Oxford University Press

Sex, Scandal, and Victorian LettersWith readings of novels by Thomas Hardy, Anthony Trollope, Oscar Wilde, Bram        Stoker, Henry James, and others, Postal Pleasures explores the relationship between        illicit sex and the postal service in Victorian Britain....

This expanded and updated fourth edition will present Caroli's keen political analysis and astute observation of recent developments in First Lady history, including the last years of Laura Bush's tenure, ex-First Lady Hillary Clinton's historic presidential bid, and Michelle Obama's remarkable first year....

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How ought we to live? What really exists? How do we know? This book introduces important themes in ethics, knowledge, and the self, via readings from Plato, Hume, Descartes, Hegel, Darwin, and Buddhist writers. It emphasizes throughout the point of doing philosophy, explains how different areas of philosophy are related, and explores the contexts...

The War on Obesity and its Collateral DamageWhat's Wrong with Fat? examines the social implications of understanding fatness as a medical health risk, disease, and epidemic. Examining the ways in which debates over fatness have developed, Abigail Saguy argues that the obesity crisis literally makes us sick, intensifies negative body image, and...

This highly practical guide presents a transformative new model of school discipline for school personnel seeking to engage students and reduce behavior problems in the most effective, pragmatic, and cost-efficient manner possible....