Political & Social Science

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Reading Brainwashed: The Seductive Appeal of Mindless Neuroscience is a bit like reading one really long college research paper—which isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

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“. . . a book written by economists for policy nerds . . .”

The strength in Brave New World of Healthcare Revisited is its brevity.

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This entertaining and well-structured book is an ethnography of the New Domesticity movement which the author sees as sweeping America.

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When Raymond Sokolov took on the daunting task of replacing the legendary food editor Craig Claiborne who retired from the New York Times in 1971, he was head of a four-person department t

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“Bravo, Dr. Farmer, for saying what most clinicians are loathe to admit.”

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The Rule of the Clan: What an Ancient Form of Social Organization Reveals About the Future of Individual Freedom is an accessible, mesmerizing, and compelling argument for the importance o

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“The authors . . . ‘can show scientifically that people discriminate even when they don’t know they’re doing it. [They] just don’t know how to fix that.’”

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“In writing Out of Order, Sandra Day O’Connor has created a worthy and captivating historical document.”

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“Nafis Sadik is a woman who set out to ‘change the world’—and in many ways she did just that.”

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“It is noble and inspiring that so many families turn out strong and resilient in the face of adversity, but it is sad that they are so often left to fight their fights on their own . .

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“. . . interesting . . . attractive to an audience much broader than social scientists.”

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“. . . a challenging read, but one guaranteed to stretch and inform anyone delving into Phi: A Voyage from the Brain to the Soul.”

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“Idealistic and impassioned, wide-ranging and concise, pragmatic and eloquent, . . .”

Nearly a half century ago, the Beatles sang,

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“. . . a sort of ‘He said, She said,’ page turner. And it works. . . . both funny and cringe worthy.”

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“. . . a record of human existence—past, present, and what it might be in the future.”

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“. . . a very good textbook for students of political science and political sociology.”

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