Social science

The Second Plane: September 11: Terror and Boredom

by Martin Amis

A master not only of fiction but also of fiercely controversial political engagement, Martin Amis here gathers fourteen pieces that constitute an evolving, provocative, and insightful examination of the most...

Working on God

by Winifred Gallagher

Why do I exist? Is this all there is? What is my true nature? What is most important in life? How should I live? These are humanity's oldest spiritual questions. At the year 2000, however, many who ask them...

One and the Same: My Life as an Identical Twin and What I've Learned About Everyone's Struggle to Be Singular

by Abigail Pogrebin

Journalist Abigail Pogrebin is many things—wife, mother, New Yorker—but the one that has defined her most profoundly is “identical twin.” As children, she and her sister, Robin, were inseparable. But...

Terror and Consent

by Philip Bobbitt

Philip Bobbitt follows his magisterial Shield of Achilles with an equally provocative analysis of the West's struggle against terror. Boldly stating that the primary driver of terrorism is not Islam but the...

The Deeds Of My Fathers: How My Grandfather and Father Built New York and Created the Tabloid World of Today

by Paul David Pope, Generoso Sr. Pope & Gene Jr. Pope

This engrossing saga begins when Generoso Pope, Sr., just 15, flees Italy and his domineering father, sailing to America with only pennies in his pockets. He passes through Ellis Island in 1906 and soon finds...

Faith in Democracy

by Giovanni R. D'agostino & Fabrizio Elefante

"An outstanding work, but however written with an aphoristic light touch." Massimo Cacciari "It deals with topics that stand deep in the heart of the world we are living in, and with our chances of freedom."...

Composing a Further Life: The Age of Active Wisdom

by Mary Catherine Bateson

From the author of Composing a Life (first published in 1991 and still in print), an inspiring exploration of a new stage of the life cycle, “Adulthood II,” created by unprecedented levels of health, energy,...

Is America Safe?: Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Emergency Preparedness

by Robert T. Jordan

This new book empowers Americans by providing them with the knowledge and skills needed to understand terrorist strategies, which, in turn, allow each of us to contribute to disrupting the terrorists' intended...

Portrait of a Nation: Culture and Progress in Ecuador

by Osvaldo Hurtado

A case study of why Third World countries are still poor, the premise of this book is that while some progress has been made in transforming the political economy of Ecuador, certain behaviors, beliefs and attitudes...

The Mouse that Roared: Disney and the End of Innocence

by Henry A. Giroux

This expanded and revised edition of Henry Giroux's highly acclaimed book explores and updates the cultural politics of the Walt Disney Company and how its ever-expanding list of products, services, and media...

Polenta and Goanna

by Emilio Gabbrielli

In a mysterious castle in Libya where he stumbles upon some unexpected vestiges of the past, the narrator is inspired to tell the story of his extraordinary experiences in Australia. It is a story about the...

The Mouse that Roared: Disney and the End of Innocence

by Henry A. Giroux

How are children-and their parents-affected by the world's most influential corporation? Henry A. Giroux explores the surprisingly diverse ways in which Disney, while hiding behind a cloak of innocence and entertainment,...

The Risk in Crime

by Leslie W. Kennedy

The Risk in Crime is an investigation of how risk has been dealt with in crime theories and the usefulness of this concept in connecting crime perspectives together; the ways in which risk is embedded in the...

The Hoods: Crime and Punishment in Belfast

by Heather Hamill

A distinctive feature of the conflict in Northern Ireland over the past forty years has been the way Catholic and Protestant paramilitaries have policed their own communities. This has mainly involved the violent...

Thinking about Leadership

by Nannerl O. Keohane

Leadership is essential to collective human endeavor, from setting and accomplishing goals for a neighborhood block association, to running a Fortune 500 company, to mobilizing the energies of a nation. Political...

Whymap: all life in a diagram

by Luciano Rizzo

Book of existential philosophy, practical manual of Problem Solving or essay for Neuroscience and Mathematics of Games? This book speaks about all these arguments and connect them to help us understand the Ego,...

The Propriety of Liberty: Persons, Passions, and Judgement in Modern Political Thought

by Duncan Kelly

In this book, Duncan Kelly excavates, from the history of modern political thought, a largely forgotten claim about liberty as a form of propriety. By rethinking the intellectual and historical foundations of...

U.S. Constitution for Dummies

by Michael Arnheim

An in-depth look at the defining document of America

Want to make sense of the U.S. Constitution? This plain-English guide walks you through this revered document, explaining how the articles and amendments came...

The Call for Innovative and Open Government

by Collective

This report presents an overview of country initiatives concerning efficient, effective public services and open and innovative government. It focuses on four core issues:  delivery of public services in times...

Naturalisation: A Passport for the Better Integration of Immigrants?

by Collective

This conference proceedings provides the papers presented at the OECD/European Commission joint seminar on Naturalisation and the Socio-Economic Integration of Children held in October 2010 in Brussels. It...