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Series: My Canadian Boyfriend, Justin Trudeau Hardcover Carrie Parker 9780789334282 $22.95 HUMOR Feb 20, 2018

A celebration of the man, the myth, and the meme that is everyone’s political crush. There is no world leader as beloved (or loooved) as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Dynamic, smart, charismatic, compassionate, and sometimes sassy, he has quickly emerged as not only a dominant politician, but as a model-like role model to millions around the globe. This laugh-out-loud tribute to the head (and heart) of the Canadian government is filled with photos of Trudeau. Delivering speeches in finely tailored suits to boxing shirtless, from looki... + Read More
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Series: Girl Boy Girl How I Became JT LeRoy Media tie-in Paperback Savannah Knoop 9781609808419 $22.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Apr 23, 2019

When Savannah Knoop was unmasked as the face of the mysterious author JT LeRoy in 2005, one of the biggest literary hoaxes of the modern era was revealed. Girl Boy Girl tells the story of how a young, queer college drop out came to portray the literary wunderkind JT LeRoy, a persona created by Knoop's sister-in-law. For six years, Knoop led a secret double life, traveling through the looking glass of celebrity to find liberation and alienation in equal measures. Knoop's entanglement with JT and his creator was a game played at the very limits o... + Read More
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Series: To the Ramparts How Bush and Obama Paved the Way for the Trump Presidency, and Why It Isn't Too Late to Reverse Course Hardcover Ralph Nader 9781609808471 $35.95 POLITICAL SCIENCE Aug 28, 2018

America’s number one citizen Ralph Nader’s latest book shows us how unchecked corporate power has led to the wrecking ball that is the Trump presidency. Nader brings together the outrages of the Trump administration with the key flaws and failures of the previous administrations—both Republican and Democratic—that have led our nation to its current precipice. It’s all in the details and Ralph Nader knows them all. Trump didn’t come out of nowhere. Bush and Obama led the way. Writing as a Washington, DC, activist and people’s advocate for over f... + Read More
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Series: Provincetown Seafood Cookbook Paperback Howard Mitcham 9781609808396 $29.95 COOKING Jun 18, 2018

A delightful collection of classic recipes, folk history, and original drawings by Cape Cod's most-admired chef. With a new Introduction by Anthony Bourdain"It's a true classic, one of the most influential of my life." --Anthony Bourdain, from the new introduction"Provincetown ... is the seafood capital of the universe, the fishiest town in the world. Cities like Gloucester, Boston, New Bedford, and San Diego may have bigger fleets, but they just feed the canneries. Provincetown supplies fresh fish for the tables of gourmets everywhere." --Howa... + Read More
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Series: Provincetown Seafood Cookbook Hardcover Howard Mitcham 9781609808389 $60.00 COOKING Jun 18, 2018

A delightful collection of classic recipes, folk history, and original drawings by Cape Cod's most-admired chef. With a new Introduction by Anthony Bourdain"It's a true classic, one of the most influential of my life." --Anthony Bourdain, from the new introduction"Provincetown ... is the seafood capital of the universe, the fishiest town in the world. Cities like Gloucester, Boston, New Bedford, and San Diego may have bigger fleets, but they just feed the canneries. Provincetown supplies fresh fish for the tables of gourmets everywhere." --Howa... + Read More
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Series: Destination Paradise Among the Jihadists of the Maldives Paperback Francesca Borri 9781609808433 $22.95 POLITICAL SCIENCE Nov 13, 2018

A breathtaking work of political reportage steeped in a deep understanding of the roots of Islamist terrorism.Western tourists are not always aware that the Maldives, a tiny island nation in the Indian Ocean, is a Muslim country, or that the Republic of Maldives is the non-Arab country with the world's highest number of foreign fighters per capita. Despite being considered a luxury tourist destination, the Maldives is in fact one of the most over-populated countries, devastated by poverty, social segregation, heroin, and criminality. Tourists l... + Read More
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Series: '68 The Mexican Autumn of the Tlatelolco Massacre Paperback Paco Ignacio Taibo II 9781609808495 $22.95 HISTORY Oct 29, 2019

In Mexico City on the night of October 2, 1968, at least two hundred students—among thousands protesting election fraud and campaigning for university reform—were shot dead in a bloody showdown with government troops in Tlatelolco Square. The bodies were collected and trucked away and the cobblestones washed clean. Hundreds more were arrested, and imprisoned for years. To this day, no one has been held accountable for the acts of savagery and these events are nowhere to be found in official histories. One member of the student movement that was... + Read More
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Series: Ma, Now I'm Goin Up in the World A Memoir of Dublin in the 1960s Paperback Martha Long 9781609808457 $24.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Mar 26, 2019

