A renowned sociologist examines the pernicious societal forces that lead employers to exploit vulnerable domestic workers.…

The Tenth Edition introduces diverse, compelling, relevant texts-from Civil War songs and stories to The Turn of the Screw…

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Finalist for the 2010 National Book Award in FictionWinner of the 2011 ABA Indies Choice Honor Award in FictionWinner of the…

A taut, riveting work of true crime that tells the strange story of criminal profiling from Victorian times to our own…

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An esteemed philosopher offers a vision for the central role of one of our most cherished―and controversial―ideas. In this…

This Norton Critical Edition includes twenty-eight tales from The Arabian Nights translated by Husain Haddawy on the basis…

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The most trusted textbook in sociology. With more than a million copies sold and counting, Introduction to Sociology is…

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In concise format, this is a collection of poems which celebrate the uniqueness of each individual, the need to protest…

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Every day, we face the same questions: How do I make the right decision? How can I work more efficiently? And, on a more…

When people think about Marlon Brando, they think of the movie star, the hunk, the scandals. In Brando s Smile, Susan L.…

The Great Recession, as it has come to be called, has impacted more people worldwide than any crisis since the Great…

A heartbreaking and darkly funny portrait of the intricacies of family life, Unquiet is an elegy of memory and loss,…

This collection gathers poems from throughout Joy Harjo's twenty-eight-year career, beginning in 1973 in the age marked by…

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The year is 1348. The Black Death has begun to ravage Europe. Ten young Florentines seven women and three men escape the…

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\nOn the 200th anniversary of Baudelaire\'s birth comes this stunning landmark translation of the book that launched modern…

\nHow to foster social and emotional learning, even when teaching remotely.\n…

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\nOne of NPR\'s Books We Love for 2022 A New Yorker Best Books of 2022 So Far One of Time\'s 100 Must-Read Books of 2022 *…

\nFrom The New York Times best-selling author and host of Hidden Brain comes a counterintuitive, thought-provoking…

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Finalist for the 2021 Kirkus Prize in NonfictionA Publishers Weekly Best Nonfiction Book of 2021 A startling and profound…

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The Norton Critical Edition of Pride and Prejudice has been revised to reflect the most current scholarly approaches to…

This classic book, now published in paperback for the very first time, deals with the age-old questions of persistence and…

A journey into the new science of injury prevention that reveals how '"ballistic'" movement can help you get strong, stay…

"A convincing reimagining of the Bronte story, perfect for Bronte fans."-Booklist…

A paradigm-shifting tour of genetics and identity arguing that race is at once a biological fiction and a social reality…

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This inaugural novel in the Well-Read Black Girl Ă- Liveright series is a darkly whimsical debut about women daring to live…

An inspiring and practical introduction to the English major.…

As the definitive study of the universal problem of growing old, The Coming of Age is "a brilliant achievement" (Marc…

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When this important work was originally published in 1950 the first book in this country on anxiety it was hailed as a work…

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Jazyk: Angličtina, Vazba: Brožovaná, Počet stran: 280, Nakladatelství: W. W. Norton & Company, Autor: HOFFMAN DONALD,…

"[An] important book.... Heine's vibrant writing makes it come alive with personal significance for every reader."-Carol…

In the 1970s, as disco engulfed America, the question, "Do you wanna dance?" became divisive, even explosive. In this…

Approaching the writing of major intellectuals, artists, and philosophers need no longer be daunting. How to Read is a new…

When it was first published, Roger Tory Peterson said of Weeds and Wildflowers in Winter (originally published as…

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A. R. Ammons's selection of his work once again, as the critic Harold Bloom wrote of the earlier version, "makes available…

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This Norton Critical Edition includes: The 1890 (Lippincott's Magazine) version and the 1891 (book) version of the novel.…

Patti Smith - poet, songwriter, performer. Collected here are selections from Smith's writings over the decade in which she…

Finalist for the James Beard Foundation Book Award and the IACP Cookbook Award"[A]s good a read on the science of cooking as…

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\nThis newly translated Fear and Trembling, a foundational document of modern philosophy and existentialism, could not be…

The classic The New York Times bestseller, with a new introduction from much-lauded The Washington Post columnist E.J.…

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\nNeuroscientist and psychologist Michael Graziano puts forward a ground-breaking new theory of the origin of…

Informed by the death of a beloved brother, here are the stories of childhood, its thicket of sex and sorrow and joy, boys…

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United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo gathers the work of more than 160 poets, representing nearly 100 indigenous nations,…

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One of the most vexing human rights issues of our time has been how to protect the rights of individuals and communities…

A written companion and workbook for readers seeking to reclaim their bodies as home in healing from sexual trauma.…