Politics & Social Sciences

Prologue : Life Before The Nuns -- Pt. 1. Community -- 1. Beyond Stereotype -- 2. Sisters In The 'hood -- Pt. 2. Obedience -- 3. Politics Of The Habit -- 4....

In a group of essays, letters, and speeches, Einstein relates his views on politics, religion, morality, and the place of science in the modern worldCategor...

'A fascinating from-the-heart memoir' Nigel Slater'A revelatory honest read' Red magazine FUNNY, HEART-WRENCHING, GENEROUS AND TRUE, IN FINDING MY VOICE N...

Two separate lives, one heartbreaking secret When Phyllis Whitsell was just eight months old, her mother died of tuberculosis. At least, that what’s Phyl...

You'll Recognize Your Own Cat In This Entertaining Collection Of Stories About The Surprising, Amusing, Heartwarming, And Even Magical Things That Our Cats ...

Stress is a fact of modern life. And as more and more people face greater financial insecurity, longer work hours, and the increasingly complex personal a...

A Quick, Easy And Important Educational Comic Guide To Using Gender-neutral Pronouns. A Great, Simple Look At The Importance Of Using Correct Pronouns; Extr...

In The Trend of Economic Thinking Hayek presents many of the figures that influenced the development of his economic thought. The articles range from well-...

zach Hunter May Only Be Fifteen, But He's Taking On Issues That Affect The World---and He's Making A Change. Find Out How Zach Is Working To End Slavery, An...

The heartache of miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death affects thousands of U.S. families every year. Empty Cradle, Broken Heart offers reassurance to p...

dr. Sam Parnia Faces Death Every Day. Through His Work As A Critical-care Doctor In A Hospital Emergency Room, He Became Very Interested In Some Of His Pati...

How Did Women In 16th Century Western Europe Cope With The Consequences Of Being Considered Inherently Sinful--as Well As Being Legally And Economically Sub...

The Rights And Involved Duties Of Mankind Considered -- The Prevailing Opinion Of A Sexual Character Discussed -- The Same Subject Continued -- Observations...

noted Psychologist And Philosopher Develops His Own Brand Of Pragmatism, Based On Theories Of C. S. Peirce. Emphasis On Radical Empiricism, Versus The Tra...

There is a common perception in the arts today that overtly activist art—often seen to sacrifice an aesthetic pleasure for a subversive one—is no longe...

In her surprising, entertaining and persuasive new book, award-winning author and psychologist Susan Pinker shows how face-to-face contact is crucial for l...

Winner of an American Indian Youth Literature Award New York Times best-selling author Cynthia Leitich Smith turns to realistic fiction with the thoughtful ...

voltaire's Comment—i Disapprove Of What You Say, But I Will Defend To The Death Your Right To Say It—is Frequently Quoted By Defenders Of Free Speech. Yet...

Argues that the Bible predicts that a Middle East crisis will precede the final battle of Armageddon and the second coming of ChristCategories: Politics &am...

This edition contains four essays--"On Liberty," "Utilitarianism," "Considerations on Representative Government," and "The Subjection of Women"--never befor...

This moment of perfect clarity that is the force behind all the traditional Japanese arts—from archery to flower arranging—is celebrated here in Dave L...

A glorious new fantasy from an award-winning author. The story is narrated by two very different teenagers, who each inhabit two extraordinarily different w...

Chicken Soup for the Soul cocreators Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen have teamed up with Michelle L. Trujillo, best known to teens as Mrs. T, to offer...

Between the late 1970s and the mid-1980s, the people of Guatemala were subjected to a state-sponsored campaign of political violence and repression designe...

How did the universe really begin? The verdict is in. Lee Strobel investigates the latest scientific discoveries from physics to biology and discovers they...

grace Fox, Author Of The Popular 10 Minutetime Outs For Moms, encourages Busy Women To Make Time For What Matters Most—their Relationship With God. Using ...

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...

this Is The Best General Book On Philosophy For University Students: Not Just An Introduction, But A Guide Which Will Serve Them Throughout Their Studies....

Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Barbara W. Tuchman, author of the World War I masterpieceThe Guns of August, grapples with her boldest subject: the perv...

MATTHEW KELLY'S BOOKS AND IDEAS have been inspiring men, women, and children of all ages for thirty years. Now he directs our attention toward a single idea...

Sam Harris’s first book, The End of Faith, ignited a worldwide debate about the validity of religion. In the aftermath, Harris discovered that most people...

Useful To The Novice Searcher, As Well As The Professional Genealogist. Covers All Aspects Of Research--major Records, Published Sources, And Special Resour...

The Novel Begins In The Mid-1880s With The Naive Blundering Career Of Djuro Kracha. It Tracks His Arrival From The Old Country As He Walked From New York To...

Jacques the Fatalist is a provocative exploration of the problems of human existence, destiny, and free will. In the introduction to this brilliant transla...

The Best-selling Author Of Obama's America Characterizes Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton As A Nixonian Political Gangster Out To Control The Country'...

In June 2009, Wendell Potter made national headlines with his scorching testimony before the Senate panel on health care reform. This former senior VP of C...

In the bestselling tradition of The World Is Flat and The Next 100 Years, THE ACCIDENTAL SUPERPOWER will be a much discussed, contrarian, and eye-opening as...

This meticulous study examines the rhetorical foundation that motivated Deaf people to work for social change during the past two centuries. In clear, conci...

In A Memoir About The Power Of Race To Share One's Personal Identity, The Daughter Of Jewish Father And African-american Mother Recalls Her Confusing But Ul...

The story of a woman who spent her life disregarding the law and the Lord, but found salvation through Christ while on death row, and shared her testimony a...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “An unflinching examination of how our drinking culture hurts women and a gorgeous memoir of how one woman healed herself.â€...

In their most popular book, bestselling authors Eric and Leslie Ludy challenge singles to take a fresh approach to relationships in a culture where love ha...

WE Charity had changed the game. In its 25 years, the international development charity and youth empowerment movement impacted lives the world over.\Innova...

Offering inspirational advice in a down-to-earth style, this unique compilation of letters provides wisdom, guidance, and heartfelt insight to help the re...

Why is it that so many efforts by liberals to lift the black underclass not only fail, but often harm the intended beneficiaries?In Please Stop Helping Us, ...

Increasingly, Western culture embraces confusion as a virtue and decries certainty as a sin. Those who are confused about sexuality and identity are viewed...

Presents The Rules Of Parliamentary Procedure Designed To Help Meetings Run More Smoothly And Efficiently. The Basics -- The Order Of A Business Meeting -- ...