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Unabridged Sociology Audiobooks

Accountable
Making the Covenant Real
Author/Reader: Tavis Smiley, Tavis Smiley

A powerful, prescriptive audiobook that assesses the response to crises in the black community, and explores how much more needs to be done. He provides real-life examples of how crucial issues – including health care, education, andunequal justice – manifest themselves in our communities. This blueprint for a new America offers the tools to get us there. "[He] delivers his message of hope and promise with a commanding tone [and] a candid and polished reading."—Publishers Weekly

Unabridged, 5 CDs, Sociology, E6P208, 9780743582087, $29.99
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All Shook-Up
Music, Passion, and Politics
Author: Carson Holloway, Reader: Nadia May

The ongoing debate over popular music ignores the true power of music. Shattering the assumptions of pop's critics and defenders alike, this cultural critic proposes a rediscovery of the musical wisdom of Plato and Aristotle. This audiobook shows that music is both more dangerous and more beneficial than we think – and will change the way we think about it.

Unabridged, 6 CDs, Sociology, E6B045, 9780786170456, ~~$55.00~~ Now $49.50
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The Anglo Files
A Field Guide to the British
Author: Sarah Lyall, Reader: Cassandra Campbell

Living in London and reporting for The New York Times, this American reporter offers dispatches from the new Britain: a slyly funny portrait of a nation finally refurbished for the 21st century. We have a ringside seat at a singular transitional era in British life – from Tony Blair's New Labor government to hedgehog lovers and people who extract their own teeth.

Unabridged, 8 CDs, Sociology, E9M835, 9781400108350, $34.99
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Are Men Necessary?
When Sexes Collide
Author/Reader: Maureen Dowd, Maureen Dowd

Think politics is a volatile subject? You'll need a fire extinguisher with this audio! The Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist explores the mysteries of sexual combat in America, ranging from the bedroom to the boardroom, feminism to the masculine ego. The battle of the sexes will never be the same. "Hearing Dowd purr through her own book provides an entirely new, unexpected dimension to her writing."—Publishers Weekly

Unabridged, 7 CDs, Sociology, E9X829, 9780143058281, $29.95
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Bait and Switch
The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream
Author: Barbara Ehrenreich, Reader: Anne Twomey

So you need another job? The author of Nickel and Dimed extends her sincerest sympathy. Focusing on the white-collar unemployed, she finds few social supports for the new disposable workers, and little security even for those who have jobs. A searing exposé of economic cruelty where we least expect it. "Twomey's warm, steady voice is both compassionate and wryly indignant at all the chicanery afoot."—Washington Post

Unabridged, 6 CDs, Sociology, E6U729, 9781593977290, $29.95
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Black Like Me
Author: John Howard Griffin, Reader: Ray Childs

First published in 1961, this is a startling and enraging picture of what it was like to be black in the South before the landmark Civil Rights legislation in the mid-sixties. A white Texas journalist in disguise saw for himself. Eye-opening and tragic, a very important work. "Childs renders this recounting even more immediate and emotional with his heartfelt delivery and skillful use of accents."—Publishers Weekly

Unabridged, 6 CDs, Sociology, E6X111, 9780974171111, $49.95
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Boys Adrift
Author: Leonard Sax, M.D., Ph.D., Reader: Malcolm Hillgartner

Males are in trouble – with too few in college, too many in prison, and a third of men ages 22-34 still living with their parents. Arguing that a combination of social, cultural, and biological factors is creating an environment toxic to boys, this research psychologist presents practical solutions, from controlling boys' use of video games to innovative education reforms.

Unabridged, 6 CDs, Sociology, E8B631, 9781433246319, $29.95
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Bright-Sided
How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America
Author: Barbara Ehrenreich, Reader: Kate Reading

Think negative thoughts about positive thinking! This audiobook by the author of Nickel and Dimed traces the strange career of our unreasonably sunny outlook from its origins as a marginal 19th-century healing technique. She argues against positivity – because it leads to self-blame and the current era of irrational optimism that has resulted in disaster. "Reading's skillful performance makes it all a positive pleasure to take in."—AudioFile

Unabridged, 6 CDs, Sociology, E6U836, 9781427208361, ~~$29.99~~ Now $23.99
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The Cheating Culture
Why More Americans Are Doing Wrong to Do Well
Author: David Callahan, Reader: Richard M. Davidson

You call a slap on the wrist punishment? Hey, if the big guys can do it, why not me? Cheating on every level – from the boardroom to the classroom – has risen dramatically in the last 20 years. The cause: our dog-eat-dog economic climate, an unfettered market, and unprecedented economic inequality. "Davidson clearly communicates the author's contempt for what has gone wrong in our nation."—AudioFile

Unabridged, 10 CDs, Sociology, E7X926, 9781402579264, $29.99
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