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Homes for Living: The Fight for Social Housing and a New American Commons

This book might seem relevant only to residents of places with legislation similar to Mitchell-Lama, but it expertly offers deeper insights into what drives the concept of community and how people view their personal interests in relation to the interests of their neighborhood.

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.
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Deviant Matter: Ferment, Intoxicants, Jelly, Rot

Fascinating and thought-provoking, Tompkins’s book will benefit academic or research libraries, along with readers who enjoy works about cultural or food studies.
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Hood Wellness: Tales of Communal Care from People Who Drowned on Dry Land

A candid exploration of beauty, sexuality, illness, and aging viewed through the lens of one who has struggled to be good to her own body following crisis. This moving account of Gordon’s insights and commitment to treating Black trauma rings with intimacy, authenticity, and compassion.

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.
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Genesis: Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit

The authors assert that humans must immediately form a position to properly integrate AI into their lives, and they argue that humanity has no other option. Some readers, however, may find that the book never quite moves beyond the realm of hypothesis.
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Cowboy Apocalypse: Religion and the Myth of the Vigilante Messiah

A compelling exploration and analysis of guns and apocalyptic thinking in media.

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.
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Body Phobia: The Western Roots of Our Fear of Difference

An absorbing study of how the body is viewed in U.S. culture. Recommended for readers interested in body image, religions, and the intersection of the two.
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