Society & Social Sciences Books

Harvesting Silence is the powerful true story of Sarah Cook's journey from voiceless child to courageous survivor.Growing up in the leafy Sydney suburb of Hunters Hill, NSW, Australia, Sarah's life appeared idyllic-her father, a WWII hero and beloved...

The author recounts moments of sudden inspiration, revelation, and recognition-enlightenment arising after personal suffering, despair, and hopelessness. Lightbulb moments occur when the author shares these instances of enlightenment that emerge from...

"When the Grandmothers speak and are listened to, the world will begin to heal," declares a Hopi prophecy. In The Jackboots, Australian grandmother Robyn Robins harnesses this ancient wisdom to challenge a modern nightmare. From 2020 to 2022, she...

Whether you're struggling with the challenges of adulthood, eager to grow into a more confident and capable version of yourself, or frustrated with others who refuse to step up, Master Adulting offers the insights and tools you need.Backed by 15 years of...

The Wild Australia Show was a troupe of 27 Aboriginal performers recruited from northern Queensland in the 1890s for a world tour that would culminate at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. Those grand plans were ultimately dashed, and...

At the core we are all vibrations, musical compositions in motion, and that is why we resonate in communion with the world of music. The human voice is the only instrument that sounds from within, and our singing voice is deeply connected to heart and...

Networking.For many people, the word conjures up images of stuffy events--shaking hands, making small talk, and exchanging business cards. To them, "networking" feels forced, awkward, even disingenuous.It doesn't have to be this way.True networking is...

An informed and fascinating account of the 18 major tribes that lived in pre-Colonial New England

Success at Every Fail What if failure isn't the enemy, but your greatest ally? This groundbreaking guide invites you to rethink everything you thought you knew about losing, falling short, and facing rejection. Through candid stories, insightful lessons,...

This book explores how analysts can work with patients to reveal, understand and ultimately contain their primitive mental states.

There are moments in life when praise feels effortless, when the joy of the Lord overflows, filling every breath, every heartbeat, every step. And then there are moments when praise requires every ounce of strength, when faith is tested in the fires of...

For a thousand years England has had a monarchy, but is its time now over? The queen reigned for an amazing seventy years, but after her, is it all falling apart? Approval ratings for the crown keep going down.Princess Kate vanished for most of 2024,...

This reference work showcases the power of a multidisciplinary approach in providing a comprehensive view of the complex subject of philanthropy. It identifies areas for improvement and discusses the relationships between governance in philanthropic...

Critical Qualitative Research & Social Justice is an encyclopedia-esque book that is a must have for any researcher interested in critical and social justice qualitative research. It helps readers understand and navigate the labyrinthine of critical...

Virtual Reality Interventions for Patients under Palliative Care is a groundbreaking guide that empowers healthcare professionals to transform end-of-life care with the innovative use of virtual reality (VR).

This edited anthology offers a collection of essays that each look at various types of wayfinding. Together they explore a variety of wayfinding tools and techniques and their applications, as well as ways of keeping track of the construction of worlds...

This book, first published in 1974, was a significant contribution to the comparative sociology of the family at the time, providing an exercise in methodology in which the aim has been to evolve ways of documenting and comparing two major aspects...

First published in 1984, this title presents findings from a study of remarried couples in Sheffield between 1976 and 1979. Including case studies from the families involved, it also discusses marriage as a social institution and some of the main...

This book reintroduces the work of Florian Znaniecki (1882-1958) as an innovative constructor of modern sociology who viewed the processes of modernity through the prism of culture, and rediscovers his relational thought on the emergence and...

This book enables readers to discover their inner creative DNA by providing a strong dose of the four elements of the Creative Matrix -Interrogation, Information, Interpretation, and Inspiration. It generates a personal ideation system that produces...

Originally published in 1988, the author makes a new appraisal of the family in society today. Comprehensive in its range of material and straightforward in style, the book represents his thoughts on the family and marriage in Britain in the 1980s.

First published in 1979, this book presents the findings of a study into the characteristics of those who divorce. Certain childhood, adolescent, pre-marital and marital characteristics and experiences of a random sample of men and women who...

Originally published in 1986, this study of the origins and early development of family conciliation services in Britain outlines their philosophy, methods of work and reported results, illustrated with case examples.

