Current Events Books


War is a Racket: The Antiwar Classic by America's Most Decorated Soldier Best Price: $4.95 I found that Butler's sentiment in this book is not exactly "anti-war" in the sense...	Broadcasting, Cable, the Internet and Beyond: An Introduction to Modern Electronic Media Best Price: $85.25 This survey of the field of modern electronic media includes the new technologies, regulations,...	Ain't No Makin' It: Aspirations and Attainment in a Low-Income Neighborhood, Third Edition Best Price: $35.10 When I was in college, I read several chapters of Ain't No Makin It as assigned reading for a...	A Persistent Peace: One Man's Struggle for a Nonviolent World Best Price: $14.99 Ideals. Truths.Perfection.We dream of freedom from want and world peace. We talk and write a...	Guide To Culturally Competent Health Care Best Price: $19.50 This book gives one insight into different cultures in many different areas. It's helpful if one...



The French Revolution and Human Rights: A Brief Documentary History (The Bedford Series in History and Culture) Best Price: $10.99 The title of the book is totally accurate. What we find in it is a brief, but also objective and...	Voices of Freedom: A Documentary History, Volume 1 Best Price: $15.99 This book is not very thick and when I took my history class I learned that the professor chose...	Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, And Adolescents, 3rd Edition Best Price: $40.00 A must have for NP school. Great book. Thanks Amazon for providing the best prices and great...	Founding Faith: Providence, Politics, and the Birth of Religious Freedom in America Best Price: $10.95 The evolution of religious freedom in America has been of interest to me for years. Waldman's...	The Soprano State: New Jersey's Culture of Corruption Best Price: $14.74 According to this well written and documented book the elected have not ever been to New Jersey!...



High Wire: The Precarious Financial Lives of American Families Best Price: $12.80 This is a GREAT book and I would encourage every citizen of America to read it, young or old. ...	Social Work Practice with Children, Second Edition (Social Work Practice with Children and Families) Best Price: $40.00 Book was brand new, as advertised, came really fast, and was much cheaper than buying it...	Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed (The Institution for Social and Policy St) Best Price: $13.99 Scott's work is a meticulously-detailed analysis of the blinding effects of big-picture...	Dying to Win: The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism Best Price: $8.68 ...as it gives a much needed analysis as to the real reason for suicide terrorism. The Author...	The Fourth Turning Best Price: $8.03 This startlingly apt volume offers the best explanation I have encountered of how generations...

Law and the Long War: The Future of Justice in the Age of Terror Best Price: $15.49 It is a truth, universally acknowledged, that occasionally, a creature is born with a face that...	Stealing from Each Other: How the Welfare State Robs Americans of Money and Spirit Best Price: $35.96 As a talk show host, I read a book not only for its content, but also for its context and...	Case Files Family Medicine (Lange Case Files) Best Price: $25.60 I took family medicine in the 5th block of third year, having done everything but surgery...	A Nation of Sheep Best Price: $5.84 There was nothing in this book I couldn't get by watching 30 minutes of network news. Big...	Interviewing for Solutions Best Price: $66.57 thank you for selling this book. it made it to me in great time and is in excellent condition....

Student Manual for Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy Best Price: $54.99 I really meant to order the textbook, not the student manual. For the price, I thought that's...	Mass Media and Society: Taking Sides - Clashing Views in Mass Media and Society (Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Mass Media and Society) Best Price: $29.35 This was a required book for a university-level class on mass media. To read the review, you'd...	Addict In The Family: Stories of Loss, Hope, and Recovery. Best Price: $8.17 This is a very helpful book for any person with an addict in the family. This book confirmed...	Not on Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond Best Price: $4.12 Read and be very upset, just like reading about the atrocities being committed against the...	Making Sense of the Social World: Methods of Investigation Best Price: $44.05 Congratulations to esteemed author Russell K. Schutt, 2007 recipient of University of...

Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age Best Price: $3.48 A well written tale of a signal event in detroit area race relations,of special interest to...	Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament Best Price: $5.38 This book was too hard to follow. The author assumes that the reader (me) understands or has a...	Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness (7th Edition) (CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN HEALTH & ILLNESS (SPECTOR)) Best Price: $35.78 The chapters are long and detailed and filled with statistics and charts that physically show...	The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight: Revised and Updated: The Fate of the World and What We Can Do Before It's Too Late Best Price: $8.52 I've been a fan of Thom Hartmann, mostly listening to his daily radio talk show on air America. ...	Evaluating Practice: Guidelines for the Accountable Professional (5th Edition) Best Price: $93.20 I ordered this textbook for an MSW course, and it's wonderful. I love all the examples and the...

