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Flow and the Foundations of Positive Psychology: The Collected Works of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi 9789401790871
RRP: $102.90$94.56The second volume in the collected works of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi covers about thirty years of Csikszentmihalyi's work on three main and interconnected areas of study: attention, flow and positive psychology. Describing attention as psychic energy and... -
The Dynamics of Conflict: A Guide to Engagement and Intervention by Bernard Mayer
RRP: $89.20$78.22The Dynamics of Conflict When it was published in 2000, Bernie Mayer's The Dynamics of Conflict Resolution quickly became one of the seminal works in the conflict resolution field. The book bridged the gap between abstract theoretical approaches and... -
The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study by W. E. B. Du Bois
RRP: $32.57$28.75In 1897 the promising young sociologist William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (1868-1963) was given a temporary post as Assistant in Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania in order to conduct a systematic investigation of social conditions in the seventh... -
Collected Poems of Edward Thomas by Edward Thomas
RRP: $32.57$22.01Since the publication of Walter de la Mare's first edition of his poems in 1920, Edward Thomas has gradually come to be recognised as one of the great English poets of the 20th century.Though sometimes classified with Owen, Rosenberg and Sassoon as a... -
The Selected Writings of Eqbal Ahmad by Eqbal Ahmad
RRP: $60.04$47.36Activist, journalist, and theorist, Eqbal Ahmad (1934-1999) was admired and consulted by revolutionaries and activists as well as policymakers and academics. In articles and columns published in such journals as the Nation, New York Review of Books,... -
Clanlands in New Zealand: Kiwis, Kilts, and an Adventure Down Under by Sam Heughan 9781804190760
RRP: $37.74$24.97*With a foreword by Sir Peter Jackson*Buckle up, grab a dram, and get ready for another unforgettable wild ride.They're back! Stars of Outlander, Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish are no strangers to the rugged beauty of Scotland. But this time they're... -
Making Societies: The Historical Construction of Our World by William G. Roy 9780761986621
RRP: $130.36$122.52The only book written for undergraduates about the social construction of reality that is also historical and comparative. In addition, it includes chapters on the social construction of time and space, as well as the more traditional chapters on race,... -
Adapt: Why Success Always Starts with Failure by Tim Harford
RRP: $18.85$12.69Everything we know about solving the world's problems is wrong. Out: Plans, experts and above all, leaders. In: Adapting - improvise rather than plan; fail, learn, and try againIn this groundbreaking new book, Tim Harford shows how the world's most... -
Modern Land Law by Martin Dixon 9781032395753
RRP: $66.88$58.70Modern Land Law is one of the most current and reliable textbooks available on land law today, offering a lively and thought-provoking account of a subject that remains at the heart of our legal system. Providing an accessible approach to a complex... -
An Invitation to Reflexive Sociology by Pierre Bourdieu 9780745610337
RRP: $39.43$34.58Over the last three decades, Pierre Bourdieu has produced one of the most imaginative and subtle bodies of social theory and research of the post war era. Yet, despite the his influence, no single introduction to his wide-ranging work is available. This... -
Critical Theory: A Very Short Introduction by Stephen Eric Bronner
RRP: $17.99$12.76Critical theory emerged in the 1920s from the work of the Frankfurt School, the circle of German-Jewish academics who sought to diagnose -- and, if at all possible, cure -- the ills of society, particularly fascism and capitalism. In this book, Stephen... -
Language and Symbolic Power by Pierre Bourdieu 9780745610344
RRP: $30.86$27.51This volume brings together Bourdieu's highly original writings on language and on the relations between language, power and politics. Bourdieu develops a forceful critique of traditional approaches to language, including the linguistic theories of... -
You’re All Talk: why we are what we speak by Rob Drummond 9781914484285
RRP: $29.14$19.86'Telling and compelling' Susie Dent, author of Word Perfect 'Rob Drummond has achieved something very special in this book' David Crystal, author of How Language Works 'Intriguing and engaging' Gyles Brandreth, author of Word Play Why do we have... -
Wedded Wife: a feminist history of marriage by Ms. Rachael Lennon
