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Outlaws of America: The Weather Underground and the Politics of Solidarity Outlaws of America: The Weather Underground and the Politics of Solidarity
by Dan Berger
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Cultural Writing. OUTLAWS OF AMERICA brings to life the motivations and actions of America's most famous renegades, who bombed their way into history. Through detailed and original research, Dan Berger offers a nuanced and compelling portrait of the... (read more)
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The Bloodless Revolution: A Cultural History of Vegetarianism from 1600 to Modern Times The Bloodless Revolution: A Cultural History of Vegetarianism from 1600 to Modern Times
by Tristram Stuart
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The Bloodless Revolution is a fascinating trek through the history of vegetarianism, from around 1600 until the present day. It is scholarly, accessible, and very thorough, and along the way, Tristam Stuart refreshes your memory of an entire host of... (read more)
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The Art of Political Murder: Who Killed the Bishop? The Art of Political Murder: Who Killed the Bishop?
by Francisco Goldman
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Acclaimed novelist Goldman tells the story of the murder of Bishop Juan Gerardi, Guatemalas leading human rights activist, who had been bludgeoned to death in 1998, after releasing a church-sponsored report implicating the military in the murders and... (read more)
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Flying Close to the Sun: My Life and Times as a Weatherman Flying Close to the Sun: My Life and Times as a Weatherman
by Cathy Wilkerson
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Flying Close to the Sun is the stunning memoir of a white middle-class girl from Connecticut who became a member of the Weather Underground, one of the most notorious groups of the 1960s. Cathy Wilkerson, who famously escaped the Greenwich Village... (read more)
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Voices from the Street: Truths about Homelessness from Sisters of the Road Voices from the Street: Truths about Homelessness from Sisters of the Road
by Jessica P. Morrell
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Everyone has a story to tell, but not everyone, especially if that person is homeless, is given the opportunity to tell it. Thus was born Voices from the Street: Truths about Homelessness from Sisters Of The Road, a project with a unique and intimate... (read more)
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Poor People Poor People
by William T. Vollmann
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because i was bad in my last life. because allah has willed it. because the rich do nothing for the poor. because the poor do nothing for themselves. because it is my destiny. These are just some of the answers to the simple yet groundbreaking question... (read more)
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Into the Wild Into the Wild
by Jon Krakauer
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In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. He had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his... (read more)
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Planet of Slums Planet of Slums
by Mike Davis
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According to the United Nations, more than one billion people now live in the slums of the cities of the South. In this brilliant and ambitious book, Mike Davis explores the future of a radically unequal and explosively unstable urban world. From the... (read more)
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Ending Slavery: How We Free Today's Slaves Ending Slavery: How We Free Today's Slaves
by Kevin Bales
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In his 1999 book, Disposable People, Kevin Bales brought to light the shocking fact of modern slavery and described how, nearly two hundred years after the slave trade was abolished (legal slavery would have to wait another fifty years), global slavery... (read more)
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How to Build a Robot Army: Tips on Defending Planet Earth against Alien Invaders, Ninjas, and Zombies How to Build a Robot Army: Tips on Defending Planet Earth against Alien Invaders, Ninjas, and Zombies
by Daniel H. Wilson
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Come on, Humans, stop kidding yourselves. You know that the robots are growing in strength. The confrontation is inevitable. You are unprepared! Buy this book or die. You pathetic bag of water.... (read more)
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