Beacon: 545 books
Harness the Sun
America's Quest for a Solar-Powered Future
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2015
Going from the inner city to the open desert, a seasoned environmental advocate looks at solar energy’s remarkable ascent and its promise for America’s future
Solar power was once the domain of futurists and environmentally minded suburbanites. Today it is part of mainstream America. Scan...
The Pursuit of Loneliness
America's Discontent and the Search for a New Democratic Ideal
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2016
In a classic indictment of American individualism and isolationism, Philip Slater analyzes the great ills of modern society-violence, competitiveness, inequality, and the national 'addiction' to technology.
by Danielle Ofri
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2017
Can refocusing conversations between doctors and their patients lead to better health?
Despite modern medicine’s infatuation with high-tech gadgetry, the single most powerful diagnostic tool is the doctor-patient conversation, which can uncover the lion’s share of illnesses. However, what...
Prescription for a Healthy Nation
A New Approach to Improving Our Lives by Fixing Our Everyday World
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2005
America spends more than twice as much for health care as any other nation. So why are Americans among the sickest people in the industrialized world?
Public health experts Tom Farley and Deborah A. Cohen show that the answer does not lie in our medical care system but rather in the world around...
The Lost Art of Feeding Kids
What Italy Taught Me about Why Children Need Real Food
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
A lively story of raising a child to enjoy real food in a processed world, and the importance of maintaining healthy food cultures
In Italy, children traditionally sat at the table with the adults eating everything from anchovies to artichokes. Their appreciation of seasonal, regional foods influenced...
"Guns Don't Kill People, People Kill People"
And Other Myths About Guns and Gun Control
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2016
Debunking the lethal logic behind the pervasive myths that have framed the gun control debate
The gun lobby’s remarkable success in using engaging slogans to frame the gun control debate has allowed it to block lifesaving gun legislation for decades. But is there any truth to this bumper-sticker...
White Bread
A Social History of the Store-Bought Loaf
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012
What can the history of America's one-hundred-year love-hate relationship with sliced white bread tell us about contemporary efforts to change the way we eat? Fluffy industrial loaves are about as far from slow, local, and organic as you can get, but the story of social reformers, food experts, and...
A Twist of Faith
An American Christian's Quest to Help Orphans in Africa
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012
American Christians, veteran reporter John Donnelly has discovered, are an ever-increasing source of aid in Africa, with some experts estimating that U.S. churches supply more resources to Africa than USAID. In A Twist of Faith, he tells the unlikely story of how faith and determination compelled...
by Starhawk
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
Featuring narrative, chants, songs, and rituals, Dreaming the Dark has helped many thousands of women use magic, spirituality, and community to bring about political and social change. This anniversary edition of the best-selling classic includes a new preface reflecting on the fifteen years since the book's original publication.
Quintessence...Realizing the Archaic Future
A Radical Elemental Feminist Manifesto
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2016
"Suffused with her inimitable word play and stunning intelligence, and embodying a balance of mysticism and critical theory, Daly's clarion call to uncover the quintessence of the universe is quite an intriguing tune." -On the Issues
The Wasting of Borneo
Dispatches from a Vanishing World
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2017
Acclaimed naturalist Alex Shoumatoff issues a worldwide call to protect the drastically endangered rainforests of Borneo
In his eleventh book, but his first in almost two decades, seasoned travel writer Alex Shoumatoff takes readers on a journey from the woods of rural New York to the rain...
Just Add Hormones
An Insider's Guide to the Transsexual Experience
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2006
Matt Kailey lived as a straight woman for the first forty-two years of his life. Though happy as a social worker and teacher, he knew something wasn't right. Then he made some changes. With the help of a good therapist, chest surgery, and some strong doses of testosterone, Kailey began his journey...
We Wear the Mask
15 True Stories of Passing in America
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
Why do people pass? Fifteen writers reveal their experiences with passing.
For some, “passing” means opportunity, access, or safety. Others don’t willingly pass but are “passed” in specific situations by someone else. We Wear the Mask, edited by Brando Skyhorse and Lisa Page, is an...
by Howard Thurman
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2014
Meditations of the Heart is a beautiful collection of meditations and prayers by one of our greatest spiritual leaders. Howard Thurman, the great spiritualist and mystic, was renowned for the quiet beauty of his reflections on humanity and our relationship with God. This collection of fifty-four of...