The word "lovemap" was first used by Dr. John Money in lectures at Johns Hopkins University in 1980 to symbolize "the neutral template expressed in every individual's sexuoerotic fantasies and practices." The word connotes our often subconscious pattern...

What makes some cities great and others just ordinary? How can we make sure that we are doing our best to shape Canada's cities so that they are wonderful places to live and work for people who are poor or rich, young or old, recently-arrived or First...

Complete with historic photographs and actual advertisements from both women seeking husbands and males seeking brides, this book includes stories of courageous mail order brides and their exploits as well as stories of the marriage brokers, mercenary...

The Bookkeeping Practice BluePrint is the sequel to acclaimed book, The Strategic Bookkeeper by Jeannie Savage, author, speaker, mother and CEO of The Strategic Bookkeeper. Continuing on from the worldwide success of her first book, Jeannie unfurls a...

What happens when blunt meets gezelligheid?Armed with good intentions and a broken bike, Dimitrios and Eleni - a Greek couple new to the Netherlands - join countless internationals stumbling through kringverjaardags, King's Day chaos, and the...

College is a powerful and transformative season, but being Black at a predominantly white institution comes with challenges that many students aren't prepared for. The culture is different, the pressure is real, and sometimes it feels like you have to...

In Dispelling the Binary, lucid compiles 30 years of rebirthing-practice and 20+ years of dedicated teaching of trauma-informed yoga and tantric lineages in an easy-to-read volume that is part memoir, part practice manual and self help workbook, to help...

In Where the Valley Widens, Lindsey Williams explores classroom life and the daunting realities that both students and teachers face in our schools. Young and idealistic, Mrs. Williams begins her journey in a rural elementary school as the newly hired...

A True Medical Mystery Memoir That Dares to Ask: What if the mind wasn't lost-just waiting to be heard?Diagnosed with terminal dementia. Bedbound. Hallucinating. Given just weeks to live. Everyone believed Ginger Smith's story was over. They were wrong...

Welcome to my book, specifically tailored for parents and teenagers who are seeking to understand the devastating consequences of fentanyl overdoses and the impact of this administration's open Southern border on the loss of my son. In the pages that...

In 1997, Titanic wasn't just a movie-it was a cultural tsunami. For one young woman, stepping into the theater that day wasn't just about watching a film; it was about stepping into a world that would help define the rest of her life.Caught in the...

Operation Rising Lion 2025: Israel's Strike on Iran's Nuclear ProgramOn June 13, 2025, at 0400 hours local time, Israel executed the most audacious preemptive military operation in modern history. Operation Rising Lion 2025 represents not merely a...

In the mountain village of Han-Nuk, silence is sacred and caste is law. A child begins to hear whispers no one else can - voices rising from water, from stone, from something waiting beneath the ancient Well House. As the village prepares for a sacred...

Ils l'ont kidnappée pour la protéger. Maintenant, ils veulent la faire leur. Une romance reverse harem épicée avec un twist de mauvais garçons bikers, cette série de romance contemporaine à combustion rapide vous tiendra en haleine ! Parfait pour les...

Les vampires rencontrent la chasseuse dans cette série de romance paranormale reverse harem à combustion rapide qui vous tiendra en haleine. Parfaite pour les fans de Laurell K. Hamilton, Jaymin Eve et Felicity Heaton.Des vampires sexy au caractère bien...

This book offers an original analysis of the primacy of media spectacle in the politics, social history, and major events of the 21st century which highlights the importance of critical analysis and interpretation of broadcasting, the Internet, and...

Dissociative Identity Disorder isn't a myth. It isn't a spectacle. It's a survival strategy.The Shape of Survival is an introduction to DID written by people who live it-systems who've spent years navigating life in a world that rarely understands what...

Through a series of real life stories, Lucy inspires you to expedite your personal development journey and live your best life by design.From China to America, from failed acting audition frustrations to alignment, from loneliness and stress to a life of...

On a beautiful, hot summer day in 1982, I came face-to-face with my new client in federal prison, inmate Joseph George Helmich - convicted Soviet Spy.Helmich was a warrant officer in the U.S. Army with a specialty in cryptography. He received,...

A candid assessment of how America's once great democracy turned rogue, its consequences, and a definitive blueprint to fix it.The author makes a compelling and irrefutable case for how the U.S. Constitution has been compromised, corrupted, and now...