A rerelease of a 1962 classic introduction to the Trojan War provides accessible explanations of key events, from the foundation of Troy to the return of the victorious Greeks, drawing on ancient Gree
A delightful collection of classic recipes, folk history, and original drawings by Cape Cod's most-admired chef. With a new Introduction by Anthony Bourdain"It's a true classic, one of the most influe
The first children’s book to appear in English by the award-winningIsraeli master storytellerWhat happens when a tired boy with a fertile imagination is left to fend for himself at the zoo? Well, if h
The best Teen Zombie Werewolf Witchy Faerie fantasy murder mystery you've ever read--by twenty-one-year-old debut author.Genderqueer fourteen-year-old Z Chilworth has to adjust quickly to their new st
The great elder statesman of consumer rights shows how previous administrations allowed unchecked corporate power to lead us to the criminality of Trump.Nader brings together the outrages of the Trump
The latest novel from one of Latin America's greatest living writers tells the story of a man whose distant past comes to haunt him, leading him to uncover his ancestors' involvement in the sordid sto
Thirteen-year-old Martha Bartlett insists on being a part of the Underground Railroad rescue to bring her brother Jake back home to their abolitionist community in Connecticut. It's 1854 and though Af
The most powerful autobiographical novel written about the Yugoslav wars. A timely and deeply accessible book that speaks to what it is like to be displaced by war.Hotel Tito is an award-winning autob
Capturing the lyricism of lives without a future in a small western Pennsylvania town,Things to Do When You're Goth in the Country introduces us to Chavisa Woods's people. They are smart and poor, los
This is the new, revised, and updated single volume young adult edition of Howard Zinn's classic telling of American history. A Young People's History of the United States brings to US history the vi
Flying Close to the Sun is the stunning memoir of a white middle-class girl from Connecticut who became a member of the Weather Underground, one of the most notorious groups of the 1960s. Cathy Wilker
A history of the United States from its beginnings to the early twenty-first century, as told from the point of view of ordinary people, including slaves and Native Americans, to reveal the violence,
A history of the United States from its beginnings to the early twenty-first century, as told from the point of view of ordinary people, including slaves and Native Americans, to reveal the violence,
Shori is an apparently young amnesiac girl whose alarming needs and abilities lead her to a startling discovery: she is in fact a 53-year-old vampire, genetically modified to walk in the light of day
An extraordinary account of how a laborer's son rose to challenge the power of despots, I Refuse to Die is both the autobiography of one gifted man who rose above the horrors of colonization, and an u
More than a Game is the odyssey of Jackson's journey—from New York Knick and world champion, to CBA coach, to six-time Chicago Bulls world champion, to this year's L.A. Lakers world champion—and the l
Marta Veneranda, a Latina neoyorkina, finds that she inspires the confessional in people. In fact, when people come to her, they feel the need to reveal their most embarrassing and shameful stories. A
More than fifty physicians describe their clinical experience treating maladies ranging from alcoholism to depression, from yeast overgrowth (candidiasis) to PMS. In case after case, these doctors fou
This comprehensive guide to healthy living offers a wide range of alternative approaches to help you stay healthy. These may be approaches your conventionally trained doctor wasn't taught in medical s
"It is time to celebrate the singular beauty and power of Stanley Moss's poetry. He is a citizen of the world, both past and present, one who seems to have been everywhere and missed nothing. These ar
Nature did it first! A beautiful and whimsically illustrated explanation of cool inventions like Velcro and scuba suits that were inspired by the natural worldDiscover how bats led to the development
A new book by the author of A is for Activist is a rhyming, boldly illustrated vision of a better world.When you go to a marchAnd raise your sign highYou’ll make people smilewho thought you were shyAn
The latest in Triangle Square's For Young People series, this adaptation of Jill Jonnes's riveting history of the Eiffel Tower and the 1889 World's Fair in Paris is sure to capture the imagination of
A true story of peace, the power of art, and the great singer and activist Paul Robeson told by his granddaughter"Daddy always said it takes a man of peace to stop a war." Based on the true story of P
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A lonely wizard moves to a new town in this charming children's story by renowned American poets Anne Sexton and Maxine Kumin, now in print again for the first time in decades.Everything is going wron
A deeply moving and award-winning graphic novel about a young Syrian refugee.Zenobia was once a great warrior queen of Syria whose reign reached from Egypt to Turkey. She was courageous. No one gave h
A book for this moment: Both an assessment of our current political leadership and a vision of those who can bring substantive change. Who are the new progressive leaders emerging to lead the post-Tru
A small book with great weight and urgency to it, this is both a history of democracy and a clarion call for change."Without drastic adjustment, this system cannot last much longer," writes Van Reybro
William A. Noguera has spent 34 years at the notorious San Quentin Prison, home to the nation’s largest and deadliest death row. Each day, men plot against you and your life rests on a razor&rsq
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Parable of the Talents celebrates the classic Butlerian themes of alienation and transcendence, violence and spirituality, slavery and freedom, separation and community, to astonishing effect, in the
Sixteen-year-old Martha's luck is finally changing. Taken in by a kind young priest, Father Ralph Fitzgerald, and his wealthy mother, she gets a taste of "how the other half lives" and resolves to mak
Marriage-- in all its loving, unloving, decadent, and impoverished manifestations-- comes alive here through Abbott's infectious enthusiasm and curiosity.
Political prisoner Hyun Woo is freed after eighteen years to find no trace of the world he knew. The friends with whom he shared utopian dreams are gone. His Seoul is unrecognizably transformed and ag