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Why We Can't Wait (King Legacy)

Why We Can't Wait (King Legacy)

Dr. King’s best-selling account of the civil rights movement in Birmingham during the spring and summer of 1963  On April 16, 1963, as the ... More at Amazon
Don't Think, Smile!: Notes on a Decade of Denial

Don't Think, Smile!: Notes on a Decade of Denial

If the 1970s were the "Me Decade," and the '80s were the years of the Reagan counterrevolution, then the '90s, writes Ellen Willis, were the Decade ... More at Amazon
Don't Call Us Out of Name: The Untold Lives of Women and Girls in Poor America

Don't Call Us Out of Name: The Untold Lives of Women and Girls in Poor America

A radically new vision of women and girls living below the poverty line; Lisa Dodson makes a frontal assault on conventional attitudes and ... More at Amazon
Why We Can't Wait (King Legacy)

Why We Can't Wait (King Legacy)

Dr. King’s best-selling account of the civil rights movement in Birmingham during the spring and summer of 1963  Often applauded as Dr. Martin ... More at Amazon
Being a Good Dad When You Didn't Have One

Being a Good Dad When You Didn't Have One

Death... divorce... abandonment... mental illness... incarceration. Some of the reasons boys grow up without dads. What kind of dads do these boys ... More at Amazon
7 Ways to Be a S.M.A.R.T.E.R. Mom

7 Ways to Be a S.M.A.R.T.E.R. Mom

Being a mom in the twenty-first century is tough. The demands and requests made of moms makes balancing their responsibilities a challenging ... More at Amazon
The Hardest Questions Aren't on the Test: Lessons from an Innovative Urban School

The Hardest Questions Aren't on the Test: Lessons from an Innovative Urban School

The Boston Arts Academy comprises an ethnically and socioeconomically diverse student body, yet 94 percent of its graduates are accepted to college. ... More at Amazon
Reaching the Left from the Right: Talking About Social Issues with People Who Don't Think Like You

Reaching the Left from the Right: Talking About Social Issues with People Who Don't Think Like You

Feminism. Abortion. Homosexuality. Euthanasia. Is there a way to bridge the gap between the polarized platforms on either side of the most ... More at Amazon
Square Peg: Why Wesleyans Aren't Fundamentalists

Square Peg: Why Wesleyans Aren't Fundamentalists

You ve heard the old saying, You can t fit a square peg in a round hole. You can try to manipulate or force the peg, but really the only way you can ... More at Amazon
The Myth of Matriarchal Prehistory: Why an Invented Past Won't Give Women a Future

The Myth of Matriarchal Prehistory: Why an Invented Past Won't Give Women a Future

According to the myth of matriarchal prehistory, men and women lived together peacefully before recorded history. Society was centered around women, ... More at Amazon
I Don't Wish Nobody to Have a Life Like Mine: Tales of Kids in Adult Lockup

I Don't Wish Nobody to Have a Life Like Mine: Tales of Kids in Adult Lockup

A veteran teacher gives an “inside” view of the lives of juveniles sentenced as adults  David Chura taught high school in a New York county ... More at Amazon
A Weed by Any Other Name: The Virtues of a Messy Lawn, or Learning to Love the Plants We Don't Plant

A Weed by Any Other Name: The Virtues of a Messy Lawn, or Learning to Love the Plants We Don't Plant

Is that a weed? This question, asked by anyone who has ever gardened or mowed a lawn, does not have an easy answer. After all, a weed, as suburban ... More at Amazon
In Step with Your Stepchildren: Building a Strong One-on-One Relationship

In Step with Your Stepchildren: Building a Strong One-on-One Relationship

People don’t line up to be stepparents. Yet millions take on this role every year. The husbands and wives don’t necessarily think about what’s ... More at Amazon
I'll Be Short: Essentials for a Decent Working Society

I'll Be Short: Essentials for a Decent Working Society

'I don't like the basic philosophy that everyone is on their own, out for themselves, a kind of social Darwinism. It's bad for society, especially ... More at Amazon
Toxic Truth: A Scientist, a Doctor, and the Battle over Lead

Toxic Truth: A Scientist, a Doctor, and the Battle over Lead

They didn't start out as environmental warriors. Clair Patterson was a geochemist focused on determining the age of the Earth. Herbert Needleman was ... More at Amazon