Títulos em Ciências Sociais

Brought to you by Penguin. Meet the matriarchs of Filipino myth – defiant goddesses, powerful witches, terrifying shapeshifters – and their real-life counterparts, as Carla Montemayor journeys to discover her own ancestry and the stories of her people. When Carla Montemayor discovers that...

Brought to you by Penguin. Have you ever wanted to write something to a partner or ex? What is the best and worst message you’ve received on a dating app? What would you say to your last hook up? Following ten years after the publication of This Modern Love, Will Darbyshire - now in his...

Brought to you by Penguin. From clay tablets to the algorithmic state, this groundbreaking 11,000 year history argues that information has always been the seed of power. Perfect for readers of Nexus and The Age of Surveillance Capitalism. Long before writing existed, at the dawn of civilisation...

Melissa Lucashenko is one of Australia's most admired and awarded novelists. She is renowned for writing about ordinary Australians and the extraordinary lives they lead. This timely collection of essays and journalism - published together for the first time - spans two turbulent decades. With her trademark wit and wisdom, Lucashenko reflects on being caught in a siege, on the marginalised lives of prisoners and the urban poor, on Blak identity, Australian literature and on meeting her writing idol.

Con el debate sobre el modelo de RTVE de telón de fondo, J. F. Lamata revela los escándalos que han marcado la historia del ente público desde la llegada de la Democracia hasta hoy. En sus páginas aparecen lo más granado del periodismo español y salen a la luz las desvergüenzas de una cadena al servicio del gobernante de turno. Una cruda historia que señala a quienes, desde ambos lados del espectro ideológico, han hecho un uso irresponsable de los medios públicos, pero también una denuncia periodística en favor de quien desea una cadena mejor y más limpia.

In today’s fast-paced childcare environment, keeping children safe isn’t just a task—it’s a responsibility that requires clear systems, calm leadership, and proven strategies. Whether you’re navigating field trips, digital threats, medical emergencies, or the daily routines of a busy classroom, this guide equips you with the tools to lead with clarity and confidence.

A hundred years. Thousands of women. One extraordinary pond. I have learned about peacocks and terrapins, giant cobras and booming widgeons; I have heard about celebrity spottings and al-fresco lovemaking and digestive biscuits. These things make up the history of the Ladies’ Pond, but they...

Transform the way you have sex, the way you connect with yourself, and the way you show up in the world. Anna Hushlak and Billie Quinlan have changed the lives of over half a million women around the world with their approach to pleasure and sex through their popular app, Ferly. In Turn Yourself...

Christian Doumergue vous propose une sélection de 75 histoires de chats magiques, extraordinaires et diaboliques repérées dans toutes les régions françaises. Aucune de ces tranches de vies ne vous laissera indifférent. Les chats nous fascinent depuis des siècles. On leur prête des pouvoirs extraordinaires. Capacités surnaturelles, don de prémonition, superstitions tenaces, sans oublier leurs fameuses sept vies.

Drawing on decades of experience in maternal health, midwifery, and journalism, Avital Norman Nathman and Deborah Wage weave historical analysis, policy insight, personal narratives, and data from approximately 3,000 people who've given birth to examine the forces shaping American birth culture. From the pursuit of the "perfect birth" and the commercialization of care to the racial and psychological inequities embedded in the system, they reveal how medicalization, racism, and profit-driven policies have eroded autonomy, safety, and dignity in childbirth.

A sweeping history of Native Americans’ fraught relationship with United States citizenship and their efforts to protect tribal sovereignty. Only Native Americans have held the political identity of being citizens of nations within a nation. After the American Revolution, they had to decide...

Deep in Louisiana's marshlands, where mist rises from ancient waters and Spanish moss whispers secrets in the wind, mysterious lights have danced for millennia. The Cajuns call them fifolet. Scientists call them marsh gas combustion. But for the people who've lived alongside these phenomena for generations, they're something far more profound—messengers from the spirit world, guides through treacherous waters, and the eternal call of home. LIGHTS IN THE DARKNESS explores the fascinating intersection where folklore meets physics, where ancestral wisdom encounters modern science.

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"El Sistema de Asilo en los Estados Unidos" es una guía clara, completa y accesible para quienes buscan protección en EE. UU. frente a la persecución y el peligro en sus países de origen.

Brought to you by Penguin. 'This book is an act of excavation, and an act of remembering.' As Kim Willis drifts from the traditional path of marriage and motherhood, she yearns for a new set of stories to light her way. Here, she is pulled towards the source of the Severn, hearing whispers of...

When Remembering Becomes Optional examines a structural change introduced by artificial intelligence that extends beyond automation or employment. As AI systems increasingly store, retrieve, and interpret information on demand, the conditions that once made memory, knowledge, and historical understanding necessary begin to change. For most of human history, memory functioned as a practical requirement. Knowledge was carried forward because forgetting had consequences. Skills, histories, and frameworks were transmitted through lived experience, repetition, and necessity.

Think you know urban legends? Think again. Perhaps you’ve heard of Kuchisake-onna, the slit-mouthed woman who cuts your mouth from ear to ear? How about Sugisawa, the cursed village that damns all who stumble upon it? Did you know that people lurk in the suicide forest waiting to claim victims of their own?

THE WINNER OF THE 2024 ROBINSON NEW VOICES AWARD Anyone who has experienced bullying, coercive control or narcissistic abuse may know what it is like to be fearful, anxious, angry, confused, guilt-ridden, grief-stricken, self-doubting and so much more. It can feel like a tsunami engulfing the...

'A thrilling biological detective story. Brilliant told and relentlessly entertaining' CHARLES FOSTER Explore the spectacular science of reproduction - from frogs and funghi to seahorses, sparrows and everything in between Let's talk about sex. Not boring, human sex, but the endlessly...

In the audiobook edition of Nobody’s Coming to Save Us, Dr. Wes Bellamy doesn’t just tell a story—he speaks directly to you. With the weight of lived experience and the clarity of a seasoned organizer, Bellamy delivers a raw, unfiltered call to action for Black leaders who are tired of waiting on systems that were never designed to save us.