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Publicado por W. W. Norton & Company, 1996
ISBN 10: 0393314529ISBN 13: 9780393314526
Librería: Orion Tech, Kingwood, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Paperback. Condición: Good.
Publicado por W. W. Norton & Company, 1984
ISBN 10: 0393301575ISBN 13: 9780393301571
Librería: HPB Inc., Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!.
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Publicado por W. W. Norton & Company, 1994
ISBN 10: 0393312429ISBN 13: 9780393312423
Librería: Orphans Treasure Box, Champaign, IL, Estados Unidos de America
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Paperback. Condición: Fair. Significant wear. No loose pages. Markings. Dog-eared pages. Wrinkled pages due to water exposure. Stain on page edges lower side and bottom corner. Orphans Treasure Box sells books to raise money for orphans and vulnerable kids.
Publicado por W. W. Norton & Company, 2007
ISBN 10: 0393060691ISBN 13: 9780393060690
Librería: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: Good. First Edition. This wholly original new work by the best-selling author of The Great Unraveling challenges America to reclaim the values that made it great. With this major new volume, Paul Krugman, today's most widely read economist, studies the past eighty years of American history, from the reforms that tamed the harsh inequality of the Gilded Age to the unraveling of that achievement and the reemergence of immense economic and political inequality since the 1970s. Seeking to understand both what happened to middle-class America and what it will take to achieve a "new New Deal," Krugman has created his finest book to date, a work that weaves together a nuanced account of three generations of history with sharp political, social, and economic analysis. This book, written with Krugman's trademark ability to explain complex issues simply, will transform the debate about American social policy in much the same way as did John Kenneth Galbraith's deeply influential book, The Affluent Society.
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Publicado por W. W. Norton & Company, 1977
ISBN 10: 0393008533ISBN 13: 9780393008531
Librería: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Softcover. Condición: Good. First Edition. 1977, mass market paperback reprint edition, Norton, NY. 208 pages. This highly respected writer wrote poetry, novels, books on writing, books on cats, and fun books for children. Here is a simple but compelling work discussing her daily life in New Hampshire, with ideas and attitudes on every page. Very nicely written.
Publicado por W.W. Norton & Co, 1985
ISBN 10: 039370002XISBN 13: 9780393700022
Librería: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Softcover. Condición: Good. Widely used by both family therapists and family physicians, the genogram is a graphic way of organizing the mass of information gathered during a family assessment and finding patterns in the family system. Both entertaining and instructive, this book is the ideal way to introduce all those involved in family treatment to this essential assessment tool.
Publicado por W. W. Norton & Company, 2016
ISBN 10: 0393617440ISBN 13: 9780393617443
Librería: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Softcover. Condición: Good. Third. THIS TITLE HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THE 2016 MLA UPDATE.The best-selling book on academic writing-in use at more than 1,500 schools. They Say / I Say identifies the key rhetorical moves in academic writing, showing students how to frame their arguments in the larger context of what others have said and providing templates to help them make those moves. And, because these moves are central across all disciplines, the book includes chapters on writing in the sciences, writing in the social sciences, and-new to this edition-writing about literature.
Publicado por W. W. Norton & Company, 1992
ISBN 10: 039330891XISBN 13: 9780393308914
Librería: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Softcover. Condición: Good. First Edition. An account of the detrimental effects of consumption and consumer behaviour on the world's natural environment. It discusses the use of resources, pollution, and the distortions created in the economies of both wealthy industrialized nations and Third World countries.
Publicado por W. W. Norton & Company, 1997
ISBN 10: 0393316076ISBN 13: 9780393316070
Librería: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Softcover. Condición: Good. Revised ed. Selections from great writings on economics, annotated and introduced by a distinguished economist and teacher. Author of The Worldly Philosophers, a 3-million-copy seller, Robert Heilbroner offers here a compendium of readings from the "worldly philosophers" themselves. The selections range from the earliest economic thought to such towering volumes as Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations, Thomas Malthus's Essay on the Principle of Population, David Ricardo's Principles of Political Economy, and John Maynard Keynes's The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money. Acting as "a docent, not merely an editor," he takes the reader through the core arguments with "brilliantly clear commentary" (New York Times Book Review).
Publicado por W. W. Norton & Company, 1989
ISBN 10: 0393306135ISBN 13: 9780393306132
Librería: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Softcover. Condición: Good. First Edition. Gathers little known facts about male genitals, the sexual behavior of humans and animals, impotence, artificial insemination, venereal disease, and sexual folklore.
