Yahoo’s lead baseball columnist offers an in-depth look at the most valuable commodity in sports—the pitching arm—and how its vulnerability to injury is hurting players and the game, from Little League to the majors.Every year, Major League Baseball...

A persuasive account of the philosophy and power of nonviolence organizing, and a resource for building and sustaining effective social movements. Despite the rich history of nonviolent philosophy, many people today are unfamiliar with the basic...

A poet, scholar, philosopher, religious thinker, translator, and teacher, Viacheslav Ivanov (1866-1949) was one of the most extraordinary figures of Russia's tumultuous twentieth century. As a young scholar, he worked with European luminaries, studying...

Blade Runner meets John Wick in this sci-fi action adventure following a super-soldier whose very existence has been outlawed by the same society that created himAnder Rade is doing his best to stay under the radar after the mess in Atlanta when he’s...

"A refreshingly irreverent novel about art, desire, domesticity, freedom, and the intricacies of the 21st century female experience, by the acclaimed novelist Hannah Pittard Divorced and childless by choice, Hana P.-the metafictional version-has built a...

Susan Sontag’s celebrated essays on cancer and AIDS now available in one volume.In 1978, Sontag wrote Illness as Metaphor, a classic work described by Newsweek as “one of the most liberating books of its time.” A cancer patient herself when she was...

Tor Essentials presents new editions of science fiction and fantasy titles of proven merit and lasting value, each volume introduced by an appropriate literary figure.Winner of the World Fantasy Award and inspiration for the hit Christopher Nolan movie,...

A brilliant, clear-eyed consideration of the visual representation of violence in our culture—its ubiquity, meanings, and effects. Considered one of the greatest critics of her generation, Susan Sontag followed up her monumental On Photography with an...

Named a Best Fantasy Book of the Year by NPR, Elle, and PasteA Goodreads Best Fantasy Choice Award NomineeFrom New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes A Sorceress Comes to Call—a dark reimagining of the Brothers...

THE LADIES REIGN. THE PALACE ROTS. THE BEAST RISES.Five starred reviews from Kirkus, Booklist, BookPage, Library Journal, and Shelf Awareness.“The West Passage is a dangerous book of secrets.” —Travis Baldree, #1 New York Times bestselling author of...

In the summer of 1831, a band of some forty slaves led by Nat Turner attacked slave-owning residents of Southampton County, Virginia. One of the largest and most violent revolts in the history of the young nation, the rebellion took the lives of some...

A vibrant and meticulously constructed debut novel about familial and cultural breakdownA powerful, unsettling portrait of family life in Cuba, Carlos Manuel Álvarez’s first novel is a masterful portrayal of a society in free fall. Diego, the son, is...

Soft cover book with staple binding. 48 pages with 22 images to color. Size: 8 x 11 in.

Blending political, historical, and sociological analysis, Bernard S. Silberman offers a provocative explanation for the bureaucratic development of the modern state. The study of modern state bureaucracy has its origins in Max Weber's analysis of the...

Democracy is the most potent political idea in the world today, yet the future of democracy is increasingly uncertain. Key assumptions of democratic thinking and practice are being undermined by diverse sites of social economic power on the one hand, and...

Luhmann sociology U of Bielefield Germany argues that there is no individuality as seen from the outside only self referential individuality This means that cells and societies maybe even physical atoms are all individuals Conscious systems which can...

The last major work by one of our century's most influential social theorists,The Germans is a penetrating account of German social development, from the seventeenth century to the present. Enhanced by his deep understanding of other Western European...

Traces the rise of America's mass-market culture, from its beginnings in the 1890s to its present-day domination of American life. By the author of True Love and Perfect Union. 10,000 first printing. $15,000 ad/promo.

Considers the ideas and accomplishments of the four great sociologists within a historical context.

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