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Book: The Fight for Peace: A History of Antiwar Movements in America $35.00 BK-FFP Ted Gottfried 136 pages 2006 Reinforced sturdy library binding A book to donate to your local elementary, middle, high school or public library, in this era of tight budgets for public education. Reading level: Grade 7; Interest range: Grades 5 - 12. There is no other book specifically on this subject avaiable for young and teen readers. "A readable, engaging resource for reports that will also appeal to general readers." Starred, Booklist "A well-organized, well-documented resource." School Library Journal Throughout U.S. history. antiwar activists have gathered and lobbied to prevent armed conflict. Often their work put them at odds with the majority population. Sometimes their antiwar positions gave their opponents reason to question the activist' loyalty to the U.S. THE FIGHT FOR PEACE traces the work of antiwar activists from the Revoluionary War (1776-1783) to the conflict in Iraq in the 2000's. This book shines light on the U.S. peace movements and organizations that developed in the 1800's, as well as the international pacifist groups that bucked the majority in the 1900's. No other books present this history (besides Howard Zinn's classic 1980 "A People's History of the United States") The book also gives voice to those who argue that some causes are worth fighting for. In so doing, The Fight For Peace makes us face the ongoing tension between those who fight wars and those who fight to preserve peace. Click on title for two full reviews from School Library Journal and Booklist.
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Book: Sophie Scholl & The White Rose $15.00 BK-SSWR Jud Newborn & Annette Dumbach 256 pages 2006 OUT-OF-PRINT "Nothing is so unworthy of a civilized nation as allowing itself to be governed, without opposition, by an irresponsible clique that has yielded to base instnct." So wrote the White Rose, a group of ardent young activists inside Nazi Germany who opposed the reign of fascism in their country during the early 1940's. "The animated narrative reads like a suspense novel." N.Y. Times "Inspiring - ad could not be more timely." Studs Terkel "Superbly written" Library Journal "Heart-wrenching and inspiring...a story few readers wil forget." San Francisco Chronicle "Could change your life forever." Dayton (Ohio) Daily News "A must for anyone especiually young people to read." Evelyn Rubin, author of Ghetto Shanghai "This is an impressive, highly readable and beautifully researched account of two brave German youths and their comrades who rejected Hitler's demonic vision and fought to open their countrymen's eyes to the horrors that lay ahead at the cost of their lives ...This book drives home the high cost of courage in a world gone mad, and the brilliant light these brave young people shone into the dark night of Nazi Germany." Susan Rubinowitz, political reporter, New York Click on title for more customer reviews...
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Book: Teacher Man BK-TM by Frank McCourt In Teacher Man Frank turns his attention to the subject that he most often talks about in his lectures-teaching: why it's so important, why it's so undervalued. He describes his own coming of age-as a teacher, a storyteller, and, ultimately, a writer. He is alternately humble and mischievous, downtrodden and rebellious. He instinctively identifies with the underdog; his sympathies lie more with students than administrators. It takes him almost fifteen years to find his voice in the classroom, but what's clear in the thrilling pages of Teacher Man is that from the beginning he seizes and holds his students' attention by telling them memorable stories. And then it takes him another fifteen years to find his voice on the page. With all the wit, charm, irreverence, and poignancy that made Angela's Ashes and 'Tis so universally beloved, Frank McCourt tells his most exhilarating story yet-how he became a writer.
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Book: The End of America - Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot BK-EOA by Naomi Wolf 2007 168 pages paperback N.Y. Times Bestseller Jon Elliot, host of Air America Radio show "The Best of America" called this the most important book he read in 2007. Click on title for more information...
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Book: Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez $17.00 BK-HH by Kathleen Krull. Illustrated by Yuyi Morales. Hardcover. Cesar Chavez is known as one of America's greatest civil rights leaders. When he led a 340-mile peaceful protest march through California, he ignited a cause and improved the lives of thousands of migrant farmworkers. But Cesar wasn't always a leader. As a boy, he was shy and teased at school. His family slaved in the fields for barely enough money to survive. Cesar knew things had to change, and he thought that--maybe--he could help change them. So he took charge. He spoke up. And an entire country listened. This beautifully illustrated book is recommended for ages 6-9
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Cosechando esperanza: La historia de Cιsar Chαvez (paperback) $7.00 BK-HHSP This Spanish-language edition of the award-winning "Harvesting Hope" tells the story of Hispanic civil rights leader Csar Chavez. by Kathleen Krull, Yuyi Morales, F. Isabel Campoy (Translator), Alma Flor Ada (Translator). Paperback. Cesar Chavez is known as one of America's greatest civil rights leaders. When he led a 340-mile peaceful protest march through California, he ignited a cause and improved the lives of thousands of migrant farmworkers. But Cesar wasn't always a leader. As a boy, he was shy and teased at school. His family slaved in the fields for barely enough money to survive. Cesar knew things had to change, and he thought that--maybe--he could help change them. So he took charge. He spoke up. And an entire country listened. This beautifully illustrated book is recommended for ages 6-9.
