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Book Cover for: How Sex Changed the Internet and the Internet Changed Sex: An Unexpected History, Samantha Cole

How Sex Changed the Internet and the Internet Changed Sex: An Unexpected History

Samantha Cole
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Sex has essentially created the digital, online world as we know it today, in ways that you probably didn’t know about. This is the thesis of Motherboard Senior Editor Samantha Cole’s debut book, How Sex Changed the Internet and the Internet Changed Sex. https://t.co/GJNyRrPtsT

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Book Cover for: An Abolitionist's Handbook: 12 Steps to Changing Yourself and the World, Patrisse Cullors

An Abolitionist's Handbook: 12 Steps to Changing Yourself and the World

Patrisse Cullors
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Mark your calendars! On Thursday, March 3, we'll host a live, virtual event with author, artist, and educator Patrisse Cullors! We'll discuss the evolution of the racial justice movement, reparations, and Cullors’ new book, "An Abolitionist’s Handbook": https://t.co/FUaxHwpdkt https://t.co/3cEJqxcvgI

Paperback, 2024

$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison, Piper Kerman

Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison

Piper Kerman
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Looking for something to do in the Bay Area on Thursday night? Join "Orange Is the New Black" author Piper Kerman in conversation with "Corrections in Ink" writer @keribla at the Booksmith, moderated by our very own @sjmichaels. Tickets here: https://t.co/QV9QqoEXDe

Paperback, 2011

$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Nightcrawling, Leila Mottley

Nightcrawling

Leila Mottley
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Leila Mottley’s “Nightcrawling” explores the grief and joy of a young Black survivor. https://t.co/HFHYvKvVPL

Hardcover, 2022

$28.00Member price:$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto, George M. Johnson

All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto

George M. Johnson
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Moms for Liberty chapters have called for schools to ban or limit access to dozens of books for any mention of transgender or queer themes, including Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner and George M. Johnson’s award-winning memoir All Boys Aren’t Blue. https://t.co/ZjyDDMFIU5

Paperback, 2024

$12.99Member price:$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto, George M. Johnson

All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto

George M. Johnson
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Moms for Liberty chapters have called for schools to ban or limit access to dozens of books for any mention of transgender or queer themes, including Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner and George M. Johnson’s award-winning memoir All Boys Aren’t Blue. https://t.co/WMHyCUxPXV

Paperback, 2024

$12.99Member price:$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: How to Blow Up a Pipeline, Andreas Malm

How to Blow Up a Pipeline

Andreas Malm
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Andreas Malm's book doesn't exactly explain how to blow up a pipeline. But a new film asks: What if it did? https://t.co/xlRMsuzCFd

Paperback, 2021

$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Last White Man, Mohsin Hamid

The Last White Man

Mohsin Hamid
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Our list of the Summer's Best Novels for the politically minded reader—including Mohsin Hamid's intriguing "The Last White Man," out just last week: https://t.co/L0lxmTseZz

Paperback, 2023

$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: American Psychosis: A Historical Investigation of How the Republican Party Went Crazy, David Corn

American Psychosis: A Historical Investigation of How the Republican Party Went Crazy

David Corn
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Following @DavidCornDC on @Morning_Joe was none other than @AdamKinzinger. He had some thoughts about the book title: "The name, 'American Psychosis,' by the way, is perfect for, kind of this moment we're in." https://t.co/AltCpq9jv8 https://t.co/p2rdi3RiLm

Paperback, 2023

$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: A Heart That Works, Rob Delaney

A Heart That Works

Rob Delaney
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"I'm Glad My Mom Died" by @jennettemccurdy "A Heart That Works" by @robdelaney "Strangers to Ourselves" by @RachelAviv "I Dream of Dinner" by @itsAliSlagle These are the best nonfiction, novels, and cookbooks that got us through 2022 https://t.co/Ou8lav6nry

Hardcover, 2022

$25.00Member price:$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book