Sociology

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...

Nursing is more than a career; it is a calling, and one of the most important, fascinating, and dangerous professions in the world. As the frontline respond...

On the afternoon of August 20, 1910, a battering ram of wind moved through the drought-stricken national forests of Washington, Idaho, and Montana, whippi...

The American family has undergone a series of transformations from its socially sanctified role as the center of society to today's private, independent uni...

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

For fans of Malcolm Gladwell’s Blink and Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman’s Thinking Fast and Slow, a revelatory new look at how we make decisi...

When Kingsolver And Her Family Move From Suburban Arizona To Rural Appalachia, They Take On A New Challenge: To Spend A Year On A Locally Produced Diet, Pay...

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

Simmering With Menace, Mrs. England Is A Portrait Of An Edwardian Marriage, An Enthralling Tale Of Men And Women, Power And Control, Courage, Truth And The ...

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...

From the #1 bestselling author of Why Your World Is About to Get A Whole Lot Smaller, a provocative, far-reaching account of how the middle class got stuck ...

In A Gripping, Accessible Narrative, A Veteran Science Journalist Lays Out The Shocking Story Of How The Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Happened And How To M...

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...

Introduction : Personal Vocation And Social Conscience -- Sacred Voices : Listen, So That You May Live -- Discernment : The Inner Compass Of The Heart -- Au...

A Poignant Debut Novel About The Lives Of Women, Set In A Claustrophobic Coast Town. How Can They Find Independence In A Society That Seeks To Limit It?-- P...

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

In Karin Baine's latest Harlequin Medical Romance, starting over in the Scottish Highlands gives a veterinary nurse the fresh start she craved, as well as a...

'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...

The tragic true story of Japan's Crown Princess-with a new afterword by the author. It's the fantasy of many young women: marry a handsome prince, move i...

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...

Only four men survived the plane crash. The pilot. A politician. A cop... and the criminal he was shackled to. On an icy night in October 1984, a commuter...

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!The emotional...

Unlike most introductory texts that take a topical approach to studying sociology, this smart, challenging, and accessibly written text looks at the core p...

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

"À la Tara Westover's Educated, Scorah's pensive, ultimately liberating memoir chronicles her formative years as a Jehovah's Witness...and captures the be...

Now in its second edition, Pursuing Health and Wellness looks beyond health as a mere absence of disease to explore the structural and behavioural factors t...

For fans of Downton Abbey, this New York Times bestseller is the enthralling true story of family secrets and aristocratic intrigue in the days before WWIA...

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 ...

A Hilarious And Heartwarming Rampage Through The World Of Self-care Marianne Power Was A Self-help Junkie. For Years She Lined Her Bookshelves With Dog-eare...

In her critically acclaimed Leaving Church ("a beautiful, absorbing memoir." Dallas Morning News), Barbara Brown Taylor wrote about leaving full-time mini...

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...

Bestselling Author, Former White House Speechwriter, And Atlantic Columnist And Media Commentator David Frum Explains Why President Trump Has Undermined Our...

From A Child Called “It” to The Lost Boy, from A Man Named Dave to Help Yourself, Dave Pelzer’s inspirational books have helped countless others triu...

My Neighbor, The Terrorist -- Shots In The Night -- Did You Say You're Jane Roe? -- California Scheming -- The Shadow Plaintiff -- Leaning -- Working The Bu...

After years apart, Mick and Megan O'Brien are finally ready to make it official…again. Most of their grown children couldn't be happier about their rekind...

Over the past thirty-five years, Between Parent and Child has helped millions of parents around the world strengthen their relationships with their childr...

the Controversial National Bestseller That Received Unprecedented Media Attention, Sparked The Nation's Interest In The Plight Of Children With Fetal Alco...

#1 New York Times BestsellerOprah’s Book Club 2016 Selection "Riveting…a worthy investment…this book has real wisdom."―New York Times Book Review "...

Do You Have A Hobby You Wish You Could Indulge In All Day? An Obsession That Keeps You Up At Night? Now Is The Perfect Time To Take That Passion And Make A ...

For The First Time, Mcgraw Will Share The Details Of The Mental And Physical Routine That Got Him In The Best Shape Of His Life. He Suggests That There Is N...

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...

An Insider's Groundbreaking Investigation Of How The Global Elite's Efforts To Change The World Preserve The Status Quo And Obscure Their Role In Causing Th...

An intimate, behind-the-scenes, richly illustrated celebration of beloved The Office co-stars Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey's friendship, and an insider...

Like no other book before it, this work delves into the deep, dark and mysterious undertones hidden in Tinsel town’s biggest films. Esoteric Hollywood is ...

While Imprisoned In A Nazi Concentration Camp, Simon Wiesenthal Was Taken One Day From His Work Detail To The Bedside Of A Dying Member Of The S.s. Haunted ...