Hope Edelman

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Ohio

The Legacy of Loss

The classic New York Times bestseller that has helped millions of women cope with and heal from the grief of losing their mothers Although a mother's mortality is inevitable no book has discussed the profound lasting and far reaching effects of this loss until Motherless Daughters, which became an instant classic. More than twenty years later, it is still the go-to book that women of all ages look to for comfort, help, and understanding when their mother dies. Building on interviews with hundreds of mother loss survivors, Edelman's personal story of losing her mother, and recent research in grief and psychology, Motherless Daughters reveals the shared experiences and core identity issues of motherless women: Why the absence of a nurturing hand shapes a woman's identity throughout her lifespan How present day relationships are defined by past losses How a woman can resolve past conflicts and move toward acceptance and healing Why grief really is not a linear passage but an ongoing cyclical journey How the legacy of mother loss shifts with the passage of time

Motherless Daughters (20th Anniversary Edition)

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Margaret Atwood

A Novel

Takes readers into the life and mind of Grace Marks, one of the most notorious women of the 1840s, who is serving a life sentence for murders she claims she cannot remember

Alias Grace

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Jean Rhys

Noticeably stained page edges, but binding is tight. An overall good readable copy.

Antoinette Cosway is a Creole heiress living in Jamaica, who meets and marries a young Englishman, Mr Rochester. Taken from the vibrant, sensual Caribbean landscape to England, Antoinette finds herself the centre of disturbing rumours which gradually posion her husband's mind against her.

Penguin Student Edition Wide Sargasso Sea

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Bundle of commemorative magazines featuring President Barack Obama

Oversized Paperback (4 to 6 lbs)

Barack Obama commemorative mags

Invitation to Sociology

Gananath Obeyesekere

An Essay on Personal Symbols and Religious Experience

The great pilgrimage center of southeastern Sri Lanka, Kataragama, has become in recent years the spiritual home of a new class of Hindu-Buddhist religious devotees. These ecstatic priests and priestesses invariably display long locks of matted hair, and they express their devotion to the gods through fire walking, tongue-piercing, hanging on hooks, and trance-induced prophesying. The increasing popularity of these ecstatics poses a challenge not only to orthodox Sinhala Buddhism (the official religion of Sri Lanka) but also, as Gananath Obeyesekere shows, to the traditional anthropological and psychoanalytic theories of symbolism. Focusing initially on one symbol, matted hair, Obeyesekere demonstrates that the conventional distinction between personal and cultural symbols is inadequate and naive. His detailed case studies of ecstatics show that there is always a reciprocity between the personal-psychological dimension of the symbol and its public, culturally sanctioned role. Medusa's Hair thus makes an important theoretical contribution both to the anthropology of individual experience and to the psychoanalytic understanding of culture. In its analyses of the symbolism of guilt, the adaptational and integrative significance of belief in spirits, and a host of related issues concerning possession states and religiosity, this book marks a provocative advance in psychological anthropology.

Medusa's Hair

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Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

First Philosophy: God, Mind, and Freedom brings together classic and ground-breaking readings on metaphysics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of religion. Mindful of the intrinsic difficulty of much of the material, the editor has provided comprehensive introductions both to the central topics and to each individual selection. By providing a detailed discussion of the historical and intellectual background to each piece, he aims to enable readers to approach the material without unnecessary barriers to understanding. In an introductory chapter, the editor provides a brief introduction to the nature of philosophical enquiry, to the nature of argument, and to the process of reading and writing within the academic discipline of philosophy.

First Philosophy: Fundamental Problems and Readings in Philosophy

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Conrad Phillip Kottak

Appreciating Cultural Diversity

Focused on the appreciation of anthropology, the new edition of Cultural Anthropology: Appreciating Cultural Diversity offers an up-to-date holistic introduction to cultural anthropology. Key themes of appreciating the experiences students bring to the classroom, appreciating cultural diversity, and appreciating the field of anthropology are showcased throughout the text. In this edition, Understanding Ourselves chapter openers and Through the Eyes of Others boxes show how anthropology helps us understand ourselves. New Appreciating Diversity boxes focus on the various forms of human biological and cultural diversity. Appreciating Anthropology boxes are also new to the text and focus on the value and usefulness of anthropological research and approaches.

