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Award Winner
" In 1921, despite the passing of legislation intended to ease the consequences of illegitimacy for...
Kids' Books
$9.99
A Is for Activist
Triangle Square |
November 5, 2013 |
28 pages
A is for Activist is an ABC board book written and illustrated for the next generation of progressives: families who want their kids to grow up in a space that is unapologetic about activism, environmental justice, civil rights, LGBTQ rights, and everything else that activists believe in and fight... More Info
$17.95
Memoirs of a Sidekick
Kids Can Press Ltd |
October 4, 2016 |
240 pages
Seventh-grader Boris Snodbuckle has a strange name, a quirky personality and no chance of beating Robert Pinsent, the most popular boy in school, to become president of the student council. Even Boris’s best friend and sidekick Adrian (the book’s narrator) thinks it’s hopeless. But Boris... More Info
$14.95
Avati
Inhabit Media |
May 31, 2013 |
32 pages
Explores the complex Arctic ecosystem that contains many thriving habitats, and includes information on the plants and animals living in the Arctic and how they coexist throughout the year.
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$12.95
Fox on the Ice
Fifth House Publishers |
April 25, 2019 |
32 pages
Written in both Cree and English, this tale recounts a ice fishing trip that turns into a wild ride when the sled dogs spot a fox.
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$9.95
Ukiuqtaqtuup Uumajunginnik Ilittilusi!
Inhabit Media Incorporated |
February 24, 2010 |
32 pages
"Which Arctic mammal has the largest litter of any mammal in the world? Who is the "canary of the sea?" Learn all about the fascinating wildlife of the Arctic! This book is full of scientific facts and Inuit knowledge about the animals that live in the complex ecosystem of the Canadian Arctic." --... More Info
Literature - International
$21.00
The English Patient
Vintage Canada |
August 27, 1993 |
320 pages
1. The English patient 'whispers again, dragging the listening heart of the young nurse beside him to wherever his mind is, into that well of memory he kept plunging into during those months before he died' [p. 4]. Why does the patient consider himself to have 'died'? Does he undergo any kind of... More Info
$21.95
Cube Squared
September 1, 2013 |
256 pages
McPherson finds more humour in the misadventures of a struggling computer programmer/wannabe writer.
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$19.99
Driving the King
Harper Perennial |
January 19, 2016 |
352 pages
A daring and brilliant novel that explores race and class in 1950s America, witnessed through the experiences of Nat King Cole and his driver, Nat Weary. The war is over, the soldiers are returning, and Nat King Cole is back in his hometown of Montgomery, Alabama, for a rare performance. His... More Info
$19.95
Six Ways to Sunday
Harbour Pub Co |
April 15, 2007 |
179 pages
Dirty pool halls, greasy restaurants, suburban skateboarder showdowns, and dangerous drug dens-some things in life just aren't very subtle.
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$16.95
The Female Detective
February 15, 2015 |
328 pages
In 1864, the British writer James Redding Ware, under the pseudonym Andrew Forrester, published The Female Detective, introducing readers to the first professional female detective character, Mrs. Gladden, and paving the way for the more famous female detectives of the early twentieth century,... More Info
Political Economy
$15.95
Between Hope & Despair
Fernwood Books Ltd |
September 1, 2009 |
128 pages
Based on an empirical study of a women's movement in Arica, Chile, this exploration documents how this particular group organized to oppose Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet. Presenting an analysis of social movements in general as well as their reasons and barriers, this overview is told through... More Info
$18.50
Power Systems
Metropolitan Books |
January 8, 2013 |
224 pages
A compelling new set of interviews on our changing and turbulent times with Noam Chomsky, one of the world's foremost thinkers In this new collection of conversations, conducted from 2010 to 2012, Noam Chomsky explores the most immediate and urgent concerns: the future of democracy in the Arab... More Info
$26.00
In the Words of Nelson Mandela
Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
April 26, 2011 |
160 pages
The editor of The Penguin Dictionary of South African Quotations presents a treasury of short quotes by the Nobel Peace Prize-winning first elected South African president, in a reference that offers insight into his views on topics ranging from humanity and friendship to oppression and freedom.... More Info
$18.95
Censored 2016
October 6, 2015 |
352 pages
The annual yearbook from Project Censored features the year's most underreported news stories, striving to unmask censorship, self-censorship, and propaganda in corporate-controlled media outlets. Censored 2016 features the top-25 most underreported stories, as voted by scholars, journalists, and... More Info
Unusual Histories
$19.95
Comfort Food for Breakups
Arsenal Pulp Pr Ltd |
April 1, 2007 |
176 pages
A moving and sensual food memoir combining family, lesbian identity, and desire.
