Politics & Social Sciences

Istanbul is a shimmering evocation, by turns intimate and panoramic, of one of the world's great cities, by its foremost writer. Orhan Pamuk, winner of the ...

This book presents an overview of the prominent quantitative and qualitative data that exists on gangs. Academically sound, it synthesizes gang research ...

www.DebbieMacomber.comWhat do you want most in the world? What Anne Marie Roche wants is to find happiness again. At thirty-eight, she's childless, a recent...

Joyce Meyer's Discussion Of The Clear Steps Women Must Take In Their Faith To Become Confident, Assured, And Independent In Their Walk With God.--provided B...

The Author, Former Chief Of The Investigative Support Unit Of The Fbi's National Center For The Analysis Of Violent Crime, Discusses How He And His Colleagu...

A national bestseller and acclaimed guide to Buddhism for beginners and practitioners alike In this simple but important volume, Stephen Batchelor reminds...

Since the Declaration of Independence, equality has been America's primary moral commitment. But equality of what? and for whom? In this completely revised ...

The keys to self-knowledge and deep contentment  are right here before us in this very moment—if we can simply learn to live with open awareness. In The U...

Eleanor Herman. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 257-274) And Index.Categories: Medical Books PsychologySocial Psychology & Interactions

"Appiah has written a remarkably impressive book, one that makes a number of important advances on the existing literature and stands as an important cont...

Robert Downham died on Wednesday, August 23, 1967 of Reticulum Cell Sarcoma. Three weeks before he died, he did not know he was sick. Nine days after diagn...

Life-changing Wisdom From 130 Of The World's Highest Achievers In Short, Action-packed Pieces, Featuring Inspiring Quotes, Life Lessons, Career Guidance, Pe...

Letters To My Palestinian Neighbor Is One Israeli's Powerful Attempt To Reach Beyond The Wall That Separates Israelis And Palestinians And Into The Hearts O...

This Concise Guide Offers Not Only The Practical 'how-to' For Doing Business In The People's Republic But Also The Valuable 'why' For Understanding Chinese ...

Peace Was A Talented Young African-american Man Who Escaped The Slums Of Newark For Yale University, Only To Succumb To The Dangers Of The Streets -- And Of...

In 2000, the United Nations laid out a series of eight goals meant to guide humankind in the new century. Called the Millennium Development Goals, these t...

Throughout History, The United States Has Faced Deadly Enemies From Across The Globe. But Today, Our Biggest Enemies Lie Within Our Own Country, Enemies Det...

Discover the revolutionary way to harness the brain's capacity to heal itself Supported by the latest brain research, The Anat Baniel Method uses simple, g...

A nation lost its innocence on November 22, 1963, the day that President John F. Kennedy was killed by an assassin's bullet in Dallas. Thirty-five years lat...

In this dual autobiography, father and son discuss their war experiences in Vietnam, how the tragedy of cancer--caused by exposure to Agent Orange--has affe...

The Great Philosopher's Major Work On Ethics, Along With Ecce Homo, Nietzche's Remarkable Review Of His Life And Works. Translated By Walter Kaufmann. ...

Offers A Drug-free Program That Addresses Both The Symptoms And Causes Of Such Disorders As Autism, Adhd, Asperger's, Dyslexia, And Ocd, Involving A Disconn...

A Globe and Mail Top 100 Book of the Year A Quill & Quire Book of the Year A CBC Books Nonfiction Book of the Year A Maclean's 20 Books You Need to Re...

The hilarious and controversial host of HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher has written his funniest, most opinionated, and most necessary book ever--a brillian...

Dude, you're a dad now!Picking up where From Dude to Dad left off, author and founder of the popular Diaper Dude parenting brand Chris Pegula dives into th...

“When I was a boy, I cried. But now I see it well.” Steve Saint was only five years old when his father was brutally killed by Waodani warriors, men from ...

Poland's history from the thirteenth century to modern times overshadows a 1981 dispute between Janko Buk, the leader of a group of militant farmers, and Sz...

With their thirtieth birthdays looming, Jen, Holly, and Amanda are feeling the pressure to hit certain milestones—score the big promotion, find a soul ma...

Our Relentless Pursuit Of The Two Traditional Metrics Of Success--money And Power--has Led To An Epidemic Of Burnout And Stress-related Illnesses, And An Er...

Following the success of Go the F**k to Sleep, Confessions of a Scary Mommy, and Ketchup Is a Vegetable, a collection of funny, warm, and charmingly profane...

A thumb print left at the scene of a grisly murder. Fingerprints taken from a getaway car used in a bank robbery. A palm print recovered from the shattere...

This popular brief edition text for the one-semester or one-quarter American Government course maintains the framework of Wilson's complete text, emphasizin...

Stories of Art is James Elkins's intimate history of art. Concise and original, this engaging book is an antidote to the behemoth art history textbooks fro...

"A groundbreaking series...razor-sharp, compulsively readable courtroom scenes." - The New York Times Book Review "Another barrier-breaking thriller from a ...

Two leading gender experts and Harvard researchers reveal a new paradigm for fairness at work and offer professionals at every level, in any kind of organiz...

Writing A Few Months Prior To Her Assassination, Bhutto Explores The Complicated History Between The Middle East And The West. She Traces The Roots Of Inter...

Contains A Reference To Authors And Illustrators Of Children's Literature And Includes Biographical Sketches, Photos, And Lists Of Resources That Profile Fo...

a Collection Of Statements Congressman Ron Paul Has Made Over The Past 30 Years Dealing With Foreign Policy From The Date He Was First Elected To Congress....

Key Terms in Language and Culture is a new collection of 75 short original essays written by leading scholars in linguistic anthropology and related fields...

An Accessible, Compelling Introduction To Today's Major Policy Issues From Columnist, Best-selling Author, And Nobel Prize-winning Economist Paul Krugman.Ca...

Despite substantial research during the last two decades in the area of gender and science, no anthology or textbook has introduced students in a comprehen...

In Today's Art World Many Strange, Even Shocking, Things Qualify As Art. In This Very Short Introduction Cynthia Freeland Explains Why Innovation And Contro...

Colin Morris traces the origin of the concept of the individual, not to the Renaissance where it is popularly assumed to have been invented, but farther bac...

Photographs capture the essence of motherhood, from a mother clutching her infant child before going off to the Persian Gulf War to a daughter kissing her m...

This text presents a clear and concise, yet comprehensive survey of the contributions of women to the history of art. Organized chronologically, the book a...

Although the Freemasons number over six million members worldwide, they are a very secretive organization. the general public today thinks of them as a soci...

Describes Social Life And Customs Of The Working People In New York After The Revolution. Includes Sections On Apprentices And Youths, Journeymen, Master Cr...

The 1977 Sorokin Award–winning story of Buffalo Creek in the aftermath of a devastating flood.On February 26, 1972, 132-million gallons of debris-filled m...