Social Sciences

This exciting new book presents the field of social demography, animating the study of population with a vibrant sociological imagination. Gregg Lee Carter ...

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-...

Boldly illustrated and superbly translated, Folk Legends from Tono captures the spirit of Japanese peasant culture undergoing rapid transformation into the ...

Imagined Italies / John Dickie -- Comparing Italy : The Case Of Corruption / Michael Eve -- Anthropological Perspectves On Culture In Italy / Paola Filippuc...

Rural poverty is often unseen or misperceived by outsiders. Dr Chambers contends that researchers, scientists, administrators and fieldworkers rarely apprec...

Arcturus Mafia Wars Murder, Mayhem and the Mob.Categories: Biographies & Memoirs True CrimeOrganized Crime

Clearly laid out and fully illustrated, this is the only comprehensive book on the subject at an introductory level. Perfect as a practical reference book...

The book that has been a benchmark in evaluation has been further improved and updated. Relied on by over 90,000 readers as the text on how to design, imple...

Powerful tools for spreading peace in your community Unfounded beliefs and hateful political and social divisions that can cascade into violence are thr...

Examines Projects And Developments In Several Scientific Fields That Are Concerned With The Physical Modifications And Behavior Control Of Humans, Including...

This young readers' edition of the worldwide bestseller Three Cups of Tea has been specially adapted and updated by Greg Mortenson to bring his remarkable...

Designed to help students develop the quality of their thinking and to respond effectively to often confusing and contradictory messages, Good Reasoning Mat...

Looking for a textbook to help you motivate your students? Sullivan/Mizrahi's Mathematics: An Applied Approach 8/e continues its rich tradition of engaging ...

A complete, detailed and fun presentation of everything readers need to know to maintain, deepen, and keep love alive over the long term, this book shows ho...

Sponsored by the National Institute For Dispute Resolution and the National Association for Mediation in Education An invaluable staff and program develop...

The Akha Hill Tribe Of Thailand Has A Long, Tumultuous History. Politics, Economics, And Land Development Consistently Worked Against The Akha's Desire To M...

In order to think theoretically about our global age it is important to understand how the global has been conceived historically. 'Eurafrica' was an intell...

Ian Brown.Categories: Self-HelpMid-Life

Introducing Intercultural Communication uses examples and case studies from around the world to situate communication theory in a truly global perspective....

"Life Is with People" takes us inside a world that exists today only in memory. It allows us to enter the lives of Jewish communities in the small towns and...

In 1992, Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow was enjoying a pint with his brother when he got an idea that would change his life - and radically change the lives of ot...

The liberal class plays a vital role in a democracy. It gives moral legitimacy to the state. It makes limited forms of dissent and incremental change possib...

1 Introduction and Data Collection -- 2 Presenting Data in Tables and Charts 3 Numerical Descriptive Measures -- 4 Basic Probability Using Statistics@The Co...

Table Of ContentsCategories: Politics & Social SciencesSocial Sciences

This book offers a fascinating and insightful overview of seven centuries of murder in Europe. It tells the story of the changing face of violence and docum...

1957 Twisted Tales from Shakespeare (Paperback)(8"x5.3"x0.3") by Richard Armour / Illustrated by Campbell Grant ***ISBN-13: 9780070022515***163 PagesCategor...

This lucid, hard-hitting book explores a central paradox of the Japanese economy: the relegation of women to low-paying, dead-end jobs in a workforce that d...

Translated From The Japanese By Richard L. Gage. Translation Of The Author's Nihonjin To Yudayajin.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Social Science...

In This Book, The Authors Challenge The Medical Model Of The Psychotherapist As Healer Who Merely Applies The Proper Nostrum To Make The Client Well. They S...

A candid examination of American prison practices is based on the author's extensive research and workshop experiences as an inmate. BibliogsCategories: Pol...

The Guilty Verdicts Handed Out To Three Arkansas Teens In A Horrific Capital Murder Case Were Popular In Their Home State? Even Upheld On Appeal. But After ...

"Rosalind Miles has rescued from obscurity women of astonishing ability, courage and determination. . . . An exuberant book, written in a jazzy, colorful s...

The children in this book defy the stereotypes of urban youth too frequently presented by the media. Tender, generous and often religiously devout, they s...

A Long Short War is the one essential book for anyone who wants to understand the greatest global crisis of the past decade, one that bitterly divided publi...

This modern climatology textbook explains those climates formed near the ground in terms of the cycling of energy and mass through systems.Categories: Scien...

From the front fly-leaf: "The television series 'Upstairs, Downstairs' -- a brilliant portrait of British life during the late nineteenth and early twentiet...

Usually, multiple regression and causal analysis are treated as separate topics in separate books. McClendon has integrated the two areas within one text, o...

This eagerly awaited non-fiction debut by acclaimed Native environmental activist Winona LaDuke is a thoughtful and in-depth account of Native resistance t...

Roots of Empathy— an evidence-based program developed in 1996 by longtime educator and social entrepreneur Mary Gordon — has already reached more than ...

Designed specifically for biology and life/social sciences majors, this applied calculus program motivates students while fostering understanding and master...

From bestselling author and beloved New Yorker writer Calvin Trillin, a deeply resonant, career-spanning collection of articles on race and racism, from th...

Explores the ancient myths of the goddesses, revealing their personalities, to help women understand their own emotional patterns and to meet life's challen...

Tony Campolo And Mary Albert Darling Have Teamed Up To Explore The Dynamic Connection That Occurs When Spirituality/spiritual Practices Are Combined With Ef...

Introduction / Linda Nicholson -- Feminism And Postmodernism / Seyla Benhabib -- Contingent Foundations / Judith Butler -- False Antitheses / Nancy Fraser -...

Based upon a careful use of sources and secondary works, it is one of the finest examples of historical scholarship yet produced by Western students of Japa...

A Trusted Course Text And Professional Resource, This Comprehensive Book Delves Into All Aspects Of Planning And Conducting Strengths-based Group Work With ...

How Did Advertising Come To Seem Ordinary And Even Natural To Turn-of-the-century Magazine Readers? The Adman In The Parlor Explores Readers' Interactions W...

In This Follow-up To Love Is A Mix Tape, A Writer For Rolling Stone, After His Wife's Death, Finds Solace In Music, Which Leads Him To The Strangest Places ...