Politics & Social Sciences

A visual history of the 20th century, the photographs in this volume cover events which range from the hard history of politics to new inventions, the arts,...

The household (domus) was the basic unit of Roman society. This sourcebook offers insight into the different and often conflicting roles and mores of house...

This Book Is A Global History Of The Interwar Period, Which Posits A New History For The Origins Of The Second World War. Jonathan Haslam Argues That It Was...

Everybody is aware, all seven billion of us. We are aware of thoughts, feelings, sensations, and perceptions. All people share the experience of being awar...

“Will shape our thinking about America and the Middle East for years.”—Christopher Dickey, Newsweek The Washington Post - Robert Kagan Today, the conventio...

From Pulitzer Prize-winner David Zucchino Comes A Searing Account Of The Wilmington Riot And Coup Of 1898, An Extraordinary Event Unknown To Most AmericansC...

A Wall Street Journal writer’s conversation-changing look at how reading aloud makes adults and children smarter, happier, healthier, more successful and...

the Medical Basis For The Healing Power Of Intimacywe All Know That Intimacy Improves The Quality Of Our Lives. Yet Most People Don't Realize How Much It C...

James Keeler And Peter Wothers. Includes Index.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Philosophy History & Schools of ThoughtWestern

The Coronavirus Pandemic Has Made Vulnerable People More Vulnerable, And Brought Trauma Into Many Lives That Were Already Unsteady. A Powerful Testament To ...

Unhappiness, says bestselling author Harriet Lerner, is fueled by three key emotions: anxiety, fear, and shame. They are the uninvited guests in our lives....

In 2008, J.k. Rowling Delivered A Deeply Affecting Commencement Speech At Harvard University. Now Published For The First Time In Book Form, Very Good Lives...

In this revised edition of the best-selling book The Measure of a Man, Gene Getz delivers the newly enhanced message of what it takes to be a man of God. M...

Become The Exceptional Person God Has Called You To Be With These Seven Practices For Living A Fulfilled And Plentiful Life From Lakewood Church Co-pastor A...

grief Is A Personal Journey, Never The Same For Any Two People And As Unique As Your Life And Your Relationships. Although Loss Is An Inevitable Part Of Li...

What do subprime mortgages, Atlantic salmon dinners, SUVs and globalization have in common?They all depend on cheap oil. And in a world of dwindling oil sup...

Examines Ethical Dilemmas Found Within The Field Of Medicine In Canada. The Author Includes Real-life Stories As Well As His Own Experiences As A Patient Wi...

We are completely satisfied with nothing There is little correlation between the circumstances of people's lives and how happy they are. This is the ...

Aside from the celebrated title poem — a survey of the nature of the universe and man's place in it — this collection features "The Rape of the Lock," ...

In 1969, Ann-Marie’s parents did the unthinkable. They left a Hutterite colony in Canada with seven children, and little else, to start a new life. Over...

Providing abundance is humanity’s grandest challenge—this is a book about how we rise to meet it. We will soon be able to meet and exceed the basic ne...

The remarkable, amusing and inspiring adventures of a Canadian couple who make a year-long attempt to eat foods grown and produced within a 100-mile radius ...

A wonderfully readable account of scientific development over the past five hundred years, focusing on the lives and achievements of individual scientist...

The New York Times bestseller that is an inspiring 'story of hope' (People) for parents of autistic children One morning Jenny McCarthy was having a cup o...

#131 The Case Of The Two-cent Candy years Ago, I Wrote About A Retail Store In The Palo Alto Environs-a Good One, Which Had A Box Of Two-cent Candies At T...

This Is Your Life-- Where We Start -- You Don't Have To Know Latin To Know Your Body -- Making Our Sex Lives Ours-- Common Core Sexual Issues -- To Learn An...

this Book Presents The Concerns, Visions And Struggles Of Women In Chiapas, Mexico In The Context Of The Uprising Of The Zapatista Army Of National Libera...

'Susie Dent is a one-off. She breathes life and fun into words and language' Pam Ayres Lexicographer and all-round word expert, queen of Countdown's Diction...

Americans Have Disabled The Government's Ability To Solve Even Basic Problems, Making Us Vulnerable To The Most Dangerous Demagogue Ever To Pretend To The W...

women And Men Live In Different Worlds...made Of Different Words. spending Nearly Four Years On The new York Times Bestseller List, Including Eight Months...

A Major American Intellectual Makes The Historical Case That The Reforms Of The 1960s, Reforms Intended To Make The Nation More Just And Humane, Instead Lef...

Discusses The Failure Of America's Political Elites To Recognize How Group Identities Drive Politics Both At Home And Abroad, And Outlines Recommendations F...

Completely revised from the previous edition. Increased page count More dictionary entries - 61,000 total 13,000 thesaurus entries 3,000 new dicti...

Ken Stern Watched The Increasing Polarization Of Our Country With Growing Concern. As A Longtime Partisan Democrat Himself, He Felt Forced To Acknowledge Th...

In 1995, Jim Bedard, a martial artist and Zen student, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia and given ten days to live. This is the story of how he u...

If you only read one thriller this year... "A great modern gothic. Ellison outdid herself-- what an ending!" --Catherine Coulter, #1 NYT bestselling author...

Tommy Douglas and the Quest for Medicare in CanadaCategories: Politics & Social Sciences Politics & Government International & World PoliticsCan...

What makes you feel cozy? This gorgeous book of inspiration is all about what helps you feel at home. Create your own quiet refuge with tips and affordable ...

A "sharp and entertaining" (The Wall Street Journal) exploration of fashion through the ages that asks what our clothing reveals about ourselves and our soc...

Childhood is the time we first become members of Society. Erikson wrote about how we enter each stage of life, encounter natural conflicts in aging and, hop...

A Meditation On The Joys Of Grandparenthood Shares Practical Suggestions For Making The Most Of A Grandparent-grandchild Relationship, Building Trust, Knowi...

An invaluable key to self-understanding. Using examples from her own life and those of her clients, Leonard, a Jungian analyst, exposes the wound of the spi...

The children in this book defy the stereotypes of urban youth too frequently presented by the media. Tender, generous and often religiously devout, they s...

The night of Elvis' death, the investigator left all of his notes and photos from the death scene on the front seat of his car. In the morning, he discovere...

The Treasured Classic Of Political Economy, First Published In 1776. This Edition Includes An Introduction Which Aims To Place The Work In A Business Contex...

A collection of lyrics and music to cherished spiritual songs and gospel hymns of black congregations.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Social Scie...

Warning!* This book contains the following: Unsafe use of powerful firearms in combination with explosives Cultivation of illegal crops Impressionable...

Alva Noë is one of a new breed—part philosopher, part cognitive scientist, part neuroscientist—who are radically altering the study of consciousness by as...