Social Science - General

Author: Maurice A. ButlerISBN-10: 1479708313ISBN-13: 9781479708314Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/13/2012Pages: 238Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.78lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54d

Wolverine. Logan. Weapon X. By any name, Marvel Comic's savage, brooding antihero is, in his own words, the best at what he does--killing with gratuitous precision. Paradoxically violent yet humane, the beer-swilling, cigar-smoking mutant with retractable claws is universally misjudged in the Marvel Universe...

To the casual observer, similarities between fan communities and religious believers are difficult to find. Religion is traditional, institutional, and serious; whereas fandom is contemporary, individualistic, and fun. Can the robes of nuns and priests be compared to cosplay outfits of Jedi Knights and...

Author: Stephen J. WilliamsISBN-10: 1469175606ISBN-13: 9781469175607Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/23/2012Pages: 154Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d

Journey with the author through the labyrinth of Boston's once infamous Combat Zone - a four block area of concentrated crime, vice and pathos. Peer into the murky world and inner workings of organized crime - prostitution, gaming, pornography and bookmaking. Trace the rudimentary...

By 2100, the human population may exceed 11 billion. Having recently surpassed 7.5 billion, it has trebled since 1950. Are such numbers sustainable, given a deepening environmental crisis? Can so many live well? Or should world population be controlled? The population question, one of...

The Theory of Social Revolutions is a classic political theory essay by Brooks Adams. Civilization, I apprehend, is nearly synonymous with order. However much we may differ touching such matters as the distribution of property, the domestic relations, the law of inheritance and the...

Theorist-at-Large: One Woman's Ambiguous Journey into Medical Cannabis, well, it's a book about my academic journey... a journey of a lifetime. Like nothing-NOTHING--I ever expected Each section of Theorist-at-Large discusses a semester term, briefly providing an introduction as to my life at the time...

Professor Bella DePaulo (Ph.D, Harvard) has been busting myths about marriage and single life ever since her groundbreaking book, Singled Out. In Marriage vs. Single Life, she makes her case more forcefully, thoroughly, and persuasively than ever before. The first two chapters, "Living Single:...

With this classic text, The Superstition of Divorce, G.K. Chesterton has produced a masterpiece on the subject of marriage and the home as the setting for the "superstition" of divorce.Author: G. K. ChestertonISBN-10: 1505540569ISBN-13: 9781505540567Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/31/2014Pages: 58Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize:...

In a world that promotes assertion, agency, and empowerment, this book challenges us to revalue a range of actions and attitudes that have come to be disregarded or dismissed as merely passive. Mercy, resignation, politeness, restraint, gratitude, abstinence, losing well, apologizing, taking care: today,...

The Communist Manifesto is in several respects a paradoxical document. A product of the Western European political struggles that culminated in the pan-European Revolutions of 1848, its greatest historical impact was nevertheless not felt until the following century, in countries far from Western Europe...

What would happen if we could stop time? A fascinating, inside look at five women who had their eggs frozen reveals what it's like for them to be free of the constant ticking of their biological clocks. How would you live your life if...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Obscure Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Mahatma GandhiISBN-10: 1443740209ISBN-13: 9781443740203Publisher:...

Yellow Wolf - His Own Story. By Lucullus Virgil McWhorter, Illustrated with original photographs. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high...

Comics Versus Art examines the relationship between comics and the most important institutions of the art world; including museums, auction houses, and the art press.Author: Bart BeatyISBN-10: 1442612045ISBN-13: 9781442612044Publisher: University of Toronto PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/06/2012Pages: 288Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80dReview Citation(s):...

This is the first concise handbook on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) health in the past few years. It breaks the myths, breaks the silence, and breaks new ground on this subject. It is an advanced-level text whose scope and accessibility makes it...

In this study ninety- one professional genealogists tell us why they became interested in genealogy and why they decided to become professional genealogists.Author: Lawanna Lease BlountISBN-10: 1440178216ISBN-13: 9781440178214Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/11/2009Pages: 116Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.36lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.24d

In today's world, at least 90 percent of Americans under age thirty are said to know their Sun sign, yet no one has ever really delved into answering the question: Is astrology really a science? Tapan Das earned master and doctorate degrees in electronic...

America was discovered by a few Norwegians who got lost while sailing to Greenland. Had they established a permanent settlement, America might be the United States of Wine-Land. In 1492, Columbus gave the men of San Salvador shiney glass beads, and their women gave...

A thoughtful exploration of time and how we make it do our biddingAuthor: Michael G. FlahertyISBN-10: 1439902631ISBN-13: 9781439902639Publisher: Temple University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/22/2010Pages: 192Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d

Arthur Schopenhauer was a 19th century German philosopher known for his gloomy manner. Schopenhauer's The World as Will and Representation emphasized the role of man's basic instinct, which Schopenhauer described as the will to exist, or "will". Schopenhauer is known for his analysis of...

LAW ENFORCEMENT EXAM PREPARATION This book is designed to best prepare each candidate with the ability to score the highest possible score they are capable of attaining.Author: Joseph J. Rios (D/Sgt Ret ).ISBN-10: 1435700953ISBN-13: 9781435700956Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/17/2007Pages: 96Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.41lbsSize: 9.69h x 7.44w...

The book will guide a person interested in becoming a bail agent, step by step, how to become licensed, how to start your business, how to write bonds, how to locate bond skips, record keeping, and tips of how to keep from writing bonds...

This book is an edited collection of case studies of contemporary issues in culture and communication around the world.Author: Thomas K. NakayamaISBN-10: 1433132249ISBN-13: 9781433132247Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic PubliLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/30/2017Pages: 302Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.96lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.68d

It is widely recognised that we are living through an 'age of the narrative'. Many of the constituent disciplines in the social sciences resonate with this trend by using life history and narrative approaches and methods. As we move on from the modernist period...

