When Time Stopped : A Memoir of My Father's War and What Remains

Survival Math

This dynamic book explores gangs and guns, near-death experiences, sex work, masculinity, composite fathers, the concept of 'hustle' and the destructive power of addict...

Epiphanies of the Ordinary

A challenge to look out for and respond to those moments when God provides bursts of revelation amidst the everyday Through his work as a

Together, Closer

A deeply felt book that explores intimacy through the stories of eight relationships, from a leading neuroscientist and author of How We Feel. What is

Troop 6000

In 2017 Nikita Stewart stumbled upon a story about Troop 6000, the first Girl Scout troop designated solely for homeless girls. When she wrote about

Mitch, Please!

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER From the founder of Kentucky Sports Radio and attorney Matt Jones, a withering, humorous look at

The Declining Significance of Homophobia

Cercetarea în domeniu arată că în mod recurent liceele sunt medii ostile tineretului LGBT. Băieții folosesc comporatemntul homofob pentru a-și demonstra masculinitatea ș...

Fed Up

From Gemma Hartley, the journalist who ignited a national conversation on emotional labor, comes Fed Up, a bold dive into the unpaid, invisible work women

Trust : Self-Interest and the Common Good

Trust lies at the very heart of our relationships, our society, and our everyday lives. Kohn's essay consider its connections to a wider complex of

How We Got To Now

From Steven Johnson, the bestselling author of Where Good Ideas Come From, comes How We Got to Now, the companion book to his five-part BBC

Identity Theft

In A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy, Karl Marx outlined his idea of a material 'base' and politico-cultural 'superstructure'. According to this formula...

Ethics In The Field Contemporary Challenges

In recent years ever-increasing concerns about ethical dimensions of fieldwork practice have forced anthropologists and other social scientists to radically reconsider th...

Despre frici si credinte

Autor: Lise Bourbeau

Motherhood

When the baby comes home, women begin a life of pay cuts, lost job opportunities, heavier housework, unequal emotional loads, and judgement from all sides.

Making India Awesome - New Essays and columns

Love your country? Want to make it truly great? Tired of loud debates and complex arguments which lead to no solutions? Welcome to Making India

Tell Me Who You Are

An eye-opening exploration of race in America In this deeply inspiring book, Winona Guo and Priya Vulchi recount their experiences talking to people from all

Happy People Are Annoying

A wonderfully candid memoir from one of the most recognizable faces of a generation, actor, writer, Youtuber, and television superstar, Josh Peck. In his warm

Cocaine Addiction: Treatment, Recovery, and Relapse Prevention

Cocaine is America's fastest growing drug problem, especially since the appearance of crack. This concise, highly practical book is a detailed guide to clinical assessme...

Creative Care

'MacArthur Genius recipient Anne Basting lays out her pioneering discoveries in applying creativity to treating and interacting with those suffering from dementia, bringi...

An Anthropological Trompe Loeil For A Common World An Essay On The Economy Of Knowledge

Our political age is characterized by forms of description as 'big' as the world itself: talk of 'public knowledge' and 'public goods,' 'the commons' or

Equal

Equal is BBC journalist Carrie Gracie's urgent call to arms - a powerful story about how women can fight for equal pay, and how men

Women and the Authority of Scripture

Addresses the theological impact of accepting the absolute authority of biblical scripture and its related issues, examining how women in the church have dealt with

Raceless

In Georgina Lawton's childhood home, her Blackness was never acknowledged the obvious fact of her brown skin, ignored by her white parents. Over time, secrets

There Will Be No Miracles Here

Whatever Happened to Interracial Love?

Lovers. Lovers who meet at Civil Rights Conferences, sit-ins, church rallies, art galleries. Lovers who send letters back and forth from maximum security prison. Lovers

Consent

'Consent is compelling and disturbing and a welcome expansion of our urgent conversation'--Rebecca Traister Donna Freitas has lived two lives. In one life, she is

Evadarea din sine. Incalcarea granitelor si dorinta de comuniune

Autor: Ilany Kogan

Switched On

Like so many others, John Elder Robison was born with Asperger’s. Over the years, he misread others’ emotions or missed them altogether. Yet he’d also

The Hilarious World of Depression

Unconventional Wisdom

The world can be an amazing place if you know the right questions to ask: How much does a ghost reduce a house's value? How

Ordinary Wonder

My name is Otolorin. I've been called monster. Within dark valleys of flesh I defy the given - a snake curled in upon itself, two-in-one,

Future Bright: A Transforming Vision of Human Intelligence

Încă din momentul în care Alfred Binet a inventat testul IQ acum mai bine de un secol, am inceput să ne gândim la inteligență ca

Handbook of Language and Ethnic Identity, Volume 2

Like the first volume, The Handbook of Language and Ethnic Identity, Volume 2 is a reference work on the interconnection between language and ethnic identity.

