From: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel)
Subject: RESOURCE: Books for Activism (autopost)
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Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 09:30:05 GMT

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"A searing indictment... well documented, thoroughly researched,
scholarly... Makes for chilling reading." -- Bishop Desmond Tutu

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	 T h e   ` ` T e r r o r i s m ' '   I n d u s t r y
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      The Experts and Institutions that Shape our View of Terror
		By Edward Herman and Gerry O'Sullivan

What is a terrorist -- and who decides? Here is a startling expose'
of an international network of government and private sector
"experts"" who manufacture a distorted image of "terrorists" in order
to legitimize Western acts of terror -- and mobilize continued
support for military expenditures

Paperbound, $14.95, now at your bookstore (Also available in hardcover)
PANTHEON BOOKS

[Advert. in The Nation, Nov. 12, 1990 issue]
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		      N O   S A F E   P L A C E
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	     Toxic Waste, Leukemia, and Community Action
		 By Phil Brown and Edwin J. Mikkelsen

"EXCELLENT AND READABLE.... an inspiring lesson for citizens across
the country struggling to protect the environment from polluters and
unresponsive government officials." -- Senator Edward Kennedy

"A gripping account of what can happen to people who come to learn --
all too sharply -- what the costs of our increasingly toxic world can
be." -- Kai Erickson

$24.95 at bookstores or order 1-800-822-6657 (Visa/MasterCard only)

University of California Press
[Advert. in The Nation, Nov. 12, 1990 issue]
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			Global Dumping Ground
	     The International Traffic in Hazardous Waste
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The Center for Investigative Reporting's (CIR) first story on the
export of hazardous waste broke in The Nation in 1987. Now, three
years later, CIR and Bill Moyers bring their complete tale of the
shadowy waste trade to the public's attention in this expaned
companion volume to the PBS Frontline program. With 30% more material
than in the documentary format, Global Dumping Ground presents the
authors' full and unprecedented coverage of one of the most important
environmental issues of the decade. paper, $11.95

"CIR's reporters have accomplished the ultimate in muckraking by
showing how we're mucking up the entire planet with our toxic waste.
Global Dumping Ground serves not only to expose the problem, but to
correct it." -- Jessica Mitford

Shipping & Handling: $2.00 first book; $0.75 each add'l.

SEVEN LOCKS PRESS, P.O. Box 27, Cabin John, MD 20818
or Call Toll-Free 1-800-537-9359

[The Nation advert., back cover, Nov 5, 1990 issue]
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CIA  Off Campus: A Do-It-Yourself Handbook

It's out! The long-awaited publication, _CIA  Off Campus: A
Do-It-Yourself Handbook_ is now in print. Written by Ami Chen Mills,
with a foreword by Philip Agree and illustration by Peggy Lipschutz,
this well-researched 125-page manual is a vital and practical addition
to the arsenal of weapons in the battle against the CIA. This
outstanding work was compiled from interviews at over a dozen campuses
where students and faculty have mobilized effectively against the CIA.
Available for $5 ($1 for postage and handling) from: The Bill of
Rights Foundatino, 220 S. State St., Romm 1430, Chicago, IL 60604.
Tel: 312-939-0675 [Ad in CAIB # 34]

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