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Letters to My FBI Agent: Notes from an Anarchist Under Surveillance
Josh Fernandez
Letters to My FBI Agent is a darkly funny memoir told in the form of direct address to the federal agent who can’t stop circling the narrator’s life.
Letters to My FBI Agent is a darkly funny memoir told in the form of direct address to the federal agent who can’t stop circling the narrator’s life.
$19.95
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Three Roads: Labor, Music, Ecology
Joe Uehlein
Three Roads is the distillation of Joe’s dynamic strategy of “building bridges and pushing the envelope” to simultaneously unify and challenge the divergent forces that must come together to protect workers and our planet.
Three Roads is the distillation of Joe’s dynamic strategy of “building bridges and pushing the envelope” to simultaneously unify and challenge the divergent forces that must come together to protect workers and our planet.
$19.95
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Cultural Capital Doesn't Pay the Rent: A Queer Memoir
Jessica Lawless
This is a story about loss, economic survival, and three decades of organizing against the interlocking hellscapes of neoliberal capitalism. As she recounts her experiences with chronic underemployment, working several shit-pa
This is a story about loss, economic survival, and three decades of organizing against the interlocking hellscapes of neoliberal capitalism. As she recounts her experiences with chronic underemployment, working several shit-pa
$24.95
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In the Hour of the Wolf: Tales of a Sámi Warrior
Niillas Somby
A tale of struggle and survival, of solidarity and kinship, of steadfast principles and spiritual awakening.
A tale of struggle and survival, of solidarity and kinship, of steadfast principles and spiritual awakening.
$17.00
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A Clean Hell: Anarchy and Abolition in America’s Most Notorious Dungeon
Eric King
A Clean Hell opens the doors of America’s most secretive prison and lets the reader step into the cell to experience all the horrors the Federal Bureau of Prisons tries to keep hidden underground.
A Clean Hell opens the doors of America’s most secretive prison and lets the reader step into the cell to experience all the horrors the Federal Bureau of Prisons tries to keep hidden underground.
$22.95
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Our Gun, Our Consciousness, and the Collective: Letters from the Discussion in Prison
Ulrike Meinhof
We are disarmed, but what they will never be able to take away from us, if we defend it tooth and nail, is our consciousness and the collective.
We are disarmed, but what they will never be able to take away from us, if we defend it tooth and nail, is our consciousness and the collective.
$19.95
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Submerged: On Healing from Abuse While Navigating a Lifetime of Imprisonment
Sheena King
Fearless honesty. Deep despair. Resilient discovery. Profound forgiveness. Revolutionary hope and liberation.
Fearless honesty. Deep despair. Resilient discovery. Profound forgiveness. Revolutionary hope and liberation.
$19.95
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Fearless Benjamin: The Quaker Dwarf Who Fought Slavery
Marcus Rediker and Michelle Markel
Benjamin Lay’s remarkable life story can be a lesson in courage and hope for us all.
Benjamin Lay’s remarkable life story can be a lesson in courage and hope for us all.
$19.95
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Another War Is Possible: Militant Anarchist Experiences in the Antiglobalization Era
Tomas Rothaus
A history of twentieth century anarchist mass mobilizations and the movement against capitalist globalization come to life.
A history of twentieth century anarchist mass mobilizations and the movement against capitalist globalization come to life.
$28.95
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Shadows in the Struggle for Equality: The History of the Anarchist Red Cross
Boris Yelensky, Edited by Matthew Hart, Illustrated by N.O. Bonzo
The firsthand account of an activist of the Anarchist Black Cross, during the Russian revolutionary movement and the subsequent Leninist/Stalinist repression.
The firsthand account of an activist of the Anarchist Black Cross, during the Russian revolutionary movement and the subsequent Leninist/Stalinist repression.
$19.95
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B. Traven: Portrait of a Famous Unknown
Golo • Donald Nicholson-Smith
His life belonged to him, only. His books belonged to the public.
His life belonged to him, only. His books belonged to the public.
$19.95
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The Loneliness of the Electric Menorah
Aaron Cometbus
An argument between two stubborn men is the fuse that puts the sixties—and much of modern culture—into motion.
