Sociology
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Why Food Matters
$17.00 Add to cartFrom the author of Ten Restaurants That Changed America, an exploration of food’s cultural importance and its crucial role throughout human history
“A rich and fascinating narrative that reaches deep- Series: Why X Matters
- Author: Freedman, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: September 20 2022
- ISBN10: 0300268084
- Language: English
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Death of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime That Changed America
$20.00 Read moreThe mother of Emmett Till recounts the story of her life, her son’s tragic death, and the dawn of the civil rights movement–with a foreword by the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.
In August 1955, a fo- Author: Till-Mobley, Mamie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: December 28 2004
- ISBN10: 0812970470
- Language: English
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Naturaleza, Cultura Y Desigualdades
$13.95 Read moreA comparative and historical perspective, a synthesis of his research on economic inequalities, this accurate text by Thomas Piketty analyzes issues such as education, inheritance, taxation and the pe… [more below]
- Author: Piketty, Thomas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: January 02 2024
- ISBN10: 8433921797
- Language: Spanish
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I Live with Down Syndrome
$8.95 Read moreMeet Cecilia! She goes to school and likes to bake cupcakes. She also has Down Syndrome. Learn about her family, her friends, and her dreams for the future. Includes a support page of teaching tips fo… [more below]
- Series: I Live with
- Author: Earley, Christina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: November 27 2023
- ISBN10: 9798887354309
- Language: English
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Making Spaces Safer: A Guide to Giving Harassment the Boot Wherever You Work, Play, and Gather
$15.00 Read moreShawna Potter has been a touring musician for over twenty years–and has been sexually harassed for just as long. Here’s her DIY guide to fighting back.
Shawna Potter, singer for the band War On Women- Author: Potter, Shawna
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 110
- Publish Date: May 14 2019
- ISBN10: 1849353565
- Language: English
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The Anthology of Irish Folk Tales
$28.99 Add to cartCarefully selected stories from the celebrated Folk Tales series have been gathered here for this special volume. Herein lies a treasure trove of tales from a wealth of talented storytellers performin… [more below]
- Author: History Press Uk
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: March 19 2020
- ISBN10: 0750993219
- Language: English
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Squirrel Hill: The Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting and the Soul of a Neighborhood
$30.00 Read moreA piercing portrait of the struggles and triumphs of one of America’s renowned Jewish neighborhoods in the wake of unspeakable tragedy that highlights the hopes, fears, and tensions all Americans must… [more below]
- Author: Oppenheimer, Mark
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 05 2021
- ISBN10: 0525657193
- Language: English
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Getting Something to Eat in Jackson: Race, Class, and Food in the American South
$46.58 Read moreJames Beard Foundation Book Award Nominee – Winner of the Ida B. Wells-Barnett Book Award, Association of Black Sociologists – Winner of the C. Wright Mills Award, the Society for the Study of Social
- Author: Ewoodzie, Joseph C.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 05 2021
- ISBN10: 0691203946
- Language: English
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Eat the Buddha: Life and Death in a Tibetan Town
$20.00 Add to cartA gripping portrait of modern Tibet told through the lives of its people, from the bestselling author of Nothing to Envy
“A brilliantly reported and eye-opening work of narrative nonfiction.”–The New… [more below]- Author: Demick, Barbara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 11 2021
- ISBN10: 0812988116
- Language: English
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The Shame Machine: Who Profits in the New Age of Humiliation
$27.00 Read moreNEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE – A clear-eyed warning about the increasingly destructive influence of America’s “shame industrial complex” in the age of social media and hyperpartisan politics–from t… [more below]
- Author: O’Neil, Cathy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: March 22 2022
- ISBN10: 1984825453
- Language: English
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When the Stars Begin to Fall: Overcoming Racism and Renewing the Promise of America
$26.00 Read moreA bold, thought-provoking pathway to the national solidarity that could, finally, address the ills of racism in America
“Racism is an existential threat to America,” Theodore R. Johnson declares at th… [more below]
- Author: Johnson, Theodore R.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 08 2021
- ISBN10: 0802157858
- Language: English
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The Inheritance: Poisoned Fruit of JFK’s Assassination
$24.95 Read moreChristopher Fulton’s journey began with the death of Evelyn Lincoln, late secretary to President John F. Kennedy. Through Lincoln, crucial evidence ended up in Christopher’s hands–evidence that was g… [more below]
- Author: Fulton, Christopher
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: November 22 2018
- ISBN10: 1634242173
- Language: English
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What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition
$13.99 Add to cartINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
In the spirit of We Should All Be Feminists and How to Be an Antiracist, a poignant and sensible guide to questioning the meaning of whiteness and creating an antiracist world
- Author: Dabiri, Emma
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: June 22 2021
- ISBN10: 006311271X
- Language: English
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The Second Half: Forty Women Reveal Life After Fifty
$35.00 Read moreA frank, honest, and insightful look into the lives of women over fifty.
The Second Half explores, in photographic portraits and interviews, how the second half of life is experienced by women from m- Author: Warner, Ellen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 257
- Publish Date: January 20 2022
- ISBN10: 1684580862
- Language: English
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Ending Epidemics: A History of Escape from Contagion
$34.95 Read moreHow scientists saved humanity from the deadliest infectious diseases–and what we can do to prepare ourselves for future epidemics.
After the unprecedented events of the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be h- Author: Conniff, Richard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: April 11 2023
- ISBN10: 0262047969
- Language: English
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No Choice: The Destruction of Roe V. Wade and the Fight to Protect a Fundamental American Right
$29.00 Read moreNamed one of Mother Jones’ BOOKS WE NEEDED IN 2022
An in-depth look at the legacy of Roe v. Wade, and on-the-ground reporting from the front lines of the battle to protect the right to choose The pi- Author: Andrews, Becca
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 11 2022
- ISBN10: 1541768396
- Language: English
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The Sociology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
$27.99 Read moreLearn about how we organize our society in The Sociology Book.
Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about S- Series: Big Ideas
- Author: Tomley, Sarah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: July 07 2015
- ISBN10: 1465436502
- Language: English
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In the Name of Identity: Violence and the Need to Belong
$19.99 Add to cart“Makes for compelling reading in America today.”–New York Times Book Review.
“I want to try and understand why so many people commit crimes in the name of identity,” writes Amin Maalouf. Identity is- Author: Maalouf, Amin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: March 01 2012
- ISBN10: 1611453240
- Language: English
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How We Go Home: Voices from Indigenous North America
$19.95 Add to cartHow We Go Home shares contemporary Indigenous stories in the long and ongoing fight to protect Native land and life.
- Series: Voice of Witness
- Author: Sinclair, Sara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: October 13 2020
- ISBN10: 1642592714
- Language: English
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Team Human
$17.99 Add to cartTeam Human is a manifesto–a fiery distillation of preeminent digital theorist Douglas Rushkoff’s most urgent thoughts on civilization and human nature. In one hundred lean and incisive statements, h
- Author: Rushkoff, Douglas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 12 2021
- ISBN10: 0393541533
- Language: English
