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Banks We Deserve by Oscar Perry Abello

How fascism works by Jason Stanley

As the child of refugees of World War II Europe and a renowned philosopher and scholar of propaganda, Jason Stanley …

Fearing the Black Body by Sabrina Strings

There is an obesity epidemic in this country and poor black women are particularly stigmatized as “diseased” and a burden …

Cure for Women by Lydia Reeder

African History of Africa by Zeinab Badawi

Apothecary's Wife by Karen Bloom Gevirtz

The running joke in Europe for centuries was that anyone in a hurry to die should call the doctor. As …

Moby-Dick: A Norton Critical Edition (Third Edition) by Herman Melville (Norton Critical Editions)

“One of the great strengths of this third edition is Hershel Parker’s inclusion of commentary on Moby-Dick from its publication …

The Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda Montell

Quackery by Lydia Kang

"What won't we try in our quest for perfect health, beauty, and the fountain of youth? Well, just imagine a …

The Victorian Internet by Tom Standage

The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century's On-Line Pioneers is a 1998 book by …

Acts of Resistance by Eleanor Amber Massie-Bloomfield

The Secret Life of Groceries by Benjamin Lorr

"In the tradition of Fast Food Nation and The Omnivore's Dilemma, an extraordinary investigation into the human lives at the …

Grocery by Michael Ruhlman

Michael Ruhlman offers incisive commentary on America's relationship with its food and investigates the overlooked source of so much of …