Or Books: 109 books
by Dale Jamieson, Bonnie Nadzam
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2015
“Dale Jamieson and Bonnie Nadzam cause us to think—and to feel—what life will be like in a future where nothing is left that is spontaneous, accidental, or uncontrolled. A beautiful—and frightening—book.” —Naomi Oreskes, professor, history of science, Harvard; author, Merchants of Doubt“Nadzam's...
Chameleo
A Strange but True Story of Invisible Spies, Heroin Addiction, and Homeland Security
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2015
A mesmerizing mix of Charles Bukowski, Hunter S. Thompson, and Philip K. Dick, Chameleo is a true account of what happened in a seedy Southern California town when an enthusiastic and unrepentant heroin addict named Dion Fuller sheltered a U.S. Marine who’d stolen night vision goggles and perhaps...
Forsaken
The Persecution of Christians In Today's Middle East
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2016
“Daniel Williams has given us a vivid portrait of what he rightly calls 'not only a human tragedy but a historic cataclysm.' His compelling blend of historical perspective and on-the-ground reporting in Christian communities across the Middle East gives authority to his practical proposals. This...
The Strangest
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
Michael Seidlinger has dared tackle one of the literary classics of the 20th century literature and reimagined it for the 21st: and in Albert Camus’ anti-hero Meursault, at once apathetic and violent, unable to connect with his fellow humans, Seidlinger exhumes a perfect metaphor for the Internet...
by Jason Schwartz
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2013
John the Posthumous exists in between fiction and poetry, elegy and history: a kind of novella in objects, it is an anatomy of marriage and adultery, an interlocking set of fictional histories, and the staccato telling of a murder, perhaps two murders. This is a literary album of a pre-Internet world,...
Gangsterismo
The United States, Cuba and the Mafia, 1933 to 1966
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
Gangsterismo is an extraordinary accomplishment, the most comprehensive history yet of the clash of epic forces over several decades in Cuba. It is a chronicle that touches upon deep and ongoing themes in the history of the Americas, and more specifically of the United States government, Cuba before...
by Lee Papa
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
Now Featuring PSAs from Lizz Winstead and Jeff Kreisler and an epic limerick by Herman Cain.Lee Papa, the Rude Pundit, wants you to come roaring into the 2012 elections with a new edition of The Rude Pundit’s Almanack. What’s new? “The Life and Death of Herman Cain’s Campaign: A Tale...
President Trump Unveiled
Exposing the Bigoted Billionaire
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2017
The unthinkable has happened, and the Orange One is leader of the Free World.A hard job is made harder by a steady stream of self-contradictions. Sad! But if Donald gets confused about just who he is, he could do worse than to pick up a copy of President Trump Unveiled for a handy reference...
Beautiful Trouble: A Toolbox for Revolution
Pocket Edition
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2013
Banksy, the Yes Men, Gandhi, Starhawk: the accumulated wisdom of decades of creative protest is now in the hands of the next generation of change-makers, thanks to Beautiful Trouble.Sophisticated enough for veteran activists, accessible enough for newbies, this compact pocket edition of the...
Method and Madness
The hidden story of Israel's assaults on Gaza
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2015
In the past five years Israel has mounted three major assaults on the 1.8 million Palestinians trapped behind its blockade of the Gaza Strip. Taken together, Operation Cast Lead (2008-9), Operation Pillar of Defense (2012), and Operation Protective Edge (2014), have resulted in the deaths of some...
Killer Care
How Medical Error Became America's Third Largest Cause of Death, and What Can Be Done About It
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2015
“A succinct, disturbing report on the prevalence of malpractice in modern medicine. ….An imperative analysis that begs for discussion by industry watchdogs and consumers alike.” —Kirkus Reviews Brilliant...scholarly. A reading of Killer Care makes an immediate personal investment in...
The Gospel of Self
How Jesus Joined the GOP
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2017
The bitter political and religious divides we see today in America have roots that go back many decades. The televangelist Pat Robertson was one of the first to determine how battlelines were drawn. Robertson, now a leading and unflinching Trump supporter, rose to national prominence in the 1960s...
What Gandhi Says
About Nonviolence, Resistance and Courage
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
The Occupy movement and the protests that inspired it have focused new attention on the work of Mahatma Gandhi, who set out principles of nonviolent resistance during the struggle for Indian Independence, principles that found their echo in Tahrir Square, Puerta del Sol and Zuccotti Park some half...
Creditocracy
And the Case for Debt Refusal
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2014
It seems like pretty much everybody homeowners, students, those who are ill and without health insurance, and, of course, credit card holders is up to their neck in debt that can never be repaid. 77% of US households are seriously indebted and one in seven Americans has been pursued by debt collectors....