Politics & Social Sciences

With passion, wit, and good common sense, the celebrated poet Mary Oliver tells of the basic ways a poem is built-meter and rhyme, form and diction, sound...

In March of 1992, the highest–ranking member of the Mafia in America ever to break his oath of silence testified against his boss, John Gotti. He is Salva...

People with borderline personality disorder (BPD) can be intensely caring, warm, smart, and funny-but their behavior often drives away those closest to them...

The Author Of The Gnostic Gospels Draws On Personal Experiences And The Perspectives Of Neurologists, Anthropologists, And Historians To Illuminate The Endu...

A GRIPPING, FEARLESS EXPLORATION OF MASCULINITYThe effects of traditionally defined masculinity have become one of the most prevalent social issues of our t...

An extraordinarily beautiful keepsake book, To My Daughter, With Love is a singular journal about the special relationship that exists between mothers and d...

The Greatest Secret, The Long-awaited Major Work By Rhonda Byrne, Lays Out The Next Quantum Leap In A Journey That Will Take The Reader Beyond The Material ...

Unlike many other ancient mythologies, Hinduism thrives in the modern world. One billion followers and countless others have been captivated by its symboli...

A New York Times Notable Book for 2011 Sometime around 1750, English entrepreneurs unleashed the astounding energies of steam and coal, and the world was...

To The Complete Novice Learning About Philosophy Can Be Daunting. The Philosophy Book Changes All That. With The Use Of Powerful And Easy To Follow Images, ...

Opposites attract in these two reader-favorite stories featuring the Stanislaskis! Falling for Rachel For passionate lawyer Rachel Stanislaski, work is her ...

Globalization has been traditionally interpreted as a phenomenon that takes place at the macro level and is determined by states and markets. This volume t...

Bruno Latour ; Translated By Catherine Porter. Includes Glossary.Categories: Engineering & Transportation EngineeringIndustrial, Manufacturing & Ope...

A New York Times bestselling author reveals the story of a nearly forgotten moment in American history, when mass violence was not an aberration, but a regu...

written From A Global Perspective On Risk, Hazards, And Disasters, Introduction To International Disaster Management Provides Practitioners, Educators A...

The Silent Half : Le Contadine Del Sud Before The First World War / Emiliana P. Noether -- The Civil Code Of 1865 And The Origins Of The Feminist Movement I...

Now in a fully revised, updated, and expanded second edition, this informative clinical resource and text presents Froma Walsh's family resilience framewo...

The Schooled Society examines how education has come to occupy a central place in society and how its function and form continue to evolve. Structured aroun...

Margaret Cavendish's Observations upon Experimental Philosophy holds a unique position in early modern philosophy. Cavendish rejects the picture of nature a...

Embraced with zeal by a wide array of activists and policymakers, the restorative justice movement has made promises to reduce the disproportionate rates ...

Psychology has had a number of things to say about black and coloured people, none of them favourable, and most of which have reinforced stereotyped and der...

Canadian Families: Diversity, Conflict and Change, third edition examines the themes, contradictions and conflicts surrounding the family and it's many inca...

In 2009, The National Academy Of Sciences (nas) Authored The Report Strengthening Forensic Science In The United States: A Path Forward. In It, The Committe...

How could an urban American Indian tribe, having survived relentless earlier governmental attempts to declare its culture extinct, be once again on the verg...

Georgia Nicolson is now the girlfriend of the Sex God (aka Robbie), and things are wonderful. Except her loony parents are dragging her off to Och Aye lan...

A baby caught between her Amish world...and his Englisch one. Former Amish John Mast never expected to return to the community he left behind...or to claim ...

Series: A Href=http://www.oupcanada.com/tcs/themes In Canadian Sociology/athis Concise Yet Comprehensive Sociological Overview Of Public Policy In Canada Ex...

This meticulously researched book explores the concept of fame in all its fleeting glory and confounding inconsistency. Why do so many entertainers do so mu...

Shoot The Women FirstCategories: Politics & Social Sciences Social SciencesGeneral

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER!\"A book begging to be read on the beach, with the sun warming the sand and salt in the air: pure escapis...

What is death? Do people survive death? What do we mean when we say that someone is "dying"? Presenting a clear and engaging discussion of the classic phi...

`it's Easy To Be Snobbish About Media Culture; The Great Merit Of Roger Silverstone's Book Is To Make The Reader Understand Just How Important That Culture ...

Internationally known vegan and bestselling author John Robbins has continued his observations and investigations into food politics and food-related issue...

Part dialogue, part narrative, part playscript, this unique book contains the award-winning play Jessica, as well as the extraordinary story of its making. ...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Masterly. An epic story of four Japanese-American families and their sons who volunteered for military service and displayed un...

Frank Ching. Parallel Title In Chinese Characters. Map On Lining Papers. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 471-511.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences...

An integral part of Chinese thought for more than 2,000 years, the Tao Te Ching teaches individual peace and harmony through meditation. One of the most i...

In This Fresh And Comprehensive Introduction To Animal Ethics, Lori Gruen Weaves Together Poignant And Provocative Case Studies With Discussions Of Ethical ...

Near The Ontario-michigan Border, Canada's Densest Concentration Of Chemical Manufacturing Surrounds The Aamjiwnaang First Nation. Living In The Polluted He...

the Ways In Which Knowledge Relates To Power Have Been Much Discussed In Radical Education Theory. New Emphasis On The Role Of Gender And The Growing Debate...

Paulo Freire ; With Notes By Ana Maria Araújo Freire ; Translated By Robert R. Barr. Translation Of: Pedagogía Da Esperança. Second Copy At The Library O...

Metamorphoses of the Zoo marshals a unique compendium of critical interventions that envision novel modes of authentic encounter that cultivate humanity's b...

Traces The Author's Journey Of Self-discovery After The Dissolution Of Her Marriage, Revealing How She Found Healing By Rejecting Gender Standards And Refus...

Presents A Comprehensive Analysis Of The Ecological Resources And Technologies Required For Sustaining Households, Communites, Regions, And Nations. Why Wor...

An Exhilarating History Of Humankind, Chronicling Thousands Of Years Of Trial And Error--but Mostly Error--in The Rise Of Civilization Modern Humans Have Co...

a Book—rare In Our Arid Age—that Takes Root In The Heart And Grows There For A Lifetime.Categories: Religion & Spirituality New Age & SpiritualityRe...

Featuring twenty-five insightful selections by prominent philosophers, literary figures, and religious thinkers, The Meaning of Life: A Reader, Fourth Editi...

Wealth, fame and a real-life romance she never expected—seventeen-year-old Vaughn Bennett lands it all when she agrees to become a pop star’s fake girl...