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Hedged Out: Inequality and Insecurity on Wall Street
A former hedge fund worker takes an ethnographic approach to Wall Street to expose who wins, who loses, and why inequality endures.
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The Harlan Renaissance: Stories of Black Life in Appalachian Coal Towns
Unfolding through layers of sociological insight and oral history, The Harlan Renaissance centers the sympathetic perspectives and critical eye of a master narrator of Black life.
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The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family
Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter and dean of Trumpologists David Cay Johnston reveals years of eye-popping financial misdeeds by Donald Trump and his family.
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Across That Bridge: A Vision for Change and the Future of America
In Across That Bridge, Congressman John Lewis draws from his experience as a prominent leader of the Civil Rights Movement to offer timeless wisdom, poignant recollections, and powerful principles for anyone interested in challenging injustices and inspiring real change toward a freer, more peaceful society.
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Your Legacy: A Bold Reclaiming of Our Enslaved History
A proud, empowering introduction to African American history that celebrates and honors enslaved ancestors.
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The New Song: The Way of Abraham The True In Faith
The New Song is an introduction to the Source of Faith. While unraveling the scriptural mysteries of our time. This is guide into the process of unraveling the root of “darkness” and the shadow of death that has spread all over the Earth in the last 6000 years. Even so, The New Song’s message guides to a “way” out - even for the guilty.
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Until I Am Free
Explores the Black activist’s ideas and political strategies, highlighting their relevance for tackling modern social issues including voter suppression, police violence, and economic inequality.
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I Thought I Was Going Crazy
Author, Darryl Webster, shares an intimate reflection of his time growing up poor in a rough neighborhood. It’s a portrayal of a sensitive soul “an Orchid Child,” born into a chaotic world of social stressors.
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THE BURNING: The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
The Burning will recreate the town of Greenwood at the height of its prosperity, explore the currents of hatred, racism, and mistrust between its black residents and neighboring Tulsa's white population, narrate events leading up to and including Greenwood's annihilation
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State of Emergency: How We Win in the Country We Built
Social justice leader Tamika D. Mallory states her case for action in this searing indictment of America’s historical, deadly, and continuing assault on Black and brown lives.
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Checking In
Acclaimed musical artist Michelle Williams shares the intimate, never-before-told story of how, even in the midst of enormous fame and success, she battled depression, leading her to find her true calling as an advocate for mental health--especially her own.
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Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth
The urgent and untold story of the collusion between Fox News and Donald Trump from the New York Times bestselling author of Top of the Morning.
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A PROMISED LAND
In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail both his political education and the landmark moments of the first term of his historic presidency—a time of dramatic transformation and turmoil.
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LONG TIME COMING: Reckoning with Race in America
From the New York Times bestselling author of Tears We Cannot Stop, a passionate call to America to finally reckon with race and start the journey to redemption.
MICHAEL ERIC DYSON—distinguished University Professor of African American and Diaspora Studies, College of Arts & Science, and of Ethics and Society, Divinity School, and Centennial Professor at Vanderbilt University—is one of America’s premier public intellectuals and the author of seven New York Times bestsellers including JAY-Z, Tears We Cannot Stop, and What Truth Sounds Like. A contributing opinion writer for The New York Times, Dr. Dyson is a recipient of two NAACP Image awards and the 2020 Langston Hughes Festival Medallion. Former president Barack Obama has noted: “Everybody who speaks after Michael Eric Dyson pales in comparison.”
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Bulltwit – The Online Ramblings of George Wallace
Years ago I was considering joining Twitter and whatnot. I’d been a working comedian since the 1750s and I wasn’t sure why I would give away jokes for free. I made the leap though, and I’m so glad I did. This has been an incredible journey, getting to share my most ridiculous thoughts with the click of a button, then see the reactions of so many. I have shared the love and I have felt the love. I thought I would document some of this wild ride in book form. Thank y’all so much for taking this ride with me. I hope you find some laughs all up in here. It truly is the best medicine. Oh, and there’s oodles of “bulltwit” where this came from, so stay tuned for more.
From $6 an Hour to a Million Dollar Dream
You don’t need legendary talent, an inherited fortune, or an inside track with celebrities to find fulfillment in your career or meaning in your life. In From $6 an Hour to a Million Dollar Dream, Cayman Kelly will show you how wise planning, perseverance, and willingness to buck norms when necessary can empower anyone to achieve happiness and success.
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We’re Better Than This: My Fight for the Future of Our Democracy
Part memoir, part call to action, We’re Better Than This is the story of our modern-day democracy and the threats that we all must face together, as well as a retrospective on the life and career of one of our country’s most inspirational politicians. As we approach another test of our democracy, the next race for the White House, We’re Better Than This reminds people that in this country we don’t elect kings, and we cannot afford four more years of this false one.
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Wrecking America: How Trump’s Lawbreaking and Lies Betray All
By four-time presidential candidate Ralph Nader and bestselling author Mark Green, Wrecking America organizes Trump's lies and lawbreaking issue-by-issue—focusing on Covid-19 and racial protests. This scathing, witty, accessible paperback is the last up-to-date book on "the Lyin' King" keyed to General Election voters and post-election America.
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Love is the Way
Walk the path of love with one of the warmest, most beloved spiritual leaders of our time, and learn how to put faith into action.
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Living In Color: What’s Funny About Me
Tommy’s long awaited autobiography, Living In Color: What’s Funny About Me (Kensington Books) is due January 28, 2020 with a myriad of key events planned around its anticipated release..
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