{"title":"Social Activists","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"at-home-in-the-world-stories-and-essential-teachings-from-a-9781946764393b","title":"At Home in the World: Stories and Essential Teachings from a Monk's Life","description":"This collection of autobiographical and teaching stories from peace activist and Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh is thought provoking, inspiring, and enjoyable to read. Collected here for the first time, these stories span the author’s life. There are stories from Thich Nhat Hanh’s childhood and the traditions of rural Vietnam. There are stories from his years as a teenaged novice, as a young teacher and writer in war torn Vietnam, and of his travels around the world to teach mindfulness, make pilgrimages to sacred sites, and influence world leaders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe tradition of teaching the Dharma through stories goes back at least to the time of the Buddha. Like the Buddha, Thich Nhat Hanh uses story–telling to engage people’s interest so he can share important teachings, insights, and life lessons.","brand":"Parallax Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42817234337872,"sku":"9781946764393B","price":9.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781946764393-l.jpg?v=1785864196"},{"product_id":"here-where-the-black-designers-are-9781797225722b","title":"Here: Where the Black Designers Are","description":"\u003cb\u003eCelebrated designer, writer, activist, and educator Cheryl D. Holmes-Miller's memoir of a life in advocacy and her journey to answer the question \"Where are the Black designers?\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCheryl D. Holmes-Miller is one of the design field's most respected figures. She is legendary for her decades of scholarship and activism and is known as a touchstone and conscience for the design profession. This long-awaited book documents the history of the question she has been asking for decades: “Where are the Black designers?” along with related questions that are urgent to the design profession: Where did they originate? Where have they been? Why haven't they been represented in design histories and canons?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Holmes-Miller traces her development as a designer and leader, beginning with her own family and its rich multiethnic history. She narrates her experiences as a design student at Rhode Island School of Design, Maryland Institute College of Art, and Pratt, leading up to her oft-cited Pratt thesis examining barriers to success for Black designers. Holmes-Miller describes the work of her eponymous studio for noted clients that included NASA, Time Inc., and the nascent Black Entertainment Television, as well as the story of her later critiques of the industry in the design press, most notably in \u003ci\u003ePrint\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. Miller also recounts the parallel history of collective efforts by fellow scholars and advocates over the past fifty years to identify and celebrate Black designers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Enhanced with a foreword by Crystal Williams, president of Rhode Island School of Design, award-winning poet, and noted advocate for equity and justice in the fields of art and education, \u003ci\u003eHERE\u003c\/i\u003e is part memoir, part investigation, and part urgent call for justice and recognition for Black designers, making it an invaluable resource for graphic design professionals, teachers, and students.","brand":"Princeton Architectural Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42817243873360,"sku":"9781797225722B","price":17.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781797225722-l.jpg?v=1785864234"},{"product_id":"remembering-che-my-life-with-che-guevara-9781644212059b","title":"Remembering Che: My Life with Che Guevara","description":"\u003cb\u003eChe Guevara’s widow remembers a great revolutionary romance tragically cut short by Che’s assassination in Bolivia.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Aleida March first met Che Guevara, she was a twenty-year-old combatant from the provinces of Cuba, he an already legendary revolutionary and larger-than-life leader. And yet there was another, more human side to Che, one Aleida was given special access to, first as his trusted \u003ci\u003ecompañera\u003c\/i\u003e and later as the love of his life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith great immediacy and poignancy, Aleida recounts the story of their epic romance—their fitful courtship against the backdrop of the Cuban revolutionary war, their marriage at the war’s end and the birth of their four children, up through Che’s tragic assassination in Bolivia less than ten years later. Featuring excerpts from their letters, nearly one hundred never-before-seen photographs from their private collection, and a moving short story Che wrote for Aleida, here is an intimate look at the man behind the legend and the tenacious, courageous woman who knew him best—a story of passionate love, wrenching sacrifice, and unwavering heroism.","brand":"Seven Stories Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42817251672144,"sku":"9781644212059B","price":10.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781644212059-l.jpg?v=1785864259"},{"product_id":"the-pianist-from-syria-a-memoir-9781501173509b","title":"The Pianist From Syria: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn astonishing but true account of a pianist’s escape from war-torn Syria to Germany offers a deeply personal perspective on the most devastating refugee crisis of this century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAeham Ahmad was born a second-generation refugee - the son of a blind violinist and carpenter who recognized Aeham's talent and taught him how to play piano and love music from an early age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen his grandparents and father were forced to flee Israel and seek refuge from the Israeli–Palestinian conflict ravaging their home, Aeham’s family built a life in Yarmouk, an unofficial camp to more than 160,000 Palestinian refugees in Damascus. They raised a new generation in Syria while waiting for the conflict to be resolved so they could return to their homeland. Instead, another fight overtook their asylum. Their only haven was in music and in each other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForced to leave his family behind, Aeham sought out a safe place for them to call home and build a better life, taking solace in the indestructible bond between fathers and sons to keep moving forward. Heart-wrenching yet ultimately full of hope, and told in a raw and poignant voice, The Pianist from Syria is a gripping portrait of one man’s search for a peaceful life for his family and of a country being torn apart as the world watches in horror.","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42817280933968,"sku":"9781501173509B","price":5.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781501173509-l.jpg?v=1785864380"},{"product_id":"the-spiritual-mandela-faith-and-religion-in-the-life-of-nels-9781623545307b","title":"The Spiritual Mandela: Faith and Religion in the Life of Nelson Mandela","description":"In the first book of its kind, an acclaimed South African journalist and former parliamentary spokesperson for the ANC shares how Nelson Mandela balanced his Christian faith with his political views, exploring how the beloved leader reconciled his own beliefs with the hard truth that religion had often been used as a tool to oppress his people. ","brand":"Imagine","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42817290534992,"sku":"9781623545307B","price":10.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781623545307-l.jpg?v=1785864420"},{"product_id":"the-lost-homestead-my-mother-partition-and-the-punjab-9781473677746b","title":"The Lost Homestead: My Mother, Partition, and the Punjab","description":"On 3 June 1947, as British India descended into chaos, its division into two states was announced. For months the violence and civil unrest escalated. With millions of others, Marina Wheeler's mother Dip Singh and her Sikh family were forced to flee their home in the Punjab, never to return. Through her mother's memories, accounts from her Indian family and her own research in both India and Pakistan, she explores how the peoples of these new nations struggled to recover and rebuild their lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs an Anglo-Indian with roots in what is now Pakistan, Marina attempts to untangle some of these threads to make sense of her own mother's experience, while weaving her family's story into the broader, still highly contested, history of the region.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a story of loss and new beginnings, personal and political freedom. It follows Dip when she marries Marina's English father and leaves India for good, to Berlin, then a divided city, and to Washington DC where the fight for civil rights embraced the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Lost Homestead touches on global themes that strongly resonate today: political change, religious extremism, migration, minorities, nationhood, identity and belonging. But above all it is about coming to terms with the past, and about the stories we choose to tell about ourselves.","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42817453424720,"sku":"9781473677746B","price":15.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781473677746-l.jpg?v=1785864951"},{"product_id":"rebel-writers-the-accidental-feminists-9781448217502b","title":"Rebel Writers: The Accidental Feminists","description":"In London in 1958, a play by a 19-year-old redefined women's writing in Britain. It also began a movement that would change women's lives forever. The play was A Taste of Honey and the author, Shelagh Delaney, was the first in a succession of young women who wrote about their lives with an honesty that dazzled the world. They rebelled against sexism, inequality and prejudice and in doing so challenged the existing definitions of what writing and writers should be. Bypassing the London cultural elite, their work reached audiences of millions around the world, paved the way for profound social changes and laid the foundations of second-wave feminism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter Delaney came Edna O'Brien, Lynne Reid-Banks, Charlotte Bingham, Nell Dunn, Virginia Ironside and Margaret Forster; an extraordinarily disparate group who were united in their determination to shake the traditional concepts of womanhood in novels, films, television, essays and journalism. They were as angry as the Angry Young Men, but were also more constructive and proposed new ways to live and love in the future. They did not intend to become a literary movement but they did, inspiring other writers to follow. Not since the Brontës have a group of young women been so determined to tell the truth about what it is like to be a girl.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this biographical study, the acclaimed author, Celia Brayfield, tells their story for the first time.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42817485439056,"sku":"9781448217502B","price":10.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781448217502-l.jpg?v=1785865082"},{"product_id":"border-hacker-a-tale-of-treachery-trafficking-and-two-friend-9781645037064b","title":"Border Hacker: A Tale of Treachery, Trafficking, and Two Friends on the Run","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn unlikely friendship, a four-thousand-mile voyage, and an impenetrable frontier—this dramatic odyssey reveals the chaos and cruelty US immigration policies have unleashed beyond our borders.