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Life on the color line: the true story of a white boy who discovered he was black
By Gregory Howard Williams, Gregory H. Williams. 1995
As a child in Virginia, Gregory Williams believed his father, Tony, to be Italian. When Gregory's parents separated, he was…
shocked to meet his father's poor black family in Muncie, Indiana. Williams, now a law professor, describes how this change affected him. Strong language, violence, and some descriptions of sexThe bell curve wars: race, intelligence, and the future of America
By Steven Fraser. 1995
Essays by nineteen academics, writers, and editors rebutting the thesis of The Bell Curve (DB 39153), which purports to show…
that intelligence, seen as the basis for achievement and social success, is a product of genetic make-up, not environment or education. 1995The science of desire: the search for the gay gene and the biology of behavior
By Dean H Hamer. 1994
Disagreeing with those who believe sexuality is too mysterious and too complex to ever be analyzed or comprehended, a National…
Institutes of Health molecular geneticist began a study on a genetic link to homosexuality. He describes the research that led to headlines in 1993 when a shared DNA marker was discovered in a large percentage of gay brothersCreating a new civilization: the politics of the Third Wave
By Alvin Toffler, Heidi Toffler. 1995
The emergence of the "age of knowledge" described in The Third Wave (RC 15083) explains current political and social turbulence…
in the world. The authors see these changes as predictable and a positive part of movement to a new civilization marked by smaller organizations, electronic access to information, and new hierarchies. Foreword by U.S. House Speaker Newt GingrichThe villagers: changed values, altered lives : the closing of the urban-rural gap
By Richard Critchfield. 1994
Twenty-five years after first visiting villages in Latin America, Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, and the United States, Critchfield returns to…
many of the same villages to observe the changes that have taken place. He concludes that villages are in danger of losing their moral values as villagers move into more urban settings. Sequel to The VillagesThe moral animal: the new science of evolutionary psychology
By Robert Wright. 1994
A New Republic senior editor writes in popular style about an evolutionary basis for human morality. Using Charles Darwin's theories…
and illustrating with examples from the Victorian naturalist's life, Wright argues that moral behavior evolved through natural selection with an aim of passing on the individual's genesThe moral sense
By James Q Wilson. 1993
Wilson argues that everyone has a sense of right and wrong but that this sense is affected by the surrounding…
social structure an individual grows up with. Wilson endeavors to uncover those evolutionary, developmental, and cultural origins of our moral habits. 1993.Defending pornography: free speech, sex, and the fight for women's rights
By Nadine Strossen. 1995
The president of the American Civil Liberties Union attacks efforts, especially by feminists, to ban pornography. She cites laws, ordinances,…
and court decisions, arguing that each attempt to censor only increases the oppression of women and that feminists who oppose pornography side with conservatives who think sex is bad. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong languageThe color of welfare: how racism undermined the war on poverty
By Jill Quadagno, Jill S Quadagno. 1994
A sociology professor at Florida State University complains that America is, compared to most European nations, a "welfare state laggard."…
She blames opposition generated when the public perceived that programs to assist the disadvantaged would help blacks attain equality. Her scholarly account applies this theory to the New Deal, Social Security, and other programsThe de-moralization of society: from Victorian virtues to modern values
By Gertrude Himmelfarb. 1995
Author of On Looking into the Abyss (DB 38430), reexamines the Victorian era for clues to the success of its…
family-oriented society. Himmelfarb discovers that secular values along with a commitment to public good were a much stronger force than Christian virtues. She believes the restoration of moral and civic standards would do wonders for modern societyBlacks and Jews: alliances and arguments
By Paul Berman. 1994
Nineteen essays look at the years of discord between blacks and Jews and attempt to answer the question: "What is…
the fight about?" Grouped into literary battles, historical and political reflections, controversies, and philosophical observations, the essays include accounts, old and new, by writers such as bell hooks, James Baldwin, Norman Podhoretz, Cornel West, and Henry Louis Gates JrDean Duffy
By Randy Powell. 1995
As high school ends, Dean Duffy says goodbye to his once-promising baseball career. But the following fall, Duffy gets an…
unexpected offer of a baseball scholarship from a private college. During the months before he has to decide, Duffy thinks back to the events before and after he threw his arm out at sixteen and ponders whether he can endure another effort and possible failure. Some strong language. For junior and senior high and older readersIf you leave me, can I come too?
By Cynthia Heimel, Cynthia Heimel. 1995
Columnist Heimel, Get Your Tongue Out of My Mouth, I'm Kissing You Good-bye (DB 37995), has compiled another collection of…
humorous pieces. She muses on her life in Los Angeles with six dogs; her friends in their early forties who are all pregnant; and her continuing quest to understand men and dating. A sample thought: since jeans come out of the dryer "any size they want to be," it's safest to stick with sweatpants. Strong languageVisionaries
By Bill Mosher. 1995
A companion to the public television series, the book presents the context for the acts of love documented in the…
film. The author explores the magic that occurs when one human helps another, and shows inspirational heroes worthy of media recognition. For junior and senior high and older readersListen to my heart: lessons in love, laughter, and lunacy
By Kathie Lee Gifford. 1995
The co-star of TV's Live with Regis and Kathie Lee recounts conversations with her son, Cody, as examples of adventures…
in parenting, which she hopes will be of value to other parents. She describes how she was more apprehensive than Cody the first day of a new school year, Cody's behavior when President and Mrs. Ford visited the Giffords, and bathing Cody and his little sister at the same time. BestsellerAmerican slavery, 1619-1877: 1619-1877
By Peter Kolchin, Eric Foner. 1993
The author presents a broad history of various aspects of slavery. Kolchin synthesizes new research as he considers slaves, slave…
owners, and the evolution of the system of slavery from colonial times through the Civil War. He also looks at the use of slavery and forced labor in other countries during that time frame for added perspective on the nature of slavery in the United States. 1993In the company of my sisters: Black women and self-esteem
By Julia A Boyd, Julia A. Boyd. 1993
A psychotherapist and feminist offers understanding and encouragement to black women facing racism and low self-esteem. She illustrates her advice…
with anecdotes from her own experience and comments from her women friends. Presenting psychological concepts with frankness and humor, Boyd discusses relationships with other black women, family, men, and God. Some descriptions of sexQueer and loathing: rants and raves of a raging AIDS clone
By David B Feinberg. 1994
Collection of previously published essays about AIDS. With caustic humor, Feinberg, a novelist with AIDS, reports on a demonstration at…
the Food and Drug Administration, explains how to visit someone with a terminal disease, analyzes the use of humor in dealing with AIDS, offers sex tips, and chronicles his own physical deterioration and medical treatment. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sexIf you poison us: uranium and Native Americans
By Peter H Eichstaedt, Peter H. Eichstaedt. 1994
How uranium mining began on Indian lands in the American West; how it was conducted; how its deadly legacy still…
lingers in the lives of the men, women, and children whose harmony and homelands have been destroyed; and how the government has responded to the crisis. Included are interviews with affected Native Americans as well as public-health and congressional-hearing reportsFrom beginning to end: the rituals of our lives
By Robert Fulghum. 1995
"From beginning to end, the rituals of our lives shape each hour, day, and year." Fulghum examines these various public…
and private rituals, describing some in great detail. He begins with daily morning rituals and goes on to discuss the rites of adoption, marriage, funerals, meetings, and welcoming of new neighbors. Bestseller