"A vital, inspiring book" (O, The Oprah Magazine): a ferociously intimate memoir by a devout woman from a modest family in Saudi Arabia who became the unexpected leader of the courageous movement that won Saudi women the rig...

In this “revelation” of a biography (USA TODAY), a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist examines the life and times of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, arguing she left behind the Kennedy family’s most profound political legacy.While Joe ...

“A welcome addition to the literature of radical activism.” —Kirkus Reviews  “A fun read and a valuable political document, long overdue.” —Counterpunch Lifelong activist Judy Gumbo, an origi...

"A story of love and courage amid brutality and terror, this is the testimony of a child who has endured the unthinkable." —J.K. Rowling"I'm very afraid I will die tonight." —Bana Alabed, Twitter, October 2, 20...

One of the world's best-known radicals relives the early years of the protest movementWhat makes a young radical? Reissued to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of 1968, Street Fighting Years captures the mood and energy of an era...

When a powerful mystic steps on the hand of a radical young hippie doctor from Detroit, it changes lives and the world. Sometimes Brilliant is the adventures of a philosopher, mystic, hippie, doctor, groundbreaking tech innovator, and...

Winner of the 2018 National Council on Crime & Delinquency's Media for a Just Society AwardsWinner of the 2017 Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social Justice"Valuable . . . [like Michelle] Alexander's The New Jim ...

The life of Jean Vanier, founder of l'Arche, who changed the way the world views disabilityIt's a crazy story. In August 1964 a thirty-six-year-old Canadian from a famous family – one who has already joined the navy during war at ag...

Emily Creigh learned in November 1974 that she would spend the next two years and three months as a Peace Corps volunteer in Paraguay, a developing Latin American country with quaint customs and "tranquil" people.In fact, te...

Till now, Stephanie has done her best to play by the rules—which seem to be stacked against girls like her. It doesn’t help that she wants to play football, dress like a boy, and fight apartheid in South Africa—despi...

Millions of people are victims of modern slavery. One in four of those victims are children. Snatched from their homes and sold by strangers, friends, and even family members, 15,000 women and 5,000 girls are trafficked out of Nep...

"The Heart of an Orphan" is the remarkable true story of how one tiny and critically ill baby in a Chinese orphanage inspired a movement to bring hope and healing to thousands of orphaned and impoverished children. Written by Amy Eld...

A call to action from Jane Fonda, one of the most inspiring activists of our time, urging us to wake up to the looming disaster of climate change and equipping us with the tools we need to join her in protest In 2019, daunted by th...

NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER • An inspiring personal story of redemption, second chances, and the transformative power within us all, from the founder and CEO of the nonprofit charity: water.   At 28 years old, Scott Harr...

"Jane Jacobs is the kind of writer who produces in her readers such changed ways of looking at the world that she becomes an oracle, or final authority." —The New York SunHailed by the New York Times Book Review as "p...

Eunsun Kim was born in North Korea, one of the most secretive and oppressive countries in the modern world. As a child Eunsun loved her country...despite her school field trips to public executions, daily self-criticism sessions, a...

The True Story of Coretta Scott King Told Fully for the First TimeNamed a Washington Post Book to Read • A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice • A USA Today“New and Noteworthy” Pick • ARead It Forward Favorite Read �...

As seen on The Today Show When she was fifteen years old, Leslie King ran away from an abusive home, looking for a better life and longing for real love. What she found instead was a man who wooed her just long enough to trap her i...

"Classic and timeless."--New York Times"The book details Kovic's entering of the Vietnam War as a fierce, pro-war patriot before becoming an outspoken peace activist after an injury paralyzed him and he returned home to a cold recepti...

Butterfly is the inspiring story of how one woman saved fellow refugees from drowning—and how she went on to become an Olympic swimmer. When young Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini realized her boat's engine shut down as she was t...

Amílcar Cabral was an agronomist who led an armed struggle that ended Portuguese colonialism in Guinea-Bissau and Cabo Verde. The uprising contributed significantly to the collapse of a fascist regime in Lisbon and the dismantlement ...

"I loved the story – a real page-turner, and eloquently written. Here in this book, unsung heroes – three determined young women – lead the environmental fight to protect their small town against a political-industrial Goli...

\"This memoir\'s beauty is in its fierce intimacy.\" —Roy Hoffman, The New York Times Book Review\r\nOne of Literary Hub\'s Most Anticipated Books of 2019\r\nFrom the celebrated editor of This Bridge Called My Back, Cherrí...

"Followers and newcomers to Nhat Hanh’s teaching alike will find this collection inspiring for everyday practice and for social engagement in the world."—Publishers WeeklyThis collection of autobiographical and teaching stories fr...

Empty Hands is the inspiring memoir of Zulu nurse and healthcare activist Sister Abegail Ntleko. Growing up poor in a rural village with a father who didn't believe in educating girls, against seemingly insurmountable odds Sister Abeg...

After her journey through madness Mary O'Hagan realised the mental health system and society did more harm than good. 'Madness Made Me' is a myth-busting account of madness and our customary responses to it through the lens of lived e...

She's the humanitarian compared to Mother Teresa, hailed as the "Hong Kong Angel," and beloved by her community in Humboldt County. She miraculously survived the worst of brutalities to become a beacon for humanity and an in...

An intersectional anthology of works by the known and unknown women that shaped and established the suffrage movement, in time for the 2020 centennial of women's right to vote, with a foreword by Gloria SteinemComprised of historical ...

When the world turns away from the horrors of war, genocide, famine, and natural disasters, the stewards of humanity run toward the suffering. They stand as a thin line between life and death for thousands of people who will never kno...

On Wednesday afternoon, February 7, 1940, I boarded the subway to Midtown to West 12th Street and walked to The New School. I found the classroom—a huge amphitheater that held 250 students. The air was charged as people shifted and ...