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  • The Long Shadow

    Family Background, Disadvantaged Urban Youth, and the Transition to Adulthood

    by Karl Alexander, Doris Entwisle, Linda Olson ...
    Series series American Sociological Association's Rose Series
    A volume in the American Sociological Association's Rose Series in Sociology West Baltimore stands out in the popular imagination as the quintessential “inner city”—gritty, run-down, and marred by drugs and gang violence. Indeed, with the collapse of manufacturing jobs in the 1970s, the area experienced a rapid onset of poverty and high unemployment, with few public resources available to ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

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  • Far and Away

    Reporting from the Brink of Change

    by Andrew Solomon ...
    From the winner of the National Book Award and the National Books Critics’ Circle Award—and one of the most original thinkers of our time—“Andrew Solomon’s magisterial Far and Away collects a quarter-century of soul-shaking essays” (Vanity Fair). Travel narrative and global cultures come alive in this extraordinary collection.Far and Away chronicles Andrew Solomon’s writings about places ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Community Conversations

    Mobilizing the Ideas, Skills, and Passion of Community Organizations, Governments, Businesses, and People, Second Edition

    by Paul Born ...
    Communities around the world are entering a new era of community building.Whether improving economic conditions and reducing poverty, re-energizing citizens and social programs, reducing crime, or revitalizing a troubled neighborhood, they are engaging people from all sectors as never before to work together as equals to improve their quality of life.At the heart of this engagement are community ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Deepening Community

    Finding Joy Together in Chaotic Times

    by Paul Born ...
    Community shapes our identity, quenches our thirst for belonging, and bolsters our physical, mental, emotional, and economic health. But in the chaos of modern life, community ties have become unraveled, leaving many feeling afraid or alone in the crowd, grasping at shallow substitutes for true community. In this thoughtful and moving book, Paul Born describes the four pillars of deep community: ... Read more

    $13.69 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Between Riverside and Crazy (TCG Edition)

    by Stephen Adly Guirgis ...
    "Guirgis, like other storytellers who explore the sacred and profane, is most interested in how grace transforms us."—The New YorkerWritten with humor, tenderness, grit, and wonderment by acclaimed playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis, Between Riverside and Crazy is an extraordinary new play: a dark comedy about a man trying to maintain control as the world unravels around him.City Hall is demanding ... Read more

    $12.29 USD

  • A Social History of Women in Ireland, 1870–1970

    An Exploration of the Changing Role and Status of Women in Irish Society

    by Rosemary Cullen Owens ...
    A Social History of Women in Ireland is an important and overdue book that explores the role and status of women in Ireland from 1870 until 1970, looking at politics, sociology, marriage patterns, religion, education and work among other topics. It provides a vital missing piece in the jigsaw of modern Irish history. Using a combination of primary research and published works, A Social History of ... Read more

    $14.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sons and Mothers

    Stories from Mennonite Men

    Edited by Mary Ann Loewen ...
    The reflections in Sons and Mothers delve deep into the often close, but sometimes troubled, relationships that exist between mothers and sons. With remarkable honesty and grace, the contributors tell of the complicated, vulnerable, and inspirational women who formed them, and reveal struggles over faith, unfulfilled dreams, and aging.Patrick Friesen, Howard Dyck, Josiah Neufeld, and others share ... Read more

    $9.89 USD

  • Unanticipated Gains

    Origins of Network Inequality in Everyday Life

    by Mario Luis Small ...
    Social capital theorists have shown that some people do better than others in part because they enjoy larger, more supportive, or otherwise more useful networks. But why do some people have better networks than others? Unanticipated Gains argues that the practice and structure of the churches, colleges, firms, gyms, childcare centers, and schools in which people happen to participate routinely ... Read more

    $30.59 USD

  • The Sopranos

    Born Under a Bad Sign

    by Franco Ricci ...
    Often hailed as one of the greatest television series of all time, The Sopranos is a product of its time, firmly embedded in the problems of post-industrial, post-ethnic America. In The Sopranos: Born under a Bad Sign, Franco Ricci examines the groundbreaking HBO series and its impact as a cultural phenomenon.Ricci demonstrates an encyclopedic knowledge of the series, the genre, and their social ... Read more

    $30.99 USD

  • Home in the City

    Urban Aboriginal Housing and Living Conditions

    by Alan B. Anderson ...
    During the past several decades, the Aboriginal population of Canada has become so urbanized that today, the majority of First Nations and Métis people live in cities. Home in the City provides an in-depth analysis of urban Aboriginal housing, living conditions, issues, and trends. Based on extensive research, including interviews with more than three thousand residents, it allows for the ... Read more

    $46.79 USD

  • We're Still Here Ya Bastards

    How the People of New Orleans Rebuilt Their City

    by Roberta Brandes Gratz ...
    The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina is one of the darkest chapters in American history. The storm caused unprecedented destruction, and a toxic combination of government neglect and socioeconomic inequality turned a crisis into a tragedy. But among the rubble, there is hope.We're Still Here Ya Bastards presents an extraordinary panoramic look at New Orleans's revival in the years following the ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • From the Ground Up

    Translating Geography into Community through Neighbor Networks

    by Rick Grannis ...
    Where do neighborhoods come from and why do certain resources and effects--such as social capital and collective efficacy--bundle together in some neighborhoods and not in others? From the Ground Up argues that neighborhood communities emerge from neighbor networks, and shows that these social relations are unique because of particular geographic qualities. Highlighting the linked importance of ... Read more

    $45.39 USD