The next moving volume of the autobiographical Ma series--all bestsellers in the UK and Ireland--about a young woman's coming of age in Dublin, told in an unforgettable voice. Sixteen-year-old Martha's luck is finally changing. Taken in by a kind young priest, Father Ralph Fitzgerald, and his wealthy mother, she gets a taste of "how the other half lives" and resolves to make a better life for herself once and for all. Soon she's off to school to become a secretary: her ticket to a respectable middle-class existence. But even as her fortune ... + Read More
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Series: Come of Age The Case for Elderhood in a Time of Trouble Paperback Stephen Jenkinson 9781623172091 $25.95 SOCIAL SCIENCE Jul 03, 2018

In his landmark provocative style, Stephen Jenkinson makes the case that we must birth a new generation of elders, one poised and willing to be true stewards of the planet and its species.Come of Age does not offer tips on how to be a better senior citizen or how to be kinder to our elders. Rather, with lyrical prose and incisive insight, Stephen Jenkinson explores the great paradox of elderhood in North America: how we are awash in the aged and yet somehow lacking in wisdom; how we relegate senior citizens to the corner of the house while simu... + Read More
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Series: Transforming Trauma in Children and Adolescents An Embodied Approach to Somatic Regulation, Trauma Processing, and Attachment-Building Paperback Elizabeth Warner 9781623172589 $33.95 PSYCHOLOGY Mar 20, 2020

An innovative somatic and attachment-based treatment for working with children and adolescents who suffer from complex trauma and neglectThe SMART (Sensory Motor Arousal Regulation Treatment) program addresses three key processes that can be derailed by developmental trauma—somatic regulation, trauma processing, and attachment-building—and uses movement and sensation to target the neurological structures that support emotional and behavioral regulation. Transforming Trauma in Children and Adolescents teaches therapists the eight key skills requ... + Read More
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Series: The Gut Wellness Guide The Power of Breath, Touch, and Awareness to Reduce Stress, Aid Digestion, and Reclaim Whole-Body Health Paperback Allison Post 9781623172565 $24.95 HEALTH & FITNESS Aug 07, 2018

A user-friendly guide for anyone grappling with chronic pain, fatigue, gas, bloating, and other common disorders associated with the gutAddressing a wide range of conditions—including digestive problems, anxiety, and depression—this easy-to-use guide presents simple ways to relieve the stress related to some of today’s most pressing health problems. Authors Allison Post and Stephen Cavaliere explain the devastating impact that imbalances of gut microbiota and the microbiome can have on digestion, and they demonstrate proven techniques to reconn... + Read More
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Series: Consciousness Dialogues From Beginner's Mind through Enlightenment: 150 Conversations with Peter Ralston Paperback Peter Ralston 9781623172282 $25.95 BODY, MIND & SPIRIT Jun 12, 2018

Peter Ralston responds to 150 questions about consciousness from a global spectrum of people striving to grasp the nature of their own selvesThis illuminating collection of 150 questions and responses between Peter Ralston and a global spectrum of seekers provides a rare and nuanced look at the nature of consciousness and the path to understanding our true selves. Ralston is the author of the groundbreaking trilogy on the existential foundations of the human condition—The Book of Not Knowing, Pursuing Consciousness, and The Genius of Being. Her... + Read More
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Series: Teaching Trauma-Sensitive Yoga A Practical Guide Paperback Brendon Abram 9781623172244 $23.95 HEALTH & FITNESS Jul 10, 2018

A practical, hands-on, experienced-based guide from a military veteran turned yoga teacherBrendon Abram combines his first-hand experience with PTSD in the field and years of teaching to offer this practical guide to bringing trauma-sensitive yoga to both clinical and studio settings. Drawing on his work with military veterans, first responders, and survivors of domestic and sexual abuse, he emphasizes the importance of respecting the uniqueness of every individual and demonstrates how to use the foundational principles of yoga to create a safe... + Read More
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Series: The Pocket Atlas of Human Anatomy A Reference for Students of Physical Therapy, Medicine, Sports, and Bodywork Paperback Chris Jarmey 9781623172527 $22.99 MEDICAL Jul 03, 2018

A user-friendly guide for students of anatomy and anyone interested in the workings of the human bodyThis concise, pocket-sized reference guide is a handy, comprehensive reference for students and practitioners of anatomy, massage, physical therapy, chiropractics, medicine, and physiotherapy--or for anyone who would like a quick and well-organized manual of human anatomy. The first seven chapters explain anatomical orientation, tissues, bone, the axial and appendicular skeletons, joints, and skeletal muscle and fascia. In the book's final chapt... + Read More
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Series: A Buddhist Journal Guided Practices for Writers and Meditators Paperback Beth Jacobs Ph.D. 9781623172411 $22.95 RELIGION Aug 14, 2018

