What is the role of literature in an era when one political party wages continual war on writers and the press? What is the connection between political strife in our daily lives, and the way we meet our enemies on the page in fiction? How can literature, through its free exchange, affect politics? In this galvanizing guide to literature as resistance, Nafisi seeks to answer these questions. Drawing on her experiences as a woman and voracious reader...

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Josh knows his family isn't typical, but when Grandpa and Uncle Charlie begin to Auntie Lou a husband he knows something has to be done. How can Josh find his way in the world when his whole world is threatens to come apart?

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