Sociology

An entertaining and informative look at the unique culture of crime, punishment, and killing in Ancient Rome In Ancient Rome, all the best stories have ...

They say one out of every hundred people is a psychopath. You probably passed one on the street today. These are people who have no empathy, who are manipu...

national Bestseller“the Most Lacerating Tale Of Drug Addiction Since William S. Burroughs’ junky.” —the Boston Globethe Introduction, Discussion Questions,...

Susan Bordo Untangles The Myths, Ideologies, And Pathologies Of The Modern Female Body. Bordo Explores Our Tortured Fascination With Food, Hunger, Desire, A...

“Michael Gross’s new book…packs [in] almost as many stories as there are apartments in the building. The Jackie Collins of real estate likes to map ex...

The Sequel To The #1 New York Times Bestselling Phenomenon Strange Planet, Featuring More Hilarious And Poignant Adventures From The Fascinating Inhabitants...

A long-awaited follow-up to the New York Times bestselling Search Inside Yourself shows us how to cultivate joy within the context of our fast-paced lives ...

'john Searle Has A Distinctive Intellectual Style. It Combines Razor-sharp Analysis With A Swaggering Chip-on-the-shoulder Impudence That Many Of His Oppone...

Being a Legal Nurse Consultant is your calling. You love what you do. You are ready to go into practice for yourself. You have the education, the drive, an...

A Granddaughter Of Peasants Who Had Become Fabulously Wealthy Through An Oil Strike On Their Farm, Banine Grew Up In 'oriental' Splendor In Baku, Azerbaijan...

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"This is truly a major contribution — brilliant, beguiling, and as broad in concept as it is deep." — Jean Houston, PhD, author of The Possible HumanTho...

Exploring the careers of five influential women writers of the Restoration and eighteenth century, Catherine Gallagher reveals the underlying connections be...

How many people in your life have refrigerator rights? • How many people are you really, truly, connected to-not by social media, email, or phone, but by ...

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

Ready, Set, Grow! In her uniquely warm and funny style, Lynda wrote this entirely new book especially for younger girls to give them what they need to know...

Every day is full of "what would you do?" moments. They can be as simple as times when you're considering whether to bother saying thank you to the taxi dri...

From The Publisher: This Extraordinary Best-seller Is A Brilliant Evocation Of The Noted Scholar's Teachings On Mythology. Joseph Campbell And Bill Moyers O...

her Name Was Henrietta Lacks, But Scientists Know Her As Hela. She Was A Poor Southern Tobacco Farmer Who Worked The Same Land As Her Slave Ancestors, Yet...

Maureen Baker ; Janet Dryden, Consulting Editor. Includes Index. Includes Bibliographical References: P. 375-417.Categories: Politics & Social SciencesS...

Examines How The Wealthy Classes Have Contributed To Growing Inequality In Society And Explains How The Quest To Increase Wealth Has Hindered The Country's ...

Used in place of traditional reading programs to give at-risk readers the appropriate kinds of structure, pacing, and practiceCategories: Politics & Soc...

As A Professor At Yale, Bill Deresiewicz Saw Something That Troubled Him Deeply. His Students, Some Of The Nation's Brightest Minds, Were Adrift When It Cam...

She Was Know To The World As Emily Doe When She Stunned Millions With A Letter. Brock Turner Had Been Sentenced To Just Six Months In County Jail After He W...

A unique collective portrait of the United Kingdom during the national lockdown of 2020. Introduction by The Duchess of Cambridge. Text by Lemn Sissay MBE. ...

Including real life stories, this newly revised third edition of the award-winning bestseller—voted one of the top twenty parenting books—provides pare...

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Are there "natural laws" that govern the ways in which humans behave and organize themselves, just as there are physical laws that govern the motions of a...

Communications, Philosophy, Film And Video, Digital Culture: Media Studies Straddles An Astounding Array Of Fields And Disciplines And Produces A Vocabulary...

A serious and seriously entertaining exploration of the dark and varied obsessions that the “civilized West” has had with decapitated heads and skulls....

Mrs. Obama Offers Readers A Series Of Fresh Stories And Insightful Reflections On Change, Challenge, And Power, Including Her Belief That When We Light Up F...

Sophie Lucido Johnson Gets A Lot Of Questions When She Tells People That She's Polyamorous. Many Love Is An Intimate Look At This Often Misunderstood Practi...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER\From the former Governor of the Bank of Canada, a far-seeing guide to the powerful economic forces that will shape the decades ahead.\Th...

A new and major contribution to the field, Women in European Culture and Society is a transnational history of women in Europe from the beginning of the ei...

A story-based guide to the techniques of shamanic healing• Details indigenous medicine tools and soul healing techniques, including diagnosis and energy c...

We Are Now Living In A World Where Brexit And Trump Are Daily Realities. But How Did This Come About? And What Does It Mean For The Future? Populism And Ult...

this Accessible Text Offers An Abundance Of Engaging Examples And Provides Step-by-step Instructions To Illustrate Common Research Methods And Techniques,...

Combining rich historical detail and a harrowing, pulse-pounding narrative, Close to Shore brilliantly re-creates the summer of 1916, when a rogue Great Wh...

This concise, accessible introduction to criminology explores how crime is defined, measured, and controlled within a Canadian context. In-depth and well-ba...

A “well-written, Engaging Detective Story” (kirkus Reviews, Starred Review) About A Rogue Who Trades In Rare Birds And Their Eggs—and The Wildlife Det...

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Why are Americans being forced to consider homosexual acts as morally acceptable? Why has the US Supreme Court discovered a constitutional right to same-se...

A congregational community is an ideal place to share and strengthen faith, form lasting relationships, and develop special gifts and talents. Too often, t...

Thousands Of Books Have Examined The Effects Of Parents On Their Children. In Asking, What Are The Effects Of Children On Their Parents, The Author Analyzes...

THE INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERWinner of the 2023 Libby Book Award for Best Memoir and AutobiographyThe Oscar-nominated star who captivated the world with h...

Traces The History Of The Deaf Through The Eyes Of Laurent Clerc, A Deaf Frenchman Who Was The Intellectual Leader Of The Deaf Community In France, Then In ...

The Former Attorney General Provides A Candid Account Of His Historic Tenures Serving Two Vastly Different Presidents, George H.w. Bush And Donald J. Trump....