Sociology
The Language of Food: A Linguist Reads the Menu
Paperback
Stanford University linguist and MacArthur Fellow Dan Jurafsky dives into the hidden history of food.
Born to Be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life
Paperback
“A landmark book in the science of emotions and its implications for ethics and human universals.”—Library Journal, starred review
Buzzed: The Straight Facts About the Most Used and Abused Drugs from Alcohol to Ecstasy, Fifth Edition
Paperback
The fifth edition of the essential, accessible source for understanding how drugs work and their effects on body and behaviour.
Michael Jordan and the New Global Capitalism
New Edition
Paperback
Walter LaFeber's timely analysis looks at the ways that triumphant capitalism, coupled with high-tech telecommunications, is conquering the nations of the world, one mind—one pair of feet—at a time.
Leftover in China: The Women Shaping the World's Next Superpower
Hardback
China’s single women—are they the source of its future?