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A scathing new framework for how to see, acknowledge, and actively work against racism. An intersectional approach from…

A big, super-nice, full-color comics anthology with all kinds of stories of stupendous queerness. Learn about some…

Truth is stranger than fiction, and if you delighted in the fictional adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the travails of the…

Admire one of our fave feminists Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Learn about how she blazed through a male…

Color all of your favorite butch lesbians from Gertrude Stein to Djuna Barnes. Don't know who that is? Get educated with…

In 1911, the Kalamazoo Corset Company was the largest manufacturer of women’s corsets in the world. In spring of 1912,…

Power Up!Corita Kent was a radical educator, silkscreen printing pop artist, and activist agitator whose pedagogical and…

A celebration of urban trees and the Americans—presidents, plant explorers, visionaries, citizen activists,…

More than two dozen suspenseful stories of spooky happenings and ghostly tales in historic theaters, opera houses, and…

In this fascinating book, author and world traveler Travis Elborough traverses the world in search of the most bizarre…

A fascinating connection drawing parallels between Homer's Odyssey, J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth stories, and South…

This poster depicts the protests against the ANPO, the US-Japan Security treaty, which allowed US bases in Japan and…

Learn about the many uses of flowers from the secret meanings they convey, to health and beauty uses. Explore the…

Adding a personal dimension to the full breadth of Chomsky's impressive written canon, this is an enormous chronological…

Sitting Bull was one of the great Lakota chiefs. This biography covers his life from childhood through his wars against…

Covering the early years of 1981-1983, Hip Hop has made a big transition from the parks and rec rooms to downtown clubs…

B.U.G.A. U.P. AUSTRALIA: Formed in 1978 by a group of health professionals and others disgusted at the prevalence of…

The Dil Pickle Club was an underground literary nightspot in Chicago from 1914-1933, home to hobohemians, Newberry…

Grace Paley, 1922–2007. Poet laureate, educator, peace activist, feminist, short story writer. "It is the…

World War II was probably the nadir of human history, but paradoxically it served as the birthplace of a lot of…

Inspired by personal experiences with Japan's vengeful spirits, Davisson investigates the origins and legends of the…

How cool was Woody Guthrie? Well, he famously wrote “this machine kills fascists” on his guitar. And back in the…

The world of cults has long been a source of hypnotic fascination. From their secrets and rituals, to the fact that…

Robin Hood is one of the most long-lasting and notorious folk characters in the world. He was portrayed as a loveable…

As long as humans have been making history, our canine best friends and companions have been there to witness it. From…

This cultural who's-who illuminates 50 famous figures, from Leonardo da Vinci to Coco Chanel, through the fascinating…

A gorgeous, full-color coffee table book of photos and text celebrating the life and career of Supreme Court Justice…

Representations and claims of violence in music is not a practice only observed in hip hop and rap music. It has…

First published in 1887, Lady Wilde's collection of stories, myths, and legends from across the island of Ireland was…