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAxel Kirschner was a lifelong New Yorker, all Queens hustle and bravado. But he was also undocumented. After a minor traffic violation while driving his son to kindergarten, Axel was deported to Guatemala, a country he swore he had not lived in since he was a baby. While fighting his way back through Mexico on a migrant caravan, Axel met Levi Vonk, a young anthropologist and journalist from the US. That chance encounter would change both of their lives forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLevi soon discovered that Axel was no ordinary migrant. He was harboring a secret: Axel was a hacker. This secret would launch the two friends on a dangerous adventure far beyond what either of them could have imagined. While Axel’s abilities gave him an edge in a system that denied his existence, they would also ensnare him in a tangled underground network of human traffickers, corrupt priests, and anti-government guerillas eager to exploit his talents for their own ends. And along the way, Axel’s secret only raised more questions for Levi about his past. How had Axel learned to hack? What did he want? And was Axel really who he said he was?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBorder Hacker\u003c\/i\u003e is at once an adventure saga—the story of a man who would do anything to return to his family, and the friend who would do anything to help him—and a profound parable about the violence of American immigration policy told through a single, extraordinary life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bold Type Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42817582366800,"sku":"9781645037064B","price":11.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781645037064-l.jpg?v=1785865492"},{"product_id":"breaking-hate-confronting-the-new-culture-of-extremism-9780316522939b","title":"Breaking Hate: Confronting the New Culture of Extremism","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom a onetime white-supremacist leader now working to disengage people from extremist movements, \u003ci\u003eBreaking Hate\u003c\/i\u003e is a \"riveting\" (James Clapper), \"groundbreaking\" (Malcolm Nance), \"horrifying [but] hopeful\" (S.E. Cupp) exploration of how to heal a nation reeling from hate and violence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToday's extremist violence surges into our lives from what seems like every direction -- vehicles hurtling down city sidewalks; cyber-threats levied against political leaders and backed up with violence; automatic weapons unleashed on mall shoppers, students, and the faithful in houses of worship. As varied as the violent acts are the attackers themselves -- neo-Nazis, white nationalists, the alt-right, InCels, and Islamist jihadists, to name just a few. In a world where hate has united communities that traffic in radical doctrines and rationalize their use of violence to rally the disaffected, the fear of losing a loved one to extremism or falling victim to terrorism has become almost universal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTold with startling honesty and intimacy, Breaking Hate is both the inside story of how extremists lure the unwitting to their causes and a guide for how everyday Americans can win them-and our civil democracy-back. Former extremist Christian Picciolini unravels this sobering narrative from the frontlines, where he has worked for two decades as a peace advocate and \"hate breaker.\" He draws from the firsthand experiences of extremists he has helped to disengage, revealing how violent movements target the vulnerable and exploit their essential human desires, and how the right interventions can save lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlong the way, Picciolini solves the puzzle of why extremism has come to define our era, laying bare the ways in which modern society-from \"fake news\" and social media propaganda to coded language and a White House that inflames rather than heals-has polarized and radicalized an entire generation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePiercing, empathetic, and unrestrained, Breaking Hate tells the sweeping story of the challenge of our time and provides a roadmap to overcoming it.","brand":"Hachette","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42817587380304,"sku":"9780316522939B","price":13.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780316522939-l.jpg?v=1785865513"},{"product_id":"advocate-a-graphic-memoir-of-family-community-and-the-fight-9781984862495b","title":"Advocate: A Graphic Memoir of Family, Community, and the Fight for Environmental Justice","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A moving graphic memoir following Eddie Ahn, an environmental justice lawyer and activist striving to serve diverse communities in San Francisco amidst environmental catastrophes, an accelerating tide of racial and economic inequality, burnout, and his family’s expectations.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWASHINGTON POST \u003c\/i\u003eBEST GRAPHIC NOVEL OF THE YEAR • AN ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN LITERATURE AWARD HONOREE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in Texas to Korean immigrants, Eddie grew up working at his family’s store with the weighty expectations that their sacrifices would be paid off when he achieved the “American Dream.” Years later after moving to San Francisco and earning a coveted law degree, he then does the unthinkable: he rejects a lucrative legal career to enter the nonprofit world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn carving his own path, Eddie defies his family’s notions of economic success, igniting a struggle between family expectations, professional goals, and dreams of community. As an environmental justice attorney, he confronts the most immediate issues the country is facing today, from the devastating effects of Californian wildfires to economic inequality, all while combatting burnout and racial prejudice. In coming fully into his own, Eddie also reaches a hand back to his parents, showing them the value of a life of service rather than one spent only seeking monetary wealth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWeaving together humorous anecdotes with moments of victory and hope, this powerful, deeply contemplative full-color graphic novel explores the relationship between immigration and activism, opportunity and obligation, and familial duty and community service.","brand":"Ten Speed Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42817675722832,"sku":"9781984862495B","price":15.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781984862495-l.jpg?v=1785865912"},{"product_id":"when-truth-is-all-you-have-a-memoir-of-faith-justice-and-fre-9780385545037b","title":"When Truth Is All You Have: A Memoir of Faith, Justice, and Freedom for the Wrongly Convicted","description":"Jim McCloskey was at a midlife crossroads when he met the man who would change his life. A former management consultant, McCloskey had grown disenchanted with the business world; he enrolled at Princeton Theological Seminary at the age of 37. His first assignment, in 1980, was as a chaplain at Trenton State Prison. Among the inmates was Jorge de los Santos, a heroin addict who'd been convicted of murder years earlier. He swore to McCloskey that he was innocent—and, over time, McCloskey came to believe him. With no legal or investigative training to speak of, McCloskey threw himself into the case. Two years later, thanks to those efforts, Jorge de los Santos walked free, fully exonerated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMcCloskey had found his calling. He established Centurion Ministries, the first group in America devoted to overturning wrongful convictions. Together with his staff and a team of forensic experts, lawyers, and volunteers—through tireless investigation and an unflagging dedication to justice—Centurion has freed 65 innocent prisoners who had been sentenced to life or death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen Truth Is All You Have\u003c\/i\u003e is McCloskey's inspirational story, as well as those of the unjustly imprisoned for whom he has fought. Spanning the nation, it is a chronicle of faith and doubt; of triumphant success and shattering failure. It candidly exposes a life of searching and struggle, uplifted by McCloskey's certainty that he had found what he was put on earth to do.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilled with generosity, humor, and compassion, it is the soul-bearing account of a man who has redeemed innumerable lives—and incited a movement—with nothing more than his unshakeable belief in the truth.","brand":"Doubleday Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42817687519312,"sku":"9780385545037B","price":6.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780385545037-l.jpg?v=1785865968"},{"product_id":"to-be-a-problem-a-black-woman-s-survival-in-the-racist-disab-9780807013977b","title":"To Be a Problem: A Black Woman's Survival in the Racist Disability Rights Movement","description":"\u003cb\u003eA searing critique of the disability rights movement from within, and a call for collective liberation that is pro-Black and centers disabled people of color\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor over twenty years, Dara Baldwin has often been the only person of color in the room when significant disability policy decisions are made. Disenfranchisement of people of color and multi-marginalized communities within the disability rights community is not new and has left many inside the community feeling frustrated and erased.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTo Be a Problem\u003c\/i\u003e, Baldwin candidly shares her journey to becoming a disability activist and policymaker in DC while critiquing the disability rights community. She reveals the reality of erasure for many Black people and people of color in the disability movement and argues that, in turn, many white disabled people center themselves within the work without addressing their own white privilege.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDisability rights groups have been centering white, straight, cisgender people while racial justice groups often fail to center disabled people, leading many Black and Brown disabled people to start their own Disability Justice organizations. Drawing from her unique vantage point, Baldwin calls readers to understand the shortcomings of the disability rights movement while inspiring us to push all movements towards a more inclusive and authentic liberation.","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42817687715920,"sku":"9780807013977B","price":10.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780807013977-l.jpg?v=1785865968"},{"product_id":"a-few-days-full-of-trouble-revelations-on-the-journey-to-jus-9780593134269b","title":"A Few Days Full of Trouble: Revelations on the Journey to Justice for My Cousin and Best Friend, Emmett Till","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe last surviving witness to the lynching of Emmett Till tells his story, with poignant recollections of Emmett as a boy, critical insights into the recent investigation, and powerful lessons for racial reckoning, both then and now.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn 1955, fourteen-year-old Emmett Till was lynched. That remains an undisputed fact of the case that ignited a flame within the Civil Rights Movement that has yet to be extinguished. Yet the rest of the details surrounding the event remain distorted by time and too many tellings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat does justice mean in the resolution of a cold case spanning nearly seven decades? In \u003ci\u003eA Few Days Full of Trouble,\u003c\/i\u003e this question drives a new perspective on the story of Emmett Till, relayed by his cousin and best friend—the Reverend Wheeler Parker Jr., a survivor of the night of terror when young Emmett was taken from his family’s rural Mississippi Delta home in the dead of night.