New American Democracy, The (5th Edition) (MyPoliSciLab Series) Best Price: $79.50 If you need access to MyPoliSci Lab online for your class, don't buy your book through Amazon....	Television Production Handbook Best Price: $50.00 This is an excellent reference text for TV production students. I use this in my classes. The...	Intervention Strategies to Follow Informal Reading Inventory Assessment: So What Do I Do Now? Best Price: $20.98 The book is a helpful resource, especially if you've used the QRI4, which was written by the...	Daily Reflections: A Book of Reflections by Aa Members for Aa Members/B-12 Best Price: $8.74 Let's talk about Quiet Time and prayer and meditation as early AAs practiced it. For one thing,...	The World of the Counselor: An Introduction to the Counseling Profession Best Price: $95.75 great book... too bad i ordered the wrong edition. But the shipper was great! THanks again

Slaughterhouse: The Shocking Story of Greed, Neglect, and Inhumane Treatment Inside the U.S. Meat Industry Best Price: $11.76 I read this book and did not know what to expect. It has definitely changed the choices I make...	American Public Policy: Promise and Performance Best Price: $49.00 Guy Peter's "American Public Policy: Promise and Performance" provides an informed and...	The Mole People: Life in the Tunnels Beneath New York City Best Price: $8.65 I just came across this title in my Amazon recommendations. I read it about 15 years ago and I...	Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations (5th Edition) Best Price: $78.79 Book came fast and was brand new - free 2 day shipping and the book has a lot of great...	Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence, 3rd Edition (Comparative Studies in Religion and Society, Vol. 13) Best Price: $6.49 Although history is replete with Crusades, Jihads, Holy Wars, etc. it still stymies me how,...

Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America Best Price: $16.00 A page-turning dispatch from inside the most daring and potentially transformative social...	Party of Defeat Best Price: $11.40 This relatively slim volume is an important book. Its theme is "How Democrats and radicals...	The Long Descent: A User's Guide to the End of the Industrial Age Best Price: $12.89 From start to finish, this book is both practical and inspirational. He begins with a clear...	The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation Best Price: $8.69 The 9/11 Report is a straightforward, full-color graphic novel adaptation of the final report of...	The Forever War Best Price: $16.50 From the front lines of the battle against Islamic fundamentalism, a searing, unforgettable book...

The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander: From Preschool to High School--How Parents and Teachers Can Help Break the Cycle of Violence Best Price: $4.25 Bullying is so rampant that I think every parent should understand this phenomenon. I read this...	Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World Best Price: $7.44 Give! Give money. Give time. Give Stuff. This book is all about how to give more to charity. If...	Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy Best Price: $19.75 The good `ol Texas Oil Boys (increasingly invested in defense industries) want to control,...	Dispatches from the Edge: A Memoir of War, Disasters, and Survival Best Price: $5.18 This book is fantastic! I purchased it and read the entire book within 72 hours. His...	Social Welfare: A History of the American Response to Need (7th Edition) Best Price: $66.81 The book came within a week of my order and was in great condition! Thank you so much, this...

How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York Best Price: $8.82 Few books in American history have had the social impact that Jacob A. Riis's How the Other Half...	Power to Save the World: The Truth About Nuclear Energy Best Price: $15.99 I have read through half of the book and find it fascinating. I am confident that based upon...	Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare: Critical Thinking Perspectives Best Price: $69.32 Get a better grade with INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL WELFARE! Designed to give you a...	When Work Disappears : The World of the New Urban Poor Best Price: $8.96 I was confused to read reviews that tried to refute Wilson's knowledge in this field such as...	Crossing the Rubicon: The Decline of the American Empire at the End of the Age of Oil Best Price: $11.98 This is an incredibly disturbing book, but does dovetail with issues that disturbed me before I...

Class: A Guide Through the American Status System Best Price: $7.00 I read Paul Fussell's Class in 1983, shortly after its publication. Class is easy to read and...

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