Annals of the Western Shore Ursula K. Le Guin 2007 512p 6 x 9 In this third installment, Young Gav can remember the page of a book after seeing it once, and, inexplicably, he sometimes “remembers” things that are going to happen in the future. As a loyal slave, he must keep … Continue reading Powers
Annals of the Western Shore Ursula K. Le Guin 2006 360p 6 x 9 In this second installment, Ansul was once a peaceful town filled with libraries, schools, and temples. But that was long ago, and the conquerors of this coastal city consider reading and writing to be acts punishable by death. … Continue reading Voices
Annals of the Western Shore Ursula K. Le Guin 2004 304p 6 x 9 Scattered among poor, desolate farms, the clans of the Uplands possess gifts. Wondrous gifts: the ability–with a glance, a gesture, a word–to summon animals, bring forth fire, move the land. Fearsome gifts: They can twist a limb, … Continue reading Gifts
The Story of the Great San Francisco General Strike of 1934 Mike Quinn 1979 259p 5 x 7 On May 9, 1934, International Labor Association (ILA) leaders called a strike of all dockworkers on the West Coast who were joined a few days later by seamen and teamsters, effectively stopping all shipping from San Diego … Continue reading The Big Strike
Post-Political Politics Christian Marazzi & Sylvère Lotringer 2007 340p 7 x 10 ‘Most of the writers who contributed to the issue were locked up at the time in Italian jails…. I was trying to draw the attention of the American Left, which still believed in Eurocommunism, to the fate … Continue reading Autonomia
General Considerations and Firsthand Testimony Concerning Some Brief flowerings of Life in the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and, Incidentally, Our Own Time Raoul Vaneigem 1986 302p 6 x 9 A historical reflection on the ways religious and economic forces have shaped Western culture. Within this broad frame, Vaneigem examines … Continue reading The Movement of the Free Spirit
Jon Krakauer 1996 207p 5 x 8 Krakauer’s version of Alexander Supertramp’s adventurous and, ultimately, tragic life. Disillusioned with his middle class life, after graduating college Supertramp drops off the map and strikes off on an ascetic adventure: hitch-hiking across the country, canoeing to mexico, train-hopping up and down … Continue reading Into the Wild
The Epic Story of the Transcontinental Railroads Dee Brown 1977 305p 6 x 9 An often unknown and under-appreciated social history of the transcontinental railroad. Brown covers so many social tensions: from the barge workers (being displaced by railroads) and the railroad industry, to the hyper-exploitation of immigrant rail … Continue reading Hear That Lonesome Whistle Blow
A Novel Edward Abbey 1980 242p 5 x 8 In a post-apocalyptic world, a motorcycle gang turned fascist army is preparing for a long march across what used to be america in order to re-establish the great american empire. Only a group of anarchists living in the ruins of … Continue reading Good News
An Indian History of the American West Dee Brown 1970 481p 6 x 9 Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is Dee Brown’s classic, eloquent, meticulously documented account of the systematic destruction of the American Indian and their tenancious survival during the second half of the nineteenth century. Using council records, … Continue reading Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee