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Beacon Press® is an independent publisher of serious non-fiction. Our books often change the way readers think about fundamental issues; they promote such values as freedom of speech and thought; diversity, religious pluralism, and anti-racism; and respect for diversity in all areas of life.
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Exploring 400 years of protest and resistance in US history—and what the unsung heroes of social movements past can teach us about navigating our chaotic world
Hardcover | By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall | From Beacon PressTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Anti-Oppression, Dissent, History, History, Social Justice -
For “spiritual explorers” ready to travel beyond Western bounds, a beginner’s guide to Asian spiritual traditions spanning regions, cultures, and history
Hardcover | By C. Pierce Salguero | From Beacon PressTagged as: Mindfulness, Taoism -
An intimate, compassionate, and expansive portrait of Borderline Personality Disorder that rejects the conventional wisdom that the condition is untreatable and those diagnosed with it are “difficult,” told by a psychologist who specializes in BPD
Paperback | By Alexander Kriss | From Beacon PressTagged as: History, History, Mental Health, Psychology -
One of the nation’s leading anti-poverty organizers and moral voices shares the largely untold story of the movement to end poverty, open to all, and led by the poor themselves
Hardcover | By The Liz Theoharis, Noam Sandweiss-Back | From Beacon PressTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Anti-Oppression, Economic Justice, Poverty -
Navigating the joys, stigma, and discrimination of disabled parenting—and how the solutions offered by disability culture can transform the way we all raise our kids
Hardcover | By Jessica Slice | From Beacon PressTagged as: Ableism, Disability, Family, Parenting -
51 achingly eloquent poems from a young Cave Canem fellow: W. J. Lofton’s verses explore Black queer Southern identity, grief, love, and intimacy while enduring and witnessing unfreedom in America
Paperback | By W.J. Lofton | From Beacon PressTagged as: Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Personal Inspiration -
How hard-working individuals have kept abortion afloat in the wake of Roe v. Wade’s destruction, and the continued help needed if we want to sustain it
Hardcover | By David S. Cohen, Carole Joffe | From Beacon PressTagged as: Reproductive Justice -
How right-wing extremism has led to the fall of critical thinking and rise of reactionary politics—and what we can do about it to save our democracy
Hardcover | By David Pakman | From Beacon PressTagged as: Politics, Social Media -
A violence prevention expert helps targets of gender-based violence discern fact from fiction around what keeps us safe and support social change Personal safety shouldn’t mean living in fear, nor should it come at the expense of political progress
Hardcover | By Meg Stone | From Beacon PressTagged as: Gender, Gender Justice, Violence, Violence Prevention -
A rich, accomplised, intensely intimate collection with two full sections of new poems bookending Blanco’s selections from his five previous volumes
Paperback | By Richard Blanco | From Beacon PressTagged as: Family, Love
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