Society & Social Sciences Books

Orcapedia presents a sobering look at the current imprisonment of a highly intelligent, socially complex, non-threatening species—orcas—by an industry strictly for profit. Many remember the movement to release Keiko, the orca who appeared in the family...

What if there was a way, not just to help people get over the bad times, but to help them achieve to the utmost of their potential? A way to be with clients and be absolutely our best without getting burnt out, drained or exhausted? New Paradigm...

The revived cult of Pan recognizes him as the god of fields, groves and wooded glens. Connecting him to fertility and the season of spring, with his entourage of fauns and satyrs pursuing and copulating with woodland nymphs. The word  panic ultimately...

Based on the most successful mind development program in the world today, this book offers the complete course in Silva Mind Control techniques in a do-it-yourself format. In just 40 days, YOU THE HEALER can teach readers how to use the power of their...

Once in a decade comes a book that can affect people at the very core of their experience. A contemporary masterpiece in the tradition of the world's great spiritual writings, Spiritual Growth is such a book. It contains the essence of the contemporary...

This step-by-step guide to making soul contact and awakening your heart centers was given to Sanaya Roman by Orin, a wise and gentle spirit teacher. As you read, you will be taking a wonderful journey of adventure and growth. You will prepare your...

Parents whose adult children have cut off contact wonder: How did this happen? Where did I go wrong? What happened to my loving child? Over time, holidays, birthdays, and even the birth of grandchildren may pass in silence. Anguish may turn into anger...

Note: The revised eBook edition has the addition of several color illustrations and has been updated, however the processes and information in both the printed and eBook editions are essentially the same.Opening to Channel is a book with a startling...

The mysterious civilizations of Lemuria and Atlantis become reality as Shirley Andrews, the author of Atlantis: Insights From a Lost Civilization combines details from scholars, scientists and the respected psychic Edgar Cayce. Her sober portrayal of...

The right to vote is something that American women today often take for granted. Yet generations of courageous women struggled over the course of decades to bring about a constitutional amendment granting woman suffrage. From its first stirrings before...

For more than 200 years American women have challenged injustice and chauvinism, going into workhouses, taverns, and the halls of government to campaign for charity, temperance, peace, and, more recently, sexual equality. Women Who Dare: Women for Change...

With profiles drawn from the collections of the Library of Congress, these Knowledge Cards pay tribute to 48 inspiring women who have exhibited the courage and determination to reach beyond society’s expectations. Working in such varied disciplines as...

This 48-card quiz deck delves into the vast and rich resources of the Library of Congress to test your knowledge of women’s achievements in music. From conservatories to concert stadiums to the dressing rooms of Hollywood, Who Was She? A Quiz Deck of...

“Lights! Camera! Alias!” If you want to be a star, get yourself a proper name. Would Frances Ethel Gumm and Joe Yule Jr. have risen to the pinnacle of Hollywood stardom without changing their names? Would Woody Allen have won three Oscars if he had kept...

True or False? Ella Fitzgerald got her start in music when, on a dare, she sang “Judy” at an amateur night competition at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. Can you name the jazz musician whose primary instrument is bagpipes? Lillie Mae Jones became a star...

If when you think of ancient Egypt only pyramids, cryptic hieroglyphs, and Hollywood-style mummies come to mind, then you can learn something from this 48-card deck of Knowledge Cards. Dig into the facts about such larger-than-afterlife characters as...

Three timeless favorites—Little Red Riding Hood, Jack the Giant-Killer, and Rumpelstiltskin—come together in this enchanting collection of read-aloud fun. Illustrated in charming detail by Edward Gorey and retold with engaging wit by James Donnelly,...

The vogue for composing sonnets arrived in England in the late 16th century. These short verses told a story and were typically dedicated to a lady; standard themes were the lady’s coldness and the poet’s despair. William Shakespeare’s efforts are...

Start with a knack for anagrams. Multiply that by a way with numbers. Subtract from the result any morning or late-night fuzzyheadedness. You now know your HGQ, or Head Games Quotient—we invite you to apply it to the 48 puzzles in this Knowledge Card...

The music of the great masters is immediately recognizable, and you may be able to name the composers of iconic symphonies, concertos, and cantatas. But can you name the composer whose grandest symphony is often performed by as many as 1,000 singers and...

Spend the day with three rambunctious bunnies as they romp through the quiet life of their uncle, Mr. Reginald—who likes things just so—and his perfectly tidy neighbor, Mrs. Paddock. Full of sweet mischief, the youngsters bumble and tumble while the...

Thirty-six pairs of colorful molecule diagrams provide a fun way to learn some science in this challenging memory game. What do water molecules look like? What about sugar, salt, and Vitamin C? Kids of all ages can enjoy playing the game and learning...

Ever wonder why horseshoes are considered lucky and umbrellas opened inside are unlucky? Or where the high five came from? Why brides wear white and mourners black? (It’s not as clear-cut as you think.) This deck of 48 common customs tracks down the...

It’s late. You’re home alone. The television’s on—a local station showing an old scary movie. The longer you watch, the more you wonder, “Did I lock the front door? ” Then you hear the floor creak behind you, and you’re not so sure that you’re alone...

