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Selected Poems by E.E. Cummings
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe one hundred and fifty-six poems here, arranged in twelve sections and introduced by E. E. Cummings's biographer, include his most popular poems, spanning his earliest creations, his vivacious linguistic acrobatics, up to his last valedictory sonnets. Also featured are thirteen drawings, oils, and watercolors by Cummings, most of them never before published...Categorized as:
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![Olduğu Kadar Güzeldik by Mahir Ünsal Eriş]()
Olduğu Kadar Güzeldik by Mahir Ünsal Eriş
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKimseyi istemiyorsun yanında, ama durup durup da yalnızlıktan şikâyet edesin geliyor. Bir şeyden şikâyet edebilmek için bile insan lazım. Öyle hileli bir şey bu.Okumuşlar, okuyamamışlar, fakirliğin batağındaki yaşamlar; ev içi kavgalar, terk edenler, terk edilenler; heba olan masum hayatlar. Ya da hayatını zindana çeviren sevgiliyi unutayım derken bir yabancının düğününde başkalığı tadanlar... -
![Love and Other Small Wars by Donna-Marie Riley]()
Love and Other Small Wars by Donna-Marie Riley
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLove and Other Small Wars reminds us that when you come back from combat usually the most fatal of wounds are not visible. Riley’s debut collection is an arsenal of deeply personal poems that embody an intensity that is truly impressive yet their hands are tender. She enlists you. She gives you camouflage & a pair of boots so you can stay the course through the minefield of her heart... -
![Road-side Dog by Czesław Miłosz]()
Road-side Dog by Czesław Miłosz
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"I went on a journey in order to acquaint myself with my province, in a two-horse wagon with a lot of fodder and a tin bucket rattling in the back. The bucket was required for the horses to drink from... -
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![What Is a Woman?: One Man's Journey to Answer the Question of a Generation by Matt Walsh]()
What Is a Woman?: One Man's Journey to Answer the Question of a Generation by Matt Walsh
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIs this even a question?What is a woman? For months, Matt Walsh devoted nearly every waking hour to answering this simple question. Honestly, it’s a question he never thought he’d have to ask.But all of a sudden, way too many people don’t seem to know the answer... -
![Sustainable Energy - Without the Hot Air by David J.C. MacKay]()
Sustainable Energy - Without the Hot Air by David J.C. MacKay
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAddressing the sustainable energy crisis in an objective manner, this enlightening book analyzes the relevant numbers and organizes a plan for change on both a personal level and an international scale—for Europe, the United States, and the world...Categorized as:
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![Pedagogy of Freedom: Ethics, Democracy, and Civic Courage by Paulo Freire]()
Pedagogy of Freedom: Ethics, Democracy, and Civic Courage by Paulo Freire
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis book displays the striking creativity and profound insight that characterized Freire's work to the very end of his life-an uplifting and provocative exploration not only for educators, but also for all that learn and live... -
![The Case for Reparations by Ta-Nehisi Coates]()
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![Inside the Gas Chambers: Eight Months in the Sonderkommando of Auschwitz by Shlomo Venezia]()
Inside the Gas Chambers: Eight Months in the Sonderkommando of Auschwitz by Shlomo Venezia
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis is a unique, eye-witness account of everyday life right at the heart of the Nazi extermination machine. Slomo Venezia was born into a poor Jewish-Italian community living in Thessaloniki, Greece. At first, the occupying Italians protected his family; but when the Germans invaded, the Venezias were deported to Auschwitz... -
![Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time by Jeff Speck]()
Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time by Jeff Speck
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsJeff Speck has dedicated his career to determining what makes cities thrive. And he has boiled it down to one key factor: walkability. The very idea of a modern metropolis evokes visions of bustling sidewalks, vital mass transit, and a vibrant, pedestrian-friendly urban core... -
![Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It by Kelly Gallagher]()
Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It by Kelly Gallagher
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsRead-i-cide n: The systematic killing of the love of reading, often exacerbated by the inane, mind-numbing practices found in schools. Reading is dying in our schools. Educators are familiar with many of the factors that have contributed to the decline—poverty, second-language issues, and the ever-expanding choices of electronic entertainment... -
![The Undercommons: Fugitive Planning & Black Study by Fred Moten, Stefano Harney]()
The Undercommons: Fugitive Planning & Black Study by Fred Moten, Stefano Harney
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this series of essays Fred Moten and Stefano Harney draw on the theory and practice of the black radical tradition as it supports, inspires, and extends contemporary social and political thought and aesthetic critique...Categorized as:
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![I, Phoolan Devi : The Autobiography of India's Bandit Queen by Phoolan Devi]()
I, Phoolan Devi : The Autobiography of India's Bandit Queen by Phoolan Devi
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPhoolan Devi was born into a poor, low-caste family in Uttar Pradesh, living in a world that gave more respect to a stray dog than to a woman. At 11, she was married off and endured beatings, rapes and persecution. She survived being kidnapped by bandits and became one of them, learning how to shoot like a man. She also found love for the first time, but her lover was brutally murdered... -
![The Boondocks: Because I Know You Don't Read the Newspaper by Aaron McGruder]()
The Boondocks: Because I Know You Don't Read the Newspaper by Aaron McGruder
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe first anthology of the beloved comic strip that inspired the critically acclaimed Cartoon Network show. In 1999, Aaron McGruder launched a cultural phenomenon with his smart and bitingly satirical comic strip, The Boondocks. It centers on the experiences of two young African-American boys, Huey and Riley, who move from inner-city Chicago to the suburbs (or the "boondocks" to them)... -
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![Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution by Janette Sadik-Khan, Seth Solomonow]()
Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution by Janette Sadik-Khan, Seth Solomonow
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn empowering road map for rethinking, reinvigorating, and redesigning our cities, from a pioneer in the movement for safer, more livable streetsAs New York City’s transportation commissioner, Janette Sadik-Khan managed the seemingly impossible and transformed the streets of one of the world’s greatest, toughest cities into dynamic spaces safe for pedestrians and bikers... -
