language: English
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El Color de la Justicia: La Nueva Segregación Racial En Estados Unidos
$31.15 Read moreEn este revolucionario trabajo que ha permanecido por m s de dos a os en la lista de los libros m s vendidos del New York Times, Michelle Alexander argumenta que “no hemos erradicado las castas racial… [more below]
- Author: Alexander, Michelle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: June 20 2017
- ISBN10: 1620972743
- Language: Spanish
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Collaborative Society
$15.95 Read moreHow networked technology enables the emergence of a new collaborative society.
Humans are hard-wired for collaboration, and new technologies of communication act as a super-amplifier of our natural col
- Series: MIT Press Essential Knowledge
- Author: Jemielniak, Dariusz
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 18 2020
- ISBN10: 0262537915
- Language: English
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Unfollow Me: Essays on Complicity
$26.00 Read moreAn intimate, impertinent, and incisive collection about race, progress, and hypocrisy from Jill Louise Busby, aka Jillisblack.
Jill Louise Busby spent years in the nonprofit sector specializing in Div- Author: Busby, Jill Louise
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 07 2021
- ISBN10: 163557711X
- Language: English
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The Border Within: The Economics of Immigration in an Age of Fear
$50.00 Read moreAn eye-opening analysis of the costs and effects of immigration and immigration policy, both on American life and on new Americans.
For decades, immigration has been one of the most divisive, content- Author: Watson, Tara
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: January 17 2022
- ISBN10: 022627022X
- Language: English
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After the Last Border: Two Families and the Story of Refuge in America
$19.00 Add to cartThe story of two refugee families and their hope and resilience as they fight to survive and belong in America
The welcoming and acceptance of immigrants and refugees has been central to America’s ide- Author: Goudeau, Jessica
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: August 03 2021
- ISBN10: 0525559159
- Language: English
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No Study Without Struggle: Confronting Settler Colonialism in Higher Education
$15.95 Read more“Anytime higher education has widened itself for people who are normally blocked from higher education, political struggle has always been involved”–
- Author: Patel, Leigh
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: July 19 2022
- ISBN10: 0807055638
- Language: English
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Tales of a Shaman’s Apprentice: An Ethnobotanist Searches for New Medicines in the Rain Forest
$19.00 Read moreThe fascinating account of a pioneering ethnobotanist’s travels in the Amazon–at once a gripping adventure story, a passionate argument for conservationism, and an investigation into the healing powe… [more below]
- Author: Plotkin, Mark J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: August 01 1994
- ISBN10: 014012991X
- Language: English
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Work: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Read moreThe image of a job captures our imagination from an early age, usually prompted by the question ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’. Work — paid, unpaid, voluntary, or obligatory — is woven i… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Fineman, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: December 02 2012
- ISBN10: 0199699364
- Language: English
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Bright-Sided: How Positive Thinking Is Undermining America
$19.99 Add to cartBarbara Ehrenreich’s New York Times bestselling Bright-sided is a sharp-witted knockdown of America’s love affair with positive thinking and an urgent call for a new commitment to realism
Americans- Author: Ehrenreich, Barbara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 03 2010
- ISBN10: 0312658850
- Language: English
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The Good Life: Helen and Scott Nearing’s Sixty Years of Self-Sufficient Living
$19.00 Add to cart- Author: Nearing, Scott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 411
- Publish Date: January 03 1990
- ISBN10: 0805209700
- Language: English
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I Live with Cancer
$8.95 Read moreMeet Luna! She goes to school and likes to learn about animals. She also has cancer. Learn about her family, her favorite activities, and her dreams for the future. Includes a support page of teaching… [more below]
- Series: I Live with
- Author: Earley, Christina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: November 27 2023
- ISBN10: 9798887354330
- Language: English
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Vivir Peor Que Nuestros Padres
$14.95 Read moreAn overly educated generation faces the persistent reality of precarious jobs, low wages and worse living conditions than their parents. Millennials vs. boomers. Where to go in the absence of economic… [more below]
- Author: Palomeque, Azahara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: September 26 2023
- ISBN10: 8433905147
- Language: Spanish
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Manners in the Lunchroom
$9.99 Read moreAll of us play a part in creating a great school community. Using good manners is one way we can make school a pleasant place. Waiting patiently in line, welcoming others to the table, and cleaning up… [more below]
- Series: Way to Be! Manners (Paperback)
- Author: Lensch, Chris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: January 01 2009
- ISBN10: 140485309X
- Language: English
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The Social Success Workbook for Teens: Skill-Building Activities for Teens with Nonverbal Learning Disorder, Asperger’s Disorder, and Other Social-Ski
$24.95 Read moreMaking friends is a skill like any other-there are rules to follow, ways to measure your progress, and reasons why some people are better at it than others. Although it may seem like this skill comes
- Author: Cooper, Barbara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 01 2008
- ISBN10: 1572246146
- Language: English
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Real Cost of Prisons Comix
$16.95 Read moreOne out of every hundred adults in the U.S. is in prison. This book provides a crash course in what drives mass incarceration, the human and community costs, and how to stop the numbers from going eve
- Author: Ahrens, Lois
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 104
- Publish Date: September 01 2008
- ISBN10: 1604860340
- Language: English
