Mar Hicks Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
Mar Hicks on XMar Hicks is a historian of technology and labor. Historian of technology & labor. Professor now, sysadmin before. Tells dad jokes (sorry). Find me on other sites too: linksys router in biography↘️

Queer Embodiment: Monstrosity, Medical Violence, and Intersex Experience
Hil Malatino@kevin_guyan @oiioxford It was a great talk—I caught it live yesterday! Many thanks for the work that you do! (Btw have you seen Hil Malatino’s book Queer Embodiment yet? It struck me that there are a lot of resonances with your work!)
Paperback, 2021
$30.00Member price:$28.50 + Free shipping5% off
Bodies on the Line: At the Front Lines of the Fight to Protect Abortion in America
Lauren Rankin“Lauren Rankin traces the history of this movement to tell a broader story of persistent threats to safe & legal abortion access, & the power of individuals to stand up & fight back. Bodies on the Line highlights the power of people to effect change amid unimaginable obstacles…” https://t.co/5ObuWt6cK0
Paperback, 2023
$17.95Member price:$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Sex Dolls at Sea: Imagined Histories of Sexual Technologies
Bo RubergJust received my copy of Sex Dolls at Sea, by @MyOwnVelouria, a book that asks: “Who painstakingly carves a giant penis bicycle onto animal bone?” https://t.co/GMDAIfrxBE
Paperback, 2022
$35.00Member price:$35.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
More Than a Glitch: Confronting Race, Gender, and Ability Bias in Tech
Meredith BroussardLooking forward to reading @merbroussard’s latest!
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Are We Rich Yet?: The Rise of Mass Investment Culture in Contemporary Britain Volume 21
Amy Edwards“The Conservatives claimed capital ownership was being democratized. [But it] meant tying one's fortunes to credit, insurance, pension, & mortgage industries to maintain independence from state support systems” Are We Rich Yet? Amy Edwards @ucpress https://t.co/17J8Kwa0iN
Hardcover, 2022
$29.95Member price:$29.95 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Inclusive Screenwriting for Film and Television
Jess KingMy friend Jess King (@kingisafink) just wrote a book on Inclusive Screenwriting for Film and Television—out now from @routledgebooks: https://kingisafink.com/
Hardcover, 2022
$190.00Member price:$180.50 + Free shipping5% off
The Pain Gap: How Sexism and Racism in Healthcare Kill Women
Anushay Hossain“There’s a pain gap, but there’s also a credibility gap. Women are not believed about their bodies—period.” Anushay Hossain, author of The Pain Gap
Paperback, 2022
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Queer Data: Using Gender, Sex and Sexuality Data for Action
Kevin GuyanTalk by Dr. @kevin_guyan: The Rainbow System: Queer Data and the Limits of LGBTQ Inclusion @oiioxford https://t.co/YybLNzulEp
Hardcover, 2022
$100.00Member price:$100.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
1984
George Orwell“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” (George Orwell, 1984)
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