{"title":"SOCIAL SCIENCES","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnderstanding People and Society\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom sociology and cultural studies to ethnography, politics, and social justice, this collection explores how people live, connect, and organize within society. Whatever lens you're curious through, there's something here to deepen your understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-complete-collected-poems-of-maya-angelou-maya-angelou-copy","title":"The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou DJ * Maya Angelou","description":"\u003cp\u003eA definitive collection published in 1994 by Penguin Random House. The book spans over twenty years of her celebrated writing career, serving as a lyrical autobiography that explores themes of race, womanhood, family, and survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe collection is a compilation of her first five, critically acclaimed poetry volumes published between 1971 and 1990, alongside her famous 1993 presidential inauguration poem, \"On the Pulse of Morning.\" It contains some of her most iconic and empowering verses, including the revolutionary celebrations of womanhood found in Phenomenal Woman and Still I Rise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather than focusing on a single theme, the poems act as a rhythmic continuation of her famous memoirs (such as I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings). They delve into the weight of systemic hardship, the legacy of slavery, the Civil Rights movement, the joys of love, and the enduring strength of the human spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Karen Nelson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49900827246835,"sku":"202607100003TZT","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/5722\/7507\/files\/PhotoComingSoon.png?v=1783717971"},{"product_id":"gather-together-in-my-name-maya-angelou-2","title":"Gather Together in My Name * Maya Angelou * #2","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the second volume of an extraordinary autobiographical series, Maya Angelou powerfully captures the struggles and triumphs of her passionate life ... with dignity, wisdom, humor, and humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBantam Trade Edition, June 1997\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Karen Nelson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49901061865715,"sku":"202607100006TZT","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/5722\/7507\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_3bb0aa6f-4749-4290-ad86-58f012f04a52.jpg?v=1783726307"},{"product_id":"gather-together-in-my-name-maya-angelou-2-copy","title":"Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas * Maya Angelou * #3","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the third book of her enthralling autobiographical series, Maya Angelou continues the fascinating saga that has touched, inspired, and empowered so many readers. Here Maya Angelou, dazzling entertainer, casts the spotlight on her show business career - a pageant of international scope. Maya, the woman, shares her sad, failed marriage to a white man, her early mother hood and achingly sensitive relationship with her young son, and her bone-deep, painful suspicion of the white world that welcomes her talent so dramatically...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBantam Trade Edition, June 1997\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Karen Nelson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49901210435827,"sku":"202607100007TZT","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/5722\/7507\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_226f1d3d-12ef-491d-8816-776aa1d09720.jpg?v=1783727795"},{"product_id":"wouldnt-take-nothing-for-my-journey-now-maya-angelou","title":"Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now * Maya Angelou","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaya Angelou, one of the best-loved authors of our time, shares the wisdom of a remarkable life in this best-selling spiritual classic. Here is Maya Angelou talking from the heart, down to earth and real, but also inspiring. This is a book to be treasured, a book about being in all ways a woman, about living well, about the power of the word, and about the power of spirituality to move and shape your life. Passionate, lively, and lyrical, Maya Angelou's latest unforgettable work offers a gem of truth on every page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBantam Trade Edition, June 1997\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Karen Nelson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49901221511411,"sku":"202607100008TZT","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/5722\/7507\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_c0bb8693-e9a5-446d-9d1a-febe35bb574d.jpg?v=1783729019"},{"product_id":"wouldnt-take-nothing-for-my-journey-now-maya-angelou-copy","title":"Even the Stars Look Lonesome * Maya Angelou","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI have written of the black American experience, which I know intimately. I am always talking about the human condition in general and about society in particular. What it is like to be human, and American, what makes us weep, what makes us fall and stumble and somehow rise and go on.