Social Sciences

An American Expatriate Living In London Explores The Historical And Cultural Differences Between American And British Versions Of English, Covering Snacking...

Patricia Williams is a lawyer and a professor of commercial law, the great-great-granddaughter of a slave and a white southern lawyer. The Alchemy of Race ...

Fernando first sees Marlena across the Piazza San Marco and falls in love from afar. When he sees her again in a Venice café a year later, he knows it is f...

In this lively and provocative look at how evolution shapes our behavior and our lives, Alan S. Miller and Satoshi Kanazawa reexamine some of the most pop...

________________________________________\AN UNSPEAKABLE CRIME\When he was arrested in July 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer had a severed head in the refrigerator, two ...

Discusses male reproductive anatomy and hormones, sexual behavior and technique, family planning, and STDsCategories: Politics & Social Sciences Social ...

Warm, feisty, and intelligent, the Delany sisters speak their mind in a book that is at once a vital historical record and a moving portrait of two remark...

For more than twenty years Louise Erdrich has dazzled readers with the intricately wrought, deeply poetic novels which have won her a place among today's f...

"Not for the faint of heart, Long's story is a gritty, grueling, and heartbreaking testament to one girl's unbreakable spirit."—Publishers Weekly, starred ...

The inspiration for countless one-liners, witty sayings, stage farces and not a few murder mysteries, marriage is more than just a relationship between two...

Combining historical analysis with contemporary observation, Susan Jacoby dissects a new American cultural phenomenon--one that is at odds with our heritage...

Ace the AP Human Geography Exam with this Premium version of The Princeton Review's comprehensive study guide—including 6 full-length practice tests with ...

Carl Jung coined the term “synchronicity” to describe meaningful coincidences that conventional notions of time and causality cannot explain. Working with...

“Awakening Together combines the intimately personal, the Buddhist and universal into a loving, courageous, important work that will benefit all who read...

A collection of lyrics and music to cherished spiritual songs and gospel hymns of black congregations.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Social Scie...

For the millions of Americans who suffer in alcoholism-torn lives of loneliness, fear, shame, guilt, hurt, anger, and frustration, Another Chance offers inv...

In The Heart of a Woman Maya Angelou leaves California with her son, Guy, to go to New York. There she enters the society and world of black artists and wr...

A lush sourcebook of nearly two thousand tattoo designs from artists around the world. From the editors of TattooFinder, it's a fantastic compendium for peo...

the Author Of Hero With A Thousand Faces, The Masks Of God Series, And The Power Of Myth Here Turns His Powers Of Observation And Analysis On His Own Life...

THE 'BIBLE OF SPONSORSHIP'--UPDATED WITH NEW SOCIAL MEDIA AND OTHER DIGITAL STRATEGIES The Sponsorship Seeker's Toolkit, fourth edition, makes cutting-edge...

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

Rarely accessible beyond the limits of its people, Ojibway mythology is as rich in meaning and mystery, as broad, as deep, and as innately appealing as the ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER "[A] LANDMARK BOOK." --San Francisco Chronicle "POWERFUL." --The New York Times Book Review "GRIPPING." --The Boston Sunday Globe...

Traces The Story Of A Once-promising Football Athlete And Imprisoned Drug Dealer Who Was Offered His Freedom In Exchange For Coaxing A Confession Out Of A S...

Phoebe Gilman.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Social SciencesFolklore & Mythology

From the #1 national bestselling author of Befriend and Betray, an intimate exposé of a criminal empire and the massacre that nearly started a global biker...

"A masterpiece of women’s wisdom."—Christiane Northrup, M.D. "The journey to capture her feminine soul and live authentically . . . makes a fascinatin...

A groundbreaking work that reveals how the instinct to "tend and befriend" is vital for human society. In times of crisis and upheaval, our responses to s...

In this now classic work, Barbara Ehrenreich, our sharpest and most original social critic, goes "undercover" as an unskilled worker to reveal the dark side...

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is Dee Brown's eloquent, fully documented account of the systematic destruction of the American Indian during the second half ...

Cartography enthusiasts rejoice: the bestselling author of the Just My Type reveals the fascinating relationship between man and map. Simon Garfieldâ€Â...

A best-selling author and a popular radio talk show host team up to reveal the pending ill-effects of human-made changes to the Arctic weather patterns, pre...

Von J. Edmund Güntz.Categories: Arts & Photography History & CriticismCriticism

An essential tool for crime analysts looking to enhance the quality and efficiency of their crime mapping using ArcGIS Pro. Modern Policing Using ArcGIS ...

Using In-depth Interviews With Participants And Residents, Watson Brilliantly Captures The Tottering Legacy Of Jim Crow In Mississippi, While Vividly Portra...

An investigative journalist uncovers a hidden custom in Afghanistan that will transform your understanding of what it means to grow up as a girl.In Afghanis...

"We are addicted to prediction, desperate for certainty about the future. But the complexity of modern life won't provide that: experts in forecasting are r...

A fascinating Castaneda-like spiritual journey into the wilderness of Manitoba, where Lynn Andrews meets Agnes Whistling Elk, the Native American "heyoehkah...

In Her Shocking New Book, Malkin Goes Where The Mainstream Media Refuse To Tread. She Digs Deep Into The Records Of President Obama's Staff, Revealing Corru...

A breathtaking exploration of the lives of young black women in the early twentieth century. In Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments, Saidiya Hartman exami...

breaking Their Silence, Witnessees Expose A Cover-up In Jfk's AssassinationCategories: History United StatesState & Local

An Egyptian woman's reflections on her changing homeland—updated with an afterword on the Arab SpringIn language that vividly evokes the lush summers of Ca...

"You can't talk about sexuality without talking about how we were made. And that will inevitably lead you to who made us. At some point you have to talk ab...

Two Of America's Leading Experts On Violent Extremism And Terrorism Explain The Genesis, Evolution, And Implications Of Today's Most Barbaric Jihadist Army,...

Widely praised for its conversational tone and clear advice, Practically Speaking is the public speaking textbook your students will actually read. Filled w...

Team Human Is A Manifesto--a Fiery Distillation Of Preeminent Digital Theorist Douglas Rushkoff's Most Urgent Thoughts On Civilization And Human Nature. In ...

Get A Handle On The World's Most Popular Saga With Quick Q&as And At-a-glance Illustrations. You'll Never Confuse A Jedi And A Jawa Again! --p.4 Of Cove...

After serving the highest office of American government, five men—Jimmy Carter, the late George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama—...