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  • The Orwell Reader The Orwell Reader
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    The Orwell Reader

    Here is Orwell's work in all its remarkable range and variety. The selections in this anthology show how Orwell developed as writer and as thinker; inevitably, too, they reflect and illuminate the history of the time of troubles in which he lived and...
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  • Black Elk Black Elk
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    Black Elk

    In a first-person narrative, a Lakota shaman blends an explanation of the mystery and ritual of the sacred pipe with a lively account of growing up Native American.
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  • The Happy Hooker The Happy Hooker
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    The Happy Hooker

    The 30th anniversary edition of one of the modern classics of the sexual revolution--with a new Afterword by the author.An international phenomenon upon its initial publication in 1972, The Happy Hooker established Xaviera Hollander--previously the most...
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    The Power of Adrienne Rich

    A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice "A comprehensive biography of . . . one of the most acclaimed poets of her generation and a face of American feminism."-New York TimesA major American writer, thinker, and activist, Adrienne Rich (19292012)...
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  • Southern interregnum Southern interregnum
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    Southern interregnum

    How do governing elites in the global South attempt to remake hegemony in a conjuncture of durable crisis? This is the question at the core of Southern interregnum, a comparative conjunctural analysis of hegemonic projects in Brazil, India, China, and...
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  • The Big Myth: With a New Afterword by the Authors
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    The Big Myth: With a New Afterword by the Authors

    "An immense scholarly feat."—New Yorker * "[A] scorching indictment of free market fundamentalism . . . and how we can change, before it's too late."—EsquireWith a New Afterword by the Authors.The bestselling authors of Merchants of...
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    Japan Now! A Japanese Language Reader
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    Japan Now! A Japanese Language Reader

    Learn about contemporary Japan while improving your language skills!JAPAN NOW! A Japanese Language Reader contains 17 fascinating stories and essays about contemporary Japanese society in parallel Japanese and English versions on facing pages. The...
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  • Rehearsals for Dying
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    Rehearsals for Dying

    An expansive, darkly funny, and deeply personal reflection on the reality of living with and dying from metastatic breast cancer.Deena stepped out of the shower and opened her towel in the steam. 'Does my breast look weird?'These words irrevocably change...
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    Hyam Plutzik and the Mosaic of Time
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    Hyam Plutzik and the Mosaic of Time

    This original collection of essays written by scholars and poets explores the life and work of Hyam Plutzik (1911-1962), whose poetry came to fruition at a time of cultural change set against the historical rupture of the Holocaust and World War II. The...
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    The Old Lore of the Moon
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    The Old Lore of the Moon

    Explore the Magic of the Moon Once upon a time, minister, lecturer, and astronomer Rev. Timothy Harley published Moon Lore, a culmination of his understanding of the moon and its many myths. Now lovingly updated and reproduced for a modern audience,...
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  • Don't Pull Your Sister's Hair
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    Don't Pull Your Sister's Hair

    Don't Pull Your Sister's Hair is the story of Sam Flood Jr.-the boy who didn't speak until he was five has become a man who wants to tell stories for a living.Sam Flood was born on January 1, 1984, two weeks late. Walking and running at ten months, he...
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  • "I Humbly Beg Your Speedy Answer"
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    "I Humbly Beg Your Speedy Answer"

    A fascinating collection of questions and answers about courtship, marriage, love, and sex from a seventeenth-century periodicalThe Athenian Mercury a one-page, two-sided periodical published in 1690s London included the world's first personal advice...
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  • Shadows of Azadi
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    Shadows of Azadi

    Azaadi, or ‘freedom’, represents a woman’s right to choose, and to live by the choices she makes. So what happens when you aren’t allowed to choose? When your childhood, education, worklife and self-determined future are forbidden due to your gender?In...
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  • Insider's Plague Year
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    Insider's Plague Year

    In An Insider's Plague Year, Nobel laureate and prominent COVID-19 authority Professor Peter Doherty recounts his response to the pandemic as it developed from January 2020-February 2021. As citizens and governments around the world suddenly became...
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  • Killing Season Uncut
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    Killing Season Uncut

    Australians came to the ABC's The Killing Season in droves, their fascination with the brutal Rudd-Gillard struggle as enduring as the saga itself. This is the book that brings you the uncut version of The Killing Season, taking you behind the cameras to...
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  • Arab Revolutions in Context
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    Arab Revolutions in Context

    From late 2010 a series of dramatic and unprecedented events swept across the Middle East and North Africa, toppling several autocratic regimes that had held power for decades and ushering in a new climate of dissent and democratisation. The Arab...
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  • Racket
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    Racket

    A generation ago in Australia, abortion was a crime. It was also the basis of one of the country's most lucrative and longest-lasting criminal rackets.The Racket describes the rise and fall of an extraordinary web of influence, which culminated in the...
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  • Wildly different
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    Wildly different

    The globe-trotting tales of five women who fought for the right to enjoy the wild places of the earth.For millennia the 'wild' was a place heroic men went on epic quests. Women were prevented from joining them, either through physical control or powerful...
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    Safest Family on the Block Safest Family on the Block
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    Safest Family on the Block

    Kick fear to the curb! Learn how to keep your family safe without the stress. Safest Family on the Blockby Jason Brick, host of the popular podcast of the same name, is a practical, hopeful guide for parents who want to protect their loved ones without...
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    Wicked: The Official Advent Calendar (2025)

    Celebrate the holidays and Wicked with this official advent calendar loaded with exclusive Wicked surprises inspired by the film. From patches to keychains, buttons, magnets, stickers, and more, this advent calendar is a magical way to celebrate the...
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    Gun Violence 101 Gun Violence 101
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    Gun Violence 101

