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Sito: An American Teenager and the City That Failed Him

A vital study of retributive, rather than rehabilitative, justice that should reach a wide audience across all formats. An essential purchase.

Custodians of Wonder: Ancient Customs, Profound Traditions, and the Last People Keeping Them Alive

Beautifully written, well researched, and unusual in breadth, Stein’s book ensures that these custom keepers will not be forgotten.

Apostle of Liberation: AME Bishop Paul Quinn and the Underground Railroad

This essential title expertly educates readers about the early development of the AME church, Quinn, and his efforts to preach literacy and to ensure that people were safe from enslavement.

Kernels of Resistance: Maize, Food Sovereignty, and Collective Power

This book offers a valuable lesson about the street protests and organizational efforts between rural and urban groups to fight the Monsanto law, which was overturned soon after the protests. That’s one of the many factors that make this book a powerful, hopeful work.

Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist

A provocative, insightful, disturbing, and well-researched indictment of Spotify, the music industry, and streaming platforms, which daily mine billions of data bits from users to maximize profits and churn out musical formulas. Highly recommended.

Cher: The Memoir, Part One

Impossible to put down, this rollicking memoir is well-written and thoughtful and will have readers eager for the second volume.

Francis of Assisi: The Life of a Restless Saint

Easily the most comprehensive and scholarly work ever written on Francis of Assisi, this highly recommended work belongs in all religious collections.

It Gets Better…Except When It Gets Worse: And Other Unsolicited Truths I Wish Someone Had Told Me

This audio will appeal to listeners seeking a witty yet moving LGBTQIA+ arts and entertainment autobiography. Recommended for fans of Adam Rippon’s Beautiful on the Outside or Jonathan van Ness’s Over the Top.

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: An Extraordinary New Journey Through History’s Greatest Treasures

Hughes’s enthusiastic, joyful presentation of wondrous historical sites is not to be missed. An excellent pairing with Raven Todd DaSilva’s The Other Ancient Civilisations.
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