Social & Political Nonfiction January 2022 LIST NO: 45916
Suggested Due Date: January 1, 2023 © Copyright January 2022
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Artisans: A Vanishing Chinese Village Fuyu , Shen
an e ch Born in Shen Village in Southeast China, Shen Fuyu grew up in a family of farmers. Years later, Shen, now a writer, returned to his hometown to capture the village's rich history in the face of industrialization. A reflection on the vicissitudes of small-town life during the epic shift from agricultural to industrial civilization, 'The Artisans' vividly details the hardships, friendships, and 186924 communal mythmaking of a disappearing community. Jan-2022 Astra Publishing House 4195906 9781662600753 (ha) $35.00 Jan-2022 EAN 9781662600753 a9781662600753b
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Finding Normal: Sex, Love, and Taboo in Our Hyperconnected World Tsoulis-Reay , Alexa
an e nz 'Finding Normal' at once celebrates the power of our evolving media landscape for helping people rewrite the script for their lives and offers a wanring about the danger of that seemingly limitless freedom. Tsoulis-Reay shows the enduring power of the search for belonging - for humans and society. Jan-2022 St. Martin's Press 4127372 9781250140937 (ha) $38.99 101178 Jan-2022 EAN 9781250140937 a9781250140937b
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Living While Black: Using Joy, Beauty, and Connection to Heal Racial Trauma Kinouani , Guilaine
an e uk Over the past 15 years, radical psychologist Guilaine Kinouani has focused her research, writing, and workshops on how racism affects both physical and mental health. Living While Black gives voice to the diverse, global experiences of Black people, using personal stories, powerful case studies, and eye-opening research to offer expert guidance on how to set boundaries and process micro-aggressions; protect children from racism; handle difficult race-based conversations; navigate the complexities of102602 Black love; and identify and celebrate the wins. Jan-2022 Beacon Press 4286924 9780807054581 (ha) $33.95 Jan-2022 EAN 9780807054581 a9780807054581b
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Red-Handed an e us Schweizer , Peter Peter Schweizer is back with another deeply researched expose of how foreign governments have their tentacles wrapped around Washington D.C. Jan-2022 Harper 4303076 9780063061149 (ha) $36.99 120856 Jan-2022 EAN 9780063061149 a9780063061149b
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Steal: the Attempt to Overturn the 2020 Election and the People Who Stopped It Bowden , Mark
af e us Written with Matthew Teague. Veteran journalists Mark Bowden and Matthew Teague offer aweek-by-week, state-by-state account of the effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election. 'The Steal' is an engaging, in-depth report on what happened during those crucial nine weeks and a portrait of the dedicated individuals who did their duty and stood firm against the unprecedented, sustained attack on our election system and ensured that every legal vote was counted and that the will of120056 the people prevailed. Jan-2022 Atlantic Monthly Press 4370142 9780802159953 (ha) $36.95 Jan-2022 EAN 9780802159953 a9780802159953b
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Longshot: The Inside Story of the Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine an e us Heath , David The story really begins in the 1990s, with a series of discoveries that were timed perfectly to prepare us for the worst pandemic since 1918. With both foresight and luck, crucial scientists set the course for a coronavirus vaccine years before COVID-19 emerged in Wuhan, China. The author draws on hundreds of hours of interviews with key players to tell the definitive story about 153244 how the race to create the vaccine sparked a revolution in medical science. Jan-2022 Center Street 4227823 9781546000907 (ha) $37.00 Jan-2022 EAN 9781546000907 a9781546000907b
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Righteous Troublemakers: Untold Stories of the Social Justice Movement in America Sharpton , Al
an e us 'Righteous Troublemakers' shines a light on everyday people called to do extraordinary things. Sharpton also illuminates the lives of more widely known individuals, revealing overlooked details, historical connections, and a perspective informed by years of working on the front line of the social justice movement, to provide a behind-the-scenes look at the wheels of justice and the 178883 individuals who have helped advance its cause. Jan-2022 Hanover Square Press 4292900 9781335639912 (ha) $34.99 Jan-2022 a9781335639912b
