Search Results: Social Sciences from Bytown Bookery

HarperOne. Fine+. 2006. Paperback. 0061157902 . Trade Paperback in Fine+ condition with a solid binding and a bright, unmarked text. Very moderate cover wear. "What are the essential qualities of a great relationship? What do people in healthy and happy relationships do differently? Scientists and academics have spent entire careers investigating the nature of relationships, dating, and marriage, yet their findings are inaccessible to ordinary people, hidden in obscure journals read only by other academics. Now the bestselling author of the 100 Simple Secrets series has collected the most current and significant data from more than a thousand studies on relationships and spells out the key findings in plain English. The advice is not based on one person's unique experiences or opinions, but offers for the first time the research of noted scientists studying the lives and loves of average Americans. Each of the findings is accompanied by a true story that shows the results in… Read More

New York: Vintage Books. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1993. Trade Paperback. 0679743650 . Trade Paperback in very good condition. Cover scuffing and edgewear with a crease on the front upper right hand corner, tightly bound with a clean and unmarked interior. "A multimedia anthem to the American post-boomer generation--our country's 13th generation since the founding fathers--this collection of commentary, quotes, and cartoons describes the elusive group in their own words and quotes sources from Tipper Gore to 2 Live Crew, from They Might Be Giants to the cult film Heathers. Cartoons throughout.." ; B&W Illustrations; 0.7 x 8.8 x 7.4 Inches; 228 pages .

Toronto, Ont: Thompson Educational Publishing, Inc.. New with no dust jacket. 2006. Trade Paperback. 1550771620 . Trade Paperback, Brand New copy. "The research and policy discussions included in Aboriginal Policy Research, Volume 3, offer a portion of the original papers presented at the second Aboriginal Policy Research Conference held in Ottawa in 2006. Co-chaired by Dan Beavon of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Jerry White of the University of Western Ontario, and Peter Dinsdale of the National Association of Friendship Centres, the conference promoted interaction between reasearchers, policy-makers, and Aboriginal peoples. It expanded knowledge of the social, economic, and demographic determinants of Aboriginal well-being, and sought to identify and facilitate the means by which this knowledge may be translated into effective policies. Volume 3 begins with a look at education and employment transitions followed by issues of socio-economic well-being, and concludes with some… Read More

Toronto, Ont: Thompson Educational Publishing, Inc.. New with no dust jacket. 2004. Trade Paperback. 1550771434 . Trade Paperback, Brand New copy. "The research and policy discussions included in Aboriginal Policy Research, Volumes 1 and 2, offer a portion of the original papers presented at the first Aboriginal Policy Research Conference held in Ottawa in 2002. Co-hosted by Indian and Northern Affairs and the University of Western Ontario, the conference promoted interaction between researchers, policy-makers, and Aboriginal peoples. It expanded on the knowledge of the social, economic, and demographic determinants of Aboriginal well-being, and it sought to identify and facilitate the means by which this knowledge may be translated into effective policies. The texts are divided into complementary themes.. The chapters in Volume 2 address the themes of economic development; health; gender issues; and crime, victimization, and healing. "; 0.78 x 8.99 x 6.02 Inches; 312 pages .

University of British Columbia Press. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 0774810211 . Pictorial hard boards witha glossy finish. Spine end and corner wear, tightly bound witha bright & unmarked interior. Tables, graphs, maps & indexed. First Edition. " Ten presentations arguing for improved partnerships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal social scientists, policy makers, and Aboriginal communities." ; 1.02 x 9.06 x 6.3 Inches; 285 pages .

Doubleday Anchor. Very Good. 1965. Paperback. Mass Market Paperback, a tightly bound, unmarked book with spine sunning and cover scuffing. Overall in Very Good condition. "This classic collection of essays by Riesman discusses the implications of affluence in America. Riesman maintains that the question that should be raised by wealth has shifted over time from how to obtain wealth to how to make use of it. "; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 579 pages .

Ballantine Books. Very Good+. 1997. Paperback. 0449911195 . Trade Paperback. Very Good, clean & unmarked & tightly bound. A crease to the bottom front cover with light edgewear. "In this thoughtful and remarkable exploration of siblings of all varieties, journalist Susan Scarf Merrell brings to light some of the most painful, joyous, and confusing aspects of siblinghood as revealed in dozens of interviews. "; 8.4 X 5.4 X 0.8 inches; 320 pages .

Toronto,: McClelland & Stewart. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. Hardcover. 0771067844 . Blue hard boards with gilt titles on the spine, the upper front right hand corner has some pin marks on it. The interior is clean & bright (unmarked) , and the binding is solid. The DJ is unclipped with a small tear on the spine end and small tear on the front top corner. "In the 1970s, a thousand men formed Canada's unelected government—invisible, inbred, secretive, puritanical and tough-minded business-men dedicated to preserving the status quo—their status quo. In this fascinating and factual account, we see who had the power, how they achieved it, how they held onto it and how they used and abused it. "; The Canadian Establishment; Vol. 2; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 517 pages .

