Social Activists
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The Village on the Edge of the World: Writing and Surviving Ceausescu’s Romania
$29.95 Add to cartA Nobel laureate presents a brilliant, discomfiting reflection on literary life defined by the brutality of Ceausescu’s Romania.
From her childhood in Romania, in a village “as small as a thimble on t- Author: Müller, Herta
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 05 2026
- ISBN10: 9798897100828
- Language: English
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Dangerous, Dirty, Violent, and Young: A Fugitive Family in the Revolutionary Underground
$32.99 Add to cartZayd Ayers Dohrn was born underground. His parents were fugitives after a decade fighting the US government; his mother was on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list. All his life, Dohrn’s parents said his bi
- Author: Dohrn, Zayd Ayers
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: May 19 2026
- ISBN10: 1324089318
- Language: English
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When the Revolution Comes: A Fight for the Future of the Working Class
$30.00 Add to cartFrom one of the most electric and consequential figures to emerge from the contemporary American labor movement, the remarkable story of his battle to create the first Amazon union in the U.S. and a p… [more below]
- Author: Smalls, Chris
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: June 02 2026
- ISBN10: 0593700635
- Language: English
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Shooting Up: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Addiction
$32.95 Add to cart“Powerfully moving…an extraordinary memoir.” —George Stephanopoulos, political commentator and Good Morning America and ABC Sunday News anchor
In the shadows of Madrid’s most notorious drug slum, a… [more below]
- Author: Tepper, Jonathan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: February 17 2026
- ISBN10: 1964378133
- Language: English
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In the Arms of Mountains: A Memoir of Land, Love, and Queer Resistance in Red America
$28.95 Add to cartRural America deserves more than an elegy: a powerful story of hope, resilience, and political resistance where you least expect it, from Idaho’s first openly LGBTQ+ lawmaker
“One doesn’t need to be q- Author: Lefavour, Cole Nicole
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 26 2026
- ISBN10: 080702418X
- Language: English
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Fonda on Film: The Political Movies of Jane Fonda
$21.99 Add to cart- Author: Pressley, Nelson
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 10 2026
- ISBN10: 1556522576
- Language: English
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The Book That Taught the World to Orgasm and Then Disappeared: Shere Hite and the Hite Report
$32.00 Add to cartCome and meet Shere Hite–the feminist hero whose notorious work revolutionized how we think about sex, marriage, and the female orgasm…
Despite being one of the leading thinkers of the second wave- Author: Campbell, Rosa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: April 14 2026
- ISBN10: 1685892310
- Language: English
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Malcolm in the Desert: Wisdom from the Spiritual Transformation of Malcolm X
$27.00 Add to cartPowerful self-transformation practices for navigating an increasingly uncertain world inspired by Malcolm X’s final years, written by his daughter, Ilyasah Shabazz.
When Malcolm X left the Nation of- Author: Shabazz, Ilyasah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 19 2026
- ISBN10: 1538774321
- Language: English
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Levitating the Pentagon and Other Uplifting Stories: A Life of Activism
$22.00 Add to cart“Equal parts revealing memoir, valuable historical document, and galvanizing guide to following one’s beliefs.” –Publishers Weekly
A bold, unflinching memoir from the front lines of American protest b
- Author: Kurshan, Nancy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 350
- Publish Date: March 24 2026
- ISBN10: 1953103715
- Language: English
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Music and Silence: The Passion and Protest of Pablo Casals
$19.99 Add to cartAn inspiring picture book biography of a UN Peace Medal recipient who used his songs–and his silence–to fight fascism, oppression, and violence.
One day in Catalonia, Spain, eleven-year-old Pau Casa
- Series: Incredible Lives for Young Readers (Ilyr)
- Author: Mihaly, Christy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: April 21 2026
- ISBN10: 0802855512
- Language: English
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Delivering Justice: W.W. Law and the Fight for Civil Rights
$7.99 Add to cartA gripping biography of the mail carrier who orchestrated the Great Savannah boycott — and was instrumental in bringing equality to his community.
“Grow up and be somebody,” Westley Wallace Law’s gra- Author: Haskins, Jim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 23 2008
- ISBN10: 0763638803
- Language: English
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Hard Work, But It’s Worth It: The Life of Jimmy Carter
$18.99 Read moreThe first picture book about the inspiring life of humanitarian Jimmy Carter, the thirty-ninth president of the United States and a Nobel Prize winner–from Alabama Spitfire author Bethany Hegedus. Th
- Author: Hegedus, Bethany
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 28 2020
- ISBN10: 0062643789
- Language: English
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Abe’s Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln
$16.99 Add to cartThis stunningly illustrated picture book biography from an acclaimed author and bestselling, award-winning artist paints an epic portrait of one of the most influential American presidents.
From the- Series: A Big Words Book #3
- Author: Rappaport, Doreen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: November 01 2008
- ISBN10: 1423104080
- Language: English
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Failure is Impossible: Susan B. Anthony in Her Own Words
$29.00 Add to cart“Susan B. Anthony didn’t live long enough to see women get the vote, but her tireless dedication shines through on every page.”–The Washington Post Book World
Failure Is Impossible brings together–f… [more below]- Author: Sherr, Lynn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: January 30 1996
- ISBN10: 0812927184
- Language: English
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A Protest History of the United States
$21.95 Add to cartExploring 500 years of protest and resistance in US history–and what the unsung heroes of social movements past can teach us about navigating our chaotic world
In this timely new book in Beacon’s suc- Series: Revisioning History
- Author: Browne-Marshall, Gloria J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: February 03 2026
- ISBN10: 0807022683
- Language: English
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When the World Sleeps: Stories, Words, and Wounds of Palestine
$28.99 Add to cartThe first woman to serve as United Nations Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territory conveys the spirit of a people through 10 unforgettable stories of resilience and humanity.
Frances- Author: Albanese, Francesca
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: April 28 2026
- ISBN10: 1635426030
- Language: English
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No Grier, No Game: How Bobby Grier and the Sugar Bowl Showdown Changed American Sports History
$24.97 Add to cartIn 1956, Bobby Grier stepped onto the field at the Sugar Bowl and into history. As the first Black player to break the color barrier in a major bowl game in the Deep South, his courage on that day cha
- Author: Grier, Rob
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: October 06 2025
- ISBN10: 196937246X
- Language: English
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Harriet Tubman and the Freedom Train: Ready-To-Read Level 3
$5.99 Add to cartDiscover the inspiring true story of Harriet Tubman in this Level 3 Ready-to-Read storybook.
Harriet Tubman was born a slave. But she always knew that someday she would be free. After realizing her dr- Series: Ready-To-Read Stories of Famous Americans
- Author: Gayle, Sharon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2003
- ISBN10: 0689854803
- Language: English
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The Man in Motion: How Rick Hansen’s World Tour Helped Break Down Barriers for People with Disabilities
$18.95 Add to cartThe inspiring story of Canadian hero Rick Hansen, who wheeled around the world to raise money and awareness for people with disabilities
In 1973, at the age of 15, Rick Hansen was in a life-changing c
- Author: Schultz Nicholson, Lorna
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: April 07 2026
- ISBN10: 177147677X
- Language: English
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Song for a Hard-Hit People: A Memoir of Antiracist Solidarity from a Coal Miner’s Daughter
$29.95 Add to cartAn Appalachian organizer’s excavation of the past, her own and her people’s, to spark a collective fight for a future where we all have what we need and deserve
In Song for a Hard-Hit People, Beth How
- Author: Howard, Beth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: April 21 2026
- ISBN10: 9798888904893
- Language: English
