Social science

Shades of Loneliness: Pathologies of a Technological Society

by Richard Stivers

In this incisive and controversial book, Richard Stivers rejects genetic explanations of psychological problems, arguing instead that the very organization of technological societies is behind the pervasive...

China Joins Global Governance: Cooperation and Contentions

by MINGJIANG LI, Lai-Ha Chan & Gerald Chan

China Joins Global Governance: Cooperation and Contentions, edited by Mingjiang Li, provides a comprehensive and insightful examination of China’s role in global governance. This insightful collection makes...

Money, Corruption, and Political Competition in Established and Emerging Democracies

by Jonathan Mendilow

Money, Corruption, and Competition in Established and Emerging Democracies, edited by Jonathan Mendilow, investigates the effectiveness of public subsidization of political competition as an anti-corruption...

Woman Thinking: Feminism and Transcendentalism in Nineteenth-Century America

by Tiffany K. Wayne

This book explores the theoretical relationship between feminism and transcendentalism through the ideas and activism of prominent 19th century female thinkers and activists such as Ednah Cheney, Caroline Dall,...

The Politics of Affective Relations: East Asia and Beyond

by Daniel Bell & Hahm Chiahark

In The Politics of Affective Relations, editors Daniel Bell and Hahm Chaihark refine our understanding of the East Asian conception of the self by examining how that conception was formulated, reproduced, and...

The Hard Truth: Problems and Issues in Urban School Reform

by Sean Yisrael

The Hard Truth is a book written for principals and school administrators who want to implement effective change. The topics of the book candidly discuss the problems, people, and issues that get in the way...

The President and the Executive Branch: How Our Nation Is Governed

by Mark Thorburn

Learn about how the President is elected, what the Presidential duties are, and who runs the nation if the President gets sick.

The United States Constitution: Its History, Bill of Rights, and Amendments

by Karen Judson

Learn about the history and the events that led to first Constitution of the United States, and how it's been revised and amended since then.

The United States Congress and the Legislative Branch: How the Senate and House of Representatives Create Our Laws

by Tony Zurlo

Learn about the structure and responsibilities of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.

The Supreme Court and the Judicial Branch: How the Federal Courts Interpret Our Laws

by PhD, Hamed Madani

Learn about the Supreme Court of the United States, the history of the federal judiciary, and its organizations and responsibilities.

The Security Agencies of the United States: How the CIA, FBI, NSA, and Homeland Security Keep Us Safe

by Tom Streissguth

Read about America's Security Agencies and how they keep us safe.

Farm: A Year in the Life of an American Farm

by Richard Rhodes

Pulitzer Prize winning author, Richard Rhodes’s year-long journey into the heart of American agriculture reveals a life trapped between two eras: the modern and the traditional, the future and the past.

Richly...

Twentysomething: Why Do Young Adults Seem Stuck?

by Robin Marantz Henig & Samantha Henig

What does it mean to be young today?

In the summer of 2010, Robin Marantz Henig wrote a provocative article for the New York Times Magazine called “What Is It About 20-Somethings?” It generated enormous...

Relentless Pursuit

by Samuel M. Katz

Al Queda's war on America did not start on September 11, 2001. Just ask the Diplomatic Security Service.

It was on February 6, 1993, that the United States was first attacked on its own soil by foreign terrorists....

Cities of Gold

by William K. Hartmann

The Southwestern United States has become a battleground for those who promote new land development and those who wish to preserve the land’s beauty and heritage. Drawing together contemporary urban land-use...

Combat

by Stephen Coonts

As the world moves into the next millennium, the United States finds itself at the forefront of this new age, policing not only its own shores but the rest of the world as well. And spearheading this overwatch...

Star Peace

by Ben Bova

Star Peace (originally published in 1986) is a novel by Ben Bova, the author of more than a hundred works of science fact and fiction.

At the publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights...

Out of the Sun

by Ben Bova

Out of the Sun is a novel by Ben Bova, one of the field's leading writers of "hard science fiction."

At the publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management software (DRM) applied....

Home of the Brave

by Caspar Weinberger & Wynton C. Hall

They are nineteen of the most highly decorated soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines in the United States military, and yet most Americans don't even know their names. In this riveting, intimate account, former...

The Invisible Wall of China

by Maj (Dr) Mohit Nayal

The disintegration of Soviet Union in 1991, led to five new countries gaining independence in Central Asia. The Muslims, a predominant majority in the region, had faced religious suppression under the rule of...