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<<< 1 2 3 4 5 >>>     sort list by title | author Alice Memoirs of a Barbary Coast Prostitute Alice Smith, Ivy Anderson, Devon Angus Alice: Memoirs of a Barbary Coast Prostitute reveals the long lost memoir of Alice Smith, a sex worker from San Francisco in 1913. Discovered and edited by our very own bookseller, Ivy Anderson, and her partner in history, Devon Angus, this memoir uncovers complex intersections between gender, labor, and vice in San Francisco and the greater U.S. The Witches Salem, 1692 Stacy Schiff An unsensational, factual account of the oft-mythologized Salem witch trials. Schiff is a solid historian who makes this fact-dense, Protestant panoply enjoyable. —Recommended by Caitlyn, City Lights Bookstore Map of Fog 3 Marcos Soriano This is a zine about San Francisco, and this issue is about immigrants living in San Francisco, but the personal interviews within transcend that city by telling the experiences of being brown, gay, punk, refugee, and all finding a new home. An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz 2015 Recipient of the American Book Award Today in the United States, there are more than five hundred federally recognized Indigenous nations comprising nearly three million people, descendants of the fifteen million Native people who once inhabited this land. Disposable Futures The Seduction of Violence in the Age of Spectacle Brad Evans, Henry A. Giroux A dazzling exploration of the seduction of violence and spectacle in politics, culture, entertainment and everyday life. Writing on the Wall Selected Prison Writings of Mumia Abu-Jamal Mumia Abu-Jamal, Johanna Fernández Mumia Abu-Jamal's essential perspectives on black experience, race relations, freedom, justice, social change, and the future of American society. With a foreword by Cornel West. In Search of the Movement The Struggle for Civil Rights Then and Now Benjamin Hedin Available Now: Published on the 50th anniversary of the Selma-to-Montgomery, Alabama marches, Ben Hedin analyzes the legacy of the Civil Rights movement, and illuminates the work that continues to be done today. Rad American Women A-Z Rebels, Trailblazers, and Visionaries Who Shaped Our History . . . and Our Future! Kate Schatz, Miriam Klein Stahl New York Times Bestseller! A book for children—and their parents, teachers, and cool grown-up friends—documenting America's famous and unsung heroines. Sapiens A Brief History of Humankind Yuval Noah Harari From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity's creation and evolution—a #1 international bestseller—that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be "human." One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited Earth. The Heyday of Malcolm Margolin The Damn Good Times of a Fiercely Independent Publisher Kim Bancroft Northern California's book publishers are idiosyncratic, uncompromising, funky, forward-thinking, often brilliant, but largely unheralded beyond the state’s borders. Here’s the perfect book to shift that paradigm. Malcolm Margolin’s story of creating and sustaining Heyday Books, a vital Berkeley-based press celebrating its 40th anniversary... Season of the Witch Enchantment, Terror, and Deliverance in the City of Love David Talbot In a kaleidoscopic narrative, the New York Times bestselling author of Brothers recounts the gripping story of the civil strife and tragedies that beset San Francisco between 1967 and 1982—and led to the city's ultimate rebirth and triumph... San Francisco Chinatown A Guide to Its History and Architecture Philip P. Choy Both a history of America's oldest Chinese community and a guide to its significant sites and architecture San Francisco Chinatown is the first book of its kind, written by someone born and raised there. The Historic Unfulfilled Promise Howard Zinn First-ever collection of Howard Zinn's articles from The Progressive (1980–2009) offer timeless analysis and advocacy for freedom, democracy, and social change in the United States. The Psychopath Test A Journey Through the Madness Industry Jon Ronson You may be one. But if you're not, someone you know is! An intriguing read. —Recommended by Don, City Lights Books The Psychopath Test is a fascinating journey through the minds of madness. Jon Ronson's exploration of a potential hoax being played... <<< 1 2 3 4 5 >>>