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Book: A Young People's History of the United States BK-YPH by Howard Zinn with Rebecca Stefoff 2007 234 pages paperback Originally published as two volumes, it is now in one book. The Young Adult edition of Zinn's classic telling of U.S. history. It brings the viewpoints of workers, slaves, immigrants, women, Native Americans and others whose stories and their impact, are rarely included in history books. "A brilliant and moving history of the American people." - Library Journal "One of THE most important books I have ever read in a long life of reading... a book that should be read by every American, student or otherwise, who wants...more." Howard Fast Click on the title for more information . . .
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Book: Why We Teach $20.00 BK-WWT by Sonia Nieta These teachers listen closely to their students. They share in their students' struggles and successes. They create a classroom climate that encourages growth, direction, and purpose. They help students develop into thoughtful, engaged citizens. The teachers in this book show us the kinds of learning that really matter, and the kinds of lessons that students can take with them for their entire lives.
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Book: Voices of a People's History of the United States $19.00 BK-VPH by Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove. 665 pages 2004 revised edition "In Voices of a People's History of the United States, Howard Zinn has given us our true story, the ongoing, not-so-secret narative of race and class in America." --Russell Banks "When I began work ...[on this book]... I wanted the voices of struggle, mostly absent from our history books, to be given the place they desere. I wanted labor history, which has been the battleground, decade after decade, century after century, of an ongoing fight for human dignity, to come to the fore. And I wanted my readers to experience how at key moments in our history some of the bravest and most effective political acts were the sounds of the human voice itself..." --Howard Zinn, from the introduction. |
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Book: A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present $18.00 BK-PH by Howard Zinn. "Zinn has written a brilliant and moving history of the American people from the point of view of those who have been exploited politically and economically and whose plights has been largely omitted from most histories. Extending its coverage...the book is an excellent antidote to established history. Seldom have quotations been so effectively used; the stories of blacks, women, Indians, and poor laborers of all nationalities are told in their own words. While the book is precise enough th please specialists it should satisfy any adult reader." Library Journal
If your last serious read of American history was in high school - or even in a standard college course - you'll want to read this amazing account of America as seen throuigh the eyes of its working people, women and minorities. |
Book: Mission Rejected - U.S. Soldiers Who Say No to Iraq $14.00 BK-MR by Peter Laufer; Foreword by Norman Solomon Paperback, 212 pages "This is a book about American heroes. They experienced the futility, the inhumanity and the brutality of the war in Iraq and then, at great personal sacrifice, made the decision to resist and obey their consciences. When this country gives them medals of honor I will know we live in a just society." Michael Ratner "Here's a book that talks turkey about the BushCheneyRummy mess in Iraq. First these young soldiers risked their lives in that dreadful war, then they came home an risked their livlihoods to tell us the truth: it's an immoral, illegal war of lies that dishonors our country's noble ideals. All Congress should read Mission Rejected and the apologize for their role in creating the mess." Jim Hightower "My son died in Iraq for lies and greed. The sons and daughters in this book are living for peace. I hope that all American soldiers will read Mission Rejected and realize that they don't have to follow bad orders." Cindy Sheehan Peter Laufer, a Vietnam War rsister, is the author of several books about conflict and migration, including Wetback Nation: The Case for Opening the Mexiocan-American border. A former NBC News corrspondent, he lives in Sonoma County, in northern California. Visit his website, www.peterlaufer.com Give a copy to a potential recruit, before they sign away theiur life to the military.
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Button: Our Country: Right its Wrongs $1.50 OC
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Book: The Spitting Image $22.00 BK-SI Myth, Memory, and the Legacy of Vietnam. By Jerry Lembcke. 216 pages. "The image is ingrained: A Vietnam veteran, arriving home from the war, gets off a plane only to be greeted by an angry mob of antiwar protesters yelling, 'Murderer!' and 'Baby killer!' Then out of the crowd comes someone who spits in the veteran's face. The only problem, according to Jerry Lembcke, is that no such incident ever has been documented. It is instead, says Lembcke, a kind of urban myth that reflects our lingering national confusion over the war." --Los Angeles Times Lembcke builds a compelling case against collective memory by demonstrating that rememberances of Vietnam were almost at direct odds with circumstantial evidence." --San Francisco Chronicle "The myth of the spat-upon veteran is not only bad history, but it has been instrumental in selling the American public on bad policy." --Maurice Isserman, Chicago Tribune
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Book: Reaching Men $39.95 BK-RM Strategies for Preventing Sexist Attitudes, Behaviors, and Violence. By Rus Ervin Funk. 316 pages. Sexist attitudes, behavior, and violence are not just women's issues; men must also join in the work if our society is to overcome them. Written in a clear, no-nonsense style, Reaching Men provides vital information and well-tested strategies that educators and advocates against sexism and violence can use to create effective men's programs. Among the topics this one-of-a-kind reference book addresses are sexual assault, rape, sexual harassment, pronography, prostitution, domestic violence, dating abuse, male and female victimization, and stalking.
