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New Books
We Got Power! A New Book From An Old Zine On Hardcore Punk
Submitted by Noel on Fri, 02/22/2013 - 6:00pmWo/Men at Work: Exploring Hard Work's Reward
Submitted by Noel on Sat, 01/26/2013 - 12:53pmThis artfully designed, hand-bound book tells two stories of work during an era when what a person did or made was still considered more important than what he or she bought.
Milk and Honey: Contemporary Art in California
Submitted by Noel on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 6:33pmRetna’s art combines English and Spanish gang letters and the letter forms of Hebrew, Arabic and other alphabets into haunting paintings of calligraphic letters bleeding into one another, los
Hidden Assets: Stories Behind the Throne by Dori Hutson
Submitted by jseemill on Wed, 08/29/2012 - 2:56pmShe had a close relationship with outhouses growing up and shares her wry sense of humor and artistic talents to give you a privy history lesson.
Mexican-American War 1846-1848
Submitted by jjeffrey on Tue, 08/21/2012 - 10:35amTyler Johnson is Associate Professor of History at Philadelphia Biblical University and has authored Devotion to the Adopted Country: U.S. Immigrant Volunteers in the Mexican War.
Russian America
Submitted by jjeffrey on Sat, 08/18/2012 - 2:06pmRussian American studies is alive and well. This past spring marked the 200th anniversary of Fort Ross in Bodega Bay, California.
Sanctus Sonorensis
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/17/2012 - 2:17pmWhile on a sabbatical in New Mexico, book artist Philip


























