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Beacon Press books seek to change the way readers think about fundamental issues, promoting such values as freedom of speech and thought, the importance of economic and social justice issues, religious pluralism, respect for our environment, and the importance of the arts in a civil society.Beacon has published several national bestsellers, and its books are frequently reviewed and discussed in national print and broadcast media.They are also used in university and secondary school curricula, citywide reading programs, and reading groups, and within a variety of organizational and faith - based reading programs.

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Ten Lives, Ten Demands
Author: Solomon Jones
Product Code: 3172
Binding Info: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 01/10/2023
 

Told through the powerful stories of Black lives that were ravaged by racism, this manifesto holds 10 demands to rectify racial injustice


 
 
Price: $14.95
The Animals' Agenda
Author: Marc Bekoff
Product Code: 6751
Binding Info: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 04/10/2018
 

A compelling argument that the time has come to use what we know about the fascinating and diverse inner lives of other animals on their behalf


 
 
Price: $17.00
The AOC Generation
Author: David Freedlander
Product Code: 8927
Binding Info: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 03/29/2022
 

A grassroots look at the future of US politics as the next generation of progressive organizers - sparked by the unstoppable rise of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez - leads us toward a new direction


 
 
Price: $16.95
The Beauty Suit
Author: Lauren Shields
Product Code: 6754
Binding Info: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 05/15/2018
 
A young feminist finds herself questioning why “hotness” has become necessary for female empowerment—and looks for alternatives.
 
 
Price: $18.00
The Behavioral Code
Authors: Benjamin Van Rooij, Adam Fine
Product Code: 3174
Binding Info: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 09/13/2022
 

Freakonomics for the law—how applying behavioral science to the law can fundamentally change and explain misbehavior


 
 
Price: $18.95
The Black Practice of Disbelief
Author: Anthony Pinn
Product Code: 9340
Binding Info: Hardback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 05/21/2024
 

A short introduction to Black Humanism: its history, its present, and the rich cultural sensibilities that infuse it


 
 
Price: $24.95
The Blooming of a Lotus
Author: Thich Nhat Hanh
Product Code: 8918
Binding Info: Hardback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 04/26/2022
 

A revised and expanded edition of Thich Nhat Hanh’s classic introduction to guided meditation for a world in search of mindfulness


 
 
Price: $22.95
The Choice We Face
Author: Jon Hale
Product Code: 3162
Binding Info: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 08/09/2022
 

A comprehensive history of school choice in the US, from its birth in the 1950s as the most effective weapon to oppose integration to its lasting impact in reshaping the public education system today.


 
 
Price: $16.95
The Court v. The Voters
Author: Joshua A. Douglas
Product Code: 9339
Binding Info: Hardback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 05/14/2024
 

An urgent and gripping look at the erosion of voting rights and its implications for democracy, told through the stories of 9 Supreme Court decisions—and the next looming case


 
 
Price: $29.95
The Death of Josseline
Author: Margaret Regan
Product Code: 4901
Binding Info: Paperback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 10/12/2010
 

Dispatches from Arizona—the front line of a massive human migration—including the voices of migrants, Border Patrol, ranchers, activists, and others


 
 
Price: $18.00
The Dragon from Chicago
Author: Pamela D Toler
Product Code: 9406
Binding Info: Hardback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 08/06/2024
 

For fans of unheralded women’s stories, a captivating look at Sigrid Schultz—one of the earliest reporters to warn Americans of the rising threat of the Nazi regime

Available for Preorder


 
 
Price: $29.95
The Drone Eats with Me
Author: Atef Abu Saif
Product Code: 6496
Binding Info: Paperback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 07/05/2016
 
An ordinary Gazan’s chronicle of the struggle to survive during Israel’s 2014 invasion of Gaza
 
 
Price: $20.00