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Book: In the Shadow of No Towers BK-ITS By Art Spiegelman. In his first new book of comics since the groundbreaking Maus, Art Spiegelman gives us a deeply personal, politically charged, graphically and emotionally stunning account of the events and aftermath of September 11, 2001. What Art Spiegelman saw in his lower Manhattan backyard on 9/11 was just the beginning of the horror for him. Panic soon gave way to fury as he watched the shameless co-opting of the tragedy by a government in the service of its own preconceived agenda. For Spiegelman, only one thing made sense passionate dissent, and done in the best way he knew how: through comics! This amazing book is the result. In a large, two-page-spread format that echoes the scale of the earliest newspaper comics, Spiegelman relates his experience of the national tragedy in drawings and text that convey with his singular artistry and his characteristic provocation, outrage, and wit the unfathomable enormity of the event itself, the obvious and insidious effects it had on his life, and the extraordinary, often hidden changes that have been enacted in the name of post-9/11 national security and that have begun to undermine the very foundation of American democracy. Finally, Spiegelman shares with us a small folio of classic Sunday comics pages from the early years of the medium that resonate eerily today. Oversize book with hard 1/8" thick board pages. Much more than a coffee table book or conversation piece, this one-of-a-kind book by a renowned American artist and author is already a classic in its genre. "In The Shadow of No Towers" is an invaluable first-person source document on the personal and national consequences of that horrific day.
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Book: Saving Fish from Drowning $22.00 BK-SFD by Amy Tan. "Each day I pledge to save a hundred lives. I drop my net in the lake and scoop out a hundred fishes. I place the fishes on the bank, where they flop and twirl. 'Don't be scared,' I tell those fishes. 'I am saving you from drowning." Soon enough, the fishes grow calm and lie still. Yet, sad to say, I am always too late." Amy Tan's novel of 11 Americans stranded in Burma possesses the resonance of the fable of the Burmese fisherman. Another compelling fiction by the author of The Joy Luck Club and The Bonesetter's Daughter. On an ill-fated art expedition into the southern Shan state of Burma, eleven Americans leave their Floating Island Resort for a Christmas-morning tour-and disappear. Through twists of fate, curses, and just plain human error, they find themselves deep in the jungle, where they encounter a tribe awaiting the return of the leader and the mythical book of wisdom that will protect them from the ravages and destruction of the Myanmar military regime. Saving Fish from Drowning seduces the reader with a facade of Buddhist illusions, magician's tricks, and light comedy, even as the absurd and picaresque spiral into a gripping morality tale about the consequences of intentions both good and bad and about the shared responsibility that individuals must accept for the actions of others.
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Book: Out of Iraq: A Practical Plan for Withdrawal Now $15.00 BK-OOI by George McGovern & William R. Polk 2006 142 pages Former Senator George McGovern and William R. Polk, a leading authority on the Middle East, offer a detailed plan for a speedy troop withdrawal from Iraq. Recommended reading for every American who cares about the future of our country and the world. (see also the DVD documentary "A Bright Shining Moment", about Senator McGovern's 1972 campaign for President during a time in America with many parallels to today in our DVD section) Click on title for more about the book...
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Book: Popco $14.00 BK-PCO a novel by Scarlett Thomas 2005 PopCo tells the story of Alice Butler, a subversively smart girl in our commercial-soaked world, who grows from recluse orphan to burgeoning activist with a mission, buttressed by mystery, codes, math, and the sense that her grandparents gave her that she could change the world. Alice, slight introvert, crossword compositor, works at PopCo, a globally successful and slightly sinister toy company... From the author's Never Ending Interview: "It's mainly about a toy company and the process of developing a new idea in a remote, corporate 'thought camp.' But it's also about 17th century pirates, World War II, early computing, number theory, secret codes and ways of resisting authority. It's this crazy mix of things and I really hope it works. Question: What kind of effect do you hope your books will have? Occassionally I get e-mails from people who say that one of my books has made them look at the world in a slightly different way, or even better that the book has made them feel that they are not the only person experiencing lonliness or confusion or alienation. Getting an e-mail like that beats even the most brilliant review. In my books, it's OK to be a dreamer, to walk out of your job, to become a vegetarian, to try to start a revolution. I want my books to make people realise that these things are all completely OK... that they are desirable and logical in the world in which we live. On another level I want my books to make people think, 'huh?', to make the reader try to solve the puzzles (and there are lots of puzzles in PopCo) and to feel happy, at least on some level, at the end." "No heroine this year was more beguiling than Alice in Scarlett Thomas's PopCo. This book might just change your life." - Independent On Sunday (London) Click on title for reviews from Kirkus Reviews and the Library Journal...
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Book: A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier $12.00 BK-ALWG Paperback This is how wars are fought now: by children, traumatized and hopped-up on drugs and wielding AK-47's. This beautifully written book tells Ishmael Beah's story beginning at 12 when separated from his family, he fled attacking rebels in Sierra Leone and wandered a land made unrecognizable by violence. By thirteen he'd been picked up by the government army and became a soldier with other boys his age. At sixteen, he was saved by a rehabilitation center. He learned how to regain his humanity and to heal. This is an extraordinary story of war and hope.
