Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do and Why They Do It (Wilson James Q.)(Paperback)

American Government: Institutions & Policies (Wilson James Q.)(Paperback)

A Call Less Ordinary: Why Your Purpose Matters (Wilson Rich)(Paperback)

What is my calling? What is my purpose in life? And how do I pursue it once I know what it is?Rich Wilson, in A Call Less Ordinary, aims to help you answer those life changing questions.Embracing God's calling is not easy, but it is the most fulfilling thing you can do with your life. And yet,

What the Qur'an Meant: And Why It Matters (Wills Garry)(Paperback)

Political Theory: A Beginner's Guide (Woodcock Pete)(Paperback)

Is democracy the best form of government? What does it mean to be 'free'? Why should we obey the government? In this highly accessible and engaging new introductory textbook, Pete Woodcock examines all these questions and more in a compact outline of the basics of political theory. He takes

Dreaming: A Very Short Introduction (Hobson J. Allan)(Paperback)

What is dreaming, and what causes it? Why are dreams so strange and why are they so hard to remember? Replacing dream mystique with modern dream science, J. Allan Hobson provides a new and increasingly complete picture of how dreaming is created by the brain. Focusing on dreaming to explain the

Why They Do It: Inside the Mind of the White-Collar Criminal (Soltes Eugene)(Paperback)

What drives wealthy and powerful people to white-collar crime? Why They Do It is a breakthrough look at the dark side of the business world.From the financial fraudsters of Enron, to the embezzlers at Tyco, to the insider traders at McKinsey, to the Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff, the failings of

Truant (Clare Horatio)(Paperback / softback)

'I'm going to tell the truth', I said suddenly, 'about what we did and why, and what it did to

Goliath - Why the West Isn't Winning. And What We Must Do About It. (McFate Sean)(Paperback / softback)

Pretentiousness: Why it Matters (Fox Dan)(Paperback / softback)

What is pretentiousness? Why are we afraid of it? And more controversially: why is it vital to a thriving culture? Drawing on the author's own experiences growing up and working at the more radical edges of the arts, this book is a timely defence of pretentiousness as a necessity for innovation and

Stewards of Eden: What Scripture Says about the Environment and Why It Matters (Richter Sandra L.)(Paperback)

Why Men Earn More: The Startling Truth Behind the Pay Gap -- and What Women Can Do About It (Farrell Warren)(Paperback)

Subscribed - Why the Subscription Model Will Be Your Company's Future-and What to Do About It (Tzuo Tien)(Paperback / softback)

The Sailor's Wind (Walker Stuart H.)(Paperback)

Stuart Walker's intelligent, straightforward explanation of why wind behaves as it does and what it is likely to do next draws upon his sixty-plus years of sailing experience and his vast knowledge of meteorology. The Sailor's Wind first describes each aspect of wind behavior in

Burning the Days (Salter James)(Paperback / softback)

James Salter's unforgettable memoir of passion, ambition, and what it means to become a

Let's Hear It from the Boys - What boys really think about school and how to help them succeed (Wilson Gary)(Paperback / softback)

At Our Wits' End: Why We're Becoming Less Intelligent and What It Means for the Future (Dutton Edward)(Paperback)

Adam Smith - What He Thought, and Why it Matters (Norman Jesse)(Paperback / softback)

Dirty Biology: The X-Rated Story of Sex (Grasset Leo)(Paperback)

What is sex? Has it always existed? What purpose does it serve? Why are there penises and vaginas? These questions are at the very core of Dirty Biology, an erudite (and hilarious) graphic novel that aims to teach you everything you wanted to know about sex--and then some.'Sex' can mean a number of

The Problem of Secret Intelligence (Hatlebrekke Kjetil Anders)(Paperback)

What is intelligence - why is it so hard to define, and why is there no systematic theory of intelligence? Classic intelligence analysis is based on an inference between history and the future - and this has led to a restriction in how we can perceive new threats, and new variations of threats

Karma: What It Is, What It Isn't, Why It Matters (Kyabgon Traleg)(Paperback)

A master of Tibetan Buddhism cuts through prevalent misconceptions around karma and rebirth to get to the root cause of our suffering--and how we can end it The Buddha's teaching on karma (literally, 'action') is nothing other than his compassionate explanation of the way things are: our thoughts

Children's Spirituality: What It Is and Why It Matters (Nye Rebecca)(Paperback)

This concise guide is an ideal introduction to the increasingly popular topic of children's spirituality. Mixing theory with tips on 'good practice', leading expert Rebecca Nye shows how choices made in churches and homes can stimulate or stifle a child's spiritual development, exploring:

Why Your Parents Are Driving You Up the Wall and What To Do About It - THE BOOK EVERY TEENAGER NEEDS TO READ (Burnett Dean)(Paperback / softback)

Why Intelligence Fails (Jervis Robert)(Paperback)

The U.S. government spends enormous resources each year on the gathering and analysis of intelligence, yet the history of American foreign policy is littered with missteps and misunderstandings that have resulted from intelligence failures. In Why Intelligence Fails, Robert Jervis examines the

Procrastination: Why You Do It, What to Do about It Now (Burka Jane)(Paperback)