Cultural Anthropology

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James P. Spradley

David W. McCurdy

Social Studies

Readings in Cultural Anthropology

Conformity and Conflict

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Michael Woodford

A Barack Obama Biography

BARACK OBAMA: A Barack Obama Biography Barack Obama was born to a single mother and absent father in 1961. The America around him was still racially segregated and divided. Large parts of his childhood were spent in the care of his grandparents in Hawaii, his mother having left America for a new husband and job in Indonesia. Barack Obama, despite the disadvantages that life threw at him, worked hard and eventually enrolled to study law at Harvard University. After graduating with honours he settled in Chicago where he met Michelle Robinson. Like Barack Obama she was a young lawyer who was keen to address the racial disadvantages that were still present in American society. Following their marriage, and the arrival of two daughters, Barack Obama was elected as Illinois Senator and then as the 44th President of the United States of America. He became the first African American to hold this role. Obama used his position to push America into becoming a more equal and fairer society. Initiatives such as Obamacare and the repeal of the Don

Barack Obama

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William Julius Wilson

Beautiful paperback with slight wear to putter page margins - possibly from improper storage before we got hold of it.

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

The World of the New Urban Poor

For the first time in the 20th century, the majority of adults in the inner cities are not working. In an important and long-awaited study, one of the country's leading sociologists, the acclaimed author of The Truly Disadvantaged, analyzes the disappearance of work and its effects on the inner city of Chicago.

When Work Disappears

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Auth

A wonderful soil science resource used at New York Botanical Garden Horticulture School 

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Science

For Community and Technical College level courses in soil sciences, this text emphasizes the human interaction with and affect on soils, rather than treating the soil as an independent element. Comprehensive, yet not intimidating, this text has been revised to encompass more ecological themes within the established topics of soil science and use. Non-technical, and easy-to-understand, Soil Science and Management, fourth edition teaches the essentials of soils from the perspective of farmers, horticulturists, environmentalists, and others who are concerned about how soils work and how they are used most effectively. An emphasis on management and the sustainable use of soils and water resources make it especially relevant to these audiences. Nutrient management, best practices and relevant legal issues and government programs make this text a practical application for agricultural and horticultural students.

Soil Science and Management

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Kevin Young

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Poems

Delivered in Young’s classic bluesy tone, this powerful collection of poems about the American family, smoky Southern food, and the losses that time inevitably brings “bristles with life, nerve and, best of all, wit” (San Francisco Chronicle).

Dear Darkness

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Virginia M. Satir

Other than a few scuffs on cover, one dog eared page, and minimal highlighting, this book is in great condition! 

Revised and expanded seminal work on families, with more than a million copies sold in 12 languages. The New Peoplemaking expresses Satir's most evolved thoughts on self-worth, communication, family systems, and the ways in which people relate to one another. Drawn on Satir's lifetime of experience with thousands of families around the world, it is written in the engaging style for which she is famous. The New Peoplemaking is completely revised and enlarged by six new chapters that elaborate on the whole of life.

The New Peoplemaking

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Guillermo del Toro

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

A Tarot Deck and Guidebook Inspired by the World of Guillarmo Del Toro

Tarot Del Toro

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Gregory Brock

Charles P. Barnard

A preparatory text for students preparing to write the Supervisory Philosophy Statement and Case Study required for the Approved Supervision application for the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy. The 26 contributors outline contextual variables such as gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity and class to increase sensitivity, and the contexts in which supervision occurs including academic settings, agencies, and private practices. Additionally, discussions of supervision philosophy and pragmatics help students develop their own "game plan" to meet supervision challenges and requirements. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Procedures in Marriage and Family

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Elyn R. Saks

My Journey Through Madness

The Center Cannot Hold

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This is in great shape! Fun coffee table book! Forward by Robin Williams.

The Far Side Gallery 4

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Horrifying True-Life Cases

Starting with examples of the earliest recorded psychopaths, author John Marlowe presents a carefully chosen cross section of history's most infamous criminals, whose fascinating life stories are viewed with an unflinching gaze, making for a chilling, but engrossing read. Fully illustrated.

The World's Most Evil Psychopaths

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A Visual Guide to Raising and Harvesting Prime Garden Produce

Square Foot Gardening: Growing Perfect Vegetables is a practical pocket guide that answers the age old question for gardeners: when is a fruit or vegetable ripe?

Square Foot Gardening: Growing Perfect Vegetables

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Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening

Gathers information on the characteristics and uses of plants that promote the growth of other varieties, offering descriptions of helpful weeds and insect-repellent plants

Carrots Love Tomatoes

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An Oracle of the Undead with Deck and Instructions

Insight and ammunition for surviving the undead uprising, with 78-card tarot deck and instructions.

In the event of a zombie attack- Get to a secure location, open this box, and consult TheZombie Tarot. This fully functional 78-card tarot deck offers valuable advice on life, love, family, friendship, automatic firearms, premature burials, cannibalistic children, and more.

In this zombified parallel universe, wands become limbs, pentacles are biohazard symbols, and the Major Arcana is full of shambling corpses. Along with the deck, readers will receive instructions in a 96-page full-color book for how to interpret all 78 cards, and helpful tips on giving a reading.

This crazy, campy interpretation of a classic infuses the celebrated "Rider Deck" with the horrors of Night of the Living Dead. The secrets of The Zombie Tarot await you!

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