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"No Equal Justice"

The story of Civil Rights icon and Black lawyer who fought racism and political oppression with uncommon devotion.

$36.99

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Hadha Baladuna

Essays and poems exploring the diverse range of the Arab American experience.

$24.99

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The Plum Tree Blossoms Even in Winter

A leader’s journey of identity, resilience, and triumph.

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Detroit's Wayne State University Law School

Account of the critical role students played in the history of an urban public law school.

$39.99

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American Television during a Television Presidency

Explores the ways television documents, satirizes, and critiques the political era of the Trump presidency.

$36.99

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You Cannot Resist Me When My Hair Is in Braids

Lyrical, hilarious, and heartbreaking collection exploring Asian American identity, love, community, and power.

$18.99

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Reimagining Detroit

Suggests ways for Detroit to become a smaller but better city in the twenty first century and proposes productive uses for the city’s vacant spaces.

$24.99

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Rosie, A Detroit Herstory

For young readers, an illustrated true story about the women workers of World War II.

$16.99

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American Salvage

A lush and rowdy collection of stories set in a rural Michigan landscape, where wildlife, jobs, and ways of life are vanishing.

$19.95

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Travelin' Man

A photo-driven insider’s look at Bob Seger’s career from the early days to his breakthrough as a world-famous musician.

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Latin Via Ovid

Using an introduction to mythology by the master storyteller Ovid himself, the authors have prepared a unique teaching tool designed to achieve proficiency at Latin in one year at the college level, two years at the high school or intermediate level.

$29.99

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Leaving Springfield

A study of the landmark television program The Simpsons which focuses on the show’s dual roles as subversive political satire and mainstream mass media hit.

$32.99

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The Faygo Book

The story behind Faygo, a Detroit soft drink company since 1907.

$24.99

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When the Heart Needs a Stunt Double

Poems about being a survivor and the choices we make to protect ourselves, our homes, and our hearts.

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You Are My Joy and Pain

A collection of lyrical love poems showing Detroit’s poet laureate at the peak of her career.

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A Fine Canopy

A collection that focuses on the natural world, these are poems of wilderness and of wildness.

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How Other People Make Love

Love stories wherein people ask themselves: what is love?

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Gun/Shy

Poems that seek stability in family and community while coping with a country full of conflict and change.

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When Our Fathers Return to Us as Birds

A luminous and heartfelt collection of mourning poetry.

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Mortality, with Friends

A collection of intensely personal lyrical essays about mortality, living well, art, and love.

$18.99

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Please note that due the COVID-2019 virus, WSU Press staff will be working remotely for the immediate future. This may result in some delays in our response time and with processing orders and we appreciate your patience during this timeframe. Also, we will not be accepting walk-in orders at this time.