Dispatches from Arizona—the front line of a massive human migration—including the voices of migrants, Border Patrol, ranchers, activists, and othersFor nearly a decade, Margaret Reg
An expert’s in-depth exploration of the enormous impact of mega-retailers—and what communities and independent businesses can do A Book Sense Pick and Annual Highlight Large retail chains
Surprising firsthand accounts from the front lines of abortion provision [?] reveal the persistent cultural, political, and economic hurdles to accessMore than thirty-five years after women won
One of Reform Judaism’s Significant Jewish Books Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman is widely recognized as a leader in bringing spiritual innovation into modern Jewish life and worship. Now, drawing on
When Hella Winston began talking with Hasidic Jews for her doctoral dissertation in sociology, she was excited to be meeting with members of the highly insular Brooklyn Satmar sect. Several Jewish jo
How far can you get on two tacos, one Dr. Pepper, and a little bit of conversation? What happens when you’re broke and you need to get to a new job, an ailing parent, a powwow, college, or a fu
“An important voice in the spirited public debate over what ‘the best interests of the child’ are in the . . . untidy world of adoption.”—Joseph P. Kahn, Boston GlobeJ
A groundbreaking anthology for women searching for spiritual guideposts to the second half of lifeBreaking Free is a collection of personal essays by women in the second half of their lives—ess
Compassionate and wise, Thich Nhat Hanh’s healing words and books have helped millions of people acknowledge and dissolve anger and separation by illuminating the way toward the miracle of mind
An important and beautiful book about how we can bring peace and joy into our lives. Reading this rare book on the refinement of meditation practice is meditation itself. --JOAN HALIFAX, author of Th
Mooney, a journalist, discusses why today's educated professional middle class is dealing with worse financial issues than previous generations, in struggles with student loans and credit card debt, h
Avoiding the easy definitions and caricatures that tend to celebrate or condemn the “hip hop generation,” Hip Hop Matters focuses on the fierce and far-reaching battles being waged in pol
First published in 1993 on the one-year anniversary of the L.A. riots, Race Matters has since become an American classic. Beacon Press is proud to present this hardcover edition with a new introducti
Sindiwe Magona's novel Mother to Mother explores the South African legacy of apartheid through the lens of a woman who remembers a life marked by oppression and injustice. Magona decided to write thi
In 1962, Rachel Carson stunned the world with the publication of Silent Spring, exposing the lethal character of the pesticide DDT. Her work launched a global campaign against synthetic chemical toxi
A powerful argument for why dam removal makes good scientific, economic, and environmental sense—and requires our urgent attention In the Pacific Northwest, the Snake River and its wilderness tributa
After ten years of talking about children, two years of trying unsuccessfully to conceive, and one shot of donor sperm for her partner, Amie Miller was about to become a mother. Or something like tha
Begun as the United States moved its armed forces into Iraq, Rashid Khalidi's book examines the record of Western involvement in the region and analyzes the likely outcome of our most recent Middle E
After an angry confrontation with his son on a hiking trip intended to restore their relationship, Scott Sanders realizes that his own despair about the ills of our age has darkened his son's world.
In 2006, S. Craig Watkins participated in the MacArthur Foundation’s well-funded digital media initiative alongside a select team of scholars and tech experts. The goal was simple: to understan
