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A Peculiar Indifference : The Neglected Toll Of Violence On Black AmericaAuthor: Elliott CurriePublisher: MetropolitanPublication Date: Jan 18, 2022Number of Pages: 288 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding:...

A NEW STATESMAN ESSENTIAL NONFICTION BOOK OF 2021 A radically immersive exploration of three pivotal moments in the evolution of human consciousness, asking what kinds of creatures humans were, are,...

At Thirteen Years Old, Stephen Mills is chosen for special attention by the director of his Jewish summer camp, a charismatic social worker intent on becoming his friend. Stephen, whose father died...

What is democracy really? What do we mean when we use the term? And can it ever truly exist? Astra Taylor, hailed as a ?New Civil Rights Leader? (LA Times), provides surprising answers. There is no...

FINALIST FOR THE NYPL HELEN BERNSTEIN AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM, THE LUKAS BOOK PRIZE, AND THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2022 NAUTILUS BOOK AWARD SILVER MEDAL * AMERICAN SOCIETY OF...

In a compelling new set of interviews, Noam Chomsky identifies the ?dry kindling? of discontent around the world that could soon catch fire. In wide-ranging discussions with David Barsamian, his...

Timely and profound philosophical meditations on how great figures in history, literature, music, and art searched for solace while facing tragedies and crises, from the internationally renowned...

Compiled by New York Times bestselling author Andrew Bacevich and retired army officer Danny A. Sjursen, Paths of Dissent: Soldiers Speak Out Against America's Long War collects provocative essays...

Rouge Street gives voice to an intriguing cast of characters left behind by China?s economic miracle . . . Shuang pulls no punches . . . From start to finish, his scope is close to the ground, his...

Author: Thomas HealyPublisher: MetropolitanPublication Date: Feb 01, 2022Number of Pages: 448 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1250811260ISBN-13: 9781250811264

An eye-opening investigation of America?s rural and suburban housing crisis, told through a searing portrait of precarious living in Disney World's backyard. Today, a minimum-wage earner can afford a...