Ever wonder how “three sheets to the wind” came to mean inebriated? Why we gauge distance “as the crow flies” and say we’ve “put our foot in our mouth” after a verbal blunder? In Two Shakes of a Lamb’s Tail lets the cat out of the bag, so to speak, with...

Clocks connect us to our universe. From the upright stick whose shadow traced the hours to the pendulums that imitated Galileo’s swaying chandelier, the tools used early on to slice up the day measured the motion of Earth. More recently the task of...

Before the science of pharmacology was confined to the laboratory, all medicines were remedies made from plant materials. Healers—from the Neolithic shamans to the eminent physicians of the Enlightenment—made their own poultices, tinctures, and salves...

It’s one thing to rattle off “Show me the money,” another to come up with “She tried to sit in my lap while I was standing up.” Hollywood prides itself on memorable phrases, but many of the finest—along with their contexts—have been forgotten. This deck...

“Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.” This famous line may bring a smile to your face, but can you name the actor and the movie? The director and screenwriter? From life-saving words of wisdom—“Keep your friends close...

Water wakes. Wildlife greets the day and finds shelter, safety, and fun on the river in this lyrical, ecologically oriented counting book. One willow flycatcher, two dragonflies, three kit foxes, and more thrive in their habitat. As kids count, the day...

This deck of Knowledge Cards covers 48 of Nature’s highest, deepest, widest, smallest, heaviest and fastest places and living things in the areas of geography, biology, and climate. Which mammal bears the most young? (No, not the rabbit.) Where will you...

Lolling on couches, American families of the 1970s and ’80s surfed from ABC to CBS and NBC as the private networks served a banquet of half-hour shows filmed in front of live audiences. Black and Latino characters became commonplace, and women's lib was...

They once romped and stomped all over the continents of Earth. The oldest lived 230 million years ago; they all died out about 65 million years ago. They thrived during the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous Periods. They were large—Brachiosaurus was up...

A compelling, in-depth account of how Sea Shepherd Conservation Society fights to defend and protect our oceans from human predators who hunt and murder whales and other aquatic marine mammals under the false pretense of Indigenous rights. In the process...

Dionysos is the Greek god of the grape-harvest and winemaking, of the growth and fertility of vegetation - especially orchards and vineyards - and, lastly, of insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, festivity and theatre. Because of his links to...

Based on familiar constellations, this memory game includes illustrations of the zodiac signs plus 24 additional star patterns including Cygnus, Orion, Pegasus, and more. Kids of all ages can enjoy playing the game and learning from the accompanying...

An unexamined life . . . Socrates began in his defense. All my life I’ve wanted to be somebody . . . Lily Tomlin said from the stage. Can you finish their sentences? The people quoted in this 48-card deck—Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde, Mae West, Oprah, and...

The mental health decline among American college students, widely acknowledged in research and media, reveals staggering statistics—over 80% feel overwhelmed, with 40% experiencing anxiety or depression symptoms. Mia Nosanow, a veteran therapist...

Charley Harper did not create his A Partridge in a Pear Tree with the intention of having it published. The artist—perhaps with his wife, Edie, also an artist—created the fun little book for his family. A playful riff on the traditional Yuletide carol...

We’ve packed this 48-card quiz deck with questions to exercise your knowledge of everything from the human body to the outer reaches of the solar system. Like its popular predecessor (Can You Name Them All?), Volume 2 features questions on the fronts of...

Here we have a truly killer Q&A deck! It’s a good set of mental monkey bars for individuals who want to keep their powers of memory in fit condition, and when it serves as the basis of a multiplayer quiz game, it’s guaranteed to cause an excited,...

Bold lines, soft shapes, and happy colors form the birds in BirdWingFeather. Each right-hand page presents a painting of a lovely bird against a colorful sky. On each corresponding left-hand page, a set of details taken from the painting are...

Why isn’t a virus considered “alive”? What is an aneuploid? How does the greenhouse effect work? This deck of information-packed cards will expand your knowledge of the fascinating field of biology. Forty-eight selections from the editors of Scientific...

How does catnip work its magic on cats? Why do the ice cubes in my freezer often develop stalagmite-like spikes? Did any dinosaurs have poisonous saliva, as in Jurassic Park? The answers may surprise you. In this intriguing deck of cards, the...

In early 20th-century London, public-transport companies hired artists to design posters advertising the parks, landmarks, and other destinations served by their routes. The strategy produced some of history’s most creative commercial art. This...

The Inuit artists of Kinngait, a community in the Canadian Arctic territory of Nunavut, are renowned for their stunning prints depicting life in the Far North, particularly the region’s animals. This memory game includes 36 beautiful, colorful Inuit...

The Goddess of Love, Aphrodite- or Venus, or Astarte- she has had many names. She is the goddess of life, fertility and renewal, but she is also the patroness of carnal desire: “a thousand honey secrets thou shalt know” is her promise to the boy Adonis...

A compassionate, interactive guide filled with practical skills and essential information for adults who love someone with a mental illness or history of trauma. Family members and friends of adults with a mental illness often navigate difficult...