Social Sciences

Winner of the 1994 Thomas Cook Travel Book Award and Sunday Times Young British Writer of the Year ‘City of Djinns is a delight. William Dalrymple is in command of his subject, seizes the reader and uses his skill to tempt and tantalize… The book is Dalrymple’s journey into the soul of Delhiâ€... More

Winner of the 2005 Kiriyama Prize for Non-fictionSuketu Mehta left Bombay at the age of 14. Twenty-one years later he returned to rediscover the city. The result is this stunning, brilliantly illuminating portrait of the megalopolis and its people—a book, seven years in the making, that is as vast... More

Nancy Friday's second collection of sexual fantasies is even more explicit and outspoken than her erotic masterpiece, "My Secret Garden". The constant refrain from the thousands of women across America who read "My Secret Garden" was, "Thank God I'm not the only one..." who had those wild, exciting,... More

Controversial and iconoclastic, a veteran corporate manager and business school professor exposes the dangerous myths, fantasies, and delusions that pervade much of the business world today.Much of our business thinking is shaped by delusions -- errors of logic and flawed judgments that distort our ... More

Winner of the 1989 National Book Award for nonfiction, this extraordinary bestseller is still the most incisive, thought-provoking book ever written about the Middle East. Thomas L. Friedman, twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize for international reporting, and now the Foreign Affairs columnist on the... More

In the tradition of "Reading Lolita in Tehran," Rodriguez tells the story of the beauty school she founds in the middle of the Afghan city of Kabul, and lifts the veil of secrecy about the vibrant women who were her students there.Soon after the fall of the Taliban, in 2001, Deborah Rodriguez went t... More

Bowe travels around the nation to report on the slave labor that our government and corporations depend on, but are trying their best to disavow or ignore. He presents a sobering look at the moral costs of the cheap goods to which our economy has grown so accustomed.Most Americans would be shocked t... More

The classic manifesto of the liberated woman, this book explores every facet of a woman's life.... More

Of all the writing that emerged from the existentialist movement, Simone de Beauvoir's groundbreaking study of women will probably have the most extensive and enduring impact. It is at once a work of anthropology and sociology, of biology and psychoanalysis, from the pen of a writer and novelist of ... More

As celebrated as it is controversial, "Gender Trouble" has become one of the key works of contemporary feminist theory, and an essential work for anyone interested in the study of gender, queer theory, or the politics of sexuality in culture.Since its publication in 1990, "Gender Trouble" has become... More

This book is an unrivalled indictment of the banality of mass culture - Adorno's finest essays are collected here, offering the reader unparalleled insights into Adorno's thoughts on culture.This book is an unrivalled indictment of the banality of mass culture - Adorno's finest essays are collected ... More

The book is a presentation of techniques to know, improve and develop the most sought after attribute of a person i.e. his or her personality. It is written in a lucid and simple language,which will be helpful not only for professionals but also for homemakers, students and entrepreneurs.The time-te... More

Bestselling author Harvey Mackay reveals his techniques for the most essential tool in business--networking, the indispensable art of building contacts. Now in paperback, Dig Your Well Before You're Thirsty is Harvey Mackay's last word on how to get what you want from the world through networking. F... More

In this age of instant communication and biotechnology, on this ever-smaller planet, what kinds of problems have we created for ourselves? How do we tackle them in a world where the accustomed methods used by nation-states may be reaching their natural limits? In High Noon, the author challenges us ... More

Hekja's ma was white with terror. She screamed out, "Run!" That was the last thing she ever said, One of the men, with a chin like a cod fish, plunged his sword into her heart...When Viking raiders descend on Hekja's Village and kill her family and friends, she is taken as a slave, But Hekja is dete... More

Were the remains of Jesus's body found over 25 years ago and the truth hidden? Now, 'The Jesus Tomb' tells the shattering story of what may very well be the greatest archaeological find of all time -- the discovery of the Jesus family tomb. 'The Jesus Tomb' is the most exciting real-life archaeologi... More