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EU Law

par Chris Turner ...

Collections series Key Facts Key Cases
Key Facts Key Cases: EU Law will ensure you grasp the main concepts of your EU Law module with ease. This book explains the facts and associated case law for:The constitution of EU law, its institutions, the sources of EU law and the means of enforcementThe relationship with national lawThe law of the single marketEU competition lawEU discrimination law and other social policy</... ... En savoir plus

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Key Facts Key Cases: EU Law will ensure you grasp the main concepts of your EU Law module with ease. This book explains the facts and associated case law for:The constitution of EU law, its institutions, the sources of EU law and the means of enforcementThe relationship with national lawThe law of the single marketEU competition lawEU discrimination law and other social policy</...
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Jews Don’t Count

par David Baddiel ...

A SUNDAY TIMES BEST NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE 21ST CENTURY‘A must read and if you think YOU don’t need to read it, that’s just the clue to know you do’ SARAH SILVERMAN‘A masterpiece' STEPHEN FRYHow identity politics failed one particular identity.Jews Don’t Count is a book for people who consider themselves on the right side of history. People fighting the good fight against ... ... En savoir plus

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A SUNDAY TIMES BEST NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE 21ST CENTURY‘A must read and if you think YOU don’t need to read it, that’s just the clue to know you do’ SARAH SILVERMAN‘A masterpiece' STEPHEN FRYHow identity politics failed one particular identity.Jews Don’t Count is a book for people who consider themselves on the right side of history. People fighting the good fight against ...
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The Zebra Murders

A Season of Killing, Racial Madness and Civil Rights

par Prentice Earl Sanders, Ben Cohen ...

On October 20, 1973, in San Francisco, a white couple strolling down Telegraph Hill was set upon and butchered by four young black men. Thus began a reign of terror that lasted six months and left fifteen whites dead and the entire city in a state of panic. The perpetrators wanted nothing less than a race war.With pressure on the San Francisco Police Department mounting daily, young homicide ... En savoir plus

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On October 20, 1973, in San Francisco, a white couple strolling down Telegraph Hill was set upon and butchered by four young black men. Thus began a reign of terror that lasted six months and left fifteen whites dead and the entire city in a state of panic. The perpetrators wanted nothing less than a race war.With pressure on the San Francisco Police Department mounting daily, young homicide
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Driving While Brown

Sheriff Joe Arpaio versus the Latino Resistance

par Terry Greene Sterling, Jude Joffe-Block ...

"A smart, well-documented book about a group of people determined to hold the powerful to account."—2021 **NPR "Books We Love""Journalism at its best."****—2022 Southwest Books of the Year: Top PickA 2021 Immigration Book of the Year, Immigration Prof BlogInvestigative Reporters & Editors Book Award Finalist 2021How Latino activists brought down powerful Arizo... ... En savoir plus

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"A smart, well-documented book about a group of people determined to hold the powerful to account."—2021 **NPR "Books We Love""Journalism at its best."****—2022 Southwest Books of the Year: Top PickA 2021 Immigration Book of the Year, Immigration Prof BlogInvestigative Reporters & Editors Book Award Finalist 2021How Latino activists brought down powerful Arizo...
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Reproducing Racism

How Everyday Choices Lock In White Advantage

par Daria Roithmayr ...

Argues that racial inequality reproduces itself automatically over time because early unfair advantage for whites has paved the way for continuing advantageThis book is designed to change the way we think about racial inequality. Long after the passage of civil rights laws, blacks and Latinos possess barely a nickel of wealth for every dollar that whites have. Why have we made so little progress ... En savoir plus

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Argues that racial inequality reproduces itself automatically over time because early unfair advantage for whites has paved the way for continuing advantageThis book is designed to change the way we think about racial inequality. Long after the passage of civil rights laws, blacks and Latinos possess barely a nickel of wealth for every dollar that whites have. Why have we made so little progress
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Grace and Justice on Death Row

The Race against Time and Texas to Free an Innocent Man

par Brian W. Stolarz ...

**A Washington Post bestseller!A chilling and compassionate look at how close an innocent man was to being put death with a foreword by Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking.**What is worse than having a client on Death Row in Texas? Having a client on Death Row in Texas who is innocent and not knowing if you will be able to stop his execution in time.Grace and Justice on Death Row: A ... En savoir plus

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**A Washington Post bestseller!A chilling and compassionate look at how close an innocent man was to being put death with a foreword by Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking.**What is worse than having a client on Death Row in Texas? Having a client on Death Row in Texas who is innocent and not knowing if you will be able to stop his execution in time.Grace and Justice on Death Row: A
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White Rage

The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide

par Carol Anderson ...

