Social Activists
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Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement
$28.99 Read moreINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“Searing. Powerful. Needed.” –Oprah “Sometimes a single story can change the world. Unbound is one of those stories. Tarana’s words are a testimony to liberation and- Author: Burke, Tarana
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 14 2021
- ISBN10: 1250621739
- Language: English
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At Home in the World: Stories and Essential Teachings from a Monk’s Life
$14.95 Read moreThis collection of 81 dharma stories illustrate Thich Nhat Hanh’s essential teachings on mindfulness, peace, and social engagement.
Collected here for the first time, these personal, autobiographica- Author: Nhat Hanh, Thich
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: September 03 2019
- ISBN10: 1946764396
- Language: English
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We’re in This Together: A Young Readers Edition of We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders
$17.99 Read moreAn empowering young readers edition of We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders, the memoir by Women’s March coorganizer and activist Linda Sarsour that’s “equal parts inspiring, emotional, and informative” (… [more below]
- Author: Sarsour, Linda
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: November 29 2022
- ISBN10: 1534439293
- Language: English
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My Own Blood: A Memoir of Special-Needs Parenting
$17.00 Read moreMothering under normal circumstances takes all you have to give. But what happens when your child is disabled, and sacrificing all you’ve got and more is the only hope for a decent future? Full of rag… [more below]
- Author: Bristowe, Ashley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 424
- Publish Date: June 13 2023
- ISBN10: 0735278180
- Language: English
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Hope for Ryan White
$18.99 Read moreEven after he was diagnosed with AIDS, Ryan White never lost hope.
When Ryan White was diagnosed with AIDS as a teenager in 1984, doctors gave him just six months to live. With the time he had left, a- Author: Moreno, Dano
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: June 22 2023
- ISBN10: 0807533548
- Language: English
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Jane Jacobs: Champion of Cities, Champion of People
$19.95 Read moreThe first biography of Jane Jacobs for young people, the visionary activist, urbanist, and thinker who transformed the way we inhabit and develop our cities.
Jane Jacobs was born more than a hundred y- Author: Pitts, Rebecca
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 31 2023
- ISBN10: 1644212994
- Language: English
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One Earth: People of Color Protecting Our Planet
$24.95 Read more★ “The activists’ stories are extraordinary…It’s a powerful answer to Rao’s framing questions: ‘Who is an environmental defender? What does she or he look like? Maybe like you. Maybe like me.’
- Author: Rao, Anuradha
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: April 07 2020
- ISBN10: 1459818865
- Language: English
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Nobody Needs to Know: A Memoir
$28.99 Read moreFrom intersex activist Pidgeon Pagonis comes a candid and life-affirming true story of identity, lies, family secrets, and the healing power of truth.
Pidgeon Pagonis always felt like their life was a
- Author: Pagonis, Pidgeon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 235
- Publish Date: August 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1542029465
- Language: English
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Riverside Women Creating Change: Stories and Inspiration
$20.00 Add to cartWho are the Riverside Women Creating Change?
They are women who call the City of Riverside home and who have all made a difference in our community. Through oral history interviews exploring their root
- Author: Riverside Women Creating Change
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: September 30 2024
- ISBN10: 1955969299
- Language: English
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I Am Maroon: The True Story of an American Political Prisoner
$32.50 Add to cartA cinematic memoir of justice and redemption that traces one man’s tumultuous life from gang member to Black liberation leader to political prisoner.
Russell Shoatz was a gang member in inner Philad- Author: Shoatz, Russell
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: September 03 2024
- ISBN10: 1645030490
- Language: English
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Cronies, a Burlesque: Adventures with Ken Kesey, Neal Cassady, the Merry Pranksters and the Grateful Dead
$30.00 Add to cartA bullet train of a book, fast-paced, hilarious, rich with action. A harbinger of good things to come in mysterious ways.
It all began at a cocktail party at Wallace Stegner’s for the Stanford writing
- Author: Babbs, Ken
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 518
- Publish Date: January 11 2022
- ISBN10: 0989446298
- Language: English
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Sage Warrior: Wake to Oneness, Practice Pleasure, Choose Courage, Become Victory
$32.00 Add to cartProfound inner wisdom for courageous action–from the author of See No Stranger and founder of the Revolutionary Love Project, a “prophetic voice for our generation” (America Ferrera)
How do we find t- Series: The Revolutionary Love Project
- Author: Kaur, Valarie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: September 10 2024
- ISBN10: 0593448448
- Language: English
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Rosa Parks
$12.79 Read moreThe My Itty-Bitty Bio series are biographies for the earliest readers. This book examines the life of Rosa Parks in a simple, age-appropriate way that will help children develop word recognition and r… [more below]
- Series: My Itty-Bitty Bio
- Author: Haldy, Emma E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: January 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1634706013
- Language: English
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Abzuglutely!: Battling, Bellowing Bella Abzug
$18.99 Add to cart“As long as people are reading this book, Bella will be with us still.” –Gloria Steinem
Meet unique and outspoken Bella Abzug, the iconic Jewish politician and activist who fought for justice and wom- Author: Aronson, Sarah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 15 2024
- ISBN10: 1635928079
- Language: English
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Betsey Stockton: The Girl with a Missionary Dream
$14.99 Add to cartRead the true story of Betsey Stockton, who, despite being born enslaved, followed her dream of being a missionary.
When young Betsey joined a missionary voyage to Hawaii, everyone was shocked. “A sing
- Series: Do Great Things for God
- Author: Wickham, Laura
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: April 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1784985775
- Language: English
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What Is the Story of Smokey Bear?
$7.99 Add to cartWho HQ brings you the stories behind the most well-known characters of our time.
In this addition to the What Is the Story Of? series, young readers will get to know American icon Smokey Bear’s histo- Series: What Is the Story Of?
- Author: Kort?, Steve
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: September 03 2024
- ISBN10: 0593385705
- Language: English
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We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I: A Palestinian Memoir
$16.99 Add to cartFinalist for the National Book Award and Los Angeles Times Book Prize
A subtle psychological portrait of the author’s relationship with his father during the twentieth-cen
An NPR Best Book of the Year- Author: Shehadeh, Raja
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: September 24 2024
- ISBN10: 1635425239
- Language: English
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Joni Eareckson Tada: The Girl Who Learned to Follow God in a Wheelchair
$14.99 Add to cartIn this beautifully illustrated hardback, Kristyn Getty recounts Joni Eareckson Tada’s lively childhood, life-changing accident and challenging adjustment to a very different way of life, and shares h
- Series: Do Great Things for God
- Author: Getty, Kristyn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 26 2024
- ISBN10: 1802540679
- Language: English
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Against All Odds: A Memoir
$18.99 Add to cartA story of resilience, courage, and the power of dreams…
From a young age, Tristian’s life was marked by chaos and uncertainty. Witnessing his mother being taken away on a stretcher was a pivotal mom
- Author: Smith, Tristian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 204
- Publish Date: July 16 2024
- ISBN10: 9.79899E+12
- Language: English
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What Milly Did: The Remarkable Pioneer of Plastics Recycling
$10.99 Read moreThe extraordinary story of the woman who made plastics recycling possible.
Milly Zantow wanted to solve the problem of her town’s full landfill and ended up creating a global recycling standard — the
- Author: Moser, Elise
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: August 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1554988934
- Language: English
