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1	A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier more books like this by Ishmael Beah This absorbing account by a young man who, as a boy of 12, gets swept up in Sierra Leone's civil war, goes beyond even the best journalistic efforts in revealing the life and mind of a child abducted into the horrors of warfare. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.14! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Invisible Man more books like this by Ralph Waldo Ellison Ellison's classic 1952 novel is about a black man from the South who travels to New York City in the 1930s. He becomes involved with the Communist Party, but is soon disillusioned: the Communists see him not as a person but as a symbol of oppressed humanity, as does the Black Nationalist Group he encounters. This inability of a blind and hostile ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	One Hundred Years of Solitude more books like this by Gabriel Garcia Marquez A beguiling mix of politics, magic, romance, and sex, the saga of the mysterious history of the Buendia family of the village of Macondo does nothing less than recapitulate the entire history of the human race. Written with little regard for traditional novelistic conventions, Garcia Marquez's novel incorporates emotional responses in lieu of plot ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.95! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Sociology: A Brief Introduction more books like this by Richard T Schaefer Three basic premises guide this highly successful introductory text – first that theory and research must be both comprehensive and clear, second that the text must show how sociology is relevant both to the study of society and to students’ lives, and third that sociology can play a valuable role in teaching critical thinking skills. To that end, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Democracy in America more books like this by Professor Alexis de Tocqueville The Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville wrote this classic in French after traveling across America. It is divided into two sections: the first, on government; the second, on the American character. It is considered one of the most perceptive and enduring descriptions of America and Americans ever written. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.73! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood more books like this by Marjane Satrapi The critics made the inevitable comparisons to MAUS when reviewing this graphic novel-style memoir. But this deeply personal child's-eye view of Iran during the fall of the Shah deserves to be considered in its own right. Marjane Satrapi is related both to the old Persian royal family and to Communist rebels. Therefore, it's not surprising that ... see all copies from $5.25! new only from $7.16! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Snow more books like this by Orhan Pamuk A burned-out Turkish writer has spent many years in Germany as a political exile, resigned to a life of dreary bleakness. Then his mother dies, and he returns home to Istanbul, where a series of inexplicable events in a nearby town provoke his curiosity. Why are young Islamic girls committing suicide? And what is the real story behind the military ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.96! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Enchantress of Florence more books like this by Salman Rushdie "The Enchantress of Florence" is the story of a woman attempting to command her own destiny in a man's world. Vivid, gripping, and profoundly moving, this dazzling book is by one of the world's most important living writers. see all copies from $12.75! new only from $13.38! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Culture Warrior more books like this by Bill O'Reilly (Read by) With three straight #1 bestsellers and more than four million copies of his books in print, the most powerful traditional force in the American media now takes off his gloves in the ongoing struggle for Americas heart and soul, and dissects the forces driving the secular-progressive agenda in the media and behind the scenes. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community more books like this by Robert D Putnam Based on a 25-year research project, this book documents a significant downward spike in the ways that Americans gather in social groups--and recommends new ways that people can come together for the common good. see all copies from $4.47! new only from $10.87! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Social problems more books like this by D Stanley Eitzen This best-selling book continues with this new edition its tradition of challenging readers to become enthusiastic about exploring the intricacies and mysteries of social life using the sociological perspective. Taking a conflict approach, Eitzen and Baca Zinn focus on the social structure to determine the underlying features of the social world ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.88! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Race, Class, and Gender: An Anthology more books like this by Margaret L Andersen RACE, CLASS, AND, GENDER, includes many interdisciplinary readings. The author's selection of very accessible articles show how race, class, and gender shape people's experiences, and help students to see the issues in an analytic, as well as descriptive way. The book also provides conceptual grounding in understanding race, class, and gender; has ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.92! