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<<< 1 2 3 4 5 >>>     sort list by title | author The Undocumented Americans Karla Cornejo Villavicencio One of the first undocumented immigrants to graduate from Harvard reveals the hidden lives of her fellow undocumented Americans in this deeply personal and groundbreaking portrait of a nation. A Short History of Presidential Election Crises (And How to Prevent the Next One) Alan Hirsch An urgent primer on what can be done to combat emerging threats to the core of U.S. Democracy––presidential elections. Race Man Selected Works, 1960-2015 Julian Bond, Michael G. Long Looking for inspiration? Newsweek, Lit Hub, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The Atlanta Journal Constitution pick Race Man by Julian Bond as one of their Most-Anticipated Books of 2020! Troublemaker for Justice The Story of Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the March on Washington Jacqueline Houtman, Michael G. Long, Walter Naegle Searching for an uplifting book for kids? This biography of Bayard Rustin for young readers depicts his life of nonviolent activism and resistance. Herbert Marcuse, Philosopher of Utopia A Graphic Biography Nick Thorkelson, Paul Buhle, Andrew T. Lamas The life, times, and work of Herbert Marcuse, one of the 20th century's most remarkable cultural figures. We the Resistance Documenting a History of Nonviolent Protest in the United States Michael G. Long A first-person history of nonviolent resistance in the U.S., from pre-Revolutionary America to the Trump years. Tosh Growing Up in Wallace Berman's World Tosh Berman The triumphs and tragedies of growing up as the son of a famous Beat artist. Violence Humans in Dark Times Natasha Lennard, Brad Evans Interviews with leading thinkers on the crisis of violence in contemporary politics, history, media, and culture. Impeaching the President Past, Present, and Future Alan Hirsch NOW AVAILABLE: An historical look at the practice of impeachment, how it impacted the terms of Presidents Johnson, Nixon, and Clinton, and how it may affect Donald Trump. "Lucid, balanced, and deeply informed. Anyone in search of a reasoned guide to the unreason of our current situation should read it."--Elizabeth Kolbert Torn from the World A Guerrilla's Escape from a Secret Prison in Mexico John Gibler The real-life story of a political insurgent who was disappeared and tortured by the Mexican Army and miraculously escaped to tell the tale. Not That Bad Dispatches from Rape Culture Roxane Gay In this valuable and revealing anthology, cultural critic and bestselling author Roxane Gay collects original and previously published pieces that address what it means to live in a world where women have to measure the harassment, violence, and aggression they face, and where they are "routinely second-guessed, blown off, discredited, denigrated.. Loaded A Disarming History of the Second Amendment Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz "If . . . anyone at all really wants to 'get to the root causes of gun violence in America,' they will need to start by coming to terms with even a fraction of what Loaded proposes."—Los Angeles Review of Books I Couldn't Even Imagine That They Would Kill Us An Oral History of the Attacks Against the Students of Ayotzinapa John Gibler Chosen as a Best Book of 2017 by Publishers Weekly! Harrowing personal narratives describing how Mexican authorities disappeared, killed, and injured scores of students and others in a still-unsolved crime. Whistleblower at the CIA An Insider's Account of the Politics of Intelligence Melvin A. Goodman Russia expert and former CIA analyst Mel Goodman tells the inside story of political corruption at the organization, and what he did to try to stop it. <<< 1 2 3 4 5 >>>