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Book: The Peace Book $12.00 BK-TPB by Louise Diamond. 193 pages. 108 simple ways to create a more peaceful world. The Peace Book provides simple everyday tools that can help us have more peace in our lives and in the world. Not available in bookstores - this book is meant to be spread through our personal networks. We also carry another book with the same title, by Todd Parr. It is an illustrated children's book and it is not related to this book. To avoid confusion, we've titled his book, "Todd Parr's The Peace Book."
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Book: Soldiers In Revolt: GI Resistance During the Vietnam War BK-SIR by David Cortwright * with a new introduction by Howard Zinn * 355 pages SOLDIERS IN REVOLT documents one of the least known and most important aspects of the Vietnam War: the rebellion among U.S. soldiers opposed to the war. From the front lines to stateside military bases, the U.S. armed forces were wracked by widespread resistance, including combat refusals and mutinies. GI's produced more than 250 antiwar committees and underground newspapers to voice their discontent. A new chapter looks at the enduring imprint of this period on the U.S. military and the lessons this era holds for the U.S. occupation of Iraq.
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Book: Cowboy In Caracas: A North American's Memoir of Venezuela's Democratic Revolution $14.00 BK-CIC by Charles Hardy 145 pages Curbstone Press, Willimantic, CT "An old and evil way of life is dying and those who enjoyed it are fighting to survive..." "Charles Hardy has given us a unique persective on the Chavista revolution as viewed from a cardboard shack on a hillside barrio in Caracas. Writing in a graceful and conversational style in a series of vignettes, Hardy conveys with genuine affection and admiration the dignity and courage of the ordinary people of Venezuela people whom the western media, enscounced in fine hotels or toney apartments, only know as maids and waiters. A reader comes away understanding both why Hugo Chavez is loved by these people and why the U.S. government is trying so hard to oust him. With the Bush administration still trying to demonize Chavez and his backers, this book is a must-read for all Ameicans but a must-read that you won't be able to put down." Dave Lindorff, columnist for Counterpunch, Salon.com and author of The Case For Impeachment (2006) Click on title for more reviews...
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Book: Momo (in Spanish) $12.00 BK-MOMO-ESP In Spanish. 274 pages. with 23 line drawing illustrations (not included in the English language edition) Paperback. 236 pages. Paperback. Click title for book description and more information.
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Book: The Secret History of the American Empire BK-SHAE BK-SHAE by John Perkins (author of "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man") 384 pages 2007 In his stunning memoir, "Confessions of an Economc Hit Man, John Perkins detaied his former role as an "economic hitman." Now, in this new book, Perkins zeroes in on hot spots around the world, and drawing on interviews with other Hit Men, Jackals, reporters, government officials and activists, examines the current geopolitical crisis. Instability is the norm it's clear that the world we've created is dangerous and no longer sustainable. How did we get here? Who's responsible? What good have we done and at what cost? And what can we do to change things for the next generations? Addressing these questions and more, Perkins reveals the secret history behind the events that have defined our world, including: Click on title for the rest of the description...
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Book: Addicted To War: Why The U.S. Can't Kick Militarism BK-ATW 77 pages * 161 reference notes * 8.5" x 11" graphic format * Over 300,000 in print! An illustrated expose by Joel Andreas, "Addicted to War" takes on the most active, powerful and destructive military in the world. Hard-hitting, carefully documented and heavily illustrated, it reveals why the United States has been involved in more wars in recent years than any other country. The book reveals the terrible fact of the U.S.'s addiction to war and militarism, as well as powerful insights into the causes. In a format accessible to kids from nine to ninety-nine. Packed with historical photos and quotes, the book explains who benefits from our wars, who pays and who dies. The book is endorsed by Veterans For Peace. This Third Edition has been updated in 2004 and 14 more pages have been added covering the war against Iraq. It has been translated into Japanese, Korean, Thai, Danish and German. A Spanish edition is also available from us. It is being used in hundreds of high schools and colleges as a supplemental U.S. history text. Watch a 4 minute video created from the first pages of the book. Click on title for reviews and the author's Preface to the book...
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Book: Adicto a la Guerra [Espanol ed.] BK-AALG The same best-selling graphic history book, "Addicted To War" translated into Spanish. A must-read for Spanish-speaking recruitment-age youth.