An argument between two stubborn men is the fuse that puts the sixties—and much of modern culture—into motion.
$12.95
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Freedom Shall Prevail: The Struggle of Abdullah Öcalan and the Kurdish People
Sean Michael Wilson • Illustrated by Keko
Freedom Shall Prevail is the first graphic novel exploring the life and struggle of Abdullah Öcalan, affectionately known as “Apo.”
Freedom Shall Prevail is the first graphic novel exploring the life and struggle of Abdullah Öcalan, affectionately known as “Apo.”
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The Hands That Crafted the Bomb: The Making of a Lifelong Antifascist
Josh Fernandez
This book is an act of creative insurgency. A gripping, incendiary story about the making of a lifelong antifascist.
This book is an act of creative insurgency. A gripping, incendiary story about the making of a lifelong antifascist.
$22.95
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Fag Hag
Lola Miesseroff • Translated by Donald Nicholson-Smith
“Some girls love sailors, some love soldiers, but you, my dear, are a real fag hag!”
“Some girls love sailors, some love soldiers, but you, my dear, are a real fag hag!”
$17.95
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No Harmless Power: The Life and Times of the Ukrainian Anarchist Nestor Makhno
Charlie Allison • Illustrated by Kevin Matthews and N.O. Bonzo
An exploration of Makhno’s sympathy for the downtrodden, the trap of heroism, his improbable victories, unlikely friendships, and his alarming lack of gun safety in meetings.
An exploration of Makhno’s sympathy for the downtrodden, the trap of heroism, his improbable victories, unlikely friendships, and his alarming lack of gun safety in meetings.
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Where Are the Elephants?
Leon Rosselson
Fierce and funny, this memoir in essay and song is full of wonderful tales of art and protest.
Fierce and funny, this memoir in essay and song is full of wonderful tales of art and protest.
$16.95
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Fighting Times: Organizing on the Front Lines of the Class War
Jon Melrod
This inspiring tale recounts Jon Melrod's thirteen-year journey to harness working-class militancy and jump start a revolution on the shop floor of American Motors.
This inspiring tale recounts Jon Melrod's thirteen-year journey to harness working-class militancy and jump start a revolution on the shop floor of American Motors.
$24.95
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Remembering the Armed Struggle: My Time with the Red Army Faction
Margrit Schiller
Schiller was an early member of the Red Army Faction and her story recounts her experiences with the group from founding to her her eventual prison sentence.
$19.95
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Just World Books
Women Surviving Apartheid’s Prisons
Shanthini Naidoo
This book explores how women from different oppressed communities in South Africa defied traditional gender expectations and played a key role in the overthrow of Apartheid.
This book explores how women from different oppressed communities in South Africa defied traditional gender expectations and played a key role in the overthrow of Apartheid.
$22.95
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Up a Creek, with a Paddle: Tales of Canoeing and Life
James W. Loewen
The intimate and often humorous memoir by the author of Lies My Teacher Told Me.
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All of Me: Stories of Love, Anger, and the Female Body
Editor: Dani Burlison
This book covers topics of justice, creativity, racism, transgender perspectives, sexuality, sex work, addiction, reproductive rights, assault, relationship dynamics, families, radical self-care, witchcraft, and more.
This book covers topics of justice, creativity, racism, transgender perspectives, sexuality, sex work, addiction, reproductive rights, assault, relationship dynamics, families, radical self-care, witchcraft, and more.
$19.95
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Silenced by Sound: The Music Meritocracy Myth
Ian Brennan
A powerful exploration of the challenges facing art, music, and media in the digital era.
A powerful exploration of the challenges facing art, music, and media in the digital era.
$20.00
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Living and Dying on the Factory Floor: From the Outside In and the Inside Out
David Ranney
David Ranney’s vivid memoir describes his work experiences between 1976 and 1982 in the factories of southeast Chicago and northwest Indiana.
David Ranney’s vivid memoir describes his work experiences between 1976 and 1982 in the factories of southeast Chicago and northwest Indiana.
