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Beacon Press books seek to change the way readers think about fundamental issues, promoting such values as freedom of speech and thought, the importance of economic and social justice issues, religious pluralism, respect for our environment, and the importance of the arts in a civil society.Beacon has published several national bestsellers, and its books are frequently reviewed and discussed in national print and broadcast media.They are also used in university and secondary school curricula, citywide reading programs, and reading groups, and within a variety of organizational and faith - based reading programs.

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Mayor of the Tenderloin
Author: Alison Owings
Product Code: 9416
Binding Info: Hardback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 09/10/2024
 

The unforgettable account of Del Seymour, who overcame 18 years of homelessness and addiction to become one of the most respected advocates in San Francisco


 
 
Price: $28.95
Me Dying Trial
Author: Patricia Powell
Product Code: 6931
Binding Info: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 12/03/2019
 
From a major voice in Caribbean literature - this is a story of Gwennie Glaspole, a schoolteacher trapped in an unhappy marriage, fighting to resist Jamaican cultural expectations and for her independence
 
 
Price: $16.00
Meditations of the Heart
Author: Howard Thurman   Foreword by: Yolanda Pierce
Product Code: 3194
Binding Info: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 01/31/2023
 

A universal beacon of hope and endurance for people of all faiths seeking to meet the challenges, uncertainties, and joys of life. With a New Foreword by Yolanda Pierce


 
 
Price: $20.00
Migration Letters
Author: M. Nzadi Keita
Product Code: 9327
Binding Info: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 04/02/2024
 

A poetry collection that reflects on intimate aspects of Black history, culture, and identity, revealing an uncommon gaze on working-class Philadelphia from the 1960s to the present day


 
 
Price: $18.00
Mind Over Monsters
Author: Sarah Rose Cavanagh
Product Code: 9330
Binding Info: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 04/23/2024
 

An investigation into the mental health crisis affecting young adults today, and an impassioned argument for creating learning environments characterized both by compassion and challenge


 
 
Price: $18.95
Mirabai
Translated Bys: Robert Bly, Jane Hirshfield
Product Code: 4983
Binding Info: Paperback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 04/01/2009
 
Mirabai is a literary and spiritual figure of legendary proportions.
 
 
Price: $16.00
Momfluenced
Author: Sara Petersen
Product Code: 9329
Binding Info: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 04/16/2024
 

How momfluencer culture impacts women psychologically as consumers, as performers of their stories, and as mothers


 
 
Price: $17.95
Morning Haiku
Author: Sonia Sanchez
Product Code: 4043
Binding Info: Paperback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 01/25/2011
 
A collection of haiku that celebrates the gifts of life and mourns the deaths of revered African American figures in the worlds of music, literature, art, and activism.
 
 
Price: $14.00
Mosquito
Author: Gayl Jones
Product Code: 8943
Binding Info: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 03/08/2022
 
From the highly acclaimed author of Corregidora and The Healing—a rare and unforgettable journey set along the US–Mexico border about identity, immigration, and “the new underground railroad.”
 
 
Price: $19.95
Mother to Mother
Author: Sindiwe Magona
Product Code: 3169
Binding Info: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 08/23/2022
 

A searing novel, told in letter form, that explores the South African legacy of apartheid through the lens of a woman whose Black son has just murdered a white woman


 
 
Price: $16.95
Mousy Cats and Sheepish Coyotes
Author: John A. Shivik
Product Code: 6776
Binding Info: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 10/30/2018
 

A wildlife expert explores what science tells us about animals as unique individuals and why animal personality matters for the human-animal bond and for adaptation in nature


 
 
Price: $18.00
Myth of the Spoiled Child
Author: Alfie Kohn
Product Code: 5978
Binding Info: Paperback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 03/08/2016
 
A prominent and esteemed critic challenges widely held beliefs about children and parenting, revealing that underlying each myth is a deeply conservative ideology that is, ironically, often adopted by liberal parents.
 
 
Price: $17.00