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"The inspiring story of worker centers that are cropping up across the country and transforming the labor movement "--

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A timely reissue of a 1946 New York Times bestseller in which the world's leading nuclear scientists, including five Nobel laureates) warn of the dangers of a nuclear world.

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Two leading figures from the world of finance show how progressives can take their money away from conservative financial institutions and put it to good, lasting social use.

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Gives readers a glimpse inside the Wall Street banks during the boom economy. Written by an author who is highly critical both of the industry's rampant corruption and the toothless reform efforts intended to stop it, this book is also accessible to those unfamiliar with the inner workings of international finance.

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This volume is a reader, edited by Bob McChesney, collecting the history of American media criticism.

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PAPERBACK ORIGINAL From an award-winning documentary photographer, the first book of its kind to portray the LGBTQ community in contemporary Poland

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A group of distinguished photographers, critics, and cultural historians examine the many roles of photography in contemporary Western culture, covering questions about representation, sexual politics, public policy, and cultural activism. 40 photos.

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Pulitzer-prize winning Terkel makes a selection of his favourite unpublished writings, broadcasts and interviews.

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Beginning with the passage of Proposition 13 in 1978, and continuing through the barrage of voter initiatives, the state tumbled to the bottom of the nation's "quality of life" rankings. In "Paradise Lost", Peter Schrag examines the relationship between the politics of that retrenchment and the great demographic changes in the state.

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"How to envision a justice system that combines the least possible punishment with the greatest possible healing, from an all-star cast of contributors"--

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The Parrish Art Museum in New York held an exhibition showing how contemporary American artists have been excluded, with museums preferring to uphold the legacies of Greece and Rome. This text explores the mission and origins of American art museums from their founding to the present.

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"The life and legacy of vocal artist and civil rights icon Paul Robeson-one of the most important public figures in the twentieth century-adapted for young adults by the acclaimed Robeson biographer"--

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The inspiring story of political newcomers who are knocking down built-in barriers to creating better government.

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Castaneda offers a remarkably candid account of Mexican presidential politics, "destined to become the most important political book of the decade" ("Foreign Policy"). In six penetrating essays combined with interviews with each of the living Mexican ex-presidents, the author provides a candid account of the country's political machinery.

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Max Delmarc is a middle-aged concert pianist with a sharp case of stage fright and something of a drink problem. We follow Max to his untimely death and out into the afterlife, where he moves from purgatory into his own personal hell - an overcast Paris in which he can no longer play the piano or have a drink.

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This collection brings together African American writers, scholars and film-makers to analyze and respond to photographic images of blacks through history. The personal issues embedded in family portraits, news photographs, movie stills and mug shots are examined by the book's contributors.

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""Animal Farm" meets "The Metamorphosis". . . . A very funny, intelligent book that can be read both for its politics and for its extraordinary depiction of a woman who revels in her bestial transformation.--"Booklist".

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