Social science

The Art of Waging Peace: A Strategic Approach to Improving Our Lives and the World

by Paul K. Chappell

Over two thousand years ago, Sun Tzu wrote The Art of War. In today’s struggle to stop war, terrorism, and other global problems, West Point graduate Paul K. Chappell offers new and practical solutions in...

Like It Happened Yesterday

by Ravinder Singh

Has anyone ever asked you—What were the best days of your life? That one period of your life you always wanted to go back to? And live that life . . . one more time? When asked this, I closed my eyes and went...

Native American in the Land of the Shogun: Ranald MacDonald and the Opening of Japan

by Frederik L. Schodt

A wide-ranging, readable account of an eccentric and exceptional man who crossed cultures and changed history.

Historical Dictionary of U.S. Diplomacy from the Revolution to Secession

by Debra J. Allen

The Historical Dictionary of U.S. Diplomacy from the Revolution to Secession relates the events of this crucial period in American history through a chronology, an introductory essay, and several hundred cross-referenced...

The American Health Economy Illustrated

by Christopher J. Conover

With 150 original color charts and graphs, The Illustrated Guide to the American Health Care Economy is an attractive, user-friendly, one-of-a-kind resource on the economics of health care in the United States....

The Water of Life: Spiritual Renewal in the Fairy Tale, Revised Edition

by David L Hart

The intensive study of Jungian psychology was amplified by another subject, taught continuously while I was a student at the Jung Institute in Zurich, Switzerland: the psychology of fairy tales. The study of...

The Great Degeneration: How Institutions Decay and Economies Die

by Niall Ferguson

From renowned historian Niall Ferguson, a searching and provocative examination of the widespread institutional rot that threatens our collective future

What causes rich countries to lose their way? Symptoms...

Return of the Dragon: Rising China and Regional Security

by Denny Roy

Despites China’s effort to maintain peace with its neighbors, its military and economic growth poses an undeniable threat. Regional states must account for a more powerful potential adversary in China, and...

Breakthrough: Our Guerilla War to Expose Fraud and Save Democracy

by James O'Keefe

Acorn Planned Parenthood NPR Medicaid VOTER FRAUD The New Jersey educational association Labor Unions Hailed by David Weigel in Slate as having had more of an impact on the 2012 election than any journalist,...

You Don't Know Me But You Don't Like Me: Phish, Insane Clown Posse, and My Misadventures with Two of Music's Most Maligned Tribes

by Nathan Rabin

When memoirist and head writer forThe A.V. ClubNathan Rabin first set out to write about obsessed music fans, he had no idea the journey would take him to the deepest recesses of both the pop culture universe...

One and Only: The Freedom of Having an Only Child, and the Joy of Being One

by Lauren Sandler

Ahumorous, tough-minded, and honest case for being and having an only child .

Journalist Lauren Sandler is an only child andthe mother of one. After investigating what only children are really like andwhether...

To Eat

by Joe Eck, Wayne Winterrowd, Bobbi Angell & Beatrice Tosti di Valminuta

A memorable book about the path food travels from garden to table

A celebration of life together, a tribute to an utterly unique garden, a wonderfully idiosyncratic guide for cooks and gardeners interested in...

Dollarocracy: How the Money and Media Election Complex is Destroying America

by John Nichols & Robert W. Mcchesney

In the wake of the Citizen’s United decision, elections will be controlled by moneyed interests as never before.

The World Through Arab Eyes: Arab Public Opinion and the Reshaping of the Middle East

by Shibley Telhami

The uprisings that transformed the Middle East beginning in 2011 have left experts scrambling to understand where the region is likely to go in years to come. But missing from most of the analysis is a longer...

He’s Just a Man

by Giacomo Bajamonte

Forswears, murders, irrational decrees. Over the two millennium-long history of the Papacy, many, too many, mistakes and questionable and odd exploits have been carried out. In the present work, the author,...

Why John Roberts Was Wrong about Healthcare: A Conservative Critique of the Supreme Court's Obamacare Ruling

by Mike Lee

A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.

Rewire: Digital Cosmopolitans in the Age of Connection

by Ethan Zuckerman

A rousing call to action for those who would be citizens of the world-online and off.We live in an age of connection, one that is accelerated by the Internet. This increasingly ubiquitous, immensely powerful...

The Bishop's Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright

by Tom D. Crouch

The reissue of this definitive biography heralds the one-hundredth anniversary of the Wright brothers' first flight.Brilliant, self-trained engineers, the Wright brothers had a unique blend of native talent,...

The Ismay Line: The Titanic, the White Star Line and the Ismay family

by Wilton J. Oldham

The Ismay Line charts the rise and fall of one of the most eminent British shipping companies - and tells the story of the family behind it. The founder of the White Star Line, T H Ismay, pioneered a revolutionary...

Burch at the Helm

by David Burch & Tobias Burch

The articles included here were originally published in Blue Water Sailing magazine over a period of several years. They cover diverse topics, but each is intended to enhance the safety and efficiency of navigation....