Politics & Social Sciences

Foreword / John W. Hall -- Prospectus And Summary / William W. Lockwood -- Part 1: The Eve Of Modernization -- The Tokugawa Heritage / E. Sydney Crawcour --...

In November 1937, Ishii Itaro, head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Bureau of Asiatic Affairs, reflected bitterly on the decline of the ministry's influ...

Introduction: Choice And Consequence / James William Morley -- Pt. 1. Political And Military: The Bureaucracy As A Political Force, 1920-45 / Robert M. Spau...

Asking Provocative And Profound Questions About Human Motivation And Contemporary Living And Reaching Some Astonishing Conclusions, 'freakonomics' Will Make...

In 1975, Four Teenagers Gathered In A Kitchen In Dublin To Discuss Forming A Band. The Drum Kit Just About Fit Into The Room, The Lead Guitarist Had A Homem...

The world we live in today is more volatile than ever. The security of free nations is threatened by rogue states, the global economy is in flux, and the r...

When God Winks proposes that what we see as coincidences are really signals from God, reassurances that we are on the right path. Like winks from a loving...

The life stories appearing in this volume come from communities where storytelling provides a customary framework for discussing the past. Angela Sidney, Ki...

During The 1990s, Three-time Olympian Suzy Favor Hamilton Was The Darling Of American Track And Field. An Outstanding Runner, A Major Sports Apparel Spokesp...

A thematic history of the women s movement in India both before and after independence, this book covers the period from the nineteenth century to the prese...

In This Book, The Authors Challenge The Medical Model Of The Psychotherapist As Healer Who Merely Applies The Proper Nostrum To Make The Client Well. They S...

A Long Short War is the one essential book for anyone who wants to understand the greatest global crisis of the past decade, one that bitterly divided publi...

Joyful Effort, Right Livelihood, Compassionate Living, Freedom from Suffering---such principles offer healing balance to the hectic pursuit of the America...

The Reporter Who Caused A Scandal At The New York Times When It Was Discovered That He Had Been Faking His Stories Recounts His Youth As An African American...

Why does the United States go to war? America has a long tradition of justifying war as the defense of democracy. The War on Terror was waged to protect the...

“Bruce Perry is both a world-class creative scientist and a compassionate therapist.” —Mary Pipher, author of Reviving Ophelia Born for Love is the d...

A Compelling, Definitive Account Of How And Why Bin Laden's Ideology Keeps Rising From The Dead. In Early 2011, The Heart Of The Muslim World Roiled In Prot...

Harvard's Top Astronomer Lays Out His Controversial Theory That Our Solar System Was Recently Visited By Advanced Alien Technology From A Distant StarCatego...

Return to Virgin River with the books that started it all… When Connor Danson becomes an unwitting witness to a violent crime, he is forced to leave Sacr...

Digging deep into her strengths, her failures and her losses, Jann Arden brings us an inspiring account of how she has surprised herself, in her fifties, by...

This Account Will Finally Explain For The First Time, In The Uncensored Words Of Simpson's Closest Confidants And Attorneys, Such Mysteries As The Missing L...

This inspiring memoir by the Muslim American Gold Star father and captivating DNC speaker is the story of one family’s pursuit of the American dream.NAME...

Tom Piazza’s sharp intelligence, insight, and passion fuel this new collection of writings on music, literature, New Orleans, and America itself in despe...

What is emo? For starters it's a form of melodic, confessional, or EMOtional punk rock. But emo is more than a genre of music–it's the defining countercu...

The comedian, actor, television host, podcast king, and New York Times bestselling author of President Me, Not Taco Bell Material, and In Fifty Years We’...

For expectant parents who want to know everything about their developing baby at every stage, Pregnancy Day by Day provides a daily countdown to the date of...

A Concise, Brilliant, And Trenchant Examination Of Democratic Nominee Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s Lifelong Quest For The Presidency By New Yorker Political Repo...

A Group Of Female Friends Navigates The Ever-modernizing Phenomena Of Midlife Dating And Relationships Between The Village And Manhattan's Upper East Side.C...

Traces The Rewards And Pitfalls Of A Chinese Mother's Exercise In Extreme Parenting, Describing The Exacting Standards Applied To Grades, Music Lessons, And...

Today, Only Twenty Percent Of Americans Are Wed By Age Twenty-nine, Compared To Nearly Sixty Percent In 1960. The Population Reference Bureau Calls It A 'dr...

America's Founding Genius Is Diversity Of Thought. Which Is Why Social Justice Activists Won't Win By Labeling Those Who Disagree With Them. At A Time When ...

New York Times BestsellerNow a major motion picture starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan and nominated for four Academy Awards: the heartbreaking true stor...

A primer on the world's best parenting strategies—with eye-opening research on the surprising disadvantages lurking in the typical American childhood. ...

Traces The Story Of A Once-promising Football Athlete And Imprisoned Drug Dealer Who Was Offered His Freedom In Exchange For Coaxing A Confession Out Of A S...

Why did Justin Trudeau wait so long to restrict flights from China? Why did his top health bureaucrat tell us not to wear face masks? Why is there a loophol...

In The Dorito Effect, Mark Schatzker Shows Us How Our Approach To The Nation's Number One Public Health Crisis Has Gotten It Wrong. The Epidemics Of Obesity...

From Roger Rosenblatt, author of the bestsellers Making Toast and Unless It Moves the Human Heart, comes a moving meditation on the passages of grief, the ...

this Phenomenal Discipleship Resource Has Helped Millions Of Believers Develop A More Intimate Relationship With God. Through Personal And Group Study, You...

A Riveting Saga In The History Of Rock 'n' Roll: The Decades-long Rivalry Between The Two Men Who Innovated The Electric Guitar's Amplified Sound--leo Fende...

The Former Secretary Of The Department Of Homeland Security Offers An Insightful Analysis Of American Security At Home And A Prescription For The Future. Pa...

The Budget Battles Of Recent Years Have Amplified The Warnings Of Demographic Doomsayers Who Predicted That A Wave Of Baby Boomers Would Bleed America Dry, ...

In Captured, U.s. Senator And Former Federal Prosecutor Sheldon Whitehouse Offers An Eye-opening Take On What Corporate Influence Looks Like Today From The ...

From beloved cultural historian and acclaimed author of Ghostland comes a history of America's obsession with secret societies and the conspiracies of hidde...

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER "Fascinating ... A powerful, exhortatory call to arms."--New York Times Book Review"A David-and-Goliath story for the digital age...

perkins, A Former Chief Economist At A Boston Strategic-consulting Firm, Confesses He Was An Economic Hit Man For 10 Years, Helping U.s. Intelligence Agen...

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A Black Swan Is A Highly Improbable Event With Three Principal Characteristics: It Is Unpredictable; It Carries A Massive Impact; And, After The Fact, We Co...

From One Of The World's Most Celebrated Moral Philosophers Comes A Thorough Examination Of The Current Political Crisis And Recommendations For How To Mend ...