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe compelling wisdom and deeply felt perceptions of Maya Angelou have been cherished by millions of readers. Now, in a continuation of her bestseller \u003cem\u003eWouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now\u003c\/em\u003e, she shares many of her most treasured personal experiences, reflecting on the ideas and inspirations that have touched her heart. \u003cem\u003eEven the Stars Look Lonesome\u003c\/em\u003e is a profound series of essays that explores aspects of life both big and small, with Maya Angelou serving as the unique, spellbinding guide to a powerful spiritual journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBantam Trade Edition, September 1998\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Karen Nelson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49901234913523,"sku":"202607100009TZT","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/5722\/7507\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_90bb3ce3-1614-427a-92ad-b065732fa7b9.jpg?v=1783728558"},{"product_id":"script-scribble-kitty-burns-florey","title":"Script \u0026 Scribble * Kitty Burns Florey","description":"\u003cp\u003eScript and Scribble: The Rise and Fall of Handwriting\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSteeped in the Palmer Method of Handwriting she learned in Catholic school, Kitty Burns Florey is a self-confessed “penmanship nut” who loves the act of taking pen to paper. So when she discovered that schools today forego handwriting drills in favor of teaching something called keyboarding, she was shocked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe idea that such a vital, simple, and frequently beautiful skill could be lost to future generations inspired her to investigate the history of writing by hand and its place in our increasingly electronic society. The result is Script \u0026amp; Scribble - a charming, fascinating exploration of the many facets of handwriting. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeaving together the history of writing implements and scripts, pen collecting societies, the golden age of American penmanship, the growth in popularity of 'graphology' - handwriting analysis - and the many aficionados who still prefer scribbling on paper to tapping on keys, Florey poses the question: Is it true that writing by hand is no longer necessary in today’s busy world? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst Melville House Printing January 2009\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chantal Toporow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49906399215859,"sku":"202607120001TZT","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/5722\/7507\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_02d55490-148a-4218-9f96-955be34c40dc.jpg?v=1783891120"},{"product_id":"the-calligraphers-bible-david-harris","title":"The Calligrapher's Bible * David Harris","description":"\u003cp\u003e100 Complete Alphabets and How to Draw Them\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive guide to the art of fine penmanship is the ultimate easy-to-use reference book for anyone interested in creating the elegant letterforms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e100 beautifully crafted calligraphic hands show step-by-step pen strokes and common group structures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoints of interest within each hand ensure correct representation of the characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn extensive preparatory section details tools, materials, and basic techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeginners and experienced calligraphers alike will be able to extend their repertoire with ease, effortlessly learning new hands and refining their art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished 2003 by Quarto and Barron's Educational Services\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chantal Toporow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49906430345459,"sku":"202607120002TZT","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/5722\/7507\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_f6dacbdb-ff6f-4099-80e9-41ac647db0d0.jpg?v=1783890569"},{"product_id":"folktales-of-ireland-sean-osullivan-editor","title":"Folktales of Ireland * Sean O'Sullivan (editor)","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003eThe foundation of the Folklore of Ireland Society marked the beginning of the first organized effort to collect and study on a wide scale not only folktales but the Irish oral tradition. From the more than million and a half manuscript pages now on file in the archives of the Irish Folklore Commission, the chief archivist, Sean O'Sullivan, presents for the first time in English a representative collection of Gaelic folktales.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eEditor and translator: Sean O'Sullivan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003eForward by Richard M. Dorson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eFirst published 1968 by The University of Chicago Press. This edition: Third Impression, 1973.