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by Harry Braverman Publisher Comments This widely acclaimed book, first published in 1974, was a classic from its first day in print. Written in a direct, inviting way by Harry Braverman, whose years as an industrial worker gave him rich personal insight into work, Labor and Monopoly Capital... (read more) List Price $19.00 Your price $10.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Neil Postman Publisher Comments In a series of feisty and ultimately hopeful essays, one of America's sharpest social critics casts a shrewd eye over contemporary culture to reveal the worst -- and the best -- of our habits of discourse, tendencies in education, and obsessions with... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price $6.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by John Welwood Publisher Comments A leading psychotherapist offers advice for couples on using love's challenges to grow as individuals and in their relationships. John Welwood shows people how the most difficult and confusing areas of relationships can be used to awaken the deepest... (read more) List Price $13.00 Your price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Suellen Hoy Publisher Comments Americans in the early 19th century were, as one foreign traveller bluntly put it, "filthy, bordering on the beastly"--perfectly at home in dirty, bug-infested, malodorous surroundings. Many a home swarmed with flies, barnyard animals, dust, and dirt... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price $23.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Carol P. Christ Publisher Comments The author combines personal experience with historical and philosophical reflection to create a new model of embodied thinking. This first systematic "The"a"logy" of the Goddess argues that the shift from God to Goddess signals a transformation of... (read more) List Price $30.95 Your price $16.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Mary E. Moline Publisher Comments This concise volume examines exactly what is involved in keeping adequate clinical records of individual, family, couple and group psychotherapy. The authors discuss: limits of confidentiality; retention and disposing of records; documentation of safety... (read more) List Price $59.95 Your price $45.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Leslie Silko Publisher Comments Bold and impassioned, sharp and defiant, Leslie Marmon Silko's essays evoke the spirit and voice of Native Americans. Whether she is exploring the vital importance literature and language play in Native American heritage, illuminating the inseparability... (read more) List Price $13.00 Your price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Yoshiko Uchida Publisher Comments Autobiographical account of the internment of the Japanese American author's family in 1942.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Judith Miller and Stephen Engelberg and William Broad From Powells.com In December 1997, the Pentagon decided to vaccinate all US military personnel against the anthrax virus. Puzzled by the motive and the timing of the decision, Judith Miller, Stephen Engelberg, and William Broad, three seasoned New York Times... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price $8.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Elizabeth B. Goldsmith Publisher Comments RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES applies modern management theory and evaluation to decision making and problem solving within the family unit. The text applies principles of planning, implementing and evaluating needs in household... (read more) List Price $163.50 Your price $107.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
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by Jimmy Carter Publisher Comments As he enters what he considers to be his most influential and happiest time, Jimmy Carter gives us a deeply personal meditation on the new experiences that come to us with age. He paints a glowing portrait of his long, happy marriage to Rosalynn, a... (read more) List Price $11.95 Your price $1.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Emile Durkheim Publisher Comments 'Durkheim\'s writings have exerted a profound influence in modern sociology. Many of his ideas have been incorporated into the conventional wisdom of the subject; others have remained controversial, and are a matter of continuing debate. The reception of... (read more) List Price $27.99 Your price $21.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Miriam Ching Yoon Louie Publisher Comments In this up-close and personal look at the heroines who make family, community, and society tick, Miriam Ching Yoon Louie showcases immigrant women workers speaking out for themselves, in their own words. While public outrage over sweatshops builds in... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price $10.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by J Ross Eshleman Publisher Comments Key Topic: This popular sociology of family bookintroduces key theoretical perspectives, reflects the most current data and research, and uses cross-cultural comparisons to present the most comprehensive coverage of the family. Key Benefit: This book... (read more) List Price $116.50 Your price $77.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Joe Schriver Publisher Comments Human Behavior and the Social Environment: Shifting Paradigms in Essential Knowledge for Social Work Practice, Fourth Edition<BR> Joe M. Schriver, "University of Arkansas, Fayetteville"<BR> <P> This comprehensive text explores, compares,... (read more) List Price $117.25 Your price $77.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Stanley Aronowitz Publisher Comments Noted labor expert Stanley Aronowitz provides a definitive assessment of the last twenty-five years of labor history. He argues that unions have historically been important defenders of economic justice and that they remain so, even in today's booming... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price $11.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Kakuzo Okakura Publisher Comments This modern classic invites the reader to discover a unique tradition that has come to symbolize wisdom, beauty, and the elegant simplicity of Asian culture. The author celebrates the Way of Tea from its ancient origins in Chinese Taoism to its... (read more) List Price $7.95 Your price $5.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Margaret E. Keck Publisher Comments Margaret E. Keck and Kathryn Sikkink examine a type of pressure group that has been largely ignored by political analysts: networks of activists that coalesce and operate across national frontiers. Their targets may be international organizations or the... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price $15.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Dean H. Hepworth Publisher Comments Through proven learning experiences that are as close to real-life practice as can be obtained from a book, Direct Social Work Practice: Theory And Skills prepares social work students for effective work in the field. Many of the case examples are drawn... (read more) List Price $144.25 Your price $94.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by David G. Myers Publisher Comments Gay marriage has become the most important domestic social issue facing twenty-first-century Americans -- particularly Americans of faith. Most Christians are pro-marriage and hold traditional family values, but should they endorse extending marriage... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price $8.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
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