Social Sciences

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

“An extraordinary accomplishment. . . . A remarkable book that will be of great value to people who feel isolated, alienated and overwhelmed by the circu...

Social Capital Theorists Have Shown That Some People Do Better Than Others In Part Because They Enjoy Larger, More Supportive, Or Otherwise More Useful Netw...

Dying, Death and Grief is written for anyone who provides support to adults following bereavement. The author explains the theoretical background to attachm...

This compilation showcases the most famous murders, suicides, unexplained deaths, scandalous romances, illegitimate children, cover-ups, and more. Starting ...

Containing 40 Stories In New Translations By Tatar This Celebration Of The Richness And Dramatic Power Of The Legendary Fables Also Features 150 Illustratio...

Numbers Are Often Intimidating, Confusing, And Even Deliberately Deceptive--especially When They Are Really Big. The Media Loves To Report On Millions, Bill...

Product Description From an award-winning science journalist, a “deeply researched, entertaining, and impassioned exploration of sanitation” (Natur...

A witty, insightful, and provocative look at the inside world of political marketing and its impact on democracyInside the political backrooms of Ottawa, th...

In this beautiful book, renowned Celtic authority and gifted storyteller Mara Freeman shares the richness of the Celts -- the festivals, gods and goddesses...

How to research, visit, evaluate, and join the ecovillage or sustainable community of your dreams. Finding community is as critical as obtaining food an...

This is the ebook version of Judy Sierra's classic book on telling stories with the flannel board. The book includes 50 rhymes, songs, and folktales that ar...

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Count Your Blessings will inspire and uplift readers with its stories of optimism, faith, and strength. In bad times, and good, ...

The fate of poor and working-class African Americans-who are unquestionably represented among neoliberalism's victims-is inextricably linked to that of oth...

The story of Atlas and Heracles.Atlas knows how it feels to carry the weight of the world; but why, he asks himself, does it have to be carried at all? In W...

Papalia’s Adult Development and Aging delivers the most current research findings in the field while providing a clear and concise writing style praised b...

Autobiography Of Lakshmīnārāyaṇa Tripāṭhī, B. 1979, A Transgender Rights Activist And Hindi Film Actress From Mumbai, India. Me Hijra, Me Laxmi -- ...

Embark on the life-changing adventure that is Wild at Heart. Existing fans and those new to John Eldredge’s Wild at Heart lessons will benefit from his n...

The first book to seriously study the double goddess that figures prominently in Neolithic and Bronze Age cultures. • Offers an important symbol for mod...

a Work Of Enormous Breadth, Likely To Pleasantly Surprise Both General Readers And Experts.—new York Times Book Review david Futrelle to Those Outside The...

These traditional Native American stories along with related activities show parents and teachers how to teach children the importance of wildlife in Nativ...

In the midst of our hectic, overscheduled lives, caring for the soul is imperative. Now, more than ever, we need to pause--intentionally--and encounter the ...

Unlike many other ancient mythologies, Hinduism thrives in the modern world. One billion followers and countless others have been captivated by its symboli...

Gender History : Meanings, Methods, And Metanarratives -- Feminist History After The Linguistic Turn : Historicizing Discourse And Experience -- Difficult D...

This is a fascinating 2008 study of the Vietnamese experience and memory of the Vietnam War through the lens of popular imaginings about the wandering souls...

Whether It Was Helping Michael Jordan And The Chicago Bulls Win Three Consecutive Nba Titles In The 1990s, Or Showing Up To A Book Signing In A Dress And Fu...

Book by Kinsman, GaryCategories: Politics & Social SciencesSociology

Through five editions of this best-selling text, David Myers has guided millions of students through their introduction of psychology. The tour always inclu...

What is it about evil that we find so compelling? From our obsession with serial killers to violence in pop culture, we seem inescapably drawn to the storie...

Television Entertainment Rules Supreme, One Of The World's Most Important Disseminators Of Information, Ideas, And Amusement. More Than A Parade Of Little F...

a Harrowing Yet Poignant Examination Of A Famous Lynching That Considers America's Ongoing Struggles With Race, Equality, And Justice. washington Post Bo...

‘Clear and accessible – Key Concepts in Critical Social Theory makes difficult ideas available to an undergraduate audience’ -Larry Ray, Pro...

Award-winning Journalist Catherine Price Presents A Practical, Hands-on Plan To Break Up -- And Then Make Up -- With Your Phone. The Goal? A Long-term Relat...

A new tool for mapping urban land cover that integrates design principles and ecological knowledge for understanding cities as complex, patchy and dynamic ...

on September 4, 1995, Several Stoney Point Natives Entered Ipperwash Provincial Park, Near Sarnia, Ontario, And Began A Peaceful Protest Aimed At Reclaiming...

The creators of MuggleNet.com, the Web's leading Harry Potter fan site, draw on their intimate knowledge of the previous six books in the series, a personal...

A comprehensive ethnography of one of the few remaining hunting and gathering peoples of Southeast Asia, The Headman Was a Woman presents the gender concept...

chicken Soup For The Kid's Soul: 101 Stories Of Courage, Hope, And Laughter By Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Patty Hansen, And Irene Dunlap Is A Colle...

Pt. I Influences On Malthus -- [divine Mandates For Humanity] / King James Bible -- From Concerning The Causes Of The Greatness And Magnificence Of Cities (...

The Argonautica is the dramatic story of Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece and his relations with the dangerous princess Medea. The only surviving Greek...

A biography of Cochise, the Apache chief, whose life illustrates the values of trust and truth.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Social Sciences Cu...

Like it or not, all of us who live in modern society are organization men and women. The author shows how pervasive these patterns of relationship are in ou...

Within these visionary pages, meditation and dharma teacher Spring Washam meets the spirit of one of America's greatest ancestors, Harriet Tubman. The Spiri...

Noted for its fair and equal coverage of men and women, this book reviews the research and issues surrounding gender from multiple perspectives including p...

Provides A Species-by-species Catalog Of Predatory Dinosaurs Known To Have Existed. Written And Drawn By Gregory S. Paul. A New York Academy Of Sciences Boo...

It is hard to imagine any device more crucial to modern life than the microchip and the transistor from which it sprang. Every waking hour people of the wor...

Ninety-nine percent of the time, the world spins like a top, the skies are clear, and your refrigerator is full of good food. But the world is a volatile p...

Draws On Interviews With Some Of The Top-level Professionals, Ground-breaking Research, And Mcdermid's Own Original Interviews And Firsthand Experience On S...