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Other Powers: the Age of Suffrage, Spiritualism, and the Scandalous Victoria Woodhull

Barbara Goldsmith - Harper Perennial
Format: Paperback

Barbara Goldsmith's portrait of suffragette Victoria Woodhull and her times was hailed by George Plimpton as "a beautifully written biography of a remarkable woman" and by Gloria Steinem as "more memorable than a dozen histories." A highly readable combination of history...
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For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts: A Love Letter to Women of Color

Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez - Seal Press
Format: Hardcover

For generations, Brown girls have had to push against powerful forces of sexism, racism, and classism, often feeling alone in the struggle. By founding Latina Rebels, Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodrguez has created a community to help women fight together. In For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges...
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You Deserve It: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Veteran Benefits You've Earned

Brian Reese - Lioncrest Publishing
Format: Paperback

YOU SERVED. YOU DESERVE. was good at masking his PTSD, bipolar disorder, depression, and anxiety. He even told himself he did not "deserve" benefits, which he later discovered was complete bullshit. As an air force officer deployed to Afghanistan, he embodied the motto of "service...
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Trust the Plan: The Rise of QAnon and the Conspiracy That Unhinged America

Will Sommer - Harper
Format: Hardcover


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Free Speech: Ten Principles for a Connected World

Timothy Garton Ash - Yale University Press
Format: Print book

Never in human history was there such a chance for freedom of expression. If we have Internet access, any one of us can publish almost anything we like and potentially reach an audience of millions. Never was there a time when the evils of unlimited speech flowed so easily across frontiers:...
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We Were Eight Years in Power: A Journey Through the Obama Era

TA-NEHISI COATES - One World
Format: Hardcover

In these "urgently relevant essays,"* the National Book Award-winning author of Between the World and Me "reflects on race, Barack Obama's presidency and its jarring aftermath"* - including the election of Donald Trump."We were eight years in power"...
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Social Security, Medicare & Government Pensions: Get the Most Out of Your Retirement and Medical Benefits

Joseph Matthews Attorney - NOLO; Twenty seventh edition
Format: Paperback

If you want to get the highest possible retirement or pension income - not to mention the best medical coverage - turn to Social Security, Medicare & Government Pensions to discover the benefits you're entitled to and how to claim them as easily as possible. Navigate the complex...
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Election Meltdown: Dirty Tricks, Distrust, and the Threat to American Democracy

Richard L. Hasen - Yale University Press
Format: Hardcover

From the nation's leading expert, an indispensable analysis of key threats to the integrity of the 2020 American presidential election As the 2020 presidential campaign begins to take shape, there is widespread distrust of the fairness and accuracy of American elections. In this timely...
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Witch Hunt: The Plot to Destroy Trump and Undo His Election

Gregg Jarrett - Broadside Books
Format: Hardcover

The author of the number-one New York Times bestseller The Russia Hoax picks up where that book ended with this hard-hitting, well-reasoned examination of the latest findings about "collusion" between the Trump Administration and the Russians, offering further proof that Special...
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The Bidens: Inside the First Family's Fifty Years of Tragedy, Scandal, and Triumph

Ben Schreckinger - Twelve
Format: Hardcover


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