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Available for pre-orderWhen Black women and girls are targeted and murdered their cases are often categorized by police officers as “N.H.I.” – “No Humans Involved.” Dehumanized and invisible to the public eye, they are rarely seen as victims. In the United States, Black women are killed at…
Paperback | By Cheryl L. Neely | From Beacon PressTagged as: History, History, Violence -
In a time of climate crisis and housing shortages, a bold, visionary call to replace current wasteful construction practices with an architecture of reuseAs climate change has escalated into a crisis, the reuse of existing structures is the only way to even begin to preserve our wood, sand, silic…
Paperback | By Aaron Betsky | From Beacon PressTagged as: Environment -
An unflinching and stunning debut memoir of an Iranian girl’s coming-of-age experiencing abuse, war, and superstition—and her survival through an inner world into which she could escapeWhen she was a child, Atash Yaghmaian’s home life was unpredictable: a confusing mix of love and terror.
Hardcover | By Atash Yaghmaian | From Beacon PressTagged as: Mental Health, War -
A NATIONAL POETRY SERIES WINNER SELECTED AND WITH A FOREWORD BY BRENDA HILLMANA collection of poems and photographs that explores rural Missouri, violence, queer desire / intimacy, addiction, familial and wildlife relationshipsThrough encounters with the everyday beauty and brutality so much a pa…
Paperback | By Kieron Walquist | From Beacon PressTagged as: Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer -
A smart, irreverent, and accessible guide to thinking more deeply about how religion permeates and shapes the world around us –and why you need to understand the work it’s doingReligion lurks in the floorboards of our daily lives, whether we want it to or not. A departure from more traditional…
Paperback | By Ilyse Morgenstein Fuerst | From Beacon PressTagged as: Christianity, Religion -
Available for pre-order27 personal histories of immigrant restaurant workers in New York City whose stories of persistence, hope, and endurance show how vital they are to our country Compiled by a longtime chef who knows how indispensable—and fascinating—they areImmigrants play an essential role…
Hardcover | By Marc Meyer | From Beacon PressTagged as: Immigration, Immigration -
Available for pre-orderFrom the son of legendary civil rights organizer Robert P.
Paperback | By Omo Moses | From Beacon PressTagged as: Anti-Racism, History, History, Racial Justice -
Available for pre-orderA deluxe edition of Henry David Thoreau’s groundbreaking environmentalist masterpiece, including an introduction and annotations by renowned social and environmental critic Bill McKibbenA Beacon Classics edition, featuring spot gloss cover and retro, classic paletteFirst
Hardcover | By Bill McKibben, Henry David Thoreau | From Beacon PressTagged as: Contemplation, Environment, Nature, Nourishing the Spirit, Personal Inspiration, Transcendence -
Available for pre-orderThe 24 Hours in Charlottesville author offers a minute-by-minute account of the January 6 riots through never-before-heard stories of those who were thereNeus goes beyond mainstream reporting to reveal important truths about the US white nationalist movementThis bracing
Hardcover | By Nora Neus | From Beacon PressTagged as: History, History -
Available for pre-orderAn intersectional analysis of evangelical purity culture’s influence on gender, sexuality, race, and national identity in the United StatesWith a foreword by Linda Kay Klein, author of Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I…
Hardcover | By Linda Kay Klein, Sara J. Moslener | From Beacon PressTagged as: Gender Justice
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