Black family growing up in rural Mississippi.

In this new edition, Peter Singer discusses the legacy and impact of Marx's core theories, considering how they apply to twenty first century politics and society.

This new edition of the Thoughts from Essential Texts includes commentary and footnotes by Damian Stevenson (On the Shortness of Life).

Provocative, inspiring, and unflinchingly honest, My Grandfather's Son is the story of one of America's most remarkable and controversial leaders, Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas, told in his own words.

This all-American story took an abrupt turn when he flunked out of Yale University, signed on to build power line in the West, and started living as hard as he worked.

The original source book for Matt Damon's 'The People Speak' series on The History Channel, this classic work from Zinn is a major new release.

This definitive work on Joyce's life has been revised and expanded to include the discovery of much primary material - including a new love affair, Boswellian records of his brother's conversations by Stanislaus Joyce, a limerick about ...

Well-known Paterson, New Jersey poet and physician.

Offers a reassessment of the life, image, and career of Thomas Jefferson, examining his complex personality, controversies about the man and his beliefs, and his accomplishments.