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Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System
by Raj Patel  Publisher Comments "One of the most dazzling books I have read in a very long time. The product of a brilliant mind and a gift to a world hungering for justice." Naomi Klein, author of No Logoand The Shock Doctrine Half the world is malnourished, the other half obese-both...
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Social Psychology (9th Edition)
by David G. Myers Publisher Comments David Myers' Social Psychology continues to set the standard by which other Social Psychology texts are judged. Its renowned authors engaging writing style and unique, intimate voice make the text compelling without being simplistic. The organization...
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities
by Jane Jacobs 
Powells.com Staff Pick Ever wonder why we have suburbs? Or why we wanted them in the first place? What about the lovely ideal of the Parisian street lined with cafes and shops? Why don't we have more of those? Or would we want them at all? Then read this! If you live in, near,...
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Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness
by Richard H. Thaler Publisher Comments Every day, we make decisions on topics ranging from personal investments to schools for our children to the meals we eat to the causes we champion. Unfortunately, we often choose poorly. The reason, the authors explain, is that, being human, we all are...
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Superclass: The Global Power Elite and the World They Are Making
by David Rothkopf Publisher Comments Each of them is one in a million. They number six thousand on a planet of six billion. They run our governments, our largest corporations, the powerhouses of international finance, the media, world religions, and, from the shadows, the world's most...
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Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto
by Chuck Klosterman
Powells.com Staff Pick "Part memoir, part meditation on crappy television, Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs is a raucous ride through the cultural wasteland of Generation X. Don't think, though, that this book's obsession with meaningless trivia is worthless. Chuck Klosterman's...
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The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
by Erving Goffman Publisher Comments A study of human behavior in social situations and the way we appear to others. Dr. Goffman has employed as a framework the metaphor of theatrical performance. Discussions of social techniques are based upon detailed research and observation of social...
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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...
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The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future
by Riane Eisler Publisher Comments Chapter One Journey into a Lost World: The Beginnings of Civilization Preserved in a cave sanctuary for over twenty thousand years, a female figure speaks to us about the minds of our early Western ancestors. She is small and carved out of stone: one of...
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King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine
by Robert Moore Publisher Comments Arguing that mature masculinity is not abusive or domineering, but generative, creative, and empowering of the self and others, Moore and Gillette provide a Jungian introduction to the psychological foundations of a mature, authentic, and revitalized...
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Hell's Angels (96 Edition)
by Hunter S. Thompson Publisher Comments "California, Labor Day weekend . . . early, with ocean fog still in the streets, outlaw motorcyclists wearing chains, shades and greasy Levis roll out from damp garages, all-night diners and cast-off one-night pads in Frisco, Hollywood, Berdoo and...
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Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved (06 Edition)
by Katz Publisher Comments An instant classic for a new generation of monkey-wrenching food activists. Food in America is cheap and abundant, yet the vast majority of it is diminished in terms of flavor and nutrition, anonymous and mysterious after being shipped thousands of miles...
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Pedagogy of the Oppressed 30TH Anniv Edition
by Paulo Freire Synopsis With an new introduction to Freire's life and the impact of this book by writer and Freire confidant and authority Donaldo Macedo, this anniversary edition will inspire a new generation of educators, students, and general readers....
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Everything I Want to Do Is Illegal: War Stories from the Local Food Front
by Joel Salatin Publisher Comments Drawing upon 40 years' experience as an ecological farmer and marketer, Joel Salatin explains with humor and passion why Americans do not have the freedom to choose the food they purchase and eat. From child labor regulations to food inspection...
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The Lucky Shopping Manual: Building and Improving Your Wardrobe Piece by Piece
by Kim France Publisher Comments Building and improving your wardrobe piece by piece. An enticing guide packed with over 1000 colour photographs and illustrations....
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Rules of the Game
by Neil Strauss Publisher Comments If you want to play the Game, you've got to know the Rules. In his international bestseller The Game, Neil Strauss delved into the secret world of pick-up artists — men who have created a science out of the art of seduction. Not only did he...
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The Commission: The Uncensored History of the 9/11 Investigation
by Philip Shenon Synopsis In a work of history that will make headlines, New York Times reporter Philip Shenon investigates the investigation of 9/11 and tells the inside story of most important federal commission since the the Warren Commission. Shenon uncovers startling new...
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The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food
by Jennifer 8. Lee Publisher Comments There are more Chinese restaurants in America than McDonald's, Burger Kings, and Wendy's combined. Egg rolls are as American as apple pie, and for New York Times reporter Jennifer 8. Lee, the story of the Chinese-American experience can be told through...
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So Wrong for So Long: How the Press, the Pundits--And the President--Failed on Iraq
by Greg Mitchell Publisher Comments In early 2003, Greg Mitchell was one of the few mainstream journalists to seriously question the stated reasons for invading Iraq. In the years since, he has repeatedly challenged the media to probe the conduct of the war and its toll on our troops. Now,...
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African Ceremonies with CD (Audio)
by Carol Beckwith Synopsis The original edition of this work was in two volumes. This concise edition contains more than half the photographs that were in the original, plus new images to focus fresh attention on specific ceremonies, many of which are vanishing. The book is...
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