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In "elegant, finely honed prose" ( The Washington Post Book World), Lebowitz limns the vicissitudes of contemporary urban life....

The Washington Post's Pulitzer Prize-winning book critic uses the books of the Trump era to argue that our response to this presidency reflects the same failures of imagination that made it possible....

For much of his life, historian Howard Zinn chronicled American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official version taught in schools - with its emphasis on great men in high places - to focus on the street, the home, and the workplace....

In early December 1846, starving and desperate, Sarah Graves and 14 other pioneers led by George Donner set out for California on snowshoes and over the next 32 days endured almost unfathomable hardships and horrors....

"The word 'love' is most often defined as a noun, yet we would all love better if we used it as a verb,” writes Bell hooks as she comes out fighting and on fire in All About Love....

The first book to appear in the illustrious Oxford History of the United States, this critically-acclaimed volume - a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize - offers an unsurpassed history of the Revolutionary War and the birth of the American republic....

Thrilling tale of murder, mayhem, and the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.

This audiobook abounds with startling examples of unknown or often ignored aspects of American history. Bronski documents how various incarnations of social purity movements have consistently attempted to regulate all sexuality, including fantasies, masturbation, and queer sex....

An unapologetic exploration of the Black mental health crisis - and a comprehensive road map to getting the care you deserve in an unequal system....

This is a penetrating critique tracing how under-regulated trading between European and US banks led to the 2008 financial crisis - with a prescription for preventing another meltdown....

Où se trouve l'île de Pâques ? Comment expliquer ses immenses statues ? Que s'est-il passé au cours des siècles ?

Over the course of 24 spirited lectures, Professor Cook leads you on an engaging and energetic discussion on Tocqueville....