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Book: The No-Nonsense Guide to World History $12.00 BK-NNWH By Chris Brazier Most people's idea of the history of the world is hazy and partial. We know bits and pieces - battles in a tiny corner of Europe, kings' love affairs - without ever knowing how they fit together. Here, in this book, are the hidden histories, the continents and communities left out of the conventional textbooks; from the civilizations of Asia, Africa and Latin America to the history of women which has been submerged beneath the flow of wars and politics. "The No-Nonsense Guide to World History" integrates these hidden histories with the more familiar narrative of imperial dynasties and superpower battles. It stands back from history's great building to look at its outline instead of focusing on one brick. It aims to tell the whole story in the space of one slim volume - and to tease out some of the lessons of history that humanity needs to take into the 21st century. (taken from back cover) |
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Book: The No-Nonsense Guide to Democracy $12.00 BK-NND by Richard Swift How democratic is democracy? We take the pulse of today's body politic and find the patient in an enfeebled state. This book explores how democracy is constricted and deformed by economic power-brokers and a self-serving political class, from Birmingham to Bangalore. A sterile consensus of technocrats, neo-liberals and spin-doctors worldwide has usurped the hopes for a democratic future. The book is also a guide to the rich diversity of forms of elected government and contains some practical ideas for empowering today's voters around the world. (taken from back cover) |
Book: Thura's Diary $15.00 BK-TD by Thura Al-Windawi In a moving, thought-provoking diary translated from Arabic, a 19-year-old Iraqi, Thura Al-Windawi, records her experiences of the 2003 war in her country, from the first rumblings of invasion to the eventual capture of Saddam Hussein. Writing in powerfully heartfelt and often confused words about the devastation that war brings to her personal life and to Iraq, Al-Windawi begins her diary on March 15, 2003, as she and her family drive past the local passport office, seeing lines of people "trying to run from this hell." From there, almost daily amid the conflict, the author chronicles events she sees around her and on the news, including the "first day of Shock and Awe," which she compares to 9/11, and the toppling of the biggest statue of Saddam Hussein on April 9th. As Thura describes her life and that of her two younger sisters, she shows readers the many small details that illuminate the reality of war for Iraqi families, and especially for Iraqi children.
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Audio Book on CD: The Secret History of the American Empire ABCD-SHAE Unabridged 9 CDs approx. 11 hours Read by Jonathan Davis. The inside story of the corruption, cronyism and corporate manipulation behind the American Empire today. Click on Title for the rest of the description...
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Book: Dark Ages America: The Final Phase of Empire $16.00 BK-DAA by Morris Berman 2007 385 pages In Dark Ages America, Morris Berman argues that the nation has entered a dangerous phase in its historical dvelopment, from which there is no return. As the corporate-consumertist juggernaut thgat now defines the nation rolls on, the very factotrs that once propelled America to greatness extreme individualism, terriotorial expansion, and the pursuit of material wealth are now, paradoxically, the nails in our collective coffin. Within a few decades, Berman argues, te united Statyes will be marginalized on the world stage, its hegemony replaced by China or the European Union. We could also, he sugests, be just one more terrortist attack away from a police state." Click on title for excerpts from reviews...
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Book: Why War Is Never a Good Idea $16.99 BK-WWNG by Alice Walker, Stefano Vitale (Illustrator), Stefano Vitale (Illustrator) hardcover. Though War is Old It has not Become wise. Poet and activist Alice Walker personifies the power and wanton devastation of war in this evocative poem. Stefano Vitales compelling paintings illustrate this unflinching look at wars destructive nature and unforeseen consequences.
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Book/Poster: Lies My Teacher Told Me About Christopher Columbus BK-LMTCC by James Loewen (author of "Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your High School History Textbook Got Wrong" and "Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong") 9 pages 8.5" x 11" Includes a 22" x 34" full color poster, "The Truth About Columbus" printed on nontear material. The poster is folded to fit in the back of the book. Click on title for the description...
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Book: The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism BK-SD by Naomi Klein 2007 N.Y. Times Bestseller & bestseller in six countries. Paperback Now in 20 languages! Seventeen publications consider this the Best Book of the Year. (Updated paperback edition, June 2008) Naomi Klein is the award-winning author of the acclaimed international bestseller "No Logo" (2000) and the essay collection "Fences & Widows." An internationally syndicated columnist, she co-created with Avi Lewis, the documentary film "The Take" "This is a book that will anger you, yes, but in the best, most passionate way by arousing the kind of anger that might provoke you into action. This is one book that could actually make a difference in society." - Powell's Books, Portland, OR (Staff Pick) "Superbly constructed and written... It deserves to be widely read." - S.F. Chronicle "Brilliant, brave and terrifying." - Arundahti Roy, author "The God of Small Things" Click on title for book description and websites...
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Book: After Dachau by Daniel Quinn (2001). In this new novel, Quinn departs from his usual battery of theory to explore the story of the fictional Mallory Hastings, a victim of an automobile accident who explores the possibility that her life may not be quite what she thought it was. A surprising twist midway through the novel leaves you thinking for days. 230 pages. Hardcover.
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Peace: The Biography of a Symbol $25.00 BK-PTBS by Ken Kolsbun Published by National Geographic Society (March 2008) 176 pages 8" x 8" Hardcover 150 color photographs As the boomer generation moves onward through the milestones of life, 1960's nostalgia holds tremendous meaning today. And nothing more eloquently symbolizes the counterculture era than the peace sign. How did this simple sketch become so powerful an image? "Peace: The Biography of a Symbol" tells the surprisiing story of the sign in words and pictures, from its origins in the nuclear disarmament movement in England in 1958, throughout the 1960s, through its stint as a mass-marketed commodity and its enduring relevance now. Click on title for more information...
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Book: War Is A Racket BK-WIAR by General Smedley Butler 80 pages This is the anti-war classic of all time. Written over seventy years ago by General Smedley Butler, who is still the most highly-decorated U.S. Marine in American history, This frank book shows how U.S. war efforts are animated and driven by big business interests, then as today. This extraordinary argument against war is more relevant today than ever. It remains the basic primer for all to read. Concisely tells the true story of his personal exoeriences as a soldier prtecting U.S. business interests in other countries. Coming as it does from the perspective of a brave and highly honored warrior, he is a source whom pro-military, pro-war readers will at least read, and may even find themselves agreeing with. A powerful, timeless document. Marine enlistees are taught about the history of the Marine Corps, and about Smedley Butler as a heroic U.S. Marine, but they don't teach about his personal conversion to opposition to war for corporate profit.