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$21.99
Untitled
Simon and Schuster |
April 21, 2015 |
224 pages
From YouTube star vlogger Connor Franta comes an illustrated book that grows out of his massive social media outreach--filled with annotated postcards, notes, texts, tweets, journal entries, emails, and letters that chart his coming of age. The front of the postcards feature his photos, both of... More Info
$26.95
Leftover Women
May 1, 2014 |
192 pages
A century ago, Chinese feminists fighting for the emancipation of women helped spark the Republican Revolution, which overthrew the Qing empire. After China's Communist revolution of 1949, Chairman Mao famously proclaimed that "women hold up half the sky." In the early years of the People's... More Info
$17.99
All about love
Harper Paperbacks |
January 9, 2001 |
239 pages
Presenting radical new ways to think about love, the acclaimed cultural critic, feminist, and author examines the role of love in our personal and professional lives and how it can be used to end struggles between individuals, communities, and societies. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 40,000... More Info
$18.95
The Heroin Chronicles
Akashic Books |
January 1, 2013 |
240 pages
Eric Bogosian, Lydia Lunch, and others join Stahl in mining the hazards of this deadly narcotic via original short fiction.
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Political Action
$41.95
Imperialism in the Twenty-First Century
January 22, 2016 |
384 pages
No summary available.
$48.99
The Question of Peace in Modern Political Thought
Wilfrid Laurier University Press |
December 5, 2014 |
300 pages
The essays in The Question of Peace in Modern Political Thought address the contribution that political theories of modern political philosophers have made to our understandings of peace. The discipline of peace research has reached a critical impasse, where the ideas of both “realist peace”... More Info
$28.95
Building a Better World
October 1, 2015 |
224 pages
Since it was first published, Building a Better World has been the best available book to introduce readers to unions in Canada. With workers and unions facing increasingly severe attacks from employers and governments, this new version is most welcome. David Camfield, University of Manitoba,... More Info
$44.95
The Crises of Microcredit
October 8, 2015 |
288 pages
Microcredit programs, which often give small loans to borrowers in developing countries who lack collateral, have been considered efficient tools for economic development in struggling regions around the world. Yet, recently, microcredit has come under increasing critic by experts who feel that... More Info
$27.95
Revolution Interrupted
Univ of Wisconsin Press |
April 14, 2011 |
230 pages
In October 1973 a mass movement forced Thailand's prime minister to step down and leave the country, ending nearly forty years of dictatorship. Three years later, in a brutal reassertion of authoritarian rule, Thai state and para-state forces quashed a demonstration at Thammasat University in... More Info
Philosophy
$24.95
Derrida Now
John Wiley & Sons |
January 4, 2016 |
200 pages
For more than 30 years and until his death in 2004, Jacques Derrida remained one of the most influential contemporary philosophers. It may be difficult to evaluate what forms his legacy will take in the future but Derrida Now provides some provocative suggestions. Derrida’s often–controversial... More Info
$35.95
The Ethics of Species
Cambridge University Press |
September 20, 2012 |
245 pages
We are causing species to go extinct at extraordinary rates, altering existing species in unprecedented ways, and creating entirely new species. More than ever before, we require an ethic of species to guide our interactions with them. In this book, Ronald L. Sandler examines the value of species... More Info
$12.00
Richard Outram
Guernica Editions |
April 25, 2019 |
218 pages
Something of a ?foreigner? in his own country, Richard Outram was uncommonly dedicated to living an "examined life" and to the act of creation for its own reward. This book represents a posthumous, introductory panorama of this late Canadian poet?s work, written by those who continue to admire his... More Info
$25.00
The Power at the End of the Economy
December 4, 2014 |
144 pages
In his latest book, the influential critic Brian Massumi offers a new theory of political economy that demonstrates how emotional, affective and nonconscious decisions work together with rational self-interest in the shaping of neoliberalism. Massumi's analysis shows the potential for a new... More Info
$23.95
Child Honouring
Homeland Press |