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Fear of Black Consciousness an e us Gordon , Lewis R. Informed by Gordon's life growing up in Jamaica and the Bronx, and taking as a touchstone the pandemic and the uprisings against police violence, 'Fear of Black Consciousness' is a groundbreaking work that positions Black consciousness as a political commitment and creative practice, richly layered through art, love, and revolutionary action. Jan-2022 Farrar, Straus & Giroux 4208117 9780374159023 (ha) $37.00 105311 Jan-2022 EAN 9780374159023 a9780374159023b
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Authority and Freedom: A Defense of the Arts Perl , Jed
an e us Perl embraces the work of creative spirits as varied as Mozart, Michelangelo, Jane Austen, Henry James, Picasso, and Aretha Franklin. He contends that the essence of the arts is their ability to free us from fixed definitions and categories. Art is inherently uncategorizable - that's the key to its importance. Jan-2022 Knopf 4200423 9780593320051 (ha) $27.00 107570 Jan-2022 EAN 9780593320051 a9780593320051b
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Super Age: Decoding Our Demographic Destiny an e us Schurman , Bradley At some point in the near future, much of the developed world will have at least twenty percent of their national populations over the age of sixty-five. Bradley Schurman calls this the Super Age. If we aren't prepared for the changes to come, Schurman warns, we face economic stagnation, increased isolation of at-risk populations, and accelerated decline of rural communities. Jan-2022 Harper Business 4203108 9780063048751 (ha) $36.99 102746 Jan-2022 EAN 9780063048751 a9780063048751b
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How We Can Win: Race, History and Changing the Money Game That's Rigged Jones , Kimberly
an e us In 'How We Can Win,' political activist Jones delves into the impacts of systemic racism and reveals how her formative years in Chicago gave birth to a lifelong devotion to justice. Here, in a vital expansion of her declaration, she calls for Reconstruction 2.0, a multilayered plan to reclaim economic and social restitutions - those restitutions promised with emancipation but blocked, again 163451 and again, for more than 150 years. Jan-2022 Henry Holt and Co. 3995589 9781250805126 (ha) $31.99 Jan-2022 EAN 9781250805126 a9781250805126b
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Emotional Inheritance: A Therapist, Her Patients, and the Legacy of Trauma Atlas , Galit
an e zz Psychoanalyst Dr. Galit Atlas draws on her patients' stories - and her own life experiences - to shed light on how generational trauma affects our lives. Atlas entwines the stories of her patients, her own stories, and decades of research to help us identify the links between our life struggles and the 'emotional inheritance' we all carry. For it is only by following the traces those ghosts 182286 leave that we can truly change our destiny. Jan-2022 Little, Brown Spark 4227504 9780316492126 (ha) $34.00 Jan-2022 EAN 9780316492126 a9780316492126b
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And the Category Is: Inside New York's Vogue, House, and Ballroom Community Tucker , Ricky
an e us At the height of public intrigue and awareness about Ballroom, thanks to TV shows like FX's 'Pose,' Tucker's compelling narratives help us understand its relevance in pop culture, dance, public policy with regard to queer communities, and so much more. Welcome to the norm-defying realness of Ballroom. Jan-2022 Beacon Press 4175172 9780807003480 (ha) $34.95 102602 Jan-2022 EAN 9780807003480 a9780807003480b
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Next Civil War: Dispatches from the American Future an e us Marche , Stephen In this deeply researched work of speculative nonfiction, a celebrated journalist takes a fiercely divided America and imagines five chilling scenarios that lead to its collapse, based on in-depth interviews with experts of all kinds. No matter your political leaning, most of us can sense that America is barreling toward catastrophe - of one kind or another. Relevant and revelatory, this book plainly breaks down the looming threats to America and is a must-read for anyone concerned about the future of its183927 people, its land, and its government. Jan-2022 Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schust 4377583 9781982123215 (ha) $36.00 Jan-2022 EAN 9781982123215 a9781982123215b
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How Civil Wars Start: And How to Stop Them Walter , Barbara F.
