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Book Cover for: Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife, Bart D. Ehrman

Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife

Bart D. Ehrman
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On @LettersPolitics, professor Bart D. Ehrman speaks on his book, "Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife." https://t.co/014BTPBe84 https://t.co/D7erFyHhAL

Paperback, 2021

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America, Dan Flores

Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America

Dan Flores
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On @UpfrontKPFA, author and professor Dan Flores, discusses his latest book "Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America." https://t.co/5rrqScgPWZ

Paperback, 2023

$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Asian American Histories of the United States, Catherine Ceniza Choy

Asian American Histories of the United States

Catherine Ceniza Choy
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On @LettersPolitics, author and professor Catherine Ceniza Choy speaks on her latest book, "Asian American Histories of the United States." https://t.co/ZqIwuhkCwr

Hardcover, 2022

$26.95$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation, Imani Perry

South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation

Imani Perry
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On @LawAndDis, professor and author @imaniperry speaks on her latest book, "South To America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon Line," and argues that if we want to build a more humane future, we must center our concern below the Mason-Dixon Line. https://t.co/LxQL5jMQjz

Paperback, 2023

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Storm Is Upon Us: How Qanon Became a Movement, Cult, and Conspiracy Theory of Everything, Mike Rothschild

The Storm Is Upon Us: How Qanon Became a Movement, Cult, and Conspiracy Theory of Everything

Mike Rothschild
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Journalist and author of "The Storm Is Upon Us: How QAnon Became a Movement, Cult, and Conspiracy Theory of Everything," @rothschildmd joins @LettersPolitics to discuss the spread of Qanon and other far-Right conspiracy theories. https://t.co/VAqnbF9xzX https://t.co/jarF0iLpW9

Paperback, 2022

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Failure To Appear: Resistance, Identity and Loss, Emily L. Quint Freeman

Failure To Appear: Resistance, Identity and Loss

Emily L. Quint Freeman
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After destroying thousands of draft-records during the Vietnam war, Emily L. Quint Freeman was forced into the underground for two decades. She joins @LettersPolitics to talk about her life and the book, "Failure to Appear: Resistance, Identity and Loss." https://t.co/8zvhKF5wX9 https://t.co/czF2iqxmwd

Paperback, 2020

$20.95$10.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us, Ed Yong

An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

Ed Yong
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On @LettersPolitics, author and Pulitzer Prize–winning writer at @TheAtlantic, @edyong209 discusses his new book, "An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us," and how humans are forcing creatures into an alien world. https://t.co/3aSi4IwvCi https://t.co/UqYkxKslqC

Paperback, 2023

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Torture: A Sociology of Violence and Human Rights, Lisa Hajjar

Torture: A Sociology of Violence and Human Rights

Lisa Hajjar
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During the first years of the “war on terror” little was known about what the US was doing to prisoners, until hundreds of lawyers—challenged the government. On @radioagainst, sociologist Lisa Hajjar describes the legal fight against torture + its legacy. https://t.co/zcIOgyZTW8

Paperback, 2012

$48.99$24.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: American Democratic Socialism: History, Politics, Religion, and Theory, Gary Dorrien

American Democratic Socialism: History, Politics, Religion, and Theory

Gary Dorrien
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On @LettersPolitics, professor and author Gary Dorrien speaks on Democratic Socialism in Europe and the US and his latest book, "American Democratic Socialism: History, Politics, Religion, and Theory." https://t.co/ghNc0krlI5 https://t.co/dxdq9RmqX5

Hardcover, 2021

$50.00$25.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe, David Maraniss

Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe

David Maraniss
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On @LettersOfNote, @davidmaraniss speaks on his latest book, "Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe." https://t.co/tUk7HoNn2p https://t.co/PTWrIQU1c4

Paperback, 2023

$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book