The resourceful and intrepid Rosalind Thorne, a heroine after Jane Austen's heart, has a scandalous mystery to solve within Regency-era high society, in the latest novel in this nationally bestselling historical series. Ideal for fans of Andrea Penrose, Lauren Willig, and Deanna Raybourn. Learn More
Never before has anyone explored the mind, soul, and heart of Ronald Reagan. The Search for Reagan explores the challenges and controversies in Reagan's life and how he successfully dealt with each, depicting a man who was never as conservative as some conservatives wanted him to be, but rather as conservative as he was comfortable being—a man who wanted to win on his own terms and integrity. Learn More
Katrina Carrasco plunges listeners into the vivid, rough-and-tumble world of the late-1800s Pacific Northwest in this genre- and gender-blurring novel. Rough Trade follows Carrasco's critically acclaimed debut The Best Bad Things and reimagines queer communities, the turbulent early days of modern media and medicine, and the pleasures—and price—of satisfying desire. Learn More
Blending social history with some of the most deliciously dark humor ever written, T. C. Boyle employs his hallmark virtuoso prose to tell the story of America's age of innocence—and of a love affair that is as extraordinary as it is unforgettable. Learn More
Graeme Gill argues that in order to understand the relationship between revolution and terror, it is necessary to distinguish between different types of terror. There are three such types: revolutionary terror, in which the aim is to destroy enemies and thereby consolidate the regime; transformational terror, designed to drive the politico-socio-economic transformation of society that is the purpose of the 'great' revolutions; and inverted terror, which is when terror is turned against part of the elite and regime more broadly. Revolution and Terror explains how these different types of terror are related to the revolutionary seizure of power. Learn More
by Loretta Ross and Rickie Solinger; read by Julienne Irons and Holly Adams
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Reproductive Justice is a first-of-its-kind primer that provides a comprehensive yet succinct description of the field. Written by two legendary scholar-activists, Reproductive Justice introduces students to an intersectional analysis of race, class, and gender politics. Learn More
Reluctant Race Men traces a history of the disparate challenges nineteenth-century Black American reformers lodged against the concept of race. Learn More
by Michael O. Emerson and Glenn E. Bracey II; read by Tom Parks
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Using national survey data, in-depth interviews, and focus group results gathered over several years, Michael O. Emerson and Glenn E. Bracey II show how the Religion of Whiteness shapes the practice of Christianity for millions of Americans—and what can be done to confront it. Learn More
A distinctive and forceful contribution to ongoing debates about the nature and orientation of contemporary emancipatory movements, Radical Politics provides a counterintuitive interpretation of Antonio Gramsci's famous and newly relevant work. Learn More
Including interviews with Black women holding political office at the national, state, and local levels, as well as focus group data, The Radical Imagination of Black Women explores how Black women decide to seek political office. Pearl K. Ford Dowe argues that Black women's political ambition often manifests outside formal politics, in activism and community building, a process that is linked to a wider radical vision for a full democracy. Learn More
The rise of the automobile as told through its Rubicon moment—a sensational, high-risk race across two continents on the verge of revolution. Learn More
by Phyllis Biffle Elmore; read by Phyllis Biffle Elmore
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The Yellow House meets Hidden in Plain View in this multigenerational memoir that celebrates African American quilting, family, and honoring the past. Learn More
A powerful analysis of how regulation of the movement of enslaved and free black people produced a national immigration policy in the period between the American Revolution and the end of Reconstruction. Learn More
The internationally beloved author of Kitchen and Dead-End Memories returns with a beautiful and heartfelt story of a young woman haunted by her childhood and the inescapable bitterness that inevitably comes from knowing the truth. Learn More