Social Sciences

Historian Edward Baptist Reveals How The Expansion Of Slavery In The First Eight Decades After American Independence Drove The Evolution And Modernization O...

Are We Losing A War Few Of Us Realize We're Fighting? Poisoned Dissidents. Election Interference. Armed Invasions. International Treaties Thrown Into Chaos....

Martin Herbert's latest book provides an interesting and informative account of the child's journey from the womb to the world outside, through childhood ...

More Words, More Arrows Offers Adages, Aphorisms, And Pithy Observations On People And Events. It Draws On The Rich Folk Wisdom Of Eastern Europe And The Im...

Terry O'reilly And Mike Tennant, The Ad Men Behind 'the Age Of Persuasion', The Popular Radio Show Broadcast On The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation And Si...

This Volume Recounts The Timeless Story Of Our Obsession With Gold. Mixing Myth, Legend, And Historical Fact, The Author Looks At The People, Places, And Ev...

Describes How A New System Of Wealth Creation Is Transforming Power At Every Level Of Society. The Powershift Era -- Muscle, Money, And Mind -- Beyond The A...

"Buck Up." "Stop Feeling Sorry for Yourself." "Don't Ruin Everything." When you are anxious, sad, angry, or lonely, do you hear this self-critical voice? Wh...

Like The Skins Of An Onion, There Are Other Worlds Existing Within Our Own And, Through Training And Study, We Can Alter Our Consciousness And Visit These A...

As the child of an American father and an Anishinaabe mother, Jesse Wente grew up in Toronto with frequent visits to the reserve where his maternal relation...

F, U, C, And K. Four Letters That When Combined, Can Cause Outrage, Scandal, Embarrassment, Or Instant Rekief If You've Hit Your Thumb With A Hammer. The F-...

Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of its initial publication, this special edition of Jane Jacobs’s masterpiece, The Death and Life of Grea...

1. The Colonial River -- 2. Making An Industrial Margin -- 3. Taming A Monster Of Ingratitude -- 4. Refuge And Subsistence In An Urban Borderland -- 5. Char...

Bob Rae. Issued Also In Electronic Format.Categories: History Americas CanadaFirst Nations

Thomas D. Hall And James V. Fenelon. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 156-177) And Index.Categories: Law Administrative LawIndigenous Peoples

Principles of Social Work Practice is the first textbook to deal exclusively and thoroughly with the significant principles of social work practice and met...

Winner of the 1998 National Jewish Book Award "An astonishing fusion of learning and psychic intensity; its poignance and lucidity should be an authentic ...

Product Description One of the most successful Black businessmen in the country, who has led Nike’s Jordan Brand from a $200M sneaker company to a $4...

Presents Eight Twentieth-century Plays From Seven African Countries, Along With Explanatory Notes And Over Thirty Background Writings And Works Of Criticism...

In 1998, William Queen was a veteran law enforcement agent with a lifelong love of motorcycles and a lack of patience with paperwork. When a “confidential...

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...

Classical Natural Law -- Natural Law Theory : Morality And Law -- Positing Law -- Realizing Sociological Jurisprudence -- Durkheim Socializes The Law -- Law...

Why do some people not hesitate to call the police to quiet a barking dog in the middle of the night, while others accept the pain and losses associated w...

The flush toilet and the discovery of the potato. The Declaration of Independence and the invention of plastic. The first novel and man's first steps on the...

'This book appears to fill a substantial gap in the literature at present. There are, quite simply, no books available which engage seriously and competentl...

Investigative Journalist Nina Teicholz Argues Here That Everything We Thought We Knew About Dietary Fat Is Wrong. She Documents How The Low-fat Nutrition Ad...

For nine months before the outbreak of World War II, Britain conducted an extraordinary rescue mission. It opened its doors to over 10,000 endangered child...

Venice--a city of masks and riddles, where narrow streets and passageways form a giant maze that confounds the uninitiated and deepens the sense of myster...

Called 'disgraceful, ' 'third-rate, ' And 'not Nice' By Donald Trump, Nbc News Correspondent Katy Tur Reported On -- And Took Flak From -- The Most Volatile...

Environmental disasters. Terrorist wars. Energy scarcity. Economic failure. Is this the world's inevitable fate, a downward spiral that ultimately spel...

from The Correct Way To Eat Chinese Food To The Proper Conduct At A Funeral, This Handbook Is Replete With Sensible And Enlightening Advice On How To Live L...

With the revival in good manners, etiquette, spelling, and grammar, this is a timely guide to table manners and dining etiquette to ensure grace at the tabl...

Here is the remarkable true story of the real Count of Monte Cristo – a stunning feat of historical sleuthing that brings to life the forgotten hero who ...

Shortly before he died, Plenty Coups, the last great Chief of the Crow Nation, told his story—up to a certain point. “When the buffalo went away the he...

Readers Will Emerge From The Book With A Better Understanding Of The Significance Of Quality Teacher-student Talk And Some Of The Most Important Research An...

A New York Times Best SellerMerging real stories with theory, research, and practice, a prominent scholar offers a new approach to teaching and learning fo...

This thorough revision of Babbie's standard-setting book for the course offers students a comprehensive, straightforward introduction to the field of resear...

A Globe and Mail Top 100 Book of the Year A Quill & Quire Book of the Year A CBC Books Nonfiction Book of the Year A Maclean's 20 Books You Need to Re...

In his first work of nonfiction since The Innocent Man, #1 bestselling author John Grisham and Centurion Ministries Founder Jim McCloskey share ten harrowin...

America's maestro reporter/novelist gives America an MRI at the dawn of a new age. Only yesterday boys and girls spoke of embracing and kissing (necking)...

Emerging From A Collection Of City States 150 Years Ago, No Other Country Has Had As Turbulent A History As Germany Or Enjoyed So Much Prosperity In Such A ...

Analyzes The Changing Role And Status Of Women Along With The Implications Of The Evolving Women's Movement. Table Of Contents -- Twenty Years After -- The ...

Somewhere along the way, our culture lost its definition of manhood, leaving generations of men and men-to-be confused about their roles, responsibilities, ...

Manfred B. Steger Presents Globalization In Accessible Language As A Multifaceted Process Encompassing Global, Regional, And Local Aspects Of Social Life. H...

Review\"A tour de force." -- Omayra Issa, Radio-Canada\"Both tragic and healing, Angry Queer Somali Boy offers resplendent writing that intimately grapples ...

An instant feminist classic, and perfect gift for all parents, women, and people working towards gender equality. Here is a brilliant, beautifully readable...

Winner of the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing Finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award for Non-fiction and the Trillium Book Awar...

From The Authors Of The International Bestseller Why Nations Fail, A Crucial New Big-picture Framework That Answers The Question Of How Liberty Flourishes I...