March 15, 2012 |
313 pages
The philosophy of Child Honouring is captured in this anthology of essays by leading child advocacy proponents. The introduction by Raffi and foreword by the Dalai Llama focus on the importance of looking at the world and the future through the lens of "what's best for kids is what's best for us... More Info
Pop Culture
$22.95
Sisterhood of the Squared Circle
April 11, 2017 |
320 pages
Documenting the rise of women’s wrestling from sideshow to WWE main event Sisterhood of the Squared Circle presents the fascinating history of women’s wrestling, from the carnival circuit of the late 1800s to today’s hugely popular matches. With more than 100 wrestler profiles, find out how... More Info
$26.99
Wondrous Strange
McClelland & Stewart |
March 1, 2005 |
536 pages
Winner of the 2005 Nicolas Slonimsky Award for Outstanding Musical Biography, awarded by ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers) The first major biography of Glenn Gould to stress the critical influence of the Canadian context on his life and art. Glenn Gould was not, as has... More Info
$22.95
The David Brent Songbook
Blue Streak |
November 8, 2016 |
192 pages
“I’m a friend first, boss second. Probably an entertainer third.” The Office’s David Brent is back in a new film documentary following his incredible musical tour… Relive all of David’s greatest hits with his official songbook, brought to you by the man, the myth, the legend... More Info
$21.00
The Sociopath Next Door
Harmony Books |
March 1, 2006 |
241 pages
Examines the sociopaths--individuals with an antisocial personality disorder who possess no conscience or sense of guilt--that we encounter in everyday life, describing how to recognize such individuals and how to protect oneself from them.
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$24.95
Monty Python's Flying Circus Episodes 27-45
Taylor Trade Pub |
April 16, 2013 |
264 pages
This book identifies and explains the plethora of cultural, historical, and topical allusions of the landmark series. Each entry indicates what sketch it appeared in and is cross-referenced between episodes. Entries cover literary and metaphoric allusions, symbolisms, names, peoples, and places; as... More Info
Cookbooks
$22.95
Put 'em Up! Fruit
Storey Books |
April 10, 2013 |
288 pages
A preserving guide and cookbook all in one! This creative collection has 80 inventive recipes for preserving all kinds of fruit, from apples, berries, and cherries to lemons, quince, and tomatoes, but it also has 80 recipes for using those preserves (or ones you buy at the store) in main dishes,... More Info
$25.00
California Cuisine and Just Food
MIT Press |
September 28, 2012 |
354 pages
Can a celebrity chef find common ground with an urban community organizer? Can amaker of organic cheese and a farm worker share an agenda for improving America's food? In the SanFrancisco Bay area, unexpected alliances signal the widening concerns of diverse alternative foodproponents.
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$21.99
Dinner at Your Door
Gibbs Smith |
August 15, 2008 |
176 pages
We love to cook. But every night? No way! On the other hand, we don't want to eat out or have frozen pizza. On the nights we don't cook, we want something delicious-a balanced meal with quality ingredients. Come to think of it, what we really want are home-cooked meals made by somebody else and... More Info
$21.99
Ottawa Food
September 2, 2014 |
160 pages
During the past 20 years the food scene in Ottawa has changed from a landscape of pub grub-driven dining to a vibrant environment for trendy eateries and forward-thinking chefs. The once bland and mundane culinary culture has been transformed, and the result is an array of destination restaurants... More Info
$38.50
Renewing America's Food Traditions
Chelsea Green Publishing |
May 15, 2008 |
304 pages
This work represents a dramatic call to recognize, celebrate, and conserve the great diversity of foods that give North America the distinctive culinary identity that reflects its multi-cultural heritage. Included are recipes and folk traditions associated with 100 of the continent's rarest food... More Info
Indigenous Studies
$27.95
Finding a Way to the Heart
June 1, 2012 |
264 pages
When Sylvia Van Kirk published her groundbreaking book, Many Tender Ties, in 1980, she revolutionized the historical understanding of the North American fur trade and introduced entirely new areas of inquiry in women’s, social, and Aboriginal history. Finding a Way to the Heart examines Van... More Info
$34.95
In the Footsteps of Our Ancestors
January 1, 2006 |
316 pages
No summary available.
