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Dirty Truths
by Michael Parenti Publisher Comments This eye-opening and entertaining collection of essays investigates media and culture, conspiracy and state power, ideology and political consciousness. Parenti ranges over such crucial issues as free speech, the rise of neofascism, the relationship...
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Global Uprising: Confronting the Tyrannies of the 21st Century: Stories from a New Generation of Activists
by Neva Welton Publisher Comments Just Act. Listen Up. Coolgirls. Youth for Environmental Sanity. Third Eye Movement. Heads Up. Earth Rights International. Circle of Life Foundation. Global Youth Connect. Ruckus Society. United Students Against Sweatshops¨<P>There's a growing new...
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Reworking Success : New Communities At the Millennium (97 Edition)
by Robert Theobald Publisher Comments Reworking Success: New Communities at the Millenniumis an eloquent call for fundamental social change in the face of the overwhelming challenges facing humankind at the start of the new millennium. Well-known futurist Robert Theobald argues that we must...
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Lessons from Nature: Learning to Live Sustainably on the Earth
by Daniel D Chiras Publisher Comments Citizens concerned about the environment are taking up the call for a new, sustainable lifestyle. Lessons from Nature tells us what sustainability really is, and how we can achieve it. Daniel Chiras brings the concept of sustainability to life, defining...
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Sociology (Cliffs Quick Review) - Study Notes
by George D. Zgourides Publisher Comments CliffsQuickReview course guides cover the essentials of your toughest classes. Get a firm grip on core concepts and key material, and test your newfound knowledge with review questions. CliffsQuickReview Sociology provides you with an in-depth review of...
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Breaking Gridlock
by Jim Motavalli Publisher Comments In the face of skyrocketing gas prices and mind-numbing traffic, commuters' frustrations are at an all-time high. Addressing our nation's seemingly overwhelming transportation woes, Breaking Gridlock looks at the present state of the U.S. transportation...
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Poor Support PB
by David T Ellwood Publisher Comments The subject of a New York Times Magazine cover story of December 8, 1996, David Ellwood is one of the country’s leading experts on poverty. In this book he describes who the poor are, explains why they are poor, and suggests new policies for...
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Good News: Social Ethics and the Press
by Clifford Christians Publisher Comments Mass media ethics and the classical liberal ideal of the autonomous individual are historically linked and professionally dominant--yet the authors of this work feel this is intrinsically flawed. They show how recent research in philosophy and social...
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She's a Bad Motorcycle: Writers on Riding
by Geno Zanetti Publisher Comments Why do people ride motorcycles? Thomas Krens, curator of The Art of the Motorcycle, the most popular exhibition ever mounted at the Guggenheim Museum, writes: "For much of society, the motorcycle remains a forbidden indulgence, an object of fantasy, and...
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Being a Widow
by Lynn Caine Publisher Comments Caine offers practical advice and guidance to women lost in the loneliness and stress of widowhood. She writes candidly about the universal issues of grief--the impact of death, depression, legal and financial problems, re-emerging sexuality, dreams, and...
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Earth Conference One: Sharing a Vision for Our Planet
by Anuradha Vittachi Publisher Comments They came from around the world: from parliaments, senates, and assemblies; from temples, churches, and mosques; from laboratories, universities, and boardrooms. It was the first time that spiritual and parliamentary leaders had come together with...
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How to equip the African American family :issues and guidelines for building strong families
by George Abatso Publisher Comments This work presents the reader with guidelines for problem solving, transmitting values, single parenting, sexuality, and other relevant topics to help strengthen African American families. 12 chapters, 239 pages including the bibliography....
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What Makes Boys Town Successful: A Description of the 21st Century Boys Town Teaching Model
by Val J. Peter Publisher Comments At Boys Town, success is the face of a child whose laughter has replaced tears and whose smile reveals hope for the future. In this book, you'll read how Boys Town created a legacy of caring for children and families in crisis through a philosophy that...
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World Statistics Pocketbook (World Statistics Pocketbook)
by United Nations Publisher Comments This handy pocketbook provides an easy-to-use international compilation of basic economic, social and invironmental incicators for 209 countries and areas worldwide. It covers 55 key indicators in the areas of population, economic activity, agriculture...
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Whose Kids Are They Anyway?: Religion and Morality in America's Public Schools
by Raymond Roberts Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-142) and index....
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The Divorce Culture: Rethinking Our Commitments to Marriage and Family
by Barbara Whitehead Publisher Comments When historian and social critic Barbara Dafoe Whitehead first cast her eye on divorce--in an "Atlantic Monthly" article entitled "Dan Quayle Was Right"--she provoked a firestorm of media debate. Here, she has deepened and broadened her view of an...
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Adoption Nation: How the Adoption Revolution is Transforming America
by Adam Pertman Publisher Comments Adoption is both sweeping the nation and changing it, accelerating our transformation into a more multicultural and multiethnic country and helping to redefine our understanding of "family." Adoption Nation is essential reading for adoptive families, for...
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Annual Editions: Dying, Death, and Bereavement 05/06
by George E Dickinson Publisher Comments This ninth edition of ANNUAL EDITIONS: DYING, DEATH, AND BEREAVEMENT provides convenient, inexpensive access to current articles selected from the best of the public press. Organizational features include: an annotated listing of selected World Wide Web...
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Raising America: Experts, Parents, and a Century of Advice about Children
by Ann Hulbert Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. [371]-434) and index....
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Undeserving Poor
by Michael Katz Publisher Comments For the first time in over twenty-five years. the issue of poverty -- and our failure to deal with it -- is back at the top of the policy agenda and on the front page of the news. In this magisterial overview social historian Michael B. Katz, examines...
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