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chantal Toporow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49939493224691,"sku":"202607180005TZT","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/5722\/7507\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_d7c32940-c1cf-41f8-8309-5fe735f58a61.jpg?v=1784409245"},{"product_id":"against-the-grain-james-c-scott","title":"Against the Grain * James C. Scott","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Hidden Cost of Civilization and the Narrative We Got Wrong. We are taught that the dawn of agriculture was a sweeping victory for human progress—that domesticating plants and livestock allowed nomadic hunter-gatherers to finally settle down, build prosperous states, and enjoy safety under public order. In this brilliant, worldview-shifting history, renowned political scientist James C. Scott relies on modern archaeological evidence to blow that traditional narrative completely apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScott reveals that early agrarian states were not chosen voluntarily; instead, they were fragile, disease-ridden, coercive systems that relied on captive labor and forced grain production to maintain central power over a subjugated populace.Inside this subversive anthropological masterclass, you will discover:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Trap of Sedentism: Why early humans actually suffered higher rates of disease, malnutrition, and grueling labor by abandoning mobile hunting lifestyles for crowded permanent settlements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Magic of Grain Taxes: A fascinating look at why the earliest states were exclusively built on cereal grains (like wheat, barley, and rice)—because unlike roots or tubers, grains grow above ground, ripen simultaneously, and are easy for tax collectors to measure and confiscate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Defense of the \"Barbarians\": A compelling defense of the diverse, non-subject populations who actively evaded state borders for millennia, thriving on the periphery of early civilizations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished 2018 by Yale University Press (First Trade Paperback Edition)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shopper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49971493241075,"sku":"202607260007","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/5722\/7507\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_3e686d55-f6bd-4e54-b074-92cfa944a28a.jpg?v=1785105124"},{"product_id":"a-new-age-now-begins-a-peoples-history-american-revolution-page-smith-1","title":"A New Age Now Begins: A People's History American Revolution * Page Smith #1","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Epic, Grassroots Masterpiece of Revolutionary Defiance and Colonial Conflict. Dismantle the dry, detached textbook treatments of America’s founding era and confront the raw human drama of a population drifting from subordination to self-governance. Written with immense literary flair and a deep focus on the common citizen by celebrated historian Dr. Page Smith, this monumental opening volume of his landmark People's History series strips away clinical political theory. The text serves as an extraordinary, high-utility operational roadmap of the American Revolution—treating the separation from Great Britain not as a series of sudden military skirmishes, but as an inevitable psychological awakening that occurred in the hearts and minds of everyday people long before the first shots split the air at Lexington and Concord.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe narrative in Volume 1 is masterfully organized as a chronological and thematic tapestry, guiding readers fluidly through early colonial exploration, the deep systemic friction surrounding the Stamp Act, and the absolute explosion of active resistance. Smith uses a brilliant, uninhibited storytelling style that foregoes traditional, intrusive footnotes to keep the historical pacing swift and cinematic. He pulls heavily from real-world letters, field diaries, and regional archives to highlight the distinct, calculations-shattering perspectives of front-line soldiers, local women, loyalist Tories, enslaved workers, and Indigenous communities. From a visceral, minute-by-minute recreation of the intense firefight at Bunker Hill to an intimate evaluation of King George III's strategic misunderstandings across the Atlantic time lag, this comprehensive account remains an indispensable library centerpiece. It stands as a definitive reference work for history buffs, educators, and researchers looking to explore the mechanics of human liberty with total precision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in January 1976 as a bicentennial flagship release by McGraw-Hill Book Company\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CT Bids SB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50447944319219,"sku":"202607121832ABB","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/5722\/7507\/files\/20231231_084110.jpg?v=1787237645"},{"product_id":"a-new-age-now-begins-a-peoples-history-american-revolution-page-smith-2","title":"A New Age Now Begins: A People's History American Revolution * Page Smith #2","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Cinematic Concluding Chapter of Grassroots Defiance and the Birth of a Republic. Pick up the historical narrative precisely where the global theater of war shifts from initial political friction to a desperate, continent-wide struggle for absolute survival. In this