Sociology
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The Power of Strangers: The Benefits of Connecting in a Suspicious World
$20.00 Read moreA “meticulously researched and buoyantly written” (Esquire) look at what happens when we talk to strangers, and why it affects everything from our own health and well-being to the rise and fall of nat… [more below]
- Author: Keohane, Joe
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: July 05 2022
- ISBN10: 1984855794
- Language: English
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Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol
$18.99 Add to cartIn Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol, award-winning journalist Anne Dowsett Johnston combines in-depth research with her own personal story of recovery, and delivers a groundb
- Author: Dowsett Johnston, Ann
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 24 2014
- ISBN10: 006224180X
- Language: English
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Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology
$18.00 Add to cartA witty, often terrifying that chronicles our transformation into a society that is shaped by technology–from the acclaimed author of Amusing Ourselves to Death.
“A provocative book … A tool for fi- Author: Postman, Neil
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: March 31 1993
- ISBN10: 0679745408
- Language: English
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Boom Town: The Fantastical Saga of Oklahoma City, Its Chaotic Founding… Its Purloined Basketball Team, and the Dream of Becomin
$20.00 Add to cartA brilliant, kaleidoscopic narrative of Oklahoma City–a great American story of civics, basketball, and destiny, from award-winning journalist Sam Anderson
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY- Author: Anderson, Sam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: August 20 2019
- ISBN10: 0804137331
- Language: English
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The Structure of Twana Culture: With Comparative Notes on the Structure of Yurok Culture
$18.75 Read moreThis remarkable account of Washington’s Twana Indians contains the most complete body of information compiled on any Native American group in the southern coast Salish region. The Structure of Twana C
- Series: Washington State University Press Reprint
- Author: Elmendorf, William W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: September 23 1992
- ISBN10: 0874220874
- Language: English
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Historic Black Neighborhoods of Raleigh
$23.99 Read moreThe story of Raleigh’s African American communities begins before the Civil War. Towns like Oberlin Village were built by free people of color in the antebellum era. During Reconstruction, the creatio… [more below]
- Series: American Heritage
- Author: Cauthen, Carmen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 09 2023
- ISBN10: 1467150886
- Language: English
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The Age of Overwhelm: Strategies for the Long Haul
$20.95 Add to cartWhether we are overwhelmed by work or school; our families or communities; caretaking for others or ourselves; or engagement in social justice, environmental advocacy, or civil service, just a few sub… [more below]
- Author: Van Dernoot Lipsky, Laura
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: July 10 2018
- ISBN10: 1523094737
- Language: English
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The Cherry Orchard
$14.95 Add to cartA fresh take on a classic by the Tony Award-winning playwright of The Humans
“Mr. Karam’s plays aren’t tearful, but they are often about loss–of love, of health, of innocence–and the messy, haphazar
- Author: Chekhov, Anton
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: April 03 2018
- ISBN10: 155936551X
- Language: English
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More God, Less Crime: Why Faith Matters and How It Could Matter More
$19.95 Read moreIn More God, Less Crime renowned criminologist Byron R. Johnson proves that religion can be a powerful antidote to crime. The book describes how faith communities, congregations, and faith-based org
- Author: Johnson, Byron
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: May 01 2012
- ISBN10: 1599473941
- Language: English
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The Four Laws of Love Discussion Guide: For Couples and Groups
$19.99 Read moreThe Four Laws of Love Discussion Guide is an interactive study guide for individuals or groups. Jimmy Evans outlines the foundational pillars upon which God designed marriage. Following these simple g… [more below]
- Author: Evans, Jimmy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 60
- Publish Date: January 31 2020
- ISBN10: 1950113302
- Language: English
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The Murder Factory: Life and Work of H. H. Holmes, First American Serial Killer
$19.95 Read moreThe simultaneous emergence of the serial killer and the assembly line as expressions of the rationality of modern production methods.
In 1896, at the age of 35, Henry Howard Holmes, whose real name was
- Author: Midal, Alexandra
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: August 15 2023
- ISBN10: 3956795431
- Language: English
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Culture Warlords: My Journey Into the Dark Web of White Supremacy
$17.99 Add to cartA NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Editor’s Choice/Staff Pick
One reporter takes an immersive dive into white supremacy’s explosive online presence, exploring the undercurrents of propaganda, racism, misogy- Author: Lavin, Talia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 12 2021
- ISBN10: 0306846454
- Language: English
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Wedded Wife: A Feminist History of Marriage
$22.00 Read moreIn this fascinating and insightful book, feminist curator Rachael Lennon provides an intimate and intersectional examination of the history of marriage, with a focus on the UK.
In this fascinating fe- Author: Lennon, Rachael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 23 2023
- ISBN10: 0711267111
- Language: English
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The Naked Don’t Fear the Water: An Underground Journey with Afghan Refugees
$27.99 Read moreA NYTBR Editor’s Choice
“This is a book of radical empathy, crossing many borders – not just borders that separate nations, but also borders of form, borders of meaning, and borders of possibility. It
- Author: Aikins, Matthieu
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: February 15 2022
- ISBN10: 0063058588
- Language: English
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The Abuse of Property
$17.95 Read moreA fundamental critique of the current property regime, calling for radical social and political change.
In The Abuse of Property, Daniel Loick offers a multifaceted philosophical critique of the conce- Series: Untimely Meditations
- Author: Loick, Daniel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 0262545500
- Language: English
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Lethal Passage: The Story of a Gun
$17.00 Add to cartThis devastating book illuminates America’s gun culture — its manufacturers, dealers, buffs, and propagandists — but also offers concrete solutions to our national epidemic of death by firearm. It b… [more below]
- Author: Larson, Erik
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: January 15 1995
- ISBN10: 0679759271
- Language: English
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Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream
$29.00 Read moreWelcome to the Suburban Nation
Plunge into the pivotal exploration of America’s car-centric suburban phenomenon that has shaped the landscape of the North American continent over the last century. Sub- Author: Duany, Andres
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 14 2010
- ISBN10: 0865477507
- Language: English
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The Illustrated Secret History of the World
$55.00 Add to cartMark Booth’s The Illustrated Secret History of the World expands upon his New York Times authoritative text on the subject of esoteric belief systems and secret societies, adding to its thorough and r… [more below]
- Author: Booth, Mark
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: November 20 2018
- ISBN10: 1468315668
- Language: English
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El Color de la Justicia: La Nueva Segregación Racial En Estados Unidos
$31.15 Read moreEn este revolucionario trabajo que ha permanecido por m s de dos a os en la lista de los libros m s vendidos del New York Times, Michelle Alexander argumenta que “no hemos erradicado las castas racial… [more below]
- Author: Alexander, Michelle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: June 20 2017
- ISBN10: 1620972743
- Language: Spanish
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Collaborative Society
$15.95 Read moreHow networked technology enables the emergence of a new collaborative society.
Humans are hard-wired for collaboration, and new technologies of communication act as a super-amplifier of our natural col
- Series: MIT Press Essential Knowledge
- Author: Jemielniak, Dariusz
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 18 2020
- ISBN10: 0262537915
- Language: English