A guided journal that provides writing techniques and exercises that are matched with Buddhist meditation instructions and teachings.This guided journal uniquely combines personal writing and meditation, two of the most beneficial self-help processes available. The two practices augment each other naturally, and many Buddhist teachers recommend a practice journal, but many people don't know how to approach structuring a practice that draws from the benefits of both. In this book, Beth Jacobs--who has taught and written extensively on both Buddh... + Read More
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Series: The Secret Language of Anatomy An Illustrated Guide to the Origins of Anatomical Terms Hardcover Cecilia Brassett 9781623172459 $25.95 MEDICAL Jul 31, 2018

A strikingly illustrated key to decoding anatomical terminology, with 150 terms for body parts that derive from animals, plants, objects, and moreAn initiation into the mysterious subject of anatomical terminology, this book reveals the body's secret language by explaining the close relationship between human organs and structures and the evocative names given to them by anatomists. Beautifully crafted images illustrate 150 terms derived from the animal, food, place, plant, symbol, or other object that the body structure or function clearly res... + Read More
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Series: Applied Anatomy of Aerial Arts An Illustrated Guide to Strength, Flexibility, Training, and Injury Prevention Paperback Emily Scherb 9781623172169 $25.95 PERFORMING ARTS Aug 28, 2018

An illustrated guide to anatomy and biomechanics for aerialists who want to optimize their performance and train safelySpecifically designed for aerialists—including those who do trapeze, silks, and other aerial arts— Applied Anatomy of Aerial Arts is an invaluable resource for those who want to optimize their performance and train safely. Using a biomechanical and movement-based approach, Emily Scherb—a physical therapist who specializes in the care, treatment, and education of circus performers—explains the anatomical rationale for progress... + Read More
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Series: Aikido Off the Mat One Woman's Journey Using Aikido Principles to Stay Sane in Body, Mind, and Spirit Paperback Kathy Park 9781623172305 $25.95 SPORTS & RECREATION Aug 07, 2018

A deeply personal and compelling memoir that illustrates how the basic principles of Aikido can help us cope with the challenges of life outside the dojoDrawing from more than forty years of experience as an Aikido practitioner and teacher, Kathy Park explains how principles such as embodiment, grounding, centering, extension, 360-degree awareness, blending, and alignment can be applied to everyday life. Candid stories from her own life show how the purpose of practicing Aikido on the mat is to take it off the mat and into the world.
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Series: Ethics in Energy Medicine Boundaries and Guidelines for Intuitive and Energetic Practices Paperback Heidi Light 9781623172503 $22.95 BODY, MIND & SPIRIT Jun 26, 2018

The first guidebook to discuss the full scope of the intuitive process and propose structures to keep practitioners and clients safeHeidi Light, a family counselor and certified hypnotherapist, asserts that we are in desperate need of guidance and standards so that we can approach the world of intuition, energy, and mysticism from a healthy and respectful place. Drawing from her more than forty years as a medical intuitive, empath, and energy tracker—as well as twenty years as a counselor in private, clinical, and institutional setti... + Read More
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Series: The Neuroaffective Picture Book An Illustrated Introduction to Developmental Neuropsychology Paperback Marianne Bentzen 9781623172541 $22.95 PSYCHOLOGY Jun 26, 2018

An illustrated introduction to the evolution and early development of the brain, emotions, and personalityDesigned for psychologists, psychotherapists, and childcare professionals, this book is an accessible primer on developmental neuropsychology, combining easy-to-understand text with light-hearted illustrations. Covering topics such as the autonomic nervous system, neuroaffective development, the prefrontal cortex, and the zone of proximal development, The Neuroaffective Picture Book is a unique and useful tool for learning about emotions, s... + Read More
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Series: Martial Structure How to Maximize Your Martial Arts Skills through Body Alignment, Movement, and Breathing Paperback Phillip Starr 9781623172268 $19.95 SPORTS & RECREATION Aug 07, 2018

A guide to becoming faster, more powerful, and more effective in martial arts through correct body alignment and proper structureIn all martial disciplines—including karate, judo, taekwondo, and gong-fu—real martial skill does not require the development of large muscles or great strength but rather correct posture. Drawing on decades of experience as both a student and a teacher, Phillip Starr, author of Martial Mechanics and Martial Maneuvers, focuses on how physical posture affects not only physical abilities but also the mental condition an... + Read More
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Series: The History of Karate and the Masters Who Made It Development, Lineages, and Philosophies of Traditional Okinawan and Japanese Karate-do Paperback Mark I. Cramer 9781623172398 $24.95 SPORTS & RECREATION Jul 24, 2018