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eRev. Parker offers an emotional and suspenseful page-turner set against a backdrop of reporting errors and manipulations, racial reckoning, and political pushback—and he does so accompanied by never-before-seen findings in the investigation, the soft resurrection of memory, and the battle-tested courage of faith. \u003ci\u003eA Few Days Full of Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful work of truth-telling, a gift to readers looking to reconcile the weight of the past with a hope for the future.","brand":"One World Publications","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42817721958480,"sku":"9780593134269B","price":13.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780593134269-l.jpg?v=1785866107"},{"product_id":"i-rigoberta-menchu-an-indian-woman-in-guatemala-9781804296004b","title":"I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian Woman in Guatemala","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Nobel Peace Prize winner reflects on poverty, injustice, and the struggles of Mayan communities in Guatemala, offering “a fascinating and moving description of the culture of an entire people” (\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow a global bestseller, the remarkable life of Rigoberta Menchú, a Guatemalan peasant woman, reflects on the experiences common to many Indian communities in Latin America. Menchú suffered gross injustice and hardship in her early life: her brother, father and mother were murdered by the Guatemalan military.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe learned Spanish and turned to catechistic work as an expression of political revolt as well as religious commitment. Menchú vividly conveys the traditional beliefs of her community and her personal response to feminist and socialist ideas. Above all, these pages are illuminated by the enduring courage and passionate sense of justice of an extraordinary woman.","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42872706039888,"sku":"9781804296004B","price":17.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781804296004-l.jpg?v=1785866150"},{"product_id":"the-league-of-wives-the-untold-story-of-the-women-who-took-o-9781250161116b","title":"The League of Wives: The Untold Story of the Women Who Took on the U.S. Government to Bring Their Husbands Home","description":"The true story of the fierce band of women who battled Washington - and Hanoi - to bring their husbands home from the jungles of Vietnam.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn February 12, 1973, one hundred and sixteen men who, just six years earlier, had been high flying Navy and Air Force pilots, shuffled, limped, or were carried off a huge military transport plane at Clark Air Base in the Philippines. These American servicemen had endured years of brutal torture, kept shackled and starving in solitary confinement, in rat-infested, mosquito-laden prisons, the worst of which was The Hanoi Hilton.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMonths later, the first Vietnam POWs to return home would learn that their rescuers were their wives, a group of women that included Jane Denton, Sybil Stockdale, Louise Mulligan, Andrea Rander, Phyllis Galanti, and Helene Knapp. These women, who formed The National League of Families, would never have called themselves “feminists,” but they had become the POW and MIAs most fervent advocates, going to extraordinary lengths to facilitate their husbands’ freedom - and to account for missing military men - by relentlessly lobbying government leaders, conducting a savvy media campaign, conducting covert meetings with antiwar activists, and most astonishingly, helping to code secret letters to their imprisoned husbands.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a page-turning work of narrative non-fiction, Heath Hardage Lee tells the story of these remarkable women for the first time. The League of Wives is certain to be on everyone’s must-read list.","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42817742045264,"sku":"9781250161116B","price":10.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781250161116-l.jpg?v=1785866187"},{"product_id":"i-don-t-want-to-talk-about-home-a-migrant-s-search-for-belon-9781529177138b","title":"I Don't Want to Talk About Home: A Migrant's Search for Belonging","description":"\u003cb\u003ePowerful, fascinating and deeply moving - this book pushes aside our lazy images of human migration and refugees. I loved it. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRODDY DOYLE,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eLove\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE BESTSELLING MEMOIR - SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I carry my troubled homeland within me; I hide it like a crime.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrowing up in conservative Saudi Arabia, Suad Aldarra felt stifled by the strictures placed on women. She yearned for the vibrant Syrian streets of her family's origin. When the opportunity arose to study at Damascus University, she jumped at the chance to move to a city she loved and to experience a degree of freedom she'd never known.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when the war started, everything changed. Suddenly Suad was thrown into a world of relentless pressure desperately looking for a way out. Her degree in software engineering was the saving grace that allowed her to travel to Ireland on a working visa. Yet reaching safety came at a price ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Don't Want to Talk About Home\u003c\/i\u003e is not a memoir about war and destruction. It's not about camps or boats. It's about the enduring love for a home that ceased to exist, building a life out of the rubble, and the parts of yourself you lose and find when integrating into a new world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIlluminating, vivid, and insightful, this is such a timely book. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLOUISE O'NEILL, author of \u003ci\u003eIdol\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFull of heart, honesty and hard-learnt wisdom... a captivating journey across continents, history and culture. I literally couldn't put this book down.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJAN CARSON author of \u003ci\u003eThe Raptures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42817789263952,"sku":"9781529177138B","price":8.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781529177138-l.jpg?v=1785866388"},{"product_id":"king-a-life-9781250335647b","title":"King: A Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE 2024 PULITZER PRIZE FOR BIOGRAPHY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA finalist for the 2023 National Book Critics Circle Award | \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of the ten best books of 2023 by \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller and notable book of 2023 | One of Barack Obama’s favorite books of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker’\u003c\/i\u003es essential reads of 2023 | A \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor \u003c\/i\u003ebest book of the year | One of \u003ci\u003eAir Mail’\u003c\/i\u003es twelve best books of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/i\u003eand national indie bestseller | \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly’\u003c\/i\u003es best nonfiction books of 2023 | One of \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e magazine’s ten best books of 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eHailed by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e as “the new definitive biography,” \u003ci\u003eKing\u003c\/i\u003e mixes revelatory new research with accessible storytelling to offer an MLK for our times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eVividly written and exhaustively researched, Jonathan Eig’s \u003ci\u003eKing: A Life\u003c\/i\u003e is the first major biography in decades of the civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.—and the first to include recently declassified FBI files. In this revelatory new portrait of the preacher and activist who shook the world, the bestselling biographer gives us an intimate view of the courageous and often emotionally troubled human being who demanded peaceful protest for his movement but was rarely at peace with himself. He casts fresh light on the King family’s origins as well as MLK’s complex relationships with his wife, father, and fellow activists. \u003ci\u003eKing \u003c\/i\u003ereveals a minister wrestling with his own human frailties and dark moods, a citizen hunted by his own government, and a man determined to fight for justice even if it proved to be a fight to the death. As he follows MLK from the classroom to the pulpit to the streets of Birmingham, Selma, and Memphis, Eig dramatically re-creates the journey of a man who recast American race relations and became our only modern-day founding father—as well as the nation’s most mourned martyr.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this landmark biography, Eig gives us an MLK for our times: a deep thinker, a brilliant strategist, and a committed radical who led one of history’s greatest movements, and whose demands for racial and economic justice remain as urgent today as they were in his lifetime.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes 8 pages of black-and-white photographs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42872739233872,"sku":"9781250335647B","price":13.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781250335647-l.jpg?v=1785866645"},{"product_id":"state-of-emergency-how-we-win-in-the-country-we-built-9781982173470b","title":"State of Emergency: How We Win in the Country We Built","description":"\u003cb\u003eSocial 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawn from a lifetime of frontline culture-shifting advocacy, organizing, and fighting for equal justice, State of Emergency makes Mallory’s demand for change and shares the keys to effective activism both for those new to and long-committed to the defense of Black lives. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Minneapolis to Louisville, to Portland, Kenosha, and Washington, DC, America’s reckoning with its unmet promises on race and class is at a boiling point not seen since the 1960s. While conversations around pathways to progress take place on social media and cable TV, history tells us that meaningful change only comes with radical legislation and boots-on-the-ground activism. Here, Mallory shares her unique personal experience building coalitions, speaking truth to power, and winning over hearts and minds in the struggle for shared prosperity and safety.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForward-looking, steeped in history, and rich with stories from life on the margins of American life, State of Emergency is a revelatory examination of the challenges we face, of the forces we must overcome, and a blueprint for all who maintain hope for social equity and a better tomorrow.","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42872624840784,"sku":"9781982173470B","price":8.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781982173470-l.jpg?v=1785866744"},{"product_id":"in-pursuit-of-love-one-woman-s-journey-from-trafficked-to-tr-9780310356851b","title":"In Pursuit of Love: One Woman's Journey from Trafficked to Triumphant","description":"\u003cb\u003eThrough her own gripping story of escape from human trafficking, Rebecca Bender reveals the inner workings of the underground world of modern-day slavery and helps us learn how we can be a catalyst for change where we live.