sweeping, meticulously detailed conclusion to his landmark bicentennial project, celebrated historian Dr. Page Smith strips away typical sanitized textbook legends to deliver a raw, multi-front portrait of a civilian population under fire. Volume 2 captures the grueling tactical mechanics of the war’s second half—moving fluidly from the freezing, disease-ridden winter encampments of Valley Forge and Morristown through the savage, unconventional partisan campaigns that tore apart the Carolinas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe text functions as an extraordinary, high-utility operational roadmap of military logistics and sociological transformation. Smith bypasses traditional intrusive footnotes to keep the historical tracking fast-paced and intensely focused on the human element. He pulls heavily from real-world letters, private diaries, and field ledgers to balance the grand strategic calculations of George Washington and French allies against the frontline realities of common infantrymen, local women, and Indigenous tribes. From a visceral, minute-by-minute reconstruction of the decisive siege at Yorktown to the chaotic, bitter diplomatic negotiations in Paris that formally secured the early Republic, this definitive chronicle remains an indispensable reference anchor. It stands as a baseline library centerpiece for educators, researchers, and history buffs looking to evaluate the heavy costs of human liberty with total precision. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in January 1976 as a bicentennial flagship release by McGraw-Hill Book Company\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CT Bids SB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50447944483059,"sku":"202607121833ABB","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/5722\/7507\/files\/20231231_083040.jpg?v=1787237779"},{"product_id":"a-promised-land-barack-obama-1","title":"A Promised Land * Barack Obama * 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the stirring first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail both his political education and the landmark moments of the first term of his historic presidency—a time of dramatic transformation and turmoil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eObama takes readers on a compelling journey from his earliest political aspirations to the pivotal Iowa caucus victory that demonstrated the power of grassroots activism to the watershed night of November 4, 2008, when he was elected 44th president of the United States, becoming the first African American to hold the nation’s highest office.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReflecting on the presidency, he offers a unique and thoughtful exploration of both the awesome reach and the limits of presidential power, as well as singular insights into the dynamics of U.S. partisan politics and international diplomacy. Obama brings readers inside the Oval Office and the White House Situation Room, and to Moscow, Cairo, Beijing, and points beyond. We are privy to his thoughts as he assembles his cabinet, wrestles with a global financial crisis, takes the measure of Vladimir Putin, overcomes seemingly insurmountable odds to secure passage of the Affordable Care Act, clashes with generals about U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, tackles Wall Street reform, responds to the devastating Deepwater Horizon blowout, and authorizes Operation Neptune’s Spear, which leads to the death of Osama bin Laden.A Promised Land is extraordinarily intimate and introspective—the story of one man’s bet with history, the faith of a community organizer tested on the world stage. Obama is candid about the balancing act of running for office as a Black American, bearing the expectations of a generation buoyed by messages of “hope and change,” and meeting the moral challenges of high-stakes decision-making. He is frank about the forces that opposed him at home and abroad, open about how living in the White House affected his wife and daughters, and unafraid to reveal self-doubt and disappointment. Yet he never wavers from his belief that inside the great, ongoing American experiment, progress is always possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis beautifully written and powerful book captures Barack Obama’s conviction that democracy is not a gift from on high but something founded on empathy and common understanding and built together, day by day. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published as a stated hardcover first edition on November 17, 2020 by Crown \/ Penguin Random House (768 pages; sequential print number line present on the copyright registry layout; ISBN-13: 978-1524763169)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shopper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50447961948403,"sku":"202607120501ABB","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/5722\/7507\/files\/Untitleddesign.png?v=1787237936"},{"product_id":"at-the-edge-of-empire-edward-wong","title":"At the Edge of Empire * Edward Wong","description":"\u003cp\u003eA dual narrative that tells the story of modern China by braiding an intergenerational family memoir with first-person contemporary reporting by the former New York Times Beijing bureau chiefThe son of two Chinese immigrants from Hong Kong, Edward Wong grew up around Washington, DC; his father, a former soldier