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A compelling introduction to the world of myth and its influence on culture and society

An unflinching book, meant to disturb and to spur the country into action."-Nicholas Lemann

A remarkable book. An urgently needed corrective in our age of deepening religious divisions."--New York Review of Books

[A] tour de force Taylor's research is staggering, and even fans who believe they know all there is to know about the film franchise will find much to learn--and savor."--Associated Press

Social scientist and mother Courtney Jung explores the ever-expanding world of breastfeeding advocacy, shining a new light on the diverse communities who compose it, the dubious science behind it, and the pernicious public policies to which it has given rise

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Do all questions have answers? How much can we know about the world? Is there such a thing as an ultimate truth?To be human is to want to know, but what we are able to observe is only a tiny portion of what's out there." In The Island of Knowledge , physicist Marcelo Gleiser traces our search for answers to the most fundamental questions of existence. In so doing, he reaches a provocative conclusion: science, the main tool we use to find answe...

Animated by the stories of some of the last century's artists, writers, and businessmen, this title demonstrates how the creators of the superheroes gained their cultural power and established a crucial place in the modern imagination.

A generous selection from the playful, irreverent, and controversial work of Ishmael Reed, one of the greatest African American writers

By the time women reach their 40s, they are often shockingly unprepared for the financial realities that await them. Attorney Frances Leonard offers readers advice that will mobilize them to action, giving the straight facts about retirement benefits, pension plans, and health insurance needs, property rights and divorce law, and wage, age and sex discrimination laws.

Ralph D. Sawyer is the preeminent scholar and translator on Sun-tzu's masterful work. More than 200, 000 copies of his Sun-tzu Art of War and more than 55, 000 copies of The Complete Art of War have been sold. The Art of War is the most famous study of strategy ever written and has had an extraordinary influence on the history of warfare. The Essential Art of War brings Sun-tzu's classic work to a new, uninitiated readership. This clear and co...

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Most models of human development end abruptly with adolescence. But, according to the internationally renowned theorist and researcher Michael Rutter, we continue to mature throughout our life span. I

Historian Stevenson shows that politicians deliberately took risks that led to World War I, and that battle by bloody battle, their decision remained to continue the fighting.

A passionate plea to preserve and renew public education, The Death and Life of the Great American School System is a radical change of heart from one of America's best-known education experts.Diane Ravitch, former assistant secretary of education and a leader in the drive to create a national curriculum, examines her career in education reform and repudiates positions that she once staunchly advocated. Drawing on over forty years of research ...

Clear, practical, and wise, this book--a codification of time-limited dynamic psychotherapy--offers an integrated model of therapy, close to clinical data, that is applicable to therapy "regardless" of length of treatment. Rich case material is incorporated throughout and highlighted in an annotated, full-length case study that brings together all aspects of the approach.

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Socrates Fortlow is a 60-year-old ex-convict freed after serving 27 years in prison. Disheartened by the chaos of the streets, he calls together local people of all races to conduct meetings of a Thinkers' Club, where all can discuss the unanswerable questions in life.

From one of the world's most passionately engaged literary citizens comes "Writing with Intent, " the largest collection to date of Margaret Atwood's nonfiction, ranging from 1983 to 2005.