$34.95
Long journey home
Indiana Univ Pr |
January 1, 2008 |
416 pages
Through first-person accounts, Long Journey Home presents the stories of the Lenape, also known as the Delaware Tribe. These oral histories, which span the post--Civil War era to the present, are gathered into four sections and tell of personal and tribal events as they unfold over time and place.... More Info
$85.00
Essential Song
Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press |
June 30, 2007 |
174 pages
Includes audio CD with over 50 Cree hunting songs Essential Song: Three Decades of Northern Cree Music, a study of subarctic Cree hunting songs, is the first detailed ethnomusicology of the northern Cree of Quebec and Manitoba. The result of more than two decades spent in the North learning from... More Info
$49.95
Seminole voices
Univ of Nebraska Pr |
June 1, 2010 |
234 pages
In a series of interviews conducted from 1969 to 1971 and again from 1998 to 1999, more than two hundred members of the Florida Seminole community described their lives for the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program at the University of Florida. Some of those interviews, now showcased in this volume,... More Info
Feminism
$26.95
Women of Brave Mettle
October 15, 2012 |
224 pages
In this much-anticipated second volume in the Extraordinary Women Anthology series, Diana French follows up on Gumption and Grit with more stories of the women who have contributed, or who are still contributing, to the vibrant mosaic that is the Cariboo Chilcotin. The area has more than its share... More Info
$25.00
Queer Bangkok
May 1, 2011 |
308 pages
The first years of the 21st century have marked a transition moment for all of Thailand's LGBT cultures. This book analyses the roles of the market and media in these transformations, and considers the ambiguous consequences that the growing commodification of queer lives have had for the LGBT... More Info
$18.50
The Meaning of Freedom
City Lights Publishers |
August 1, 2012 |
202 pages
What is the meaning of freedom? Angela Y. Davis' life and work have been dedicated to examining this fundamental question and to ending all forms of oppression that deny people their political, cultural, and sexual freedom. In this collection of twelve searing, previously unpublished speeches,... More Info
$19.95
Women Who Care
September 15, 2010 |
178 pages
In her third year of medical training - discouraged by how little focus there was on caring - a young woman was faced with a decision: she could throw her hands up and quit or she could risk speaking up and work toward change. She decided to send out a call for submissions, asking women to share... More Info
$14.99
Communion
HarperCollins |
December 24, 2002 |
272 pages
Renowned visionary and theorist bell hooks began her exploration of the meaning of love in American culture with the critically acclaimed All About Love: New Visions. She continued her national dialogue with the bestselling Salvation: Black People and Love. Now hooks culminates her triumphant... More Info
Media, Science & Technology
$39.95
Cultural Mapping and the Digital Sphere
May 15, 2015 |
336 pages
Fourteen essays map Canadian literary and cultural products via advances in digital humanities research methodologies.
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$33.95
Crisis Without End
September 30, 2014 |
304 pages
The only document of its kind, Crisis Without End represents an unprecedented look into the profound after-effects of Fukushima. In accessible terms, leading experts from Japan, the United States, Russia and other nations weigh in on the current state of knowledge of radiation-related health risks... More Info
$42.58
Intelligence in the Flesh
Yale University Press |
August 15, 2015 |
344 pages
An enthralling exploration that upends the prevailing view of consciousness and demonstrates how intelligence is literally embedded in the palms of our hands.
