Sociology

An unflinching look at the aspiring city-builders of our smart, mobile, connected future. We live in a world defined by urbanization and digital ubiquity, ...

Urbanization is a fact of Canadian life. With approximately 80 per cent of Canadians residing in cities, it is imperative that students understand the issue...

The dramatic first-person account of life inside an ultra-fundamentalist American religious sect, and one woman’s courageous flight to freedom with her e...

In This Classic About Economics, Freedom, And The Relationship Between The Two, Milton And Rose Friedman Explain How Our Freedom Has Been Eroded And Our Pro...

This book places the revival of Indigenous ceremonialism in a new light. The author aims at dispelling misconceptions and negative opinions by showing the t...

Award-winningfilm historian Patrick McGilligan follows hisacclaimed biographies of Alfred Hitchcock and Oscar Micheauxwith a revelatory look at the life of ...

By Antwone Quenton Fisher And Mim Eichler Rivas.Categories: Science & MathEssays & Commentary

This Book Is An Introduction To Issues Of The Social Determinants Of Health. Social Determinants Of Health Of The Living And Working Conditions That Shape W...

2 March 1810 . . . Today, I Fell In Love. at The Age Of Ten, Miranda Cheever Showed No Signs Of Great Beauty. And Even At Ten, Miranda Learned To Accept ...

D. W. Meinig, Editor ; J. B. Jackson ... [et Al.]. Seven Of The Nine Essays Derive From A Special Series Of Lectures Presented At Syracuse University. Inclu...

Adolescence is a difficult time for teenagers, but it can also be a troublesome time for their parents - a time of profound and even life-altering change. I...

The Second Messiah: Templars, The Turin Shroud & The Great Secret of FreemasonryCategories: Religion & Spirituality Other Religions, Practices &...

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

As seen in THE NEW YORK TIMES • READER'S DIGEST • SPIRITUALITY & HEALTH • HUFFPOST Featured on NPR's RADIO TIMES and WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO When...

Within Every Woman There Is A Wild And Natural Creature, A Powerful Force, Filled With Good Instincts, Passionate Creativity, And Ageless Knowing. Her Name ...

celia Was An Ordinary Slave—until She Struck Back At Her Abusive Master And Became The Defendant In A Landmark Trial That Threatened To Undermine The Very...

"But what about me?" "Is it possible to go one day without dealing with the survivor's issues?" "Will we ever make love again?" "Will the survivor love me ...

In The Time Of The #metoo And #timesup Movement, International Bestselling Author And Leading Global Expert On Mental Strength Amy Morin Turns Her Focus To ...

Family Patterns, Gender Relations is a reader featuring a mix of classic and contemporary readings from Canada, the US, and the UK, designed to introduce se...

"Erudite and impassioned - an act of faith and of resistance to the insidious claims of the post-Christian and post-liberal state." F. C. Decoste, Professo...

if You Think The World Has Changed Dramatically In The Last Five Years, You Haven’t Seen Anything Yet. you Will Never Look At The World In The Same Way Af...

"This is the book I have been waiting for."--Rachel Maddow INSTANTNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | The FBI veteran behind the Russia investigation draws on de...

An anthology of basic statements by the most influential social and political philosophers of Western civilization. Includes Plato, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Rou...

how Do You Fight Despair And Learn To Meet The World With A Loving Heart? How Do You Overcome Shame? Stay Faithful In Spite Of Failure? No Matter Where Peo...

February 2016. Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Tareq Hadhad Was Worried About His Father: Isam Did Not Know What To Do With His Life. Before The War Began In Syria...

In 1930 a plucky girl detective stepped out of her shiny blue roadster, dressed in a smart tweed suit, ready to restore a stolen inheritance to its rightf...

The Author's First Encounter With A Racialized America Came At Age Seven, When Her Parents Told Her They Named Her Austin To Deceive Future Employers Into T...

Media and Society: A Critical Perspective offers an accessible introduction to the role that the mass media play in our lives, our society, and American cul...

New Vocabularies in Film Semiotics provides a comprehensive lexicon of semiotic concepts, defining over 500 critical terms. The authors address key aspects ...

The Emergency Teacher is Christina Asquith’s moving firsthand account of her year spent teaching in one of Philadelphia’s worst schools. Told with str...

Featuring a new preface by the author on how parents can make a difference. With author appearances on Good Morning America, The Today Show, 20 /20 and NP...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Awakening in the Dream comes a book that will take readers on a surprising and enthralling journey through th...

This is a highly illustrated and full-color collection of the greatest propaganda images ever. From Napoleonic war paintings via anti-Hitler posters to brut...

'The book everyone's talking about' The Times (Book of the Year) 'Titania McGrath is a genius' Spectator (Book of the Year) 'Beautiful classic satire' Rick...

Reading Sociology: Canadian Perspectives, second edition, is a contributed reader comprised of edited contributions from members of the Canadian Sociologic...

Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR and Science Friday\A quest to explore some of the most spectacular ancient cities in human history―and figure out why...

however You See The World, This Book Could Blow Your View Apart. It's Got Six Sticks Of Dynamite In It--in The Form Of Six Questions-- That Could Remake The...

Starting Points is a text that is truly a reflection of its title in that it provides a solid starting point for introductory university-level students delv...

Why The Modern World Forgot How To Sleep Why Is Sleep Frustrating For So Many People? While Human History Presents A Vast Diversity Of Sleeping Styles, Toda...

Erma Lee is on the run . . . Running from an abusive husband . . . running from a mother who doesn't care — never cared. Running from a soul-numbing facto...

Gebara's profound and moving statement of principles of ecofeminism shows how intertwined are the tarnished environment around her and the poverty that affl...

With clear instructions for developing a research design and complementary research tools, this book is not about describing or theorizing qualitative meth...

Toronto prides itself on being “the world’s most diverse city,” and its officials seek to support this diversity through programs and policies design...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER\Canada's most verbally virtuosic comic makes his literary debut—and he's just as richly, gloriously funny on the page as on stage.\His...

"Save Your City is an inspired and powerful must-read. Our democracy is in peril and this book delivers the right message, by the right person, at the right...

Society is broken. We can design our way to a better one.In our interconnected world, self-interest and social-interest are rapidly becoming indistinguisha...

Emotional Intelligence was an international phenomenon, appearing on the New York Times bestseller list for over a year and selling more than five million ...

A National bestseller, The Dictionary of Cultural Literacy has been widely acclaimed for identifying and defining the core body of knowledge that no litera...