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn and raised in a small Oregon town, all-American girl Rebecca Bender was a varsity athlete and honor roll student with a promising future. Then a predator pretending to be her boyfriend lured her into a web of lies that sent her down a path she never imagined possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor nearly six years, Rebecca was sold across the underground world of sex trafficking in Las Vegas. She was branded, beaten, told when to sleep and what to wear, and traded between traffickers. Forced into a dark sisterhood, Rebecca formed bonds with her trafficker and three other women, creating a false sense of family. During that time, God began revealing himself to her. And in the midst of her exploitation, she found the hope she needed to survive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter a federal raid, Rebecca escaped. Her life was forever changed as she felt the embrace of her heavenly Father guiding her to healing and wholeness. Rebecca soon began to use her own experiences to change the lives of others as she went back into the darkest places she had known--assisting FBI, VICE, and law enforcement across the country in some of their most difficult cases.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough Rebecca's incredible story of redemption, we remember that our past does not have to determine our destiny.","brand":"Zondervan","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42872735400016,"sku":"9780310356851B","price":10.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780310356851-l.jpg?v=1785866764"},{"product_id":"fighting-for-life-becoming-a-force-for-change-in-a-wounded-w-9781400219919b","title":"Fighting for Life: Becoming a Force for Change in a Wounded World","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eWhat makes your heart break for our broken world?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou want to make a difference in the world. You’re concerned about all the problems you see, the injustices and the suffering. But you don’t know where to begin. Designed for the aspiring activist or world-changer, this book is the key to get you started.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLive Action founder Lila Rose says transformation begins with heartbreak—with seeing the injustices around you and allowing that suffering to light a fire in your soul. In this book, she shares raw and intimate stories from both her personal journey and pro-life activism that will inspire you to become a champion for your own cause. Along the way, you’ll discover how to\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edetermine where the need for your gifts is the greatest and begin making a difference\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eovercome insecurities and imposter syndrome and become a leader through practice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efind inner courage and confidence in the face of obstacles and criticism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebounce back from mistakes to continually grow and make a long-lasting impact\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eThe fight for a world that is more just, more beautiful, and more loving needs all of us. In allowing yourself to be wounded by the brokenness of our world, you’ll find the passion you need to make a difference—and draw closer to the One who truly saves.","brand":"Thomas Nelson","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42871761502288,"sku":"9781400219919B","price":8.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781400219919-l.jpg?v=1785866875"},{"product_id":"eleanor-9781439192047b","title":"Eleanor","description":"\u003cb\u003ePrizewinning bestselling author David Michaelis presents a “stunning” (The Wall Street Journal) breakthrough portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt, America’s longest-serving First Lady, an avatar of democracy whose ever-expanding agency as diplomat, activist, and humanitarian made her one of the world’s most widely admired and influential women.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42872681988176,"sku":"9781439192047B","price":13.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781439192047-l.jpg?v=1785866923"},{"product_id":"rethinking-rescue-dog-lady-and-the-story-of-america-s-forgot-9781640095984b","title":"Rethinking Rescue: Dog Lady and the Story of America's Forgotten People and Pets","description":"\u003cb\u003eNOW WITH A NEW AFTERWORD ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE PALISADES FIRE ON ANIMAL RESCUES IN LOS ANGELES\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRethinking Rescue\u003c\/i\u003e boldly confronts two of the biggest challenges of our time—poverty and homelessness—in asking the question: Who deserves the love of a pet?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIn Los Angeles’s most underserved communities, Lori Weise is known as the Dog Lady, the woman who’s spent decades caring for people in poverty and the animals that love them. Long before anyone else, Weise grasped that animal and human suffering are inextricably connected and created a new rescue narrative: an enduring safety net empowering pet owners and providing resources to reduce the number of pets coming into shelters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRethinking Rescue: Dog Lady and the Story of America’s Forgotten People and Pets\u003c\/i\u003e unites the causes of animal welfare and social justice, moving between Weise’s story and that of the larger U.S. rescue movement. Through captivating storytelling and investigative reporting, Carol Mithers examines the consequences of bias within this overwhelmingly white movement, where an overemphasis on placing animals in affluent homes disregards pet owners in poverty. Weise’s innovative and ultimately triumphant efforts revealed a better way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs cities across the country witness some of the worst housing crises in history, and as the population of unhoused people and pets continues to skyrocket, \u003ci\u003eRethinking Rescue\u003c\/i\u003e offers a story of compassion and hope.","brand":"Counterpoint","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42818068611152,"sku":"9781640095984B","price":13.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781640095984-l.jpg?v=1785867485"},{"product_id":"the-contender-the-story-of-marlon-brando-9780062427724b","title":"The Contender: The Story of Marlon Brando","description":"The most influential movie actor of his era, Marlon Brando changed the way other actors perceived their craft. His approach was natural, honest, and deeply personal, resulting in performances - most notably in A Streetcar Named Desire and On the Waterfront - that are without parallel. Brando was heralded as the American Hamlet - the Yank who surpassed British stage royalty Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud, and Ralph Richardson as the standard of greatness in the mid-20th century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrando’s impact on American culture matches his professional significance; he both challenged and codified our ideas of masculinity and sexuality. Brando was also one of the first stars to use his fame as a platform to address social, political, and moral issues, courageously calling out America’s deeply rooted racism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Mann’s brilliant biography of the Hollywood legend illuminates this culture icon for a new age. Mann astutely argues that Brando was not only a great actor but also a cultural soothsayer, a Cassandra warning us about the challenges to come. Brando’s admonitions against the monetization of nearly every aspect of the culture were prescient. His public protests against racial segregation and discrimination at the height of the Civil Rights movement - getting himself arrested at least once - were criticized as being needlessly provocative. Yet those actions of 50 years ago have become a model many actors follow today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePsychologically astute and masterfully researched, based on new and revelatory material, The Contender explores the star and the man in full, including the childhood traumas that reverberated through his professional and personal life. It is a dazzling biography of our nation’s greatest actor that is sure to become an instant classic.","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42818086568016,"sku":"9780062427724B","price":10.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780062427724-l.jpg?v=1785867553"},{"product_id":"permanent-record-9781250237231b","title":"Permanent Record","description":"\u003cb\u003eEdward Snowden, the man who risked everything to expose the US government's system of mass surveillance, reveals for the first time the story of his life, including how he helped to build that system and what motivated him to try to bring it down.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2013, 29-year-old Edward Snowden shocked the world when he broke with the American intelligence establishment and revealed that the United States government was secretly pursuing the means to collect every single phone call, text message, and email. The result would be an unprecedented system of mass surveillance with the ability to pry into the private lives of every person on earth. Six years later, Snowden reveals for the very first time how he helped to build this system and why he was moved to expose it. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpanning the bucolic Beltway suburbs of his childhood and the clandestine CIA and NSA postings of his adulthood, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003ePermanent Record\u003c\/span\u003e is the extraordinary account of a bright young man who grew up online - a man who became a spy, a whistleblower, and, in exile, the internet's conscience. Written with wit, grace, passion, and an unflinching candor, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003ePermanent Record\u003c\/span\u003e is a crucial memoir of our digital age and destined to be a classic.","brand":"Metropolitan Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42818114289744,"sku":"9781250237231B","price":14.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781250237231-l.jpg?v=1785867667"},{"product_id":"truth-and-consequence-reflections-on-catastrophe-civil-resis-9781639735518b","title":"Truth and Consequence: Reflections on Catastrophe, Civil Resistance, and Hope","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eFrom the legendary Pentagon Papers whistleblower and anti-war activist-a posthumous collection of Daniel Ellsberg's previously unpublished writings that offers a window into his courageous life, work, and most deeply held beliefs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Daniel Ellsberg passed away in 2023 at the age of ninety-two, his lifelong commitment to nuclear disarmament and truth-telling at the highest levels of government enshrined him as one of the most courageous patriots America has ever seen. From his role in leaking the \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003ePentagon Papers\u003c\/span\u003e in 1971, for which he was charged with multiple felonies under the Espionage Act, to his anti-war activism and writings in the decades that followed, his effects on American nuclear policy, peacemaking efforts, and information politics cannot be overstated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet the principles he stood on remain more urgent than ever, as catastrophic wars break out and political unrest throws into question the authority of democracy and governments across the world. \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eTruth and Consequence\u003c\/span\u003e-edited by his son, Michael Ellsberg, and his longtime assistant Jan R. Thomas-captures Ellsberg's lifelong preoccupations with the problem of evil, the massacre of civilians, the threat of nuclear annihilation, the dangers of unquestioned obedience, and the necessity to cultivate empathy for those whom we have been taught to see as enemies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this posthumous collection of previously unpublished writing, including autobiographical and personal essays, manifestos, and reportage, Ellsberg's ideas burst from the page with acerbic critique and powerful introspection, cementing him as one of the most heroic champions of truth in American history. \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eTruth and Consequence\u003c\/span\u003e does not equivocate about the bedrock convictions we must continue to uphold in his wake: freedom, integrity, and, above all, truth.