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Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st CenturyCrossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century
Best Price: $32.00
This book is written as the product of an Institute of Medicine initiative to reduce the...
Julius Caesar (No Fear Shakespeare) (No Fear Shakespeare)Julius Caesar (No Fear Shakespeare) (No Fear Shakespeare)
Best Price: $2.72
As an older adult that is somewhat isolated I started the study of Shakespeare on my own with...
God, Guns & Rock and RollGod, Guns & Rock and Roll
Best Price: $7.00
this is a great book furthermore i strongly back uncle ted's beliefs as for all you tree...
The Practice of Macro Social WorkThe Practice of Macro Social Work
Best Price: $92.92
If you are buying this book, you probably have to because it is assigned reading. This was a...
Theatre: A Way of Seeing (with InfoTrac?)Theatre: A Way of Seeing (with InfoTrac?)
Best Price: $84.00
Barranger gives a nice overview of contemporary theatre, with a natural emphasis on the American...


The Story of American FreedomThe Story of American Freedom
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Being a self proclaimed philosopher by nature, I always find an exact definition of terms...
Dimensions of Social Welfare Policy (6th Edition)Dimensions of Social Welfare Policy (6th Edition)
Best Price: $75.42
I purchased this very expensive, yet thin paperback text for a social policy University course. ...
A Nation of SheepA 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...
Statistics for Social Workers (7th Edition)Statistics for Social Workers (7th Edition)
Best Price: $54.90
We used this book in conjunction with the SPSS manual and software. Even though this book did...
Mental Retardation: An Introduction to Intellectual Disability (7th Edition)Mental Retardation: An Introduction to Intellectual Disability (7th Edition)
Best Price: $79.67


Depletion and Abundance: Life on the New Home FrontDepletion and Abundance: Life on the New Home Front
Best Price: $11.88
Climate change, peak oil, and economic instability aren't just future social problems-they...
The David Icke Guide to the Global ConspiracyThe David Icke Guide to the Global Conspiracy
Best Price: $18.00
David Icke is a world conspiracy theorist in the extreme, who sees conspiracies to control and...
Living Justice: Catholic Social Teaching in Action (Come & See.)Living Justice: Catholic Social Teaching in Action (Come & See.)
Best Price: $14.20
Mr. Thomas Massaro delivers a clearly written foundational resource for understanding of `Social...
Late Victorian Holocausts: El Ni?o Famines and the Making of the Third WorldLate Victorian Holocausts: El Ni?o Famines and the Making of the Third World
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As a resident of Australia and self-taught climate scientist, I am all too well aware of El Nino...
Family Therapy: Concepts and Methods (7th Edition)Family Therapy: Concepts and Methods (7th Edition)
Best Price: $69.75
This book gives excellent overview of multiple methods of family therapy. I needed it for a...

Three Guineas (Annotated)Three Guineas (Annotated)
Best Price: $8.99
This book is very boring. It is more like reading philosophy than a novel.
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men: The American Classic, in Words and Photographs, of Three Tenant Families in the Deep SouthLet Us Now Praise Famous Men: The American Classic, in Words and Photographs, of Three Tenant Families in the Deep South
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James Agee's painstaking and honest masterpiece is an exercise in empathy. It is a beautiful,...
The Basic Writings of John Stuart Mill: On Liberty, the Subjection of Women and Utilitarianism (Modern Library Classics)The Basic Writings of John Stuart Mill: On Liberty, the Subjection of Women and Utilitarianism (Modern Library Classics)
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this isn't the highest quality paper, but it's an economical way to get three works. there is...
Class: A Guide Through the American Status SystemClass: 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...
Community Organizing and Community Building for HealthCommunity Organizing and Community Building for Health
Best Price: $26.95
Used this book for a Community program class in public health. Was a great resource for the...