A concise yet comprehensive history of traditional Okinawan and Japanese karate, with biographies of the great karate mastersThis concise-yet-comprehensive history of traditional Okinawan and Japanese karate includes authoritative biographies of the great karate masters of the past and the philosophical issues they faced as karate changed and evolved. Bringing a fresh understanding to the study of the martial arts, Mark I. Cramer dispels many of the often-repeated martial-arts myths as he details the lineages of the modern styles of karate and ... + Read More
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Series: Little Book. Big Idea. Great American Humor 1000 Funny Jokes, Clever One-Liners & Witty Sayings Paperback Gerd De Ley 9781578267583 $20.00 HUMOR Jun 26, 2018

Great American Humor is a collection of witty and funny quotes and one-liners from a wide selection of famous and not-so-famous Americans.Great American Humor collects 1000 of the best and wittiest remarks, quotes and one-liners said or written by well-known American writers, actors, comedians, politicians, and personalities. Among the hundreds of contributors included are Mark Twain, Bette Midler, Lewis Grizzard, Dave Barry, P.J. O'Rourke, Dorothy Parker, Phyllis Diller, Robert Frost, Milton Berle and many, many others.The book will be divided... + Read More
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Series: The Handbook for Americans, Revised Edition The Essential Reference for Citizens of the United States of America Paperback Sean Smith 9781578267590 $14.50 SOCIAL SCIENCE Jun 26, 2018

The Handbook for Americans, Revised Edition is an essential reference guide for every American to the United States and its tradition of freedoms and responsibilities.Now, more than ever, Americans are faced with economic, environmental and philosophical challenges that require a strong response. When we ask ourselves, "What does it mean to be an American? What do we stand for?" we are in fact casting about for the resources and traditions to enable us to meet today's challenges. The Handbook for Americans, Revised Edition features the foundati... + Read More
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Series: The Pink Steering Wheel Chronicles A Love Story Paperback Laura Fahrenthold 9781578267682 $20.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jun 26, 2018

When Bloomberg journalist Mark Pittman suddenly died, his widow spent four summers driving 31,152 miles searching for answers.In her fearless memoir, The Pink Steering Wheel Chronicles: A Love Story, author Laura Fahrenthold presents a moving portrait of marriage, motherhood and mourning as she captains a 1993 RV sprinkling her husband's ashes with their two young daughters and a stray dog in an epic quest for healing and understanding. Filled with insight and wit from a career in journalism, the story captures the family's adventures and misa... + Read More
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Series: Reverse Thyroid Disease Naturally Alternative Treatments for Hyperthyroidism, Hypothyroidism, Hashimoto's Disease, Graves' Disease, Thyroid Cancer, Goiters, and More Paperback Michelle Honda 9781578267569 $20.00 HEALTH & FITNESS Jun 26, 2018

Offering breakthrough and effective holistic methods to manage and reduce thyroid problems naturally from a leading naturopathic doctor.Thyroid health problems have already reached epidemic proportions in North America. Due to modern day medical treatment protocols, protecting one's thyroid is no longer as simple as providing a few key nutrients to maintain its function and vital body support. Reverse Thyroid Disease Naturally provides a comprehensive overview of thyroid disease and other related problems and how to effectively and naturally tr... + Read More
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Series: The Kindness Quotient How the Power of Kindness Creates Success at Home, At Work and in the World Paperback Rhonda Sciortino 9781578267620 $20.00 SELF-HELP Sep 04, 2018

Harness the power of kindness to change your world.KQ, or kindness quotient, is a measure of how much each of us embodies the virtues of kindness, caring and generosity. A high KQ means taking advantage of all opportunities to be kind and finding personal success by bringing kindness into the world. Now there’s a way to boost your KQ and maximize your kindness potential. The Kindness Quotient helps you understand exactly how kindness affects, and is affected by, everything you do. In doing so, we learn to better appreciate the importance of kin... + Read More
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Series: The Joy of Friendship A Thoughtful and Inspiring Collection of 200 Quotations Hardcover Jackie Corley 9781578267606 $15.00 FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Jul 17, 2018

The Joy of Friendship is a collection of fun, meaningful, inspirational quotes on the inspiring topic of friendship, and is perfect for sharing with your mates.The greatest gift in life is friendship. The Joy of Friendship celebrates these all-important relationships by exploring the nature of friendship, how it forms, and how it endures. From childhood friendships to lifelong best buddies, it is the friendships we build along the way that defines who we are and what our lives are about. As Aristotle said, a friend is "a soul living in two bodi... + Read More
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Series: Exercises for Exercises for Parkinson's Disease The Complete Fitness Guide to Improve Mobility, Strength and Balance Paperback William Smith 9781578267668 $20.00 HEALTH & FITNESS Oct 29, 2019

