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  • Diversity and Contact

    Immigration and Social Interaction in German Cities

    by Karen Schönwälder, Sören Petermann, Jörg Hüttermann, Steven Vertovec, Miles Hewstone, Dietlind Stolle, Katharina Schmid, Thomas Schmitt ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book analyzes how the socio-demographic and cultural diversity of societies affect the social interactions and attitudes of individuals and groups within them. Focusing on Germany, where in some cities more than one third of the population are first or second-generation immigrants, it examines how this phenomenon impacts on the ways in which urban residents interact, form friendships, and ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

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  • Insight: Reflections on the Gifts of Being an Introvert

    by Beth Buelow ...
    Have you ever been called shy or awkward? How about anti-social?People are quick to apply these labels to the quieter among us, often with little understanding of what they truly mean. And they often indicate a profound misunderstanding about what it means to be an introvert. Truth is, men and women with a reflective, more inward style have hidden strengths that are often lost in our noisy world ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning

    1977, Baseball, Politics, and the Battle for the Soul of a City

    by Jonathan Mahler ...
    A passionate and dramatic account of a year in the life of a city, when baseball and crime reigned supreme, and when several remarkable figures emerged to steer New York clear of one of its most harrowing periods.By early 1977, the metropolis was in the grip of hysteria caused by a murderer dubbed "Son of Sam." And on a sweltering night in July, a citywide power outage touched off an orgy of ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Void

    Inner Spaciousness and Ego Structure

    by A. H. Almaas ...
    Series series Diamond Mind
    The first volume in an eye-opening series on the Diamond Mind—a deep understanding of human nature—that combines Freudian psychology with Eastern philosophy and spiritualityIn this book, the founder of the Diamond Approach brings together concepts and experiences drawn from contemporary object relations theory, Freudian-based ego psychology, case studies from his own spiritual practice, and ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Favela

    Four Decades of Living on the Edge in Rio de Janeiro

    by Janice Perlman ...
    Janice Perlman wrote the first in-depth account of life in the favelas, a book hailed as one of the most important works in global urban studies in the last 30 years. Now, in Favela, Perlman carries that story forward to the present. Re-interviewing many longtime favela residents whom she had first met in 1969--as well as their children and grandchildren--Perlman offers the only long-term ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • Foundations of Governance

    Municipal Government in Canada's Provinces

    Edited by Andrew Sancton, Robert A. Young ...
    Municipalities are responsible for many essential services and have become vital agents for implementing provincial policies, including those dealing with the environment, emergency planning, economic development, and land use. In Foundations of Governance, experts from each of Canada's provinces come together to assess the extent to which municipal governments have the capacity to act ... Read more

    $41.99 USD

  • The Existential Jesus

    by John Carroll ...
    Jesus is the man who made the West. What kind of man was he? Is he relevant to a modern world shaken by crises of meaning?The churches have mainly projected him as Jesus the carer and comforter, Jesus meek and mild, friend of the weak. This is Jesus the Good Shepherd, who preaches on sin and forgiveness. He is Lord and Saviour.But this church Jesus is not remotely like the existential hero ... Read more

    $24.59 USD

  • Boost Your Self-Esteem

    by Anthony Ekanem ...
    Esteem is a simple word. It is worth and value that we apply to people, places, and situations. It is the amount of respect we assess. We have esteem for our world leaders. We have esteem for places like church and synagogue. We have esteem for an exemplary performance whether it is in sports, acting, or simply doing the right thing. But the most important place we need to apply esteem is within ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Collective Action for Social Change

    An Introduction to Community Organizing

    by A. Schutz, M. Sandy ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Community organizers build solidarity and collective power in fractured communities. They help ordinary people turn their private pain into public action, releasing hidden capacities for leadership and strategy. In Collective Action for Social Change , Aaron Schutz and Marie G. Sandy draw on their extensive experience participating in community organizing activities and teaching courses on the ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • The Changing Nature of Happiness

    An In-Depth Study of a Town in North West England 1938–2016

    Edited by Sandie McHugh ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This book shines a light on the meaning of happiness and how public perceptions of it have changed over time. A question that has engaged philosophers from the days of Aristotle, happiness is a subject of growing academic interest, and its recent integration into government policy is provoking increased debate into its definition and nature. Sandie McHugh and her associates build on the work of ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Happiness and Place

    Why Life Is Better Outside of the City

    by Adam Okulicz-Kozaryn ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book is about places - cities, suburbs and towns - and happiness of people living there. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, Okulicz-Kozaryn examines the relations between human happiness and the infrastructure of the places they live. This thought-provoking book argues for the overlooked idea that we are happiest in smaller areas. ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

  • Police in the Hallways

    Discipline in an Urban High School

    by Kathleen Nolan ...
    As zero-tolerance discipline policies have been instituted at high schools across the country, police officers are employed with increasing frequency to enforce behavior codes and maintain order, primarily at poorly performing, racially segregated urban schools. Actions that may once have sent students to the detention hall or resulted in their suspension may now introduce them to the criminal ... Read more

    $16.99 USD