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They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children: The Global Quest to Eradicate the Use of Child Soldiers (PB) (2011)
$18.00The ultimate focus of the rest of my life is to eradicate the use of child soldiers and to eliminate even the thought of the use of children as instruments of war. --Roméo Dallaire In conflicts around the world, there is an increasingly popular weapon... -
Planting Hope on Worn-Out Land: The History of the Tuskegee Land Utilization Study, Macon County, Alabama, 1935-1959 (HC) (2008)
$24.95The Tuskegee Land Utilization Project is an important part of Macon County's past in the Black Belt of Alabama. African-American sharecroppers and tenant farmers were barely surviving in the poorest of conditions on land so worn out, it could no longer... -
Overnight Code: The Life of Raye Montague, the Woman Who Revolutionized Naval Engineering (PB) (2022)
$18.99Overnight Code tells the story of Raye Montague, an ambitious little girl from segregated Little Rock who spent a lifetime educating herself, both inside and outside of the classroom, so that she could become the person and professional she aspired to be... -
Spychips: How Major Corporations and Government Plan to Track Your Every Purchase and Watc H Your Every Move (PB) (2006)
$17.00Winner of the Lysander Spooner Award for Advancing the Literature of Liberty As you walk down the street, a tiny microchip implanted in your tennis shoe tracks your every move; chips woven into your clothing transmit the value of your outfit to nearby... -
Born in Cambridge: 400 Years of Ideas and Innovators (HC) (2022)
$39.95Anne Bradstreet, W.E.B. Du Bois, gene editing, and Junior Mints: cultural icons, influential ideas, and world-changing innovations from Cambridge, Massachusetts. Cambridge, Massachusetts is a city of "firsts" the first college in the English colonies,...Qty in Cart: 0Price:$39.95Subtotal: -
Rust (PB) (2018)
$14.95Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. It's happening all the time, all around us. We cover it up. We ignore it. Rust takes on the many meanings of this oxidized substance, showing how... -
The Smart Enough City: Putting Technology in Its Place to Reclaim Our Urban Future (PB) (2020)
$17.95Why technology is not an end in itself, and how cities can be "smart enough," using technology to promote democracy and equity.Smart cities, where technology is used to solve every problem, are hailed as futuristic urban utopias. We are promised that...Qty in Cart: 0Price:$17.95Subtotal: -
Future Histories: What ADA Lovelace, Tom Paine, and the Paris Commune Can Teach Us about Digital Technology (HC) (2019)
$27.95A highly engaging tour through progressive history in the service of emancipating our digital tomorrow Shortlisted for the Victorian Premier's Literary Award, Australia When we talk about technology we always talk about tomorrow and the future--which... -
The Perfect Sound: A Memoir in Stereo (HC) (2022)
$30.00A poet's audio obsession, from his earliest vinyl to his quest for the ideal vacuum tubes, as he strives to make both sound and sense of his life Garrett Hongo's passion for audio dates back to the Empire 398 turntable his father paired with a Dynakit...Qty in Cart: 0Price:$30.00Subtotal: -
When Coffee Speaks: Stories from and of Latin American Coffeepeople (PB) (2015)
$17.00Whatever your sentiments towards or knowledge of coffee, the stories coffee has to tell are surprising, intriguing, and always human. Part travelogue meets anthropological field notes, part industry review meets food sourcing exposé, When Coffee Speaks... -
We See It All: Liberty and Justice in an Age of Perpetual Surveillance (HC) (2021)
$28.00This investigation into the legal, political, and moral issues surrounding how the police and justice system use surveillance technology asks the question: what are citizens of a free country willing to tolerate in the name of public safety? As we... -
The Great Indoors: The Surprising Science of How Buildings Shape Our Behavior, Health, and Happiness (HC) (2020)
$28.00An Architectural Record Notable BookA fascinating, thought-provoking journey into our built environment Modern humans are an indoor species. We spend 90 percent of our time inside, shuttling between homes and offices, schools and stores, restaurants and...