Exercises for Parkinson’s Disease is the complete guide to achieving better health, providing everything from tips on how to structure your day to take full advantage of higher energy periods, to tailor-made workout programs designed to boost mobility and balance. Studies have shown that exercise improves fitness and energy levels in Parkinson’s patients, while also relieving pain and helping them retain control in their daily life.Exercises for Parkinson’s Disease works as an integrated part of any Parkinson’s treatment plan, optimizing mobili... + Read More
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Series: Warrior Workouts, Volume 3 100 of the All-Time Greatest Military and Tactical Fitness Workouts Paperback Stewart Smith 9781578267644 $20.00 HEALTH & FITNESS Sep 20, 2018

Get fit now with these awesome collections of workouts designed by a Navy SEAL for maximum fitness, strength, endurance and total conditioning."Pain is weakness leaving the body" say the Navy SEALs and Warrior Workouts, Volume 3 will not disappoint. Developed and tested by best-selling fitness author and expert Stewart Smith, the workouts in Warrior Workouts, Volume 3 will challenge you like no other exercise program available. Whether you are an everyday athlete or aspire to greatness, Warrior Workouts, Volume 3 will leave no man standing! Dra... + Read More
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Series: Algiers, Third World Capital Freedom Fighters, Revolutionaries, Black Panthers Hardcover Elaine Mokhtefi 9781788730006 $33.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Aug 07, 2018

A fascinating portrait of life with the Black Panthers in Algiers: a story of liberation and radical politicsFollowing the Algerian war for independence and the defeat of France in 1962, Algiers became the liberation capital of the Third World. Elaine Mokhtefi, a young American woman immersed in the struggle and working with leaders of the Algerian Revolution, found a home here. A journalist and translator, she lived among guerrillas, revolutionaries, exiles, and visionaries, witnessing historical political formations and present at the filming... + Read More
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Series: Fully Automated Luxury Communism Hardcover Aaron Bastani 9781786632623 $33.95 POLITICAL SCIENCE Jun 11, 2019

A different kind of politics for a new kind of society--beyond work, scarcity and capitalismIn the twenty-first century, new technologies should liberate us from work. Automation, rather than undermining an economy built on full employment, is instead the path to a world of liberty, luxury and happiness—for everyone. Technological advance will reduce the value of commodities—food, healthcare and housing—towards zero. Improvements in renewable energies will make fossil fuels a thing of the past. Asteroids will be mined for essential minerals. Ge... + Read More
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Series: New Dark Age Technology and the End of the Future Hardcover James Bridle 9781786635471 $35.99 POLITICAL SCIENCE Jul 17, 2018

“New Dark Age is among the most unsettling and illuminating books I’ve read about the Internet, which is to say that it is among the most unsettling and illuminating books I’ve read about contemporary life.” – New YorkerAs the world around us increases in technological complexity, our understanding of it diminishes. Underlying this trend is a single idea: the belief that our existence is understandable through computation, and more data is enough to help us build a better world. In reality, we are lost in a sea of information, increasingly div... + Read More
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Series: For a Left Populism Hardcover Chantal Mouffe 9781786637550 $23.99 PHILOSOPHY Jul 10, 2018

What is the “populist moment” and what does it mean for the left?We are currently witnessing in Western Europe a “populist moment” that signals the crisis of neoliberal hegemony. The central axis of the political conflict will be between right- and left-wing populism. By establishing a frontier between “the people” and “the oligarchy,” a left–populist strategy could bring together the manifold struggles against subordination, oppression and discrimination.This strategy acknowledges that democratic discourse plays a crucial role in the political... + Read More
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Series: Black Radical Tradition A Reader Paperback Erin Grey 9781784786182 $39.95 POLITICAL SCIENCE Oct 12, 2021

An exhaustive collection of black revolutionary theory from slavery and reconstruction to Black Power to Black FeminismWith activists taking to the streets with renewed vigor to fight racism, inequality, and capitalism, this collection of classic writing and primary documents restores the historical grounding and revolutionary genealogy of today’s protest movements. Including key writings of thinkers and figures like W.E.B. Du Bois, Hubert Harrison, Harry Haywood, Claude McKay, Claudia Jones, C.L.R. James, Malcolm X, Angela Davis, Audre Lorde a... + Read More
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Series: Claude Lévi-Strauss A Critical Study of His Thought Paperback Maurice Godelier 9781784787073 $59.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Aug 07, 2018

One of the world’s leading anthropologists assesses the work of the founder of structural anthropologyAs a young man, Maurice Godelier was Claude Lévi-Strauss’s assistant. Since then, Godelier has drawn on this experience to develop a profound and intimate grasp on the writings of his former teacher, one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century. Meticulously researched, Lévi-Strauss: A Critical Study of His Thought will prove indispensable to students of Lévi-Strauss and to structural anthropologists more generally. It is a com... + Read More
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Series: Eleanor Marx A Biography Paperback Yvonne Kapp 9781859845158 $59.95 POLITICAL SCIENCE Jul 10, 2018

