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1	The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference more books like this by Malcolm Gladwell (Read by) add to wishlist "The Tipping Point" is the biography of an idea, and the idea is quite simple: that many of the problems we face - from murder to teenage delinquency to traffic jams - behave like epidemics. They aren't linear phenomena in the sense that they steadily and predictably change according to the level of effort brought to bear against them. They are ... see all copies from $4.17! new only from $7.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Outliers: The Story of Success more books like this by Malcolm Gladwell add to wishlist In this landmark work, the author of "Blink" and "The Tipping Point" asks what makes high-achievers different? Brilliant and entertaining, "Outliers" is a landmark work that will simultaneously delight and illuminate. see all copies from $11.97! new only from $11.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother more books like this by James McBride add to wishlist As a boy in Brooklyn, James McBride knew that his mother was different. But when he asked about it, she'd simply say, "I'm light-skinned". Later he wondered if he was different too, and asked his mother if he was black or white. "You're a human being", she snapped. "Educate yourself or you'll be a nobody!" When James asked what the colour of God ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.45! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Society: The Basics more books like this by John J Macionis add to wishlist Seeing Sociology in Everyday Life John Macionis shares his enthusiasm, excitement and teaching experience with a clear and engaging writing style that connects with students. Macionis', Society: The Basics, 10th edition is designed to help students see the relevance of the sociological theories and ideas that inform their own lives. Four main ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything more books like this by Christopher Hitchens (Read by) add to wishlist Hitchens takes on his biggest subject yet--the increasingly dangerous role of religion in the world. With insight and wit, he describes the ways in which religion is man-made, immoral, and repressive and argues for a new enlightenment through science and reason. (World Religions) see all copies from $3.75! new only from $7.06! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Sociology: A Down-To-Earth Approach more books like this by James M Henslin add to wishlist This is a theoretical introduction to sociology, with themes of diversity and "down to earth" sociology. Enhancing the diversity themes are two special boxes, "Perspectives: Cultural Diversity Around the World", and "Perspectives: Cultural Diversity in US Society". Global issues are covered throughout, especially in the chapters on the economy, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Games People Play: The Psychology of Human Relationships more books like this by Eric Berne, M.D. add to wishlist Do you realise you, and all the people you know, play games? All the time? Sexual games, marital games, complex games that you're not even aware of as you go about your usual life? You might play games like 'Alcoholic' or 'The Frigid Woman' at weekends, or perhaps 'Ain't it awful' or 'Kick me' while you're at work. First published in the 1960s and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.91! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Essentials of Sociology: A Down-To-Earth Approach more books like this by James M Henslin add to wishlist Henslin's best-selling brief paperback text shares the excitement of sociology-Its acclaimed "down-to-earth" approach and personal writing style highlight the sociology of everyday life and its relevance to students' lives. This text is a brief version of the highly regarded hardcover introductory text, Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach, 6/e. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Rules for Radicals more books like this by Saul Alinsky add to wishlist This primer tells the "have-nots" how they can organize to achieve real political power for the practice of true democracy. see all copies from $8.14! new only from $8.14! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx more books like this by Adrian Nicole LeBlanc add to wishlist The result of over ten years of immersion reporting, "Random Family" charts a tumultuous decade in which girls become mothers, mothers become grandmothers, boys become criminals, and hope struggles against deprivation. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.45! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Looking Out/Looking in more books like this by Ronald B Adler add to wishlist Used by more than a million students, "Looking Out, Looking In, Twelfth Edition", continues its outstanding tradition of combining current information with a fun, reader-friendly voice that links course topics to your everyday life. You'll discover the reasons to improve your interpersonal skills and sharpen your critical understanding of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $23.00! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Social Psychology more books like this by Professor David G Myers add to wishlist This book continues to set the standard by which other social psychology texts are judged. The author's engaging writing style and unique, intimate voice make the text both compelling and readable, without being overly simplistic. The organization logically moves the student through the study of how people think, influence and relate, including an ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Racial and ethnic groups more books like this by Richard T Schaefer add to wishlist Grounded in a socio-historical perspective with engaging stories and first person accounts. Racial and ethnic relations in the United States are at a dynamic and exciting time. Major events are shaping our society, such as population and immigration changes, the election of the first African-American president, and increasing diversity throughout ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.94! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Interplay: The Process of Interpersonal Communication more books like this by Ronald B Adler add to wishlist Now in a new edition, "Interplay: The Process of Interpersonal Communication" provides a comprehensive and engaging introduction to communication in interpersonal relationships. Based on an extensive body of scholarship, interplay cites more than 1,000 sources - 30 per cent of which are new to the ninth edition - and provides a variety of thought ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.77! \| first editions
