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  • Revolution in the Social Sciences

    Beyond Control Freaks, Conformity, and Tunnel Vision

    by Bernard Phillips, David Christner ...
    Revolution in the Social Sciences centers on integrating knowledge from sociology, psychology, anthropology, history, political science and economics in order to confront increasing worldwide problems that threaten all of us. That integration of knowledge of human behavior is essential for understanding those problems, given their enormous complexity coupled with the highly specialized nature of ... Read more

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  • Five Minds for the Future

    by Howard Gardner ...
    We live in a time of relentless change. The only thing that's certain is that new challenges and opportunities will emerge that are virtually unimaginable today. How can we know which skills will be required to succeed?In Five Minds for the Future, bestselling author Howard Gardner shows how we will each need to master "five minds" that the fast-paced future will demand:The disciplined mind, to ... Read more

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  • The Empathic Civilization

    The Race to Global Consciousness in a World in Crisis

    by Jeremy Rifkin ...
    "One of the leading big-picture thinkers of our day" (Utne Reader) delivers his boldest work in this erudite, tough-minded, and far-reaching manifesto.Never has the world seemed so completely united-in the form of communication, commerce, and culture-and so savagely torn apart-in the form of war, financial meltdown, global warming, and even the migration of diseases.No matter how much we put our ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Technopoly

    The Surrender of Culture to Technology

    by Neil Postman ...
    **A witty, often terrifying that chronicles our transformation into a society that is shaped by technology—from the acclaimed author of Amusing Ourselves to Death."A provocative book ... A tool for fighting back against the tools that run our lives." —Dallas Morning News**The story of our society's transformation into a Technopoly: a society that no longer merely uses technology as a support ... Read more

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  • The Sociological Imagination

    by C. Wright Mills ...
    C. Wright Mills is best remembered for his highly acclaimed work The Sociological Imagination, in which he set forth his views on how social science should be pursued. Hailed upon publication as a cogent and hard-hitting critique, The Sociological Imagination took issue with the ascendant schools of sociology in the United States, calling for a humanist sociology connecting the social, personal, ... Read more

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  • The Courage to Teach

    Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life

    by Parker J. Palmer ...
    Wisdom that's been inspiring, motivating, and guiding teachers for two decadesThe Courage to Teach speaks to the joys and pains that teachers of every sort know well. Over the last 20 years, the book has helped countless educators reignite their passion, redirect their practice, and deal with the many pressures that accompany their vital work.Enriched by a new Foreword from Diana Chapman Walsh, ... Read more

    $19.00 USD

  • The Heart of Higher Education

    A Call to Renewal

    by Parker J. Palmer, Megan Scribner, Arthur Zajonc ...
    A call to advance integrative teaching and learning in higher education.From Parker Palmer, best-selling author of The Courage to Teach, and Arthur Zajonc, professor of physics at Amherst College and director of the academic program of the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society, comes this call to revisit the roots and reclaim the vision of higher education. The Heart of Higher Education ... Read more

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  • Changing Minds

    The Art and Science of Changing Our Own and Other Peoples Minds

    by Howard Gardner ...
    Series series Leadership for the Common Good
    Think about the last time you tried to change someone’s mind about something important: a voter’s political beliefs; a customer’s favorite brand; a spouse’s decorating taste. Chances are you weren’t successful in shifting that person’s beliefs in any way. In his book, Changing Minds, Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner explains what happens during the course of changing a mind and offers ways to ... Read more

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  • The Office Politics Handbook

    Winning the Game of Power and Politics at Work

    by Jack Godwin ...
    The Office Politics Handbook is for business executives, managers, consultants, lawyers, agents, editors, and anyone who wants to become more politically astute, more powerful, and more successful. This is not a book on political game playing; it is for people who hate power games but who know that politics takes place in every organization and want to make sure they wind up on top of the heap…not ... Read more

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  • A Good Book, In Theory

    Making Sense Through Inquiry, Second Edition

    by Alan Sears, James Cairns ...
    This brief and engagingly written book provides a unique introduction to the process of social inquiry and the theoretical and methodological frameworks that support that inquiry, offering a strong foundation in critical thinking that is rooted in the social sciences but maintains relevance across the disciplines. ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Perspectives on Our Age: Jacques Ellul Speaks on his Life and Work

    by Willem Vanderburg, Jacques Ellul ...
    Originally broadcast on CBC Radio's Ideas as a series of interviews, Jacques Ellul's first-person approach here makes his ideas accessible to readers looking for new ways of understanding our society, and also gives unique new insight into Ellul's life, his work, and the origins and development of his beliefs and theories. Jacques Ellul, historian, theologian, and sociologist, was one of the ... Read more

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  • Evolution's Purpose

    An Integral Interpretation of the Scientific Story of Our Origins

    by Steve McIntosh ...
    Does the science of evolution really prove that life, humanity, and the universe as a whole are meaningless accidents? On the contrary, as science has increasingly shown how everything in the universe is subject to evolution—including matter, life, and human culture—these very facts reveal that the process of evolution is unmistakably progressive. As we come to see how evolution has progressed ... Read more

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