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42872731598928,"sku":"9781639735518B","price":13.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781639735518-l.jpg?v=1785867776"},{"product_id":"what-can-i-do-the-path-from-climate-despair-to-action-9780593296240b","title":"What Can I Do?: The Path from Climate Despair to Action","description":"\u003cb\u003eA call to action from Jane Fonda, one of the most inspiring activists of our time, urging us to wake up to the looming disaster of climate change and equipping us with the tools we need to join her in protest\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2019, daunted by the looming disaster of climate change and inspired by Greta Thunberg, Naomi Klein, and student climate strikers, Jane Fonda asked herself one question: What can I do?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJane Fonda, one of the most influential activists of our time, moved to Washington, D.C., and has since led thousands of people in demonstrations on Capitol Hill. In launching Fire Drill Fridays, Fonda teamed up with Greenpeace, leading climate scientists, and community organizers not only to understand what’s at stake, but to equip all of us with the education and tools we need to join her in protest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat Can I Do? isn’t a wish list—it’s a to-do list. So many of us recognize the urgency in stemming the tide of climate change but aren’t sure where to start. Our window of opportunity to act is quickly closing. And it isn’t only Earth’s life-support systems that are unraveling, so too is our social fabric. This is going to take an all-out war on drilling, fracking, deregulation, racism, misogyny, colonialism, and despair—all at the same time. The problems we face now require every one of us to join the fight for not only our immediate future, but for the future of generations to come.","brand":"Penguin Group","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42872671174736,"sku":"9780593296240B","price":10.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780593296240-l.jpg?v=1785867823"},{"product_id":"this-is-what-america-looks-like-my-journey-from-refugee-to-c-9780062954220b","title":"This Is What America Looks Like: My Journey from Refugee to Congresswoman","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn intimate and rousing memoir by progressive trailblazer Ilhan Omar - the first African refugee, the first Somali-American, and one of the first Muslim women, elected to Congress.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIlhan Omar was only eight years old when war broke out in Somalia. The youngest of seven children, her mother had died while Ilhan was still a little girl. She was being raised by her father and grandfather when armed gunmen attacked their compound and the family decided to flee Mogadishu. They ended up in a refugee camp in Kenya, where Ilhan says she came to understand the deep meaning of hunger and death. Four years later, after a painstaking vetting process, her family achieved refugee status and arrived in Arlington, Virginia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAged twelve, penniless, speaking only Somali and having missed out on years of schooling, Ilhan rolled up her sleeves, determined to find her American dream. Faced with the many challenges of being an immigrant and a refugee, she questioned stereotypes and built bridges with her classmates and in her community. In under two decades she became a grassroots organizer, graduated from college and was elected to congress with a record-breaking turnout by the people of Minnesota—ready to keep pushing boundaries and restore moral clarity in Washington D.C.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA beacon of positivity in dark times, Congresswoman Omar has weathered many political storms and yet maintained her signature grace, wit and love of country—all the while speaking up for her beliefs. Similarly, in chronicling her remarkable personal journey, Ilhan is both lyrical and unsentimental, and her irrepressible spirit, patriotism, friendship and faith are visible on every page. As a result, \u003ci\u003eThis is What America Looks Like\u003c\/i\u003e is both the inspiring coming of age story of a refugee and a multidimensional tale of the hopes and aspirations, disappointments and failures, successes, sacrifices and surprises, of a devoted public servant with unshakable faith in the promise of America. ","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42868008910928,"sku":"9780062954220B","price":5.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780062954220-l.jpg?v=1785870996"},{"product_id":"writing-my-wrongs-life-death-and-redemption-in-an-american-p-9781101907313b","title":"Writing My Wrongs: Life, Death, and Redemption in an American Prison","description":"Shaka Senghor was raised in a middle class neighborhood on Detroit’s east side during the height of the 1980s crack epidemic. An honor roll student and a natural leader, he dreamed of becoming a doctor - but at age 11, his parents' marriage began to unravel, and the beatings from his mother worsened, sending him on a downward spiral that saw him run away from home, turn to drug dealing to survive, and end up in prison for murder at the age of 19, fuming with anger and despair.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWriting My Wrongs is the story of what came next. During his nineteen-year incarceration, seven of which were spent in solitary confinement, Senghor discovered literature, meditation, self-examination, and the kindness of others—tools he used to confront the demons of his past, forgive the people who hurt him, and begin atoning for the wrongs he had committed. Upon his release at age thirty-eight, Senghor became an activist and mentor to young men and women facing circumstances like his. His work in the community and the courage to share his story led him to fellowships at the MIT Media Lab and the Kellogg Foundation, membership in Oprah Winfrey's SuperSoul 100, and invitations to speak at events like TED and the Aspen Ideas Festival.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn equal turns, Writing My Wrongs is a page-turning portrait of life in the shadow of poverty, violence, and fear; an unforgettable story of redemption, reminding us that our worst deeds don’t define us; and a compelling witness to our country’s need for rethinking its approach to crime, prison, and the men and women sent there.","brand":"Crowell Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42818444427344,"sku":"9781101907313B","price":10.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781101907313-l.jpg?v=1785871701"},{"product_id":"finding-chika-9780751571943b","title":"Finding Chika","description":"Chika Jeune was born three days before the devastating earthquake that decimated Haiti in 2010. She spent her infancy in a landscape of extreme poverty, and when her mother died giving birth to a baby brother, Chika was brought to The Have Faith Haiti Orphanage that Albom operates in Port Au Prince.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith no children of their own, the forty-plus children who live, play, and go to school at the orphanage have become family to Mitch and his wife, Janine. Chika’s arrival makes a quick impression. Brave and self-assured, even as a three-year-old, she delights the other kids and teachers. But at age five, Chika is suddenly diagnosed with something a doctor there says, \"No one in Haiti can help you with.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMitch and Janine bring Chika to Detroit, hopeful that American medical care can soon return her to her homeland. Instead, Chika becomes a permanent part of their household, and their lives, as they embark on a two-year, around-the-world journey to find a cure. As Chika’s boundless optimism and humor teach Mitch the joys of caring for a child, he learns that a relationship built on love, no matter what blows it takes, can never be lost.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTold in hindsight, and through illuminating conversations with Chika herself, this is Albom at his most poignant and vulnerable. \u003ci\u003eFinding Chika\u003c\/i\u003e is a celebration of a girl, her adoptive guardians, and the incredible bond they formed - a devastatingly beautiful portrait of what it means to be a family, regardless of how it is made.","brand":"Sphere","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42818467364944,"sku":"9780751571943B","price":8.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780751571943-l.jpg?v=1785871825"},{"product_id":"maid-hard-work-low-pay-and-a-mother-s-will-to-survive-9780316505093b","title":"Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive","description":"At 28, Stephanie Land's plans of breaking free from the roots of her hometown in the Pacific Northwest to chase her dreams of attending a university and becoming a writer, were cut short when a summer fling turned into an unexpected pregnancy. She turned to housekeeping to make ends meet, and with a tenacious grip on her dream to provide her daughter the very best life possible, Stephanie worked days and took classes online to earn a college degree, and began to write relentlessly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe wrote the true stories that weren't being told: the stories of overworked and underpaid Americans. Of living on food stamps and WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) coupons to eat. Of the government programs that provided her housing, but that doubled as halfway houses. The aloof government employees who called her lucky for receiving assistance while she didn't feel lucky at all. She wrote to remember the fight, to eventually cut through the deep-rooted stigmas of the working poor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaid\u003c\/i\u003e explores the underbelly of upper-middle class America and the reality of what it's like to be in service to them. \"I'd become a nameless ghost,\" Stephanie writes about her relationship with her clients, many of whom do not know her from any other cleaner, but who she learns plenty about. As she begins to discover more about her clients' lives-their sadness and love, too-she begins to find hope in her own path.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer compassionate, unflinching writing as a journalist gives voice to the \"servant\" worker, and those pursuing the American Dream from below the poverty line. \u003ci\u003eMaid\u003c\/i\u003e is Stephanie's story, but it's not her alone. It is an inspiring testament to the strength, determination, and ultimate triumph of the human spirit.","brand":"Hachette","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42818472706128,"sku":"9780316505093B","price":11.