15 view cover	Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools more books like this by Jonathan Kozol add to wishlist A searing, eye-opening expose of the inequality built into America's public education system, written by the National Book Award-winning author of Death at an Early Age and Rachel and Her Children. Kozol blames the disparity among public school systems on the local funding structure that ensures a direct connection between affluence of a community ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.40! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason more books like this by Sam Harris add to wishlist Harris offers a vivid historical tour of mankind's willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs, even when those beliefs are used to justify harmful behavior and sometimes heinous crimes. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.89! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Environment more books like this by Peter H Raven add to wishlist There is more to "Environment, 4e" by Raven and Berg than what you see in this text. An enhanced book-specific Web site will help you further examine critical environmental issues. The Web site offers a variety of activities to help you succeed in your course and additional tools that will help you make environmentally responsible choices. Online ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Feminine Mystique more books like this by Betty Friedan add to wishlist The book that change the consciousness of women everywhere, "The Feminine Mystique" is published here so a new generation can visit its pages. It is a book that awakens women and men with its insights into social relations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.41! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Social Psychology more books like this by Elliot Aronson (Editor), Robert Helmreich (Editor) add to wishlist For an undergraduate introductory level course in social psychology. More engaging, integrative, and scientific that any other text of its kind, this #1-rated text on social psychology uses a story-telling approach to convey the science of social psychology in a fascinating, memorable, and completely entertaining manner. Successfully capturing ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.92! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation more books like this by Deborah Tannen, Ph.D. add to wishlist Why do so many women feel that men don't tell them anything, but just lecture and criticise? Why do so many men feel that women nag them and never get to the point? In this pioneering book Deborah Tannen shows us how women and men talk in different ways, for profoundly different reasons. While women use language to make connections and reinforce ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.90! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships more books like this by Harriet Goldhor Lerner, PH.D. add to wishlist Written as a guide for all women, regardless of age, background or life experience showing how they can turn their anger into a constructive force for changing their lives. The author, a psychotherapist, draws on a decade of clinical investigatiion as well as recent findings in psychoanalytic theory, to show how and why anger so often prolongs ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.06! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business more books like this by Neil Postman add to wishlist A brilliant powerful and important book....This is a brutal indictment Postman has laid down and, so far as I can see, an irrefutable one. --Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.48! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Sociology more books like this by John J Macionis add to wishlist For one semester/quarter or two semester/quarter Introductory Sociology courses. John Macionis, like many college students, found his passion and life's work after taking an introductory sociology course. Sociology helped him make sense of the world around him. John shares his enthusiasm, excitement and teaching experience through a clear and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Intended for Pleasure more books like this by Dr. Ed Wheat, M.D. add to wishlist The classic on sex in Christian marriage, now updated and expanded. The most medically accurate description of sexual function in the male and female available today. This material is presented in wholesome terms that would be of help to any married or soon-to-be married couple. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.26! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Sociology: The Essentials more books like this by Margaret L Andersen add to wishlist This mainstream text is characterized by its superior scholarship, accessible writing style, unmatched coverage of diversity, and unparalleled, integrated technology resources. Treating diversity as central to the rich fabric of our society, the authors include research and data that illustrate how class, race-ethnicity, gender, age, geographic ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| first editions \| SVS

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