The Secret Life of Pronouns: What Our Words Say About Us by Bloomsbury Press $28.00
We spend our lives communicating. In the last fifty years, we've zoomed through radically different forms of communication, from typewriters to tablet computers, text messages to tweets. We generate more and more words with each passing day. Hiding in that deluge of language are amazing insights into who we are, how we think, and what we feel.In The Secret Life of Pronouns, social psychologist...
The ADHD Effect on Marriage: Understand and Rebuild Your Relationship in Six Steps by Specialty Press/A.D.D. Warehouse $19.95
Awarded "Best Psychology Book of 2010" by ForeWord Reviews, this book is an invaluable resource for couples in which one of the partners suffers from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). It authoritatively guides couples in troubled marriages towards an understanding and appreciation for the struggles and triumphs of a relationship affected by ADHD, and to look at the disorder in a...
People Skills by KANGAROO PRESS PTY.LTD
All Over but the Shoutin' by Turtleback $28.10
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A correspondent for The New York Times recounts growing up in the Alabama hills, the son of a violent veteran and a mother who tried to insulate her children from poverty and ignorance.
Seven Days in the Art World by Granta Books $10.28
From London to Beijing to New York, art sales are booming, and the art world receives the sort of breathless media attention once reserved for celebrities and royals. In "Seven Days in the Art World", Sarah Thornton, a brilliant young sociologist, looks at all aspects of buying, selling, and creating serious art. Thornton has exceptional access, and brings a keen critical eye to her coverage of...
InterPlay: The Process of Interpersonal Communication by OUP Canada
Manufacturing Consent by Vintage $8.56
Contrary to the usual image of the press as cantankerous, obstinate, and ubiquitous in its search for truth, Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky depict how an underlying elite consensus largely structures all facets of the news. They skilfully dissect the way in which the marketplace and the economics of publishing significantly shape the news. They reveal how issues are framed and topics chosen, and...
When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa by Back Bay Books $14.99
Hailed by reviewers as "powerful," "haunting" and "a tour de force of personal journalism," When A Crocodile Eats the Sun is the unforgettable story of one man's struggle to discover his past and come to terms with his present. Award winning author and journalist Peter Godwin writes with pathos and intimacy about Zimbabwe's spiral into chaos and, along with it, his family's steady collapse. This...
Looking Out, Looking In by Wadsworth Pub Co $68.95
Used by over a million readers, LOOKING OUT, LOOKING IN, Tenth Edition continues the approach that has made it the leading interpersonal text for almost 30 years. Written in a reader-friendly voice that links scholarship to students' everyday lives, this popular guide motivates students to improve their interpersonal skills and sharpen their critical understanding of the process of communication.
A First Look at Communication Theory by Mcgraw-Hill College $114.00
This best selling text analyzes the major communication theories at a level appropriate for both lower and upper level courses. The material is presented in a coherent manner and strikes a balance between humanistic, scientific, classical, and contemporary theories. (In contrast to previous editions--no theories have been dropped.) Ethics are covered throughout the text. A First Look at...