Sociology

remember That Time You Bumped Into Stephen Hawking At The Clambake And His Monologue On String Theory Went Completely Over Your Head? Man, Was That Awkwar...

Radically Reimagine Our Ways Of Being, Learning, And Doing Education Can Be Transformed If We Eradicate Our Fixation On Big Data Like Standardized Test Scor...

Look for Robyn’s new book, The Best of Us, a story about family, second chances and choosing to live your best life—order your copy today!#1 New York T...

On their 30th anniversary, the surviving Pythons—John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin—reminisce about their collaboration,...

In this comprehensive, stylish and accessible introduction to contemporary social theory, Anthony Elliott examines the major social theoretical traditions....

“I am an assiduous reader of John Casti’s books. He is a real scientific intellectual.” —Nassim Nicholas Taleb, New York Times bestselling author o...

An engaging illustrated history of feminism from antiquity through third-wave feminism, featuring Sappho, Mary Magdalene, Mary Wollstonecraft, Sojourner Tru...

A GRIPPING, FEARLESS EXPLORATION OF MASCULINITYThe effects of traditionally defined masculinity have become one of the most prevalent social issues of our t...

A Collection Of Sharp, Poignant Essays That Expertly Blends The Personal And Political In An Exploration Of American Culture Through The Lens Of Our Obsessi...

In this volume, Clark Moustakas clearly discusses the theoretical underpinnings of phenomenology, based on the work of Husserl and others, and takes the r...

The Bestselling Author Of The Sign And The Seal Looks Into The True Origins Of Civilization. Connecting Puzzling Clues Scattered Throughout The World, Hanco...

Lee Johnson was a man with simple dreams. All he wanted was a steady job and a nice home for his wife and children, something better than the hard life he k...

have You Ever Wondered What It Takes To Find The Love Of Your Life? Is It Your Dream To Find A Life Partner Who Will Love, Cherish, And Adore You? the Soul...

North America is in the grips of a drug epidemic; with the introduction of fentanyl, the chances of a fatal overdose are greater than ever, prompting many t...

A Riveting Account Of How Christian Fundamentalists, Orthodox Jews, And Conservative Catholics Have Joined Forces In A Battle Against Their Progressive Coun...

The Closing Arguments From Ten Noteworthy Cases—“lawyers And Nonlawyers Will Enjoy The Passion And Eloquence Of These Counselors; Practitioners Of Law W...

An Incisive Follow-up To The New York Times Bestseller White Fragility Asserting That It Is White Progressives Who Are Responsible For Inflicting The Most D...

In both subtle and distinct ways, postmodernism has permeated American life, becoming a part of our schools, our TV shows, our churches, our conversations,...

An unforgettable firsthand account of a people's response to genocide and what it tells us about humanity. This remarkable debut book chronicles what has h...

Curry Is A Dish That Doesn't Quite Exist, But, As This Hilarious And Sharp Essay Points Out, A Dish That Doesn't Properly Exist Can Have Infinite, Equally A...

In the current environment of deepening class and income inequality, it is essential to understand the socio-economic conditions that shape the health of in...

Program Evaluation And Performance Measurement: An Introduction To Practice Offers A Conceptual, As Well As Practical, Introduction To Program Evaluation An...

Drawing on insights from psychology, sociology, anthropology, history, theology, and missiology, as well as on interviews with converts from disparate backg...

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...

a Provocative New Perspective On Female History, The History Of American Medicine And Psychology, And The History Of Child-rearing Unlike Any Other. Categ...

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...

Courageous, insightful and candid thoughts on malady and mortality from one of our most celebrated writers. On June 8, 2010, while on a book tour for h...

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...

In this revised and updated edition, David Suzuki and Holly Dressel explore the ways in which human beings have evolved beyond their needs, trampling other ...

The latest edition of Pamela Farris's popular, value-priced text continues to offer pre- and in-service teachers creative strategies and proven techniques ...

An inside look at America's most controversial charter schools, and the moral and political questions around public education and school choice.The promise...

“After years of debate and inquiry, the key to a great marriage remained shrouded in mystery. Until now...”—Carol Dweck, author of Mindset: The New P...

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"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...

In the highly acclaimed bestselling A Call to Action, President Jimmy Carter addresses the world’s most serious, pervasive, and ignored violation of basic...

In This Must-have Guide, One Of The Nation's Premier Speech Coaches, Christine K. Jahnke, Details The Practices And Techniques Of Successful Women To Help A...

A Practical Guide To Shutting Down Workplace Sexual Harassment So It Doesn't Derail Your Career Or Your Life, From The First On-air Personality To Sue Espn ...

America’s most popular progressive radio host and New York Times bestselling author explores the fall of the American Dream and the steps we can take to b...

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

Lucifer EffectCategories: Medical Books PsychologySocial Psychology & Interactions

In this provocative, witty, and thoroughly researched inquiry into what we find beautiful and why, Nancy Etcoff skewers one of our culture's most enduring ...

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...

"Timely and necessary...This book is not only a warning. It is an opportunity. An opportunity to live out the gospel we so passionately proclaim. And it sta...

Nelson Mandela, one of the most famous freedom fighters in the world, is a powerful symbol of hope for oppressed people everywhere.This is his story, revis...

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

You Have Probably Heard The Term Old School, But What You Might Not Know Is That There Is A Concentrated Effort To Tear That School Down. It's A Values Thin...

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