Politics & Social Sciences

A Mission To Protect A U.s. Senator From An Assassination Threat Takes An Unexpected Turn When Mari, A Mysteriously Beautiful Ghostwalker, Is Taken Hostage....

A vast reconstruction of the knowledge of the ancient Jewish priest-scientists, with vital implications for contemporary spirituality and science. • Rev...

The Nuclear Borderlands explores the sociocultural fallout of twentieth-century America's premier technoscientific project--the atomic bomb. Joseph Masco o...

An unprecedented exposé of Soviet espionage in the United States during the 1930s and 40s This stunning book, based on KGB archives that have never come t...

The reigning King of Comedy demonstrates warmth, wit, and wisdom as he takes on two subjects close to us all. Cosby shares his thoughts on everything from c...

Why Canadians Started To Walk Away From Organized Christianity In The 1960s And How That Defection Became An Exodus. Canadians Were Once Church-goers. Durin...

The Book Is Based On The Authors' Highly Successful Multidisciplinary Qualitative Methods Workshops, Which Have Been Conducted For Over A Decade. They Intro...

This text provides an introduction to the field of sociolinguistics for second and foreign language teachers. This book provides an introduction to the fiel...

This is a major new edition of a stimulating and authoritative book. Merry Wiesner has updated and expanded her prize-winning study; she has added new secti...

Ideas, Products, Messages And Behaviors Spread Just Like Viruses Do. Behavior Can Ripple Outward Until A Critical Mass Or Tipping Point Is Reached, Changing...

THE SIXTH EDITION OF THE COMPELLING AND CONTROVERSIAL HISTORY OF ISRAEL’S SECRET INTELLIGENCE AGENCY In the secret world of spies and covert operations,...

Includes The Diary Of A Young Girl: The Definitive Edition, By Anne Frank ; Edited By Otto H. Frank & Miriam Pressler ; Translated By Susan Massotty, Ne...

As we are approaching our fin de sielce, issues of time and memory haunt contemporary culture. Musuems and memorials are being constructed rapidly, as if t...

Identifies The Qualities Of Successful People, Maintaining That Culture, Family, And Idiosyncratic Factors Can Have A Decisive Impact On Shaping High Achiev...

Over the past decade, legal wagering has expanded rapidly in North America. In 1998 alone, people lost 50 billion dollars in legal betting and it is estimat...

A Trusted Course Text And Professional Resource, This Comprehensive Book Delves Into All Aspects Of Planning And Conducting Strengths-based Group Work With ...

New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult is widely acclaimed for her keen insights into the hearts and minds of real people. Now she tells the emotio...

national Bestseller“the Most Lacerating Tale Of Drug Addiction Since William S. Burroughs’ junky.” —the Boston Globethe Introduction, Discussion Questions,...

Communications, Philosophy, Film And Video, Digital Culture: Media Studies Straddles An Astounding Array Of Fields And Disciplines And Produces A Vocabulary...

Identifies The Qualities Of Successful People, Maintaining That Culture, Family, And Idiosyncratic Factors Can Have A Decisive Impact On Shaping High Achiev...

A story-based guide to the techniques of shamanic healing• Details indigenous medicine tools and soul healing techniques, including diagnosis and energy c...

The bestselling guides for preteens and teens updated with a brand-new look. The Madaras growing-up guides are acknowledged by parents, educators, librari...

A guide to more than one thousand beasts, specters, and other monsters, from the Bible's Leviathan to Hollywood's Alien, arranged alphabetically and cross-r...

The Routledge Handbook Of The Politics Of Migration In Europe Provides A Rigorous And Critical Examination Of What Is Exceptional About The European Politic...

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Political Altruism And The Solidarity Movement / Florence Passy -- Do Unto Others / Charles Tilly -- Dynamics Of Commitment In The Sector Known As Solidarit...

This volume is divided into four main areas of philosophy: logic, epistemology (theory of knowledge); philosophy of mind; and ethics. Each chapter within t...

Sex, and death. All of Marguerite Duras's writings are suffused with the certitude that absolute love is both necessary (sex) ... and impossible to achieve ...

Abraham H. Maslow was one of the foremost spokespersons of humanistic psychology. In The Farthest Reaches of Human Nature, an extension of his classic... To...

Michael G. Titelbaum Presents A New Bayesian Framework For Modeling Rational Degrees Of Belief, Called The Certainty-loss Framework. Subjective Bayesianism ...

His is a journey marked by the questioning of experience itself, until what is reached is sovereign laughter, non-knowledge, and a Presence in no way distin...

In April 1994 Up To A Million People Were Slaughtered In Rwanda During A Murderous Campaign Of Horrifying Efficiency. The Ferocity Of The Killing And The Cr...

Perception is our key to the world.\It plays at least three different roles in our lives. It justifies beliefs and provides us with knowledge of our environ...

As its title suggests, Philosophy: Mirrors of Human Nature introduces the subject of philosophy by providing an historical survey of the most significant t...

Invitation To Peace Studies Is The First Textbook In The Field To Emphasize 21st-century Research And Controversies And To Encourage The More Frequent Use O...

James V. Schall. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 241-249.Categories: Politics & Social SciencesPolitics & Government

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...

The State of the Union is no ordinary speech on at least two accounts: it is a fundamental statement of how a president approaches current policy debates, a...

This is the first introductory textbook of its kind devoted to philosophy of psychiatry, offering a thorough and accessible investigation of the conceptual ...

Irwin Traces The Development Of The Stories Within Stories From Prehistoric India And Pharaonic Egypt To Modern Times, Explores Translations, Additions, Imi...

Providing both a historical and contemporary perspective on presidential powers, The Powers of the Presidency guides readers through the presidency as a co...

Some of the chief goals of science - understanding, explanation, prediction, and application in new technologies - can only be conducted with any purpose if...

Beginning with a focus on the ethical foundations of caregiving in health and expanding towards problems of ethics and justice implicated in a range of issu...

This popular introductory text provides a unique diversity of teaching tools for instructors who prefer a synoptic approach. The text is visually appealing ...

For readers of The Glass Castle and Wild, a stunning new memoir about family, loss and the struggle for a better future #1 International Bestseller Tara We...

this Is A Comprehensive Text, Providing An Introduction To Current Knowledge About Various Types Of Violence Against Children. The Author Deals With Sexua...

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

Dance Makes Its Unique Contribution To Society And Culture By Virtue Of Its Form And Expression; At The Same Time It Is Intimately Bound Up With The Element...