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Avrom Reisen (1876-1953) was an acclaimed and prolific Yiddish poet and short story writer for the American Yiddish dailies.

Years after losing his lower right leg in a motorcycle crash, Robert Kull set off on a quest to explore the effects of deep solitude on mind and body and to, perhaps, find the spiritual answers he&

We call race-based discrimination racism; and gender-based discrimination sexism.

Politicians, economists, and Wall Street would have us believe that limitless economic expansion is the Holy Grail, and that there is no conflict between growing the economy and protecting the envi

That Is How It Is - another impressive translation by Harvey Fink - offers more than fifty short pieces by Moishe Nadir, almost entirely about America - "a land where people do not go for stro

In our age of predatory markets and make-believe democracy, our troubled political institutions have lost sight of real people and practical realities.

Every 15 seconds on our Earth Island, a child dies from waterborne disease. Three times an hour, another species becomes extinct.

Alexi is a fifteen-year-old Trojan boy. Orphaned by the war and enslaved by Odysseus himself, Alexi has a very different view of the conquering heroes of legend.

This first of its kind comprehensive guidebook explores the unique challenges facing thousands of families raising gender variant children.

An irreverent and illuminating journey through a day in the life of the affectionately named Trauma Farm, with numerous side trips into the natural history of farming.

In The Vanishing Face of Gaia, British scientist James Lovelock predicts global warming will lead to a Hot Epoch.

John Taylor Gatto's Weapons of Mass Instruction focuses on mechanisms of traditional education which cripple imagination, discourage critical thinking, and create a false view of learning as a

What's Worth Learning? addresses the central question of general education.

Chosen as a Globe 100 Best Book of the year in 2011! One of Canada's funniest writers tackles his mother's life and death in a profound, entertaining story.

Barbara Arrowsmith-Young was born with severe learning disabilities that caused teachers to label her slow, stubborn-or worse.