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Rules for Radicals by Saul D Alinsky Publisher Comments First published in 1971, Rules for Radicals is Saul Alinsky's impassioned counsel to young radicals on how to effect constructive social change and know “the difference between being a realistic radical and being a rhetorical one.” Written in... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper 
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Playbook for Progressives: 16 Qualities of the Successful Organizer by Eric Mann Publisher Comments An organizing manifesto for the twenty-first century, Playbook for Progressives is a must-have for the activist’s tool kit. This comprehensive guide articulates pragmatically what is required in the often mystifying and rarely explained on-the... (read more) Your price: $15.00 New - Trade Paper
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Death of the Liberal Class by Chris Hedges Publisher Comments For decades the liberal class was a defense against the worst excesses of power. But the pillars of the liberal class— the press, universities, the labor movement, the Democratic Party, and liberal religious institutions—have collapsed. In its... (read more) Your price: $15.99 New - Trade Paper
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Death of the Liberal Class by Chris Hedges Publisher Comments The liberal class plays a vital role in a democracy. It gives moral legitimacy to the state. It makes limited forms of dissent and incremental change possible. The liberal class posits itself as the conscience of the nation. It permits us, through its... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $16.95 Used - Hardcover
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War Is a Racket : Anti-war Classic By America's Most Decorated General (03 Edition) by Smedley D. Butler Publisher Comments A new edition of this anti-war classic written by America's most decorated General.... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $6.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Occupy!: Scenes from Occupied America by Astra Taylor Publisher Comments In the fall of 2011, a small protest camp in downtown Manhattan exploded into a global uprising, sparked in part by the violent overreactions of the police. An unofficial record of this movement, Occupy! combines adrenalin-fueled first-hand accounts of... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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Hillbilly Nationalists, Urban Race Rebels, and Black Power: Community Organizing in Radical Times by James Tracy and Amy Sonnie Publisher Comments THE STORY OF SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND LITTLE-KNOWN ACTIVISTS OF THE 1960s, IN A DEEPLY SOURCED NARRATIVE HISTORY The historians of the late 1960s have emphasized the work of a group of white college activists who courageously took to the... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper
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Time for Outrage: Indignez-Vous! by Stephane Hessel Publisher Comments This controversial, impassioned call-to-arms for a return to the ideals that fueled the French Resistance has sold millions of copies worldwide since its publication in France in October 2010. Rejecting the dictatorship of world financial markets and... (read more) Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Earth Democracy : Justice, Sustainability, and Peace (05 Edition) by Vandana Shiva Publisher Comments A leading voice in the struggle for global justice, Vandana Shiva is a world-renowned environmental activist and physicist. In Earth Democracy, Shiva updates the struggles she helped bring to international attention—against genetic food... (read more) List Price $19.25 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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This Changes Everything: Occupy Wall Street and the 99% Movement by Sarah Van Gelder Publisher Comments We Are the 99% The Occupy Wall Street movement named the core issue of our time: the overwhelming power of Wall Street and large corporations— something the political establishment and most media have long ignored. But the movement goes far beyond... (read more) Your price: $9.95 New - Trade Paper
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Reveille for Radicals by Saul Alinsky Publisher Comments Legendary community organizer Saul Alinsky inspired a generation of activists and politicians with Reveille for Radicals, the original handbook for social change. Alinsky writes both practically and philosophically, never wavering from his belief that... (read more) Your price: $13.95 New - Trade Paper
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Green Is the New Red: An Insider's Account of a Social Movement under Siege by Will Potter Publisher Comments At a time when everyone is going green, most people are unaware that the FBI is using anti-terrorism resources to target environmentalists. Here is a guided tour into an underground world of radical activism and an introduction to the shadowy figures... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Impossible Will Take a Little While: A Citizen's Guide to Hope in a Time of Fear by Paul Rogat Loeb Publisher Comments In The Impossible Will Take a Little While, a phrase borrowed from Billie Holliday, the editor of Soul of a Citizen brings together fifty stories and essays that range across nations, eras, wars, and political movements. Danusha Goska, an Indiana... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Social Entrepreneurship: What Everyone Needs to Know (What Everyone Needs to Know) by David Bornstein Publisher Comments In development circles, there is now widespread consensus that social entrepreneurs represent a far better mechanism to respond to needs than we have ever had before--a decentralized and emergent force that remains our best hope for solutions that can... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper
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Hell No: Your Right to Dissent in Twenty-First Century America by Michael Ratner Synopsis In the Age of Terrorism, the United States has become a much more dangerous place—for activists and dissenters, whose First Amendment rights are all too frequently abridged by the government. In Hell No, the Center for Constitutional Rights, the... (read more) Your price: $17.95 New - Trade Paper
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War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning by Chris Hedges Staff Pick "The title might give the impression that this book would be at home on Patton's shelf, but a glance at the chapter headings shows the book's true heart and mind: 'The Myth of War,' 'The Plague of Nationalism,' 'The Highjacking and Recovery of Memory... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Soul of a Citizen: Living with Conviction in Challenging Times by Paul Rogat Loeb Publisher Comments Soul of a Citizen has become the handbook for budding social activists, veteran organizers, and anybody who wants to make a change—big or small—in the world around them. At this critical historical time , Paul Loebs completely revised edition&#... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Getting a Grip: Clarity, Creativity, and Courage in a World Gone Mad by Frances Moore Lappe Publisher Comments Getting a Grip: Clarity, Creativity and Courage in a World Gone Mad is a little book with a big message. Frances Moore Lappe — author of sixteen books, including three-million-copy bestseller Diet for a Small Planet — distills her world... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Unconquerable World: Power, Nonviolence, and the Will of the People by Jonathan Schell Publisher Comments "This book mounts perhaps the most impressive argument ever made that there exists a viable and desirable alternative to the continued reliance on war." -The New York Times At times of global crisis, Jonathan Schell's writings have offered important... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Unconquerable World: Power, Nonviolence, and the Will of the People by Jonathan Schell Publisher Comments "This book mounts perhaps the most impressive argument ever made that there exists a viable and desirable alternative to the continued reliance on war." -The New York Times At times of global crisis, Jonathan Schell's writings have offered important... (read more) List Price $19.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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