$15.00
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Upcoming Releases
Letters to My FBI Agent: Notes from an Anarchist Under Surveillance
Josh Fernandez
Letters to My FBI Agent is a darkly funny memoir told in the form of direct address to the federal agent who can’t stop circling the narrator’s life.
Letters to My FBI Agent is a darkly funny memoir told in the form of direct address to the federal agent who can’t stop circling the narrator’s life.
$19.95
Books
Three Roads: Labor, Music, Ecology
Joe Uehlein
Three Roads is the distillation of Joe’s dynamic strategy of “building bridges and pushing the envelope” to simultaneously unify and challenge the divergent forces that must come together to protect workers and our planet.
Three Roads is the distillation of Joe’s dynamic strategy of “building bridges and pushing the envelope” to simultaneously unify and challenge the divergent forces that must come together to protect workers and our planet.
$19.95
Books
Cultural Capital Doesn't Pay the Rent: A Queer Memoir
Jessica Lawless
This is a story about loss, economic survival, and three decades of organizing against the interlocking hellscapes of neoliberal capitalism. As she recounts her experiences with chronic underemployment, working several shit-pa
This is a story about loss, economic survival, and three decades of organizing against the interlocking hellscapes of neoliberal capitalism. As she recounts her experiences with chronic underemployment, working several shit-pa
$24.95
Books
In the Hour of the Wolf: Tales of a Sámi Warrior
Niillas Somby
A tale of struggle and survival, of solidarity and kinship, of steadfast principles and spiritual awakening.
A tale of struggle and survival, of solidarity and kinship, of steadfast principles and spiritual awakening.
$17.00
Books
A Clean Hell: Anarchy and Abolition in America’s Most Notorious Dungeon
Eric King
A Clean Hell opens the doors of America’s most secretive prison and lets the reader step into the cell to experience all the horrors the Federal Bureau of Prisons tries to keep hidden underground.
A Clean Hell opens the doors of America’s most secretive prison and lets the reader step into the cell to experience all the horrors the Federal Bureau of Prisons tries to keep hidden underground.
$22.95
Books
Our Gun, Our Consciousness, and the Collective: Letters from the Discussion in Prison
Ulrike Meinhof
We are disarmed, but what they will never be able to take away from us, if we defend it tooth and nail, is our consciousness and the collective.
We are disarmed, but what they will never be able to take away from us, if we defend it tooth and nail, is our consciousness and the collective.
$19.95
Books
Submerged: On Healing from Abuse While Navigating a Lifetime of Imprisonment
Sheena King
Fearless honesty. Deep despair. Resilient discovery. Profound forgiveness. Revolutionary hope and liberation.
Fearless honesty. Deep despair. Resilient discovery. Profound forgiveness. Revolutionary hope and liberation.
$19.95
Books
Fearless Benjamin: The Quaker Dwarf Who Fought Slavery
Marcus Rediker and Michelle Markel
Benjamin Lay’s remarkable life story can be a lesson in courage and hope for us all.
Benjamin Lay’s remarkable life story can be a lesson in courage and hope for us all.
$19.95
Books
Another War Is Possible: Militant Anarchist Experiences in the Antiglobalization Era
Tomas Rothaus
A history of twentieth century anarchist mass mobilizations and the movement against capitalist globalization come to life.
A history of twentieth century anarchist mass mobilizations and the movement against capitalist globalization come to life.
$28.95
Books
Shadows in the Struggle for Equality: The History of the Anarchist Red Cross
Boris Yelensky, Edited by Matthew Hart, Illustrated by N.O. Bonzo
The firsthand account of an activist of the Anarchist Black Cross, during the Russian revolutionary movement and the subsequent Leninist/Stalinist repression.
The firsthand account of an activist of the Anarchist Black Cross, during the Russian revolutionary movement and the subsequent Leninist/Stalinist repression.
$19.95
Books
B. Traven: Portrait of a Famous Unknown
Golo • Donald Nicholson-Smith
His life belonged to him, only. His books belonged to the public.
His life belonged to him, only. His books belonged to the public.
$19.95
Books
The Loneliness of the Electric Menorah
Aaron Cometbus
An argument between two stubborn men is the fuse that puts the sixties—and much of modern culture—into motion.