We Who Dared to Say No to War: American Antiwar Writing from 1812 to NowWe Who Dared to Say No to War: American Antiwar Writing from 1812 to Now
Best Price: $11.53
Paleolibertarian Thomas Woods and leftist Murray Polner have collected numerous anti-war...
Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic TemperamentTouched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament
Best Price: $4.00
This book was too hard to follow. The author assumes that the reader (me) understands or has a...
The Dynamics of Social Welfare PolicyThe Dynamics of Social Welfare Policy
Best Price: $54.76
This book is for a Masters program in Social Work. The class is Social Welfare. This book...
A Second Opinion: Rescuing America's Health CareA Second Opinion: Rescuing America's Health Care
Best Price: $12.48
Superb "tough love" analysis of the way commercialization of healthcare has driven...
Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of DisasterCome Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster
Best Price: $8.64
This author reminds of a character played on In Living Color where Damon Wayans is a convict...

Foundations of Social Policy: Social Justice in Human PerspectiveFoundations of Social Policy: Social Justice in Human Perspective
Best Price: $95.96
The book was in excellent condition and arrived on schedule. It was great service, typical of...
Generalist Social Work Practice: An Empowering Approach (5th Edition)Generalist Social Work Practice: An Empowering Approach (5th Edition)
Best Price: $76.37
I must admit that I have a bias in the other direction. I not only used the textbook in a...
Natural Hazards: Earth's Processes as Hazards, Disasters and Catastrophes (2nd Edition)Natural Hazards: Earth's Processes as Hazards, Disasters and Catastrophes (2nd Edition)
Best Price: $68.82
My book arrived quickly and before classes started even though I ordered at the end of the last...
Diet for a New AmericaDiet for a New America
Best Price: $4.76
I read this book 20 years ago. Since then I've read several hundred books, but none more...
The Essentials of Statistics: A Tool for Social ResearchThe Essentials of Statistics: A Tool for Social Research
Best Price: $74.51
Don't worry; you don’t need a lot of math to ace statistics. Not with THE ESSENTIALS OF...

The Revenge of Gaia: Earth's Climate Crisis & The Fate of HumanityThe Revenge of Gaia: Earth's Climate Crisis & The Fate of Humanity
Best Price: $6.49
In this clarion call to arms, eminent scientist James Lovelock warns us cogently and eloquently...
Whitewashing Race: The Myth of a Color-Blind SocietyWhitewashing Race: The Myth of a Color-Blind Society
Best Price: $16.00
The conservative, european-american movement's declaration of the end of white supremacy in this...
The Arab Center: The Promise of ModerationThe Arab Center: The Promise of Moderation
Best Price: $15.00
Dr. Marwan Muasher's compelling message in The Arab Center: the Promise of Moderation is a must...
Developing Cross-Cultural Competence: A Guide for Working With Children and Their Families (Developing Cross-Cultural Competence (Lynch))Developing Cross-Cultural Competence: A Guide for Working With Children and Their Families (Developing Cross-Cultural Competence (Lynch))
Best Price: $29.80
Got this for a grad-level class, loved it. kept it. Very well written and worth getting.
My Guantanamo Diary: The Detainees and the Stories They Told MeMy Guantanamo Diary: The Detainees and the Stories They Told Me
Best Price: $14.79
Thanks to the patience and persistence of the author, I was able to 'meet' the many so called...

