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Unbecoming Mothers: The Social Production of Maternal Absence
by Diana L. Gustafson  Synopsis In a society where becoming a mother is naturalized, "unbecoming" a mother--the process of coming to live apart from biological children--is regarded as unnatural, improper or even contemptible. Few mothers are more stigmatized than those who are...
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Many Dimensions of Poverty
by Nanak Kakwani Publisher Comments This book shows that poverty is multidimensional and hence needs to be analyzed from a multidisciplinary point of view, which has to include economic, sociological, psychological, anthropological, philosophical, legal and evolutionary perspectives. It...
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Why We Hate
by Jack Rabreno Levin Publisher Comments Expressions of hate are an almost daily feature of the evening news, from the mayhem unleashed by suicide bombers in Israel to the unimaginable destruction of the Twin Towers. And since September 11, Americans have repeatedly asked themselves, "Why do...
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The Seasons of a Man's Life
by Daniel J Levinson Publisher Comments The first full report from the team that discovered the patterns of adult development, this breakthrough study ranks in significance with the original works of Kinsey and Erikson, exploring and explaining the specific periods of personal development...
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Coal: A Human History
by Barbara Freese 
Publisher Comments In this remarkable book, Barbara Freese takes us on a rich historical journey that begins hundreds of millions of years ago and spans the globe. Prized as the best stone in Britain by Roman invaders who carved jewelry out of it, coal has transformed...
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Cannabis Cultivation: A Complete Grower's Guide
by Mel Thomas Publisher Comments Written by commercial-scale grower Mel Thomas — nicknamed “Mr. Big” by the authorities — Cannabis Cultivation divulges the expertise, tips, and insight he learned at the helm of one of the world’s largest marijuana growing...
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Volcano: A Memoir of Hawai'i
by Garrett Hongo Publisher Comments Part memoir, part Japanese American family chronicle, part luminous work of natural history, Volcano tells what happened when Hongo returned to his birthplace in Hawai'i, as a young man, to reclaim its dreamlike landscape and his own elusive past. A...
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Skin City: Uncovering the Las Vegas Sex Industry (Las Vegas Review-Journal Book)
by Jack Sheehan Publisher Comments - Reveals the lives of those who live in and around the sex industry and why they chose it. - Secrets and titillating expose of what goes on behind the scenes in the Las Vegas that people want to see but never admit to....
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Gospel of Germs : Men, Women, and the Microbe in American Life (98 Edition)
by Nancy Tomes Publisher Comments AIDS. Ebola. "Killer microbes." All around us the alarms are going off, warning of the danger of new, deadly diseases. And yet, as Nancy Tomes reminds us in her absorbing book, this is really nothing new. A remarkable work of medical and cultural history,...
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On Violence: A Reader
by Bruce B Lawrence Publisher Comments This anthology brings together classic perspectives on violence, putting into productive conversation the thought of well-known theorists and activists, including Hannah Arendt, Karl Marx, G. W. F. Hegel, Osama bin Laden, Sigmund Freud, Frantz Fanon...
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Kinderculture : Corporate Construction of Childhood (2ND 04 Edition)
by Shirley Steinberg Publisher Comments America is a corporatized society defined by our culture of consumerism. One of the groups most targeted by corporations is children and youth. TV, movies, radio, video games, toys, books, and fast food are all directed specifically at consumers under 18....
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Cities Without Suburbs : a Census 2000 Update (3RD 03 Edition)
by David Rusk Publisher Comments Cities without Suburbs, first published in 1993, has become an influential analysis of America's cities among city planners, scholars, and citizens alike. Rusk's analysis, which extends from 1950 to data drawn from the 2000 U.S. census, covers 522...
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The Queen of America Goes To Washington City
by Lauren Gail Berlant Publisher Comments Berlant focuses on the need to revitalize public life and political agency in the United States in this devastating critique of contemporary discourses of American citizenship....
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This Is Burning Man: The Rise of a New American Underground
by Brian Doherty Publisher Comments A provocative first look inside the coolest event in America, the electric celebration of freedom and expression called Burning Man. It's been compared to Brigadoon and Woodstock, called Xanadu and Utopia. But none of these terms captures the essence...
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A Guide for Nursing Home Social Workers (Springer Series, Focus on Men)
by Elise M. Beaulieu Synopsis This book clearly distinguishes the function of beginning nursing home social workers and provides information and resources essential for them. Topics covered include: assessment; the intake and discharge processes; interventions; resource allocation...
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The Crofter and the Laird
by John Mcphee Publisher Comments When John McPhee returned to the island of his ancestors—Colonsay, twenty-five miles west of the Scottish mainland—a hundred and thirty-eight people were living there. About eighty of these, crofters and farmers, had familial histories of...
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Coercion: Why We Listen to What "They" Say
by Douglas Rushkoff Synopsis Why do we always listen to what "they" say? A noted media pundit gives a devastating critique of the influences behind the culture of rampant consumerism, showing how the media attempts to interfere with rational decision-making. "An essential book for...
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Nightwork: Sexuality, Pleasure, and Corporate Masculinity in a Tokyo Hostess Club
by Anne Allison Publisher Comments In Nightwork, Anne Allison opens a window onto Japanese corporate culture and gender identities. Allison performed the ritualized tasks of a hostess in one of Tokyo's many "hostess clubs": pouring drinks, lighting cigarettes, and making flattering or...
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The Cybercultures Reader
by David (edt) Bell Synopsis The Cybercultures Reader brings together key writings in the exciting and interdisciplinary field of cyberculture studies, providing, in one volume, a comprehensive guide to the ways in which new technologies are reshaping cultural forms and practices...
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Exit Strategy: Thinking Outside the Box
by Michelle Cromer Publisher Comments A warmhearted, witty, and beautifully illustrated guide to the most important exit any of us will ever make: how we choose to leave this life. If you thought a dreary and expensive funeral arranged by professional morticians was your only option-think...
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