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Man Up Man Up: The New Misogyny and the Rise of Violent Extremism Cynthia Miller-Idriss

The revelatory and urgent story of how an explosion of misogyny is driving a surge of mass and far-right violence throughout the West鈥攆rom an internationally recognized extremism expert and media commentator

What鈥檚 on Her Mind What鈥檚 on Her Mind: The Mental Workload of Family Life Allison Daminger

The mental labor that keeps families afloat鈥攁nd why women do most of it

The Death and Life of Gentrification The Death and Life of Gentrification: A New Map of a Persistent Idea Japonica Brown-Saracino

A provocative account of what is gained and what is lost when a word that once narrowly referred to neighborhood change takes on a life all its own

The Diversity of Morals The Diversity of Morals Steven Lukes

How to make sense of the divergence between philosophers鈥 quest for a single morality and social scientists鈥 assumption that there are multiple moralities

Police Against the Movement Police Against the Movement: The Sabotage of the Civil Rights Struggle and the Activists Who Fought Back Joshua Clark Davis

A bold retelling of the 1960s civil rights struggle through its work against police violence鈥攁nd a prehistory of both the Black Lives Matter and Blue Lives Matter movements that emerged half a century later

The Invention of the Future The Invention of the Future: A History of Cities in the Modern World Bruno Carvalho

A kaleidoscopic and original new history of urbanization鈥攆rom Lisbon to New York, Paris to Rio de Janeiro, and Buenos Aires to Lagos

Budget Justice Budget Justice: On Building Grassroots Politics and Solidarities Celina Su

A bold vision that empowers communities to solve our cities鈥 most pressing problems

Make Your Manuscript Work Make Your Manuscript Work: A Guide to Developmental Editing for Scholarly Writers Laura Portwood-Stacer

From the bestselling author of The Book Proposal Book, a practical, step-by-step approach to mastering the four pillars of scholarly writing for authors, editors, and publishing professionals

Bordering on Indifference Bordering on Indifference: Immigration Agents Negotiating Race and Morality Irene I. Vega

How a largely Latino/a workforce of immigration agents reconciles the moral ambiguities of its work

On Bullshit On Bullshit: Anniversary Edition Harry G. Frankfurt

Over one million copies sold worldwide
The international and #1 New York Times bestseller
The anniversary edition of the acclaimed book that reveals why bullshit is more dangerous than lying

Death in a Shallow Pond Death in a Shallow Pond: A Philosopher, a Drowning Child, and Strangers in Need David Edmonds

From the bestselling coauthor of Wittgenstein鈥檚 Poker, a fascinating account of Peter Singer鈥檚 controversial 鈥渄rowning child鈥 thought experiment鈥攁nd how it changed the way people think about charitable giving

The Great Betrayal The Great Betrayal: The Struggle for Freedom and Democracy in the Middle East Fawaz A. Gerges

How the Middle East can achieve political change and social progress

Rare Tongues Rare Tongues: The Secret Stories of Hidden Languages Lorna Gibb

An enthralling tour of the world鈥檚 rarest and most endangered languages

"I Humbly Beg Your Speedy Answer" "I Humbly Beg Your Speedy Answer": Letters on Love and Marriage from the World鈥檚 First Personal Advice Column Mary Beth Norton

A fascinating collection of questions and answers鈥攁bout courtship, marriage, love, and sex鈥攆rom a seventeenth-century periodical

Overinvested Overinvested: The Emotional Economy of Modern Parenting Nina Bandelj

What happens when children become investment projects and child-rearing becomes exhausting labor

We See Things They鈥檒l Never See We See Things They鈥檒l Never See: Love, Hope, and Neurodiversity Chantelle Jessica Lewis and Jason Arday

How neurotypical hegemony reproduces a culture of exclusion鈥攁nd how to overcome this with love, hope, and solidarity

The Secrets of Silence The Secrets of Silence: The Everyday Policing of Black Women and Their Stories about Violence Shannon Malone Gonzalez

Why black women鈥檚 stories of encounters with the police are missing from official and unofficial accounts of police violence

Law and Order Leviathan Law and Order Leviathan: America鈥檚 Extraordinary Regime of Policing and Punishment David Garland

How American-style capitalism creates a coercive state unlike any other

Deadly Force Deadly Force: Police Shootings in Urban America Tom S. Clark, Adam N. Glynn, and Michael Leo Owens

A groundbreaking study of when, where, and whom police shoot in America鈥檚 largest cities

Crime and No Punishment Crime and No Punishment: Wealth, Power, and Violence in America Marie Gottschalk

How concentrated economic and political power in America protects elites and fosters violence of all kinds

The Criminal Record Complex The Criminal Record Complex: Risk, Race, and the Struggle for Work in America Melissa Burch

How a convergence of policy, law, and profit drives the use of criminal background checks in hiring

The American Mirage The American Mirage: How Reality TV Upholds the Myth of Meritocracy Eunji Kim

How the entertainment narrative of upward mobility distorts the harsh economic realities in America

Safe Havens for Hate Safe Havens for Hate: The Challenge of Moderating Online Extremism Tamar Mitts

Why efforts to moderate harmful content on social media fail to stop extremists

What Might Be What Might Be: Confronting Racism to Transform Our Institutions Susan Sturm

How to turn the paradoxes built into anti-racism work into drivers of learning and change

The Entrepreneurial Scholar The Entrepreneurial Scholar: A New Mindset for Success in Academia and Beyond Ilana M. Horwitz

An invaluable guide for scholars stifled by the traditional academic route

How to Mentor Anyone in Academia How to Mentor Anyone in Academia Maria LaMonaca Wisdom

A practical guide to the art of mentorship in higher education

The Teacher in the Machine The Teacher in the Machine: A Human History of Education Technology Anne Trumbore

The surprising history of education technology and its political, financial, and social impact on higher education and our world

Doubled Up Doubled Up: Shared Households and the Precarious Lives of Families Hope Harvey

How sharing a home with extended family or friends serves as a crucial, but imperfect, private safety net for families with children