in the People’s Liberation Army under Mao, worked in Chinese restaurants and rarely spoke about his native land. Yook Kearn Wong came of age during the Japanese occupation in World War II, then fell under the spell of Mao’s promise of a new, equitable China, spending harsh years with the Chinese army in northern China and in Xinjiang, along the Central Asian frontier. In 1962, disillusioned with Mao’s brutal policies, he fled to Hong Kong and eventually went to America.aapi When Edward Wong moved to Beijing as a correspondent for The New York Times in 2008, it gave him a rare opportunity to investigate his father’s mysterious past, while also assessing for himself the dream of a resurgent China that his father once held, then abandoned. He had a front-row seat as the world’s two superpowers met at a crossroads. And the years of his tenure saw China’s economic boom and geopolitical expansion, as well as the darker currents of nationalism and ethnic repression and the autocratic rise of President Xi Jinping. As a son considering his father’s life and his own time in China, Wong provides an epic, moving chronicle of a family and a nation, one that spans more than 80 years and gives insight into a new authoritarian age in China that is transforming the world. It is the essential work for understanding the sweep and direction of modern China.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DWT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50449890214131,"sku":"202607120939ABB","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/5722\/7507\/files\/front_f694b999-e27b-4aa3-9c82-20b77a6ea373.png?v=1787241838"},{"product_id":"chinese-laundries-tickets-to-survival-on-gold-mountain-john-jung","title":"Chinese Laundries - Tickets To Survival On Gold Mountain * John Jung","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe unsung engine of immigrant survival. How a backbreaking labor niche beat discrimination on Gold Mountain. During the oppressive decades of the Chinese Exclusion Act in the United States and the hostile Head Tax era in Canada, Chinese immigrants were systematically barred from mainstream labor markets. But instead of surrendering, they built their own survival infrastructure from the ground up. Renowned psychologist and historian John Jung—who grew up living in the back of his own family's laundry—transforms dry historical timelines into a deeply personal, high-utility diagnostic workspace. He strips away superficial academic detachment to map out the exact socio-economic logistics of how an exhausting, low-capital industry became a tactical fortress against systemic racial exclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe monograph functions as an itemized historical ledger, guiding ethnic studies scholars, labor completionists, and history buffs fluidly through uncompromised community records. Jung systematically breaks down the precise material and physical logistics of the trade—documenting how families fought discriminatory local zoning laws, outmaneuvered aggressive commercial competition from white-owned steam plants, and endured grueling 15-hour workdays of boiling, starching, and hand-ironing. Crucially, the text blends rigorous sociological research with moving, first-person oral histories from children who grew up behind the counters, redefining the humble neighborhood laundry as a heroic ticket to multi-generational academic and professional freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis landmark study serves as an indispensable reference standard for university sociology departments, diaspora research archives, and serious collections of American social history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DWT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460132278515,"sku":"202607124871ABB","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/5722\/7507\/files\/20231021_151750.jpg?v=1787244665"},{"product_id":"killing-kennedy-bill-oreilly-signed-martin-dugard","title":"Killing Kennedy * Bill O'Reilly SIGNED, Martin Dugard","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe End of Camelot. Recounts in gripping detail the brutal murder of John Fitzgerald Kennedy - and how a sequence of gunshots on a Dallas afternoon not only killed a beloved president but also sent the nation into the cataclysmic division of the Vietnam War and its culture-changing aftermath. In January 1961, as the cold war escalates, John F. Kennedy struggles to contain the growth of communism while he learns the hardships of solitude, and temptations of what it means to be president of the United States. His beautiful young wife, Jackie, must also adjust to a life of constant scrutiny. Despite personal and political trials, Kennedy's approval ratings soar. At the same time, JFK acquires a number of formidable enemies, among them Soviet leader Nikita Khruschev, Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, and Allen Dulles, director of the Central Intelligence Agency. When his brother, Attorney General Robert Kennedy, cracks down on powerful elements of organized crime, the list of those who have it in for the president grows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen, in the midst of a 1963 campaign trip to Texas, Kennedy is gunned down, resulting in national chaos. Jackie and the nation mourn while the hunt for the perpetrators commences.The events leading up to the most notorious crime of the twentieth century are almost as shocking as the assassination itself. A page-turner from beginning to end, Killing Kennedy chronicles both the heroism and deceit of Camelot, bringing history to life in ways that will profoundly move the reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGoodreads Choice Award Nominee for History \u0026amp; Biography 2012.