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The Uses of Disorder: Personal Identity and City Life
by Richard Sennett  Book News Annotation Sennett's compelling proposal for a city that can incorporate creative anarchy to goose its adults into expressive community was originally published in 1970 by Knopf. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)...
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Morel Tales: The Culture of Mushrooming
by Gary Alan Fine Publisher Comments Drawing on the observations of three years spent in the company of dedicated amateur mushroomers and professional mycologists, Gary Alan Fine explores the ways in which Americans attempt to give meaning to the natural world, while providing an eye...
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The Death of Common Sense: How Law is Suffocating America
by Philip K Howard Publisher Comments This concise and eloquent manifesto shows how the excess of government regulations does not protect Americans but instead acts as legal quicksand, stifling growth and creating paralyzing overbureaucratization. Using blood-boiling examples of government...
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Pledged: The Secret Life of Sororities
by Alexandra Robbins Publisher Comments A fast-paced, behind-the-scenes book that blows the lid off the intriguing world of mainstream sorority life, by a New York Times bestselling author. Alexandra Robbins wanted to find out if the stereotypes about sorority girls were actually true, so she...
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Friendship: An Expose
by Joseph Epstein Publisher Comments From the writer whom James Atlas has deemed "the liveliest, most erudite, and engaging essayist we have," Friendship is a sharply entertaining examination of those complex and wonderful relationships without which we'd all be lost. Joseph...
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Contemporary Social Psychological Theories
by Peter J Burke Publisher Comments “This book presents the most current and rigorously tested theories in sociological social psychology. Never before have all major branches of this tradition been brought together in such a comprehensive manner, with such emphasis on the theories...
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Vice DOs & DON'Ts: 10 Years of Vice Magazine's Street Fashion Critiques
by Gavin Mcinnes Publisher Comments From the creators of the runaway cult magazine sensation and arbiter of all that is cool comes the ultimate visual guide on how to be--and not be--a modern urban hipster....
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Negotiating Demands: The Politics of Skid Row Policing in Edinburgh, San Francisco, and Vancouver
by Laura Huey Book News Annotation Huey (sociology, Concordia U.) investigates the extent to which political, social, and economic supports or constraints lead to the willingness of public police to initiate or engage in inclusionary or exclusionary policing practice within poor urban...
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Drugs Behavior & Modern Society 5TH Edition
by Charles F Levinthal Publisher Comments This text examines the impact of drug-taking behavior on our society and our daily lives. The use and abuse of a wide range of licit and illicit drugs are discussed from historical, biological, psychological, and sociological perspectives. Emphasis on...
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Introduction To Sociology (9TH 07 Edition)
by Henry L. Tischler Publisher Comments This revised edition of Tischler's INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY continues a tradition of providing a proven and comprehensive textbook to students and professors at a lower, very reasonable price. With its built in study guide, practice tests, and available...
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European Cultures in Sport
by Publisher Comments Sport occupies an important position in the cultural profile of a nation. This study is a comparative guide to sport across Europe, in terms of its relative political and social value, its development, and the ways in which it has contributed to national...
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We're Still Family
by Constance, Ph.d. Ahrons Publisher Comments What is the real legacy of divorce? To answer this question, Constance Ahrons, Ph.D., interviewed one hundred and seventy-three grown children whose divorcing parents she had interviewed twenty years earlier for her landmark study, the basis of which was...
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Stalinist Values: The Cultural Norms of Soviet Modernity, 1917-1941
by David Lloyd Hoffman Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-242) and index....
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My New Orleans: Ballads to the Big Easy by Her Sons, Daughters, and Lovers
by Rosemary James Publisher Comments From famous writers and personalities who call the city home, whether by birth or simply love, these pieces written in the wake of Hurricane Katrina serve as a timeless tribute to New Orleans. Sentimental, joyful, and witty, these essays by celebrated...
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The Hidden World of Birthdays
by Judith Turner Publisher Comments WHAT DOES YOUR BIRTHDAY SAY ABOUT YOU?<P>Did you know that you have your own special flower? Gem? Fragrance? Do you know your lucky numbers? The name of your guardian angel? The best day of the week to ask for a raise?<P>World-renowned Judith...
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The Category of the Person: Anthropology, Philosophy, History
by Michael Carrithers Publisher Comments The concept that people have of themselves as a 'person' is one of the most intimate notions that they hold. Yet the way in which the category of the person is conceived varies over time and space. In this volume, anthropologists, philosophers, and...
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The Postmodern Urban Condition
by M J Dear Publisher Comments This book will change the way we understand cities. It provides readers with not only an introduction to cities and urbanism in the postmodern world but also overturns many common assumptions about urban structure....
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Globalization and Culture (99 Edition)
by John Tomlinson Publisher Comments Globalization is now widely discussed, but the debates often focus on economic issues. A lucid and engaging writer, John Tomlinson goes far beyond traditional discussions to analyze the wide-ranging cultural, social, and moral aspects of globalization...
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Citizenship, Markets, and the State
by Colin Crouch Publisher Comments Bringing together a distinguished group of scholars, this volume examines the complex and growing debate on citizenship. this volume brings analytical clarity to contemporary debates about citizenship. The contributors not only systematically address the...
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Understanding Dying, Death and Bereavement (6TH 07 Edition)
by Michael R. Leming Publisher Comments Using a social-psychological approach, this edition remains solidly grounded in theory and research, but places greater emphasis on the individual and coping with death and dying. These two well-known authors and researchers integrate stimulating...
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