RRP: $29.14$19.79In this fascinating and insightful book, feminist curator Rachael Lennon provides an intimate and accessible examination of the history of marriage, with a focus on the UK.Wedded Wife tells a remarkable story of how this institution has developed from... -
Identity: Contemporary Identity Politics and the Struggle for Recognition by Francis Fukuyama
RRP: $18.85$13.33Currently in Bill Gates's bookbag and FT Books of 2018 Increasingly, the demands of identity direct the world's politics. Nation, religion, sect, race, ethnicity, gender: these categories have overtaken broader, inclusive ideas of who we are. We have... -
The Art of Thinking: The Classic Guide to Increasing Brain Power by Allen F. Harrison 9780425183229
RRP: $41.17$28.78What style of thinker are you?The Synthesist: Sees likeness in apparent opposites, interested in changeThe Idealist: Welcomes broad range of views, seeks ideal solutionsThe Pragmatist: Seeks shortest route to payoff: "Whatever works," The Analyst: Seeks... -
The Overworked Consumer: Self-Checkouts, Supermarkets, and the Do-It-Yourself Economy by Christopher K Andrews 9781498543804
RRP: $60.04$56.02The Overworked Consumer examines how the growing use of self-service technology in the U.S. economy has contributed to Americans' feelings of busyness and overwork by asking them to perform a variety of tasks in work-like settings for free. Focusing on... -
Pluralism, Justice, and Equality by David Miller 9780198279372
$108.60The essays in this book by a group of leading political theorists assess and develop the central ideas of Michael Walzer's path-breaking Spheres of Justice. Is social justice a radically plural notion, with its principles determined by the different... -
THE GREAT MUGHALS by FARHAT NASREEN
RRP: $20.57$19.59Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789390260126Author FARHAT NASREENFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd.Publisher Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd. -
Politics of Affect by Brian Massumi 9780745689821
RRP: $27.43$24.72'The capacity to affect and to be affected'. This simple definition opens a world of questions - by indicating an openness to the world. To affect and to be affected is to be in encounter, and to be in encounter is to have already ventured forth... -
Sociology for AQA Volume 2: 2nd-Year A Level by Ken Browne 9780745696942
RRP: $39.43$37.32An AQA-approved resource. Sociology for AQA Volume 2 is the new edition of Ken Browne, Jonathan Blundell and Pamela Law's widely used textbook, designed for the second year of AQA's new Sociology A level (for first teaching from September 2015). The... -
Class War: A Literary History by Mark Steven
RRP: $32.57$26.96A thrilling and vivid work of history, Class War weaves together literature and politics to chart the making and unmaking of social class through revolutionary combat. In a narrative that spans the globe and more than two centuries of history, Mark... -
States of Confinement: Policing, Detention, and Prisons by Joy James 9780312294502
RRP: $77.17$58.11The United States has the highest incarceration and execution rate in the industrialized world. Due to bias in policing and sentencing, seventy percent of the nearly two million people incarcerated in U.S. prisons and immigration detention centers are... -
Social: Why our brains are wired to connect by Matthew D. Lieberman
RRP: $24.00$16.72Why are we influenced by the behaviour of complete strangers? Why does the brain register similar pleasure when I perceive something as 'fair' or when I eat chocolate? Why can we be so profoundly hurt by bereavement? What are the evolutionary benefits of... -
Tenants: The People on the Frontline of Britain's Housing Emergency by Vicky Spratt 9781788161275
RRP: $34.31$25.20ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2022, METRO, EVENING STANDARD, REFINERY29, COSMOPOLITAN 'Tenants should be compulsory reading for every politician' - Pandora Sykes 'Important heartbreaking and shocking ... it forces you to step back, look at the whole... -
Estates: An Intimate History by Lynsey Hanley 9781783788651
RRP: $18.85$12.56Lynsey Hanley was born and raised just outside of Birmingham on what was then the largest council estate in Europe, and she has lived for years on an estate in London's East End. Writing with passion, humour and a sense of history, she recounts the rise... -
Leadership Without Easy Answers by Ronald A. Heifetz
RRP: $68.53$54.63The economy uncertain, education in decline, cities under siege, crime and poverty spiraling upward, international relations roiling: we look to leaders for solutions, and when they don't deliver, we simply add their failure to our list of woes. In doing... -
