Politics & Social Sciences

World-class pediatric surgeon, social scientist, and best-selling author of Thirty Million Words Dr. Dana Suskind returns with a revelatory new look at the ...

World-renowned Jesus scholar Marcus J. Borg shows how we can live passionately as Christians in today's world by practicing the vital elements of Christian...

“A gift of love to others who are seeking solace.” —Olivia Newton-JohnOn the morning of May 11, 2015, Erin Davis, one of Canada’s most beloved radio...

Alec Fisher. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 187.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences PhilosophyGeneral

This volume collects a wealth of articles covering a range of topics of practical concern in the field of ethics, including active and passive euthanasia,...

For more than three years, British psychologist David Chantry followed the daily activity on the acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) Listserve, recogniz...

THE RIGHT THING TO DO is a collection of readings in moral theory and practical moral issues from major Western philosophers. It is the successful companion...

a Survey Of The Quirks And Quandaries Of The English Language, Focusing On Our Strange And Wonderful Grammar why Do We Say “i Am Reading A Catalog” Instea...

In What a Difference a Daddy Makes, renowned psychologist and best-selling author Dr. Kevin Leman helps fathers love their daughters in an active way that ...

Perhaps the most unconventional and literally breathtaking father-son story you'll ever read, My Friend Leonard pulls you immediately and deeply into a rela...

Andrew Bailey’s highly-regarded introductory anthology has been revised and updated in this new concise edition. Mindful of the intrinsic difficulty of t...

The only complete world mythology textbook available, Introduction to Mythology: Contemporary Approaches to Classical and World Myths, Second Edition, int...

What Are The Grand Dynamics That Drive The Accumulation And Distribution Of Capital? Questions About The Long-term Evolution Of Inequality, The Concentratio...

A riveting examination of a nation in crisis, from one of the finest political journalists of our generation American democracy is beset by a sense of cri...

"Alternately lyrical and laugh-out-loud funny."—New York Times “Deliciously readable . . . Donald Hall, if abandoned by the muse of poetry, has wrought...

Out of the 100 million women—almost 11 million in the United States alone—who are on the pill, roughly 60 percent take it for non-contraceptive reasons...

The late 1960s and early 1970s, in New York City and America at large, were years marked by political tumult, social unrest—and the best professional bas...

Period Repair Manual is your guide to better periods using natural treatments such as diet, nutritional supplements, herbal medicine, and natural hormones....

Program Evaluation and Performance Measurement: An Introduction to Practice, Second Edition offers an accessible, practical introduction to program evaluati...

Foreword / Jonathan Kozol -- Introduction / Noam Chomsky -- What's At Stake In Haiti -- The Uses Of Haiti -- The Template Of Colony -- From Duvalierism To D...

One of America's foremost political columnists ties the Book of Job to the news of the day in a provacative exploration of how we can reshape politics by fo...

More than 98 percent of human genes are shared with two species of chimpanzee. The 'third' chimpanzee is man. Jared Diamond surveys out life-cycle, culture,...

Describes How The United States Evolved From A Frontier Society To The World's Lone Superpower.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Social SciencesGen...

in The Years Following Her Role As The Lead Author Of The International Bestseller, Limits To Growth-the First Book To Show The Consequences Of Unchecked G...

Historian Edward Baptist Reveals How The Expansion Of Slavery In The First Eight Decades After American Independence Drove The Evolution And Modernization O...

From world-renowned public intellectual Bernard-Henri Lévy comes an incisive and provocative look at the heart of Judaism.“A smart, revealing, and essen...

Are We Losing A War Few Of Us Realize We're Fighting? Poisoned Dissidents. Election Interference. Armed Invasions. International Treaties Thrown Into Chaos....

The instant New York Times USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestseller, now in paperback! For four years, Donald J. Trump inflicted an onslaught of overlap...

This is a must-read book for counselors and counselors-in-training who want to refine the craft of counseling so they can be more effective in today's multi...

Martin Herbert's latest book provides an interesting and informative account of the child's journey from the womb to the world outside, through childhood ...

The fourth edition of Handbook of Measurement and Evaluation in Rehabilitation is an excellent continuation of the previous, providing more expert knowledge...

the End Of Iraq, Definitive, Tough-minded, Clear-eyed, Describes America's Failed Strategy Toward That Country And What Must Be Done Now. the Washington P...

In Israel and the West it is called the Six Day War. In the Arab world, it is known as the June War, or simply as "the Setback." Never has a conflict so sho...

The Prison Memoirs Of The Soviet Dissident And Jewish Activist Relate The Harrowing Events Of His Nine Years In Kgb Custody, From Interrogation To Release. ...

The history-making, ground-breaking speeches of Greta Thunberg, the young activist who has become the voice of a generation.In August 2018 a fifteen-year-ol...

"A brisk, lucid, and energetic book, written with conviction and offering a central argument that is at once provocative and appealing ... Deserves a place ...

With a new introduction by the author.The Israeli novelist David Grossman's impassioned account of what he observed on the West Bank in early 1987--not only...

A Rare, Insider’s Look At The Life Of Donald Trump From Bill O'reilly, The Bestselling Author Of The Killing Series, Based On Exclusive Interview Material...

It's Difficult Today To Imagine How America Survived The Great Depression--only Through The Stories Of The Common People Who Struggled During That Era Can W...

More Words, More Arrows Offers Adages, Aphorisms, And Pithy Observations On People And Events. It Draws On The Rich Folk Wisdom Of Eastern Europe And The Im...

WINNER OF THE 2018 NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARDThe definitive memoir of one of Israel's most influential soldier-statesmen and one-time Prime Minister, Ehud ...

The Astonishing But True Story Of One Of The Most Notorious Spy Cases From The Cold War--and The International Manhunt That Seized Global Attention As It Re...

Some People Seek. Jews Question. And To Answer Their Questions Comes The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia, A Bible Of Judaism That, In Its Deeply Knowing And High...

The young W. H. Auden and Christopher Isherwood spent, between them, the years 1928 to 1933 in Berlin. It was a crucial stage in the development of the two ...

Terry O'reilly And Mike Tennant, The Ad Men Behind 'the Age Of Persuasion', The Popular Radio Show Broadcast On The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation And Si...

the Shocking Secrets Of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Artwork the Recent Cleaning Of The Sistine Chapel Frescoes Removed Layer After Layer Of Centuries Of...

About the Author MARSHA LEDERMAN is the Western Arts Correspondent for the Globe and Mail. Before joining the Globe, Marsha worked for CBC Radio, mostl...

A groundbreaking and irresistible biography of three of America's most important musical artists — Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and Carly Simon — charts...