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Infections and Inequalities: The Modern Plagues
Paul Farmer
University of California Press, 2001
Where are the Virchows of global public health?
The context of epidemics is important. What happens to the poor people who have drug resistant tuberculosis? Market mechanisms do not serve the interest of global health equity. The cost-efectiveness argument is weak. Poverty limits freedom of choice. AIDS education ...
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The Practice of Everyday Life
Michel de Certeau
University of California Press, 2002
Enigmatic and enlightening
Sometimes I am simply proud that I have read a book. This slim volume falls into that category. The fourteen short chapters explode with new ideas, fresh perspectives, and tantalizing viewpoints. To summarize these riches is unlikely to do them justice, yet I will ...
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Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race, and Family Life
Annette Lareau
University of California Press, 2003
Unequal Childhoods Well Written and Well Researched
Everyone knows that socioeconomic status is related to academic success, but not many books have examined the lives of kids outside of school in detail to reveal how differences in social class are related to differences in use of language, organizing time, dealing ...
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Theories and Documents of Contemporary Art: A Sourcebook of Artists' Writings (California Studies in the ...
University of California Press, 1996
'I think' the book is great
I 'think' the book is great, i 'say' this because until today i still haven't receive it the book. What i'm so p*** off it is the shipping duration. I've paid a hefty sum to buy some of my books here, but i mean the service (shipping) is so crappy. It's high time ...
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Pet Food Politics: The Chihuahua in the Coal Mine
Marion Nestle
University of California Press, 2008
A BRILLIANT JOB OF UNTANGLING A COMPLEX WEB
This book is a page-turner - and not just because it shows all the twists and turns that went on behind the scenes in the pet food recall. It is an eye-opener about the lack of government oversight or pet food company responsibility for what goes into pet food or how ...
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The Way to Make Wine: How to Craft Superb Table Wines at Home
Sheridan Warrick
University of California Press, 2006
Great introduction for a home vintner!
An essential book for anyone interested in making wine at home. Very readable, concise and well organized. The instructions are easy to follow even for a complete beginner. Highly recommended. Please be advised, however, that the book does not contain any information ...
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Pathologies of Power: Health, Human Rights, and the New War on the Poor (California Series in Public ...
Paul Farmer
University of California Press, 2004
This book should change you
How are we all responsible for each other? This book will bring that connection quite clear.
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Promises I Can Keep: Why Poor Women Put Motherhood Before Marriage
Kathryn Edin, Maria Kefalas
University of California Press, 2007
Fantastic book about a not-so-fantastic phenomenon
As a social worker who deals with the population portrayed in this book day in and day out, I was very interested in reading a book that I hoped would help me understand a phenomenon that has intrigued me since the day I started my job. I was very pleased when I read ...
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Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition, and Health, Revised and Expanded Edition ...
Marion Nestle
University of California Press, 2007
Amazing
Amazing, well thought out and researched book. I found it to be an interesting book as well. One of the best in the type of genre.
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The Copyeditor's Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications
Amy Einsohn
University of California Press, 2005
Very helpful
This a great guide for anyone new to the publishing scene. No matter how great your writing and grammar skills are, you will need a book like this to help you learn how to prepare a manuscript properly. It is also very nicely written and enjoyable to work through.
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The Wines of Burgundy: Revised Edition
Clive Coates M.W.
University of California Press, 2008
This is the best....
This is the very best book on wines from this reagon that I have ever read.
If you are interested on wines from Burgundy - just get it. It is well worth the money.
A good example is that there is a very detailed section on wines from Chablis. Chablis is ...
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Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in American Life
Robert N. Bellah, Richard Madsen, ...
University of California Press, 2007
Sorting It All Out
HABITS OF THE HEART is a tour de force whose insights into America are as relevant today as they were nearly twenty years ago when the book was published. It was hailed at that time as an instant classic of sociology, and compared to such influential works as ...
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Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence, 3rd Edition (Comparative Studies in ...
Mark Juergensmeyer
University of California Press, 2003
Religion and Violence in a postmodern context
As a comparative cultural study of religious terrorism, Mark Juergensmeyer attempts to explain how and why religion and violence are linked. Juergensmeyer analyzes recent incidents of global religious terrorism in order to illumine overarching patterns that heighten ...
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Painting With Light
John Alton
University of California Press, 1995
While I don't agree with every view in this book, I find this book superior to many on aspects of photography and film
First off, I want to note that the author DOES cover still photography in this book even though the major emphasis is on film techniques. As someone who has always considered lighting to be vital, learning more lighting techniques is a passion. I was naturally drawn ...
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Planet Earth: As You've Never Seen It Before
Alastair Fothergill
University of California Press, 2007
AMAZING PICTURES!
BEAUTIFUL BOOK TO HAVE. NOT ONLY IS IT INFORMATIVE, BUT THE PICTURES ARE TRULY A PIECE OF ARTWORK.
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