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crime

Norman Solomon - 'War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of its Military Machine'

Norman Solomon - 'War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of its Military Machine'

A book that shows how the USA and some of their media hide victims when necessary and bow to profit.

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Cosey Fanni Tutti - 'Re-sisters, the Lives and Recordings of Delia Derbyshire, Margery Kempe, and Cosey Fanni Tutti'

Cosey Fanni Tutti - 'Re-sisters, the Lives and Recordings of Delia Derbyshire, Margery Kempe, and Cosey Fanni Tutti'

An inspirational and controlled explosion showing the lives of three exceptional artists and visionaries.

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Jon Melrod - 'Fighting Times, Organizing on the Front Lines of the Class War'

Jon Melrod - 'Fighting Times, Organizing on the Front Lines of the Class War'

A palpable and fruitful recant of decades of union fights for decent worker rights.

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Geoff Dembicki - 'The Petroleum Papers, Inside the Far-Right Conspiracy to Cover Up Climate Change'

Geoff Dembicki - 'The Petroleum Papers, Inside the Far-Right Conspiracy to Cover Up Climate Change'

One of the most prescient books at this point in time shows who covered up the climate catastrophe and why.

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Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad - 'The Withdrawal - Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, and the Fragility of U.S. Power'

Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad - 'The Withdrawal - Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, and the Fragility of U.S. Power'

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Alaa Abd el-Fattah - 'You Have Not Yet Been Defeated'

Alaa Abd el-Fattah - 'You Have Not Yet Been Defeated'

A collection of writings by a leading Egyptian political activist.

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Pauline Baer de Perignon - 'The Vanished Collection'

Pauline Baer de Perignon - 'The Vanished Collection'

A detective-style tale of returning stolen art to rightful owners.

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Stefan Koldehoff - 'Art and Crime'

Stefan Koldehoff - 'Art and Crime'

A anecdotal collection of stories of how art and crime are more often used to launder money than display beauty.

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Laurence Rees - 'Hitler's Charisma'

Laurence Rees - 'Hitler's Charisma'

Terrific writing from a masterful historian makes this another great addition to the pantheon of books about World War II and human nature.

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