Deadly Donation
When despised philanthropist Michael Coale is murdered, the police face a multitude of suspects. Enter Rachel Tile, a 40-year-old professor and Michael's ex-wife, who employs her theoretical expertise and street smarts to crack the case. However, as director of a cash-strapped School of Criminology, Rachel finds herself juggling fundraising duties and personal obligations. As the investigation unfolds, Rachel confronts dangerous criminals and discovers she has put her life, her family, and her marriage in jeopardy.
In this suspenseful plot, Tepperman delves into pressing social issues such as violence against women, gambling addiction, and international crime.
Will Rachel unravel the mystery before it consumes her?
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recent nonfiction Books by Lorne Tepperman
Social Problems: A Canadian Perspective (2024)
Current and Canadian, this text explores the dynamics and consequences of social problems-such as poverty, unemployment, crime, drug abuse, health, war, and terrorism-that impact Canada and the rest of the world. Each problem is examined through a variety of theoretical paradigms before its impact both on individuals and society as a whole is explored.
Canada’s Place: A Global Perspective (2022)
This fascinating new book examines Canada's efforts in tackling social issues like inequality, Indigenous rights, crime, and the environment. It compares Canada to sixteen similar countries, highlighting areas of success such as immigration integration but also areas for improvement. The authors also discuss variations among Canadian provinces and suggest ways to enhance the country's quality of life.
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Real-Life Sociology: A Canadian Approach (2024)
This unique introduction to sociology—which focuses on the realities of the digital world that students live in today—met with wide acclaim, becoming one of the top-selling books in the market. With a focus on how science and technology have shaped our modern experiences, Real-Life Sociology offers students a problems-based, case study approach to sociology as a discipline.
Close Relations: An Introduction to the Sociology of Families (2023)
Close Relations: An Introduction to the Sociology of Families, 7th edition is a Canadian book rooted in sociological research from around the world, and reflecting concerns of the twenty-first century. It continues to cover the most important topics in the family literature and, as before, ends with a look at the future of families.
Making Sense: A Student’s Guide to Research and Writing (2024)
A guide to writing for students in any area of the social sciences - including sociology, anthropology, political science, women's and gender studies, Indigenous studies, and history - offers clear, current information on all aspects of the research process, from research methods and design to presenting findings with clarity and force. No other research and writing guide speaks directly to the needs of students in social science courses. Making Sense in the Social Sciences will increase the skills and confidence of students new to academic writing and improve the quality of the essays they turn in.
why you buy (OCTOBER 2024)
Buying -- and often buying more than we need, at great cost to our credit ratings and even our mental health -- is a vast social phenomenon, deeply embedded in the structure of society itself. In this unique book, Lorne Tepperman and Megan Markus examine the many reasons people buy things, untangling both the complex web of human motivations and efforts by sellers large and small to get them to buy more -- efforts often informed by the latest research in the social sciences.
The authors also offer a series of quizzes designed to help you figure out what kind of shopper you are, and what factors most influence your purchases. The result is a fascinating-and sobering-look at why you buy, and what the consequences of that buying are likely to be for your bank book, your well-being, and even for society and the planet as a whole.
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The Stacked Deck: An Introduction to Social Inequality
Third Edition (2024)
The Stacked Deck, 3e explores the nature and effects of inequality in Canada from an intersectional sociological perspective. After summarizing measurement issues and briefly outlining vulnerable populations, each chapter outlines the barriers or difficulties experienced by specific populations regarding access to these resources-income, housing, education, nutritious food, and safety-and explains how inequalities are created, performed, and perpetuated. By introducing students to key theoretical approaches to these inequalities, and exploring how those inequalities are addressed on an individual, organizational, and government level, students are given a comprehensive grounding in how inequalities are understood and mitigated. Finally, the authors discuss the role of popular discourse in perpetuating inequality and contextualize Canada within the state of global inequality.