Politics & Social Sciences

In 2000, the United Nations laid out a series of eight goals meant to guide humankind in the new century. Called the Millennium Development Goals, these t...

Throughout History, The United States Has Faced Deadly Enemies From Across The Globe. But Today, Our Biggest Enemies Lie Within Our Own Country, Enemies Det...

Discover the revolutionary way to harness the brain's capacity to heal itself Supported by the latest brain research, The Anat Baniel Method uses simple, g...

Since the 1980s, tattooing has emerged anew in the United States as a widely appealing cultural, artistic, and social form. In Bodies of Inscription Margo D...

A nation lost its innocence on November 22, 1963, the day that President John F. Kennedy was killed by an assassin's bullet in Dallas. Thirty-five years lat...

In this dual autobiography, father and son discuss their war experiences in Vietnam, how the tragedy of cancer--caused by exposure to Agent Orange--has affe...

From the award-winning chief White House correspondent for U.S. News & World Report comes the definitive history of Air Force One. From FDR's prop-driv...

Offers A Drug-free Program That Addresses Both The Symptoms And Causes Of Such Disorders As Autism, Adhd, Asperger's, Dyslexia, And Ocd, Involving A Disconn...

A Globe and Mail Top 100 Book of the Year A Quill & Quire Book of the Year A CBC Books Nonfiction Book of the Year A Maclean's 20 Books You Need to Re...

The hilarious and controversial host of HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher has written his funniest, most opinionated, and most necessary book ever--a brillian...

Dude, you're a dad now!Picking up where From Dude to Dad left off, author and founder of the popular Diaper Dude parenting brand Chris Pegula dives into th...

“When I was a boy, I cried. But now I see it well.” Steve Saint was only five years old when his father was brutally killed by Waodani warriors, men from ...

Poland's history from the thirteenth century to modern times overshadows a 1981 dispute between Janko Buk, the leader of a group of militant farmers, and Sz...

Our Relentless Pursuit Of The Two Traditional Metrics Of Success--money And Power--has Led To An Epidemic Of Burnout And Stress-related Illnesses, And An Er...

"I'm not a scratch golfer. I don't know how to bowl. I can't read the stock market. Hell, I have a hard time remembering my wife's cell phone number. But I...

Following the success of Go the F**k to Sleep, Confessions of a Scary Mommy, and Ketchup Is a Vegetable, a collection of funny, warm, and charmingly profane...

A thumb print left at the scene of a grisly murder. Fingerprints taken from a getaway car used in a bank robbery. A palm print recovered from the shattere...

The Man No One Believed: The Untold Story of the Georgia Church MurdersCategories:Politics & Social Sciences

This popular brief edition text for the one-semester or one-quarter American Government course maintains the framework of Wilson's complete text, emphasizin...

Stories of Art is James Elkins's intimate history of art. Concise and original, this engaging book is an antidote to the behemoth art history textbooks fro...

"A groundbreaking series...razor-sharp, compulsively readable courtroom scenes." - The New York Times Book Review "Another barrier-breaking thriller from a ...

Two leading gender experts and Harvard researchers reveal a new paradigm for fairness at work and offer professionals at every level, in any kind of organiz...

Contains A Reference To Authors And Illustrators Of Children's Literature And Includes Biographical Sketches, Photos, And Lists Of Resources That Profile Fo...

a Collection Of Statements Congressman Ron Paul Has Made Over The Past 30 Years Dealing With Foreign Policy From The Date He Was First Elected To Congress....

Key Terms in Language and Culture is a new collection of 75 short original essays written by leading scholars in linguistic anthropology and related fields...

An Accessible, Compelling Introduction To Today's Major Policy Issues From Columnist, Best-selling Author, And Nobel Prize-winning Economist Paul Krugman.Ca...

In Today's Art World Many Strange, Even Shocking, Things Qualify As Art. In This Very Short Introduction Cynthia Freeland Explains Why Innovation And Contro...

Colin Morris traces the origin of the concept of the individual, not to the Renaissance where it is popularly assumed to have been invented, but farther bac...

Describes Social Life And Customs Of The Working People In New York After The Revolution. Includes Sections On Apprentices And Youths, Journeymen, Master Cr...

The 1977 Sorokin Award–winning story of Buffalo Creek in the aftermath of a devastating flood.On February 26, 1972, 132-million gallons of debris-filled m...

The True Story Of The Assassination Of Jfk, Told By Secret Service Agents Who Were There And Who Have Lived With The Guilt And Grief From That Day. When Tim...

A horrifying look at one of the bloodiest scandals in the history of the American presidency, Fast and Furious is this season's sensational, mustread book ...

In a world of modern, involved, caring parents, why are so many kids aggressive and cruel? Where is intelligence hidden in the brain, and why does that ma...

Terry Bradshaw -- Evander Holyfield -- Jerry West -- Byron Whizzer White -- Danielle Green -- Bill Yoast -- Joey Cheek -- Dwayne The Rock Johnson -- Dorothy...

An essential reference for amateur athletes who want to prevent, treat or recover from a particular sports injury. Well illustrate...

Former Republican Strategist Phillips Takes An Uncompromising View Of The Political Coalition, Led By Radical Religion, That Is Driving America To The Brink...

The third edition of this landmark work adds forty new documents, which cover the significant developments in American Indian affairs since 1988. Among the...

Veteran political journalist Scott Farris tells the stories of legendary presidential also-rans, from Henry Clay to Stephen Douglas, from William Jennings B...

more Than A Martial Art, T'ai Chi Is Also A Holistic Method Of Self-healing, A Form Of Moving Meditation, And A Philosophical Way Of Life. Health, Relaxati...

Optimistic About America’s Future?Don’t Be. In his giant New York Times bestseller, America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It, Mark Steyn predi...

"This book is not meant to scare but to educate. Children need to learn the words and phrases in the book and use them to say NO!; to tell their parents if ...

A Guide To Marital Success Explains How Women Can Stop, Take Stock, And Make Their Husbands A Priority In Their Lives, Discussing The Importance Of Intimacy...

Immersed In Radical Feminist Politics, Scientific Ingenuity, Establishment Opposition, And, Ultimately, A Sea Change In Social Attitudes, This Is The Fascin...

Former President George H.W. Bush, revealed through his letters and writings from 1941 to 2010, is “worth its weight in gold…a valuable update of the li...

A Washington Post Notable Book of the Year It was the height of the Cold War, and a dangerous time to be stationed in the Soviet Union. One evening, while t...

Thomas Hardy once said that America had two great attractions: the skyscraper and the poetry of Edna St. Vincent Millay. The most famous poet of the Jazz A...

Charles C. Bullock, Michael J. Mahon, Charles L. KillingsworthCategories: Politics & Social Sciences Social SciencesSocial Work

Catherine Crier With Cole Thompson. Includes Index.Categories: Medical Books PsychologyForensic Psychology