Arts & Social Sciences Books

From one of the most popular project channels on YouTube comes a how-to book on building things that go boom.Grant Thompson, "The King of Random," has created one of the...

Publisher's Synopsis Are you sexually intelligent? You will be after reading Crooks/Baur/Widman's OUR SEXUALITY -- the most respected and authoritative college textbook on human sexuality. It's also the first to...

Publisher's Synopsis What happens in our brains to make us feel fear, love, hate, anger, joy? Do we control our emotions, or do they control us? Do animals have emotions?...

Publisher's Synopsis A look at fast fashion and its impact on the environment and social justice, perfect for middle grade classroomsDid you ever think about where your jeans come from?...

Publisher's Synopsis Not quite where you expected to be? You're in good company. Now the bestselling author of Own Your Everyday helps you navigate unmet expectations, waiting, and uncertainty with confidence and...

Publisher's Synopsis "Ask yourself a simple question: Based on your last 30 days of work (or marriage, or parenting), would your company rehire you? Would your partner immediately recommit to...

Publisher's Synopsis Drawing from her own research sessions, as well as stories and interviews with marriage counselors, life coaches, filmmakers, podcast hosts, and other real-life listening experts, Vengoechea shows us...

Publisher's Synopsis At a time of anxiety about the effectiveness of our national government, Rahm Emanuel provides a clear vision, for both progressives and centrists, of how to get things...

Publisher's Synopsis Two professional training consultants explain how readers can create their own personal definition of happiness and how they can make happiness a central goal in life, illuminating nine...

Publisher's Synopsis In Charlestown Prison, Malcolm Little struggles with the weight of his past. Plagued by nightmares, he drifts through days unsure of his future. Slowly, he befriends other prisoners...

Publisher's Synopsis A sociological study of reality TV that explores its rise as a culture-dominating medium - and what the genre reveals about our attitudes toward race, gender, class, and...

Publisher's Synopsis  There are no underground bunkers of supercomputers at the heart of the Uber miracle. No cloisters of silent technicians guiding Etsy to its marketplace dominance. Google HQ looks...

Publisher's Synopsis  Emmy redefines trauma in a way that allows you to accept the things that have happened to you in your life, reflect on who they've made you become...

Publisher's Synopsis "Highly accessible and enjoyable for readers who love and loathe math." -BooklistA critical read for teachers and parents who want to improve children's mathematics learning, What's Math Got to...

Publisher's Synopsis The Newly Revised and Updated EditionIn this enthralling narrative-the first of its kind-historian and journalist Ruth Rosen chronicles the history of the American women's movement from its beginnings...

Publisher's Synopsis  Commemorating twenty years, this deeply moving play, written by high school students who witnessed the tragedy unfold, remembers September 11, 2001. This edition features new cover art, an updated...

Publisher's Synopsis "A guide to having productive conversations about race."

Publisher's Synopsis "A psychologist confronts our pervasive misunderstanding of anxiety and presents a new framework for reimagining and reclaiming the confounding emotion as the advantage it evolved to be"--.

Publisher's Synopsis  The Publishers Weekly and USA Today bestseller the New York Times refused to include on their list. Breitbart.com editor Jerome Hudson delivers the red pills his readers know him for,...

Publisher's Synopsis Why do we so often seek out physical pain and emotional turmoil? We go to movies that make us cry, or scream, or gag. We poke at sores,...

Instant New York Times Bestseller · Winner of the General Wallace M. Greene Jr. Award from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation “Buzz Bissinger’s Friday Night Lights is an American classic. With The Mosquito Bowl, he is back...

Publisher's Synopsis "Delightful." --Mary Norris, The New Yorker A page-turning, existential romp through the life and times of the world's most polarizing punctuation markThe semicolon. Stephen King, Hemingway, Vonnegut, and Orwell...

Publisher's Synopsis  How can you maximize success--and limit failure? Wall Street Journal reporter Ben Cohen brilliantly investigates the mystery and science of streaks, from basketball to business. "A feast for anyone interested...

Publisher's Synopsis   'Some people who deal with mental illness have the opportunity and ability to write about it, but many do not - and it was those people, those...

Publisher's Synopsis   Take a moment to consider what you want for your future. What do you want your body to look and feel like? What career do you want?...

Pages: 528 A global history of free speech, from the ancient world to today. Hailed as the "first freedom," free speech is the bedrock of democracy. But it is a challenging...

Pages: 256 A NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB MUST-READ New York Times bestselling author Jonah Berger’s cutting-edge research reveals how six types of words can increase your impact in every area of...

Helping you find your voice, INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION: EVERYDAY ENCOUNTERS, 8e helps you build the skills you need to become a more effective communicator. Award-winning author Julia T. Wood incorporates the...