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<<< 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 >>>     sort list by title | author 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... I Must Resist Bayard Rustin's Life in Letters Bayard Rustin, Michael G Long BAYARD RUSTIN POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED THE 2013 PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM Bayard Rustin's life story told in his own words through his intimate correspondence, published on the centennial of his birth. Malcolm X A Life of Reinvention Manning Marable Years in the making-the definitive biography of the legendary black activist. Of the great figures in twentieth-century American history perhaps none is more complex and controversial than Malcolm X. Constantly rewriting his own story, he became a... The Warmth of Other Suns The Epic Story of America's Great Migration Isabel Wilkerson One of The New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of the Year In this epic, beautifully written masterwork, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Isabel Wilkerson chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration... The Emperor of All Maladies A Biography of Cancer Siddhartha Mukherjee The Emperor of All Maladies is a magnificent, profoundly humane "biography" of cancer—from its first documented appearances thousands of years ago through the epic battles in the twentieth century to cure, control, and conquer it to a radical new... Mushrooms, Myth & Mithras The Drug Cult that Civilized Europe Carl Ruck, Mark Alwin Hoffman, José Alfredo González Celdrán A fascinating tour of the mushroom-centered mystery religions which have profoundly influenced Western civilization To Die in Mexico Dispatches from Inside the Drug War John Gibler On-the-ground reporting and behind-the-scene stories from Mexico's drug war by Mexico-based journalist, John Gibler. Ten Years That Shook the City San Francisco 1968-1978 Chris Carlsson The alliances, programs, and goals of a historic decade that continues to shape SF and the world. Empire of the Summer Moon Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History S. C. Gwynne In the tradition of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, a stunningly vivid historical account of the forty-year battle between Comanche Indians and white settlers for control of the American West, centering on Quanah, the greatest Comanche chief of them... Empires of the Silk Road A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present Christopher I. Beckwith The first complete history of Central Eurasia from ancient times to the present day, Empires of the Silk Road represents a fundamental rethinking of the origins, history, and significance of this major world region. Christopher Beckwith describes the... The Black History of the White House Clarence Lusane The untold history and politics of the White House from the perspective of African Americans Infinite City A San Francisco Atlas Rebecca Solnit What makes a place? Infinite City, Rebecca Solnit's brilliant reinvention of the traditional atlas, searches out the answer by examining the many layers of meaning in one place, the San Francisco Bay Area. Aided by artists, writers, cartographers, and... The Bomb Howard Zinn Howard Zinn's personal, historical, and political views on the significance of the U.S. bombings of Royan and Hiroshima Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself A New Critical Edition by Angela Y. Davis Frederick Douglass, Angela Y. Davis A new edition of the African American masterpiece featuring critical essays by Angela Y. Davis <<< 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 >>>