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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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An Indigenous Peoples' History of The United States
Author: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz   Foreword by: Raoul Peck
Product Code: 9313
Binding Info: Hardback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 10/03/2023
 

This American Book Award–winning title about Native American struggle and resistance radically reframes more than 400 years of US history


 
 
Price: $28.95
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
Author: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Product Code: 6447
Binding Info: Paperback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 08/11/2015
 

The 2019-2020 UUA Common Read

The first history of the United States told from the perspective of indigenous peoples.


 
 
Price: $17.95
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People
Authors: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Debbie Reese, Jean Mendoza
Product Code: 6888
Binding Info: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 07/30/2019
 

The 2019-2020 UUA Common Read

Spanning more than 400 years, this classic bottom-up history examines the legacy of Indigenous peoples’ resistance, resilience, and steadfast fight against imperialism


 
 
Price: $18.95
And The Category Is...
Author: Ricky Tucker
Product Code: 3173
Binding Info: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 09/13/2022
 

A love letter to the legendary Black and Latinx LGBTQ underground subculture, uncovering its abundant legacy and influence in popular culture.


 
 
Price: $16.95
antes que isla es volcán/before island is volcano
Author: Raquel Salas Rivera
Product Code: 8928
Binding Info: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 04/05/2022
 

From the National Book Award-nominated, Lambda Award-winning poet: a powerful, inventive new collection that looks to the future of Puerto Rico with love, rage, beauty, and hope


 
 
Price: $16.00
Are We Born Racist?
Authors: Jason Marsh, Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton, Jeremy Adam Smith
Product Code: 4828
Binding Info: Paperback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 06/29/2010
 

From UC-Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center, a powerful tour of what science reveals about the roots of prejudice—and how we can overcome it

 
 
Price: $18.00
As Long as Grass Grows
Author: Dina Gilio-Whitaker
Product Code: 6959
Binding Info: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 03/31/2020
 
The story of Native peoples’ resistance to environmental injustice and land incursions, and a call for environmentalists to learn from the Indigenous community’s rich history of activism
 
 
Price: $16.00
Asian American Histories of United States
Author: Catherine Ceniza Choy
Product Code: 3213
Binding Info: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 04/23/2023
 

An inclusive and landmark history, emphasizing how essential Asian American experiences are to any understanding of US history.


 
 
Price: $18.95
Asian American is Not a Color
Author: OiYan A. Poon
Product Code: 9716
Binding Info: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 04/29/2025
 

A mother and race scholar seeks to answer her daughter’s many questions about race and racism with an earnest exploration into race relations and affirmative action from the perspectives of Asian Americans

Available for pre-order


 
 
Price: $18.95
At Blackwater Pond
Author: Mary Oliver
Product Code: 5053
Binding Info: CD
Publisher: Beacon
Publication Date: 04/15/2006
 

The first-ever Mary Oliver recording, featuring the poet reading her selection of forty poems.

Please choose either Standard shipping or UPS at checkout, if purchasing this item. We are not able to ship this merchandise via Value shipping. We will change the shipping and charge you accordingly if Value is chosen. Thank you!


 
 
Price: $19.95
At the Broken Places
Authors: Mary Collins, Donald Collins
Product Code: 6569
Binding Info: Paperback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 04/25/2017
 

In this collaborative memoir a mother and trans son reflect on the emotionally complex journey they shared as Donald transitioned from female to male.


 
 
Price: $17.00
Before They're Gone
Author: Michael Lanza
Product Code: 4966
Binding Info: Paperback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 04/09/2013
 
A veteran outdoors writer embarks on a one-year journey to introduce his children to the grandeur of America's national parks before they are radically altered by the effects of climate change.
 
 
Price: $16.00
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