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$40.00
Mediation and Protest Movements
Intellect Books |
May 15, 2013 |
196 pages
Over the past year, international and national media have been full of stories about protest movements and tumultuous social upheaval from Tunisia to California. But scholars have not yet fully addressed the connection between these movements and the media and communication channels through which... More Info
$29.50
The Tyranny of Silence
Cato Inst |
November 7, 2014 |
240 pages
When the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten (Viby, Denmark) published the cartoons of the prophet Mohammed nine years ago, Denmark found itself at the center of a global battle about the freedom of speech. The paper's culture editor, Flemming Rose, defended the decision to print the 12 drawings, and... More Info
Environmental Politics
$40.95
Making Your Home Sustainable
Scribe Publications Pty Limited |
September 26, 2012 |
144 pages
This is a practical and easy-to-follow guide for homeowners, builders and architects who are concerned about the effects of climate change and environmental degradation and want to do something about reversing the trend.
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$24.95
Peace Out
Red Deer Press |
July 15, 2014 |
184 pages
Every energy sector out there wants a piece of the Peace River Valley, one of the last great wild places in North America. The oil industry wants it, the frackers, the solar, wind and nuclear industries. Why? As Charles Wilkinson paddles through the issues he engages hydro and natural gas energy... More Info
$24.95
Carbon Rush
Red Deer Press |
April 30, 2013 |
212 pages
Written by award-winning documentarian Miller, this book focuses on the real meaning of carbon trading, and looks at the zero-sum formula where the amount of carbon-based pollution is not being reduced--only moved by brokers among countries.
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$19.95
Toxic burn
Univ Of Minnesota Press |
April 24, 2007 |
280 pages
Debates over global warming and fossil fuel dependence dominate public discussions of the environment. For many of us, these debates are abstract because environmental problems do not yet disrupt our daily lives. But in communities throughout the United States and around the globe, environmental... More Info
$25.95
Everyone Eats: Understanding Food and Culture, Second Edition
February 7, 2014 |
368 pages
No summary available.
Biography
$17.95
Fidel Castro
March 15, 2013 |
224 pages
Fidel Castro had ruled the island of Cuba for fifty-two years when ill health forced him to step down in 2008. Over the course of that time, he changed Cuba from a republic to a communist state and became one of the most divisive leaders in the second half of the twentieth century. For some, he is... More Info
$20.00
Pray Standing
July 1, 2013 |
332 pages
A fascinating account of a life begun in Hong Kong, rooted in a family influenced equally by ancient Chinese tradition and modern Western perspective. Frank Ling survived the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, went on to flirt with a career in show business, overcame college and career challenges in... More Info
$20.00
It's All about Kindness
May 15, 2011 |
256 pages
As a writer, broadcaster, and social activist, June Callwood made other people her business. Despite personal tragedies, including the death of her youngest son, Casey, Callwood tried to better the lives of those in difficult situations. She founded many organizations, including Casey House, a... More Info
$21.95
Howard Zinn: A Life on the Left
New Press |
October 1, 2013 |
400 pages
Howard Zinn was perhaps the best-known and most widely celebrated popular interpreter of American history in the twentieth century, renowned as a bestselling author, a political activist, a lecturer, and one of America's most recognizable and admired progressive voices.
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$20.00
Field Notes from Elsewhere
Columbia University Press |
October 7, 2014 |
288 pages
In the fall of 2005, Mark C. Taylor, the controversial public intellectual and widely respected scholar, suddenly fell critically ill. For two days a team of forty doctors, many of whom thought he would not live, fought to save him. Taylor would eventually recover, but only to face a new threat:... More Info
Health Studies
$36.95
Global Health Watch 3
October 15, 2011 |
336 pages
In an increasingly globalized world with new cross-border threats to public health and widening disparities between populations, civil society actors are challenging the existing structures of global health policies. Like its critically acclaimed predecessors, this third volume of Global Health... More Info
$23.95
Not Done Yet
Canadian Scholars Pr |
March 30, 2009 |
263 pages
Here is presented the story of a woman who was diagnosed with breast cancer yet is determined to face the challenge that such a horrendous realisation brings. Her method is to carry on doing the things she enjoys and write about her experiences for the benefit of others who find themselves in a... More Info
$28.50
Eternity's Sunrise
Routledge |
April 27, 2011 |
248 pages
Following on from A Life of One'¬"s Ownand An Experiment in Leisure, Eternity'¬"s Sunriseexplores Marion Milner'¬" s way of keeping a diary. Recording small private moments, she builds up a store of '¬Übead memories'¬". A carved duck, a sprig of asphodel , moments captured in her travels in... More Info
$19.95
From Hiroshima to Fukushima to You
Between the Lines(CA) |
April 8, 2014 |
120 pages
The Bombing OF Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 brought radiation to international attention but the exact nature of what had been unleashed was still unclear to most. The 1986 meltdown at the Chernobyl nuclear plant again made headlines with estimates of fatalities ranging from 4000 to almost a million... More Info
$41.00
Baglady Or Powerhouse?
