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Did It Happen Here?: Perspectives on Fascism and America

Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

An essential primer for the thoughtful citizen. Since the election of Donald Trump, politicians, historians, intellectuals, and media pundits have been faced with a startling and urgent question: Are we threatened by fascism? Some see striking connections between our current moment and the tumultuous...
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If You Can't Take the Heat: Tales of Food, Feminism, and Fury

Geraldine DeRuiter - Crown
Format: Hardcover

From the James Beard Award-winning blogger behind The Everywhereist come hilarious, searing essays on how food and cooking stoke the flames of her feminism.. "With charm and humor, Geraldine DeRuiter welcomes us into her personal history and thus reconnects us with ourselves."...
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Towards the Abyss: Ukraine from Maidan to War

Volodymyr Ishchenko - Verso
Format: Hardcover

Ukrainian politics, the Russian invasion and the escalating crisis of the post-Soviet world Towards the Abyss presents searching analysis of a decade of war and upheaval in Ukraine. Volodymyr Ishchenko has been among the left's most significant commentators on Ukraine since 2014, when...
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We've Got Issues: How You Can Stand Strong for America's Soul and Sanity

Phillip C. McGraw Ph.D. - Threshold Editions
Format: Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author and beloved television host comes We've Got Issues: How You Can Stand Strong for America's Soul and Sanity, a new book on how to come home to our core values, fortify our families and re-embrace self-determination and self-governance.....
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Starting & Building a Nonprofit: A Practical Guide

Peri Pakroo J.D. - NOLO
Format: Paperback

Build a great nonprofitWhether you're aiming to protect the environment, support the arts, or help people in need, understanding how to set up a solid nonprofit organization is a great foundation for being as effective as you can be.With practical advice, legal information, tips, and step-by-step...
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Hacks, Leaks, and Revelations: The Art of Analyzing Hacked and Leaked Data

Micah Lee - No Starch Press
Format: Paperback

Data-science investigations have brought journalism into the 21st century, and - guided by The Intercept's infosec expert Micah Lee - this book is your blueprint for uncovering hidden secrets in hacked datasets.. In the current age of hacking and whistleblowing, the internet contains...
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How Ableism Fuels Racism: Dismantling the Hierarchy of Bodies in the Church

Lamar Hardwick - Brazos Press
Format: Paperback

Publishers Weekly starred review. "Marshaling fine-grained historical detail and scrupulous analysis, Hardwick persuades."--Publishers Weekly (starred review) As a Black autistic pastor and disability scholar, Lamar Hardwick lives at the intersection of disability, race, and religion....
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Black Grief/White Grievance: The Politics of Loss

Juliet Hooker - Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover

How race shapes expectations about whose losses matter. In democracies, citizens must accept loss; we can't always be on the winning side. But in the United States, the fundamental civic capacity of being able to lose is not distributed equally. Propped up by white supremacy, whites...
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The Law of Presidential Impeachment: A Guide for the Engaged Citizen

Michael J. Gerhardt - NYU Press
Format: Hardcover

A clear and comprehensive overview of presidential impeachment from a leading expert in the field. As a result of Donald Trump's presidency, impeachment was once again thrust into the spotlight of American political discussion. However, its history goes back to the very founding of the nation,...
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Cyber Security: Threats and Responses for Government and Business (Praeger Security International)

Jack Caravelli - Bloomsbury Academic
Format: Paperback

This timely and compelling book presents a broad study of all key cyber security issues of the highest interest to government and business as well as their implications.. This comprehensive work focuses on the current state of play regarding cyber security threats to government and business,...
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