Just as the oral histories of people around the world are disappearing amid rapid change, there is a risk that your family’s personal stories, too, will be lost forever. In The Essential Questions, anthropologist Elizabeth Keating helps you to uncover the unique memories of your parents and grandparents and to create lasting connection with them

By: John Freeman A few years ago, a friend and I were teaching classes on writing short fiction at the same time. He is from Lebanon, and I am from California, he is a small, fabulous man and every time I get a haircut my wife says you look like you’re in the CIA. But

In honor of Arab American Heritage Month in April, we are sharing books by Arab and Arab American authors that share their culture, history, and personal lives.

For National Poetry Month in April, we are sharing poetry collections and books about poetry by authors who have their own stories to tell. These poets delve into history, reimagine the present, examine poetry itself—from traditional poems many know and love to poems and voices that are new and original.

From award-winning and bestselling author David Nasaw, a brilliant re-examination of post-World War II America that looks beyond the victory parades and into the veterans’—and nation’s—unhealed traumas.   Chapter 1. The Return of the Wounded During the first two years of the war, close to one million American service members were returned to civilian life,

For World Wildlife Day on March 3rd, we are sharing books to educate on wildlife and conservation and provide tools to connect students and the planet. Find our full list of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology titles here.

You can search for books across this discipline through our course lists, which cover Advanced Writing and Language, Classics, Comparative Literature, Composition, Developmental English, and more.   Advanced Writing and Language Classics   Comparative Literature   Composition   Developmental English  

Dear Reader, My friends and I are in the woods on the rez talking about being Indian. We’re eleven or twelve. I don’t know why or how the subject came up. Perhaps we all learned of “The Book.” We all have one. Or our parents do. It’s a small book, held together with a black binding

Dear Reader, Nearly 25 years since the attacks of September 11, 2001, writers, scholars, and the American public are still coming to understand their long-reaching effect—on civil liberties, civil discourse, and on domestic and global power dynamics—even as our domestic and global present continues to be shaded by the attacks and the U.S. response. My

The first-ever Black history to center queer voices, this landmark study traces the lives of LGBTQ+ Black Americans from slavery to present day. Black gay filmmaker, cultural critic, and university professor Marlon Riggs was born in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1954. He received his bachelor of arts degree in history from Harvard University and his

The United Nations recognizes February 20th as World Day of Social Justice. This year’s theme is “Empowering Inclusion: Bridging Gaps for Social Justice,” focusing on the importance of inclusive policies and social protections to address systemic inequality. Here is a collection centered on social justice issues including antiracism and race relations, environmental justice, support for

Pulitzer Prize finalist Annie Jacobsen’s Nuclear War: A Scenario explores this ticking-clock scenario, based on dozens of exclusive new interviews with military and civilian experts who have built the weapons, have been privy to the response plans, and have been responsible for those decisions should they have needed to be made. Nuclear War: A Scenario examines the handful