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Getting Me Cheap: How Low-Wage Work Traps Women and Girls in Poverty
Readers will leave with a better understanding of the complexity of the lives of women working in low-wage jobs and what needs to change to provide them with the support they need.
Radius: A Story of Feminist Revolution
Readers won’t soon forget El-Rifae’s captivating book; essential reading for feminists and historians.
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Long Days, Short Years: A Cultural History of Modern Parenting
Though it’s difficult to parse Bomback’s writing into one neat takeaway or nugget of wisdom, his empathy and frankness shine through on each page. This book is enjoyable to read and likely to be validating for many parents of young children.
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Sincerely Held: American Secularism and Its Believers
A good choice for religious, political, and legal scholars seeking a thorough confrontation of what historically has and hasn’t counted as a sincerely held religious belief.
Collection Development | Getting to the Truth
The surge of interest in fake news in the last decade has prompted an outpouring of research on how the American public interacts with misinformation. This list of suggested resources will appeal to academics, to high school and undergraduate students seeking better methods for engaging with the news, and to general readers. Together, they provide a well-rounded overview of the role of misinformation through history and what readers can do about it today.
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Capitalism: The Story Behind the Word
This work is something of an economics, history, and philosophy lecture all in one, reading more like an extended essay than a typical book. It is particularly recommended for libraries servicing economics, political science, and labor studies departments.
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Why We Can’t Have Nice Things: Social Media’s Influence on Fashion, Ethics, and Property
Pham’s work offers a thorough look at how online behavior is shaping fashion industry actions and sheds light on the ways the current norms are failing some communities while granting protections to others.
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Lethal Tides: Mary Sears and the Marine Scientists Who Helped Win World War II
An engaging, thorough story about a worthwhile subject. This biography beautifully captures the energy, sacrifice, and commitment of military personnel working in the U.S. in the 1940s and makes clear the importance of their scientific contributions to the outcome of World War II.
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When Hope and History Rhyme: Natural Law and Human Rights from Ancient Greece to Modern America
Though Burgess does mention non-Western perspectives in passing, the book could have benefitted from a broader global viewpoint. However, as a text on Western natural law, it is accessible enough for those new to the topic yet will still satisfy those with expertise in the subject.
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