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Anarchism for Beginners

Anarchism for Beginners

by For Beginners Author and Marcos Mayer Author

The ideas of Proudhon, Bakunin, and Kropotkin are gathering strength for new times, and intellectuals like Michael…

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Ayn Rand for Beginners

Ayn Rand for Beginners

by Andrew Berstein Author, Owen Brozman Author and For Beginners Author

Ayn Rand, author of the best-selling novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, is beloved by millions of readers, and…

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Black History for Beginners

Black History for Beginners

by Denise Dennis Author, For Beginners Author and Susan Willmarth Author

Covering a rich history often ignored, Denise Dennis chronicles the struggle from capture and enslavement in Africa…

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Black Holocaust for Beginners

Black Holocaust for Beginners

by S.E. Anderson Author, Cro-Maat Collective Illustrator, For Beginners Series Editor and Vanessa Holley Illustrator

From the start of the European slave trade around the year 1500 through the U.S. Civil War in 1865, 15…

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Black Panthers for Beginners

Black Panthers for Beginners

by Herb Boyd Author, For Beginners Author and Lance Tooks Author

The late 1960s, when the Panthers captured the imagination of the nation’s youth, was a time of regulation. While…

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Black Women for Beginners

Black Women for Beginners

by For Beginners Author, Beverly Hawkins Hall Author and S. Pearl Sharp Author

There are over 519 million Black Women on the planet Earth. There are Black Women on each of the seven continents, in…

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Bukowski for Beginners

Bukowski for Beginners

by For Beginners Author, Carlos Polimeni Author and Miguel Rep Author

Charles Bukowski, poet, novelist, short-story writer, journalist, and cult figure of the dissident and rebellious, was…

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Chicano Movement for Beginners

Chicano Movement for Beginners

by For Beginners Author and Maceo Montoya Author

As the heyday of the Chicano Movement of the late 1960s to early 70s fades further into history and as more and more of…

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Chomsky for Beginners

Chomsky for Beginners

by David Cogswell Author, For Beginners Author and Paul Gordon Author

Noam Chomsky has written over 30 books, is one of the most-quoted authors on Earth, and the New York Times calls him…

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Civil Rights for Beginners

Civil Rights for Beginners

by Paul Von Blum Author, For Beginners Series Editor and Frank Reynoso Author

In this illustrated introduction, Paul Von Blum chronicles the Civil Rights movement in America, beginning with the…

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FDR and the New Deal for Beginners

FDR and the New Deal for Beginners

by Paul Buhle Author, For Beginners Author and Sabrina Jones Author

A profusely illustrated, popularly-written volume with original comic art, FDR and the New Deal For Beginners will shed…

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First Amendment for Beginners

First Amendment for Beginners

by Jeff Fallow Author, For Beginners Author and Michael J. Lamonica Author

This easy-to-read analysis of the First Amendment shows readers the ins and outs of the freedom of expression. From U.S.…

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Gender & Sexuality for Beginners

Gender & Sexuality for Beginners

by For Beginners Author, Jaimee Garbacik Author and Jeffrey Lewis Author

Concepts of gender & sexuality have changed drastically. As people feel more comfortable and safe expressing who they…

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Harriet Tubman for Beginners

Harriet Tubman for Beginners

by Annette Alston Author, For Beginners Author, Lynsey Hutchinson Author and Susan Ades Stone Author

Harriet Tubman's name has gone down in history for her escape from slavery and many subsequent trips back to help others…

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Literary Theory for Beginners

Literary Theory for Beginners

by For Beginners Author and Mary Klages Author

Have you heard the terms structuralism and deconstruction and postmodernism but aren’t really sure what they mean?…

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Malcolm X for Beginners

Malcolm X for Beginners

by Bernard Aquina Doctor Author and For Beginners Author

Powerful narrative and graphics tell the story of Malcolm X's life, his journey of self-discovery, his far-reaching…

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Mormonism for Beginners

Mormonism for Beginners

by Jett Atwood Author, Stephen Carter Author and For Beginners Author

Mormonism For Beginners is a balanced, richly engaging introduction to the history, tenets, practices, traditions, and…

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Paul Robeson for Beginners

Paul Robeson for Beginners

by Paul Von Blum Author, For Beginners Author, Elizabeth Von Notias Author and Ramsess Author

An exceptional scholar, lawyer, athlete, stage and screen actor, linguist, singer, civil rights and political activist,…

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Prison Industrial Complex for Beginners

Prison Industrial Complex for Beginners

by For Beginners Author, John Jennings Author, James Braxton Peterson Author and Stacey Robinson Author

Prison Industrial Complex For Beginners is a graphic narrative project that attempts to distill the fundamental…

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Structuralism and Poststructuralism for Beginners

Structuralism and Poststructuralism for Beginners

by For Beginners Author and Donald D. Palmer Author

“What is Structuralism? How is it possible? And once the structures of Structuralism have been discovered, how is…

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Tesla for Beginners

Tesla for Beginners

by Owen Brozman Author, For Beginners Author and Robert I. Sutherland-Cohen Author

The father of modern-day electricity and considered by some to be the ultimate “mad scientist,” Nikola Tesla filed…

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Unions for Beginners

Unions for Beginners

by C.M. Butzer Author, David Cogswell Author and For Beginners Author

Do you appreciate your forty-hour, five-day workweek? Having a safe working environment? Unions made it possible. As the…

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Women's History for Beginners

Women's History for Beginners

by Bonnie J. Morris, Ph.D Author, Phill Evans Author and For Beginners Author

Who are the great women of history, and why don’t we know more about them? Women’s History For Beginners offers a…

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Zinn for Beginners

Zinn for Beginners

by David Cogswell Author, For Beginners Series Editor and Joe Lee Illustrator

Howard Zinn changed the way that history is written: his classic A People's History of the United States, published in…

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