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Author
Publisher
Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In this timely and witty combination of So You've Been Publicly Shamed and Where'd You Go, Bernadette? a viral photo of a politician's wife's "feminine hygiene malfunction" catapults her to unwanted fame in a story that's both a satire of social media stardom and internet activism, and a tender mother-daughter tale. Kathleen Held's life is turned upside down when she arrives home to find her house on fire and her husband on the front lawn in his...
2) Power lines
Author
Series
Petaybee volume 2
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
The inhabitants of a planet in space battle the ruling mining company which is raping it, rape being an appropriate word in this case as the planet has, like human beings, a consciousness. A futuristic treatment of a present day problem: shortsighted opportunism. By the author of The Powers That Be.
Author
Publisher
Downtown Bookworks
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Little ones who love to say "No!" can chime in while they learn about iconic activists from Frederick Douglass and Alice Paul to Martin Luther King Jr. and Malala. Each spread introduces an iconic figure--such as Gloria Steinem or Cesar Chavez--along with a super simple summary of the actions they took to change the course of history. Activists of all ages will learn about the abolitionist movement, civil rights, women's rights, and more! Detailed,...
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Years after her renowned Pakistani poet father is killed by government thugs and her activist mother disappears, Aasmaani, an employee at Pakistan's first independent television station, begins to receive a series of letters written in her mother's private code.
Author
Series
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Deputy sheriff Tom Bridger and veterinarian Rachel Goddard investigate the suspicious deaths of Cam and Meredith Taylor, two long-time social activists who ran Mason County's failing newspaper. The case becomes even more complicated when both Tom and Rachel discover that they have personal ties to the case.
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Audiobooks
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Robin Ballantyne's life is finally coming together. After learning she was pregnant with twins and being abandoned by her irresponsible boyfriend, Adam, she's settling into life as a single mother. But one night, after putting the children to bed, she hears an argument and suddenly, a body falls past her window. Running outside, she finds the body of Paula Carmichael, a renowned activist. When the police find Robin's name in Paula's diary and a connection...
Author
Publisher
Dafina Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Since childhood, Yolanda Vance has forged her desire to escape poverty into a laser-like focus that took her through prep school and Harvard Law. So when her prestigious New York law firm is raided by the FBI, Yolanda turns in her corrupt bosses to save her career--and goes to work for the Bureau. Soon she's sent undercover at Red, Black, and Green--an African-American extremist activist group back in her California college town. They claim a biotech...
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