National Book Critics Circle Award WinnerNew York TimesBestsellerUSA Today BestsellerA New York TimesNotable Book of the YearA Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of the YearA Boston Globe Best Book of 2016A Chicago Review of Books Best Nonfiction Book of 2016From the Civil W... ... En savoir plus

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National Book Critics Circle Award WinnerNew York TimesBestsellerUSA Today BestsellerA New York TimesNotable Book of the YearA Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of the YearA Boston Globe Best Book of 2016A Chicago Review of Books Best Nonfiction Book of 2016From the Civil W...
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How to Fight Anti-Semitism

par Bari Weiss ...

**WINNER OF THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD • BARI WEISS NAMED TO THE 2025 TIME100 NEXT LISTThe prescient founder of The Free Press and editor-in-chief of CBS News delivers an urgent wake-up call to all Americans exposing the alarming rise of anti-Semitism in this country—and explains what we can do to defeat it.**“A praiseworthy and concise brief against modern-day anti-Semitism.”—The New York ... En savoir plus

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**WINNER OF THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD • BARI WEISS NAMED TO THE 2025 TIME100 NEXT LISTThe prescient founder of The Free Press and editor-in-chief of CBS News delivers an urgent wake-up call to all Americans exposing the alarming rise of anti-Semitism in this country—and explains what we can do to defeat it.**“A praiseworthy and concise brief against modern-day anti-Semitism.”—The New York
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Anatomy of Injustice

A Murder Case Gone Wrong

par Raymond Bonner ...

The book that helped free an innocent man who had spent twenty-seven years on death row.In January 1982, an elderly white widow was found brutally murdered in the small town of Greenwood, South Carolina. Police immediately arrested Edward Lee Elmore, a semiliterate, mentally retarded black man with no previous felony record. His only connection to the victim was having cleaned her gutters and ... En savoir plus

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The book that helped free an innocent man who had spent twenty-seven years on death row.In January 1982, an elderly white widow was found brutally murdered in the small town of Greenwood, South Carolina. Police immediately arrested Edward Lee Elmore, a semiliterate, mentally retarded black man with no previous felony record. His only connection to the victim was having cleaned her gutters and
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The Shooting of Rabbit Wells

A White Cop, a Young Man of Color, and an American Tragedy; with a New Introduction by the Author

par William Loizeaux ...

What put a white cop and a black youth on a tragic collision course? This moving account is more timely than ever.On a frigid winter’s night in 1973, William Rabbit” Wells, a young man of mixed race, was shot and killed by a white policeman named William Sorgie outside a bar in Bernardsville, New Jersey. The shooting, later ruled an accident, stunned local residents and the nation.For thirty years ... En savoir plus

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What put a white cop and a black youth on a tragic collision course? This moving account is more timely than ever.On a frigid winter’s night in 1973, William Rabbit” Wells, a young man of mixed race, was shot and killed by a white policeman named William Sorgie outside a bar in Bernardsville, New Jersey. The shooting, later ruled an accident, stunned local residents and the nation.For thirty years
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Chokehold

Policing Black Men

par Paul Butler ...

**Finalist for the 2018 National Council on Crime & Delinquency’s Media for a Just Society AwardsNominated for the 49th NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work (Nonfiction)**A 2017 Washington Post Notable BookA Kirkus Best Book of 2017**“Butler has hit his stride. This is a meditation, a sonnet, a legal brief, a poetry slam and a dissertation that represents the full bloom of his early ... En savoir plus

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**Finalist for the 2018 National Council on Crime & Delinquency’s Media for a Just Society AwardsNominated for the 49th NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work (Nonfiction)**A 2017 Washington Post Notable BookA Kirkus Best Book of 2017**“Butler has hit his stride. This is a meditation, a sonnet, a legal brief, a poetry slam and a dissertation that represents the full bloom of his early
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Blame it on Betty

par Elaine M Barr ...

Were? Did? Can?Were you innocent and afraid as a child and unable to fit in and feel different inside? Were you playing with boys but dreaming about girls, all socially awkward, quiet, and reserved? Were you void of makeup, fashion, and perfume and writing alone in your bedroom? Were you young and alone when you left home to discover a sexual identity completely foreign? Were you shunned and ... En savoir plus

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Were? Did? Can?Were you innocent and afraid as a child and unable to fit in and feel different inside? Were you playing with boys but dreaming about girls, all socially awkward, quiet, and reserved? Were you void of makeup, fashion, and perfume and writing alone in your bedroom? Were you young and alone when you left home to discover a sexual identity completely foreign? Were you shunned and
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The Little Book of Race and Restorative Justice

Black Lives, Healing, and US Social Transformation

par Fania E. Davis ...