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780316505093-l.jpg?v=1785871850"},{"product_id":"resist-how-a-century-of-young-black-activists-shaped-america-9781250290984b","title":"Resist: How a Century of Young Black Activists Shaped America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of young Black activists at the helm of fighting injustice over the last century, from the 1920s to the Trayvon generation, and how they transformed America and left an indelible mark on history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrowing up as a Nigerian immigrant in the South Bronx, award-winning journalist Rita Omokha contended with her Blackness. In 2020, when George Floyd died at the hands of a white police officer, her exploration further developed as she traveled to thirty states attempting to mine contemporary race relations in the United States. During her trip, she encountered audacious young people like 17-year-old Darnella Frazier, who filmed Floyd’s murder, entering a seismic tragedy into the public and historical records, and set off a wave of unprecedented protests across the country. Darnella’s quick thinking and courage in that moment is part of a more significant legacy: that of the young Black people—often only teenagers—who have been at the forefront of fortifying and safeguarding American democracy in the last hundred years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eResist\u003c\/i\u003e, Rita charts the last century of civil rights activism, from the early years of renowned activist Ella Baker and others she inspired, to the first glimpse of allyship in the Bates Seven and a renewed examination of the Black Panther Party, all the way to the current generation of young Black revolutionaries who walked American cities in the wake of the murders of countless Black people. Rita also draws on her own experiences as a Black immigrant living in America, offering a unique and insightful perspective on this ongoing struggle for justice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRendered with empathy and care, \u003ci\u003eResist\u003c\/i\u003e ties these pivotal stories together—and so many more that are lesser known—into an essential and gripping narrative of resilience and unity, and how young Black activists redefined American history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42872845140048,"sku":"9781250290984B","price":7.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781250290984-l.jpg?v=1785871937"},{"product_id":"living-a-committed-life-finding-freedom-and-fulfillment-in-a-9781523093090b","title":"Living a Committed Life: Finding Freedom and Fulfillment in a Purpose Larger Than Yourself","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat would your life be like if you committed to something larger than yourself? Find out in the newest book from global transformation thought leader Lynne Twist.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow does one person make a difference in the world? People constantly seek to discover meaning in their lives, but as humans take on the challenges facing us in this decade and beyond, we’re searching for it now more than ever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiving a Committed Life\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates the power of dedication that goes beyond the self and teaches how to live a committed life that enables you to draw on resources and capacities from your most authentic self. In five parts, Lynne Twist shows how to make and keep commitments, engage in individual and collective action, and discover ways to connect and collaborate to make a difference.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy sharing stories and perspectives from her life, Twist reveals her unique experience as a thought leader and activist in multiple causes, from ending world hunger and protecting the Amazon rainforest to empowering women’s leadership. The book presents the guiding principles that have enabled her own success and that turn inspiration into action for everyone.","brand":"Berrett-Koehler Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42818491482192,"sku":"9781523093090B","price":11.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781523093090-l.jpg?v=1785871953"},{"product_id":"loud-accept-nothing-less-than-the-life-you-deserve-9780374614058b","title":"Loud: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2024 Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Best Memoir\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"\u003eThe empowering, inspiring, patriarchy-smashing first book by the TikTok and Spotify star Drew Afualo.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrew Afualo is best known as the internet’s “Crusader for Women” and is at the head of a new generation of entertainment’s rising stars. \u003ci\u003eLoud \u003c\/i\u003eis part manual, part manifesto, and part memoir. It makes it clear that behind her fearsome laugh is a mission and a life philosophy, a strategy for self-confidence from the inside out, and a pathway to once and for all remove men from the center of how women and femmes think about themselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfualo has amassed more than nine million followers across her social platforms. When she first started creating content in 2020, she realized that men on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and other apps were creating sexist content aimed at disparaging women, and also containing rampant fatphobia, racism, and other forms of bigotry, with very real-life consequences. It didn’t take long for her to step into the role of unofficial watchdog for misogyny, and her signature laugh is now recognized as a feminist call to arms, a summoning cry to rid the internet (and our hearts, minds, and lives) of “terrible men” and create a space to fight outdated patriarchal ideals.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farrar Straus Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42869201043536,"sku":"9780374614058B","price":12.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780374614058-l.jpg?v=1785872068"},{"product_id":"parkland-birth-of-a-movement-9780062882967b","title":"Parkland: Birth of a Movement","description":"Nineteen years ago, Dave Cullen was among the first to arrive at Columbine High, even before most of the SWAT teams went in. While writing his acclaimed account of the tragedy, he suffered two bouts of secondary PTSD. He covered all the later tragedies from a distance, working with a cadre of experts cultivated from academia and the FBI, but swore he would never return to the scene of a ghastly crime.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut in March 2018, Cullen went to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School because something radically different was happening. In nearly twenty years witnessing the mass shootings epidemic escalate, he was stunned and awed by the courage, anger, and conviction of the high school’s students. Refusing to allow adults and the media to shape their story, these remarkable adolescents took control, using their grief as a catalyst for change, transforming tragedy into a movement of astonishing hope that has galvanized a nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCullen unfolds the story of Parkland through the voices of key participants whose diverse personalities and outlooks comprise every facet of the movement. Instead of taking us into the minds of the killer, he takes us into the hearts of the Douglas students as they cope with the common concerns of high school students everywhere - awaiting college acceptance letters, studying for mid-term exams, competing against their athletic rivals, putting together the yearbook, staging the musical Spring Awakening, enjoying prom and graduation - while moving forward from a horrific event that has altered them forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeeply researched and beautifully told, Parkland is an in-depth examination of this pivotal moment in American culture - and an up-close portrait that reveals what these extraordinary young people are like as kids. As it celebrates the passion of these astonishing students who are making history, this spellbinding book is an inspiring call to action for lasting change.","brand":"HarperCollins Publisher","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42868034928720,"sku":"9780062882967B","price":10.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780062882967-l.jpg?v=1785872103"},{"product_id":"eyes-on-the-horizon-my-journey-toward-justice-9781443465038b","title":"Eyes on the Horizon: My Journey Toward Justice","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eA former CFL champion’s engrossing personal story of spirituality and rebellion, and an inspiring call to action against systemic racism\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe son of a Jamaican father and a Quebecois mother, Balarama Holness spent his earliest, most formative years on an ashram in West Virginia, learning the principles of equity and austerity, which would guide him through life. It wasn’t until he returned to Montreal at age ten with his mother and twin brother that he encountered virulent racism for the first time. Faced with a system that seemed stacked against him, Holness initially fell between the cracks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eEyes on the Horizon\u003c\/span\u003e is Holness’s story of lifting himself up through the power of self-determination, spirituality and no small amount of rebellion to confront the systemic racism of his city and his country. He accomplished this first through football, going all the way to a Grey Cup championship, and later through activism and politics.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHolness’s personal journey is connected to the social history of Canada, Quebec and the United States. Committed to reshaping society as we know it, he uses lessons from his own life to teach others about racism past and present, and to help people better understand how human beings should live and how to build a truly peaceful and just society for our children.","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42818527887440,"sku":"9781443465038B","price":6.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781443465038-l.jpg?v=1785872131"},{"product_id":"the-kneeling-man-my-father-s-life-as-a-black-spy-who-witness-9781640096417b","title":"The Kneeling Man: My Father's Life as a Black Spy Who Witnessed the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"This untidy, honest, fascinating account compels the reader to reflect on profound questions of loyalty and race . . . All of us want to see our parents as heroes. It is to Ms. Seletsky’s great credit that she explores the depths of her father’s story with love, hope and critical realism.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe intimate and heartbreaking story of a Black undercover police officer who famously kneeled by the assassinated Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr—and a daughter’s quest for the truth about her father\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the famous photograph of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on the balcony of Memphis’s Lorraine Motel, one man kneeled down beside King, trying to staunch the blood from his fatal head wound with a borrowed towel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis kneeling man was a member of the Invaders, an activist group that was in talks with King in the days leading up to the murder. But he also had another identity: an undercover Memphis police officer reporting on the activities of this group, which was thought to be possibly dangerous and potentially violent. This kneeling man is Leta McCollough Seletzky’s father.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarrell McCollough was a Black man working secretly with the white power structure, a spy. This was so far from her understanding of what it meant to be Black in America, of everything she eventually devoted her life and career to, that she set out to learn what she could about his life, his actions and motivations. But with that decision came risk. What would she uncover about her father, who went on to a career at the CIA, and did she want to bear the weight of knowing?","brand":"Counterpoint","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42818583232592,"sku":"9781640096417B","price":10.