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Pontbriand examines how political leaders have shaped America's most significant bilateral relationship through strategic narratives. Focusing on the Obama and Trump administrations, this book explo……続きを見る

A surprising window into the online lives of people sixty and overーoffering essential insights, no matter your age. Many popular accounts say the older you are, the greater your tech struggles. And……続きを見る

The Sudans tells the story of the African Union's efforts to make peace in the Sudans during the years 2009 to 2013. It details the work of the AU High-Level Panel, led by former South African Presi……続きを見る

In contrast to much of the current literature that treats Trump’s authoritarianism as new and singular, this book shows that authoritarianism in the United States instead has a long history that exp……続きを見る

This open access book explores the story of early modern Swedish sailors and merchants captured and enslaved in the North African territory then known as ‘Barbary’ (Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, and Moro……続きを見る

Why are some things cute, and others not? What happens to our brains when we see something cute? And how did cuteness go global, from Hello Kitty to Disney characters? Cuteness is an area where cult……続きを見る

An Esquire Essential Book on Climate Change From the founder of the Climate Outreach and Information Network, a groundbreaking take on the most urgent question of our time: Why, despite overwhelming……続きを見る

From birth, our brains are shaped by other peopleーin our families, schools, workplaces, neighborhoods, countries, and cultures. These social worlds make us who we are, but how this process works re……続きを見る

Power, in the twenty-first century, no longer requires the blunt instruments of classical dictatorship ー the midnight arrest, the disappeared dissident, the uniformed secret police. The new archite……続きを見る

Since the end of the Second World Warーand particularly over the last decadeーJapanese science fiction has strongly influenced global popular culture. Unlike American and British science fiction, it……続きを見る

A provocative exploration of how humans are wired to seek short-term success at the expense of long-term survivalーan evolutionary “glitch” that explains everything from toxic workplaces to climate ……続きを見る

Thrilling tell-all of a prolific informant in the FBI’s largest insider trading investigation of a generation Part financial crime thriller, part personal transformation story, and part redemption m……続きを見る

"Keep your government hands off my Medicare!" Such comments spotlight a central question animating Suzanne Mettler's provocative and timely book: why are many Americans unaware of government social ……続きを見る

"Francesca Albanese’s clear moral voice and expert analysis sheds light on Palestine’s darkest moment in history. This book will help to judge those who were on the right and wrong side of history."……続きを見る

A SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN STAFF FAVORITE A MARKETPLACE BEST BOOK OF 2025 A BOOKSHOP BESTSELLER A TOP 40 MEMOIR ON AMAZON “A really smart memoir about getting strong, inside and out… this book inspired m……続きを見る

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. In an era where ‘social innovation’ is often used as a buzzword, this book challenges readers to rethink its true potential for addressing ……続きを見る

A college professor debunks the historical myths that have infiltrated America's school curricula. In 1995, James W. Loewen penned the classic work of criticism Lies My Teacher Told Me, a left-leani……続きを見る

Through new investigations and first-hand accounts, Conspiracy Nation takes readers to the rallies, homes, courtrooms, secret chat rooms and $2000 Byron Bay luxury retreats where Australia’s conspir……続きを見る

Flowing Progress: Transforming the Danube Through Infrastructure focuses on how different political regimes and forms of governance have imagined and technologically transformed the most internation……続きを見る

'A data-rich book that takes a close look at how deeply family structure influences both children's current well-being and their future academic and career prospects' - Wall Street Journal, Best Boo……続きを見る

In this major revision of his classic history of Japanーfrom the tribally divided state under the leadership of Yamato in the fifth century through centuries of dynastic rule to the death of Emperor……続きを見る

The emergence of a truly global economy in the 1970s and the need to understand the subsequent changes in economic structure provided the impetus for this synthesis of the sociology of agriculture. ……続きを見る

'This book is brilliant. Utterly, utterly brilliant. Apart from the epilogue, which is idiotic' Jeremy Clarkson 'F*cking brilliant' Sarah Knight AN EXHILARATING JOURNEY THROUGH THE MOST CREATIVE AND……続きを見る

Since the adoption of the 1947 Constitution of Japan, the document has become a contested symbol of contrasting visions of Japan. Japanese Constitutional Revisionism and Civic Activism is a volume w……続きを見る

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR • TIME’S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES’……続きを見る

This book describes Wired to Connect, a 10-week program for groups based on Polyvagal Theory that is structured, easy to teach, and suitable for everyone. The course is designed to help people devel……続きを見る

歐逸文、芭芭拉‧徳米克、法蘭西斯‧福山等 國內外知名記者、作家、學者同聲讚譽 «駐華記者加速離境後，理解當代中國的必讀之作！« 《紐約時報》前北京分社社長、華裔資深外交記者 追尋父親的足跡，一路從香港、新疆……続きを見る

This isn't your typical ADHD book. No productivity hacks. No patronizing checklists. No sugar-coated nonsense. I put my heart and soul in this book and my ADHD RSD Workbook - my other books are basi……続きを見る

**WINNER OF THE RABBI SACKS BOOK PRIZE 2025** Fiercely divisive times call for radically different arguments. In our age of seemingly irreconcilable differences, argument is increasingly seen as a p……続きを見る

On June 29, 1950, the U.S. launched its first ever air strikes on the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, marking the start of what would become the longest conflict in history between two industrial p……続きを見る