Cambridge University Press. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1968. Trade paperback. 0521094666 . Trade paperback in good + conditon, wear to the cover and spine edges, tightly bound with an unmarked interior. "The affluent workers studied in this book, originally published in 1968, were employees of three major industrial concerns sited in Luton at the time. The authors examine in detail workers' experience of their industrial jobs, their relations with workmates, and the nature of their attachment both to the organizations which employ them and to their trade unions. "; Cambridge Studies in Sociology; 0.39 x 7.87 x 3.94 Inches; 206 pages .

Pantheon. Fine. 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 0375421890 . Stated First Edition. Red / black Hardcovers in Fine condition. A sound binding with bright, unmarked the DJ is unclipped and in Fine condition. "Will all the adulterers in the room please stand up?" So begins Laura Kipnis's profoundly provocative and waggish inquiry into our never-ending quest for lasting love, and its attendant issues of fidelity and betrayal. In the tradition of social critiques such as Christopher Lasch's "The Culture of Narcissism," "Against Love" keenly examines the meaning and cultural significance of adultery, arguing that perhaps the question concerns not only the private dilemma of whether or not to be faithful, but also the purpose of this much vaunted fidelity." ; 8.7 X 5.8 X 0.9 inches; 224 pages .

Free Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 0743260244 . Red / blue hardcovers with gilt titles to the spine. A Near Fine book, pages are tight, bright, and unmarked with light spine end wear. The DJ is price clipped and in Very Good++ condition. First Edition. "Examines America's war on terror, both before and after September 11th, including what went right or wrong, the operations of al Qaeda, the Department of Homeland Security, and other crucial actions of the Bush administration." ; 9 X 5.70 X 1.10 inches; 303 pages .

Harper & Row. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1969. Hardcover. Black cloth covers, yellow titles to the spine. In Very Good+ condition, a solid binding with bright & unmarked pages. Light spine end and corner bumping. A Very Good DJ, clipped, with cover edgewear and scuffing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 402 pages .

New York: New American Library. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1965. Mass Market Paperbac. B00505WWQ0 . Forward by Palmer Bovie. Mass Market Paperback. Edgewear, creasing on front top corner, spine is stained with creasing, a few dog eared page, Great reading copy, clean text. "Tales of gods and heroes reprinted complete from the original edition as written by Thomas Bulfinch. "; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 408 pages .

The MIT Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0262111284 . Grey cloth boards in Near Fine condition. First Edition. Tight, bright, unamrked with slight spine end bumping. The DJ is glossy with light wear to the covers and edges. "Rushworth Kidder conducts wide-ranging interviews with 22 of the world's most compelling thinkers - artists, scientists, statesmen, and philosophers - asking each one this fundamental question: What are the major issues that will face humanity in the 21st century?"; 0.8 x 8 x 5.3 Inches; 216 pages .

New York435: Free Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1975. Cloth. 0029235804 . Green cloth covers with gilt lettering to the spine. In very good ++ condition with a solid binding and a bright, unmarked interior. Light spine end bumping with a tiny indent on the fore edge. The DJis in good condition with sununing to the spine and a small tear to the front top cover. "IN THE NINETEENTH and early twentieth centuries the social and political life of large areas of Latin America, Asia, and Africa was transformed by the world market in agricultural commodities which developed in response to the demands of the industrial economies of Europe and North America. "; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 435 pages .

Penguin. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1977. Mass Market. 0140043810 . Mass Market Paperback with light scuffing and edgewear. In very good conditon, squared, tightly bound with an unmarked interior. Two black remainder marks on the bottom edge. , ; Remainder; 1 x 7 x 5 Inches; 221 pages .

Signet. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1969. Mass Market Paperback. A Mass Market paperback in very good condition with scuffing and edgewear, a sticker scar on the upper right hand corner of the front cover. Tightly bound with a clean & unmarked interior. An introduction by William F. Buckley Jr." A famous scholar's eloquent and heartfelt plea to restore our country's vanishing greatness." ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 191 pages .

New York: Frederick A. Praeger. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1968. Trade Paperback. A Trade Paperback in Very Good condition with a tight binding, light marking to the title page, otherwise a clean & unmarked book. Spine wear and cover rubbing and edge wear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 269 pages .

Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 0374104360 . Blue hard covers, black cloth spine covering and gilt titles to the spine. Stated First Edition. In Fine condition with very light spine end bumping, tight, bright, unmarked. The DJ is unclipped and in Near Fine condition with light cover edgewear. ""I looked up every day from behind the bars to the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. Her light shone brightly into a dark night." With these words, Wilhelm Reich described his experience as an "enemy alien" imprisoned on Ellis Island in the aftermath of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. "; 1.53 x 9.32 x 6.38 Inches; 320 pages .

Harmondsworth, England: Penguin. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1970. Mass Market Paperback. Mass Market Paperback in very good+ condition. Nicely squared with a solid binding, a bright and unmarked interior. Very light shelfwear. All items are on site. ; Pelican; Tables; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 312 pages .