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An innovative work of research and reportage, We Are the Middle of Forever places Indigenous voices at the center of conversations about today’s environmental crisis. The book draws on interviews with people from different North American Indigenous cultures and communities, generations, and geographic regions who share their knowledge and experience, their questions, their observations, and their dreams of maintaining the best relationship possible to all of life.

Provides a blueprint for responsible and effective use of psychedelics and plant medicines to transform pain and trauma into profound connections with ourselves, nature, and the spirit world Shares exercises to help readers plant the seeds of transformation in their own consciousness...

In So You Want to Talk About Race, Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America, addressing head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, intersectionality, micro-aggressions, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the "N" word. Perfectly positioned to bridge the gap between people of color and white Americans struggling with race complexities, Oluo answers the questions listeners don't dare ask and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans.

Il piccolo Mikhail Kalashnikov vive nel villaggio contadino di Kurya, territori russi dell’Altaj, con la sua numerosa famiglia. Finiti nella lista dei kulaki, vengono spogliati di tutto e deportati in Siberia. Ma le difficoltà aguzzano l’ingegno, e il giovane Mikhail si scopre inventore già in tenera età. Un giorno, la sua creatura, il fucile Kalashnikov, mieterà più vittime della bomba atomica, ucciderà più del virus dell’HIV e di tutti i terremoti messi uno sull’altro. Fidel Castro ne regala uno a Salvador Allende, che lo userà per togliersi la vita.

The “monumental” (The Washington Post), field-defining history of gay life in New York City in the early to mid-20th century Gay New York brilliantly shatters the myth that before the 1960s gay life existed in the closet, where all gay men were isolated, invisible, and ashamed. Based on...

Get unstuck from the patriarchal dark ages and find love once and for all with this feminist guide to navigating the perils and pitfalls of modern dating.​ It’s not your fault that dating sucks, that the patriarchy has screwed up how we find love. From addictive dating apps that were built...

This national best-seller chronicles the true story of two brothers coming of age in the Henry Horner public housing complex in Chicago. Lafeyette and Pharoah Rivers are 11 and nine years old when the story begins in the summer of 1987. Living with their mother and six siblings, they struggle against grinding poverty, gun violence, gang influences, overzealous police officers, and overburdened and neglectful bureaucracies. Immersed in their lives for two years, Kotlowitz brings us this classic rendering of growing up poor in America’s cities.

Haben Sie das Gefühl, dass die gesellschaftlichen Erwartungen ständig versuchen, Sie zu etwas zu formen, das Sie nicht sind? Haben Sie aufgrund dieses äußeren Drucks Schwierigkeiten, Ihren inneren Frieden zu finden? Wenn Sie Ihre Identität wirklich verstehen und annehmen wollen, ist Schattenarbeit: LGBTQ+ Ausgabe genau das Richtige für Sie.

A groundbreaking book exploring the breadth of history of recorded music by and for the LGBT community and how those records influenced the evolution of the music we listen to today. From Sia to Elton John, from Billie Holiday to David Bowie, LGBT musicians have changed the course of modern music. But before their music - and the messages behind it - gained understanding and a place in the mainstream, how did the queer musicians of yesteryear fight to build foundations for those who would follow them?

From a star theoretical physicist, “a love letter to the wonderous universe we call home, and an urge to think critically about how we explore its depths” (Smithsonian Magazine) In The Disordered Cosmos, Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein shares her love for physics, from the Standard Model of...

This moving and unforgettable memoir of a transgender pastor’s transition from male to female is an “audacious, gripping, and profoundly real journey that speaks to the mind, heart, and soul” (Joshua J. Dickson, director of Faith Based Initiatives, Biden Campaign)—perfect for fans of...

El ciclo del amor marica aborda todas las posibles situaciones sentimentales en las que un hombre gay puede verse a lo largo de su vida. Comienza su recorrido sentando las bases de una buena relación con uno mismo. Así, además de la soltería saludable, el libro de Gabriel J. Martín contiene capítulos dedicados a dónde conocer hombres, al flirteo, a cómo reconocer y evitar relaciones tóxicas, a las primeras (y segundas) citas, al noviazgo y al matrimonio.

Психологія сексуальності — один із найвідоміших творів Зіґмунда Фройда. Свого часу він справив на сучасників враження вибуху і став визначним явищем не тільки в європейській науці того часу, а й у суспільному житті. Фройд привернув увагу науки і суспільства до фактично закритої теми, його праця значною мірою сприяла переосмисленню знань і уявлень про сексуальність.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the governor of Maryland, the “compassionate” (People), “startling” (Baltimore Sun), “moving” (Chicago Tribune) true story of two kids with the same name: One went on to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated combat veteran, White House Fellow, and...

Winner of a 2012 Stonewall Book Award in nonfiction The first book to cover the entirety of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender history, from pre-1492 to the present. In the 1620s, Thomas Morton broke from Plymouth Colony and founded Merrymount, which celebrated same-sex desire, atheism, and...

What happens when your gender doesn't fit neatly into the categories of male or female? Even mundane interactions like filling out a form or using a public bathroom can be a struggle when these designations prove inadequate. In this groundbreaking book, 30 authors highlight how our experiences are shaped by a deeply entrenched gender binary.

The cross and the lynching tree are the two most emotionally charged symbols in the history of the African American community. In this powerful work, theologian James H. Cone explores these symbols and their interconnection in the history and souls of black folk.

Run a Google search for “black girls” - what will you find? “Big Booty” and other sexually explicit terms are likely to come up as top search terms. But, if you type in “white girls”, the results are radically different. The suggested porn sites and un-moderated discussions about “why black women are so sassy” or “why black women are so angry” presents a disturbing portrait of black womanhood in modern society. In Algorithms of Oppression, Safiya Umoja Noble challenges the idea that search engines like Google offer an equal playing field for all forms of ideas, identities, and activities.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The inspiring true story of transgender actor and activist Nicole Maines, whose identical twin brother, Jonas, and ordinary American family join her on an extraordinary journey to understand, nurture, and celebrate the uniqueness in us all. Nicole appears as...

A “raw and lyrical” (New York Times) memoir-in-essays from former pinup model and lead singer of Nylon Pink Kaila Yu, reckoning with being an object of Asian fetish and how media, pop culture, and colonialism contributed to the oversexualization of Asian women. No one fetishized Kaila Yu...