April 30, 2009 |
424 pages
No summary available.
Poetry
$19.95
The Exiles' Home Gallery
March 20, 2015 |
128 pages
Widely praised for her engagement with and attention to craft, Elise Partridge's The Exiles' Gallery confirms her standing as one of the most thoughtful, authentic voices in contemporary poetry. The poems in her third collection continue to explore what she has called "implicit questions about... More Info
$14.95
Civil Elegies
House of Anansi Press |
March 12, 2013 |
64 pages
Civil Elegies is Dennis Lee's uncompromising exploration of citizenship, both Canadian and human. Eli Mandel has called Civil Elegies one of the most important contemporary books of poetry in our country. It was the winner of the Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry in 1972. This edition... More Info
$15.95
Senegal Taxi
March 21, 2013 |
128 pages
“I wish I could find the words to tell you the story of our village after you were killed.” So begins Senegal Taxi, the new work by one of contemporary poetry’s most vibrant voices, Juan Felipe Herrera. Known for his activism and writings that bring attention to oppression and injustice,... More Info
Canada
$22.95
The Trans-Pacific Partnership and Canada
Lorimer |
October 1, 2016 |
224 pages
The Trans-Pacific Partnership is the latest international investment and trade deal that Ottawa has signed on to. But with almost two years to the January 2018 deadline to ratify its signature, the Trudeau government has enabled and encouraged public debate about whether the TPP is right for... More Info
$9.95
The bottom line
Newest Publishers |
April 15, 2006 |
96 pages
The Alberta government is looking to the private sector-and in particular to private health insurance-to solve health care problems. However, private health insurance is mired in myth and misunderstanding. The Bottom Line summarizes a huge body of evidence to get to the truth: private health... More Info
$27.95
Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Volume One: Summary
James Lorimer & Company |
July 27, 2015 |
392 pages
This is the Final Report of Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission and its six-year investigation of the residential school system for Aboriginal youth and the legacy of these schools. This report, the summary volume, includes the history of residential schools, the legacy of that school... More Info
$26.52
Canadian Immigration and South Asian Immigrants
Xlibris Corporation |
September 19, 2014 |
399 pages
South Asian immigrants have made a significant contribution to the Canadian mosaic. However, their trials and tribulations and their successes and failures constitute a story that remains untold. To know of their arrivals, their struggles to beat the odds, as well as their successes, is to read a... More Info
Family
$9.95
Knees
Vanitabooks Llc |
May 1, 2012 |
128 pages
Examines the ups and downs of life with dyslexia, covering symptoms, reasons why school can be so difficult for dyslexics and the lives of some famous dyslexics, all presented in the style and size of a chapter book so that younger children as well as older children at low reading levels can read... More Info
$23.95
Vegetarian Pregnancy
McBooks Pr |
June 1, 1994 |
336 pages
Explains the specific advantages of vegetarianism to pregnant women, clears up common misconceptions, and discusses nutritional needs during pregnancy
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$32.95
The Homegrown Preschooler
May 1, 2013 |
224 pages
With the accessibility of a parenting how-to book and the thorough educational foundation of an expensive boxed curriculum, this guide will inspire parents to use their homes as classrooms as they take advantage of the naturally rich learning opportunities that occur in everyday home life. Parents... More Info
$7.95
Foster Families
Pebble Books |
February 1, 2010 |
24 pages
"Simple text and photographs present foster families, including how family members interact with one another"--Provided by publisher.
