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“A formidable yet wholly accessible and relatable exposé of the unconscionable cost of undocumented immigration. An essential addition to all nonfiction collections.” —Booklist, Starred Review “Part harrowing memoir, part rigorous case study, this makes for an eye-opening glimpse of undocumented life in America.” —Publishers Weekly “This book demands to be read. Alix divulges things you’re not supposed to say but that should be said. . . .
Beacon Press: After Purity
Available soon to download: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Libro.fm An intersectional analysis of evangelical purity culture’s influence on gender, sexuality, race, and national identity in the United States With a foreword by Linda Kay Klein, author of Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free In After Purity, purity scholar Sara Moslener conducts a nuanced investigation of purity culture in white evangelical Christianity, revealing its...
"They Just Need to Get a Job"
Preface: The Function of Myth Introduction: Anita CHAPTER 1: A BRIEF HISTORY OF HOMELESSNESS MYTH 1: “Homelessness Is Inevitable and Intrinsically Unsolvable” CHAPTER 2: THE ROOTS OF AMERICAN HOMELESSNESS MYTH 2: “Homelessness in America Is a Relatively New Phenomenon” MYTH 3: “Helping the ‘Worthy’ Poor Is the Best Way to End Poverty and Homelessness” CHAPTER 3: HOMELESSNESS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY MYTH 4: “Ronald Reagan Created Modern Homelessness” MYTH 5: “Most Homeless People Are Mentally...
Revolution by Fire
Based on the little known real life “Slave Insurrection” of 1741, this book imagines outlaw fugitive John Gwin and an eclectic crew of renegades as they attempt to disrupt and overthrow the colonial social order Rebel fugitive John Gwin was previously introduced in Under the Banner of King Death and this graphic novel continues his adventures.
Beacon Press: Mad Wife
Submitting to unwanted sex destroyed Kate’s love for her husband But she considered killing herself before she could imagine leaving In this electrifying literary memoir, Kate Hamilton deftly traces her complicated journey from loving wife to gaslit victim to furious feminist with an urgent goal: to expose how women are pressured to uphold the institutions of marriage and family, no matter the cost.
What Can We Learn from the Great Depression?
4 stories of resilience, mutual aid, and radical rebellion that will transform how we understand the Great Depression Drawing on little-known stories of working people, What Can We Learn from the Great Depression? amplifies voices that have been long omitted from standard histories of the Depression era. In 4 tales, Professor Dana Frank explores how ordinary working people in the US turned to collective action to meet the crisis of the Great Depression and what we can learn from them today.
Ghosts of Crook County
“[A] riveting legal thriller . . . superb historical sleuthing . . . It’s an astonishing exposé.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review “The great-grandson of an Oklahoma oilman interrogates a legal conundrum that lays bare the corruption beneath the creation of his home state.” —Kirkus Reviews “This powerful work is equal parts history and true crime. The result is a historical record illuminating a failure of law and policy.” —Booklist “Russell Cobb is a master storyteller. . . .
Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz’s Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States: A Graphic Interpretation
In stunning full color and accessible text, a graphic adaptation of the American Book Award-winning history of the United States as told from the perspective of Indigenous peoples—perfect for readers of all ages Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz’s influential New York Times bestseller exposed the brutality of this nation’s founding and its legacy of settler-colonialism and genocide.
Beacon Press: Transfarmation
“Impassioned treatise . . . Garcés makes clear how animals and humans suffer under the status quo, and she offers practical suggestions for reform, including bolstering animal welfare protections and improving labor standards for farmers.
A Cup of Water Under My Bed
“I wish this book had been available for me when I was making my foolish way in my perilous 20s, but how glorious that it’s available now.”—Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street A Colombian-Cuban daughter’s story of becoming her own person, finding herself in community, and building a new queer life Daisy Hernández was raised by women: Her mother, who warned of la envidia and men who seduce with pastries.