A frank, humorous exploration of inter-abled dating, love, and marriageIn Sickness and Health is more than an “inspiring” story of how a man born with spinal muscular atrophy—a congenital and incurabl
With stories from the front lines, a legal scholar journeys through distinct legal climates to understand precisely why and how the war over abortion is being fought.Drawing on her years of research i
The twenty-fifth-anniversary edition of the groundbreaking classic, with a new introductionFirst published in 1993, on the one-year anniversary of the Los Angeles riots, Race Matters became a national
Fifteen writers reveal their diverse experiences with passing, including racial, ethnic, sexual orientation, gender, and economic.American history is filled with innumerable examples of “passing.” Why
A memoir of growing up with blind, African-American parents in a segregated cult preaching the imminent end of the worldWhen The World in Flames begins, in 1970, Jerry Walker is six years old. His con
First published in 1854, Henry David Thoreau's groundbreaking book has influenced generations of readers and continues to inspire and inform anyone with an open mind and a love of nature. With Bill Mc
Introduction by John BoyneA young readers’ edition of the best-selling classic about the Holocaust and finding meaning in suffering, with a photo insert, a glossary of terms, a chronology of Frankl’s
Following the death of her father, journalist and hospice volunteer Ann Neumann sets out to examine what it means to die well in the United States.When Ann Neumann’s father was diagnosed with non-Hodg
Merging real stories with theory, research, and practice, a prominent scholar offers a new approach to teaching and learning for every stakeholder in urban education.Drawing on his own experience of f
A collection of poems exploring questions of religious and linguistic authority, from medieval England to contemporary AppalachiaA National Poetry Series winner, selected and with a foreword by Tracy
A playbook for working with and training girls to be activists of their own social movementsArmed with a rich array of online media platforms, seemingly endless reserves of creativity, and a keen sens
A memoir of growing up with blind, African-American parents in a segregated cult preaching the imminent end of the worldWhen The World in Flames begins, in 1970, Jerald Walker is six years old. His co
Debunking the lethal logic behind the pervasive myths that have framed the gun control debate“When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns.” “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a
The remarkable story of “outsider” artist Judith Scott, who was institutionalized for more than thirty years before being rescued by her sisterJudith Scott was born with Down syndrome in 1943 in Colum
Between the ages of twelve and fifteen, Martin Moran had a sexual relationship with an older man, a counselor he'd met at a Catholic boys' camp. Almost thirty years later, at the age of forty-two, he
Mind-opening writing on what kids need from school, from one of education’s most outspoken voices ? Arguing that our schools are currently in the grip of a “cult of rigor”—a confusion of harder with b
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
With a new afterword ? Acts of Faith is a remarkable account of growing up Muslim in America and coming to believe in religious pluralism, from one of the most prominent faith leaders in the United St
Peace activist Sophia Raday never imagined she would fall in love with an Oakland police officer and major in the Army Reserve, much less marry one. Barrett is loving and loyal, but in his world a th
On her first day on earth, Katie Trebing underwent a blood transfusion that would become the first of an expected lifetime of them. Diagnosed with a rare form of anemia, she would require a transfusi
After many years, historian and Helen Keller expert Kim Nielsen realized that she, along with other biographers, had shortchanged Anne Sullivan Macy, a woman remembered primarily as a miracle worker.
Growing up a smarty-pants, fundamentalist, hillbilly girl in the 1970s By the age of twelve, Susan Campbell had been flirting with Jesus for some time, and in her mind, Jesus had been flirting
In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., isolated himself from the demands of the civil rights movement, rented a house in Jamaica with no telephone, and labored over his final manuscript. In this impor
A sweeping story of the right to privacy as it sped along colonial postal routes, telegraph wires, and today’s fiber-optic cables on a collision course with presidents and programmers, libraria
Patricia Harman, a nurse-midwife, manages a women’s health clinic with her husband, Tom, an ob-gyn, in West Virginia--a practice where patients open their hearts, where they find care and sometimes re
With a new afterword by the author. Drawing on over a decade’s experience at the Gallup Poll and a distinguished academic career in survey research, David W. Moore—praised as a "sch
The Religious Right has dedicated much of the last thirty years to molding the federal judiciary, always with an eye toward casting the Supreme Court in its image. Through broad political work that h
Like Coleman Barks’s translations of Rumi, this collection of poems by Mirabai will appeal to anyone interested in spiritual poetry. Translator and renowned poet Robert Bly has teamed up with J
From the War on Poverty to new farmers' markets, a food expert tackles America's dangerous dietary split With a new Foreword Closing the Food Gap exposes America's dangerous dietary
A memoir of raising a child with a genetic disorder When her son, J.P., was first diagnosed with fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited cause of mental retardation, Clare Dunsford discovered t
Plain Secrets tells the story of Joe Mackall’s long friendship with his Swartzentruber Amish neighbors, the Shetlers, to create a nuanced portrait of this most traditional Amish sect. “M
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
“Red bird came all winter / firing up the landscape / as nothing else could.” So begins Mary Oliver’s twelfth book of poetry, and the image of that fiery bird stays with the reader,
The Golden Years? You've got to be kidding. Part serious, part comic, these words reflect our ambivalence about aging in the twenty-first century. Is it a blessing or a curse? With refreshing candor
A pioneering new investigation of sex and manhood With few exceptions, sex is noticeably absent from popular histories chronicling colonial and Revolutionary America. Using court records, newspapers,
Artist Mark Cooper creates remarkable, collaborative art with children, and in this practical book of ideas he shows how it can be done anywhere, with amazing results. Drawing from his own work with
The history of African American studies is often told as a heroic tale, with compelling images of black power and passionate African American students who refused to take no for an answer. Noliwe M.
The Essential Marcuse provides an overview of Herbert Marcuse’s political and philosophical writing over four decades, with excerpts from his major books as well as essays from various academic
Beverly Daniel Tatum emerged on the national scene in 1997 with “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?,” a book that spoke to a wide audience about the psychologic