an e us Over the last two decades, the number of active civil wars around the world has almost doubled. Drawing on the latest international research and lessons from over twenty countries, Walter identifies the crucial risk factors, from democratic backsliding to factionalization and the politics of resentment. A civil war today won't look like America in the 1860s, Russia in 103570 the 1920s, or Spain in the 1930s. Jan-2022 Crown 4247892 9780593137789 (ha) $36.00 Jan-2022 EAN 9780593137789 a9780593137789b
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You Don't Know Us Negroes and Other Essays an e us Hurston , Zora Neale This is the quintessential gathering of provocative essays from one of the world's most celebrated writers, Zora Neale Hurston. Spanning more than three decades and penned during the backdrop of the birth of the Harlem Renaissance, Montgomery bus boycott, desegregation of the military, and school integration, Hurston's writing articulates the beauty and authenticity of Black 120903 life as only she could. Jan-2022 Amistad Press 4197119 9780063043855 (ha) $34.99 Jan-2022 EAN 9780063043855 a9780063043855b
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Ten Lives, Ten Demands: Life-and-Death Stories, and a Black Activist's Blueprint for Racial Justice Jones , Solomon
an e us Told through his perspective as an activist, acclaimed commentator Solomon Jones tells the stories of real people whose lives and deaths pushed the Black Lives Matter movement forward. He explains how each act of violence was incited by specific instances of structural racism, and details concrete and actionable strategies to address crimes committed by the 'justice' system. Jan-2022 Beacon Press 4112173 9780807020173 (ha) $29.00 102602 Jan-2022 EAN 9780807020173 a9780807020173b
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How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question an e us Schur , Michael This is a hilarious, thought-provoking guide to living an ethical life, drawing on 2,500 years of deep thinking from around the world. 'How to Be Perfect' explains concepts like deontology, utilitarianism, existentialism, ubuntu, and more, so we can sound cool at parties and become better people. Jan-2022 Simon & Schuster 4295551 9781982159313 (ha) $35.00 101164 Jan-2022 EAN 9781982159313 a9781982159313b
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Abolitionist's Handbook: 12 Steps to Changing Yourself and the World Cullors , Patrisse
an e us Cullors charts a framework for how everyday activists can effectively fight for an abolitionist present and future. Filled with relatable pedagogy on the history of abolition, a reimagining of what reparations look like for Black lives, and real-life anecdotes from Cullors, 'An Abolitionist's Handbook' offers a bold, innovative, and humanistic approach to how to be a modern-day 101178 abolitionist. Cullors asks us to lead with love, fierce compassion, and precision. Jan-2022 St. Martin's Press 4127437 9781250272973 (ha) $35.99 Jan-2022 EAN 9781250272973 a9781250272973b
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Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention an e uk Hari , Johann In the United States, teenagers can focus on one task for only sixty-five seconds at a time, and office workers average only three minutes. Like so many of us, Johann Hari was finding that constantly switching from device to device and tab to tab was a diminishing and depressing way to live. Crucially, Hari learned how we can reclaim our focus - as individuals, and as a society 103570 if we are determined to fight for it. 'Stolen Focus' will transform the debate about attention and finally show us how to get it back. Jan-2022 Crown 4224030 9780593138519 (ha) $37.00 Jan-2022 EAN 9780593138519 a9780593138519b
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Abolition. Feminism. Now/(Abolitionist Papers) Davis , Angela Y
an e cn Written with Gina Dent, Erica R. Meiners, & Beth E. Richie. As a politic and a practice, abolition increasingly shapes our political moment - halting the construction of new jails and propelling movements to divest from policing. Amplifying the analysis and the theories of change generated from vibrant community based organizing, Abolition. Feminism. Now. surfaces 163612 necessary historical genealogies, key internationalist learnings, and everyday practices to grow our collective and flourishing present and futures. Jan-2022 Haymarket Books 3937784 9781642593969 (ha) $65.50 Jan-2022 a9781642593969b
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Urge: Our History of Addiction an e us Fisher , Carl Erik Even after a decades-long opioid overdose crisis, intense controversy still rages over the fundamental nature of addiction and the best way to treat it. With uncommon empathy and erudition, Carl Erik Fisher draws on his own experience as a clinician, researcher, and alcoholic in recovery as he traces the history of a phenomenon that, centuries on, we hardly appear closer to 117028 understanding - let alone addressing effectively. Jan-2022 Allen Lane 4231144 9780735237001 (ha) $35.00 Jan-2022 EAN 9780735237001 a9780735237001b
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People Change an e cn Shraya , Vivek We change names, titles, labels. We make resolutions. Nobody knows this better than Vivek Shraya, who's made a career of embracing many roles: artist, performer, musician, writer, model, teacher. In People Change, she reflects on the origins of this impulse, tracing it to childhood influences from Hinduism to Madonna. What emerges is a meditation on change itself: why we 121516 fear it, why we're drawn to it, what motivates us to change, and what traps us in place. Jan-2022 Penguin Canada 4310041 9780735238657 (ha) $17.95 Jan-2022 EAN 9780735238657 a9780735238657b
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