Jerry Harris: 7 books

Dr. Vera Chaney is a widow. Her husband, Elton, was one of the last soldiers killed in Iraq. She is left to manage the family farm in Yazoo County, Mississippi. As a young, black doctor in a rural county, her life is demanding and stressful. And now she is alone. Her two children, Ann, 7, and Roscoe,...

Lim Couch comes to the Circle S Ranch in 1990 when he is five years old. He is immediately drawn to the land and fascinated by the local horse culture and the cowboy life. A red tail hawk soaring in the sky, an old long horned bull named Henry, and red and white Hereford calves in the pasture help...

This wide-ranging book makes a critical contribution to understanding the times in which we live and possible solutions to the increasingly acute crisis of global capitalism. Harris critiques with great perspicacity the ideology and destructive practices of hegemonic neo-liberalism as well as the failure...

This completely updated and expanded new edition in the Afoot and Afield series is the classic guide to the hiking opportunities throughout Southern California's Orange County. Featuring more than 100 trips from serene summits to sparkling beaches, Afoot and Afield Orange County covers the Laguna...

Another South is an anthology of poetry from contemporary southern writers who are working in forms that are radical, innovative, and visionary. Highly experimental and challenging in nature, the poetry in this volume, with its syntactical disjunctions, formal revolutions, and typographic playfulness,...

Representing an international gathering of scholars, Fields Watered with Blood—now available in paperback—constituted the first critical assessment of the full scope of Margaret Walker’s literary career. As they discuss Walker’s work, including the landmark poetry collection For My People...

Trek the diverse terrain of Southern California, from desert to beach to mountaintop, on an easy stroll or overnight adventure, with this ultimate guide to the 101 best hikes in the Southland. Covers the Santa Monica, San Gabriel, San Jacinto, and San Bernardino mountains, and the Mojave and Colorado...