Social Science from Shelley and Son Books

New York / London: W. W. Norton & Company, 1997. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Paperback. Like New. A unique and lucid account of the history of the attempt to use natural science to understand human nature. Illustrations, Notes, Index, 1036 pp. <br>CONDITION: Paperback, illustrated front cover with title, title on spine; short synopsis of contents on rear. Tightly bound.… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Doubleday, 1976. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good. 8x5x1. Light green cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine. xi, 248 pp. Deckled edge. Front fly leaf is torn out. General wear on dust jacket with a small tear. Full refund if not satisfied.

New Jersey: Lyle Stuart Inc, 1986. Revised and Enlarged. paperback. Very Good+. 8x5x1. Paperback. Revised and Enlarged. White glossy covers with red, white and blue text and decoration. Looks at mediocrity and the search for sensation in America, and discusses trends in education, sports, art, music, law, and religion. 306pp.<br><br>CONDITION: Light shelf wear. Front flyleaf has been removed.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Amacom Books, 2011. First Edition. hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 6x1x9. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarter bound in black cloth with red paper boards. Gilt lettering on the spine. Discover invaluable insights about power and leadership with up-and-coming influencers from the former CEO of a global consulting firm.Author Terry R. Bacon teaches you how things like your own knowledge, expressiveness, history,… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: New York University Press, 1986. Paperback. Near Fine. Volume discusses the forms of power, e.g., communication, economic, class, organization and privilege. Thirteen chapters. Bibliography, Index, 283 pp. CONDITION: Colorful glossy covers entitled on front and spine. Suggested reading on rear. Text free of writing. Like new condition. Full refund if not satisfied.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1979. First American Edition. Hardcover. Like New/Like New. The author analyzes the representation of popular experience in fictional narratives exploring the relations between changing social structure, technological facilities and cultural forms. <br><br>CONDITION: Hardbound green boards, gilt title on spine. Text free of writing. Green dust jacket with yellow title on front and spine.… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Faber & Faber, 1971. FIRST EDITION. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition. Grey boards, gilt title on spine. Light shelf wear. Previous owner's name on flyleaf. Grey dust jacket with white text title cover and spine. Review of author's works on rear. Rubbing and wear to edges and corners, slight soiling. Very good. 112 pp. Full refund if… Saber más sobre este artículo

New Brunswick / London: Transaction Publishers, 2009. 12th Printing. Paperback. Like New. 12th Printing. Lefebvre discusses the impact of consumerism on society and looks at the effects on society of linguistic phenomena and various kinds of terrorism communicated through mass media. xxiii, Introduction, 206 pp. <br><br>CONDITION: Glossy green paperback entitled in brown front and spine. Clean text.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Berkeley / Los Angeles / London: University of California Press, 2008. Seventh Printing. Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. Reprint. Michel de Certeau draws on analytic philosophy, linguistics, sociology, semiology and anthropology to speak of relevant use of imaginative literature for those seeking to retain a sense of self. xxiv, Notes, 229 pp. <br>CONDITION: White text title on cover and… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: MJF Books, 1989. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Like New/Near Fine. Black and White Illustrations. This entertaining volume contains answers to how philosophers, writers, artists and political leaders of the world met their end. Seventeen chapters, e.g., bequests of presidents, engineered endings and final farewells of artists and writers. Illustrations, References, Index, 470 pp. <br>Condition: Quarter light blue… Saber más sobre este artículo

Berkeley / Los Angeles / London: University of California Press, 1984. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good +. From Washington Post review: "[Crozier] signals a deeply embedded cultural trait--innocence, the American belief in the innate goodness of individuals." xx, Foreword, Preface, Introduction, Index, 156 pp. CONDITION: Beige boards, bronze title on spine. Very slight wear to… Saber más sobre este artículo

Chicago / London: The University of Chicago Press, 1987. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Very Good +/Fine. A book of linguistic and critical theory deeply immersed in particular metaphors and their effects." From Foreword. "This is a truly interdisciplinary book, a book of importance both to literary scholars and to scientists of the mind..." From Review. xi, Conclusion, Bibliography, Index,… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, [1965]. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good +. Through each of the three parts of the book--The Adventure, The Risk, The Choice--Paul Tournier shows how human beings can find the real adventure of living and true happiness. Index, 250 pp. <br><br>CONDITION: Quarter red boards, gold title on black tape spine. Deckled… Saber más sobre este artículo

Princeton University Press, 2000. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 6x1x9. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in red cloth with silver foil lettering on the spine. The essays collected in this new volume reveal Isaiah Berlin at his most lucid and accessible. He was constitutionally incapable of writing with the opacity of the specialist, but these shorter, more introductory pieces… Saber más sobre este artículo

New Brunswick / Oxford: Transaction Books, 1987. First Edition. hardcover. Fine/Fine. 6x1x9. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in blue cloth with silver foil text on the spine. Policymaking, Communication, and Social Learning presents Sir Geoffrey Vickers's seminal essays on policymaking and related issues facing modern Western culture. These essays, many of them published here for the first time, illustrate… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1965. 4th Printing. Hardcover. Very Good . 4th Printing. Hardcover. Bound in quarter blue buckram with black cloth boards. Copper foil lettering on the spine. The Act of Creation begins where this view ceases to be true. Koestler affirms that all creatures have the capacity for creative activity, frequently suppressed by the automatic… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Metropolitan Books, 1995. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Gitlin analyses America's identity politics and challenges all parties in the culture wars to take up the task of building bridges. [viii] Preface, Notes, Index, 294 pp. <br>CONDITION: Quarter black boards, silver title on black paper spine. Only writing within is previous owner's signature on front free… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good +. The three dangers to civilization are destruction by war, overpopulation and leisure. With deft touches and much recondite information...Professor Gabor provides a highly appetizing meal out of these three ingredients." London Times Literary Supplement. Contents, Postscript, Notes, 238 pp. followed by Index, vii.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Garden City, NY: Anchor Press/Doubleday, 1983. Hardcover. Very Good +/Near Fine. Sections of the volume deal with how time influences relations among people in Western European countries, as well as among Latin Americans, Anglo-Americans and Native Americans. The two parts of communication are discussed: verbal and nonverbal. Foreword, Introduction, Appendices, Glossary, Bibliography, Index, 232 pp. <br>CONDITION: Quarter yellow… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1970. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Very Good +. First Edition. Volume shares cliches as used by magazines, political use, conversationally and as insult. Blank pages after content are entitled Metaphors and Similes, Jargon, Life Styles, Idea Cliches. 178 pp. CONDITION: Grey textured boards, title on spine. Normal wear and rubbing. Highlighting and bracketing… Saber más sobre este artículo