Politics & Social Sciences

This new work explores the meaning and implications of professionalism as a form of social organization. Eliot Freidson formalizes professionalism by treati...

'In this deeply original, provocative book, outrage, hilarity, grief, profanity, lyricism and moral daring join in bursting the accustomed bounds even of ...

In this volume distinguished scholars from different social science disciplines assess the emerging international order. The volume's three sections examine...

Explore the past, present and future of voting around the world, and why it's one of the most important things we can do as citizens.In Get Out and Vote!, d...

in Unrelenting Flow Of Choices Confronts Us At Nearly Every Moment Of Our Lives, And Yet Our Culture Offers Us No Clear Way To Choose. This Predicament See...

Encourages a detailed perception of the world that improves awareness as well as drawing skills, and includes Zen stories, quotations, proverbs, and anecdot...

The story of the rise of the human rights movement by the renowned international attorney, in a newly revised and expanded edition. For centuries it seeme...

A Counterterrorism Spy Describes His Leadership Of The Campaign That Routed Al Qaeda And The Taliban In The Weeks After The September 11 Attacks, Offering I...

This Reference Work Includes An Examination Of The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame's Selection Process, A Review Of The Annual Induction Ceremony, And Provides C...

Civil Rights Activist Ruby Bridges--who, At The Age Of Six, Was The First African American To Integrate An All-white Elementary School In New Orleans--share...

Howard G. Buffett Has Seen First-hand The Devastating Impact Of Cheap Mexican Heroin And Other Opiate Cocktails Across America. Fueled By Failing Border Pol...

The Carsons of Mustang Creek: three men who embody the West and define what it means to be a rancher, a cowboy and a hero in this brand-new series from the...

The world has watched stunned at the bloodshed in Mexico. Thirty thousand murdered since 2006; police chiefs shot within hours of taking office; mass graves...

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times • The Washi...

Coming Soon, The New Book From Governor John Kasich, It's Up To Us--publishing October 22, 2019!Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Politics & Go...

Based on the pioneering New York Times series, About Us collects the personal essays and reflections that have transformed the national conversation around...

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What Happens When Freedom Of Expression Comes Under Threat? In Frank And Wide-ranging Interviews, Historian And Critic Leonard S. Marcus Probes The Experien...

The founder of the McDonald's hamburger chain tells of his early business ventures and his success in developing a single restaurant in Illinois into an int...

Designed specifically for biology and life/social sciences majors, this applied calculus program motivates students while fostering understanding and master...

A Contemporary Analytical Framework And The Tools To Apply ItCategories: Politics & Social Sciences Politics & Government United StatesGeneral

“Bear Grylls is a veritable superhero….The former UK Special Forces paratrooper has braved the world’s harshest environments.”—Hampton Sides, Out...

Three monks, Hok, Lok, and Siew, journey along a mountain road trying to understand what makes one happy. At once the monks encounter frightened villagers w...

"A masterpiece of women’s wisdom."—Christiane Northrup, M.D. "The journey to capture her feminine soul and live authentically . . . makes a fascinatin...

Collection Of 30 Bite-sized Low-dose Edibles Recipes That Includes Instructions For Creating Master Ingredients Like Canna Butters And Oils, And Detailed In...

This concise, accessible introduction to criminology explores how crime is defined, measured, and controlled within a Canadian context. In-depth and well-ba...

levitt (economics, U. Of Chicago) And Writing Collaborator Dubner (a Writer For The New York Times And The New Yorker) Dub The Material In This Work Freako...

The Third Edition Of This Bestselling Text Reviews And Analyzes The Foremost Leadership Theories, Giving Special Attention To How Each Theoretical Approach ...

They Told You That You Need To Be Thin And Beautiful. They Told You To Wear Longer Skirts, Avoid Going Out Late At Night, And Move In Groups--never Accept D...

Gain the confidence to not only talk about race, but actually make a difference when you do. Negotiation expert Kwame Christian's motto is: "The best things...

An updated edition of a standard in its field that remains relevant more than twenty years after its original publication. More than twenty years ago, soc...

Right to Be's accessible and engaging step-by-step instructional guide to safe and effective bystander intervention Bystander intervention is simply overc...

Prove your awesomeness—or bolster your stockpile of conversation starters! Either way, prove you’re the smartest schmuck in the room with over 500 absur...

Edited and introduced by MSNBC's Ali Velshi, The Trump Indictments collects the complete charging documents brought by the Department of Justice and the F...

Revised and updated with the latest scientific research and updated case studies, the business classic that offers a revealing look at psychopaths in the w...

Offers women advice about men, marriage, family relationships, and fulfillment, and discusses independence, self-respect, and the attitudes parents teach th...

The Real Story Of John Wayne Gacy-- By The Man Who Helped Catch Him He was a model citizen. A hospital volunteer. And one of the most sadistic serial kill...

A Themes In Canadian Sociology Series Best-seller, Now In Its Fifth Edition, Race And Ethnicity In Canada Engages Students In A Critical Examination Of The ...

Brief, inviting, and provocative, this book is a perfect introduction to the burgeoning field of environmental ethics. It animates the basic questions, tell...

Engaging and insightful, Society and Technological Change introduces the study of society and technology through technology's influence on our daily lives i...

This Book Offers A Historical-critical Analysis Of How And Why Youth Culture Emerged And Evolved In North America. The Author Traces The Origins Of Youth In...

“What does it mean to be lonely?” Thomas Dumm asks. His inquiry, documented in this book, takes us beyond social circumstances and into the deeper forc...

When Charles Colson was released after seven months of prison time following the Watergate scandal, the last thing on earth he wanted to do was go back into...

T. D. Jakes has helped millions of women discover the glorious truth of who they are. His bestseller The Lady, Her Lover and Her Lord was a groundbreaking ...

Why does nothing make sense?- How can there be a "climate emergency" when the climate has not changed noticeably during my lifetime?- How can we fight a "Wa...

the Award-winning Pbs Series Spawned This Book, Which Is Filled With Evocative Photographs And Essays From Some Of The Nation's Leading Civil War Historian...

In 1939, fifty million Americans went to the movies every week, Louis B. Mayer was the highest-paid man in the country, and Hollywood produced 530 feature ...

Human Evolution and Prehistory, second Canadian Edition, offers a straightforward, balanced presentation on views of human evolution, adaptation, and prehis...