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781640096417-l.jpg?v=1785872397"},{"product_id":"enough-notes-from-a-woman-who-has-finally-found-it-9781632172174b","title":"Enough: Notes From a Woman Who Has Finally Found It","description":"Like so many American women, Shauna M. Ahern spent decades feeling not good enough about her body, about money, and about her worth in this culture. For a decade, with the help of her husband, she ran a successful food blog, wrote award-winning cookbooks, and raised two children. In the midst of this, at age 48, she suffered a mini-stroke. Tests revealed she would recover fully, but when her doctor impressed upon her that emotional stress can cause physical damage, she dove deep inside herself to understand and let go of a lifetime of damaging patterns of thought.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith candor and humor, Ahern traces the arc of her life in essays, starting with the feeling of \"not good enough\" which was sown in a traumatic childhood and dogged her well into adulthood. She writes about finding her rage, which led her to find her enduring motto: enough pretending. And she chronicles how these phases have opened the door to living more joyfully today with mostly enough: friends, family, and her community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eListeners will be moved by Ahern's brave stories. They will also find themselves in these essays, since we all have to find our own definition of enough.","brand":"Sasquatch Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42818592997456,"sku":"9781632172174B","price":10.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781632172174-l.jpg?v=1785872427"},{"product_id":"the-movement-how-women-s-liberation-transformed-america-1963-9781982144210b","title":"The Movement: How Women's Liberation Transformed America 1963-1973","description":"\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive and engaging oral history of the decade that defined the feminist movement, including interviews with living icons and unsung heroes—from former \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e reporter and author of the “powerful and moving” (\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eWitness to the Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor lovers of both Barbie and Gloria Steinem, \u003ci\u003eThe Movement\u003c\/i\u003e is the first oral history of the decade that built the modern feminist movement. Through the captivating individual voices of the people who lived it, \u003ci\u003eThe Movement\u003c\/i\u003e tells the intimate inside story of what it felt like to be at the forefront of the modern feminist crusade, when women rejected thousands of years of custom and demanded the freedom to be who they wanted and needed to be.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This engaging history traces women’s awakening, organizing, and agitating between the years of 1963 and 1973, when a decentralized collection of people and events coalesced to create a spontaneous combustion. From Betty Friedan’s \u003ci\u003eThe Feminine Mystique\u003c\/i\u003e, to the underground abortion network the Janes, to Shirley Chisholm’s presidential campaign and Billie Jean King’s 1973 battle of the sexes, Bingham artfully weaves together the fragments of that explosion person by person, bringing to life the emotions of this personal, cultural, and political revolution. Artists and politicians, athletes and lawyers, Black and white, \u003ci\u003eThe Movement\u003c\/i\u003e brings readers into the rooms where these women insisted on being treated as first class citizens, and in the process, changed the fabric of American life.","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42872040423504,"sku":"9781982144210B","price":13.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781982144210-l.jpg?v=1785872447"},{"product_id":"tears-become-rain-stories-of-transformation-and-healing-insp-9781952692628b","title":"Tears Become Rain: Stories of Transformation and Healing Inspired by Thich Nhat Hanh","description":"\u003cb\u003e32 mindfulness practitioners around the world reflect on encountering the extraordinary teachings of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, who passed away in January 2022, exploring themes of coming home to ourselves, healing from grief and loss, facing fear, and building community and belonging.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome moments change our lives. We experience wonder and relief when we realize we can be okay, just as we are. How do we then integrate these transformative moments into our daily life? \u003ci\u003eTears Become Rain\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of such stories, with one common inspiration: the teachings of mindfulness and compassion offered by the most influential meditation teacher of the past century, the Buddhist monk and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh, who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Dr. Martin Luther King.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe stories encapsulate the benefits of mindfulness practice through the experiences of ordinary people from 16 countries around the world. Some of the contributors were direct students of Thich Nhat Hanh for decades and are meditation teachers in their own right, while others are relatively new on the path.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter her mother's death, Canadian author Vickie MacArthur writes poignantly of discovering a source of peace within herself at Thich Nhat Hanh's Plum Village monastery in France. Jamaican American English professor Camille Goodison uncovers the racism of academia and finds freedom from her toxic workplace by practicing the teachings of love and liberation as taught to her by Thich Nhat Hanh. Vietnamese doctor Huy Minh Tran shares how mindfulness helped him transform his traumatic past as a refugee so that he no longer suffers from nightmares. \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eNorwegian Eevi Beck meditates on the teacher-student relationship and how Thich Nhat Hanh supported her marriage and then loss of her husband. For many, battling sickness, old age, and death—the death of loved ones and one's own—brings up overwhelming emotions of grief, anger, and despair but with the wisdom of Zen practice, \u003ci\u003eTears Become Rain \u003c\/i\u003eshows again and again how people are able to find refuge from the storm in their lives and open their hearts to joy. Through sharing their stories, \u003ci\u003eTears Become Rain \u003c\/i\u003eis both a celebration of Thich Nhat Hanh and a testament to his lasting impact on the lives of people from many walks of life.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Parallax Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42818601975888,"sku":"9781952692628B","price":11.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781952692628-l.jpg?v=1785872448"},{"product_id":"calling-in-how-to-start-making-change-with-those-you-d-rathe-9781982190798b","title":"Calling In: How to Start Making Change With Those You'd Rather Cancel","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom a pioneering Black feminist and MacArthur “Genius” Fellow, this urgent and exhilarating memoir-manifesto-handbook provides bold, practical new ways to transform conflicts into connections, even with those we’re tempted to walk away from.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1979, Loretta Ross was a single mother in Washington who’d had to drop out of Howard University. She was working at the DC Rape Crisis Center when the organization got a letter from a man in prison saying he wanted to learn how to not be a rapist anymore. At first, she was furious. As a survivor of sexual violence, she wanted to write back pouring out her rage. Instead, she made a different choice, a choice to reject the response her trauma was pushing her towards. This choice would set her on the path towards developing a framework that would come to guide her whole career: Rather than calling people out, try to call even your unlikeliest allies\u003ci\u003e in\u003c\/i\u003e. Hold them accountable—but with love.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCalling In\u003c\/i\u003e is at once a handbook, a manifesto, and a memoir—because the power of Loretta Ross’s message comes from who she is and what she’s lived through. She’s a Black woman who’s deprogrammed white supremacists, and a survivor who’s taught convicted rapists the principles of feminism. With stories from her five remarkable decades in activism, she vividly illustrates why calling people\u003ci\u003e in\u003c\/i\u003e—inviting them into conversation instead of conflict and focusing on your shared values over a desire for punishment—is the more strategic choice if you want to make real change. And she shows you how to do so, whether in the workplace, on a college campus, or in your living room.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCourageous, awe-inspiring, and blisteringly authentic, \u003ci\u003eCalling In\u003c\/i\u003e is a “masterclass in constructive confrontation” (Adam Grant) and a practical new solution from one of our country’s most extraordinary change-makers—one anyone can learn to use to transform frustrating and divisive conflicts that stand in the way of real connection with the people in your life.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42872758927440,"sku":"9781982190798B","price":12.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781982190798-l.jpg?v=1785872664"},{"product_id":"all-god-s-dangers-the-life-of-nate-shaw-9780525562856b","title":"All God's Dangers: The Life of Nate Shaw","description":"Nate Shaw's father was born under slavery. Nate Shaw was born into a bondage that was only a little gentler. At the age of nine, he was picking cotton for thirty-five cents an hour. At the age of forty-seven, he faced down a crowd of white deputies who had come to confiscate a neighbor's crop. His defiance cost him twelve years in prison. This triumphant autobiography, assembled from the eighty-four-year-old Shaw's oral reminiscences, is the plain-spoken story of an \"over-average\" man who witnessed wrenching changes in the lives of Southern black people - and whose unassuming courage helped bring those changes about.","brand":"Vintage Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42818658893904,"sku":"9780525562856B","price":9.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780525562856-l.jpg?v=1785872694"},{"product_id":"brothers-in-the-beloved-community-the-friendship-of-thich-nh-9781946764904b","title":"Brothers in the Beloved Community: The Friendship of Thich Nhat Hanh and Martin Luther King Jr.","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe never-before-told story of the friendship between Martin Luther King Jr. and Thich Nhat Hanh--icons who changed each other and the world\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe day after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968, Thich Nhat Hanh wrote a heartbroken letter to their mutual friend Raphael Gould. He said: I did not sleep last night. . . . They killed Martin Luther King. They killed us. I am afraid the root of violence is so deep in the heart and mind and manner of this society. They killed him. They killed my hope. I do not know what to say. . . . He made so great an impression in me. This morning I have the impression that I cannot bear the loss.