Social Sciences

A Portrait Of The Historic Barack Obama Era Features Essays Originally Published In The Atlantic, Including Fear Of A Black President And The Case For Repar...

Evaluates The Negative Impact Of Digital Network Technologies On The Economy And Particularly The Middle Class, Citing Challenges To Employment And Personal...

Step aside Hygge. Lagom is the new Scandi lifestyle trend taking the world by storm. This delightfully illustrated book gives you the lowdown on this transf...

Do You Want To Learn How To Express Yourself Honestly And Compassionately? How To Live In Choice Rather Than Submit Or Rebel? These Are Two Of The Key Disti...

This collection of articles includes the work of newer, younger urban scholars. There are new chapters on Canadian perspectives on globalization and world c...

It's snowing in Bali. Among Bali's drug dealers it's the code for a huge cocaine shipment having just landed. For the men who run the country's drug empires...

In the tradition of "The Perfect Storm, Sudden Sea" harkens back to a natural disaster that struck terror in the hearts of many. In this narrative, reader...

Roderick Nash's classic study of America's changing attitudes toward wilderness has received wide acclaim since its initial publication in 1967. The Los An...

As an Elder once said, "Learn one Cree word a day for 100 days, and emerge a different person." In 100 Days of Cree Neal McLeod offers a portal into anothe...

Human Geography explores how human behaviour affects the earth's surface, initiating a process of discovery that engages with subjects such as globalization...

They had defeated the French and now the English possessed the vast North American Empire. Soldiers, traders, settlers—all began the trek across the wilder...

An ancient title of respect for women, the word “cunt” long ago veered off this noble path. Inga Muscio traces the road from honor to expletive, giving wo...

Interpersonal Communication: A Guided Tour for Canadians helps students learn the skills needed to observe communication and make effective communication ch...

Hashish History -- Hashish-making -- Hashish Cultures -- Constituents And Quality Of Hashish -- Consumption Of Hashish -- High-tech Hashish-making. Robert C...

Across the world, we see an explosion of unpredictable violence committed by alienated young men. Jamil Jivani recounts his experiences working as a youth ...

"Trenchant and intelligent." --The New York TimesAs seen/heard on NPR, New Yorker Radio Hour, The New York Book Review Podcast, PBS Newshour, CNBC, and mor...

The astounding yet true rags-to-riches saga of a homeless father who raised and cared for his son on the mean streets of San Francisco and went on to b...

Reclaiming traditions based on plants and herbs has never been more important than it is today. Widespread use of chemicals, hormones, and additives introd...

A physician, professor of neurology and author, Oliver Sacks (1933-2015) has been described by the New York Times as 'a kind of poet laureate of contemporar...

though Apocryphal In Nature, These Books--suppressed By The Church Fathers--are Fascinatiing And Beautifully Written. Here You Can Read For Yourself Many ...

the Blue Sweater Is The Inspiring Story Of A Woman Who Left A Career In International Banking To Spend Her Life On A Quest To Understand Global Poverty An...

From one of our most widely read, award-winning journalists – comes the powerful, unputdownable story of the very human cost of a global pandemic of stagg...

These traditional teaching legends come straight from the oral traditions of the Sechelt Nation. Simple enough to be understood by young children, yet compe...

Police services across the country have undertaken major organizational reforms, significantly altering the structure and delivery of policing services. As ...

The tenth anniversary edition of Adrienne Rich's classic investigation of "the power and powerlessness embodied in motherhood in patriarchal culture" (the a...

As a teenager and young man, Justin Lee felt deeply torn. Nicknamed "God Boy" by his peers, he knew that he was called to a life in the evangelical Christi...

The project that captured a nation's imagination. The instructions were simple, but the results were extraordinary. "You are invited to anonymously con...

An epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt? Isolated by Mexico's deadly Copper Canyons, the blissful Tarahumara Indians ...

Defines specific job descriptions for both fathers and mothers; describes the hidden problems of boy-specific needs, such as close contact with his father a...

A teacher's feedback on student schoolwork can be a powerful force for learning—if it contains a helpful message and is delivered with certain considerat...

For twenty-five years, The Social Work Interview has been the textbook of choice in social work and other human service courses, as well as an essential p...

The basis for the Academy Award®-winning movie!"A moving, vital testament to one of slavery's 'many thousand gone' who retained his humanity in the bowels...

Drones Are In The Newspaper, On The Tv Screen, Swarming Through The Networks, And Soon, We're Told, They'll Be Delivering Our Shopping. But What Are Drones?...

Pt. I. The Basics Of Collaborative Dialogue. 1. Secrets To Talking. 2. Secrets To Listening. 3. Secrets To Dialogue -- Pt. Ii. Dealing With Differences. 4. ...

Danny L. Jorgensen's book certainly provides a good handbook to supplement the more general comments on participant observation found in other texts. . . ...

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning culture critic for Time magazine comes the tremendously controversial, yet highly persuasive, argument that our devotion ...

In this poignant collection of oral histories, four Indian elders recount their life stories in their own quiet but uncompromising words. Growing up and liv...

THE BRILLIANT AND CONTROVERSIAL CRITIQUE OF AMERICAN CULTURE WITH NEARLY A MILLION COPIES IN PRINT In 1987, eminent political philosopher Allan Bloom publ...

Through Careful, Thoughtful Examination Of The Nature And Workings Of Race, Racism, And White Supremacy, The Contributors - An All-white Group Of Theologian...

The narrative drive of Stowe's classic novel is often overlooked in the heat of the controversies surrounding its anti-slavery sentiments. In fact, it is a ...

The bestselling author of The Sex Lives of Cannibals returns with a sharply observed, hilarious account of his adventures in China—a complex, fascinating c...

Preface -- Aporetic Dispossession, Or The Trouble With Dispossession -- The Logic Of Dispossession And The Matter Of The Human (after The Critique Of Metaph...

New Thoughts And Reflections From The Authors Of The Inspirational New York Times Bestseller Same Kind Of Different As Me. The More Than Four Hundred Thousa...

Ernie Zelinski could change your view of the world forever. He has already taught more than 150,000 people what THE JOY OF NOT WORKING is all about: learnin...

In 1985, therapist Niro Asistent tested HIV positive. Facing what many saw as a death sentence, Niro created her own programme of emotional therapy, daily m...

Written by the director of the country's first center for international social work studies, the original edition of this book set the stage for recent year...

An Important Book For Anyone Interested In Global Issues, Writing On The Edge Features Twelve Essays That Take The Reader To Countries In Crisis. Award-winn...

Examines Critical Studies On High-performing, High-poverty Schools To Identify How Schools Can Fulfill The Mission Of Educating All Students To Proficiency,...