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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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Reconsidering Reagan
Author: Daniel S. Lucks
Product Code: 5835
Binding Info: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 06/22/2021
 
A long-overdue and sober examination of President Ronald Reagan’s racist politics that continue to harm communities today and helped shape the modern conservative movement
 
 
Price: $18.95
Rectify
Author: Lara Bazelon
Product Code: 6918
Binding Info: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 09/10/2019
 
A powerful argument for adopting a model of restorative justice in wrongful conviction cases as part of criminal justice reform and community healing
 
 
Price: $17.95
Red Bird
Author: Mary Oliver
Product Code: 4899
Binding Info: Paperback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 04/01/2009
 

 
 
Price: $16.00
Refinery Town
Author: Steve Early
Product Code: 6741
Binding Info: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 01/16/2018
 

The People vs. Big Oil—how a working-class company town harnessed the power of local politics to reclaim their community


 
 
Price: $18.00
Relinquenda
Author: Alexandra Lytton Regalado
Product Code: 3187
Binding Info: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 10/11/2022
 

A 4-part poetry collection that explores women’s roles in familial dynamics, immigration, and El Salvador’s civil war while reflecting on the death of the poet’s father


 
 
Price: $16.00
Rescuing Jesus
Author: Deborah Jian Lee
Product Code: 6519
Binding Info: Paperback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 10/25/2016
 
An inside look at the young, diverse, progressive Christians who are transforming the evangelical movement.
 
 
Price: $19.95
Revive Us Again
Author: William J. Barber II
Product Code: 6780
Binding Info: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 12/04/2018
 
A collection of sermons and speeches that lay out a groundbreaking vision for intersectional organizing, paired with inspirational and practical essays from activists in today’s Poor People’s Campaign
 
 
Price: $18.00
Rolling Warrior
Author: Judith Heumann   With: Kristen Joiner
Product Code: 5834
Binding Info: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 06/15/2021
 
One of the most influential disability rights activists in US history tells her story of fighting to belong in school and society
 
 
Price: $14.95
Sacred Ground
Editor: Eboo Patel
Product Code: 2900
Binding Info: Paperback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 09/03/2013
 
In Sacred Ground, author and renowned interfaith leader Eboo Patel says this prejudice is not just a problem for Muslims but a challenge to the very idea of America.
 
 
Price: $16.00
School Clothes
Author: Jarvis R. Givens
Product Code: 9348
Binding Info: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 06/25/2024
 

A chorus of Black student voices that renders a new story of US education—one where racial barriers and violence are confronted by freedom dreaming and resistance

Available for Preorder


 
 
Price: $17.95
School Moms
Commentaries by: Laura Pappano
Product Code: 9322
Binding Info: Hardback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 01/30/2024
 

An on-the-ground look at the rise of parent activism in response to the far-right attacks on public school education


 
 
Price: $28.95
Shout, Sister, Shout!
Author: Gayle F. Wald
Product Code: 3198
Binding Info: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 01/31/2023
 

The essential biography of America's godmother of rock 'n' roll whose exuberant singning and guitar playing captivated audiences and inspired generations of musicians from the 40s to today.


 
 
Price: $18.95