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Passage to India more books like this by E M Forster In Forster's beautifully written novel about British India at the turn of the century, a simple misunderstanding erupts into hostility. The plot centers on Aziz, a young doctor who is initially tolerant of the British presence in India. However, when he takes a group of Americans to the Caves of Marabar and an American woman accuses him of raping ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.19! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression more books like this by Amity Shlaes This striking reinterpretation of the Great Depression looks at the neglected and moving stories of individual Americans, and shows how they had helped to establish the steadfast character that has developed a nation. see all copies from $12.28! new only from $12.28! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	In Conflict & Order: Understanding Society more books like this by D Stanley Eitzen "Four themes infuse the conflict perspective orientation of this book: diversity, the struggle to achieve social justice, economic and global transformations in the U.S., and a global perspective." "In Conflict and Order" studies the forces that lead to both stability and change in society. As it examines the standard topics in an introductory ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.95! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Power to the People more books like this by Laura Ingraham Top-rated radio personality Ingraham issues a call to arms to her millions of fans from red-state America--a plea to reinvigorate their birthright of liberty, to reconnect to their American heritage, and to revive their commitment to traditional, conservative principles. see all copies from $4.50! new only from $7.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Room of Ones Own more books like this by Woolf Woolf's ardent plea for women's share in power, wealth, and fame is a seminal feminist text. This extended essay is an articulation of her belief that all a woman needs is an income that will sustain her, and her own room in which to work. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.45! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Fathers & Sons more books like this by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev Considered by many to be Turgenev's best novel, FATHERS AND SONS is an unsentimental depiction of the conflict between the radical young and their conservative elders. The hostile reception of this controversial story led Turgenev to leave Russia permanently and settle in Western Europe. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Meaning of Difference: American Constructions of Race, Sex and Gender, Social Class, and Sexual Orientation more books like this by Karen Elaine Rosenblum The Meaning of Difference is a text-reader about the social construction of difference as it operates in American formulations of race, sex and gender, social class, and sexual orientation. Following each framework essay is a set of readings that illustrate the concepts and processes described in the essays. The readings have been selected for ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $37.47! \| SVS
20 view cover	White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son more books like this by Tim Wise Wise offers a highly personal examination of the ways in which racial privilege shapes the lives of most white Americans, overtly racist or not, to the detriment of people of color, themselves, and society. Using stories instead of stale statistics, Wise weaves a narrative that is at once readable yet scholarly, analytical, and accessible. see all copies from $6.95! new only from $13.45! \| signed copies
21 view cover	The Road to Wigan Pier more books like this by George Orwell George Orwell eloquently evokes the lives of poor miners and laborers in the north of England during the 1930s. As always, Orwell is violently critical of the English class structure, and dedicated to the concept of socialism as a cure for that country's ills. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.77! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race, and Family Life more books like this by Annette Lareau Unequal Childhoods uses actual observations from black and white middle-class, working-class, and poor families to provide a vivid account of the importance of social class, and the relative unimportance of race, in shaping parents' and children's lives. see all copies from $12.85! new only from $14.33! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Code of the Street: Decency, Violence, and the Moral Life of the Inner City more books like this by Elijah Anderson This incisive book examines the code of decency, violence, and moral life of the inner city, and how it is a response to the lack of jobs, stigma of race, and rampant drug use. Winner of the Komarovsky Book Award. see all copies from $4.45! new only from $9.91! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Microtrends: The Small Forces Behind Tomorrow's Big Changes more books like this by Mark Penn, E Kinney Zalesne The advisor to Senator Hillary Clinton, Bill Gates, and President Bill Clinton proves that small is big by identifying 75 hidden-in-plain-sight trends, revealing that the nation is no longer a melting pot but a collection of communities with individual tastes and lifestyles.Twelve see all copies from $7.49! new only from $12.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Women, Men, and Society more books like this by Dr. Claire M Renzetti, Daniel J Curran Key Topic: This popular book looks at the ways in which gender is socially constructed, how sexism and gender inequality affect men and women, and how other variables compound the problem of gender inequality. Key Benefit: Authors' goal is to assist students in connecting a central element of their own lives-their personal gender experiences ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.75! \| first editions \| SVS

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