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Fungi- they're everywhere! From mushrooms on the forest floor to the development of penicillin, fungi are an essential…

Author Jean Markale is one of the most prominent writers of the 19th century of Celtic Paganism. Through this book, he…

As psychedelics once again move towards mainstream respectability, it's fascinating to be reminded of all they're…

Ideal for idle reading with Edward Satie playing in the background, scholar of esotericism Tobias Churton will transport…

It's 1651. You live in the frontier town of Springfield, Massachusetts as a series of strange and unexplained events…

An in-depth history of runes and their various interpretations across five major historical periods. Ever wonder what…

While David Bowie's artistic incarnations are well-known as he remains one of our time's most innovative performers, few…

For those who have read the fairy tales of northern europe such those penned by Hans Christian Andersen or the Brothers…

Adapted from the bestseller, Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, this volume explains the origins of racism,…

Using the cultural phenomena of RuPaul's Drag Race as a springboard, authors Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez talk…

Since the first hungry wolves slunk to the campfires to beg for food, dogs have been good friends of humans for…

In this timely and inventive collection of essays, editors Mary N. Taylor and Noah Brehmer bring together writings from…

In 1967, Freedom House Ambulance Service was founded to serve the predominantly Black Hill District of Pittsburgh,…

The precursor to today's Planned Parenthood, the American Birth Control League was founded by Margaret Sanger in 1921.…

Dedicated to the cause of racial equality from a young age, Anne Braden was an activist, journalist, and educator who…

To the Ancient Egyptians, the whole visible world was a symbolic representation. The sun, the river Nile, the animal…

Any activist's necessity for over 25 years, the large Slingshot organizer is a spiral-bound 2023 day planner that lies…

This book offers a long-overdue correction of the historical record on the diplomatic and political relationships…

The Green Book, a travel guide for black motorists, was invaluable for African Americans traveling through segregated…

In this unveiling of the spiritual meaning that helped fuel the artistic, political, and social revolutions of the…

In 1963, despite the decision of the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board nearly a decade earlier, segregation was alive…

Founded in 1973 by activists in Berkeley, California, Inkworks Press was created because "Freedom of the Press belongs…

In 2015, Finland was preparing to construct a new nuclear power plant on the Hanhikivi Peninsula, near the town…

June Jordan, radical Black poet, activist, and teacher, made an enormous impact on the world of poetry and literature…

Today Portland, Oregon is often thought of as a haven for progressive thinking and antiracist and antifascist activism,…

Quechua is an ancient language, used since the time that the Incan civilization stretched across South America. But it…

A memoir written by Admiral William H. McRaven, a veteran involved in the capture of Saddam Hussein, the rescue of…