Sociology

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  Buzzed: The Straight Facts About the Most Used and Abused Drugs from Alcohol to Ecstasy, Fifth Edition

  Cynthia Kuhn, Scott Swartzwelder, Wilkie Wilson, Jeremy Foster, Leigh Heather Wilson

  Paperback

  The fifth edition of the essential, accessible source for understanding how drugs work and their effects on body and behaviour.

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  Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: Intimate Histories of Social Upheaval

  Saidiya Hartman

  Hardcover

  A breathtaking exploration of the lives of young black women in the early twentieth century.

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  Team Human

  Douglas Rushkoff

  Hardcover

  Team Human is a manifesto—a fiery distillation of preeminent digital theorist Douglas Rushkoff’s most urgent thoughts on civilisation and human nature.

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  Jewish Comedy: A Serious History

  Jeremy Dauber

  Paperback

  A celebrated scholar’s rich account of Jewish humour: its nature, its development and its vital role throughout Jewish history.

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  American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land

  Monica Hesse

  Paperback

  Combining the reportage of In Cold Blood with the eye-opening insights of Dreamland, American Fire is a new American tragedy for our time.