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Book: Cost of Freedom: The Anthology of Peace & Activism BK-COF by Mike Palecek, Michael Annis & Whitney Trettien * 166 pages (14 full color) * 12" x 12.5" * 2007 Over 100 contributors from the U.S. and Canada. "Not just a book, it's a national movement." Claire Dinneen, Anthology Books, Colorado "If the world is ever going to be changed, it will be through the efforts of millions of individuals and small organizations. Cost of Freedom tells the encouraging stories of many who have begun this work." Pete Seeger "Sexy, surreal, overwhelming. The definitive work of an era of alternative thinking, composition, visual art and publishing..." Booklist Click on title for more information...
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Book: What Orwell Didn't Know: Propaganda & the New Face of American Politics $15.00 BK-WODK Edited by Andras Szanto Introduction by Orville Schell 2007 236 pages Asking "What Orwell Didn't Know" is a timely exercise. the United States is the most powerful democracy in the world; yet its lavishly funded industries of political messaging and image making are unrivaled in their scale and technical wizardry... Click on title for the rest of the description...
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Book: Black Ants & Buddhists: Thinking Critically & Teaching Differently in the Primary Grades" $18.00 BK-BAB by Mary Cowhey 2006 244 pages What would a classroom look like if understanding and respecting differences in race, culture, beliefs and opinions were at its heart? Welcome to Mary Cowhey's Peace Class in Northampton, Mass., where first and second graders view the entire curriculum through the framework of understanding the world and trying to do their part to make it a better place. Click on title for the rest fo the description...
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Book: Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong (Revised, Updated 2008 edition) BK-LMTTM High school students hate history. When they list their favorite subjects, history always comes in last. They consider it the most irrelevant of twenty-one school subjects; bo-o-o-ring is the adjective most often applied. James Loewen spent two years at the Smithsonian Institute surveying twelve leading high school textbooks of American history. What he found was an embarrassing amalgam of bland optimism, blind patriotism, and misinformation pure and simple, weighing in at an average of four-and-a-half pounds and 888 pages. Click on title for rest of the description.
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Book: "They Take Our Jobs!" and 20 other myths about immigration $14.00 BK-TTOJ by Aviva Chomsky. 236 pages. In this groundbreaking work, Aviva Chomsky dismantles twenty-one of the most widespread myths and beliefs about immigrants and immigration. "They Take Our Jobs!" challenges the underlying assumptions that fuel these misinformed claims about immigrants, radically altering our notions of citizenship, discrimination, and U.S. history.
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Book: Give Me Liberty - A Handbook for American Revolutionaries BK-GML by Naomi (author of "The End of America") 2008 400 pages As the practice of democracy becomes a lost art, Americans are increasingly desperate for a restored nation. Many have a general sense the system is in disorder if not on its way to functional collapse. Though it's easy to identify our political problems, the solutions are not always as clear. In "Give Me Liberty," bestselling author Naomi Wolf shows the breathtaking changes that can take place when ordinary citizens engage in the democratic system the way the founders intended and tells how to use that system, right now, to change your life, your community and, ulimately, the nation.
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Book: And Tango Makes Three $16.95 BK-ATMT By Justin Richardson. Hardcover, 32 pages, Full color. In the zoo there are all kinds of animal families. But Tango's family is not like any of the others. Based on the true story of two male penguins at the Central Park Zoo who built a nest and hatched a chick together, this book tells a heartwarming story for all families.
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Book: Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History $14.95 BK-WBW By Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. Paperback, 320 pages. From a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian--and coiner of one of feminism's most popular slogans--comes an exploration of what it means for women to make history. A tribute to the women who have made history as well as the scholars who write about them, Laurel Thatcher Ulrichs probing and ambitious book casts its net widely. Women warriors, medieval writers, fugitive slaves, second-wave feminists, and even T-shirt entrepreneurs people its pagesand command our attention. --Susan Ware, editor of Notable American Women
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Book: A People's History of Sports in the United States: ... $26.99 BK: PHS ...250 Years of Politics, Protest, People, and Play By David Zirin and various contributors. Hardcover, 320 Pages. From the author Robert Lipsyte calls "the best young sportswriter in America," a rollicking, rebellious, myth-busting history of sports in America that puts politics in the ring with pop culture. Click book title to read more!
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Book: Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope $13.50 BK-BO By Nikki Grimes, illustrated by Bryan Collier. Hardcover, 48 pages. A wonderful gift for young people about the life of our next president. This is the moving story of an exceptional man, as told by Nikki Grimes and illustrated by Bryan Collier, both winners of the Coretta Scott King Award. Barack Obama has motivated Americans to believe with him, to believe that every one of us has the power to change ourselves and change our world.
