Society & culture: general books

No secret stays buried forever. In a small Midwestern town during the 1950s, Evelyn, a young wife and mother,...  Read More >>

Thank you for reading and please do reach out for help if times are particularly bad! Life is for living and if...  Read More >>

"Bones is the roller coaster story of Robyn Shumer's lifelong battle with-and triumph over-a crippling eating disorder....  Read More >>

The climate is changing faster than our cultural practices are adapting to it. This Open Access volume, co-edited...  Read More >>

Against a backdrop of environmental and societal concerns, best captured by the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals...  Read More >>

I wrote this beautiful lullaby with so much love in my heart for my daughter, Jensen, a week before she was born....  Read More >>

Marina DelVecchio's biological mother was a prostitute who taught her to fear sex. Her adoptive mother was a virgin...  Read More >>

This extensively revised second edition synthesizes new research on how cognitive and emotional processes influence...  Read More >>

Digital spaces are saturated with metaphor: we have pages, sites, mice, and windows. Yet, in the world of digital...  Read More >>

Newly widowed and unemployed, a woman in her mid-fifties sets off on a journey of trespassing and adventure through...  Read More >>

This book unravels the complex mechanisms involved in global real estate capital markets. Designed not just for...  Read More >>

Waste management has become a great challenge for cities and urban areas, especially in countries with a high population...  Read More >>

Boston's Black Athletes interprets Boston’s contested racial history through the diverse experiences of the city’s...  Read More >>

Resistance and Recognition at Kitigan Zibi illuminates the traditional values and cultural continuity underlying...  Read More >>

This book challenges the predominant framing of US television as a writer’s or producer’s medium by suggesting that...  Read More >>

This volume examines the influence of African Catholics on the historical development of Black Christianity in America...  Read More >>

This book analyzes the treatment and transformation of gender in French banlieue cinema at the intersection of race,...  Read More >>

This book investigates a different way to gain academic job experience and start an academic career. A possibility...  Read More >>

This books offers a comprehensive overview of the possible effects of disasters or crisis situations on civil protections...  Read More >>

From the first European contact with indigenous peoples to today’s debate over immigration, the question of who...  Read More >>

Celebrates ten years of Ginger Dunnill's Broken Boxes podcast....  Read More >>

What do you do when faced with trauma? Shaking in the Forest opens with a plane crash and ends with a life-threatening...  Read More >>

A collection of four delightful tales of adventure and fun teach children important lessons and traits. Squiggly...  Read More >>

This book is not for people with dementia, but for those who care for them. HYUK GA, a family doctor and geriatrician,...  Read More >>

""Homebound Harmony: Square Dancing, Creekside Conversations, and Living Together"" is like joining the author on...  Read More >>