Social Sciences

Marge Piercy, a writer who is highly praised as both a poet and a novelist, turns her gaze inward as she shares her thoughts on life and explores her deve...

It’s a mantra of the age of globalization that where we live doesn’t matter. We can innovate just as easily from a ski chalet in Aspen or a beachhouse in Pr...

In Our Culture, Watching Movies Is A Universal Experience – But Understanding Film May Not Be. The Film Experience Reaches Out To Students, Connecting Their...

First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Categories: Self-Help Death & GriefSuicide Politics &a...

It was December 3, 1984. In the ancient city of Bhopal, a cloud of toxic gas escaped from an American pesticide plant, killing and injuring thousands of peo...

Ever since its emergence in colonial-era Cuba, Afro-Cuban Santería (or Lucumí) has displayed a complex dynamic of continuity and change in its institution...

The Critically Lauded Author Of The Beast Side And The Cook Up Returns With An Existential Look At Life In Low-income Black Communities, While Also Offering...

Robert W. Greene. Includes Index.Categories: Biographies & Memoirs True CrimeGeneral

The Complete Works of Shakespeare contains the recognized canon of the bard's plays, and his sonnets and poems. The texts were edited by the late Professor...

"From acclaimed journalist Bill Gifford comes a roaring journey into the world of anti-aging science in search of answers to a universal obsession: what can...

On Divorce, the Break Up, and a Broken HeartOriginally published in 1987, and continuously in print since then, Coming Apart has been an important resource...

Film Is An Art Form With A Language And An Aesthetic All Its Own. Since 1979, David Bordwell And Kristin Thompson's Film Art Has Been The Best-selling And M...

What is emo? For starters it's a form of melodic, confessional, or EMOtional punk rock. But emo is more than a genre of music–it's the defining countercu...

Winner Of The 2009 Warwick Prize For Writing Only A Crisis - Actual Or Perceived - Produces Real Change. When That Crisis Occurs, The Actions That Are Taken...

Japanese Imperialism : Late Mejji Perspectives / Marius B. Jansen -- Japanese Attitudes Toward Colonialism, 1895-1945 / Mark R. Peattie -- Economic Dimensio...

the Cultural Creatives Illuminates An Emerging, Pervasive Movement Whose New Worldview Is Deeply Affecting Not Only Their Own Lives But Our Larger Society ...

This Best-selling Brief Introduction To Public Speaking Offers Practical Coverage Of Every Topic Typically Covered In A Full-sized Text, From Invention, Res...

"On January 12, 2010 a massive earthquake laid waste to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, killing hundreds of thousands of people. Within three days, Dr. Paul Farmer a...

The Authors Search The Twenty-first Century For Evidence That The Words And Ideas Of The Founding Fathers Are Still Alive And Well In America. Introduction ...

In Silicon Snake Oil, Clifford Stoll, the best-selling author of The Cuckoo's Egg and one of the pioneers of the Internet, turns his attention to the much...

Ben Feldman, "the greatest salesman ever", reveals his methods of making sales and solving problems. He offers power phrases, tips, and comments that will e...

Haraway's discussions of how scientists have perceived the sexual nature of female primates opens a new chapter in feminist theory, raising unsettling quest...

The Characteristic Heart And Punch-packing Observations Are Back, But With A Newfound Coat Of Maturity. A Thin Coat. More Of A Blazer, Really. Fans Of I Was...

Stress and pain are nearly unavoidable in our daily lives; they are part of the human condition. This stress can often leave us feeling irritable, tense, o...

This Volume Is Designed As A Companion To The Standard Undergraduate Mythology Textbooks Or, When Assigned Alongside The Central Greek And Roman Works, As A...

Jeff Ashton was part of the prosecution team in the Florida homicide trial of Casey Anthony, the single mother accused of murdering her little girl, Caylee....

Couples Will Learn A Three-step Process To Forge A Stronger, More Vibrant Marriage And Will Find Out Exactly How Trading Places And Building Empathy Not Onl...

this Is A Fascinating Analysis Of The Meaning Of Rice As A Symbol Of Personal And Particularly Of Social Identity In Japanese Culture.--robert N. Bellah o...

As anyone who has flown into Los Angeles at dusk or Houston at midday knows, urban areas today defy traditional notions of what a city is. Our old definitio...

The heartache of miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death affects thousands of U.S. families every year. Empty Cradle, Broken Heart offers reassurance to p...

This Book Balances An Authoritative, Up-to-date Discussion Of Current Practices With A Vision Of What Land Use Planning Should Become. It Explores The Socie...

Time flies like an arrow, but fruit flies like a banana. The Beatles learn to be brilliant in an hour and a half. An Englishman arrives back from Calcutta b...

An account of the killing spree of Richard Chase describes how Chase murdered two men, two women, and a child and how homicide detective Lt. Ray Biondi spea...

"Read this man's book." --James EllroyA harrowing, edge-of-your-seat narrative of murder and secrets, revenge and heroism in the City of Angels―the real ...

With today's popular television programs about criminal justice and crime scene investigation and the surge of detective movies and books, students often ha...

for Centuries, People Across The World Have Had A Fascination With Monsters And Strange Creatures. They Marvel At The Tales And Legends Of The Bigfoot Of Th...

Reconstructs The Life Of Lee Harvey Oswald Including The Minsk Years, Childhood, Time In The Marine Corps And The Events From 1961-1963. The Adventures Of V...

“Magical prose stylist” Michael Chabon (Michiko Kakutani, New York Times) delivers a collection of essays—heartfelt, humorous, insightful, wise—on the mean...

This is the new edition of the Modern Language Association's handbook, the origin of which goes back to the "style sheet" first published in 1951; Books fo...

The emergence and evolution of Egyptian feminism is an integral, but previously untold, part of the history of modern Egypt. Drawing upon a wide range of w...

The last five years saw a significant return of epidemic infectious disease, culminating in COVID-19. In our new post-COVID-19 world, how do we prevent fu...

Super Bowl Champion And Three-time Pro Bowler Michael Bennett Is An Outspoken Proponent For Social Justice And A Man Without A Censor.Categories: Politics &...

With its unique approach of presenting the skills needed to work with families specifically from a social worker’s perspective, Working with Families, Fift...

"A deeply reported, searingly honest portrait of the death penalty in Texas--and what it tells us about crime and punishment in America. In 1972, the United...

How Can You Be A Hundred Percent Sure You Will Win A Bet? Why Did So Many Pompeiians Stay Put While Mount Vesuvius Was Erupting? Are You More Likely To Work...

This First Major Collection Of Paula Vogel's Work Surveys A Remarkable Decade Of Her Writing For The Stage. Vogel's Singular Voice Is Exhilarating, Comic An...

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...

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...