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Author
Publisher
Muriwai Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
This book tries to describe what an intelligent person would have witnessed in Ancient Rome if by some legerdemain he had been translated to the Second Christian Century, and conducted about the imperial city under competent guidance. The year 134 after Christ has been chosen as the hypothetical time of this visit, not from any special virtue in that date, but because Rome was then architecturally nearly completed, the Empire seemed in its most prosperous...
2) Formerly Known As Food: How the Industrial Food System Is Changing Our Minds, Bodies, and Culture
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Sustainable Literature Commitee's 2018 Green Prize Winner - One of Bustle 's "17 Best Nonfiction Books Coming Out In June 2018" - One of The Revelator 's "16 New Environmental Books for June" - One of Equinox's "5 Books High Performers Should Read in June" - One of Foodtank's "18 Books Making a Splash This Summer" - One of CivilEats ' "22 Noteworthy Food and Farming Books for Summer Reading--and Beyond" From the voice of a new generation of food activists,...
Publisher
Espresso Media International
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Narrated by Sophie Okonedo (Hotel Rwanda) THE SCENT OF FEAR takes you on a cinematic, first-hand journey across the globe analysing the effects fear has on individuals and societies. Along for the ride are leading experts in neural science, psychology, political sciences and more; providing insight of those who enjoy fear and those paralysed by it. With exhilarating characters this multi award-winning documentary analyses the universal question: why...
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Language
English
Description
Looking for a comprehensive guide on how to navigate the digital age safely and successfully? Look no further than "The Social Media Trap" by Maxwell Scott.In this book, Scott takes a deep dive into the world of social media, exploring its evolution and the importance it holds in our modern society. From the psychology of social media addiction to the impact it has on our mental health, relationships, and even politics, Scott covers all the most pressing...
5) Spectacle
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Language
English
Description
“A riveting account of one of the more startling episodes in the . . . history of race in America” (Wall Street Journal).
Ota Benga, a young African man, was featured as an exhibit at the St. Louis World’s Fair. Two years later, the New York Zoological Gardens displayed him in its Monkey House, caging him with an orangutan. The attraction became an international sensation, drawing thousands of New Yorkers and commanding
...Ota Benga, a young African man, was featured as an exhibit at the St. Louis World’s Fair. Two years later, the New York Zoological Gardens displayed him in its Monkey House, caging him with an orangutan. The attraction became an international sensation, drawing thousands of New Yorkers and commanding
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Language
English
Description
How should pragmatists respond to and contribute to the resolution of one of America's greatest and most enduring problems? Given that the most important thinkers of the pragmatist movement-Charles S. Peirce, William James, John Dewey, and George Herbert Mead-said little about the problem of race, how does their distinctly American way of thinking confront the hardship and brutality that characterizes the experience of many African Americans in this...
Author
Publisher
Random House Digital
Language
English
Formats
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • One of today’s most insightful and influential thinkers offers a powerful exploration of inequality and the lesson that generations of Americans have failed to learn: Racism has a cost for everyone—not just for people of color. WINNER OF THE PORCHLIGHT BUSINESS BOOK AWARD • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Time, The Washington Post, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Ms. magazine,...
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Language
English
Description
"A totally real, genuine, authentic book about why you shouldn't believe any of those words. And it's genuinely good."
- Gregg Easterbrook, author of Sonic Boom
Exploring a number of trends in our popular culture-from Sarah Palin to Antiques Roadshow, organic food to the indignation over James Frey's memoir-Andrew Potter follows his successful Nation of Rebels with a new book that argues that our pursuit of the authentic is fraught with irony and...
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Series
Language
Español
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El mundo sobrenatural forma parte de lo cotidiano por muy racionales y escépticos que pretendamos ser, puesto que no sólo siguen activas creencias y prácticas, sino que forman parte de nuestra cultura y de nuestra historia. "Historia de la hechicería y de las brujas" nos presenta a hechiceros y brujas de todas las latitudes y épocas, pero también de su impacto en las sociedades donde se han manifestado. Aborda el tema desde una doble perspectiva:...
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Language
Français
Description
Dans le domaine de la littérature, il existe une œuvre rare qui transcende les simples mots sur une page, offrant plutt un guide profond pour l'âme. Tel est le cas de l'œuvre majeure de Benak, « Le Citoyen Patriote ». En tant qu'écrivain estimé, doté d'une compréhension aiguë de l'écriture, du style et de l'engagement, l'on se sent à la fois humble et inspiré par la profondeur et l'acuité contenues dans ce remarquable ouvrage. Au cœur...
Author
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Formats
Description
Called “powerful and provocative" by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, author of the New York Times bestselling How to be an Antiracist, this explosive book of history and cultural criticism reveals how white feminism has been used as a weapon of white supremacy and patriarchy deployed against Black and Indigenous women, and women of color.Taking us from the slave era, when white women fought in court to keep “ownership” of their slaves, through the centuries...
13) Caste
Author
Publisher
Random House Digital
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this young adult adaptation of the Oprah Book Club selection and New York Times bestselling nonfiction work, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Isabel Wilkerson explores the unspoken hierarchies that divide us across lines of race and class. Revealing and timely, this work will speak to young people who are engaged more than ever with the world around them, or to anyone who believes in a more just existence for all.Readers will be fascinated by this...
14) Accountable
Author
Publisher
Macmillan
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the New York Times-bestselling author of The 57 Bus comes Accountable, a propulsive and thought-provoking true story about the revelation of a racist social media account that changes everything for a group of high school students and begs the question: What does it mean to be held accountable for harm that takes place behind a screen?When a high school student started a private Instagram account that used racist and sexist memes to make his...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of This Book Is Anti-Racist and The Antiracist Kid, Tiffany Jewell, this YA nonfiction book, highlighting inequities Black and Brown students face from preschool through college, is the most important, empowering read this year.From preschool to higher education and everything in between, Everything I Learned About Racism I Learned in School focuses on the experiences Black and Brown students face as a...
16) The Tryout
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Publisher
Scholastic
Language
English
Formats
Description
STAND TALL.BE LOUD.GAME FACE ON.This pitch perfect graphic memoir about courage and competition, friendship and belonging is perfect for fans of Smile, New Kid, Rollergirl, and Real Friends."A captivating middle-grade gem." - The New York Times Book Review? "Funny, relatable, and genuine." - Kirkus Reviews, starred review? "Captures every nuanced emotion." - School Library Journal, starred review? "Genuinely nail-biting." - Publishers Weekly, starred...
17) Native
Author
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Formats
Description
Drawing on her Native American heritage, Kaitlin Curtice shares her journey toward a better self-understanding, showing how her sense of nativeness both informs and challenges her Christian faith.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Random House Grupo Ed
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Español
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Las culturas más antiguas del mundo siempre han dominado el arte de criar niños felices y bien adaptados. ¿Qué podemos aprender de ellos?Una lectura obligatoria para las mamás y los papás que buscan soluciones inteligentes y creativas a los problemas de crianza que más nos preocupan y frustran.Las culturas más antiguas del mundo siempre han dominado el arte de criar niños felices y bien adaptados. ¿Qué podemos aprender de ellos?Una lectura...
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Formats
Description
A searing new work of nonfiction from award-winning author Brandy Colbert about the history and legacy of one of the most deadly and destructive acts of racial violence in American history: the Tulsa Race Massacre. Winner, Boston Globe-Horn Book Award.
In the early morning of June 1, 1921, a white mob marched across the train tracks in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and into its predominantly Black Greenwood District—a thriving, affluent
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