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Aging in a Changing Society by James A. Thorson, ISBN 1583910093
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People are living into old age. This is actually a revolutionary statement as we look back to the start and then to the end of the twentieth century. This demographic revolution raises important practical and ethical issues and, for the most part, has led the way for the field of gerontology, the st |
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Symbols of Native America by Heike Owusu, ISBN 0806963476
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A thousand illustrations show the fascinating origins and meanings of 300 signs, starting with the simplest--lines, circles, curves--and tracing their combinations into ever more complex designs. They come from a variety of North American tribes, and depict bonds with nature (particularly animals an |
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The Monochrome Society by Amitai Etzioni, ISBN 0691070903
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These wide-ranging essays are full of fresh insights and challenging ideas. Etzioni takes us on a voyage of discovery, in an open-minded spirit of study and exploration. He suggests ways of thinking about specific policy areas, including crime, child protection, and the Internet, as well as basic is |
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The Crime of Sheila McGough by Janet Malcolm, ISBN 0375704590
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In the winter of 1996, Janet Malcolm received a letter from a stranger -- a disbarred lawyer named Sheila McGough, who had recently been released from prison, and who wrote that she had been convicted of crimes she had not committed. Malcolm decided to look into the case, and this book -- a dazzling |
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