University of Washington Press Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Jesintel: Living Wisdom from Coast Salish Elders
Children Of Setting Sun Productions
📅 Bellingham: 4/28 at 7 PM @VillageBksBham, join Children of the Setting Sun Productions to celebrate JESINTEL and the Coast Salish elders whose stories and wisdom are collected in the book. Read a review and find a link to the event on @CascadiaDaily. https://t.co/0BLmfZrQDY
Paperback, 2023
$34.95$17.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Swedish Theory of Love: Individualism and Social Trust in Modern Sweden
Henrik Berggren
Join authors Henrik Berggren and Lars Trägårdh at @thenordicmuseum on Saturday, Oct 22, at 11 am for a discussion of their book, THE SWEDISH THEORY OF LOVE—the long-awaited English translation of the Swedish bestseller. https://t.co/38FRBCOOfa
Paperback, 2022
$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Citizen 13660
Miné Okubo
Celebrate the 75th anniversary of Miné Okubo’s groundbreaking graphic memoir, "Citizen 13660" (our second edition came out in 2014) by visiting @jamuseum's exhibition, "Miné Okubo’s Masterpiece: The Art of Citizen 13660," on view through February 20, 2022: http://ow.ly/9UV750H6Ife https://t.co/mShfvPtjyx
Paperback, 2014
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Labor Under Siege: Big Bob McEllrath and the Ilwu's Fight for Organized Labor in an Anti-Union Era
Harvey Schwartz
LABOR UNDER SIEGE details the career of Robert McEllrath, president of the #ILWU for 12 eventful years, while highlighting how union officers and members shaped the storied West Coast union's legacy. Author Harvey Schwartz on the union in the era of Covid: https://t.co/ZIUyuGtyvp
Hardcover, 2022
$110.00$85.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Axis of Hope: Iranian Women's Rights Activism Across Borders
Catherine Z. Sameh
The author of AXIS OF HOPE: IRANIAN WOMEN'S RIGHTS ACTIVISM ACROSS BORDERS, @czsameh, writes on "the unfolding of a distinctly new kind of feminist revolution" for @ThePublicSquare: https://t.co/Tv7r5BxYF2
Paperback, 2019
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Communist Pigs: An Animal History of East Germany's Rise and Fall
Thomas Fleischman
New in paperback, "Communist Pigs," by @TomFleischman chronicles East Germany's journey from family farms to factory farms, explaining how communist principles shaped the adoption of industrial agriculture practices. Learn more here: http://ow.ly/VgCa50IFxGp #ReadUP https://t.co/e61ohHj2JA
Paperback, 2022
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Fear No Man: Don James, the '91 Huskies, and the Seven-Year Quest for a National Football Championship
Mike Gastineau
Congratulations to @gasman206 author of "Fear No Man," as a finalist in the 2022 Washington State Book Awards for General Nonfiction. Read More: https://t.co/Ea4ePB3gz2 Learn More: https://t.co/KXhRKRTDrx https://t.co/dVDF93lpBE
Paperback, 2022
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Racial Erotics: Gay Men of Color, Sexual Racism, and the Politics of Desire
C. Winter Han
Congratulations to "Racial Erotics" author @drkrshdsofqueer on being shortlisted for a @LambdaLiterary award for LGBTQ Studies. See the shortlist here: http://ow.ly/bLZy50IlhHF
Hardcover, 2021
$110.00$85.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
No-No Boy
John Okada
On @shinyupai's Ten Thousand Things podcast, @shawnwongwrites discusses NO-NO BOY, AAPI literature, and what's next in his UW Press book series, Classics of Asian American Literature. https://t.co/iMOCyiMzZ7
Paperback, 2014
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Anticipating Future Environments: Climate Change, Adaptive Restoration, and the Columbia River Basin
Shana Lee Hirsch
"An engaging and informative investigation into the changing nature of environmental restoration under conditions of complexity and uncertainty." Conservation & Society reviews Shana Lee Hirsch's "Anticipating Future Environments": https://t.co/1gR2Qnyy5x https://t.co/AeesuqEic3
Paperback, 2020
$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book