Yvonne Kapp’s monumental biography of the daughter of Karl Marx who became a radical activistEleanor Marx is one of the most tragically overlooked radical figures in history, usually overshadowed by her father, Karl. But not only did she edit, translate, transcribe and collaborate with her father, she also led an extraordinary life as a labour organiser, trade unionist, translator, actor, writer and feminist.Much of this we only know because of this highly acclaimed, outstanding exception to the omission of Eleanor Marx from history. Yvonne Kap... + Read More
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Series: In the Restaurant Society in Four Courses Hardcover Christoph Ribbat 9781782273080 $33.95 COOKING Jun 19, 2018

The deliciously cosmopolitan story of the restaurant from eighteenth-century Paris to El BulliWhat does eating out tell us about who we are? The restaurant is where we go to celebrate, to experience pleasure, to see and be seen - or, sometimes, just because we’re hungry. But these temples of gastronomy hide countless stories.As this dazzlingly entertaining, eye-opening book shows, the restaurant is where performance, fashion, commerce, ritual, class, work and desire all come together. Through its windows, we can glimpse the world.This is the ta... + Read More
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Series: Japanese Novellas The Bear and the Paving Stone Paperback Toshiyuki Horie 9781782274377 $18.95 FICTION Jul 03, 2018

Winner of the prestigious Akutagawa Prize, three dream-like tales of memory and war: part of our Japanese novella series, showcasing the best contemporary Japanese writingA Japanese man, far from home, travels the countryside of Normandy with a friend - talking about war, literature, and everything in between. As his ideas of his life become more entangled with his personal writing, the pangs of his past and his half-forgotten memories overlap and threaten his peace.Owing a debt to French writers from La Fontaine to Proust, the three fable-like... + Read More
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Series: Pushkin Collection Land of Smoke Paperback Sara Gallardo 9781782274032 $24.00 FICTION Jul 10, 2018

Dazzling, hallucinatory stories by Sara Gallardo, a rediscovered Argentinian contemporary of García Márquez never before published in EnglishThese stunning stories by Sara Gallardo astonish, overwhelm and illuminate. Deeply real, they are also shot through with the supernatural. Every muscular, musical story reveals the way that the habits of everyday life can become unknowable and unpredictable. Recently rediscovered, Sara Gallardo is a major Latin American writer whose stories recall the masters of magical realism - but maintain a domestic, w... + Read More
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Series: Pushkin Blues Laura A Journey into the Crystal Paperback George Sand 9781782274148 $21.95 FICTION Aug 14, 2018

While working for his uncle, Alexis Hartz is introduced to Laura who shares his scientific interests, and in particular his fascination for crystals. To his amazement Laura has discovered a way to enter this alluring world and together they travel the vast and glittering landscape. But it cannot last forever.Pushkin Collection editions feature a spare, elegant series style and superior, durable components. The Collection is typeset in Monotype Baskerville, litho-printed on Munken Premium White Paper and notch-bound by the independently owned pr... + Read More
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Series: Pushkin Blues A Life Paperback Italo Svevo 9781782274131 $21.95 FICTION Jul 17, 2018

A Life is the gruelling tale of the frustrated existence of a bank clerk with a poetic soul. The artistic aspirations of the protagonist and the emptiness of his daily life become tragic in the great divide between what he wants and what he actually has and gets. Alfonso the bank clerk wants to be a poet and seems to be falling in love with Annetta, the vain and arrogant daughter of his boss. But the emptiness of both his attempts at writing and at love lead to an ironic and painful conclusion.
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Series: Amok Paperback Stefan Zweig 9781782274513 $9.50 FICTION Jun 26, 2018

A new pocket edition of this Conradian tale of maddening desire, from the master of the novellaOn a sweltering ocean-liner travelling from India to Europe a passenger tells his story: the tale of a doctor in the Dutch East Indies torn between his duty and the pull of his emotions; a tale of power and desire, pride and shame and a headlong flight into folly.This is one the most intense and incisive of the novellas which brought Stefan Zweig to worldwide fame.
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Series: Pushkin Collection Burning Secret Paperback Stefan Zweig 9781782274520 $9.50 FICTION Jun 26, 2018

A stunning new edition of a darkly “touching and delightful” tale of seduction, jealousy, and betrayal from the master of the novella (The New York Times) Bored on holiday at an Austrian mountain resort, the suave Baron takes a fancy to twelve-year-old Edgar’s mother. But when his initial advances are rejected, he must turn to other means to carry out his seduction. Instead, he lavishes his attention on Edgar, deploying all of his adult charms and wiles to befriend the boy and get closer to the woman he desires. The initially unsuspecting child... + Read More
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Series: Pushkin Vertigo The Gravediggers' Bread Paperback Frédéric Dard 9781782272014 $18.95 FICTION Aug 28, 2018