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shopper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50469452677363,"sku":"202607122511ABB","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/5722\/7507\/files\/PMCover_2b466142-3ac5-4308-a34d-637f03890007.jpg?v=1787349715"},{"product_id":"the-immense-journey-loren-eiseley","title":"The Immense Journey * Loren Eiseley","description":"\u003cp\u003eA masterfully poetic, deeply philosophical exploration of natural history that tracks the epic, multi-billion-year flow of life from primordial oceans up onto dry land, transforming complex evolutionary biology into a profound meditation on humanity's place in the universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Story: Written by prominent anthropologist, natural scientist, and literary master Loren Eiseley, this landmark masterpiece transforms hard scientific observation into an exceptionally rich, evocative narrative workspace. Eiseley completely looks past the dry, clinical data dumps common in standard academic text blocks. Instead, he establishes an introspective, prose-first ledger that treats cosmic timelines and biological shifts not as cold fossil records, but as a living, deeply interconnected tapestry of mystery, adaptation, and beauty.The collection of essays guides science and nature enthusiasts step-by-step through a versatile landscape of evolutionary tracking lines across the American wilderness. Eiseley utilizes a sharp narrative diagnostic toolkit to recount his personal field experiences—whether crawling into a dark sandstone cavern to find a frozen Ice Age artifact, analyzing the flight parameters of a captive hawk, or studying the ancient mechanics of how the first primitive lungfish breached its aquatic boundaries to crawl ashore. The text unpeels the precise material logistics of how the emergence of flowering plants and specialized seeds served as a massive, high-yield catalytic force that fueled the rapid rise of mammalian and human life.Rather than treating the natural world as an object to be dominated, the book functions as an active protective shield for environmental empathy and critical thinking. This specific 1962 edition—released as a premium softcover within the prestigious Time Reading Program (TRP)—features an exclusive contemporary introduction explaining the text's massive impact on modern environmental philosophy. It instructs the reader's mind on absolute wonder and scientific literacy, helping collectors turn their natural history shelves into a profound personal sanctuary of intellectual clarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect For: Fans of classic, highly lyrical nature writing and literary science essays like those by Rachel Carson, Stephen Jay Gould, and Lewis Thomas; readers looking for a thoughtful, deeply philosophical evaluation of human origins and evolutionary physics; and vintage book collectors archiving iconic paperbacks issued by Time, Inc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst Published 1957. This Edition 1962 by Time, Inc - Special Time Reading Program Edition\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shopper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50478353842419,"sku":"202607121404ABB","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/5722\/7507\/files\/20260825_131414.jpg?v=1788029716"},{"product_id":"the-magic-of-jewels-and-charms-george-frederick-kunz","title":"The Magic of Jewels and Charms * George Frederick Kunz","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn exhaustive, beautifully illustrated historical masterpiece that compiles centuries of global folklore, royal superstitions, and indigenous myths regarding the magical properties, healing virtues, and protective powers attributed to precious gems and talismans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Story: Written by prominent gemologist, mineralogist, and legendary Tiffany \u0026amp; Co. vice president Dr. George Frederick Kunz, this monumental academic study transforms historical lapidary lore into an exceptionally deep research workspace. Kunz completely shatters the barrier separating cold, modern mineral science from rich historical mythology. Instead, he establishes an uncompromising, data-dense ledger that treats the global history of amulets down to its exact cultural parameters and geographic tracking lines.The handbook guides history and design enthusiasts step-by-step through a versatile landscape of ancient and medieval traditions. Kunz utilizes a comprehensive analytical diagnostic toolkit to parse how diverse civilizations across Egypt, Rome, India, and Native America utilized specific stone configurations. The text details the precise material logistics behind historic talismans—explaining how meteorites, fossilized teeth, carved jade, and rare stones functioned as an active protective shield against disease, malevolent spirits, and battlefield trauma under strict astrological alignments.Rather than a shallow modern summary, the book explores