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New Geographies of the American West: Land Use and the Changing Patterns of Place
by William R. Travis  Publisher Comments Reconciling explosive growth with often majestic landscape defines New Geographies of the American West. Geographer William Travis examines contemporary land use changes and development patterns from the Mississippi to the Pacific, and assesses the...
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Constructions of Deviance : Social Power, Context, and Interaction (6TH 09 Edition)
by Patricia A. Adler Publisher Comments Packed with the most recent and relevant articles in the field, CONSTRUCTIONS OF DEVIANCE: SOCIAL POWER, CONTEXT, AND INTERACTION, Sixth Edition, shows you how to apply the concepts and theories of deviance to the world around you. The text's current...
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True Notebooks: A Writer's Year at Juvenile Hall
by Mark Salzman 
Powells.com Staff Pick "In this important and powerful book, Salzman invites us inside LA's Central Juvenile Hall where he teaches a writing class for violent juvenile offenders. Through classroom conversations and through the boys' own writing we get an overwhelming and...
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Public & Private Families a Reader 5TH Edition
by Andrew J Cherlin Publisher Comments This reader examines the family through two lenses--the familiar private family, in which we live our personal lives, and the public family, in which we deal with broader societal issues, such as raising the next generation, and the care of the elderly...
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From Front Porch to Back Seat: Courtship in Twentieth-Century America
by Beth L Bailey Publisher Comments "Whether or not we've come a long way since then, this engaging study of courtship shows that at least half the fun is in reading about getting there." -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch....
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Simsoc : Simulated Society, Participant's Manual With Selected Readings (5TH 00 Edition)
by William A. Gamson Publisher Comments SIMSOC: Participant's Manual SIMSOC (which is pronounced sim-sock and stands for simulated society) is a dynamic group simulation game that forces participants to cope with the daily problems of governing society. Assuming a variety of roles, the...
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Using Conflict Theory
by Otomar J Bartos Publisher Comments From family feuds to labor strikes and international warfare, human conflict is an ever-present and universal social problem and the methods to manage it are a challenge for everyone, from average citizens to policymakers and social theorists. This study...
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Shabby Chic
by Rachel Ashwell Publisher Comments Valuable flea market finds... A peeling, antique vanity in muted sea green... An elegant, cracked chandelier... An enormous, slipcovered sofa with deep, cushions... Comfort, the beauty of imperfections, the allure of time-worn objects, and the appeal of...
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To Have or to Be?
by Erich Fromm Publisher Comments To Have Or to Be? is one of the seminal books of the second half of the 20th century. Nothing less than a manifesto for a new social and psychological revolution to save our threatened planet, this book is a summary of the penetrating thought of Eric...
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A Companion to Cultural Studies (Blackwell Companions in Cultural Studies)
by Toby Miller Publisher Comments Experts from five continents provide a thorough exploration of cultural studies, looking at different ideas, places and problems addressed by the field....
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Kitchen Culture in America : Popular Representations of Food, Gender, and Race (01 Edition)
by Sherrie A. (ed.) Inness Publisher Comments At supermarkets across the nation, customers waiting in line--mostly female--flip through magazines displayed at the checkout stand. What we find on those magazine racks are countless images of food and, in particular, women: moms preparing lunch for the...
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Training for Transformation
by Anne Hope Synopsis Three volumes designed to assist workers in the field who are encouraging the development of self-reliant creative communities. They explain how to build structures which enable people to become self-reliant, and social analysis to help groups find the...
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The Closing of the American Mind
by Allan Bloom
Publisher Comments Ten stories recount the Devil's exploits, successes and failures, in Hell andin the world above....
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Think a Second Time
by Dennis Prager Publisher Comments What are the two great lies of the 20th century? Is there a solution to evil? What matters more, blood or love? Can a good man go to a striptease show? Do you think you have the answers? ...Think a second time. Dennis Prager, theologian and philosopher...
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Together at the Table: Sustainability and Sustenance in the American Agrifood System (Rural Studies)
by Patricia Allen Publisher Comments Everywhere you look, people are more aware of what they eat and where their food comes from. In a cafeteria in Los Angeles, children make their lunchtime food choices at fresh fruit and salad bars stocked with local foods. In a community garden in New...
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Personality Plus Revised Edition
by Florence Littauer Publisher Comments Although we may not admit it to anyone else, all of us know there are areas in our personalities that need improvement. In this new edition of the bestselling book, Littauer examines the strengths and weaknesses of the four temperaments that comprise...
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Invested Interests: Capital, Culture, and the World Bank
by Bret Benjamin Publisher Comments Despite the World Bank’s profound impact on economic, political, and social conditions during the post–World War II era, cultural critics who rigorously theorize other institutions of colonialism and globalization have largely ignored the...
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Vindication of Tradition (84 Edition)
by Jaroslav J. Pelikan Publisher Comments In this carefully reasoned book, noted historian and theologian Jaroslav Pelikan offers a moving and spirited defense of the importance of tradition.'A soul-stirring self-analysis, no less than a distillation of the life-work of the living historian best...
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Children's Nature: The Rise of the American Summer Camp (American History and Culture)
by Leslie Paris Publisher Comments "An insightful book about the evolution and significance of children's camps in American social and cultural life. For all of us who loved being at camp in the summer, Children's Nature is evocative and it provokes many memories." —Joan Jacobs...
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Invention of Tradition (83 Edition)
by Eric Hobsbawm Publisher Comments Many of the traditions which we think of as very ancient in their origins were not in fact sanctioned by long usage over the centuries, but were invented comparatively recently. This book explores examples of this process of invention - the creation of...
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