Social Sciences

Crime analysis is a profession and process in which a set of quantitative and qualitative techniques are used to analyze data valuable to police agencies an...

The Earth's Human Population Is Expected To Pass Eight Billion By The Year 2025, While Rapid Growth In The Global Economy Will Spur Ever Increasing Demands ...

From The Bestselling Author Of The Organized Mind, The Must-have Book About How To Analyze Who And What To Trust In The Age Of Information Overload. It's Be...

Inspiring And Honest, This Unique Memoir Of Gender Transition And Coming-of-age Proves It's Never Too Late To Find Your True Identity. Since He Was A Small ...

31 Days Of Fun, Satire, And Deeper Meaning Of The Godly Beard! Is There A Connection Between Hairiness And Holiness? Some Would Say A Hearty Yes! In Fact, T...

Bestselling Author Mitch Albom Returns To Nonfiction For The First Time In More Than A Decade In This Poignant Memoir That Celebrates Chika, A Young Haitian...

in the Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz Reveals The Source Of Self-limiting Beliefs That Rob Us Of Joy And Create Needless Suffering. Based On Ancient Tolt...

in America, In Contrast To Almost Anywhere Else In The World, The Good Life Means Traveling A Long Distance To Get To Work. How And Why This Came To Be Ou...

Pt. 1. Ideologies: The American Constitution: A Revolutionary Interpretation / Stanley N. Katz -- The Constitution Of The Thinking Revolutionary / Ralph Ler...

[v. 1. Without Special Title] -- V. 2. Purgatory. Jeffrey Archer. Vol. 2 Originally Published Under Title: Wayland, Purgatory.Categories: Politics & Soc...

NATIONAL BESTSELLERAn unforgettable story of an ordinary woman in astonishing circumstances who defies the odds.Timea Nagy was twenty years old when she an...

Real Social Science presents a new, hands-on approach to social inquiry. The theoretical and methodological ideas behind the book, inspired by Aristotelian ...

The public called him Scarface; the FBI called him Public Enemy Number One; his associates called him Snorky. But Capone is the name most remember. And John...

Are We Ready For The Opportunities And Challenges Facing The Aging Church? Now Is The Time For The Church To Offer Ministry To Its Increasing Number Of Seni...

Sixteen chapters by scholars of social work relate the well-being of older adults to social work practice and the current model of service delivery. Chapter...

"This book offers insights from young trans, queer and two-spirit Indigenous people in Toronto who examine the breadth and depth of meanings that two-spirit...

This book examines the assumptions and concepts of the five major sociological theories and the classical roots of the modern theories. It focuses specifica...

Focusing on Hollywood before the Production Code drove many gay actors underground, this biography illuminates the life of a major 1930s film star who enjoy...

The short story that inspired the movie It's a Wonderful Life is included here along with an afterword by the author's daughter that tells how the story sha...

This is a book about TRUTH--and all the ways we try to avoid it--from the bestselling author of Humans: A Brief History of How We F*cked It All Up. We live ...

Addresses the conflict between scientific theory about the world and the ancestral worldview of Native Americans. Publishers Weekly Though Deloria (Custer...

"This twisty, original thriller through the dark side of self-help is a breath of fresh air that ends with a jaw-dropping gasp." --Heather Gudenkauf, New Yo...

From The Fearless Defense Attorney And Civil Rights Lawyer Who Rose To Fame With Netflix's The Staircase Comes An Essential Examination Of America's Corrupt...

Conversations Between Joseph Campbell And Bill Moyers, A Television Journalist, Discussing Mythology And Our Ties To The Past. Myth And The Modern World -- ...

Nobody knows more about the differences between the sexes than John Gray, Ph.D. He is the man America turns to for help in deciphering the myriad complexit...

The Kāma Sūtra Deals Without Ambiguity Or Hypocrisy With All Aspects Of Sexual Life--including Marriage, Adultery, Prostitution, Group Sex, Sadomasochism,...

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

'meticulously Researched And Beautifully Written, The True Story Of A Japanese American Family That Found Itself On Opposite Sides During World War Ii--an E...

During Sarah Smarsh's Turbulent Childhood In Kansas In The 1980s And 1990s, The Country's Changing Economic Policies Solidified Her Family's Place Among The...

What is the state of Race and Ethnic Studies today? How has the field emerged? What are the core concepts, debates and issues? The SAGE Handbook of Race an...

High school and the difficult terrain of sexuality and gender identity are brilliantly explored in this smart, incisive ethnography. Based on eighteen month...

"This book comes at just the right moment. It is NOT too late if we get together and take action, NOW." --Jane Goodall A gift to enlighten and restore hop...

In the sixties, as the nation anticipated the conquest of space, the defeat of poverty, and an end to injustice at home and abroad, no goal seemed beyond A...

From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe: everything you never knew you never knew about every country on Earth. A scientist by training and an explorer by passion, D...

The ultimate collection of 1,500 facts about the world’s toughest and most awesome man. Finally, the wait is over. The most comprehensive collection of ...

The New York Times bestseller – now in paperback, with a new afterword“A must-read for those who care about justice and integrity in our public institu...

In the spirit of Alvin Toffler’s Future Shock, a social critique of our obsession with choice, and how it contributes to anxiety, dissatisfaction and regr...

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...

In this stunning assemblage of words and images, novelist and avid birdwatcher Graeme Gibson has crafted an extraordinary tribute to the venerable relations...

In the 1990s, American televison audiences witnessed an unprecedented rise in programming devoted explicitly to women. Cable networks such as Oxygen Media, ...

From a longtime Vanity Fair writer and editor, a delightfully entertaining, intelligent, and illuminating history and tribute to teen movies—from Rebel Wi...

An Economist BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\As the data economy grows in power, Carissa Véliz exposes how our privacy is eroded by big tech and governments, why tha...

This Autobiography Headlines The Collections, Both On View And Behind The Scenes, Of The Smithsonian National Air And Space Museum. The Official Story And I...

Is it in our nature to be altruistic, or evil, to make art, use tools, or create language? Is it in our nature to think in any particular way? For Daniel L....

Gaming Magazine Authors From Around The Globe Present A Chronological Yet Qualitative History Of The Video Game, With Insight Into The Development, Populari...

It's time to celebrate the end of an era - and the start of a whole new one! Ah, retirement - from here on out it's all lazy lie-ins, pleasant afternoons ...

The fourth edition of the highly successful The City Reader brings together the very best of publications on the city. Classic writings by such authors as...

Sebastian Junger, the bestselling author of War and The Perfect Storm, takes a critical look at post-traumatic stress disorder and the many challenges toda...