authentic historical records of famous royal collections, cursing diamonds, and snake-stone remedies. This high-quality 1997 Dover Publications paperback functions as an unabridged, durable preservation shield over Kunz's original 1915 masterwork. It features all of the author's meticulous cross-references and dozens of rare historical illustration plates, instructing the analytical mind on the absolute evolution of human belief and turning any gemology or history library shelf into a profound sanctuary of world heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect For: Gemologists, jewelers, and cultural anthropologists looking for a primary-source-dense textbook on historical amulet lore; readers interested in the history of medicine and alternative therapies; and book collectors seeking the classic, definitive Dover reissues of George Frederick Kunz's works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst Published 1915. This Edition 1997 by Dover Publications\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chantal Toporow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50478375469299,"sku":"202607123501ABB","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/5722\/7507\/files\/20260825_134320.jpg?v=1788033762"},{"product_id":"the-outpost-jake-tapper","title":"The Outpost * Jake Tapper","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn Untold Story of American Valor. At 6:00 a.m. on the morning of October 3, 2009, Combat Outpost Keating was viciously attacked by Taliban insurgents. The 53 U.S. troops, having been stationed at the bottom of three steep mountains, were severely outmanned by nearly 400 Taliban fighters. Though the Americans ultimately prevailed, their casualties made it one of the war's deadliest battles for U.S. forces. And after more than three years in that dangerous and vulnerable valley a mere 14 miles from the Pakistan border, the U.S. abandoned and bombed the camp. A Pentagon investigation later concluded that there was no reason for Outpost Keating to have been there in the first place. The Outpost is a tour de force of investigative journalism. Jake Tapper exposes the origins of this tragic and confounding story, exploring the history of the camp and detailing the stories of soldiers heroic and doomed, shadowed by the recklessness of their commanders in Washington, D.C. and a war built on constantly shifting sands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished 2012 by Little, Brown and Company\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shopper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50478397817075,"sku":"202607120415ABB","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/5722\/7507\/files\/20250218_135927.jpg?v=1787410368"},{"product_id":"unknown-man-yatri","title":"Unknown Man * Yatri","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Mysterious Birth of a New Species. A heavily illustrated, sweeping interdisciplinary text that analyzes historical prophecies of doom, modern technological leaps, and untapped brain capacities to argue that humanity is on the verge of a profound evolutionary crisis that will birth a brand-new, globally conscious species.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Story: Written under the descriptive Hindi pseudonym Yatri (\"traveler\"), this highly distinct 1988 volume transforms the study of human history into a visually dense, multi-layered philosophical workspace. Bypassing standard linear biological timelines, the author establishes an expansive, macro-historical ledger. The framework treats the approaching close of the millennium not as an end point, but as an active, high-yield crucible for a major evolutionary leap.The handbook guides anthropology and alternative science enthusiasts step-by-step through a versatile landscape of evolutionary tracking lines. Yatri utilizes a sharp, cross-disciplinary diagnostic toolkit to review the original structural blueprint of our species. The text details how the emergence of lightning-fast information-processing technologies functions as a planetary neural network—suggesting that human beings may well be the Earth's native mechanism for gaining global self-awareness. An active instructional shield against apocalyptic panic. It explores how the deliberate activation of dormant physiological tracking loops—including latent brain capacities and under-utilized glands like the thymus—can serve as a protective shield against systemic planetary decline. Published as a copiously illustrated paperback by Fireside (Simon \u0026amp; Schuster), this scarce work constructs a fascinating time capsule of late-20th-century speculative philosophy. It instructs the analytical mind on the absolute limits of human potential, helping collectors transform a standard anthropology or metaphysics shelf into a unique sanctuary of visionary documentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect For: Readers fascinated by 1980s evolutionary philosophy, alternative anthropology, and the works of figures like Pierre Teilhard de Chardin or Terence McKenna; students of modern mysticism and global consciousness expansion; and book collectors tracking down highly visual, out-of-print Fireside trade paperback editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst Published 1988. This Edition 1988 by Fireside\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chantal