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How did we get from an age of dignified nightly news broadcasts on three national networks to the age of 24-hour news…

Once, the so-called "gay agenda" was widely considered to be something sinister—an all-out attack on…

A haunting look at the sex slave trade in World War II, this graphic novel tells the story of the Korean comfort women…

From healing and sunstones to firewalkers and prophets, across cultures and time periods, humans are linked by a belief…

Feminists and activists of all ages welcome to a great way to commemorate and refresh your embrace of these iconic women…

Sometimes capitalism can feel comically evil, so what better place to tell the history of capitalism than a graphic…

Inspired by personal experiences with Japan's vengeful spirits, Davisson investigates the origins and legends of the…

A is for Angela Davis; iconic political activist. B is for Billie Jean King, who shattered the glass ceiling of sports;…

Steven Blush's "definitive treatment of Hardcore Punk" (Los Angeles Times) changed the way we look at Punk Rock.…

Grab hold of your broom handles nasty women, you're in for a wild ride! The table of contents alone is worth the read:…

We tend to think of witch hunts as a thing of the past, carried out by paranoid and superstitious religious communities.…

Egyptian Magic describes how Egyptian sorcerers used their craft to grant humankind magical powers. The ancient…

This book about crystals stands out from the pack for its focus on the stories and histories of each crystal, gem, and…

When it was first published, An American Anarchist marked a trail historians of American anarchism are still following…

Fascinated by our pervasive fear of dead bodies, mortician Caitlin Doughty set out to discover how other cultures care…

The Silence of Our Friends is a semi-autobiographical tale of the fight for civil rights in 1967 Texas. A white family…

What circumstances and beliefs lead so many people in colonial North America during the 17th century to accuse women…

On the last Friday evening of the summer of 2013, five shots rang out in the parking lot of a new Boys & Girls Club in…

 Put your waste to work with rad projects and activites designed to help you reduce, reuse, recycle, and rethink your…

The Egyptian Book of the Dead is an ancient collection of spells and prayers, written to help guide the deceased through…

What do Renaissance magic, anarchism and the New Age movements have in common? Well, more than you might think. In…

In May of 1989, on a quiet street in Copenhagen, police discovered the apartment that had served for years as a hideaway…