A claustrophobic thriller about love gone wrong, from the French master of noirBlaise should never have hung around in that charmless little provincial town. The job offer that attracted him in the first place had failed to materialize. He should have got on the first train back to Paris, but Fate decided otherwise.After a chance encounter with a beautiful blonde in the town post-office, Blaise is hooked. He realizes he’ll do anything to stay by her side, and soon finds himself working for her husband, a funeral director. But the tension in thi... + Read More
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Series: On the Brink of Everything Grace, Gravity, and Getting Old Hardcover Parker J. Palmer 9781523095438 $25.95 SELF-HELP Jun 26, 2018

From beloved and bestselling author Parker J. Palmer (Let Your Life Speak, The Courage to Teach, Healing the Heart of Democracy), comes a beautiful book of reflections on what we can learn as we move closer to "the brink of everything."Drawing on eight decades of life -- and his career as a writer, teacher, and activist -- Palmer explores the questions age raises and the promises it holds. "Old," he writes, "is just another word for nothing left to lose, a time to dive deep into life, not withdraw to the shallows."But this book is not for elder... + Read More
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Series: The Shift How Seeing People as People Changes Everything Paperback Kimberly White 9781523094882 $24.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Jun 05, 2018

A vivid depiction and real-world example of the personal and institutional impact of the Arbinger Insititute's transformative ideas (Leadership and Self-Deception; 1.4 million copies sold) within a healthcare organization--The HG nursing homes. In general, nursing homes are scorned healthcare institutions--but it was in these transformed HG homes that Kimberly White discovered a new way of "seeing" people and underwent her own personal transformation. Both HG and White shifted their perspective and mindset based on their adoption of The Arbinge... + Read More
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Series: The Age of Overwhelm Strategies for the Long Haul Paperback Laura van Dernoot Lipsky 9781523094738 $23.95 SOCIAL SCIENCE Jul 10, 2018

Whether we are overwhelmed by work or school; our families or communities; caretaking for others or ourselves; or engagement in social justice, environmental advocacy, or civil service, just a few subtle shifts can help sustain us. Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, bestselling author of Trauma Stewardship, shows us how by offering concrete strategies to help us mitigate harm, cultivate our ability to be decent and equitable, and act with integrity. The Age of Overwhelm aims to help ease our burden of overwhelm, restore our perspective, and give us stre... + Read More
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Series: Your Happiness Was Hacked Why Tech Is Winning the Battle to Control Your Brain--and How to Fight Back Hardcover Vivek Wadhwa 9781523095841 $33.95 TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Jun 26, 2018

"Technology is a great servant but a terrible master. This is the most important book ever written about one of the most significant aspects of our lives--the consequences of our addiction to online technology and how we can liberate ourselves and our children from it."--Dean Ornish, M.D. Founder & President, Preventive Medicine Research Institute, Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF, Author, The SpectrumTechnology: your master, or your friend? Do you feel ruled by your smartphone and enslaved by your e-mail or social-network activities? Digit... + Read More
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Series: The Humble Leadership Series Humble Leadership The Power of Relationships, Openness, and Trust Paperback Edgar H. Schein 9781523095384 $28.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Aug 14, 2018

Bestselling author and father of organizational culture studies, Edgar Schein and Peter Schein trail-blaze with a creative perspective on leadership that encourages vulnerability and empathy as a form of strength.The more traditional forms of leadership that are based on static hierarchies and professional distance between leaders and followers are growing increasingly outdated and ineffective. As organizations face more complex interdependent tasks, leadership must become more personal in order to insure open trusting communication that will m... + Read More
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Series: Trust Creating the Foundation for Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries Paperback Tarun Khanna 9781523094837 $28.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Aug 14, 2018

Entrepreneurs in developing countries who assume they will have the same legal, governmental, and institutional protections as their counterparts in the West will fail. To succeed, they need to build trust within the existing structures--and this book shows how it's done.Entrepreneurial ventures often fail in the developing world because of the lack of something taken for granted in the developed world: trust. Over centuries, the developed world has built customs and institutions such as enforceable contracts, an impartial legal system, and cre... + Read More
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Series: Conversations Worth Having Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Meaningful Engagement Paperback Jacqueline M. Stavros 9781523094011 $25.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS May 22, 2018

Conversations can be critical and destructive, or they can be generative and productive. This book shows how to guarantee your conversations will help people, organizations, and communities flourish.Conversations are at the core of how we interact. We all know that conversations influence us, but we rarely stop to think about how much impact they have on our well-being and our ability to thrive. This book shows how Appreciative Inquiry (AI)--one of the most widely used new approaches for fostering positive change for individuals, groups, organi... + Read More
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Series: Community The Structure of Belonging Paperback Peter Block 9781523095568 $31.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Jul 17, 2018

