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Introduction -- Pt. I. What Is Voluntary Simplicity -- Voluntary Simplicity: The Middle Way To Sustainability -- Pt. Ii. Why Practice Voluntary Simplicity -...

Ten Questions About Human Error asks the type of questions frequently posed in incident and accident investigations, people's own practice, managerial and...

A landmark work by twelve leading critics and community leaders? essential reading for anyone interested in the history of American race relations. Ignited ...

This Book Confronts The Current Bureaucratic And Fiscal Constraints That Have Inhibited Social Workers From Assessing Clients And Offers Concrete Ways Of Ha...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • NAMED ONE OF TIME’STEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE“Inspiring . . . extraordinary ....

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Global inequality doesn’t just exist; it has been created. More than four billion people―some 60 percent of humanity―live in debilitating poverty, on...

For Those Who Could Read Between The Lines, The Censored News Out Of China Was Terrifying. But The President Insisted There Was Nothing To Worry About.Categ...

* NATIONAL BESTSELLER * "Painfully good. The book could have been called, 'Outrageous.' The story Andy Slavitt tells is not just about Trump's monumental ...

The Former Mayor Of New York City And The Former Sierra Club Head Present A Manifesto On How The Benefits Of Taking Action On Climate Change Can Be Real, Im...

Based on the author's National Magazine Award-winning series in Rolling Stone, this New York Times bestseller offers a firsthand account of the first warri...

Drawing on examples from the twentieth-century's "total" and "limited wars," The Media at War provides a uniquely comprehensive assessment of the role of th...

A trusted course text and professional resource, this comprehensive book delves into all aspects of planning and conducting strengths-based group work with ...

In This Groundbreaking Book, Murthy Argues That Loneliness Is The Underpinning To The Current Crisis In Mental Wellness And Is Responsible For The Upsurge I...

Most Americans take for granted their right to vote, whether they choose to exercise it or not. But the history of suffrage in the U.S. is, in fact,the stor...

Part Memoir And Part Investigative Report, Eating Animals Is The Groundbreaking Moral Examination Of Vegetarianism, Farming, And The Food We Eat Every Day T...

A compelling portrayal by the veteran journalist of the lives of farming communities on either side of the U.S.-Mexico border and the surprising connections...

Four Mothers: An Intimate Journey Through the First Year of Parenthood in Four CountriesCategories: Politics & Social Sciences Politics & Government...

It is now abundantly clear that we have at our fingertips all of the tools we need to solve the climate crisis. The only missing ingredient is collective w...

Is Democracy Hazardous To The Health Of The Environment? Addressing This And Related Questions, Bob Pepperman Taylor Analyzes Contemporary Environmental Pol...

In Her Memoir, Power Offers An Urgent Response To The Question What Can One Person Do?--and A Call For A Clearer Eye, A Kinder Heart, And A More Open And Ci...

The Transition To Clean Energy Is Moving Far Too Slowly. Trapped By A Century Of Fossil Fuel Investments And Politicians That Struggle To Plan Beyond The Ne...

After 9/11, Alan Greenspan, Chairman Of The Federal Reserve Board, Knew, If He Needed Any Further Reinforcement, That We're Living In A New World--the World...

Astrophysicist Neil Degrasse Tyson Presents His Views On The Future Of Space Travel And America's Role In That Future, Giving His Readers An Eye-opening Man...

In The Three Marriages, bestselling author, poet, and speaker David Whyte asks us to think about our work, relationships, and inner selves in a radically d...

By examining the root causes of aboriginal problems, Frances Widdowson and Albert Howard expose the industry that has grown up around land claim settlements...

With Unparalleled Empirical Material, This Is The Most Comprehensive Introduction To Comparative Politics Written By The Leading Experts In The Field Who Br...

Part I. Overview Of Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities -- Ch. 1. What Is Meant By Intellectual And Development Disabilities / Ivan Brown -- Ch. 2. ...

Examines America's Loss Of Focus And National Purpose Since 9/11, And The Global Environmental Crisis, And Shows How The Solutions To These Two Problems Are...

As Canadians, We Are All Touched By Some Aspect Of Social Welfare, Either As Recipients, Donors, Or Taxpayers. But Despite The Importance Of The Social Netw...

Spencer West is many things. Accomplished speaker. University graduate. Natural prankster. Former cheerleader. And a young man without legs—something that...

Adults with mental retardation often grieve the loss of their loved ones. However, many times this grief goes unnoticed, without tears, and individuals are ...

This book teaches helping professionals the skills and procedures they need to handle crises. With the first edition of this comprehensive book, Burl Gilli...

Istanbul is a shimmering evocation, by turns intimate and panoramic, of one of the world's great cities, by its foremost writer. Orhan Pamuk, winner of the ...

The League of Nations - pre-cursor to the United Nations - was founded in 1919 as a response to the First World War to ensure collective security and preven...

A thumb print left at the scene of a grisly murder. Fingerprints taken from a getaway car used in a bank robbery. A palm print recovered from the shattere...

This popular brief edition text for the one-semester or one-quarter American Government course maintains the framework of Wilson's complete text, emphasizin...

a Collection Of Statements Congressman Ron Paul Has Made Over The Past 30 Years Dealing With Foreign Policy From The Date He Was First Elected To Congress....

An Accessible, Compelling Introduction To Today's Major Policy Issues From Columnist, Best-selling Author, And Nobel Prize-winning Economist Paul Krugman.Ca...

Although the Freemasons number over six million members worldwide, they are a very secretive organization. the general public today thinks of them as a soci...

The third edition of this landmark work adds forty new documents, which cover the significant developments in American Indian affairs since 1988. Among the...

Optimistic About America’s Future?Don’t Be. In his giant New York Times bestseller, America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It, Mark Steyn predi...

Solomon Tells The Stories Of Parents Who Not Only Learn To Deal With Their Exceptional Children But Also Find Profound Meaning In Doing So. Son -- Deaf -- D...

From The Publisher: Jonathan Safran Foer Spent Much Of His Teenage And College Years Oscillating Between Omnivore And Vegetarian. But On The Brink Of Father...

"Read this disturbing but vital book." -- Tucker Carlson “One of the most intellectually compelling and rational defenses of Christianity’s role in Ame...

The 3rd edition of a respected guide to architectural preservation that explains its importance and presents principles for planning, assessing, protecting,...

This Book Is Not Only An Analysis Of Demographic And Political Realities In Europe, But Also An Eyewitness Account Of A Continent In Self-destruct Mode. It ...

It is difficult to believe that our planet has been weaponized before our very eyes, but that is exactly what has happened. First, we were seduced by the co...