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In "Nikki's Abduction," author Curtis Myers delivers a high-stakes psychological thriller that transforms every parent's worst nightmare into a gripping, pulse-pounding reality. When five-year-old N……続きを見る

Grounded in strategic thinking and social science research, this textbook empowers students to confidently navigate skillful and effective science communication. Developed by leading science, health……続きを見る

“[A]n excellent book...” ーThe Economist Financial Times Asia editor David Pilling presents a fresh vision of Japan, drawing on his own deep experience, as well as observations from a cross section ……続きを見る

Something must have changed in society. We weren’t always this worried. Not always caught up in disastrous scenarios in our minds. What is this nagging voice in our head? Why won’t it stop, and why ……続きを見る

Portland Bloodbath is a dark and gripping crime thriller set against the relentless rain and shadows of Portland, Oregon. When ritualistic murders begin terrorizing the city, veteran detective Emily……続きを見る

This book sheds light on the complex experiences of asylum seekers and refugees in Poland, against a local backdrop of openly anti-refugee political narratives and strong opposition to sharing the r……続きを見る

" 1960 aims to take us deeper into the campaign than Theodore White's famous The Making of the President, 1960. And it does."ー Chicago Sun-Times This is award-winning historian David Pietrusza's ha……続きを見る

Lucie Blackmanーtall, blond, twenty-one years oldーstepped out into the vastness of Tokyo in the summer of 2000, and disappeared forever. The following winter, her dismembered remains were found bur……続きを見る

Since 1979, the Khomeinist regime has oppressed its own population while waging wars and terrorism against Arabs, Israel, Middle East minorities, and the United States. It expanded its military powe……続きを見る

When Richard and Sally Price stepped out of the canoe to begin their fieldwork with the Saamaka Maroons of Suriname in 1966, they were met with a mixture of curiosity, suspicion, ambivalence, hostil……続きを見る

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize • New York Times Bestseller • Over Two Million Copies Sold “One of the most significant projects embarked upon by any intellectual of our generation” (Gregg Easterbrook,……続きを見る

Only 150 years ago, the majority of the world's population was largely illiterate. Today, not only do most people over fifteen have basic reading and writing skills, but 20 percent of the population……続きを見る

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An urgent wake-up call about the future of emerging viruses and a gripping account of the doctors and scientists fighting to protect us, told through the story of the d……続きを見る

This book introduces the reader to the concept of functional synchronization and how it operates on very different levels in psychological and social systems – from the emergence of thought to the f……続きを見る

As a democracy, America offers its citizens a chance to change direction in both domestic and foreign policies with the election of a president or a Congress. Since 9/11, national security choices h……続きを見る

This acclaimed work has introduced tens of thousands of clinicians to mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) for depression, an 8-week program with proven effectiveness. Step by step, the author……続きを見る

The bestselling landmark account of the first emergence of the Ebola virus. Now a mini-series drama starring Julianna Margulies, Topher Grace, Liam Cunningham, James D'Arcy, and Noah Emmerich on Nat……続きを見る

For all those who have wondered, "Whatever happened to Brett Butler?", his no-holds-barred interview with the beloved comedian and star of "Grace Under Fire" reveals the inner life of a spirited per……続きを見る

The emergence of modernity has typically focused on Western male actors and privileged politics and economy over culture. The contributors to this volume successfully unsettle such perspectives by e……続きを見る

Research Methodology: Techniques and Trends focuses on both undergraduate and post graduate courses; and it helps readers understand the basic concepts and the application of results directly to rea……続きを見る

This new textbook gathers an international roster of top security studies scholars to provide an overview of Asia-Pacific’s international relations and pressing contemporary security issues. It is a……続きを見る

Guru Brahmanand was born Vikas Chand Patekar in a small village near Pune, as the only child of a small-time farmer. Compelled to flee after molesting his mentor’s daughter, who financed his educati……続きを見る

Do NOT read this material if you are an old liberal, a Democrat, an Obama supporter, or have HIGH Blood Pressure. I was raised as a staunch Democrat in the mid-West. I hated Ronald Regan. How Regan ……続きを見る

As India emerges as a significant global actor, diverse states have sought to engage India with divergent agendas and interests. Some states aspire to improve their relations with New Delhi, while o……続きを見る

As the pages of The World and the Word: Exploring the Lost Cause unfold, there is a kind of internal consistency with both the worldview (social sciences) and the word view (the Bible). However, whe……続きを見る

David Pilgrim PhD is Professor of Health & Social Policy in the Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology at the University of Liverpool. 続きを見る

All fourteen major peacebuilding missions launched between 1989 and 1999 shared a common strategy for consolidating peace after internal conflicts: immediate democratization and marketization. Trans……続きを見る

All the essential facts on ancient Egypt covering mummification, the pharaohs, the pyramids and the mysterious rituals. The ancient Egyptians have fascinated and enthralled the minds of millions dow……続きを見る

Over the past ten years, more than 4,000 people have died while crossing the Arizona desert to find jobs, join families, or start new lives. Other migrants tell of the corpses they passーbodies that……続きを見る

Several individuals noted the potentially important civilian uses of atomic energy shortly after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. That year J. Robert Oppenheimer told a national radio……続きを見る