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Cool Food: Erasing Your Carbon Footprint One Bite at a Time

Robert Downey Jr - Blackstone Publishing Inc
Format: Hardcover

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY BESTSELLERA Publishers Weekly Pick #1 New Release Barnes & Noble PickIn Cool Food, celebrated actor and philanthropist Robert Downey Jr. and New York Times bestselling author Thomas Kostigen team up to discover how we can erase our carbon footprints--one...
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The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor

Hamilton Nolan - Hachette Books
Format: Hardcover

A timely, in-depth, and vital exploration of the American labor movement and its critical place in our society and politics, from acclaimed labor reporter Hamilton Nolan. Inequality is America's biggest problem. Unions are the single strongest tool that working people have to fix it. Organized...
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HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience

Ayesha Rascoe - Algonquin Books
Format: Hardcover

In this joyous collection of essays about historically Black colleges and universities, alumni both famous and up-and-coming write testimonials about the schools and experiences that shaped their lives and made them who they are today.. Edited by the host of NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday,...
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Copyright Handbook, The: What Every Writer Needs to Know

Stephen Fishman J.D. - NOLO
Format: Paperback

If you work with words, you need this book No writer likes to see their hard work or creativity copied by others - or to be accused of copying. Fortunately,The Copyright Handbook provides everything you need to protect yourself. Find information and forms to help you: learn what copyright...
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Renters' Rights

Janet Portman Attorney - NOLO
Format: Paperback

Sooner or later it will happen ... The landlord ignores your repair requests. Your roommates are once again late with their share of the rent. Your upstairs neighbors party all the time. The landlord won't return your security deposit. How can you deal with these problems - and others...
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Criminal Law Handbook, The: Know Your Rights, Survive the System

Paul Bergman J.D. - NOLO
Format: Paperback

The criminal justice system is complicated. Understand it and your rights. This book demystifies the complex rules and procedures of criminal law. It explains how the system works, why police, lawyers, and judges do what they do, and what suspects, defendants, and prisoners can expect....
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The Cancer Factory: Industrial Chemicals, Corporate Deception, and the Hidden Deaths of American Workers

Jim Morris - Beacon Press
Format: Hardcover

The story of a group of Goodyear Tire and Rubber workers fatally exposed to toxic chemicals, the lawyer who sought justice on their behalf, and the shameful lack of protection our society affords all workers. A gripping narrative in the tradition of A Civil Action and Toms River. Working...
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Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto

KOHEI SAITO - Astra House
Format: Hardcover

"[A] well-reasoned and eye-opening treatise . . . [Kohei Saito makes] a provocative and visionary proposal." - Publishers Weekly, (starred review) . "Saito's clarity of thought, plethora of evidence, and conversational, gentle, yet urgent tone . . . are sure to win over...
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Blackbirds Singing: Inspiring Black Women's Speeches from the Civil War to the Twenty-first Century

Janet Dewart Bell - The New Press
Format: Hardcover

An uplifting collection of speeches by African American women, curated by the civil and human rights activist, scholar, and author When Mary Ann Shadd Cary - the first Black woman publisher in North America - declared, "break every yoke . . . let the oppressed go free" to congregants...
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Epic Homesteading: Your Guide to Self-Sufficiency on a Modern, High-Tech, Backyard Homestead

Kevin Espiritu - Cool Springs Press
Format: Paperback

Followed by millions @epicgardening, Author Kevin Espiritu has built a modern, high-tech homestead on a modest urban lot. In Epic Homesteading, he teaches you how to do the same, wherever you live.. As Kevin has proven - thanks to his enthusiasm and willingness to experiment - there's...
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