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A Cultural History of the Elevator
Andreas Bernard
NYU Press
Before skyscrapers forever transformed the landscape of the modern metropolis, the conveyance that made them possible had to be created. Invented in New York in the 1850s, the elevator became an urban fact of life on both sides of the …

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An Ethnography of Health Care Privatization in Puerto Rico
Jessica M. Mulligan
NYU Press
In Unmanageable Care, anthropologist Jessica M. Mulligan goes to work at an HMO and records what its really like to manage care. Set at a health insurance company dubbed Acme, this book chronicles how the privatization of the health care …

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Black Women, Violence, and Resistance Ethics
Traci C. West
NYU Press
A collection of first-person accounts documenting a historical legacy of violence against black women in the U.S.In Wounds of the Spirit, Traci West employs first person accounts-from slave narratives to contemporary interviews to Tina Turner's autobiography-to document a historical legacy …
Chi Adanna Mgbako
NYU Press
Sex worker activists throughout Africa are demanding an end to the criminalization of sex work and the recognition of their human rights to safe working conditions, health and justice services, and lives free from violence and discrimination. To Live Freely …

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Understanding Holidays and Rituals
Amitai Etzioni, Jared Bloom
NYU Press
How did Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday become a national holiday? Why do we exchange presents on Christmas and Chanukah? What do bunnies have to do with Easter? How did Earth Day become a global holiday? These questions and more …

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Black Women and Intimate Partner Abuse
Hillary Potter
NYU Press
Contrary to the stereotype of the strong Black woman, African American women are more plagued by domestic violence than any other racial group in the United States. In fact, African American women experience intimate partner violence at a rate 35% …

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A Political History of Puerto Ricans in the United States
José Ramón Sánchez
NYU Press
Where does power come from? Why does it sometimes disappear? How do groups, like the Puerto Rican community, become impoverished, lose social influence, and become marginal to the rest of society? How do they turn things around, increase their wealth, …
Walter Thabit, Frances Fox Piven
NYU Press
In response to the riots of the mid-60s, Walter Thabit was hired to work with the community of East New York to develop a plan for low- and moderate-income public housing. In the years that followed, he experienced first-hand the …

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The Controversy Over Apologies and Reparations for Human Injustice
Roy L. Brooks
NYU Press
Leading scholars, activists, and political leaders on being victim's of the world's worst atrocities"How much compensation ought to be paid to a woman who was raped 7,500 times? What would the members of the Commission want for their daughters if …

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The Rhetoric of Character in Gilded Age America
James B. Salazar
NYU Press
Part of the American Literatures Initiative Series From the patricians of the early republic to post-Reconstruction racial scientists, from fin de siecle progressivist social reformers to post-war sociologists, character, that curiously formable yet equally formidable stuff, has had a long …

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Conflict and Reconciliation in PostCivil Rights America
Eric K. Yamamoto
NYU Press
The United States in the twenty-first century will be a nation of so-called minorities. Shifts in the composition of the American populace necessitate a radical change in the ways we as a nation think about race relations, identity, and racial …

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The Politics of Clive Palmer
Guy Rundle
Schwartz Publishing Pty. Ltd
Who is Clive Palmer, and what does his ascent say about Australias creaking political system? In Clivosaurus, Guy Rundle observes Palmer close up, examining his rise to prominence, his beliefs, his deals and his politics not to mention his poetry. …
Diana Greenwood
Zondervan
Fourteen-year-old Elvira Witsil lives in a remote area of Wisconsin with her mother, Connie, who acknowledges Elvira only when chores need doing; her grandma, a cantankerous woman who cant hold her tongue; and her baby sister, Jessie who, the family …
Crystal Bowman
Zonderkidz
Jake and Father plan to go fishing, but on the way to the lake Jake spills the worms. Jake is noisy in the boat and then gets a fish hook caught in his pants. When things finally settle down, they …
Robert Elmer
Zonderkidz
Middle-school readers ages 8-12 can experience a story of action and adventure in Candy Bombers, book 1 in the Wall Trilogy series that presents historically accurate fiction which brings the past to life in a kid-friendly way. Cousins Erich and …

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11 Core Truths to Build Your Life On
Kay Warren, Tom Holladay
Zondervan
The Foundations small group DVD series helps Christians connect the truths of the Bible with the realities of their lives. Used and refined for years as an integral part of Saddleback Churchs discipleship program, this powerful, innovative resource is designed …
Rodney J., Jacobsen, Douglas; Sawatsky

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Discovering the Joy and Satisfaction of Mentoring Others
Jim; Martin, Frank, Stump

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Empowering Church Boards for Ministry Excellence
Aubrey, Malphurs
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