THE WORK OF LIVING
Filled with stories of struggle and strength, fear and loss, love and rage, The Work of Living is a deeply human history of one of the defining events of the 21st century told by the people who lived it. More
“A magnificent scholar… [with] a powerful vision and a subtle analysis at the same time… So much to offer.” —Cornel West
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Anders Dunker
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Ashley Dawson
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Latest Titles from OR Books
Canopy of Titans
The Life and Times of the Great North American Temperate Rainforest
Canopy of Titans examines the global importance of the Pacific Coastal Temperate Rainforest that stretches from Northern California to Alaska. It catalogs the threats to this vital environmental resource. |
11 Lives
Stories from Palestinian Exile
The 11 lives given voice here are unique, each an expression of the myriad displacements that war and occupation have forced upon Palestinians since the Nakba of 1948. At the same time, they form a collective testament of a people driven from their homes and land by colonial occupation. Each story is singular; and each tells the story of all Palestinians. |
Cars and Jails
Freedom Dreams, Debt and Carcerality
Written in a lively, accessible fashion and drawing extensively on interviews with people who were formerly incarcerated, Cars and Jails examines how the costs of car ownership and use are deeply enmeshed with the U.S. prison system. |
