City Lights Books

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Please note that everyone must wear a face mask covering both nose and mouth at all times while in the bookstore. New Merch Items City Lights Gift Bundle - Democracy Is Not a Spectator Sport Edition A bundle of 5titles published by City Lights,intended to educate and empower readers of all ages to find their own role in the collective project of creating a truly equitable, representative democracy in the U.S. special low price of $40 (a $90value!) City Lights Gift Bundle - San Francisco Edition A bundle of 6 titles published by City Lights, for those with a special place in their heart for our city, and for us! special low price of $50 (a $94 value!) Humanity is by many measures the biggest success story in the animal kingdom; but what are the costs of this triumph? Over its three million years of existence, the human species has continuously modified nature and drained its resources. In Cataclysms, Laurent Testot provides the full tally, offering a comprehensive environmental history. An essential guide to building transformative movements to address the challenges of our time, from one of the country's leading organizers and a co-creator of Black Lives Matter--Recommended by Paul The Dead Are ArisingThe Life of Malcolm X Les Payne, Tamara Payne An epic biography of Malcolm X finally emerges, drawing on hundreds of hours of the author's interviews, rewriting much of the known narrative. In The United States of War, David Vine traces this pattern of bloody conflict from Columbus's 1494 arrival in Guantanamo Bay through the 250-year expansion of a global US empire. A Chinese woman moves from Beijing to London for a doctoral program―and to begin a new life―just as the Brexit campaign reaches a fever pitch. Isolated and lonely in a Britain increasingly hostile to foreigners, she meets a landscape architect and the two begin to build a life together. The brilliant new collection from Vijay Seshadri, author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning 3 Sections In this raucous meditation, Eileen Myles offers an intimate glimpse into creativity's immediacy. His Truth Marching OnJohn Lewis and the Power of Hope Jon Meacham An intimate and revealing portrait of civil rights icon and longtime U.S. congressman John Lewis, linking his life to the painful quest for justice in America from the 1950s to the present—from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Soul of America A Short History of Presidential Election Crises(And How to Prevent the Next One) Alan Hirsch Trump has lost the election, and, as expected, refuses to accept the results. What happens now? We present an urgent primer on what can be done to combat emerging threats to the core of U.S. Democracy––presidential elections. Essays on racial flashpoints, white denial, violence, and the manipulation of fear in America today. A poetic memoir about coming-of-age in the AIDS era, and its effects on life and art. "She is a writer for the future, in that she defies genre."—Hilton Als*Get a signed book plate by Pamela Sneed! We'll include one with each book purchase while supply lasts. A State of the Union from the nation's first Latino Poet Laureate. Trenchant, compassionate, and filled with hope.*Get a signed book plate by Juan Felipe! We'll include one with each book purchase while supply lasts. Under the DomeWalks with Paul Celan Jean Daive An arresting memoir of the final years and tragic suicide of one of twentieth-century Europe's greatest poets, published on the centenary of his birth. A timely primer on the conflict between the United States and Iran by scholars of Middle Eastern politics who advocate diplomacy and de-escalation. In gritty, sometimes fantastical stories about Latinx life, women challenge feminine stereotypes and make sense of fractured family histories. ELADATLA History of the East Los Angeles Dirigible Air Transport Lines Sesshu Foster, Arturo Ernesto Romo A breathtaking free fall into the long-buried (and fictional) history of a utopian era in American lighter-than-air travel, as told by its death-defying, aero-acrobatic heroes. NatchCity Lights Spotlight Series No. 20 Sophia Dahlin Queer pastoral lyrics take on the romantic sublime in a stunningly assured debut collection. Facing YouCity Lights Spotlight Series No. 19 Uche Nduka From acclaimed Nigeria-born, Brooklyn-based poet Uche Nduka, a book of love poems written with compact elegance and vivid eroticism. "A must-read for anyone interested in social justice and inequalities, social movements, the criminal justice system, and African American history. An excellent companion to Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow and Ava DuVernay's documentary '13th'."—Library Journal, Starred Review No Fascist USA!The John Brown Anti-Klan Committee and Lessons for Today's Movements Hilary Moore, James Tracy "Smash fascism! Read this book!"––Tom Morello, songwriter and guitarist with Rage Against the Machine The Green New Deal and Beyond Ending the Climate Emergency While We Still Can Stan Cox Honoring the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, a clear and urgent call for the national, social, and individual changes required to prevent catastrophic climate change. Despite the dystopian now, Alli Warren finds promise in the smallest human instances of tenderness, ecological connection, and political solidarity. Little Hill is about learning to live and love in the 21st century while not shying away from all there is to struggle against. 261 Columbus Avenue at Broadway, San Francisco, CA 94133 phone: (415) 362-8193 • fax: (415) 362-4921 • Open daily 10 am to midnight

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