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by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2006
Like the two wings of a bird, love and insight work cooperatively to bring about enlightenment, says a fundamental Buddhist teaching. According to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, we each possess the ability to achieve happiness and a meaningful life, but the key to realizing that goal is self-knowledge....
Caesars' Wives
Sex, Power, and Politics in the Roman Empire
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2010
In scandals and power struggles obscured by time and legend, the wives, mistresses, mothers, sisters, and daughters of the Caesars have been popularly characterized as heartless murderers, shameless adulteresses, and conniving politicians in the high dramas of the Roman court. Yet little has been...
Shell
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2018
“A luminous look at a city at a time of change, a time when the building of the Sydney Opera House was a reach for greatness.” —The New York Times
In this spellbinding and poignant historical novel—perfect for fans of All the Light We Cannot See and The Flamethrowers—a Swedish glassmaker...
The Iraq War Reader
History, Documents, Opinions
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2003
Despite the torrent of coverage devoted to war with Iraq, woefully little attention has been paid to the history of the region, the policies that led to the conflict, and the daunting challenges that will confront America and the Middle East once the immediate crisis has ended. In this collection,...
Every Other Monday
Twenty Years of Life, Lunch, Faith, and Friendship
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
This bestselling book by GOP presidential candidate John Kasich offers an honest, insightful, and revealing portrait of the man called by the New York Times, “the only plausible choice for Republicans tired of the extremism and inexperience on display in this race.”
Where do you go when...
Ivy Briefs
True Tales of a Neurotic Law Student
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2007
From first-day nerves to first-year grades, from bizarre job interviews to bar exam insanity, Ivy Briefs pulls back the curtain on the marbled halls of law school, revealing the absurdity often bubbling beneath the surface.
Meet Martha Kimes: a naïve small-town girl with strong neurotic tendencies...
by Sun Bear, Wabun Wind, Crysalis Mulligan
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2012
The Native American philosophy behind the vision of the Medicine Wheel is that all things and beings on the earth are related and, therefore, must be in harmony for the earth to be balanced. Dancing with the Wheel teaches you how to apply this philosophy to your daily life through many practical exercises...
Nobody
Casualties of America's War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2016
Named a Best Book of 2016 by Kirkus Reviews
A New York Times Editor’s Choice
Nautilus Award Winner
“A worthy and necessary addition to the contemporary canon of civil rights literature.” —New York Times
In this “thought-provoking and important” (Library Journal) analysis...
Accountable
Making America as Good as Its Promise
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2009
Accountable provides real-life examples of how crucial issues -- including health care, education, the economy, unequal justice, and the environment -- manifest themselves in our communities. The book demonstrates the urgent need to hold politicians and ourselves responsible, because the stakes have...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
"We knew from the beginning how critical it was to have our own publication, to set forth our agenda for freedom...to urge change, to use the pen alongside the sword," writes David Hilliard in the preface to this stunning collection of pages from the original groundbreaking editions of the Black Panther...
Impolite Conversations
On Race, Politics, Sex, Money, and Religion
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
When was the last time you said everything on your mind without holding back? In this no-holds-barred discussion of America’s top hot-button issues, a journalist and a cultural anthropologist express opinions that are widely held in private—but rarely heard in public.
Everyone edits what...
The Myth of Free Trade
The Pooring of America
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 1996
As an antidote to our economic ills—the federal deficit, our reliance on foreign imports, widespread downsizing, environmental destruction—Dr. Batra sets out a five-year plan for economic revival that includes raising tariffs on imports, banning mergers among giant firms, and encouraging domestic...
An Indefinite Sentence
A Personal History of Outlawed Love and Sex
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2019
A revelatory memoir about sex, oppression, and the universal struggle for justice.
From his time as a child in 1960s India, Siddharth Dube knew that he was different. Reckoning with his femininity and sexuality—and his intellect—would send him on a lifelong journey of discovery: from Harvard...
by Joan Brady
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
Her cool sexy demeanor betrays nothing, but twenty-nine-year-old Heather Hurley suffers from major anxiety attacks -- her life in L.A. isn't going exactly as planned. Now, in a bar near her hometown on the Jersey shore, her future is about to change forever....
"Your panic is your friend. It loves...