Browse Books: Political Science / Law Enforcement

You Have the Right to Remain Innocent (Paperback) By James Duane $10.99 Add to Wish List On Our Shelves Now	Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom (Hardcover) By Derecka Purnell $28.00 Add to Wish List On Our Shelves Now	Black Klansman: Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime (Paperback) By Ron Stallworth $17.99 Add to Wish List On Our Shelves Now
A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership (Hardcover) By James Comey $29.99 Add to Wish List On Our Shelves Now	American Whitelash: A Changing Nation and the Cost of Progress (Hardcover) By Wesley Lowery $29.99 Add to Wish List Ships from wholesaler in 7-10 days	On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society (Paperback) By Lieutenant Colonel Dave Grossman $21.99 Add to Wish List Ships from wholesaler in 7-10 days
American Carnage: Shattering the Myths That Fuel Gun Violence (School Safety, Violence in Society) (Paperback) By Fred Guttenberg, Thomas Gabor, Steve Kerr (Foreword by) $19.99 Add to Wish List Ships from wholesaler in 7-10 days	Courage Under Fire: Under Siege and Outnumbered 58 to 1 on January 6 (Hardcover) By Steven A. Sund $27.99 Add to Wish List Ships from wholesaler in 7-10 days	No More Police: A Case for Abolition (Paperback) By Mariame Kaba, Andrea Ritchie $18.99 Add to Wish List Ships from wholesaler in 7-10 days
Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable (Hardcover) By Joanna Schwartz $30.00 Add to Wish List Ships from wholesaler in 7-10 days	Courage Under Fire: Under Siege and Outnumbered 58 to 1 on January 6 (Large Print / Hardcover) By Steven A. Sund $37.99 Add to Wish List Ships from wholesaler in 7-10 days	Break the Wheel: Ending the Cycle of Police Violence (Hardcover) By Keith Ellison, Philonise Floyd (Foreword by) $30.00 Add to Wish List Ships from wholesaler in 7-10 days

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Banned or challenged books - a small selection

The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale (Pantheon Graphic Library) By Art Spiegelman Cover Image

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story By Nikole Hannah-Jones (Created by), The New York Times Magazine (Created by), Caitlin Roper (Editor), Ilena Silverman (Editor), Jake Silverstein (Editor) Cover Image

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning By Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi Cover Image

A Light in the Attic By Shel Silverstein, Shel Silverstein (Illustrator) Cover Image

The Hate U Give: A Printz Honor Winner By Angie Thomas, Amandla Stenberg (Foreword by) Cover Image

The Bluest Eye (Vintage International) By Toni Morrison Cover Image

Halloween Books

Stranger Things: Heroes and Monsters (Choose Your Own Adventure) By Rana Tahir, Patrick Spaziante (Illustrator), Katherine Spaziante (Illustrator) Cover Image

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Three Books to Chill Your Bones: All 3 Scary Stories Books with the Original Art! By Alvin Schwartz, Stephen Gammell (Illustrator) Cover Image

Something Wicked This Way Comes: A Novel By Ray Bradbury Cover Image

A Halloween Scare in St. Louis By Eric James, Marina Le Ray (Illustrator) Cover Image

Vegetables in Halloween Costumes By Jared Chapman Cover Image

Edgar Allan Poe: Collected Works (Leather-bound Classics) By Edgar Allan Poe, A. J. Odasso (Introduction by) Cover Image

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