Faces at the Bottom of the Well: The Permanence of Racism (Bell Derrick)(Paperback)

Faces at the Bottom of the Well: The Permanence of Racism (Bell Derrick)(Paperback)

The classic work on American racism and the struggle for racial justice In Faces at the Bottom of the Well, civil rights activist and legal scholar Derrick Bell uses allegory and historical example to argue that racism is an integral and permanent part of American society. African American

Bees at the Bottom of the Garden (Campion Alan)(Paperback / softback)

Day I Found a Wormhole at the Bottom of the Garden (McLaughlin Tom)(Paperback / softback)

Barry the Fish with Fingers (Hendra Sue)(Paperback / softback)

Have you EVER seen a fish with fingers? No? Well, neither had the fish at the bottom of the ocean . . . until they caught sight of Barry! From the masterminds that brought you Supertato, Norman and

Troll Wall - The untold story of the British first ascent of Europe's tallest rock face (Howard Tony)(Pevná vazba)

Norway, 1965. A team of young climbers from the north of England camp at the bottom of the tallest vertical rock face in Europe - the Troll Wall. No one has dared attempt this gigantic challenge before. Some say it will never be climbed. This will be the adventure of a

House Of God (Shem Samuel M.D.)(Paperback / softback)

The medical hierarchy of 'The House of God' is like a pyramid - a lot at the bottom and one at the top. Roy Basch, a Rhodes scholar, thinks differently, until he meets Hyper Hooper, out to win the most post-mortems of the year award, or Molly, the nurse with the crash

Overcoming Everyday Racism: Building Resilience and Wellbeing in the Face of Discrimination and Microaggressions (Cousins Susan)(Paperback)

This enlightening and reflective guide studies the psychological impact of racism and discrimination on BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) people and offers steps to improve wellbeing. It includes definitions of race, racism and other commonly used terms, such as microaggressions, and

The Children of the Anthropocene: Stories from the Young People at the Heart of the Climate Crisis

Across the planet, the futures of young people hang in the balance as they face the harsh realities of the environmental crisis. Isn't it time we made their voices heard?The Children of the Anthropocene, by conservationist and activist Bella Lack, chronicles the lives of the diverse young people on

Interventions (Leo)(Paperback)

Could the answer's to Kathy's question lie at the bottom of Lake Victoria? From the shores of Lake Victoria, Kathy and Remington witnessed an extraordinary event: the coming of a massive UFO. Stunned by the sight, they re taken prisoners by Irmanius, who s working for the Soviets. Faced with the

Calabria: The Other Italy (Haid Karen)(Paperback)

Once the hub of the Mediterranean, Calabria now dangles, largely ignored, at the bottom of the Italian boot, struggling for survival, acceptance and a place in modern Italy and the world. Little-known even to Italians outside the nefarious activities of its 'Ndrangheta mafia organization, Calabria

The Corpse Walker: Real Life Stories: China from the Bottom Up (Yiwu Liao)(Paperback)

The Corpse Walker introduces us to regular men and women at the bottom of Chinese society, most of whom have been battered by life but have managed to retain their dignity: a professional mourner, a human trafficker, a public toilet manager, a leper, a grave robber, and a Falung Gong practitioner,

Our Culture, What's Left of It: The Mandarins and the Masses (Dalrymple Theodore)(Paperback)

This new collection of essays by the author of Life at the Bottom bears the unmistakable stamp of Theodore Dalrymple's bracingly clearsighted view of the human condition. It suggests comparison with the work of George Orwell. In these twenty-six pieces, Dr. Dalrymple ranges over literature and

Southern Steam Days Remembered (Derrick Kevin)(Paperback)

A nostalgic look back at the days of Steam in the Southern

Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance (Armstrong Jennifer)(Paperback)

The harrowing story of the ill-fated Endurance, now in paperback. In August 1914, Ernest Shackleton and 27 men sailed from England in an attempt to become the first team of explorers to cross Antarctica from one side to the other. Five months later and still 100 miles from land, their ship,

Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek (A Memoir) (Van Wagenen Maya)(Paperback / softback)

Stuck at the bottom of the social ladder at 'pretty much the lowest level of people at school who aren't paid to be here,' the author decided to begin a unique social experiment: spend the school year following a 1950s popularity guide, written by former teen model Betty Cornell. This book tells

Administrations of Lunacy: Racism and the Haunting of American Psychiatry at the Milledgeville Asylum (Segrest Mab)(Pevná vazba)

A scathing and original look at the racist origins of psychiatry, through the story of the largest mental institution in the world Today, 90 percent of psychiatric beds are located in jails and prisons across the United States, institutions that confine disproportionate numbers of African

On Lies, Secrets, and Silence: Selected Prose, 1966-1978 (Rich Adrienne)(Paperback)

At issue are the politics of language; the uses of scholarship; and the topics of racism, history, and motherhood among others called forth by Rich as 'part of the effort to define a female consciousness which is political, aesthetic, and erotic, and which refuses to be included or contained in the

How Wild Things Are: Cooking, Fishing and Hunting at the Bottom of the World (Gregory Analiese)(Pevná vazba)

One young chef's ode in recipes and words to the isolated, Australian island-state at the bottom of the world. How Wild Things Are celebrates nature and the slow food life on the rugged and sometimes wild island of Tasmania. When chef Analiese Gregory relocated after years of pushing through her

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie: A Flavia de Luce Mystery (Bradley Alan)(Paperback)

WINNER OF THE AGATHA - ARTHUR ELLIS - DILYS - DEBUT DAGGER AWARDS 'Wonderfully entertaining . . . sure to be one of the most loved mysteries of the year . . . Flavia is] a delightful, intrepid, acid-tongued new heroine.'--Chicago Sun-TimesIt is the summer of 1950-and at the once-grand mansion of

Lost Properties of Love (Ratcliffe Sophie)(Paperback / softback)

Love affairs, grief, unhappiness, the mess at the bottom of your handbag. This is a book about the things we hide from other people, and how we might find new ways to think about love and intimacy in the twenty-first

A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind (Washington Harriet A.)(Paperback)

A 'powerful and indispensable' look at the devastating consequences of environmental racism (Gerald Markowitz) and what we can do to remedy its toxic effects on marginalized communities -- featuring a new preface on COVID-19 risk factors. Did you know... Middle-class African American households

The Stone Face (Smith William Gardner)(Paperback)

A roman clef about racism, identity, and bohemian living amidst the tensions and violence of Algerian War-era France, and one of the earliest published accounts of the Paris massacre of 1961. First published in 1963, The Stone Face tells the tale of a young African-American man who takes refuge

Wretched of the Earth (Fanon Frantz)(Paperback / softback)

'This century's most compelling theorist of racism and colonialism' Angela Davis Written at the height of the Algerian war for independence from French colonial rule and first published in 1961, Frantz Fanon's Wretched of the Earth has provided inspiration for anti-colonial movements ever since,

The Loonliness of a Deep Sea Diver: David Harrison Beckett, My Autobiography (Beckett David Harrison)(Paperback)

Imagine living in a box at the bottom of the sea for a month at a time. Locked away in a saturation chamber, plumbed to depths of more than 500 feet, this has been David Beckett's love, life, and work for all his adult life. Destined to become a pig farmer in the late 1960s, a twist of fate saw