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnly a few years earlier, Thich Nhat Hanh wrote an open letter to Martin Luther King Jr. as part of his effort to raise awareness and bring peace in Vietnam. There was an unexpected outcome of Nhat Hanh's letter to King: The two men met in 1966 and 1967 and became not only allies in the peace movement, but friends. This friendship between two prophetic figures from different religions and cultures, from countries at war with one another, reached a great depth in a short period of time. Dr. King nominated Thich Nhat Hanh for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1967. He wrote: Thich Nhat Hanh is a holy man, for he is humble and devout. He is a scholar of immense intellectual capacity. His ideas for peace, if applied, would build a monument to ecumenism, to world brotherhood, to humanity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe two men bonded over a vision of the Beloved Community: a vision described recently by Congressman John Lewis as a nation and world society at peace with itself. It was a concept each knew of because of their membership within the Fellowship of Reconciliation, an international peace organization, and that Martin Luther King Jr. had been popularizing through his work for some time. Thich Nhat Hanh, Andrus shows, took the lineage of the Beloved Community from King and carried it on after his death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Brothers in the Beloved Community, Marc Andrus tells the little-known story of a friendship between two giants of our time.","brand":"Parallax Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42818716008528,"sku":"9781946764904B","price":10.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781946764904-l.jpg?v=1785872981"},{"product_id":"make-change-9780358561835b","title":"Make Change","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eActivist and journalist Shaun King reflects on the events that made him one of the most prominent social justice leaders of our time and lays out a clear action plan for you to join the fight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a leader of the Black Lives Matter movement, Shaun King has become one of the most recognizable and powerful voices on the front lines of civil rights in our time. His commitment to reforming the justice system and making America a more equitable place has brought challenges and triumphs, soaring victories and crushing defeats. Yet throughout his wide-ranging activism, King's commentary remains rooted in both exhaustive research and abundant passion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eMake Change\u003c\/span\u003e, King offers an inspiring look at the moments that have shaped his life and considers the ways social movements can grow and evolve in this hyperconnected era. He shares stories from his efforts leading the Raise the Age campaign and his work fighting police brutality, while providing a roadmap for how to stay sane, safe, and motivated even in the worst of political climates. By turns infuriating, inspiring, and educational, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eMake Change\u003c\/span\u003e will resonate with those who believe that America can--and must--do better.","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42872304631888,"sku":"9780358561835B","price":8.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780358561835-l.jpg?v=1785873242"},{"product_id":"we-could-have-been-friends-my-father-and-i-a-palestinian-mem-9781635423648b","title":"We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I: A Palestinian Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the National Book Award and a Best Book of 2023 by NPR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA subtle psychological portrait of the author’s relationship with his father during the twentieth-century battle for Palestinian human rights.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAziz Shehadeh was many things: lawyer, activist, and political detainee, he was also the father of bestselling author and activist Raja. In this new and searingly personal memoir, Raja Shehadeh unpicks the snags and complexities of their relationship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A vocal and fearless opponent, Aziz resists under the British mandatory period, then under Jordan, and, finally, under Israel. As a young man, Raja fails to recognize his father’s courage and, in turn, his father does not appreciate Raja’s own efforts in campaigning for Palestinian human rights. When Aziz is murdered in 1985, it changes Raja irrevocably.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This is not only the story of the battle against the various oppressors of the Palestinians, but a moving portrait of a particular father and son relationship.","brand":"Other Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42818802188368,"sku":"9781635423648B","price":10.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781635423648-l.jpg?v=1785873366"},{"product_id":"hate-won-t-win-find-your-power-and-leave-this-place-better-t-9780306835407b","title":"Hate Won't Win: Find Your Power and Leave This Place Better Than You Found It","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this urgent expansion of her viral speech, Michigan Senator Mallory McMorrow details her unlikely journey into politics with a front-row seat to democracy at its breaking point\u003c\/b\u003e—\u003cb\u003ethen outlines the tangible, proven steps that anyone can take to build community, fight for what's right, and create real, lasting change.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Mallory McMorrow was on the verge of giving up. She knew the work of legislating wouldn’t be easy, but she hadn’t been expecting an insidious culture of sexual harassment, armed protestors storming the state Capitol, or colleagues who had zero interest in reaching across the aisle to get anything meaningful done. Where could one even start? But then fate forced her hand. A Senate colleague called her out as a “groomer”—for standing up for LGBTQ+ kids and fighting against attempts to whitewash history in our schools.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In response, Mallory delivered a blistering rebuke with a speech from the Michigan Senate floor that reverberated throughout the country and the world, leading many long-jaded political pundits to hail Mallory’s action as a “blueprint” for fighting back. Here, Mallory pulls back the curtain on what it’s like to work in today’s politic arena, rife with conspiracy theories and division—yet emerges clear-eyed, offering actionable steps for building community and creating change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHate Won't Win\u003c\/i\u003e is a step-by-step guide for anyone who’s fed up with the divisiveness in American politics, and anyone who wants to make a real difference but has no idea where to start—a blueprint for creating the communities and country we want to see.","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42872270946384,"sku":"9780306835407B","price":12.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780306835407-l.jpg?v=1785873369"},{"product_id":"i-am-a-girl-from-africa-a-memoir-of-empowerment-community-an-9781982113025b","title":"I Am a Girl from Africa: A Memoir of Empowerment, Community, and Hope","description":"When severe drought hit her village in Zimbabwe, Elizabeth Nyamayaro, then only eight, had no idea that this moment of utter devastation would come to define her life’s purpose. Unable to move from hunger and malnourishment, she encountered a United Nations aid worker who gave her a bowl of warm porridge and saved her life—a transformative moment that inspired Elizabeth to dedicate herself to giving back to her community, her continent, and the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the decades that have followed, Elizabeth has been instrumental in creating change and uplifting the lives of others: by fighting global inequalities, advancing social justice for vulnerable communities, and challenging the status quo to accelerate women’s rights around the world. She has served as a senior advisor at the United Nations, where she launched HeForShe, one of the world’s largest global solidarity movements for gender equality. In I Am a Girl from Africa, she charts this “journey of perseverance” (Entertainment Weekly) from her small village of Goromonzi to Harare, Zimbabwe; London; New York; and beyond, always grounded by the African concept of ubuntu—“I am because we are”—taught to her by her beloved grandmother.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis “victorious” (The New York Times Book Review) memoir brings to vivid life one extraordinary woman’s story of persevering through incredible odds and finding her true calling—while delivering an important message of hope, empowerment, community support, and interdependence.","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42818818736208,"sku":"9781982113025B","price":10.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781982113025-l.jpg?v=1785873428"},{"product_id":"wildflower-the-extraordinary-life-and-mysterious-murder-of-j-9780753828809b","title":"Wildflower: The Extraordinary Life and Mysterious Murder of Joan Root","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eA compelling story of African adventure, romance and intrigue, perfect for readers of bestselling true crime such as \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eWHITE MISCHIEF\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eMIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eWILDFLOWER\u003c\/span\u003e is the gripping life story of the naturalist, filmmaker and lifelong conservationist Joan Root. From her passion for animals and her hard-fought crusade to save Kenya's beautiful Lake Naivasha, to her storybook love affair, Root's life was one of a remarkable modern-day heroine. After 20 years of spectacular, unparalleled wildlife filmmaking together, Joan and Alan Root divorced and a fascinating woman found her own voice. Renowned journalist Mark Seal has written a breathtaking portrait of a strong woman discovering herself and fighting for her beliefs before her mysterious and brutal murder in Kenya.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a cast as wild, wondrous and unpredictable as Africa itself, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eWILDFLOWER \u003c\/span\u003eis a real-life adventure tale set in the world's disappearing wilderness. Rife with personal revelation, intrigue, corruption and murder, readers will remember Joan Root's extraordinary journey long after they turn the last page of this compelling book.","brand":"Weidenfeld \u0026 Nicolson","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42818862055504,"sku":"9780753828809B","price":7.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780753828809-l.jpg?v=1785873637"},{"product_id":"the-lassa-ward-one-man-s-fight-against-one-of-the-world-s-de-9780312377014b","title":"The Lassa Ward: One Man's Fight Against One of the World's Deadliest Diseases","description":"Ross Donaldson was an idealistic young medical student who gave up his comfortable life in the States to venture into Sierra Leone, a country ravaged by fighting and plagued by conflict streaming across the border from neighboring Liberia. In a hospital ward with meager supplies, Ross is in a race against time to find a way to care for patients afflicted with Lassa fever, a deadly and highly contagious hemorrhagic illness similar to Ebola. Forced to confront his own fears, he stands alone to make life-and-death decisions in the face of a never-ending onslaught of the sick. Ultimately, he finds himself not only fighting for the lives of others but also for his own. The Lassa Ward is the memoir of a young man studying to be a physician, while making his way through a land where a battle against one of the world's deadliest diseases matches a struggle for human rights and decency. \n","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42818874146896,"sku":"9780312377014B","price":12.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780312377014-l.jpg?v=1785873696"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/collections\/social-activists.oembed?page=2","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}