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<<< 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 >>>     sort list by title | author Revolutionary Suicide Huey Newton The searing, visionary memoir of founding Black Panther Huey P. Newton, in a dazzling graphic package Eloquently tracing the birth of a revolutionary, Huey P. Newton's famous and oft-quoted autobiography is as much a manifesto as a portrait of the... To Die for the People Huey Newton, Toni Morrison A fascinating, first-person account of a historic era in the struggle for black empowerment in America Smash the Church, Smash the State! The Early Years of Gay Liberation Tommi Avicolli Mecca From the first high heel thrown at Stonewall to the last performance of the drag burlesque group the Cockettes, enter the wild days of the late '60s and early '70s with the individuals who lived them! A History of Histories Epics, Chronicles, Romances and Inquiries from Herodotus and Thucydides to the Twentieth Century John Burrow Treating the practice of history not as an isolated pursuit but as an aspect of human society and an essential part of the culture of the West, John Burrow magnificently brings to life and explains the distinctive qualities found in the work of... Bonk The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex Mary Roach “Rich in dexterous innuendo, laugh-out-loud humor and illuminating fact. It’s compulsively readable.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review The best-selling author of Stiff turns her outrageous curiosity and insight on the most alluring scientific... Reappraisals Reflections on the Forgotten Twentieth Century Tony Judt Tony Judt is on e of today's leading historians and thinkers. Winner of the Hannah Arendt Prize in 2007, his previous book, Postwar, was hailed as "monumental . . . a tour de force"by Foreign Affairs, among other leading publications. In Reappraisals... Mexico Unconquered Chronicles of Power and Revolt John Gibler A young journalist's chronicles of Mexican social movements and the powers attempting to repress them. Invisible History Afghanistan's Untold Story Elizabeth Gould, Paul Fitzgerald A fresh and comprehensive analysis of Afghanistan's political history emphasizing the impact of US interventions Voices of the Chicago Eight A Generation on Trial Tom Hayden, Frank Condon, Ron Sossi Dramatically edited transcripts from the explosive 1969 conspiracy trial are paired with historic contextual writings to provide the essential Chicago Conspiracy handbook The Fire and the Word A History of the Zapatista Movement Gloria Muñoz Ramírez Beautifully illustrated with drawings and the most emblematic photo collection of Zapatista history, The Fire and the Word is an inspiring testimony of resistance and hope. El Fuego y La Palabra Gloria Muñoz Ramírez Una Historia del Movimiento Zapatista Bellamente ilustrada con dibujos y la colección fotográfica más emblemática de la historia zapatista, El Fuego y la Palabra es un testimonio inspirador de resistencia y esperanza. Roots of Resistance A History of Land Tenure in New Mexico Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz In New Mexico—once a Spanish colony, then part of Mexico—Pueblo Indians and descendants of Spanish- and Mexican-era settlers still think of themselves as distinct peoples, each with a dynamic history. At the core of these persistent cultural identities... He Who Hunted Birds in His Father's Village The Dimensions of a Haida Myth, With a Foreword by Richard Bringhurst and a New Afterword by the Author Gary Snyder In 1951, as a student of anthropology in Oregon, Gary Snyder set himself to the task of analyzing the many levels of meaning a single Native American myth might hold. He Who Hunted Birds in His Father's Village is the result of Snyder's critical look... California A History Kevin Starr California has always been our Shangri-la–the promised land of countless pilgrims in search of the American Dream. Now the Golden State’s premier historian, Kevin Starr, distills the entire sweep of California’s history into one... <<< 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 >>>