![The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care by T.R. Reid]()
The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care by T.R. Reid
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn The Healing of America, New York Times bestselling author T. R. Reid shows how all the other industrialized democracies have achieved something the United States can’t seem to do: provide health care for everybody at a reasonable cost... -
![Write No Matter What: Advice for Academics by Joli Jensen]()
Write No Matter What: Advice for Academics by Joli Jensen
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith growing academic responsibilities, family commitments, and inboxes, scholars are struggling to fulfill their writing goals. A finished book—or even steady journal articles—may seem like an impossible dream. But, as Joli Jensen proves, it really is possible to write happily and productively in academe.Jensen begins by busting the myth that universities are supportive writing environments...Categorized as:
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![Order without Design: How Markets Shape Cities by Alain Bertaud]()
Order without Design: How Markets Shape Cities by Alain Bertaud
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn argument that operational urban planning can be improved by the application of the tools of urban economics to the design of regulations and infrastructure. Urban planning is a craft learned through practice. Planners make rapid decisions that have an immediate impact on the ground—the width of streets, the minimum size of land parcels, the heights of buildings... -
![The U.S. Constitution And Fascinating Facts About It by Terry L. Jordan]()
The U.S. Constitution And Fascinating Facts About It by Terry L. Jordan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn The U.S. Constitution & Fascinating Facts About It you'll see the entire text of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence--and much more! You'll find interesting insights into the men who wrote the Constitution, how it was created, and how the Supreme Court has interpreted the Constitution in the two centuries since its creation... -
![Better Buses, Better Cities: How to Plan, Run, and Win the Fight for Effective Transit by Steven Higashide]()
Better Buses, Better Cities: How to Plan, Run, and Win the Fight for Effective Transit by Steven Higashide
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsImagine a bus system that is fast, frequent, and reliable—what would that change about your city? Buses can and should be the cornerstone of urban transportation. They offer affordable mobility and can connect citizens with every aspect of their lives. But in the US, they have long been an afterthought in budgeting and planning... -
![Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change by Victor Papanek]()
Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change by Victor Papanek
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDesign for the Real World has, since its first appearance twenty-five years ago, become a classic. Translated into twenty-three languages, it is one of the world's most widely read books on design... -
![Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy by Tressie McMillan Cottom]()
Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy by Tressie McMillan Cottom
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“The best book yet on the complex lives and choices of for-profit students...Categorized as:
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![Education for Critical Consciousness by Paulo Freire]()
Education for Critical Consciousness by Paulo Freire
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings...Categorized as:
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![Marx's Grundrisse by Karl Marx, David McLellan]()
Marx's Grundrisse by Karl Marx, David McLellan
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWritten during the winter of 1857-8, the "Grundrisse" was considered by Marx to be the first scientific elaboration of communist theory. A collection of seven notebooks on capital and money, it both develops the arguments outlined in the Communist Manifesto (1848) and explores the themes and theses that were to dominate his great later work "Capital"... -
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![The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students by Anthony Abraham Jack]()
The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students by Anthony Abraham Jack
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGetting in is only half the battle. The Privileged Poor reveals how—and why—disadvantaged students struggle at elite colleges, and explains what schools can do differently if these students are to thrive.The Ivy League looks different than it used to. College presidents and deans of admission have opened their doors—and their coffers—to support a more diverse student body... -
![Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies: Migrant Farmworkers in the United States by Seth Holmes]()
Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies: Migrant Farmworkers in the United States by Seth Holmes
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis book is an ethnographic witness to the everyday lives and suffering of Mexican migrants...Categorized as:
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![The Whole Picture: The colonial story of the art in our museums... and why we need to talk about it by Alice Procter]()
The Whole Picture: The colonial story of the art in our museums... and why we need to talk about it by Alice Procter
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIf you think art history has to be pale, male and stale - think again...Categorized as:
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![A Brave and Startling Truth by Maya Angelou]()
A Brave and Startling Truth by Maya Angelou
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFirst read by Maya Angelou at the 50th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, this wise and moving poem will inspire readers with its memorable message of hope for humanity... -
![A Third University Is Possible by La Paperson]()
A Third University Is Possible by La Paperson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Third University is Possible unravels the intimate relationship between the more than 200 US land grant institutions, American settler colonialism, and contemporary university expansion... -
![Period. End of Sentence.: A New Chapter in the Fight for Menstrual Justice by Anita Diamant, Melissa Berton]()
Period. End of Sentence.: A New Chapter in the Fight for Menstrual Justice by Anita Diamant, Melissa Berton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom beloved New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist Anita Diamant comes a timely collection of essays to help inspire period positive activism around the globe.When Period. End of Sentence. won an Oscar in 2019, the film’s co-producer and Executive Director of The Pad Project, Melissa Berton, told the audience: “A period should end a sentence, not a girl’s education...
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