An argument between two stubborn men is the fuse that puts the sixties—and much of modern culture—into motion.
$12.95
Books
Freedom Shall Prevail: The Struggle of Abdullah Öcalan and the Kurdish People
Sean Michael Wilson • Illustrated by Keko
Freedom Shall Prevail is the first graphic novel exploring the life and struggle of Abdullah Öcalan, affectionately known as “Apo.”
Freedom Shall Prevail is the first graphic novel exploring the life and struggle of Abdullah Öcalan, affectionately known as “Apo.”
From $19.95
Books
The Hands That Crafted the Bomb: The Making of a Lifelong Antifascist
Josh Fernandez
This book is an act of creative insurgency. A gripping, incendiary story about the making of a lifelong antifascist.
This book is an act of creative insurgency. A gripping, incendiary story about the making of a lifelong antifascist.
$22.95
Books
Fag Hag
Lola Miesseroff • Translated by Donald Nicholson-Smith
“Some girls love sailors, some love soldiers, but you, my dear, are a real fag hag!”
“Some girls love sailors, some love soldiers, but you, my dear, are a real fag hag!”
$17.95
Books
No Harmless Power: The Life and Times of the Ukrainian Anarchist Nestor Makhno
Charlie Allison • Illustrated by Kevin Matthews and N.O. Bonzo
An exploration of Makhno’s sympathy for the downtrodden, the trap of heroism, his improbable victories, unlikely friendships, and his alarming lack of gun safety in meetings.
An exploration of Makhno’s sympathy for the downtrodden, the trap of heroism, his improbable victories, unlikely friendships, and his alarming lack of gun safety in meetings.
From $21.95
Books
Where Are the Elephants?
Leon Rosselson
Fierce and funny, this memoir in essay and song is full of wonderful tales of art and protest.
Fierce and funny, this memoir in essay and song is full of wonderful tales of art and protest.
$16.95
Books
Fighting Times: Organizing on the Front Lines of the Class War
Jon Melrod
This inspiring tale recounts Jon Melrod's thirteen-year journey to harness working-class militancy and jump start a revolution on the shop floor of American Motors.
This inspiring tale recounts Jon Melrod's thirteen-year journey to harness working-class militancy and jump start a revolution on the shop floor of American Motors.
$24.95
Books
Remembering the Armed Struggle: My Time with the Red Army Faction
Margrit Schiller
Schiller was an early member of the Red Army Faction and her story recounts her experiences with the group from founding to her her eventual prison sentence.
$19.95
Just World Books
Women Surviving Apartheid’s Prisons
Shanthini Naidoo
This book explores how women from different oppressed communities in South Africa defied traditional gender expectations and played a key role in the overthrow of Apartheid.
This book explores how women from different oppressed communities in South Africa defied traditional gender expectations and played a key role in the overthrow of Apartheid.
$22.95
Books
Up a Creek, with a Paddle: Tales of Canoeing and Life
James W. Loewen
The intimate and often humorous memoir by the author of Lies My Teacher Told Me.
From $5.00
Books
All of Me: Stories of Love, Anger, and the Female Body
Editor: Dani Burlison
This book covers topics of justice, creativity, racism, transgender perspectives, sexuality, sex work, addiction, reproductive rights, assault, relationship dynamics, families, radical self-care, witchcraft, and more.
This book covers topics of justice, creativity, racism, transgender perspectives, sexuality, sex work, addiction, reproductive rights, assault, relationship dynamics, families, radical self-care, witchcraft, and more.
$19.95
Books
Silenced by Sound: The Music Meritocracy Myth
Ian Brennan
A powerful exploration of the challenges facing art, music, and media in the digital era.
A powerful exploration of the challenges facing art, music, and media in the digital era.
$20.00
Books
Living and Dying on the Factory Floor: From the Outside In and the Inside Out
David Ranney
David Ranney’s vivid memoir describes his work experiences between 1976 and 1982 in the factories of southeast Chicago and northwest Indiana.
David Ranney’s vivid memoir describes his work experiences between 1976 and 1982 in the factories of southeast Chicago and northwest Indiana.
$15.00