University of California Press
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American Peril: The Violent History of Anti-Asian Racism
$27.95 Add to cartThis probing account shines a new light on the problem of anti-Asian violence and inspires us to build lasting solidarity.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, racist demagoguery fomented a campaign of terr- Author: Kurashige, Scott
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: April 07 2026
- ISBN10: 0520424778
- Language: English
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The Moys of New York and Shanghai: One Family’s Extraordinary Journey Through War and Revolution
$29.95 Add to cartThe most extraordinary family you’ve never heard of.
Born to Chinese immigrant parents, the Moy siblings grew up in an America that questioned their citizenship and denied their equality. Sophisticate… [more below]
- Author: Brooks, Charlotte
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 392
- Publish Date: March 10 2026
- ISBN10: 0520409558
- Language: English
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Lawyering for Liberation: A Toolbox for Movement Lawyers
$19.95 Add to cartThis fiery manifesto provides a concrete action plan for legal professionals and activists advancing Black liberation and transformative social change.
Revolutions happen in the streets, not in court- Author: Reali, Ameca
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 06 2026
- ISBN10: 0520392361
- Language: English
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Swiftynomics: How Women MasterMind and Redefine Our Economy
$26.95 Add to cartA feminist romp through pop culture that illuminates how women influence and shape the economy.
Taylor Swift isn’t just a pop megastar. She is a working women whose astounding accomplishments defy pa- Author: Heggeness, Misty L.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 27 2026
- ISBN10: 0520403118
- Language: English
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Invisible Illness: A History, from Hysteria to Long Covid
$28.95 Add to cart“An incisive study that illuminates the myriad complexities of chronic illness.”–Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)
“Movingly spotlights the struggles of chronically ill patients.”–Publishers Weekly
A mo
- Author: Mendenhall, Emily
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: January 06 2026
- ISBN10: 0520421523
- Language: English
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An Independent Man: Ed Roberts and the Fight for Disability Rights
$29.95 Add to cartThe first biography of one of the founders of the disability rights movement, An Independent Man chronicles the life of an activist who reimagined the meaning of equality and inspired generations of r… [more below]
- Author: Danforth, Scot
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: October 14 2025
- ISBN10: 0520412648
- Language: English
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Science in Resistance: The Scientist Rebellion for Climate Justice
$24.95 Add to cartScientists around the world rise up for climate and ecological justice
In April 2022, hundreds of scientists rose in civil disobedience, breaking the law in more than twenty-eight countries. Risking a
- Author: Racimo, Fernando
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: October 28 2025
- ISBN10: 0520420349
- Language: English
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Fair Doses: An Insider’s Story of the Pandemic and the Global Fight for Vaccine Equity
$29.95 Add to cartHow vaccines became the world’s most powerful and widely distributed health intervention, and the inside story of the challenging race to deliver COVID-19 vaccines globally.
Fair Doses is a story of v- Author: Berkley, Seth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 408
- Publish Date: October 28 2025
- ISBN10: 0520413164
- Language: English
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Better Judgment: How Three Judges Are Bringing Justice Back to the Courts
$29.95 Add to cartThe weakening of the federal courts⎯and how they can restore their power and Americans’ access to justice⎯told through the lives of three remarkable judges.
Despite the outsize public att- Author: Holding, Reynolds
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 02 2025
- ISBN10: 0520396618
- Language: English
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The California Naturalist Handbook, Second Edition
$34.95 Add to cartThe go-to guide to California’s natural history, now updated with fresh insights on stewardship for a changing climate and diverse naturalist perspectives.
The California Naturalist Handbook offers a f
- Author: De Nevers, Greg
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 30 2025
- ISBN10: 0520412710
- Language: English
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From Apartheid to Democracy: A Blueprint for Peace in Israel-Palestine
$26.95 Add to cartA decisive break from the failed Oslo Accords and an innovative plan to create the foundations for peace and self-determination in Israel-Palestine.
For more than three decades, the illusion of a two- Author: Omer-Man, Michael Schaeffer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 30 2025
- ISBN10: 0520402006
- Language: English
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Mirror in the Sky: The Life and Music of Stevie Nicks
$19.95 Add to cartA stunning musical biography of Stevie Nicks that paints a portrait of an artist, not a caricature of a superstar.
Reflective and expansive, Mirror in the Sky situates Stevie Nicks as one of the fine- Author: Morrison, Simon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: March 19 2024
- ISBN10: 0520401263
- Language: English
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Tech: When Silicon Valley Remakes the World
$27.95 Add to cartThe first holistic analysis of the space, mindset, and inner workings of Silicon Valley in a generation.
Sometimes only an outsider can show how an industry works–and how that industry works upon th- Author: Alexandre, Olivier
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: September 23 2025
- ISBN10: 0520413741
- Language: English
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Black Gold: The Rise, Reign, and Fall of American Coal
$28.95 Add to cartCoal’s central role in America’s history and its ongoing threats in the climate crisis.
For decades coal has been crucial to America’s culture, society, and environment, an essential ingredient in dr- Author: Wyss, Bob
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: September 23 2025
- ISBN10: 0520391780
- Language: English
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The Apothecary’s Wife: The Hidden History of Medicine and How It Became a Commodity
$28.95 Add to cart“A lively medical, scientific, and economic history.”–Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)
“A timely reminder that the current greed-based healthcare system
Best Nonfiction Books of 2024, Kirkus Reviews- Author: Gevirtz, Karen Bloom
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 346
- Publish Date: November 19 2024
- ISBN10: 0520409914
- Language: English
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The Book of Yokai, Expanded Second Edition: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore
$32.95 Add to cartSignificantly expanded and updated–a lively excursion into Japanese folklore and its increasing influence within global popular culture.
Monsters, spirits, fantastic beings, and supernatural creatur- Author: Foster, Michael Dylan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: October 22 2024
- ISBN10: 0520403886
- Language: English
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The Book of Yokai, Expanded Second Edition: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore
$45.00 Read moreSignificantly expanded and updated–a lively excursion into Japanese folklore and its increasing influence within global popular culture.
Monsters, spirits, fantastic beings, and supernatural creatur- Author: Foster, Michael Dylan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: October 22 2024
- ISBN10: 0520389557
- Language: English
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Exit Wounds: How America’s Guns Fuel Violence Across the Border Volume 57
$27.95 Add to cartTurns the familiar story of trafficking across the US-Mexico border on its head, looking at firearms smuggled south from the United States to Mexico and their ricochet effects.
American guns have ent- Series: California Public Anthropology
- Author: Jusionyte, Ieva
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 348
- Publish Date: April 16 2024
- ISBN10: 0520395956
- Language: English
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The Random Factor: How Chance and Luck Profoundly Shape Our Lives and the World Around Us
$27.95 Add to cartA poverty expert reveals how truly random the world is–including how economic inequality is experienced–and how we can learn to acknowledge chance and appreciate it.
It’s comforting to think that- Author: Rank, Mark Robert
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 302
- Publish Date: April 23 2024
- ISBN10: 0520390962
- Language: English
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The Wannabe Fascists: A Guide to Understanding the Greatest Threat to Democracy
$24.95 Add to cartMeet today’s almost fascists and learn the warning signs to intercept them on the road from populism to dictatorship.
With The Wannabe Fascists, historian Federico Finchelstein offers a precise expla- Author: Finchelstein, Federico
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: May 14 2024
- ISBN10: 0520392493
- Language: English
