Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?Re=3295&N=3+6204+7104 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1687030 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1667982 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1580583 A history of American ideas about life and death includes coverage of topics ranging from the 17th-century Englishman who investigated a belief about life starting with eggs and the heated debates over Darwins evolutionary findings to the role of the Space Age in changing views on planetary life to the 1970s trends in cryogenics. --Publishers description http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1667531 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1668557 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712633 Banned in public institutions in France and Turkey, mandatory in Saudi Arabia and Iran, no other item of clothing incites such furious reactions. The Islamic veil - a catch-all term that encompasses everything from a simple headscarf to the all-covering burqa - has, over the past decade, become a heated battleground for debates on everything from womens rights to multiculturalism. Elizabeth Bucar goes beyond the simplistic question of whether the veil is good or bad to ask instead why it has become so politically symbolic. Cutting through the condescension and fear that typify the debate, she reveals the huge diversity of womens experiences of veiling. Her illuminating global perspective takes in everything from the new veiling movement among the Egyptian middle class to hijab fashion in Indonesia. It will be invaluable to anyone looking to understand the veil beyond its status as shorthand for Islamic fundamentalism and female oppression. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1394003 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1374447 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1392599 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1208412 From a noted biologist and science journalist comes a wonderfully witty and fascinating exploration of how and why we kiss. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1306945 Reveals the role of seduction in French culture while explaining how crucial the game of seduction is to understanding France, identifying seduction as a key ideology that shapes how the French conduct business, politics, and relationships. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1248530 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1277289 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1366408 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1248990 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1393839 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1422930 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1244141 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1374507 This book includes the history of the celebration and explains the symbols and traditions associated with the celebration of a girls fifteenth birthday--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1255853 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1175665 Bryson (A short history of nearly everything) takes readers on a tour of his house, a rural English parsonage, showing how each room has figured in the evolution of private life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1248529 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1191156 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1042076 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1190172 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1251057 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1247238 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1127474 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1114188 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1382606 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1100248 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1136462 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=997025 In this stunningly original book, renowned primatologist Richard Wrangham argues that cooking created the human race. At the heart of Catching Fire lies an explosive new idea: The habit of eating cooked rather than raw food permitted the digestive tract to shrink and the human brain to grow, helped structure human society, and created the male-female division of labor. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1009520 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=988852 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1214063 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=967403 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1148596 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1039155 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=988851 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1033982 The Gift of Thanks considers cultural history, including the modern battle of social scientists to pin down the notion of thankfulness and account for it, and the newly awakened scientific interest in the biological and evolutionary roots of emotions. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=929961 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=745231 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=957261 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=751946 Fifteen Latino authors recount their memories of celebrating a Quinceaera, a fifteenth-birthday rite of passage marked by a range of traditions from hoop skirts and fancy hairstyles to the humiliation of inebriated relatives. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1020009 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=721575 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=689828 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1327411 Today, buffeted by one food fad after another, America is suffering from what can only be described as a national eating disorder. Will it be fast food tonight, or something organic? Or perhaps something we grew ourselves? The question of what to have for dinner has confronted us since man discovered fire. But as Michael Pollan explains in this revolutionary book, how we answer it now, at the dawn of the twenty-first century may determine our survival as a species.--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=725149 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=727702 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=721591 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=725863 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=744916 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=725151 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=725148 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=755742 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=725150 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=762993 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=609753 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=617321 An ecological and anthropological study of eating offers insight into food consumption in the twenty-first century, explaining how an abundance of unlimited food varieties reveals the responsibilities of consumers to protect their health and the environment. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=711991 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=617591 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=614529 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=656817 Fertility Goddesses, Groundhog Bellies & the Coca-Cola Company uncovers why humans have a need to mark certain days of the year and how much more meaning these celebrations could provide to our everyday lives if we only understood what purposes they served and continue to serve. Fertility Goddesses, Groundhog Bellies & the Coca-Cola Company digs through mythology, history, politics, and psychology to discover the elusive origins and meanings of many of our modern-day holidays. It connects the holidays to the cycles of nature and the human psyche and reveals how they have been changed and manipulated over time to serve certain religious, political, and commercial causes.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=673241 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=609752 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=593648 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=651449 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=642749 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=593646 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=631553 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=690599 In Secrets, Sex, and Spectacle, Mark D. West organizes the seemingly random worlds of Japanese and American scandal - from corporate fraud to baseball cheaters, political corruption to celebrity sexcapades - to explore well-ingrained similarities and contrasts in law and society. In Japan and the United States, legal and organizational rules tell us what kind of behavior is considered scandalous. When Japanese and American scandal stories differ, those rules - rules that define whats public and whats private, rules that protect injuries to dignity and honor, and rules about sex, to name a few - often help explain the differences. In the cases of Clinton and Uno, the rules help explain why the media didnt cover Unos affair, why Unos wife apologized on her husbands behalf, and why Uno - and not Clinton - resigned. Secrets, Sex, and Spectacle offers a novel approach to viewing the phenomenon of scandal - one that will be applauded by anyone who has obsessed over (or ridiculed) these public episodes.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=707712 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=630550 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=581631 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=613124 CultureShock! Britain sets out to help you understand and integrate into the British way of life. Down-to-earth and informative, the book offers insights on how to break down cultural barriers, relate with the people and appreciate the country for its worth. The book also gives useful advice on practical matters such as how to find suitable accommodation and education institutions for your family, unravelling British English and choosing from the rich variety of leisure activities that the country has to offer. Even for those who come from English-speaking countries, CultureShock! Britain is the essential guide that helps people understand the intricacies that are uniquely British. Book jacket.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=630137 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=673235 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=613107 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=613122 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=673239 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=659770 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=613125 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=673236 This concise guide tells you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your hosts. This inside knowledge will enable you to steer clear of embarrassing gaffes and mistakes, feel confident in unfamiliar situations, and develop trust, friendships, and successful business relationships.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=613108 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=613123 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=613113 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=550628 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=602727 The history of footbinding is full of contradictions and unexpected turns. The practice originated in the dance culture of Chinas medieval court and spread to gentry families, brothels, maids quarters, and peasant households. Conventional views of footbinding as patriarchal oppression often neglect its complex history and the motivations of the women involved. This revisionist history, elegantly written and meticulously researched, presents a new picture of the practice from its beginnings in the tenth century to its demise in the twentieth century. Neither condemning nor defending footbinding, Dorothy Ko debunks many myths and misconceptions about its origins, development, and eventual end, exploring in the process the entanglement of male power and female desire during the practices thousand-year history. Throughout her narrative, Ko combines methods of social history, literary criticism, material culture studies, and the history of the body and fashion to illustrate how a practice that began as embodied lyricism - as a way to live as the poets imagined - ended up being an exercise in excess and folly.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=550498 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=673237 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=552079 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=486730 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=521341 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=631785 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=550732 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=543234 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=492087 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=539487