Social Science

Need a rental person who does nothing?Shoji Morimoto provides a fascinating service to the lonely and socially anxious. After an old boss told him that he contributed nothing and that it made no difference whether he showed up to work or not, he wondered...

This book addresses one of the most exciting and innovative developments within higher education: the rise in prominence of the creative arts and the accelerating recognition that creative practice is a form of research. The book considers how creative...

Come on a journey with veteran firearms officer, Stephen Smith as he goes behind the scenes of the Met's Specialist Firearms Unit, CO19. This book covers events from the controversial shooting of Azelle Rodney in 2005 and Mark Duggan in 2011, right up...

This book is an authentic historical document, supported by extensive analytical information, in which former Fiat top manager Giorgio Garuzzo passionately recounts his experience within Fiat between 1976 and 1996. It is a narrative from the inside that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorTony Morrison was a leading figure in the field of social care, particularly respected for his work on supervision, staff development and promoting...

'Devastating and urgent, this book could not be more timely' Caroline Criado Perez, award-winning and bestselling author of Invisible WomenDanielle Citron takes the conversation about technology and privacy out of the boardrooms and op-eds to reach...

This textbook provides an accessible and critical synthesis of urban regeneration in the UK, incorporating key policies, approaches, issues, debates and case studies. The central objective of the textbook is to place the historical and contemporary...

It was the last of the ebbing days, the brink of the new season. It was the murky hours, the clove between sunset and sunrise. It was a tall tree with deep roots and it had been bleeding for a long while.As summer falls into autumn, Hollie Starling is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781101984345Author Eli J. FinkelFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint E P Dutton & Co IncPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

A groundbreaking history of how the Black Death unleashed revolutionary change across the medieval world and ushered in the modern ageIn 1346, a catastrophic plague beset Europe and its neighbours. The Black Death was a human tragedy that abruptly halved...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE POLARI FIRST BOOK PRIZE 2022______________________________________________________________________________________'an explicitly inclusive, thoughtful, joyful read' - REFINERY 29'This "love letter of sorts" to inclusive queer women's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781761042959Author William EdgarFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Penguin Random House AustraliaPublisher Penguin Random House Australia

The place is London, and the year is 1966. It's a time when anything seems possible, especially if you are a young, free-spirited, mini-skirted girl in search of adventure and independence. An incredible explosion of pop music, fashion and youth culture...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807010396Author Leonard BarrettFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon PressWeight(grams) 278gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 137mm *...

A beautiful memoir, travelogue, and meditation on stone by artist and stone mason Beatrice Searle.'What are you doing? If you don't mind me asking?'I say that we are taking this stone to Trondheim. I continue to tell her the story of Magnus and ancient...

Introducing key ideas of narrative inquiry, this is the first book to explore in depth the theoretical underpinnings of the methodology. The authors open up ways of thinking about people's experiences and their lives, which are situated and shaped by...

Following a remarkable epoch of greater dispersion of wealth and opportunity, we are inexorably returning towards a more feudal era marked by greater concentration of wealth and property, reduced upward mobility, demographic stagnation, and increased...

This book tells stories of just how powerful social work can be. At its heart are stories drawn from frontline practice, ranging from first interviews through to complex decision-making. Along the way, we meet the social worker who assessed a cat (though...

"Rosalind Russell has written an extraordinarily beautiful, comprehensive and compelling story of Burma in a remarkably human way - essential reading for anyone interested in understanding Burma today." Benedict Rogers, author of Burma: A Nation At the...

This collection of essays explores the lives and roles of women in antiquity. A recurring theme is the relationship between private and public, and many of the essays find that women's public roles develop as a result of their private lives, specifically...

Viking Identities is the first detailed archaeological study of Viking-Age Scandinavian-style female dress items from England. Based on primary archival and archaeological research, including the analysis of hundreds of recent metal-detector finds, it...

Jenny March's acclaimed Dictionary of Classical Mythology, first published in 1998 but long out of print, has been extensively revised and expanded including a completely new set of beautiful line-drawing illustrations for this Oxbow edition. It is a...

Drug dealers beware. The Devil is coming to get you. Gangster Stephen French invented the perfect crime: robbing drug barons of their huge fortunes. In SAS-style swoops, French raided their fortified mansions and tortured them with horrifying violence...

Jonny Trunk and FUEL present I've Got The Music In Me - a publication celebrating the humble record store bag. This exhaustive collection of the record shop bag provides a unique perspective of record shopping in the UK over the last century, bringing...

Don your disposable gloves and plastic booties and step past the DO NOT ENTER tape into Crime Scene Investigation: Puzzle Unit, the perfect book for fans of Line of Duty and CSI. You're joining the forensic team to work through a series of grisly...

Griselda Pollock reintroduces an important feminist forerunner in this new, full-colour setting of Helen Rosenau's 1944 book Woman in Art Helen Rosenau (1900-1984) was part of the influential migration of European Jewish intellectuals who fled to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781591430728Author Ken Eagle FeatherFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Bear & CompanyPublisher Inner Traditions Bear and CompanyWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Kirkus Prize for Non-Fiction 2021.Book InformationISBN 9781524748883Author Juan VilloroFormat HardbackPage Count 416Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher...

Child well-being, which covers everything from family relationships to their material well-being, is now increasingly being talked about in policy and practice nationally and internationally. However, a lack of clarity remains about what the idea really...

A mesmeric, harrowing and uplifting childhood memoir that will open up much-needed conversations about identity and mental health'This will blow you away'- Stylist'Joly's prose is sensitive and heartbreaking...darkly compelling' - Business Post'An...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907154072Author Tim JenkinsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Polystar PressPublisher Polystar PressWeight(grams) 375gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 154mm *...

Alan Turing is a patron saint of Manchester, remembered as the Mancunian who won the war, invented the computer, and was all but put to death for being gay. Each myth is related to a historical story. This is not a book about the first of those stories,...

Argentina has spectacular natural wonders, exceptional landscapes and is a unique country but it is known as "The Whitest Nation in South America". Why is this? What is the truth of the popular phrase of "There Are No Black People Here"? What is the...

Stanley Kubrick's 'A Clockwork Orange' brings together critically informed essays about one of the most powerful, important and controversial films ever made. Following an introduction that provides an overview of the film and its production history, a...

#1 New Release in Parent & Adult Child Relationships Healing for Mothers and DaughtersA compassionate guide: Karen C.L. Anderson is a storyteller, feminist, and speaker who views the world through the lens of curiosity and fascination. As a...

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'Behaviour change' has become a buzz phrase of growing importance to policymakers and researchers. There is an increasing focus on exploring the relationship between social organisation and individual action, and on intervening to influence societal...

A unique and accessible guide to contemporary psychodynamic therapy and its applications. Introduced with a foreword by Nancy McWilliams, an author line-up of experienced educators guide the reader through the breadth of psychodynamic concepts in a...

'Intensely moving, vital and artful' - Guardian'A dizzying ride . . . both timely and beguiling' - Sunday TimesFrom the award-winning author of Crudo, this is an exhilarating and eminently readable study of the long struggle for bodily freedom - from gay...

How can we hope to understand social inequality without considering race, class, and gender in tandem? How do they interact with other categories such as sexuality, citizenship, and ableism? How does an inclusive analysis of domination and privilege move...