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Candida Royalle and the Sexual Revolution: A History from Below
Jane Kamensky - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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Acclaimed historian Jane Kamensky chronicles an indelible twentieth-century American life -- and offers an entirely new understanding of the so-called sexual revolution.Whether in front of the camera or behind it, Candice Vadala understood herself as both an artist and an entrepreneur.... |
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The Right Kind of White: A Memoir
Garrett Bucks - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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A revelatory memoir that earnestly reckons with whiteness.. As the product of progressive parents and a liberal upbringing, Garrett Bucks prided himself on the pursuit of being a "good white person." The kind of white person who treats their privilege as a responsibility and not a burden;... |
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The Ancient Art of Thinking For Yourself: The Power of Rhetoric in Polarized Times
Robin Reames - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover
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How rhetoric - the art of persuasion - can help us navigate an age of misinformation, conspiracy theories, and political acrimony
The discipline of rhetoric was the keystone of Western education for over two thousand years. Only recently has its perceived importance faded.
In this book,... |
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The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church
Sarah McCammon - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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"An intimate window into the world of American evangelicalism. Fellow exvangelicals will find McCammon's story both startlingly familiar and immensely clarifying, while those looking in from the outside can find no better introduction to the subculture that has shaped the hopes... |
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Pennsy Power: Steam and Electric Locomotives of the Pennsylvania Railroad, 1900-1957
Alvin R Staufer - Echo Point Books & Media
Format: Hardcover
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A Fascinating Ride on the Rails of History
No form of transportation evokes as much romance and nostalgia as 20th Century railway travel. From Babe Ruth and his teammates traveling to yet another World Series, to Harry Truman's whistle-stop campaigns, to Nick and Nora settling into... |
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Finding America in a Minor League Ballpark: A Season Hosting for the Durham Bulls
Harris Cooper Ph.D. - Skyhorse
Format: Hardcover
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Over forty million people attend minor league baseball games each season. Who are they? Why do they come? Let's find out! Noted social scientist Harris Cooper took a job as a Seating Bowl Host for the most famous minor league baseball team, the Durham Bulls. As a host, he helped fans... |
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Sacred Soldier: The Dangers of Worshiping Warriors
Robert F. Keeler - Interlink Books
Format: Paperback
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A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and military veteran examines both the realities of our military and the worshipful attitude of Americans toward it. . How can our nation stop fighting needless wars, if we keep worshiping the warriors? Why do presidents so easily fool us by using "support... |
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America Past and Present
Robin Pridy - Thunder Bay Press
Format: Hardcover
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Explore America's past, celebrate its many cultural achievements, and see how the country has evolved through its history.. Experience America as an ever-changing landscape in this fascinating visual guide depicting more than 200 iconic photographs of buildings and places that have... |
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Farewell to Manzanar
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston - Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover
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The powerful true story of life in a Japanese American internment camp.During World War II the community called Manzanar was hastily created in the high mountain desert country of California, east of the Sierras. Its purpose was to house thousands of Japanese American internees.One of the first... |
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