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$35.00
The Right to Be Parents
May 1, 2012 |
272 pages
Feminist Legal Theoryis just over a decade old in the United States and is even younger in most other countries. Here, Francis Olsen presents the best articles from within this burgeoning field. Drawing on literature which is extremely rich and varied, these volumes include articles from a range... More Info
Graphic Novels
$20.00
Drawing the Line
September 1, 2015 |
"Drawing the Line: Indian Women Fight Back " is a comics anthology by 14 women of their day-to-day experiences in India. Produced out of a week-long workshop with Indian women artists, both amateur and professional, Drawing the Line is part of a larger national conversation in India around sexual... More Info
$24.95
Attack
Firefly Books |
September 14, 2016 |
152 pages
A timely and disturbing journey that illuminates the human cost of terrorism and deceit.
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$11.95
Everything Takes Forever
Koyama Press |
April 30, 2013 |
60 pages
Surreal and humorous collection of comics where tacos have bodies and the line between dreams and reality blurs.
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Race
$15.95
Deadly Force
Ap Editions |
April 20, 2015 |
With the well publicized tension between police and minorities, calls for more effective and humane policing are increasing. The Associated Press deals with this highly controversial topic through its reporting and cameras.
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$28.50
Confronting race
Univ of New Mexico Pr |
April 25, 2019 |
326 pages
In 1984, when Glenda Riley's 'Women and Indians on the Frontier' was published, it was hailed for being the first study to take into account the roles that gender, race, and class played in Indian/white relations during the westward migration. In the twenty years since, the study of those aspects... More Info
$34.95
The Audacity of Races and Genders
October 8, 2009 |
212 pages
In this exciting and insightful new work, Zillah Eisenstein weighs up the new anti-imperial possibilities created by the 2008 election of Barack Obama. Eisenstein likens the end of the Bush/Cheney presidency to the fall of Stalin, or Pinochet, and asks whether this is a key historical moment that... More Info
$28.00
Blinded by the Whites
October 22, 2013 |
192 pages
The election of Barack Obama gave political currency to the (white) idea that Americans now live in a post-racial society. But the persistence of racial profiling, economic inequality between blacks and whites, disproportionate numbers of black prisoners, and disparities in health and access to... More Info
Class
$30.95
The Lure of the City
Pluto Pr |
November 15, 2011 |
224 pages
Cities, by their very nature, are a mass of contradictions. They can be at once visually stunning, culturally rich, exploitative, and unforgiving. In The Lure of the City, Austin Williams and Alastair Donald explore the potential of cities to meet the economic, social, and political challenges of... More Info
$22.95
Assembling women
Ilr Pr |
April 25, 2019 |
208 pages
Despite the massive influx of women into the labor force as a result of globalization, the gender inqualities at work have remained largely unchanged. This book addresses two related questions: What has prompted the feminization of manufacturing work in d
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$17.95
Breadline USA
Polipoint Press |
April 2, 2011 |
208 pages
Trapped in a triangle of the housing market collapse, rising energy costs, and an increasingly dysfunctional healthcare system, America's working poor are now battling an even more formidable enemy: hunger. This time, the battle is taking place well outside of the media spotlight, which has focused... More Info
$29.95
A new new deal
Ilr Pr |
October 1, 2009 |
275 pages
A Century Foundation Book In A New New Deal, the labor movement leaders Amy B. Dean and David B. Reynolds offer a bold new plan to revitalize American labor activism and build a sense of common purpose between labor and community organizations. Dean and Reynolds demonstrate how alliances organized... More Info
$30.00
The Presumption of Guilt
Palgrave Macmillan |
June 22, 2010 |
256 pages
"Shortly after noon on Tuesday, July 16, 2009, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., MacArthur Fellow and Harvard professor, was mistakenly arrested by Cambridge police sergeant James Crowley for attempting to break into his own home. The ensuing media firestorm ignited debate across the country. The... More Info
Gardening
$24.95
Timber Press Pocket Guide to Shade Perennials
Timber Press (OR) |
April 25, 2019 |
252 pages
Rich with descriptions and illustrations of more than 1000 readily available species and cultivars that will enliven and thrive in your shade garden. The easy-to-read format, illustrated with more than 300 photographs, makes this the perfect handy reference. You will find definitions of shade... More Info
$29.95
Landscape Planning
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