The bestselling author of American Mania, eminent neuroscientist Peter C. Whybrow here addresses overconsumption in modern society. Using personal stories and the latest research, Whybrow illuminates the path toward a sustainable market...
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
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Author:Whybrow, Peter C.Summary: - Author:Jay, MegSummary:
Meg Jay weaves the latest science of the 20-something years with behind-closed-doors stories from 20-somethings themselves. The result is a book that provides the tools necessary to make the most of your 20s, and shows us how work,...
- Author:Villegas, Paloma E.Summary:
North of El Norteprovides an important counterpoint to the attention given to Mexican migration to the United States by examining a lesser-known migration route: that taken b by contemporary Mexican migrants to Canada. Paloma Villegas...
- Author:Granzow, KaraSummary:
In 2004, Amnesty International characterized Canadian society as “indifferent” to high rates of violence against Indigenous women and girls. When the Canadian government took another twelve years to launch a national inquiry, that...
- Author:Billette, Véronique, Marier, Patrik, Séguin, Anne-MarieSummary:
A grey tsunami is sweeping the land, wreaking social and financial havoc in its wake. Sound familiar? This myth about aging, along with twenty-eight others, is the focus of Getting Wise about Getting Old, which paints a far more...
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Author:Summary:In the past, the European social sciences labelled and discredited knowledge that did not conform to their own definition of scientific knowledge as an alternative kind of knowledge, as 'indigenous' knowledge. Perception has...
- Author:Mohr, Holbrook, Weiss, MitchSummary:
Broken Faith is the meticulously reported story of a singular female cult leader, a terrifying portrait of life inside the Word of Faith Fellowship, and the harrowing account of one family who escaped after two decades. It's the...
