Society & Social Sciences Books

The ShipCraft series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeller through a brief history of the subject, highlighting differences between ships and changes in their appearance over their careers.…

The latest installment in the New York Times bestselling Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series, featuring 100 barrier-breaking Black women and girls who showcase the spirit of Black Girl Magic. Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Real-Life Tales of Black Girl Magic celebrates the lives and…

'Feminism ...... began with the work of a single person: Friedan' Nicholas Lemann With a new Introduction by Lionel Shriver When Betty Friedan produced The Feminine Mystique in 1963, she could not have realized how the discovery and debate of her contemporaries' general malaise would shake up…

When The Culture of Narcissism was first published in 1979, Christopher Lasch was hailed as a "biblical prophet" (Time). Lasch's identification of narcissism as not only an individual ailment but also a burgeoning social epidemic was ground-breaking. His diagnosis of American culture is even more…

Faith, Food, and Family in a Yupik Whaling CommunityAuthor: Elinor Mikaghaq Oozeva Carol Zane Jolles Publisher: University of Washington Press Category: Social & Cultural History, Indigenous Peoples, Anthropology, Social & Cultural Anthropology, Physical Anthropology & Ethnography Book Format:…

Decision Making in Disaster Response: Strategies for Frontline Humanitarian RespondersAuthor: J. S. Tipper Publisher: Relief Advisory International Category: Social Impact Of Disasters, Aid & Relief Programmes Book Format: Paperback The aggressive, armed militia member in front of you wants fifty…

The Trans Self-Care Workbook : A Coloring Book and Journal for TRANS and Non-Binary People

Thou Shall Not Pass: The Anatomy of Football's Centre-Half

A new, jungle themed colouring book by the multi-million-copy-selling worldwide phenomenon, Johanna Basford, creator of the global bestsellers, Lost Ocean, Enchanted Forest and Secret Garden. From the international bestselling creator of Lost Ocean comes a beautiful new colouring book that takes…

Many books put you to sleep without meaning to. But here is a book specially created to send the reader on a long, restful voyage to slumberland and inspire beautiful and creative dreams along the way. It is a soothing bedtime companion, a portal that takes you from the busyness and distraction of…

In 1877, the NZ Supreme Court decided the case of Wi Parata v Bishop of Wellington, centred on the ownership and use of the Whitireia Block near Porirua, which had been granted by Ngati Toa to the Anglican Church for a school that was never built. Refusing jurisdiction over the case, the Court also…

Birhan Woldu became one of the most recognized faces and forms of the late 20th century after her skeletal image was broadcast at the end of Live Aid to publicize famine in Africa. Although Live Aid, led by musicians such as Bob Geldof and Bono, raised millions for famine relief, most people…

This is the first English language edition of the Dizionario della Moda . It is a collection of over 4500 entries from the fashion world - designers, fashion houses, brands, photographers, distributors - with particular attention to Italian designers. The Dizionario was first published in 2004 and,…