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The Road More Traveled: Why the Congestion Crisis Matters More Than You Think, and What We Can Do about It The Road More Traveled: Why the Congestion Crisis Matters More Than You Think, and What We Can Do about It
by Samuel Staley

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Balaker and Staley shine new light on the problem of traffic congestion in this easily accessible book. Though often dismissed as a minor if irritating nuisance, congestion constrains our personal and professional lives, making it harder to find a good... (read more)

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C. Wright Mills: Letters and Autobiographical Writings C. Wright Mills: Letters and Autobiographical Writings
by Kathryn Mills

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This book gathers an assortment of professional and personal correspondence to form a complex and authentic portrait of one of the century's most dynamic public intellectuals.... (read more)

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The Celebration Chronicles: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Property Value in Disney's New Town The Celebration Chronicles: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Property Value in Disney's New Town
by Andrew Ross

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Scholar and iconoclast Andrew Ross spent a year living in the much scrutinized, and often demonized, Celebration--the picture-perfect town that Disney is building for 20,000 people in the swamp and scrub of central Florida. Lavishly planned with a... (read more)

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Offbeat Marijuana: The Life and Times of the World's Grooviest Plant Offbeat Marijuana: The Life and Times of the World's Grooviest Plant
by Saul Rubin

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This decidedly lowbrow contribution to the literature on the marijuana debate is unimpressive in both textual and visual content; many photographs are printed in too-dark, low-contrast b&w (and, surprise, green), and many of their captions consist of... (read more)

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Reworking Class Reworking Class
by John R Hall

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The twelve essays in this volume propose new directions in the analysis of class. John R. Hall argues that recent historical and intellectual developments require reworking basic assumptions about classes and their dynamics. The contributors effectively... (read more)

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Identity (Themes for the 21st Century) Identity (Themes for the 21st Century)
by Zygmunt Bauman

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This topical new book by Zygmunt Bauman explores the notion of identity in the modern world and argues that our socio-political, cultural, professional, religious and sexual identities are undergoing a process of continual transformation.... (read more)

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American Childhood: Risks and Realities American Childhood: Risks and Realities
by Dona Schneider

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Schneider's lucid analysis of how American children are newly at risk represents a rare integration of the medical evidence with societal trends. An extremely significant book.--Sylvia A. Hewlett, author of When the Bough Breaks: The Cost of Neglecting... (read more)

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Sex, Lies & P.I.'s Sex, Lies & P.I.'s
by Ali Wirsche

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The ultimate guide to find out if your lover, husband, or wife is having an affair. Follow Ali and Marnie, two seasoned private investigators, as they spy on brazen cheaters and find out what sweet revenge awaits. Laced with startling stories, Sex, Lies &... (read more)

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Citizenship & Identity (Politics and Culture) Citizenship & Identity (Politics and Culture)
by Engin F Isin

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Through a detailed introductory discussion of the relation between the civil and the political, and between recognition and representation, this book provides a comprehensive vocabulary for understanding citizenship. It uses the work of T H Marshall to... (read more)

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Transcultural Realities: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Cross-Cultural Relations Transcultural Realities: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Cross-Cultural Relations
by Virginia H Milhouse

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Transcultural Realities is an important collection of essays written by an outstanding cast of critical scholars who discuss the importance of transculture in interdisciplinary contexts. The primary goal of the contributors is to help the reader to... (read more)

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Fragmented Families: Patterns of Estrangement and Reconciliation Fragmented Families: Patterns of Estrangement and Reconciliation
by Ellen Sucov

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The purpose of the book Fragmented Families is to clarify the phenomenon of estrangement between family members. The book focuses on the meanings and process of alienation, its outcomes and possible paths toward resolution. The reader is encouraged to... (read more)

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Best Practics in Poverty Reduction: An Analytical Framework (International Studies in Poverty Research) Best Practics in Poverty Reduction: An Analytical Framework (International Studies in Poverty Research)
by Else Oyen

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Poverty reduction has come to be proclaimed as the core function of international development agencies, including the World Bank. This book focuses on a notion of best practice, and the key role which it can potentially play in strengthening anti-poverty... (read more)

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The New Urban Paradigm The New Urban Paradigm
by Joe R Feagin

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In this book, Joe R. Feagin assesses urban questions from the new urban sociology perspective that has developed since the 1980s. One of the leading figures in this tradition of thought, Feagin places class and racial domination at the heart of the... (read more)

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Creating Sanctuary: Toward the Evolution of Sane Societies Creating Sanctuary: Toward the Evolution of Sane Societies
by Sandra Bloom

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Psychiatrist Sandra Bloom interweaves the individual and the social, the personal and the political, by presenting the story of how she and a group of colleagues created a unique psychiatric milieu based on social psychiatric principles. Illustrated with... (read more)

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Women & Planning: Creating Genedered Realities Women & Planning: Creating Genedered Realities
by Clara H. Greed

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Planning is currently a male profession, but an analysis of a century of town planning reveals this to be a new development; women have been central to the planning movement since it began. "Women and Planning" is the first comprehensive history and... (read more)

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A Badly Flawed Election: Debating Bush V. Gore, the Supreme Court, and American Democracy A Badly Flawed Election: Debating Bush V. Gore, the Supreme Court, and American Democracy
by Ronald Dworkin

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Dworkin, an important liberal analyst, has assembled a distinguished cast of legal scholars and historians to debate the consequences of the flawed election of 2000.... (read more)

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The Lost Massey Lectures: Recovered Classics from Five Great Thinkers (CBC Massey Lecture) The Lost Massey Lectures: Recovered Classics from Five Great Thinkers (CBC Massey Lecture)
by Bernie Lucht

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The CBC Massey Lectures, an annual broadcasting fixture for more than 45 years and Canada’s preeminent public lecture series, featured some of the finest talks by some of the greatest minds of modern times. In this extraordinary collection, major... (read more)

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Marriage and Morals Among the Victorians Marriage and Morals Among the Victorians
by Gertrude Himmelfarb

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In these brilliant essays, Gertrude Himmelfarb, one of America's most respected scholars of Victorian thought and culture, explores the many facets, public and private, of the Victorian idea of morality. Incisively and provocatively she illuminates the... (read more)

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The Eagle's Shadow: Why America Fascinates and Infuriates the World The Eagle's Shadow: Why America Fascinates and Infuriates the World
by Mark Hertsgaard

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On September 11, 2001, Hertsgaard was completing a trip around the world, gathering perceptions about America from people in 15 countries. He now exposes truths that force natives and outsiders alike to see America with fresh eyes.... (read more)

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Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences #12: Analysis of Covariance Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences #12: Analysis of Covariance
by Albert R Wildt

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This book presents a technique for analyzing the effects of variables, groups, and treatments in both experimental and observational settings. Analysis of Covariance considers not only the main effects of one variable upon another, but also (like... (read more)

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