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Book: National Geographic Visual Encyclopedia of Earth: Wonders of Our Living Planet $25.00 BK-NGEO by Michael Allaby. This hardcover book is the definitive guide to our incredible, ever-changing world. This is the single-volume reference every forward-looking library should include, sure to foster the next generation's sense of connectedness with our world and to inspire the ecologists and scientists of tomorrow. Click the book title for more information!
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"We Are All Born Free" The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Pictures $20.00 BK-WABF Hardcover picture book. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 10, 1948. Compiled after the horrors of World War II, its purpose was to state and protect the rights of all people. A testament to freedom and the human spirit, it is a thoughtful gift for children and adults alike. Click the book title for more info!
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"The Librarian of Basra" A True Story from Iraq $16.00 BK-LOB Written and illustrated by Jeanette Winter. Hardcover picture book. This moving true story about a real librarian's brave struggle to save her war-stricken community's priceless collection of books is a powerful reminder that the love of literature and the passion for knowledge know no boundaries. Click book title for more info!
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Book: The American Way Of War: Guided Missiles, Misguided Men and a Republic In Peril BK-AWOW BK-AWOW by Eugene Jarecki (director, "Why We Fight" film, 2007) 324 pages 2008 Simon & Shuster Publishers What happens when an award-winning documentary film producer turns to a print monograph to make his case? If you are Eugene Jarecki, the answer (to borrow a baseball metaphor) is: you hit a solid triple, with an eye toward home plate. This book is a provocative and personal exploration of the same crucual themes he explored in his Sundance FGiolm Festival 2005 Grand Jury Prize-winning documentary, "Why We Fight." Click on title for the rest of Rob Williams' "Vermont Commons" review of the book...
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Book: David Suzuki's Green Guide $19.95 BK-DSGG September 2008 Paperback 6" x 8" 192 pages By: David R. Boyd, Dr. David Suzuki Everyone knows that human actions affect our natural environment. With this indispensable guide, readers will learn to consume fewer resources and become part of the solution as stewards of the planet. This book recommends actions for individuals to be more green in the homes where we live, the way we travel, the food we eat, and the things we buy. It also describes how all of us can ensure that governments support sustainable lifestyles. Suzuki and Boyd provide vital tips for readers to: create a healthy indoor environment, decrease energy and water use, choose eco-friendly transportation, make simple diet changes to eat fresher, healthier food
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Book: Unbowed: A Memoir by Wangari Maathai $14.95 BK-UMWM April, 2006 Paperback 326 pages In Unbowed, Nobel Prize winner Wangari Maathai offers an inspiriting message of hope and prosperity through self-sufficiency. We see her studying with Catholic missionaries, earning bachelor's and master's degrees in the United States, and becoming the first woman both to earn a Ph.D. in East and Central Africa and to head a university department in Kenya. We witness her numerous run-ins with the brutal Moi government and she makes clear the political and personal reasons that compelled her, in 1977, to establish the Green Belt Movement.
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Nonviolence: The History of a Dangerous Idea By Mark Kurlansky $14.00 BK-NVHDI 2006 Paperback 203 pages New York Times bestselling author Mark Kurlansky discusses nonviolence as a distinct entity, a course of action, rather than a mere state of mind. Nonviolence can and should be a technique for overcoming social injustice and ending wars, he asserts, which is why it is the preferred method of those who speak truth to power. Click the book title or cover to read more about this book...
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Book: Wangari's Trees of Peace : A True Story from Africa $17.00 BK-WTP by Jeanette Winter 2008 Hardcover Picturebook As a young girl growing up in Kenya, Wangari was surrounded by trees. But years later when she returns home, she is shocked to see whole forests being cut down, and she knows that soon all the trees will be destroyed. So Wangari decides to do somethingand starts by planting nine seedlings in her own backyard. And as they grow, so do her plans... This true story of Wangari Maathai, environmentalist and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, is a shining example of how one womans passion, vision, and determination inspired great change.
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Book: Ishmael $18.00 A modern-day classic. The book that has the whole world thinking and re-thinking. In this unforgettable novel, a man and a gorilla embark on an intellectual adventure that redefines what it means to be human. Their journey explores the most challenging problem humankind has ever faced: how to save the world from ourselves. Click on title for a review by Thom Hartmann...
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Book: Hoodwinked - An Economic Hit Man Reveals Why the World Financial Markets Imploded and What We Need Need To Do To Remake Them BK-H BK-H Hardcover 2009 by John Perkins (author: Confessions of an Economic Hitman) John Perkins has seen the signs of today's economic meltdown before. The subprime mortgage fiascos, the banking industry collapse, the rising tide of unemployment, the shuttering of small businesses across the landscape are all too familiar symptoms of a far greater disease. In his former life as an economic hit man, he was on the front lines both as an observer and a perpetrator of events, once confined only to the third world, that have now sent the United Statesand in fact the entire planetspiraling toward disaster. For more info click on the title of the book . . .
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Book: Americans Who Tell The Truth $8.00 BK-AWTT painting by Robert Shetterly 2009 Portraits of Amerticans past and presnt who have helped change the world for the better, with a page about each of them.
