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Exiled in America: Life on the Margins in a Residential Motel
Christopher P Dum · Columbia University Press
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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Residential motels have long been places of last resort for many vulnerable Americans -- released prisoners, people with disabilities or mental illness, struggling addicts, the recently homeless, and the working poor. Cast aside by their families and mainstream society, they survive in squalid,... |
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Living Black: Social Life in an African American Neighborhood
Mark S Fleisher · The University of Wisconsin Press,
Pages: 176
Format: Print book
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Living Black breaks the stereotype of poor African American neighborhoods as dysfunctional ghettos of helpless and hopeless people. Despite real and enduring poverty, the community described here - the historic North End of Champaign, Illinois - has a vibrant social life and strong ties... |
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In Defense of a Liberal Education
Fareed Zakaria · W W Norton, 2016.
Pages: 208
Format: Print book
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CNN host and best-selling author Fareed Zakaria argues for a renewed commitment to the world's most valuable educational tradition.The liberal arts are under attack. The governors of Florida, Texas, and North Carolina have all pledged that they will not spend taxpayer money subsidizing... |
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The End of Country: Dispatches from the Frack Zone
Seamus McGraw · Random House
Format: Hardcover
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The End of Country is the compelling story about the epic battle for control of one of the richest natural gas deposits the world has ever known: the Marcellus Shale, worth more than one trillion dollars. In a remote northeastern corner of Pennsylvania, an intense conflict begins, pitting... |
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Marriage Vows and Racial Choices
Jessica Vasquez-Tokos · Russell Sage Foundation
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
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Choosing whom to marry involves more than emotion, as racial politics, cultural mores, and local demographics all shape romantic choices. In Marriage Vows and Racial Choices, sociologist Jessica Vasquez-Tokos explores the decisions of Latinos who marry either within or outside of their... |
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The Art of Doing Good: Where Passion Meets Action
Charles Bronfman · Jossey-Bass; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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How to turn personal passion into an organization with impact For anyone setting out to change the world, launching a nonprofit venture can be a powerful way to enact change. Whether bringing donated eyeglasses to children who have never seen clearly, revamping inner city schools, or bringing... |
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Reverend Addie Wyatt: Faith and the Fight for Labor, Gender, and Racial Equality
Marcia Walker-McWilliams · University of Illinois Press
Pages: 266
Format: Print book
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Labor leader, civil rights activist, outspoken feminist, African American clergywoman--Reverend Addie Wyatt stood at the confluence of many rivers of change in twentieth century America. The first female president of a local chapter of the United Packinghouse Workers of America, Wyatt worked... |
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American Made: Why Making Things Will Return Us to Greatness
Dan DiMicco · Palgrave Macmillan
Pages: 246
Format: Print book
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American manufacturing is on life support -- at least, that's what most people think. The exodus of jobs to China and other foreign markets is irreversible, and anything that is built here requires specialized skills the average worker couldn't hope to gain. Not so, says Dan DiMicco, chairman... |
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The Death of Punishment: Searching for Justice among the Worst of the Worst
Robert Blecker · Palgrave Macmillan Trade
Format: Print book
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For twelve years Robert Blecker, a criminal law professor, wandered freely inside Lorton Central Prison, armed only with cigarettes and a tape recorder. The Death of Punishment tests legal philosophy against the reality and wisdom of street criminals and their guards. Some killers’... |
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50+ Library Services: Innovation in Action
Diantha Dow Schull · American Library Association; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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Adults over the age of 50 constitute some of the most engaged and frequent users of public libraries. They may also be the most misunderstood, since the behavior, interests, and information needs of older adults have changed dramatically with the addition of the Baby Boomers. This book... |
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Revolution
Russell Brand · Ballantine Books
Format: Kindle Edition
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NATIONAL BESTSELLERWe all know the system isn’t working. Our governments are corrupt and the opposing parties pointlessly similar. Our culture is filled with vacuity and pap, and we are told there’s nothing we can do: “It’s just the way things are.” ... |
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Devil's Bargain: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Storming of the Presidency
ANONYMOUS. · Penguin Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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From the reporter who was there at the very beginning comes the revealing inside story of the partnership between Steve Bannon and Donald Trump - the key to understanding the rise of the alt-right, the fall of Hillary Clinton, and the hidden forces that drove the greatest upset in American... |
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Iran and the United States: An Insider's View on the Failed Past and the Road to Peace
Shahir Shahidsaless · Bloomsbury Academic
Format: Hardcover
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Scores of books have been written by Western experts, mainly American, looking at the root causes of the conflict between Iran and the US. However, none of them have presented an inside look at this complex relationship from within the Iranian culture, society, and most importantly, the Iranian... |
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