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Rough Guide to Bicycle Maintenance - Shelley Lynn Jackson
Shelley created this as a little take-home instruction guide for her bike repair workshop at the Portland Zine Symposium. It goes over the basics of fixing a flat tire, working with wheels, the parts of a bike, bearings, doing a tune-up, tools, and dealing with bike shops as a woman; but most of all what shines through is her utter passion for cycling. Well worth any price for the information alone. Now incl...
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Labor Law for the Rank and Filer: Building Solidarity While Staying Clear of the Law - Staughton Lynd and Daniel Gross
Have you ever felt your blood boil at work but lacked the tools to fight back and win? Or have you acted together with your co-workers, made progress, but wondered what to do next? If you are in a union, do you find that the union operates top-down just like the boss and ignores the will of its members?

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Small Time Business Operator - Bernard Kamaroff
Ever thought about turning your idea, hobby, skill, or trade into a business? Here is the help you need to take control of your life, and be a success on your own terms. Now in its 10th edition, this is a classic guide that contains complete and up-to-date information about business permits and licenses, finances, business planning, incorporation, hiring, bookkeeping, taxes, doing business on the Internet, a...
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SVO: Powering Your Vehicle with Straight Vegetable Oil - Forest Gregg
Is straight vegetable oil for you? Packed with expert technical advice and practical tips, SVO stands out as the only book that explains exactly what is necessary to convert a diesel vehicle and how to do it properly. An experienced designer and researcher in the straight vegetable oil field, author Forest Gregg has sorted through the mass of inrofmation about straight vegetable oil and presents the b...
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Am I Mad or has the Whole World Gone Crazy???: Achieving Mind Freedom in the Age of Empire - Eian Weissman
Am I Mad...???? is a beautiful and moving zine focusing on mental illness. Written as a counterpoint to the mainstream history of mental health, the short book provides suggestions for dealing with stress and depression. The pages fly by, each one holding a different rumination on mental health, and incorporating a relevant drawing. Far from seeming disjointed, each page flows to the next creating a d...
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Sing for Your Supper: A DIY GUide to Playing Music, Writing Songs and Booking Your Own Gigs - David Rovics
Succinct and to the point, David Rovics demystifies the very different skills necessary to cultivate the arts of songwriting, guitar-playing and tour booking. In an era when the truly independent record label is virtually a thing of the past, Rovics explains how it's possible to make a living as a recording artist without a label. At a time when the corporate record industry is suing music fans for sharing m...
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Dwelling Portably 1980-89 - Bert Davis and Holly Davis
Dwelling Portably has been crammed full of information about living without a permanent residence, for nearly thirty years! Super helpful and informative tips for biking, tents, showering, cooking, and living. Written by many folks who have lived the lifestyle far outside of cities and bereft of technology. According to many readers, '80–'89 was their best material—and here it is, reprinte...
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Human Rights Watch World Report 2008 - Human Rights Watch (Editor)
Written in straightforward, non-technical language, Human Rights Watch World Report 2008 prioritizes events in the most affected countries during the previous year. The backbone of the report consists of a series of concise overviews of the most pressing human rights issues in countries from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, with particular focus on the role—positive or negative—played in each coun...
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Censored 2008: The Top 25 Censored Stories of 2006-07 - Peter Phillips (Editor), Andrew Roth (Editor), Dennis Loo (Introduction by), and John Jonik (Artwork by)
The bestselling Censored series highlights the year's twenty-five most important underreported news stories, alerting readers to the negligence of corporate media and the resurgence of alternative
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Getting A Grip: Clarity, Creativity and Courage in a World Gone Mad - Frances Moore Lappe
Getting a Grip: Clarity, Creativity & Courage in a World Gone Mad is a little book with a big message. Frances Moore Lappé — author of fifteen books, including three-million copy bestseller Diet for a Small Planet — distills her world-spanning experience and wisdom in a conversational yet hard-hitting style to create a rare "aha" book. In nine short chapters, Lappé lea...
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