Social Sciences
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Crickonomics: The Anatomy of Modern Cricket: Shortlisted for the Sunday Times Sports Book Awards 2023SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2023 - CRICKET BOOK OF THE YEAR.SHORTLISTED FOR THE CRICKET SOCIETY AND MCC BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2023.SELECTED AS ONE OF WATERSTONES BEST SPORT BOOKS OF 2022.A CRICKETER BOOK OF THE YEAR. 'Superb' Matthew Syed,...
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Covenant with Black America - Twenty Years LaterTwenty years after sparking a national dialogue, The Covenant with Black America returns with renewed urgency, weaving original insights with contemporary voices, and reminding us that our collective liberation is essential for a more equitable society. Two decades ago, Tavis Smiley curated a pivotal...
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Country Queers: A Love LetterPart photo book, part memoir, part oral history project, this volume paints a vivid portrait of queer and trans experiences in rural areas and small towns across the US. In 2013, Rae Garringer embarked on the Country Queers oral history project with a borrowed...
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Corruption and Illiberal Politics in the Trump EraThis book explores the nexus of corruption, late capitalism, and illiberal politics in the Trump era. Through deep, contextualized analysis and careful critique, it offers valuable perspectives on how corruption is defined and understood in the current historical moment. The book asks: Is today's...
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Confronting Sexism in the Church: How We Got Here and What We Can Do about ItHow to Fight Sexism in the ChurchDespite the real progress that has been made in recent years, women continue to be silenced, wounded, and relegated to the sidelines in our churches. Many churches--even churches that outwardly affirm and platform women--remain unaware of the patterns...
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Community Capital: Race, Equity, and the Credit Union MovementNo margin-no mission...What does it take to bring financial justice to communities of color? Cliff Rosenthal, shaped by the movements of the 1960s, fought for decades against government indifference and systemic bias-finally seeing change come after the death of George Floyd. Michael McCray, a...
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Cities Under Siege: The New Military UrbanismA powerful expose of how political violence operates through the spaces of urban life.Author: Stephen GrahamPublisher: VersoPublished: 11/01/2011Pages: 432Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.10lbsSize: 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.30dISBN: 9781844677627About the AuthorStephen Graham is Professor of Cities and Society at Newcastle University. He is the author...
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Choosing RespectIn an ever more diverse society, young people encounter differences more than ever before...and that's a good thing! This guide explores the concept of respect from many facets. Showing respect for others is the foundation for building positive connection in the community. Readers will...
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Cheap Land Colorado: Off-Gridders at America's EdgeFrom Pulitzer Prize finalist and National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author of Newjack, a passage through an America lived wild and off the grid, where along with independence and stunning views come fierce winds, neighbors with criminal pasts, and minimal government and medical services...
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But God: (Been There, Done That, But God!)You may be hurt, confused, and in unimaginable pain. Just know that God has a purpose and a plan for your life. There are so many people today suffering in silence from the traumatic experience of sexual abuse, which has led to living with...
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Building SimCity: How to Put the World in a MachineA deep dive into the trailblazing simulation game SimCity, situating it in the history of games, simulation, and computing. Building SimCity explores the history of computer simulation by chronicling one of the most influential simulation games ever made: SimCity. As author Chaim Gingold explains,...
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Building ConnectionsMaking connections with others in the community is an essential life skill, and one that can help young people successfully navigate the choppy waters of today's society. Inside this book, readers will learn about the epidemic of loneliness that affected U.S. citizens after the...
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Budding Lotus in the West: Buddhism from an Immigrant's Feminist PerspectiveA thought-provoking and critical exploration of Buddhism's adaptation in America from Vietnamese immigrant and debut author Nhi Yến Đỗ Trần. Born into a family legacy of Buddhist spirituality in Việt Nam, Trần immigrated to the US at age ten. Budding Lotus in the West...
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Brody Borrows MoneyHow should we handle our money? Brody doesn't have enough money for a cool rock at the gift shop. He borrows some money from a friend, but he can't pay it back. Oops! Now Brody's dad has to help out. Sometimes Brody's dad borrows...
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Botany of Empire: Plant Worlds and the Scientific Legacies of ColonialismAn accessible foray into botany's origins and how we can transform its futureColonial ambitions spawned imperial attitudes, theories, and practices that remain entrenched within botany and across the life sciences. Banu Subramaniam draws on fields as disparate as queer studies, Indigenous studies, and the...
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Born to Walk: My Journey of Trials and Resilience"My grandparents used to tell me Rwanda is a country unlike any other, and I knew they spoke the truth. Blessed with majestic mountains and breathtaking valleys, it is a sacred and spiritual land. And yet Rwandan men drenched the land in blood in...
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Body Phobia: The Western Roots of Our Fear of DifferenceYour body is who you are. We will only build a just society by rejecting fear of our bodies. Western culture hates the fact that we have bodies--from evangelical culture, which insists "you are a soul and have a body," to wellness culture that...
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Black Life Matter: Blackness, Religion, and the SubjectIn Black Life Matter, Biko Mandela Gray offers a philosophical eulogy for Aiyana Stanley-Jones, Tamir Rice, Alton Sterling, and Sandra Bland that attests to their irreducible significance in the face of unremitting police brutality. Gray employs a theoretical method he calls "sitting-with"--a philosophical practice...
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Bizarre Medical Ideas: ... and the Strange Men Who Invented ThemThis book focuses on the individuals who invented specific forms of alternative medicine. Examples are Hahnemann (homeopathy), Still (osteopathy), Schulz (autogenic training). In total, about 40 such personalities are included in the book. They have all led unusual lives, and the book explores their...
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Bias in EducationEducation plays an important role in shaping how young people come to understand the world around them. However, some argue that certain groups of students are not receiving the full benefit of education because of prejudice against them. This unequal learning experience may be...
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