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Book Reviews
Like you, we love books... and the next best thing to reading books is reading about books! Below you'll find an assortment of reviews for titles that we regularly stock. Also, be sure to check out our online catalog.
War Dances
Sherman Alexie's short story "What You Pawn I Will Redeem" (which appeared originally in the New Yorker in 2003, and was later published in the collection "Ten Little Indians" that same year) is a mighty high standard for any contemporary American writer to match. The fusion of emotion and image, sympathy and grace, the fluidity and power of its language, make it for me one of the finest short...
Dear Andy Kaufman, I Hate Your Guts!
Confession: I still routinely watch Saturday Night Live. Why? Not entirely sure. Maybe it's nostalgia for a time when Wayne's World was the equivalent of a Monday morning water cooler event for little kids. Maybe it's for those fleeting moments of real cultural impact (Tina Fey's Palin) or getting the "live" experience of watching those all-too-rare moments of real comedic impact ...
For All the People: Uncovering the Hidden History of Cooperation, Cooperative Movements, and Communa
Curl’s history of cooperative and communal movements in America is set against the backdrop of one overpowering trend: the transition from an almost completely self-employed work force at the time of Independence, to a present-day labor market in which self-employed workers are almost as much of an anomaly as free blacks ca. 1850. Two hundred years ago, wage labor was viewed as a form of...
I Want To Punch Your Face: a picture book by Pinky & Bunny
“I want to be able to understand things,” blinks patient Pinky.
With over seven million views worldwide, The Pinky Show is an American non-profit educational organization producing short animated videos and a recent book I Want To Punch Your Face about the effects of violence.
By “gently poking your brain with a stick,” a cartoon cat will courteously inform you on topics such as...
Diario de Oaxaca: A Sketchbook Journal of Two Years in Mexico
Peter Kuper is one of the most productive illustrators and cartoonists of the last several decades, in addition to being one of the most politically active. He's made a mark in many outlets in a wide variety of ways, ranging from his visual style, which even casual fans can easily recognize, to the thoughtful political substance that permeates much of his works.
Kuper has drawn covers for...