Society & Social Sciences books

A bold new portrait of Livia, ancient Rome's first First Lady, who shaped the empire from behind the throne Livia...  Read More >>

Twenty true stories of Cold War spies, double agents, and deadly betrayals - when the wrong move didn't just end...  Read More >>

Life Stories is a deeply human memoir about resilience, identity, and the lifelong pursuit of freedom. In the end,...  Read More >>

Vivid and precise dispatches from life in the Iranian capital told from behind the blackout  Read More >>

Porté par la vie hors du commun d'une infirmière née en 1903, ce livre tisse une fresque où se mêlent courage, mémoire...  Read More >>

A daughter returns to the story that shaped her life... because when a child loses her mother to violence, growing...  Read More >>

Revisionist historians have tried to make the case that the British Empire was unrelievedly evil and that the hero...  Read More >>

Revisionist historians have tried to make the case that the British Empire was unrelievedly evil and that the hero...  Read More >>

An insight into Minh Hien and her family's journeys to Australia and their love for motherland fatherland, illustrated...  Read More >>

A comprehensive illustrated reference guide to the static artillery systems that defended American shores and supported...  Read More >>

A self-help book by and for metalheads  Read More >>

Democracy depends on citizens who can encounter difference - and build something from it. That capacity is not innate....  Read More >>

Reclaim your time and energy. This calm, reassuring guide offers simple scripts and powerful sentences to help kind...  Read More >>

Tsuda Umeko-- featured on Japan's newest banknote-- is widely known in Japan as a pioneer of women's English education....  Read More >>

What does it mean when women become soldiers? At a time when the presence of women in the military is often celebrated...  Read More >>

Bolga baskets-- handwoven in a rural region of northern Ghana-- are sold in markets across Europe, North America,...  Read More >>

Naaman had a deadly, incurable disease. God's prophet told him to dip seven times in a muddy river. This devotional...  Read More >>

When the lights go out, the real darkness has just begun. The sun did it in a heartbeat: one catastrophic Coronal...  Read More >>

Break repeating relationship patterns. Love as Seeing combines psychology, attachment theory, and spirituality to...  Read More >>

What I Couldn't Tell My Therapist shares the unforgettable stories of three patients in intensive therapy. Michelle,...  Read More >>

What I Couldn't Tell My Therapist shares the unforgettable stories of three patients in intensive therapy. Michelle,...  Read More >>

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Your Call Is Very Important to Us is a powerful collection of stories, poems, and artwork from veterans of the Iraq...  Read More >>

A queer-feminist analysis of how real spaces can make utopia tangible - and how hope can remain a serious sociological...  Read More >>

The third volume in a series showcasing poets producing excellent, if sometimes unnoticed, work. Intended to act...  Read More >>