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Sub-Categories of Society & Social Sciences
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The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum
Dr Temple Grandin (Colorado State University Colorado State University USA), Richard Panek
Psychology; Abnormal psychology; Neurosciences
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A cutting-edge account of the latest science of autism, from the best-selling author and advocate [more]
$42.00 $37.80
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Spying for the People: Mao's Secret Agents, 1949-1967
Michael Schoenhals
History; Asian history; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000; Espionage & secret services
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Reveals the covert operations of Mao's public security organs through an examination of the recruitment of agents, their training... [more]
$39.95 $35.95
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Office Politics: How to Thrive in a World of Lying, Backstabbing and Dirty...
Oliver James
Psychology; Health & Self-Help
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The modern working world is a dangerous place, where game-playing, and sheer malevolence are rife. Do talent and hard work... [more]
$34.95 $31.45
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The Examined Life: How We Lose and Find Ourselves
Stephen Grosz
Prose: non-fiction; Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology); Health & Self-Help
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Distils over 50,000 hours of conversation into pure psychological insight, without the jargon. This book is about one ordinary... [more]
$29.95 $26.95
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Why People Cooperate: The Role of Social Motivations
Tom R. Tyler
Society & Social Sciences; Social, group or collective psychology; Occupational & industrial psychology
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Any organization's success depends upon the voluntary cooperation of its members. This book challenges the notion that individuals... [more]
$34.95 $31.45
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All the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals
David Scheffer
Memoirs; History; International relations; Human rights
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Reveals the truth behind Washington's failures during the 1994 Rwandan genocide and the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, the anemic... [more]
$43.95 $39.55
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Roosevelt's Lost Alliances: How Personal Politics Helped Start the Cold...
Frank Costigliola
History; European history; The Cold War; Second World War; International relations
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In the spring of 1945, as the Allied victory in Europe was approaching, the shape of the postwar world hinged on the personal... [more]
$43.95 $39.55
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No Enchanted Palace: The End of Empire and the Ideological Origins of the...
Mark Mazower
History; General & world history; History of ideas; United Nations & UN agencies
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Traces the origins and early development of the United Nations, one of the most influential yet perhaps least understood organizations... [more]
$26.95 $24.25
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The New Science of the Mind: From Extended Mind to Embodied Phenomenology...
Mark Rowlands
Philosophy; Philosophy of mind; Drug-induced states
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An investigation into the conceptual foundations of a new way of thinking about the mind that does not locate all cognition... [more]
$28.95 $26.05
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The Rise and Fall of North American Indians: From Prehistory Through Geronimo...
William Brandon
History; History of the Americas; Social & cultural history; Indigenous peoples
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In this expressive account of the native peoples of North America, the author presents this revelatory history of the development... [more]
$36.95 $33.25
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Aristotle's Politics
Aristotle
Anthologies (non-poetry); Philosophy; Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500; Social & political philosophy; Political science & theory
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Presents an account of the author's life in relation to political events of his time; the character and history of his writings... [more]
$25.95 $23.35
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Inside Jokes: Using Humor to Reverse-Engineer the Mind
Daniel C. Dennett, Matthew M. Hurley, Reginald B. Adams
Social & political philosophy; Psychology; Drug-induced states
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An evolutionary and cognitive account of the addictive mind candy that is humor. [more]
$29.95 $26.95
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The Death and Life of Malcolm X
Peter Goldman
Biography: general; Biography: historical, political & military; Autobiography: historical, political & military; Regional studies; History; History of the Americas; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Black & Asian studies; Politics & government; Political structure & processes
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Provides a dramatic portrait of one of the most important black leaders of the twentieth century. [more]
$44.95 $40.45
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Neuro: The New Brain Sciences and the Management of the Mind
Joelle M. Abi-Rached, Nikolas Rose
Sociology; Psychology; Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology; Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; History of science; Neurosciences
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The brain sciences are influencing our understanding of human behavior as never before, from neuropsychiatry and neuroeconomics... [more]
$36.95 $33.25
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Key Concepts in Sociology
Peter H. Braham
Society & Social Sciences; Sociology
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This is a compact, yet comprehensive, title that clarifies and explains the main concepts within sociology. It is useful both... [more]
$48.95 $44.05
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Evolving Iran: An Introduction to Politics and Problems in the Islamic Republic...
Barbara Ann J. Rieffer-Flanagan
History; Middle Eastern history; 21st century history: from c 2000 -; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000; Politics & government; International relations
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Presents an overview of how the politics and policy decisions in the Islamic Republic of Iran have developed since the 1979... [more]
$37.95 $34.15
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King: A Biography
David Levering Lewis
Autobiography: general; Biography: historical, political & military; Autobiography: historical, political & military; Autobiography: religious & spiritual; Regional studies; History; History of the Americas; Black & Asian studies; Politics & government; Civil rights & citizenship
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Updated with a new preface and more than a dozen photographs of King and his contemporaries, this edition presents the unforgettable... [more]
$39.95 $35.95
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The Hopkins Touch: Harry Hopkins and the Forging of the Alliance to Defeat...
David Roll
Biography: historical, political & military; History; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Second World War; Diplomacy
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An engaging biography of one of FDR's closest advisors and political point man during World War II, The Hopkins Touch brings... [more]
$41.95 $37.75
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Northern Ireland: The Reluctant Peace
Feargal Cochrane
History; British & Irish history; 21st century history: from c 2000 -; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000; Terrorism, armed struggle; Armed conflict
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Explains why, a decade and a half after the peace process ended in political agreement in 1998. In this book, the author explores... [more]
$45.00 $40.50
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Patriot of Persia: Muhammad Mossadegh and a Very British Coup
Christopher de Bellaigue
Biography: historical, political & military; History; Middle Eastern history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Politics & government
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On 19 August 1953 the British and American intelligence agencies launched a desperate coup against a cussed, bedridden 72-year-old.... [more]
$19.95 $17.95
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Overcoming Trauma and PTSD: A Workbook Integrating Skills from ACT, DBT,...
Sheela Raja
Psychology; Clinical psychology; Coping with anxiety & phobias
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Post-traumatic stress disorder affects every sufferer in a different way. This title offers the skills for specific symptoms... [more]
$29.95 $26.95
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Spitfire Voices: Life as a Spitfire Pilot in the Words of the Veterans
Dilip Sarkar
History; British & Irish history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Oral history; Second World War; Air forces & warfare
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Spitfire fighter pilots tell their extraordinary stories of combat during the Second World War. [more]
$32.99 $29.70
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Debunking Women's History: Myths & Legends About 101 Infamous Women Exploded...
Ed Rayner, Ron Stapley
History; Social & cultural history; Gender studies: women
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What you didn't know about famous and infamous women in history. [more]
$27.99 $25.20
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Ask Forgiveness Not Permission: The True Story a Discreet Operation in Pakistan's...
Howard Leedham
True war & combat stories; History; Military history; Special & elite forces
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Fifty Pathan tribesmen - Ten American helicopters - One British former special forces officer operating against all the... [more]
$27.99 $25.20
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Bailout: How Washington Abandoned Main Street While Rescuing Wall Street...
Neil Barofsky
Autobiography: historical, political & military; History of the Americas; 21st century history: from c 2000 -; Political science & theory; Economics & Business; Political economy; Business & management
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In this riveting account of the mishandling of the TARP bailout fund, a former federal prosecutor offers behind-the-scenes... [more]
$25.95 $23.35
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