Collections series Justice and Peacebuilding
In our era of mass incarceration, gun violence, and Black Lives Matters, a handbook showing how racial justice and restorative justice can transform the African-American experience in America.This timely work will inform scholars and practitioners on the subjects of pervasive racial inequity and the healing offered by restorative justice practices. Addressing the intersectionality of race and the ... En savoir plus

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In our era of mass incarceration, gun violence, and Black Lives Matters, a handbook showing how racial justice and restorative justice can transform the African-American experience in America.This timely work will inform scholars and practitioners on the subjects of pervasive racial inequity and the healing offered by restorative justice practices. Addressing the intersectionality of race and the
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Blackfoot Redemption

A Blood Indian's Story of Murder, Confinement, and Imperfect Justice

par William E. Farr ...

In 1879, a Canadian Blackfoot known as Spopee, or Turtle, shot and killed a white man. Captured as a fugitive, Spopee narrowly escaped execution, instead landing in an insane asylum in Washington, D.C., where he fell silent. Spopee thus “disappeared” for more than thirty years, until a delegation of American Blackfeet discovered him and, aided by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, exacted a ... En savoir plus

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In 1879, a Canadian Blackfoot known as Spopee, or Turtle, shot and killed a white man. Captured as a fugitive, Spopee narrowly escaped execution, instead landing in an insane asylum in Washington, D.C., where he fell silent. Spopee thus “disappeared” for more than thirty years, until a delegation of American Blackfeet discovered him and, aided by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, exacted a
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Writing to Save a Life

The Louis Till File

par John Edgar Wideman ...

A major literary figure tells “a searching tale of loss, recovery, and déja vu that is part memoir and what-if speculation, part polemic and exposé” (The Washington Post) about two generations of one family—civil rights martyr Emmett Till and his father, Louis—shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award.Emmett Till took a train from his home in Chicago to visit family in Money, ... En savoir plus

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A major literary figure tells “a searching tale of loss, recovery, and déja vu that is part memoir and what-if speculation, part polemic and exposé” (The Washington Post) about two generations of one family—civil rights martyr Emmett Till and his father, Louis—shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award.Emmett Till took a train from his home in Chicago to visit family in Money,
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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs

par Harriet Jacobs ...

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, written by herself is an autobiography by Harriet Jacobs, a mother and fugitive slave, published in 1861 by L. Maria Child, who edited the book for its author. Jacobs used the pseudonym Linda Brent. The book documents Jacobs's life as a slave and how she gained freedom for herself and for her children. Jacobs contributed to the genre of slave narrative by ... En savoir plus

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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, written by herself is an autobiography by Harriet Jacobs, a mother and fugitive slave, published in 1861 by L. Maria Child, who edited the book for its author. Jacobs used the pseudonym Linda Brent. The book documents Jacobs's life as a slave and how she gained freedom for herself and for her children. Jacobs contributed to the genre of slave narrative by
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Faces at the Bottom of the Well

The Permanence of Racism

par Derrick Bell ...

The groundbreaking work on American racism and the struggle for racial justice“Eerily prophetic, almost haunting, and yet at the same time oddly reassuring.” —Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim CrowIn Faces at the Bottom of the Well, civil rights activist and legal scholar Derrick Bell uses allegory and historical example—including the classic story "The Space Traders"—to argue that racism ... En savoir plus

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The groundbreaking work on American racism and the struggle for racial justice“Eerily prophetic, almost haunting, and yet at the same time oddly reassuring.” —Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim CrowIn Faces at the Bottom of the Well, civil rights activist and legal scholar Derrick Bell uses allegory and historical example—including the classic story "The Space Traders"—to argue that racism
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The Containment

Detroit, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for Racial Justice in the North

par Michelle Adams ...

Winner of the MAAH Stone Book AwardWinner of the 2025 Avern Cohn AwardWinner of the 2026 Hillman Prize for Book JournalismHonorable Mention, 2026 ABA Silver Gavel AwardA New York Times Notable Book of 2025,A New Yorker Best Book of 2025 selectionA Library of Michigan Notable Book of 2026... ... En savoir plus

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Winner of the MAAH Stone Book AwardWinner of the 2025 Avern Cohn AwardWinner of the 2026 Hillman Prize for Book JournalismHonorable Mention, 2026 ABA Silver Gavel AwardA New York Times Notable Book of 2025,A New Yorker Best Book of 2025 selectionA Library of Michigan Notable Book of 2026...
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Obama's Legacy - Yes We Can, Yes We Did

Main Accomplishments & Projects, All Executive Orders, International Treaties, Inaugural Speeches and Farwell Address of the 44th President of the United States

par Barack Obama, U.S. Government, White House ...