The expanded and revised edition of Community tackles the hysteric rise of isolation and fear in a digitally interconnected world.As a response to the increasing violence in our culture, the widening ideological divides, and the growing gap in economic well-being, there is greater awareness that a deeper sense of community is desperately needed. But even as we acknowledge the need to build community, the dominant on-the-ground practices about how to engage people, civically and organizationally, remain essentially unchanged. We still believe co... + Read More
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Series: Negotiating the Impossible How to Break Deadlocks and Resolve Ugly Conflicts (without Money or Muscle) Paperback Deepak Malhotra 9781523095483 $25.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Jun 19, 2018

Negotiating the Impossible guides readers through deadlock with practical advice, and shares stories of successful negotiation to make the hopeless feel hopeful!Some negotiations are easy. Others are more difficult. And then there are situations that seem completely hopeless. Conflict is escalating, people are getting aggressive, and no one is willing to back down. And to top it off, you have little power or other resources to work with. Harvard professor and negotiation adviser Deepak Malhotra shows how to defuse even the most potentially expl... + Read More
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Series: Edward S. Curtis Events Beyond Words Hardcover William Ewing 9783791357300 $66.00 PHOTOGRAPHY Jan 02, 2080

Featuring iconic and rarely seen images from the foremost photographer of North America's Native peoples, together with a rich selection of rare ephemera, this retrospective is an extensive and in-depth study of Edward Curtis's pioneering work.Edward S. Curtis is considered one of the world's most famous and accomplished photographers--and justly so, given the depth and breadth of his monumental study of North America's Native peoples and his artistry. This volume looks at three aspects of Curtis's lifetime achievement: Curtis as a highly skill... + Read More
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Series: Another Kind of Life Photography on the Margins Hardcover Alona Pardo 9783791384276 $66.00 PHOTOGRAPHY May 08, 2018

Filled with compelling images from revered photographers of the past and present, this book sheds light on marginalized communities who have traditionally shied away from the camera.At a time when individual rights are being contested and when those on the fringes of society feel deeply threatened, this powerful photographic compilation delivers a message of humanity and inclusiveness that transcends geopolitical and cultural boundaries. Works by critically acclaimed photographers including Bruce Davidson, Paz Errazuriz, Jim Goldberg, Danny Lyo... + Read More
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Series: Truth and Beauty The Pre-Raphaelites and the Old Masters Hardcover Melissa E. Buron 9783791357287 $86.00 ART Jun 19, 2018

This dazzling book examines the inspiration behind the work of the Pre-Raphaelites and offers comparisons between the radical 19th-century artists and the masterworks they revered.Started in the early 19th century by a group of British painters who rejected the sovereignty of the Royal Academy, the Pre-Raphaelites embraced the natural world and bright colors--as opposed to the dark palettes and amorphous lines that emerged in the wake of the Renaissance. Their mission was to be fundamentally modern by emulating the past. Now readers can appreci... + Read More
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Series: The Chiaroscuro Woodcut in Renaissance Italy Hardcover Naoko Takahatake 9783791357393 $79.00 ART Jul 17, 2018

A New York Times Best Art Book of 2018The art of the chiaroscuro woodcut is celebrated in this groundbreaking and generously illustrated book.Chiaroscuro woodcuts are among the most immediately appealing of all historic prints, displaying exquisite invention, refined draftsmanship, technical virtuosity, and sumptuous color. Printing two or more woodblocks inked in different tones to create an image, the chiaroscuro woodcut was the earliest, most successful foray into color printing in Europe. Following its invention in Germany, the technique wa... + Read More
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Series: Keith Sonnier Until Today Hardcover Jeffrey Grove 9783791357324 $53.95 ART Aug 21, 2018

A monograph on Keith Sonnier, the revolutionary pioneer of the Process Art movement, this book documents five decades of the artist's prolific and ever-evolving exploration of three-dimensional art.One of the first artists to use light, specifically neon, as a form of sculpture, Keith Sonnier changed our ideas of what sculpture is and could be. From his early pieces such as Rat Tail Exercise and the Ba-O-Ba series to his most recent luminous neon-based series, this book explores the progression and influence of Sonnier's oeuvre. Essays in the b... + Read More
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Series: Made in L.A. 2018 Paperback Anne Ellegood 9783791357416 $39.95 ART May 22, 2018

This book presents work featured in the 2018 edition of Made in L.A., the Hammer Museum's biennial exhibition.Since its inception in 2012, Made in L.A. has been bringing together regional artists from every discipline and has been curated by some of the most exciting figures in the art world. 2018 is no exception. Spanning sculpture, painting, installation, film and video, music, and performance, the exhibition is dedicated to giving emerging artists a platform alongside influential artists of an earlier generation. This volume features texts o... + Read More