    Did you know that gun violence is the #1 cause of death among America's children and teens and that guns in the home are far more likely to be used in killing family members than intruders?Gun Violence 101, a unique illustrated book using original...
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  • The Story of Sonechka
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    The Story of Sonechka

    It is 1918 in Moscow. The communist revolution is in full swing. Food is scarce, living conditions harsh. Two women meet on the stage of an empty theater. One is the now famous twenty-six-year-old poet Maria Tsvetaeva, the other the twenty-four-year-old...
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  • The return of the housewife
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    The return of the housewife

    An illuminating look at the world of cleanfluencers that asks why the burden of housework still falls on women.Housework is good for you. Housework sparks joy. Housework is beautiful. Housework is glamorous. Housework is key to a happy family. Housework...
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    Pear-Shaped
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    Pear-Shaped

    Fans of Dr. Jen Gunter and Emily Nagoski will love this science-based and empowering guide to your uterus "This book will embolden readers to shake stigma and speak out loud about this marvelous organ, the uterus, and its complex role in everything from...
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  • Revathi: A Life in Trans Activism
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    Revathi: A Life in Trans Activism

    "An unforgettable book, A Life in Trans Activism will leave the reader questioning the 'safe' and 'comfortable' binaries of male/female that so many of us take for granted." Feminism in IndiaBorn in Southern India to a conservative family of modest...
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  • Palestinianism
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    Palestinianism

    Palestinianism is not only the newest manifestation of anti-Semitism; it also poses grave threats to peace, human rights, and democratic values. Its dangers must be exposed and challenged in the marketplace of ideas. It is the purpose of this book to...
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  • Scottish Festivals
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    Scottish Festivals

    The origins of many Scottish festivals, such as Beltane and Hallowe'en, lie deep in the pagan past, and although the significance of many festivals may now be long forgotten, they have continued to evolve and evolve to satisfy the needs of the time...
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    Tarot in Other Words
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    Tarot in Other Words

    A collection of alternative approaches to reading the tarot for those looking to gain new and deeper insight-especially for marginalized folk who don't see themselves reflected in traditional presentations of the tarot.Cassandra Snow's groundbreaking...
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    The American Mirage
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    The American Mirage

    How the entertainment narrative of upward mobility distorts the harsh economic realities in AmericaIn an age of growing wealth disparities, politicians on both sides of the aisle are sounding the alarm about the fading American Dream. Yet despite all...
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  • Field Notes from Death's Door
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    Field Notes from Death's Door

    This Is Going to Hurt meets Emergency Sex (And Other Desperate Measures) - a rollicking, smart and self-aware memoir about the extremes of the human experience, the limits to compassion, and what trying to save the world actually entails.In her early...
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    Exploring Topics in Non/human Coexistence
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    Exploring Topics in Non/human Coexistence

    This book highlights significant contributions to animal studies and animal rights activism regarding the total liberation of all life on Earth for more peaceful non/human coexistence. Contributors push the concept of coexistence to include not merely...
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  • Losing Big
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    Losing Big

    Inside America's preventable sports-gambling debacleIn 2018, the United States Supreme Court opened the floodgates for states to legalize betting on sports. Eager for revenue, almost forty states have done so. The result is the explosive growth of an...
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    The Shrinking Goddess: Power, Myth and the Female Body
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    The Shrinking Goddess: Power, Myth and the Female Body

    Wild and strange stories have circulated about the female body since antiquity. While legends of poisoned hymens and fanged vaginas circulated, the first female figure Mother Earth was recreated as a crooked rib. Ranging from the absurd to the...
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    Paris Isn't Dead Yet

    French-American journalist Cole Stangler argues that the beating heart of the City of Light lies in the striving, working-class districts, where residents are now being priced out. Stangler brings the real Paris to life, combining gripping, street-level...
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  • This Arab Is Queer
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    This Arab Is Queer

    This ground-breaking anthology features the compelling and courageous memoirs of eighteen queer Arab writers - some internationally bestselling, others using pseudonyms. heart-warming connections and moments of celebration sit alongside essays exploring...
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  • The Housing Monster
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    The Housing Monster

    A house is more than four walls and a roof. From its design and production to the way it is sold, used, resold, and eventually demolished, it is crisscrossed by conflict.The Housing Monster is a scathing graphic guide that takes one seemingly simple,...
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    Forget the Fairy Tale and Find Your Happiness Forget the Fairy Tale and Find Your Happiness
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    Forget the Fairy Tale and Find Your Happiness

    In this uplifting debut memoir perfect for fans of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Deb Miller discards the myth of Prince Charming once she realizes he can’t get her to happily ever after and instead gets on the white horse herself, safely straps her kids on...
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    Facing the Jaguar
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    Facing the Jaguar

    For fans of The Glass Castle and Educated, a child sex abuse survivor-turned-domestic violence advocate examines the full circle of generational trauma, resilience, and healing. The average person can keep a secret for forty-seven...
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    The Millenium Caregiver
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    The Millenium Caregiver

    For most people, their twenties and thirties are the busiest times of their life, a period of new careers, new friends, new cities, new families. What few count on is that they might also be called to additional responsibilities as caregivers of parents,...
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  • Speculative endeavors
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    Speculative endeavors

    Speculative endeavours contributes to an emerging field of scholarship that focuses on alternative forms of knowledge production and speculation in nineteenth century US-American society. It sheds light on unofficial knowledges such as insider...
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