Toporow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50478573191411,"sku":"202607123784ABB","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/5722\/7507\/files\/20260825_140147.jpg?v=1788035743"},{"product_id":"venice-the-four-seasons-lisa-st-aubin-de-teran","title":"Venice: The Four Seasons * Lisa St. Aubin de Terán","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn acclaimed British novelist shares a beautifully evocative, personal account of uprooting her family to live as an expatriate amid the majestic canals and labyrinthine alleys of Venice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Story: Moving to the historic city in the late 1980s, Lisa St. Aubin de Terán chronicles the rich realities of everyday Venetian life, from navigating intense real estate bureaucracies to embracing local neighborhood customs. Structured around the year's natural rhythm—Spring Carnevale, Summer Invaded, Autumn Mists, and Winter Haunts—the narrative captures the majestic visual splendors, changing tourist tides, and hidden social rituals of the city. Accompanied by striking, atmospheric documentary photographs by Mick Lindberg, the book offers a rare, uncompromised glimpse behind the shuttered windows of Venice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect For: Lovers of immersive travelogues, armchair travelers captivated by Italian culture, photography enthusiasts, and readers who enjoy lifestyle memoirs by authors like Frances Mayes, Peter Mayle, or Jan Morris.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DWT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50478579712243,"sku":"202607123663ABB","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/5722\/7507\/files\/m_6612c2d33b982ae74365fef6.jpg?v=1787413297"},{"product_id":"watermelon-and-red-birds-a-cookbook-for-juneteenth-and-black-celebrations","title":"Watermelon and Red Birds: A Cookbook for Juneteenth and Black Celebrations * Nicole A. Taylor","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Cookbook for Juneteenth and Black Celebrations. The very first cookbook to celebrate Juneteenth. Contains over 75 recipes, including drinks like Afro Egg Cream and Marigold Gin Sour, dishes like Beef Ribs with Fermented Harissa Sauce, Peach Jam and Molasses Glazed Chicken Thighs, Southern-ish Potato Salad and Cantaloupe and Feta Salad, and desserts like Roasted Nectarine Sundae, and Radish and Ginger Pound Cake. Taylor also provides a resource to guide readers to BIPOC-owned hot sauces, jams, spice, and waffle mixes companies and lists fun gadgets to make your Juneteenth special. These recipes and essays will inspire parties to salute one of the most important American holidays, and moments to savor joy all year round.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DWT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50478584660211,"sku":"202607120370ABB","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/5722\/7507\/files\/20240211_215847.jpg?v=1787413431"},{"product_id":"what-i-eat-around-the-world-in-80-diets-menzel-daluisio","title":"What I Eat - Around the World in 80 Diets * Peter Menzel, Faith D'Aluisio","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe global taxonomy of hunger. Eighty people, thirty nations, and an uncompromised photographic database of human consumption. Analyzing the complex, multi-layered fabric of modern global nutrition and cultural ecology requires absolute empirical data and uncompromised visual field tracking, not generic statistical averages or abstract agricultural lecturing. Renowned photojournalists and researchers Peter Menzel and Faith D'Aluisio completely shatter standard cookbook and sterile textbook templates. Combining high-utility anthropological data with a luxurious, image-first learning workspace, this contemporary masterpiece strips away academic fluff. The book treats human diet not merely as a matter of daily survival, but as a driving, step-by-step diagnostic campaign proving how geography, economic class, corporate globalism, and local traditions dictate the material logistics of modern physical health.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe anthology functions as a comprehensive, heavy-handled investigative ledger, guiding sociology completionists, global health scholars, and fine photobook curators fluidly through a grand multi-layered canvas. Menzel and D'Aluisio meticulously coordinate their fast-scanning profiles around a strict diagnostic architecture—arranging eighty distinct individuals across a rising scale of daily energy metrics, starting from an undernourished Maasai herdswoman consuming 800 calories to a hyper-trained professional cyclist consuming over 5,000. Each individual profile block is fully filled with a magnificent, high-contrast full-page portrait plate showcasing the subject standing alongside their entire day's worth of raw and prepared food. Backed by itemized daily meal spreadsheets, explicit occupation and body weight logs, and a powerful introductory critical matrix.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DWT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50478588461299,"sku":"202607120365ABB","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/5722\/7507\/files\/20240101_092616.jpg?v=1787413638"}],"url":"https:\/\/purpleslothmedia.com\/collections\/social-sciences.oembed","provider":"Purple Sloth Media","version":"1.0","type":"link"}