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One thing we all have in common -- we're all grandchildren. Through photographs and accompanying stories, this book illuminates the special grandparent-grandchild bond.

We - the users turned creators and distributors of content - are TIME's Person of the Year 2006, and AdAge's Advertising Agency of the Year 2007. We form a new...

Study after study shows that fathers set up their daughters for success. Involved fathers-whether or not they live in the same house as their daughters-boost their daughters' academic achievement, promote...

What is the world of the 21st century like now that the centrality of the West is no longer given? How were the societies and cultures of today's world together...

The Internet and Society explores the impact of the internet on modern culture.

This book questions the sociocultural dimensions of remembering. It offers an overview of the history and theory of memory studies through the lens of sociology, political science, anthropology, psychology, literature,...

An exploration of the rites, rituals and many ways that humans approach death and dying around the world. Greg Palmer tries to discover how human culture responds to the universal...

Noted media pundit and author of Playing the FutureDouglas Rushkoff gives a devastating critique of the influence techniques behind our culture of rampant consumerism. With a skilled analysis of how...

The extraordinary story of the small Vermont town that has likely produced more Olympians per capita than any other place in the country--and whose citizens provide a model for achieving...

"Sociomedia" continues the assessment of hypertext and hypermedia systems begun in "Text, Context, and HyperText" and "The Society of Text". It examines the use of integrated multimedia to support social...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Utterly fascinating' NEW YORK TIMES 'A profound, rich document' NEW STATESMAN 'An act of intimate storytelling' VOGUE A recently discovered journal from one of America's...

My purpose is to encourage and help anyone who feels stuck, who is not sure where they're going on this journey called life. For most of my 75 years, like...

A COSMOPOLITAN BEST NON-FICTION BOOK OF 2022 The Lonely Hunter explores the rise of singledom, the realities of loneliness, and whether it is possible to live contentedly alone. 'So what's...

A COSMOPOLITAN BEST NON-FICTION BOOK OF 2022 The Lonely Hunter explores the rise of singledom, the realities of loneliness, and whether it is possible to live contentedly alone. 'So what's...

A radical vision for a better future: an economy that works for us, rather than the other way around. As this major German bestseller reports, our world is at a...

International in scope, this series of non-fiction trade paperbacks offers books that explore the lives, customs and thoughts of peoples and cultures around the world.

The discovery in 1938 of the diary and personal papers of William Johnson ( ca. 1809-1851), a free Negro of Natchez, Mississippi, made possible the publication of this fascinating volume....

QUILL & QUIRE BEST OF 2016 QUILL & QUIRE BEST COVER OF 2016 We think of the modern woman as sexually liberated if anything, we're told we're oversexed. Yet a...

A new collection writings by Clare Boyd-Macrae. "Opening these pages, one is admitted into the world of a deeply intelligent, sensitive and sensual woman who loves her husband, her children...

The study explores different patterns in the parent-child relationship, allowing the interviewees to speak for themselves, and then asks how they are affected by gender, social and geographical mobility, or...

Primal curse or sacred duty? Drudgery and toil or the only sure route to human happiness? What we do defines us, and work is the subject of endless fascination. This...

SHORTLISTED FOR FOOTBALL BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2025 LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD A New Statesman Book of the...

this is a book about: the re-building of Australian democracy the re-invention of business and community in a global age and, the re-engagement of government in its task of serving...

Are sports influenced by their social context? Can sport influence the social world? And how is sport changing in our increasingly globalized society? This thought-provoking text explores these questions and...

The 25th annual edition of this perennial favourite has been completely updated, revised and expanded with many new features, including a section exploring the huge global changes since its inception...

How are soldiers made? Why do they fight? Re-imagining the study of armed forces and society, Barkawi examines the imperial and multinational armies that fought in Asia in the Second...

How does social spending relate to economic growth and which countries have got this right and wrong? Peter Lindert examines the experience of countries across the globe to reveal what...

Climate change is not just a scientific fact, nor merely a social and political problem. It is also a set of stories and characters that amount to a social drama....

Intimate relationships exist in social domains, in which there are cultural rules regarding appropriate behaviors. But they also inhabit psychological domains of thoughts, feelings, and desires. How are intimate relationships...

Reveals an ongoing prevalence of toxic asbestos throughout America, tracing the poisoning rates in the vermiculite mining town of Libby, Montana, and exposing how corporations are successfully covering up their...

By the author of "A Jewish Guide to Adultery". At a time when the institution of marriage is under threat and three in five marriages fail, this book sets out...

A vital and concise data-driven analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic around the world How many people have died because of COVID-19? Which countries have been hit hardest by the virus?...

So, Where's My Happy Ever After? Is Joy Aimee's very personal account of her quest to find the happiness that has always eluded her. When a magical new life beckons...

A Plague on All Our Sports is the story of what happened when Covid-19 and sport collided, examining the impact of the pandemic through a unique lens. The book's two...

This work is a study of the sexual politics of death. It explores the specific relationship women of many colours, cultures, ages and sexual orientations have to their own deaths,...

'A manifesto for future-proofing our jobs and prosperity' THE SUNDAY TIMES We stand on the edge of a new era that will bring change to our world on a par...

This text attempts to answer the most crucial questions asked surrounding youth suicide - why do so many young people resort to suicide, and what can family and friends do...

The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller Learn how to recognise and resist the daily attempts to control and manipulate your mind. There is a war on for your mind. You may...

When it comes to sex, what do women want In this eye-opening and courageous collection, Erica Jong reveals that every woman has her own answer. Susan Cheever talks about the...

If you have ever been exposed to the teenage maelstrom of hormones, angst, fear and anger you'll recognise such phrases as "where are you going dressed like that?", and, "I...

This interdisciplinary book explores the affective dimensions of becoming a parent, traversing the life-cycle journey of pregnancy, childbirth, and early parenting. Bringing together researchers from sociology, history, feminist studies, cultural...

Longer working hours, insecure jobs, child care, declining birth rates, parental leave, the 'mummy track', the success or failure of feminism - the levels of passion, vitriol, despair and guilt...