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IWW: A Documentary History    by Lenny Flank
Price: $9.99 USD. 108920 words. Published on September 29, 2009. .

A history of the Industrial Workers of the World, the "Wobblies", in their own words, from the opening speech at the IWW's founding convention in 1905, to the tactics of strike and sabotage which made it the most feared labor union in the US, to its role in the 1919 General Strike that shut down the city of Seattle.
Non-Leninist Marxism: Writings on the Workers Councils    by Lenny Flank
Price: $9.99 USD. 57350 words. Published on September 29, 2009. .

The recent collapse of the Soviet Union made clear the weaknesses and deficiencies in Leninist theory and practice. In the period between the World Wars, however, an entirely different trend of socialism had rejected the Leninist model of centralized party and state. This movement was "council communism".
Writings of Eugene V Debs; A Collection of Essays by America's Most Famous Socialist    by Lenny Flank
Price: $9.99 USD. 49900 words. Published on September 29, 2009. .

A collection of speeches, pamphlets and writings from Eugene V Debs, from 1888 to 1925. Beginning his career as an organizer for the American Railway Union, Debs ran for President on the Socialist Party ticket 5 times.
Newton Steel, Rime of the White Whale, and Trilogy(April 23rd, Ode to the Muskrat, On the Passing of the Mantis)    by Fayette Jones-Ziegler
Price: $5.99 USD. 10530 words. Published on October 22, 2009. .

A celebration of the spirit of a little known depression era labor strike, a commeration of Coleridge and Melville, and a collection of three rather Wordsworthian shorter works by the late black and Cherokee poetess from Detroit, Fayette Jones-Ziegler are offered here for your consideration and pleasure.
Butterflies in May    by Karen Hart
Price: $7.99 USD. 74930 words. Published by Bancroft Press on January 1, 2010. .

Ali Parker, a high school senior, plans to major in journalism at a prestigious college. Her Mr. Perfect boyfriend, Matt Ryan, is a talented artist. Their future possibilities seem endless. Then the inconceivable happens--Ali becomes pregnant. This compelling, inspiring, and enlightening story engages the heart as it shows the struggles of life and the endurance of hope.
The Labor Divide    by Sam Vaknin
Price: Free! 55220 words. Published on January 3, 2010. .

Modern labour theories and practice. Covers issues like employment, unemployment, migration, brain drain, entrepreneurship, workaholism, and trade unions.
Industrial Pioneers Scranton, Pennsylvania and the Transformation of America, 1840-1902    by Patrick Brown
Price: $4.99 USD. 33500 words. Published by Tribute Books on July 2, 2010. .

During the 19th century, Scranton was the face of innovation, immigration, industrialization, and a rising America.
Inside the State: The Bracero Program, Immigration, and the I.N.S.    by Kitty Calavita
Price: $9.99 USD. 99200 words. Published by Quid Pro Books on July 12, 2010. .

A socio-political study of the rise and fall of the Bracero worker program and what it means for immigration policy and organizational theory. A classic book with continuing substantive and methodological value. As a new Foreword notes, worries about immigration and labor persist, as does basic dysfunction of the present form of INS. Digging deeper reveals the persistence of a structural catch-22.
Sociological Theory – A Contemporary View: How to Read, Criticize and Do Theory    by Neil J. Smelser
Price: $9.99 USD. 51700 words. Published by Quid Pro Books on January 31, 2011. .

A pithy, clear guide to creating and evaluating theory in the social sciences. Using a simple model of theory assessment--and applying it in depth to foundational and still-relevant social and economic theorists such as Durkheim, Marx and Parsons--Dr. Smelser shows the way to a better understanding of what social theory is supposed to accomplish and how to read it critically. New Introductions.
Stanford Law Review: Volume 63, Issue 2 - January 2011    by Stanford Law Review
Price: $5.99 USD. 109200 words. Published by Quid Pro Books on February 11, 2011. .

One of the leading and most-read law journals adds a digital ebook edition to its worldwide distribution...the first general interest law review to do so. This current issue of the Stanford Law Review contains studies of law, economics, and social policy by such recognized scholars as Judge Richard Posner, Albert Yoon, Cynthia Estland, Kenneth Bamberger, Deirdre Mulligan, and Norman Spaulding.