In the last fifty years, Korea has transformed itself from an agrarian, Confucian-based culture into a global and technological powerhouse, and one of the most important political and economic forces in the world. Based on previous research and face-to-face interviews, the book shows how...

This book documents a systematic investigation into various aspects of policing in the People's Republic of China, including its scholarship, idea, origin, history, education, culture, reform, and theory. It approaches the study of Chinese policing from an indigenous perspective, informed by local empirical data....

In Finding Myself, author Gelasia Marquez puts the puzzle pieces of her life together in this memoir. She not only reflects on the significant milestones in her life, but she also provides insight into the important people who touched her and impacted her existence....

This book unveils the secrets of gangs, their language, hand signs and graffiti. It explores techniques to combat gang recruitment in schools, churches, and communities from a Christian perspective.Author: Michael M. LeonardISBN-10: 1425161855ISBN-13: 9781425161859Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/29/2008Pages: 68Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w...

In Journeys to the Heart of Baltimore, veteran journalist Michael Olesker writes of Baltimore's melting pot in all its rollicking, sentimental, good-natured, and chaotic essence. The stories come from neighborhood street corners and front stoops, playgrounds and school rooms, churches and synagogues, and families...

Born in 1572 in London England, John Donne is one of the most important and influential of all English poets. The child of Catholic parents at a time when Catholicism was illegal in England, Donne spent much of his life wrestling with his beliefs...

Six Foundations for Building Community Resilience describes how communities can approach the full scope of the 21st century's challenges equitably and sustainably. The report draws on some of the most compelling recent thinking about resilience from academia, sustainability advocacy, and grassroots activism, as well...

Will the great innovations of the twenty-first century be American or Chinese? Who is winning the innovation race? And what are the implications for the people of other nations? There is a contest for technological supremacy occurring across the Pacific - a contest of...

Emergence, Complexity, and Self-Organization have become vital focuses of interest not only in the fields of science and philosophy but also in the wider worlds of business and politics. This book presents a series of essays by thinkers who anticipated the significance of those...

The recent discovery of an archive full of personal documents of the philosopher and biologist Ludwig von Bertalanffy, founder of the General System Theory, paved the way for a reconsideration of important elements concerning his life and thought. This updated biography of a thinker,...

Complexity theory has now been part of a wider intellectual world for the best part of two decades. One could probably mark the start of this interest with the publication of the two popular books by Lewin and Waldrop (both in 1993). In this...

This book, written by leading experts in the field, is intended for thoughtful leaders, advisors, and academics who want to better understand cutting edge thinking and the latest research on leadership in the complex, highly interconnected organization of today. Unlike most books on the...

This 2005 edition (ISBN 0-9743472-4-8 in the Cultural Classics Series by Ria University Press) contains an exact replica copy of the complete first edition of Robert C. W. Ettinger's 1972 cultural classic, MAN INTO SUPERMAN. Additional (2005) materials include three paper contributions: (1) "A...

In a world of increasing complexity, answers have a short life-span and people have a growing desire to solve their own problems. Sustainable social change is increasingly depending on successful dialogue. This book provides a closer look at transformative dialogue tools and processes for...

Author: John R. GordonISBN-10: 0956430708ISBN-13: 9780956430700Publisher: Dolman ScottLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/06/2010Pages: 140Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.78lbsSize: 11.69h x 8.27w x 0.30d

This volume consists of a selection of 14 scholarly works examining the urban experience of Italian Americans in small towns and big cities, out of the approximately 60 stimulating papers presented at the 41st annual Conference of the American Italian Historical Association, held in...

The Age of the Female: A Thousand Years of Yin highlights the profound and extraordinary ascent of the female in the modern world, placing her center stage in the global spotlight as presidents and leaders of nations, titans of industry, corporate executives, military generals,...

Frank Chodorov profoundly influenced the intellectual development of the post-World War II libertarian/conservative movement. These essays have been assembled for the first time from Chodorov's writings in magazines, newspapers, books, and pamphlets. They sparkle with his individualistic perspective on politics, human rights, socialism, capitalism,...

How precisely do the Chinese negotiate contracts and other agreements? Do they follow conventions similar to those of European negotiators? To the Japanese? Is there a pattern or style to their negotiations? These are the types of issues examined and resolved in Pye's guide....

Revolutionary Social Transformation focuses on the visions and analysis culled from the writings of Karl Marx, Paulo Freire, and Antonio Gramsci. Marx's theory of critical praxis and his dialectical conceptualization of capitalism are discussed together with Freire's and Gramsci's ideas. The author suggests that...

Coming out is the process of acknowledging same-sex attractions to oneself and to others. It is both a personal and a public process. For many gay and bisexual students, college marks a pivotal point where for the first time they feel free to explore...

The healthy social life is found When in the mirror of each human being The whole community finds its reflection And when in the community The virtue of each one is living.Rudolf Steiner understood that human social, ethical, and moral development lagged far behind...

This widely-acclaimed approach developed by the late Dr. Arnold P. Goldstein and colleagues is now in a larger format with reproducible skill outlines, skill homework reports, and program forms. Now includes forms CD. Skillstreaming in Early Childhood employs a four-part training approach: modeling, role-playing,...

Develops a pragmatic approach to the pressing moral issues, addressing practical problems by focusing on specific human concerns and multiple values rather than on abstract philosophical principles. This book showcases the author's method in sustained discussion of four controversial areas: abortion, animal rights, environmentalism,...