Exploited: A teenager trapped in a world of abuse and coercion. Can the love of a foster mother set her free? by Maggie Hartley
RRP: $13.71$9.61'He said he loved me.'Fourteen-year-old Hannah comes to live with foster carer Maggie Hartley after her mum pleads with Social Services to take her into care, unable to cope with her daughter anymore. Previously a good student, a loving daughter and... -
Julian of Norwich: The Showings: Uncovering the Face of the Feminine in Revelations of Divine Love by Mirabai Starr
RRP: $32.50$22.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781642970364Author Mirabai StarrFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Hampton Roads Publishing CoPublisher Red Wheel/Weiser -
The Conundrum of Corruption: Reform for Social Justice by Michael Johnston
RRP: $63.45$55.80This book argues that it is time to step back and reassess the anti-corruption movement, which despite its many opportunities and great resources has ended up with a track record that is indifferent at best. Drawing on many years of experience and... -
The Relate Guide to Better Relationships: Practical Ways to Make Your Love Last from the Experts in Marriage Guidance by Sarah Litvinoff
RRP: $25.71$18.78'When I fall in love it will be forever...' or so goes the song. The reality can be different and the truth is that the nature of relationships will change over time. Few things can be more distressing than finding that you and your partner are no... -
Draw on Your Relationships: Creative Ways to Explore, Understand and Work Through Important Relationship Issues by Margot Sunderland
RRP: $84.03$73.17Draw on Your Relationships is a bestselling resource to help people of all ages express, communicate and deal more effectively with their emotions through drawing. Built around five key themes, each section contains a simple picture exercise with clear... -
The Making of White American Identity by Ron Eyerman 9780197658949
RRP: $39.43$33.55An account of the emergence and development of white consciousness throughout American history. In The Making of White American Identity, Ron Eyerman provides an explanation for how whiteness has become a basis for collective identification and... -
Ten Cities that Led the World: From Ancient Metropolis to Modern Megacity by Paul Strathern 9781529356441
RRP: $18.85$12.69'A book of ideas [...] Strathern ably guides us through these moments of glory.' -- The Times ***Great cities are complex, chaotic and colossal. These are cities that dominate the world stage and define eras; where ideas flourish, revolutions are born... -
The Unknown Unknown: Bookshops and the delight of not getting what you wanted by Mark Forsyth
RRP: $3.41$2.98Mark Forsyth - author of the Sunday Times Number One bestseller The Etymologicon - reveals in this essay, specially commissioned for Independent Booksellers Week, the most valuable thing about a really good bookshop.Along the way he considers the wisdom... -
The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs 9781847926180
RRP: $34.31$25.20In this classic text, Jane Jacobs set out to produce an attack on current city planning and rebuilding and to introduce new principles by which these should be governed. The result is one of the most stimulating books on cities ever written. Throughout... -
Fact and Prejudice: How to Communicate with Esoterics, Fanatics and Conspiracy Believers by Holm Gero Hümmler 9783662660317
RRP: $42.87$26.02When having coffee with your family, you are offered energized water. On Twitter you discuss with vaccination opponents. The WhatsApp kitagroup discusses zodiac signs, the pharmacy sells you globules, the neighbor proselytizes for her guru, and the news... -
Stop Doing That Sh*t by Gary John Bishop
RRP: $25.71$16.64From the author of the New York Times and international bestseller Unfu*k Yourself Gary John Bishop presents a no-holds-barred guide to breaking through our cycles of self-sabotage to get what we want out of life. In Unfu*k Yourself, Gary John... -
The Canceling of the American Mind: How Cancel Culture Undermines Trust, Destroys Institutions, and Threatens Us All by Greg Lukianoff 9780241645574
RRP: $42.88$30.22Why bother refuting your opponents, when you can just take away their platform or career?Greg Lukianoff was one of the first to raise the alarm about the troubling social and psychological consequences of the growing intolerance of opposing viewpoints on... -
Cities for People by Jan Gehl 9781597265737
RRP: $78.90$67.63For more than forty years Jan Gehl has helped to transform urban environments around the world based on his research into the ways people actually use - or could use - the spaces where they live and work. In this revolutionary book, Gehl presents his...