Principele - lectii de manipulare

Autor: Niccolo Machiavelli

Adaptive Perspectives on Human-Technology Interaction

The chapters in this volume provide quantitative and computational models and measures for studying how people come to terms with an increasingly technological ecology, ...

Fanpire

An author immerses herself in the frenzied fandom of Twilight, the young-adult vampire romance series that has captivated women of all ages Twilight, Stephenie Meyer’s

Imprisoned in India

James Tooley has been described as a 21st-century Indiana Jones, travelling to remote parts of the developing world to track something that many regarded as

We Can Do It!

'Speak! It's a revolution for women to have voices.' Jill Soloway Ever since the dawn of time, women have been stepping up and saying 'Yes

Sue Cowley's A-Z of Teaching

This informative and humorous A-Z of Teaching includes a huge array of entries―from practical teaching tips for theclassroom to a selection of subversive commentaries on...

No!: The Power of Disagreement in a World that Wants to Get Along

We like to get along, at home or in the workplace. We don't want to hurt people or offend. Therefore, it is no surprise that

Equal Power: A handbook for men and women

De ce este inegalitatea de gen atât de persistentă? Din cauza puterii. Chiar și astăzi, puterea rămâne concentrată în mâinile oamenilor din lumea afacerilor, politicii

The Wizard of Us

Discover the powerful, unique skills and qualities of Dorothy, the Wizard, and the other archetypes of mind, heart, and courage that live within each of

Damned Fools in Utopia

A hefty collection of noted anarchist Nicolas Walter's writings, this history recounts the anarchist and peace movements in the United Kingdom alongside the author's adve...

Our Superheroes, Ourselves

Superhero fans can be found everywhere, from the teeming halls of Comic Con to suburban movie theaters and the young children captivated by their first

Two Sisters

The riveting true story of two sisters’ journey to the Islamic State and the father who tries to bring them home Two Sisters, by the

Fight Like a Mother

Fight Like a Mother is the incredible account how one mother's cry for change became the driving force behind gun safety progress. Along with stories

Brink of Being

It is estimated that one in four pregnancies end in miscarriage and yet it persists as taboo. In The Brink of Being, a groundbreaking and

Missing Each Other

În viețile noastre rapide și obsedate de tehnologie, rareori ne acordăm o atenție reală și atentă unii altora. Cu tot ceea ce se întâmplă în

Stop Bloody Bossing Me About

Hands, face, space. Curfews. Don't drink. Bend your knees. Conform, obey, comply - surrender. British life has become infested by bossiness. Boris Johnson won power

Violence in America

Today's culture of violence affects everyone. Dr. Flannery, a clinical psychologist and author of Preventing Youth Violence--to date the only reliable and substantive boo...

The Louder I Will Sing

'The Louder I Will Sing' is a powerful, compelling and uplifting memoir about growing up in modern Britain as a young black man. It's a

Against The Law: Crime, Sharp Practice And The Control Of Print

This is the latest book in the Publishing Pathways Series. Eight chapters on different aspects of 'sharp practices' in the book world. Includes Christopher de

Bluffer's Guide To Etiquette: Instant Wit and Wisdom

Instantly acquire all the knowledge you need to pass as an expert in the world of etiquette and high society. Know what to say, what

Gender Politics in the Expanding European Union

In May 2004, after bringing their legislation into accordance with EU regulations, ten more countries joined the European Union. The contributors to this volume assess

Conceptual Blockbusting : A Guide to Better Ideas

James Adams's unique approach to generating ideas and solving problems has captivated, inspired, and guided thousands of people from all walks of life. Now, twenty-five

Childfree by Choice

From Dr. Amy Blackstone, childfree woman, co-creator of the blog we're {not} having a baby, and nationally recognized expert on the childfree choice, comes a

Play to Progress

Empty Planet

A brief history of population -- Malthus and sons -- The greying of Europe -- Asia: the price of miracles -- The economics of babies

Eu sunt. Dorinte implinite. Meditatie (Audiobook)

Autori: Wayne W. Dyer, James F. Twyman

Psihologia multimilor

Autor: Gustave Le Bon

The Enigma of Clarence Thomas

Most people can tell you two things about Clarence Thomas: Anita Hill accused him of sexual harassment, and he almost never speaks from the bench.