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Rebuild the Dream by Van Jones Publisher Comments In Rebuild the Dream, green economy pioneer Van Jones reflects on his journey from grassroots outsider to White House insider. For the first time, he shares intimate details of his time in government – and reveals why he chose to resign his post... (read more) Your price: $25.99 New - Hardcover 
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The Rich and the Rest of Us: A Poverty Manifesto by Tavis Smiley Publisher Comments Record unemployment and rampant corporate avarice, empty houses but homeless families, dwindling opportunities in an increasingly paralyzed nation—these are the realities of 21st-century America, land of the free and home of the new middle class... (read more) Your price: $12.00 New - Trade Paper
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Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks by Ken Jennings Publisher Comments Record-setting Jeopardy! champion and New York Times bestselling author Ken Jennings explores the world of maps and map obsessives, "a literary gem" (The Atlantic) now available in paperback. It may come as no surprise that as a kid, Ken Jennings... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Rebel Cities: From the Right to the City to the Urban Revolution by David Harvey Publisher Comments Long before the Occupy movement, modern cities had already become the central sites of revolutionary politics, where the deeper currents of social and political change rise to the surface. Consequently, cities have been the subject of much utopian... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Hardcover
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Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Social Issues (Taking Sides) by Kurt Finsterbusch Publisher Comments Taking Sides volumes present current controversial issues in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest and develop critical thinking skills. Each issue is thoughtfully framed with Learning Outcomes, an Issue Summary, an Introduction... (read more) Your price: $54.00 New - Trade Paper
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How to End Poverty in the World in Just 15 Years by Jean Pierre Twagirayezu Publisher Comments Today, with so much know how existing on this planet, there is still billions of people leaving in extreme poverty. Except for some countries often called Developed Countries, A large part of humanity live in poverty and governments of the majority of... (read more) List Price $3.99 Your price: $3.54 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Last Full Measure: Death in Battle Through the Ages by Michael Stephenson Publisher Comments In this brilliantly researched, deeply humane work of history, Michael Stephenson traces the paths that have led soldiers to their graves over the centuries, revealing a wealth of insight about the nature of combat, the differences among cultures, and... (read more) Your price: $28.00 New - Hardcover
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America the Philosophical by Carlin Romano Publisher Comments A bold, insightful book that rejects the myth of America the Unphilosophical, arguing that America today towers as the most philosophical culture in the history of the world, an unprecedented marketplace of truth and argument that far... (read more) Your price: $35.00 New - Hardcover
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The Psychopath Test: A Journey through the Madness Industry by Jon Ronson Publisher Comments They say one out of every hundred people is a psychopath. You probably passed one on the street today. These are people who have no empathy, who are manipulative, deceitful, charming, seductive, and delusional. The Psychopath Test is the New York Times... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $11.20 Sale - Trade Paper
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Islamism and Islam by Bassam Tibi Publisher Comments Despite the intense media focus on Muslims and their religion since the tragedy of 9/11, few Western scholars or policymakers today have a clear idea of the distinctions between Islam and the politically based fundamentalist movement known as Islamism... (read more) Your price: $30.00 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Insecurity, Inequality, and Obesity in Affluent Societies by Avner (edt) Offer Publisher Comments During the last three decades, obesity has emerged as a big public health issue in affluent societies. A number of academic and policy approaches have been taken, none of which has been very effective. Most of the academic research, whether biological... (read more) Your price: $113.95 New - Hardcover
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Bunch of Amateurs: A Search for the American Character by Jack Hitt Publisher Comments WHAT IS IT THAT DRIVES THE SUCCESS OF AMERICA AND THE IDENTITY OF ITS PEOPLE? ACCLAIMED WRITER AND CONTRIBUTING EDITOR TO THIS AMERICAN LIFE JACK HITT THINKS IT’S BECAUSE WE’RE ALL A BUNCH OF AMATEURS. America’s self-invented tinkerers... (read more) Your price: $26.00 New - Hardcover
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The Conflict: How Modern Motherhood Undermines the Status of Women by Elisabeth Badinter Publisher Comments In the pathbreaking tradition of Backlash and The Time Bind, The Conflict, a #1 European bestseller, identifies a surprising setback to women's freedom: progressive modern motherhood Elisabeth Badinter has for decades been in the vanguard of the European... (read more) Your price: $25.00 New - Hardcover
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Heart of Dankness: Underground Botanists, Outlaw Farmers, and the Race for the Cannabis Cup by Mark Haskell Smith Publisher Comments Reporting for the Los Angeles Times on the international blind tasting competition held annually in Amsterdam known as the Cannabis Cup, novelist Mark Haskell Smith sampled a variety of marijuana that was unlike anything he’d experienced. It... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $11.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Explaining Culture: The Social Pursuit of Subjective Order by Loren Demerath Publisher Comments This book is about our appreciation for order and meaningfulness. It offers a new theory of that feeling inspired by Durkheim and Marx, then derives other theories to answer a range of questions: why we like to make ourselves orderly (in Chapter Three s... (read more) Your price: $70.75 New - Hardcover
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Big Media, Big Money: Cultural Texts and Political Economics by Ronald V. Bettig Publisher Comments Big Media, Big Money is a lively and scathing critique of the contemporary communications industry, examining how media ownership and the profit-making motive affect the messages we receive in alarming ways. Through close readings of recent news events... (read more) Your price: $43.50 New - Trade Paper
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Social Work and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans People: Making a Difference (Policy Press - Social Work in Practice) by Julie Fish Publisher Comments Broadening the agenda for social work, Julie Fish here provides an in-depth survey of how social workers involved with lesbian, gay, bisexual, or trans people can provide appropriate care across the lifespan, including working with children and older... (read more) Your price: $36.75 New - Trade Paper
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Jewish Secularity: The Search for Roots and the Challenges of Relevant Meaning by Zachary I. (edt) Heller Publisher Comments A growing number of Jews identify themselves as secular or somewhat secular. Is this expansive definition of Jewishness a new phenomenon? What are its roots? What are its implications for the Jewish community, its institutions, and its future? In... (read more) Your price: $70.75 New - Hardcover
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Big Media, Big Money: Cultural Texts and Political Economics by Ronald V. Bettig Publisher Comments Big Media, Big Money is a lively and scathing critique of the contemporary communications industry, examining how media ownership and the profit-making motive affect the messages we receive in alarming ways. Through close readings of recent news events... (read more) Your price: $98.95 New - Hardcover
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Reframing Transracial Adoption: Adopted Koreans, White Parents, and the Politics of Kinship by Kristi Brian Publisher Comments Until the late twentieth century, the majority of foreign-born children adopted in the United States came from Korea. In the absorbing book Reframing Transracial Adoption, Kristi Brian investigates the power dynamics at work between the white families... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $26.78 Google eBooks - Electronic
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