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Arguments about Abortion: Personhood, Morality, and Law
Kate Greasley · Oxford University Press
Pages: 269
Format: Hardcover
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Does the morality of abortion depend on the moral status of the human fetus? Must the law of abortion presume an answer to the question of when personhood begins? Can a law which permits late abortion but not infanticide be morally justified? These are just some of the questions this book... |
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Witches, Sluts, Feminists: Conjuring the Sex Positive
Kristen J Solle?e · ThreeL Media
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
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Witch, Slut, Feminist: these contested identities are informing millennial women as they counter a tortuous history of misogyny with empowerment. This innovative primer highlights sexual liberation as it traces the lineage of "witch feminism" through art, film, music, fashion,... |
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The Age of Lone Wolf Terrorism
Mark S Hamm · Columbia University Press
Pages: 322
Format: Hardcover
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The lethality of lone-wolf terrorism has reached an all-time high in the United States. Isolated individuals using firearms with high-capacity magazines are committing brutally efficient killings with the aim of terrorizing others, yet there is little consensus on what connects these crimes... |
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Paths to Fulfillment: Women's Search for Meaning and Identity
Ruthellen Josselson · Oxford University Press
Pages: 328
Format: Hardcover
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How do women create fulfilling lives? How does the identity they choose (or not choose) by the end of their college career affect how their lives unfold? For 35 years, Ruthellen Josselson has followed 25 randomly selected women who graduated from college in the early 1970s. Because these... |
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Doctor Strange and Philosophy: The Other Book of Forbidden Knowledge
Mark D White · Wiley-Blackwell
Pages: 287
Format: Paperback
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Explore the mind and world of the brilliant neurosurgeon-turned-Sorcerer Supreme Doctor Stephen StrangeEssays from two-dozen philosophers illuminate how essential philosophical concepts, including existentialism, epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics, combine to make Doctor Strange one of the most... |
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Global Discontents: Conversations on the Rising Threats to Democracy
Noam Chomsky · Metropolitan Books
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
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Global Discontents is a compelling set of interviews with Noam Chomsky, who identifies the "dry kindling" of discontent around the world that could soon catch fire.In wide-ranging interviews with David Barsamian, his longtime interlocutor, Noam Chomsky asks us to consider "the... |
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The New Childhood: Raising Kids to Thrive in a Connected World
Jordan Shapiro · Little, Brown Spark
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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A provocative look at the new, digital landscape of childhood and how to navigate it.In The New Childhood, Jordan Shapiro provides a hopeful counterpoint to the fearful hand-wringing that has come to define our narrative around children and technology. Drawing on groundbreaking research... |
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ALCHEMY OF THE HEART: The Sacred Marriage of DIONYSOS & ARIADNE
A Marina Aguilar · Chiron Publications
Pages: 209
Format: Paperback
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Dionysos, one of the most misunderstood of the gods, is a masculine energy that brings us back to life and vitality in a way that includes deep partnership with the feminine. Through the exploration of the love story of Ariadne and Dionysos, Alchemy of the Heart takes us on an archetypal... |
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Going Beyond Mom: How to Activate Your Mind, Body & Business After Baby
Randi Zinn · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
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Born out of her popular website Beyond Mom, Randi's book is a guide for mothers looking to jump-start their business ideas by finding connection from within. The 1.2 million women in America each year who choose not to return to traditional work after having children have found themselves... |
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How to Fall in Love with Anyone: A Memoir in Essays
MANDY LEN CATRON · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 238
Format: Hardcover
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An insightful, charming, and absolutely fascinating memoir from the author of the popular New York Times essay, "To Fall in Love with Anyone, Do This," (one of the top five most popular New York Times pieces of 2015) explores the romantic myths we create and explains how they... |
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Out in Time: The Public Lives of Gay Men from Stonewall to the Queer Generation
Perry N. Halkitis
Format: Hardcover
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The civil rights of LGBTQ people have slowly yet steadily strengthened since the Stonewall Riots of June, 1969. Despite enormous opposition from some political segments and the catastrophic effects of the AIDS crisis, the last five decades have witnessed improvement in the conditions of the lives... |
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Born to Be Wild: Why Teens Take Risks, and How We Can Help Keep Them Safe
JESS SHATKIN · TarcherPerigee
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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A groundbreaking, research-based guide that sheds new light on why young people make dangerous choices--and offers solutions that workTexting while driving. Binge-drinking. Bullying. Unprotected sex. There are plenty of reasons for parents to worry about getting a late-night call about... |
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Mostly Straight: Sexual Fluidity among Men
Ritch C Savin-Williams · Harvard University Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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Most of us assume that sexuality is fixed: either you're straight, gay, or bisexual. Yet an increasing number of young men today say that those categories are too rigid. They are, they insist, "mostly straight." They're straight, but they feel a slight but enduring romantic... |
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