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Book: Killing Hope: U.S. Military & C.I.A. Interventions Since World War II BK-KH 2003 (revised edition) by William Blum 500 pages softcover If you flip over the rock of American foreign policy of the past century, this is what crawls out invasions bombings overthrowing governments occupations suppressing movements for social change assassinating political leaders perverting elections manipulating labor unions manufacturing "news" economic and political sanctions ... death squads torture biological warfare depleted uranium drug trafficking mercenaries It's not a pretty picture. It is enough to give imperialism a bad name. Click on title for review excerpts and Table of Contents . . .
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Book: Running The Numbers - An American Self-Portrait $89.00 BK-RTN Written & photographed by Chris Jordan 2009 112 pages 11.9" x 10" OUT-OF-PRINT Statistics can be daunting and dry: 1,000,000 trees cut down every year; 9,000,000 American children without health insurance; 2,000,000 plastic bottles used every five minutes; 2,300,000 adults incarcerated in U.S. prisons. Renowned photographer Chris Jordan brings these staggering numbers to life in digital photographs that are at once alluring and shocking. Click on title to read the rest of the story . . .
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Book: If You Can Read This $14.00 by Jack Bowen 2010 240 pages trade paperback A PICTURE MAY BE WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS BUT A FEW CHOICE WORDS CAN SPEAK VOLUMES! If Ignorance Is Bliss, Why Arent More People Happy? Bottled Water Is for Suckers Clones Are People Too At Least the War on the Environment Is Going Well Dont Believe Everything You Think The Revolution Will Be Tweeted Long before blogs, tweets, and sound bites, people were telling the world how they felt in brief, blunt bursts of information plastered on the backs of their cars. Whether theyre political or religious, passionate or proud, controversial or corny, these brightly colored, boldly lettered mini manifestos are declarations of who we are, where we stand, and what wed rather be doing. But as bestselling author and noted philosopher Jack Bowen reveals, theres much more to the pop-culture phenomenon of bumper stickers than rolling one-liners and drive-by propagandano less, in fact, than a wise, funny, poignant, contentious, and truthful discourse on the human condition. Mixing pop culture with the ideas of historically prominent philosophers and scientists, If You Can Read This exposes the deeper wisdom couched behind these slogansor, as need be, exposes where they have gone wrong. If you brake for big ideas, nows the time.
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Book: We the People - a Call to Take Back America $17.00 BK-WTPcall by Thom Hartmann, Illustrated by Neil Cohn 205 pages, graphic book format, all factual, all footnoted. A valuable, accessible history for anyone. Written by respected author and daily progressive, nationally broadcast radio host, Thom Hartmann. A genuine voice of reason and intelligence in broadcast media, in stark contrast o the windbags and blowhards across the political spectrum who have the radio audience's attention in this attention-deficit (and truth deficit) grim era in our nation. Check out Thom's website: www.thomhartmann.com. FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY: Get a FREE copy of "Addicted To War" when you buy a copy of "We The People"! For a description, click the product title link.
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Book: I Love Myself When I Am Laughing and Then Again When I Am Looking Mean and Impressive: A Zora Neale Hurston Reader. $15.00 Edited by Alice Walker. I love the title of this book almost as much as the book. It sums up the work of Zora Neale Hurston quite well. In her introduction Alice Walker says, We love Zora Neale Hurston for her work, first, and then again we love her for herself. For the humor and courage with which she encountered a life she infrequently designed; for her absolute disinterest in becoming either white or bourgeois, and for her devoted appreciation of her own culture, which is an inspiration to us all. Softcover, 313 pages.
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Book: Great Peacemakers: True Stories From Around The World by Ken Beller & Heather Chase 2008 Middle/High School, College/Adult Hardcover This book tells the true life stories of 20 great peacemakers from around the world, including famous leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as lesser-known individuals from various walks of life who are making a positive difference in the world. Winner of 30 book awards! "Powerful, well-researched and, above all, timely, Great Peacemakers should be required reading for the youth of the world. Classrooms are flooded with history textbooks that celebrate military heroes. It is long past time that our children learn from books that celebrate peace." Dr. Oscar Arias president of Costa Rica and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize Ask about deep discounts ads uch as 45% off list price! Click on title for more endorsements and reviews of this important new book.
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Book: Family of Secrets by Russ Baker 2010 *paperback Learn why the conventional understanding of Watergate gets the story wrong. Discover how Nixon was implicated in a sprawling plot to which he was not a party, and how an aggressive effort was mounted to use the facts of the case to force him from office. Read new revelations about the precise involvement of Poppy Bush, Bob Woodward and White House counsel John Dean in this still-mysterious American epic. Also learn: Why George H.W. Bush cant remember where he was on November 22, 1963 Why oilman George H.W. Bush shows up in early CIA documents The real story behind George W. Bushs missing military service The inside scoop on the Bushes and Saudi influence in America The strange saga of Harvard University and its endowment The untold real story behind George W. Bushs religious awakening Never before told anecdotes from George W. Bushs wild past How the CIA monitors the White House and its occupants Why Barack Obama and his supporters should read this book AND MUCH MUCH MORE Investigative journalist Russ Baker spent years fact-checking every statement in this book for accuracy. Click on title for more . . .
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