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I Don't Have a Thing to Wearby Judie Taggart; Jackie Walker
Simon & Schuster 2010; US$ 11.99It's 8:00 A.M., and you've got a big day ahead. Face to face with your closet, you pull out the suit that's needed altering for two years, the blouse that doesn't go with anything, and the shoes that...why did you buy them, anyway? With the reject pile rising as fast as your frustration, you shout the lament of women everywhere: "I DON'T HAVE A THING TO WEAR!" Stop the material madness! Let two top fashion experts show you what's really hiding in your closet: a true reflection of your inner self. Now you can understand your attitudes and beliefs about clothes and shopping dress for your real life -- not the past or the future identify your fashion persona (hint: it's not what you think!) avoid impulse buys and other shopping... more...
Sex at Dawnby Christopher Ryan; Cacilda Jetha
HarperCollins 2010; US$ 9.99Since Darwin's day, we've been told that sexual monogamy comes naturally to our species. Mainstream scienceas well as religious and cultural institutionshas maintained that men and women evolved in families in which a man's possessions and protection were exchanged for a woman's fertility and fidelity. But this narrative is collapsing. Fewer and fewer couples are getting married, and divorce rates keep climbing as adultery and flagging libido drag down even seemingly solid marriages. How can reality be reconciled with the accepted narrative? It can't be, according to renegade thinkers Christopher Ryan and Cacilda JethÅ. While debunking almost everything we "know" about sex, they offer a bold alternative explanation in... more...
Deeply Into the Boneby Ronald L. Grimes
University of California Press 2000; US$ 15.95Over the past two decades, North Americans have become increasingly interested in understanding and reclaiming the rites that mark significant life passages. In the absence of meaningful rites of passage, we speed through the dangerous intersections of life and often come to regret missing an opportunity to contemplate a child's birth, mark the arrival of maturity, or meditate on the loss of a loved one. more...
Fashion For Dummiesby Jill Martin; Pierre A. Lehu
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2009; US$ 24.99Your full-color guide to building a fun, functional wardrobe Fashion For Dummies takes the guess out of dress, giving you the confidence and know-how you need to dress for every occasion. This full-color guide is packed with tips on creating a confusion-free wardrobe that works with your body type and personal style, as well as navigating the worlds of color, pattern, and texture. Reveals how to put together outfits that work without overextending your budget Features a section dedicated to menswear Packed with helpful illustrations presented in full color The perfect guide for novice fashion-hunters, Fashion For Dummies is your key to always dressing your best! more...
The Social Animalby David Brooks
Random House Publishing Group 2011; US$ 11.99#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER With unequaled insight and brio, New York Times columnist David Brooks has long explored and explained the way we live. Now Brooks turns to the building blocks of human flourishing in a multilayered, profoundly illuminating work grounded in everyday life. This is the story of how success happens, told through the lives of one composite American couple, Harold and Erica. Drawing on a wealth of current research from numerous disciplines, Brooks takes Harold and Erica from infancy to old age, illustrating a fundamental new understanding of human nature along the way: The unconscious mind, it turns out, is not a dark, vestigial place, but a creative one, where most of the brain’s work gets done.... more...
Sexy Bodiesby Elizabeth Grosz; Elspeth Probyn
Routledge 1995; US$ 35.95Through an examination of a variety of cultural forms and texts, Sexy Bodies investigates the ways in which sexual bodies, sexual practices and sexualities are produced. more...
Understanding Roman Inscriptionsby Lawrence Keppie
Routledge 1991; US$ 44.95This is the first comprehensive treatment in English to provide an explanation of not only the language of inscriptions but also the context in which they were produced. more...
Sociology on the Menuby Alan Beardsworth; Teresa Keil
Routledge 1996; US$ 56.95Sociology on the Menu is an accessible introduction to the sociology of food. Highlighting the social and cultural dimensions of the human food system it encourages us to consider new ways of thinking of the everyday act of eating more...
Prom Nightby Amy L Best
Routledge 2000; US$ 42.95Amy Best interviews countless teens about their prom experiences, and she looks at popular media to understand today's teens. more...
Aromaby Constance Classen; David Howes; Anthony Synnott
Routledge 1994; US$ 57.95Compelling, accessible and beautifully written, this is the first comprehensive exploration of the cultural role of odours in Western society - from antiquity to the present - and in a variety of non-Western societies. more...