During his years in office, from 2009 to 2017, Barack Obama signed more landmark legislation than any Democratic president since Lyndon Baines Johnson. This collection presents the legacy of Barack Obama through his presidential work and the legislation of his administration. The edition honors his achievements, the determined efforts despite the resistance and his long lasting influence: Table of ... En savoir plus

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During his years in office, from 2009 to 2017, Barack Obama signed more landmark legislation than any Democratic president since Lyndon Baines Johnson. This collection presents the legacy of Barack Obama through his presidential work and the legislation of his administration. The edition honors his achievements, the determined efforts despite the resistance and his long lasting influence: Table of
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So You Think You Need A Lawyer?

par The Committee for Social Justice ...

The complelling true story of Ann M. Pavlick, author and brain injury advocate.Just when you feel it can't get any worse - it does! A nightmare of tragedy and despair encounters indominable spirit and the grace of not giving up. This is not fiction. The events are detestable but need to be told. it will have you shaking your head and doubting the values held in society. And perhaps more disturbing ... En savoir plus

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The complelling true story of Ann M. Pavlick, author and brain injury advocate.Just when you feel it can't get any worse - it does! A nightmare of tragedy and despair encounters indominable spirit and the grace of not giving up. This is not fiction. The events are detestable but need to be told. it will have you shaking your head and doubting the values held in society. And perhaps more disturbing
... En savoir plus
The Last Lynching

How a Gruesome Mass Murder Rocked a Small Georgia Town

par Anthony S. Pitch ...

Nothing casts a more sinister shadow over our nation’s history than the gruesome lynchings that happened between 1882 and 1937, claiming 4,680 victims. Often, in a show of racist violence, the lynchers tortured their victims before murdering them. Most killers were never brought to justice; some were instead celebrated as heroes, their victims’ bodies displayed, or even cut up and distributed, as ... En savoir plus

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Nothing casts a more sinister shadow over our nation’s history than the gruesome lynchings that happened between 1882 and 1937, claiming 4,680 victims. Often, in a show of racist violence, the lynchers tortured their victims before murdering them. Most killers were never brought to justice; some were instead celebrated as heroes, their victims’ bodies displayed, or even cut up and distributed, as
... En savoir plus
O.J. Is Innocent and I Can Prove It

The Shocking Truth about the Murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman

par William C. Dear ...

Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were brutally murdered at her home on Bundy Drive in Brentwood, California, on the night of June 12, 1994. The days and weeks that followed were full of spectacle, including a much-watched car chase and the eventual arrest of O. J. Simpson for the murders. The televised trial that followed was unlike any that the nation had ever seen. Long since convinced of O. ... En savoir plus

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Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were brutally murdered at her home on Bundy Drive in Brentwood, California, on the night of June 12, 1994. The days and weeks that followed were full of spectacle, including a much-watched car chase and the eventual arrest of O. J. Simpson for the murders. The televised trial that followed was unlike any that the nation had ever seen. Long since convinced of O.
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Copaganda

How Police and the Media Manipulate Our News

par Alec Karakatsanis ...

In this groundbreaking expose essential for understanding rising authoritarianism, award-winning civil rights lawyer Alec Karakatsanis introduces the concept of “Copaganda.”Copaganda is a special kind of propaganda employed by police, prosecutors, and news media to stoke fear of police-recorded crime and distort society’s response to it.What readers will discover:How mass media manipulates our ... En savoir plus

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In this groundbreaking expose essential for understanding rising authoritarianism, award-winning civil rights lawyer Alec Karakatsanis introduces the concept of “Copaganda.”Copaganda is a special kind of propaganda employed by police, prosecutors, and news media to stoke fear of police-recorded crime and distort society’s response to it.What readers will discover:How mass media manipulates our
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Usual Cruelty

The Complicity of Lawyers in the Criminal Injustice System

par Alec Karakatsanis ...

From an award-winning civil rights lawyer, a profound challenge to our society's normalization of the caging of human beings, and the role of the legal profession in perpetuating itAlec Karakatsanis is interested in what we choose to punish. For example, it is a crime in most of America for poor people to wager in the streets over dice; dice-wagerers can be seized, searched, have their assets ... En savoir plus

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From an award-winning civil rights lawyer, a profound challenge to our society's normalization of the caging of human beings, and the role of the legal profession in perpetuating itAlec Karakatsanis is interested in what we choose to punish. For example, it is a crime in most of America for poor people to wager in the streets over dice; dice-wagerers can be seized, searched, have their assets
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