Homeland Security (The Mcgraw-Hill Homeland Security Series)Homeland Security (The Mcgraw-Hill Homeland Security Series)
Best Price: $56.98
"Homeland Security: A Complete Guide to Understanding, Preventing and Surviving...
American Lightning: Terror, Mystery, the Birth of Hollywood, and the Crime of the CenturyAmerican Lightning: Terror, Mystery, the Birth of Hollywood, and the Crime of the Century
Best Price: $15.99
Other reviewers have attacked this book's use of Griffith. True, Griffith does not play an...
The Nation's Health, Seventh Edition (Nation's Health (PT of J&b Ser in Health Sci))The Nation's Health, Seventh Edition (Nation's Health (PT of J&b Ser in Health Sci))
Best Price: $67.40
I found this book difficult to read, as there were few illustrations, pictures, no color, etc....
Social Work, Social Welfare and American Society (7th Edition)Social Work, Social Welfare and American Society (7th Edition)
Best Price: $85.68
As an undergraduate social work student, I dreaded my policy class. I thought it would be so...
Slaughterhouse: The Shocking Story of Greed, Neglect, and Inhumane Treatment Inside the U.S. Meat IndustrySlaughterhouse: The Shocking Story of Greed, Neglect, and Inhumane Treatment Inside the U.S. Meat Industry
Best Price: $12.11
I read this book and did not know what to expect. It has definitely changed the choices I make...

The Book of Mychal: The Surprising Life and Heroic Death of Father Mychal JudgeThe Book of Mychal: The Surprising Life and Heroic Death of Father Mychal Judge
Best Price: $18.45
Daly, Michael. "The Book of Mychal: The Surprising Life and Heroic Death of Father Mychal...
Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on TerrorAgainst All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror
Best Price: $4.95
For an Australian, this book gave a huge insight into the workings of high levels of U.S....
True Enough: Learning to Live in a Post-Fact SocietyTrue Enough: Learning to Live in a Post-Fact Society
Best Price: $13.75
Thanks to Farhad Manjoo for the effort that went into this book. I began reading Manjoo's...
Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st CenturyCrossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century
Best Price: $27.95
This book is written as the product of an Institute of Medicine initiative to reduce the...
Guide To Culturally Competent Health CareGuide To Culturally Competent Health Care
Best Price: $23.78
This book gives one insight into different cultures in many different areas. It's helpful if one...

J. S. Mill: 'On Liberty' and Other Writings (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)J. S. Mill: 'On Liberty' and Other Writings (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)
Best Price: $5.06
John Stuart Mill, 1806-73, worked for the East India Co. helped run Colonial India from England....
Power to Save the World: The Truth About Nuclear EnergyPower to Save the World: The Truth About Nuclear Energy
Best Price: $15.71
I have read through half of the book and find it fascinating. I am confident that based upon...
Late Victorian Holocausts: El Niño Famines and the Making of the Third WorldLate Victorian Holocausts: El Niño Famines and the Making of the Third World
Best Price: $11.00
As a resident of Australia and self-taught climate scientist, I am all too well aware of El Nino...
Introduction to Security, Eighth EditionIntroduction to Security, Eighth Edition
Best Price: $55.96
It is an OK introduction to security. It covers many aspects. Some chapters have too many...
Theatre: A Way of Seeing (with InfoTrac®)Theatre: A Way of Seeing (with InfoTrac®)
Best Price: $84.00
Barranger gives a nice overview of contemporary theatre, with a natural emphasis on the American...

Ghost Girl: The True Story of a Child in Peril and the Teacher Who Saved HerGhost Girl: The True Story of a Child in Peril and the Teacher Who Saved Her
Best Price: $3.95
I love Torey Hayden's books and own all of the non-fiction ones. Ghost Girl was by far the most...
Community and Agency Counseling (2nd Edition)Community and Agency Counseling (2nd Edition)
Best Price: $90.33
This text is well thought out. It has poems and helpful charts and diagrams, but I don't think...
Casework: A Psychosocial TherapyCasework: A Psychosocial Therapy
Best Price: $105.40
I have been teaching graduate social work for fifteen years and have yet to discover a text...
Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger: Moving from Affluence to GenerosityRich Christians in an Age of Hunger: Moving from Affluence to Generosity
Best Price: $5.98
Excellent service, turn around time was great. Appreciate the seller. Thank you again.
Mass Media in a Changing World with Media World 2.0 DVD-ROMMass Media in a Changing World with Media World 2.0 DVD-ROM
Best Price: $79.50
There are sections of this text that read like a dictionary...paragraph after paragraph of...
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