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Publicado por W. W. Norton & Company, 2005
ISBN 10: 0393327655ISBN 13: 9780393327656
Librería: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Softcover. Condición: Good. Reprint. "The End of Faith articulates the dangers and absurdities of organized religion so fiercely and so fearlessly that I felt relieved as I read it, vindicated.Harris writes what a sizable number of us think, but few are willing to say."-Natalie Angier, New York Times In The End of Faith, Sam Harris delivers a startling analysis of the clash between reason and religion in the modern world. He offers a vivid, historical tour of our willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs-even when these beliefs inspire the worst human atrocities. While warning against the encroachment of organized religion into world politics, Harris draws on insights from neuroscience, philosophy, and Eastern mysticism to deliver a call for a truly modern foundation for ethics and spirituality that is both secular and humanistic. Winner of the 2005 PEN/Martha Albrand Award for Nonfiction.
Publicado por W. W. Norton & Company, 1993
ISBN 10: 0393310086ISBN 13: 9780393310085
Librería: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Softcover. Condición: Good. Reprint. "Reads like a murder mystery[Desowitz] writes with uncommon lucidity and verse, leaving the reader with a vivid understanding of malaria and other tropical diseases, and the ways in which culture, climate and politics have affected their spread and containment." -New York TimesWhy, Robert S. Desowitz asks, has biotechnical research on malaria produced so little when it had promised so much? An expert in tropical diseases, Desowtiz searches for answers in this provocative book.
Publicado por W. W. Norton & Company, 2002
ISBN 10: 0393049825ISBN 13: 9780393049824
Librería: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: Good. First Edition. Finally! A book about economics that won't put you to sleep. In fact, you won't be able to put this one down. Naked Economics makes up for all of those Econ 101 lectures you slept through (or avoided) in college, demystifying key concepts, laying bare the truths behind the numbers, and answering those questions you have always been too embarrassed to ask. For all the discussion of Alan Greenspan in the media, does anyone know what the Fed actually does? And what about those blackouts in California? Were they a conspiracy on the part of the power companies? Economics is life. There's no way to understand the important issues without it. Now, with Charles Wheelan's breezy tour, there's no reason to fear this highly relevant subject. With the commonsensical examples and brilliantly acerbic commentary we've come to associate with The Economist, Wheelan brings economics to life. Amazingly, he does so with nary a chart, graph, or mathematical equation in sight-certainly a feat to be witnessed firsthand. Economics is a crucial subject. There's no way to understand the important issues without it. Now, with Charles Wheelan's breezy tour, there's also no reason to fear it. "Explains our global economy in a way that is-gasp!-actually entertaining."-Book "Translates the arcane and often inscrutable jargon of the professional economist into language accessible to the inquiring but frustrated layman.Clear, concise, informative, [and] witty."-Chicago Tribune "Wheelan has an anti-Midas touch. If he touched gold he would turn it to life."-Burton G. Malkiel, from the foreword.
Publicado por W. W. Norton & Company, 1987
ISBN 10: 0393304086ISBN 13: 9780393304084
Librería: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Softcover. Condición: New. A richly instructive exercise in the craft of Kremlinology . . . . Fascinating. -Serge Schmemann, New York Times Book Review In March 1985, without the usual long delay and speculation, Mikhail Gorbachev, at fifty-four years of age, became the youngest Soviet leader since Stalin. Gorbachev belongs to a new generation of Communist leaders, a generation that did not experience the suffering and fear that Gorbachevs predecessors did who came to power under Stalin. He is a product of the system, not one of its creators. Within a year his vigorous style had made him a well-known political figure throughout the world. In this book, Zhores A. Medvedev, author of an acclaimed biography of Yuri Andropov and many other books on Soviet history, looks at the inner workings of Soviet leadership and at Gorbachev the man and his rise to power. For the paperback edition, Mr. Medvedev has provided a new chapter on recent events, including the Chernobyl disaster: its long-range effects and what is revealed about Gorbachevs leadership and Soviet decision making.
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Publicado por W. W. Norton & Company, 2018
ISBN 10: 0393356450ISBN 13: 9780393356458
Librería: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Softcover. Condición: Good. Reprint. Winner of the Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize2019 selection for the One Book One Nebraska and All Iowa state reading programs"Genoways gives the reader a kitchen-table view of the vagaries, complexities, and frustrations of modern farmingInsightful and empathetic." -Milwaukee Journal SentinelThe family farm lies at the heart of our national identity, and yet its future is in peril. Rick Hammond grew up on a farm, and for forty years he has raised cattle and crops on his wifes fifth-generation homestead in Nebraska, in hopes of passing it on to their four children. But as the handoff nears, their family farm-and their entire way of life-are under siege on many fronts, from shifting trade policies, to encroaching pipelines, to climate change. Following the Hammonds from harvest to harvest, Ted Genoways explores the rapidly changing world of small, traditional farming operations. He creates a vivid, nuanced portrait of a radical new landscape and one familys fight to preserve their legacy and the life they love. 8 pages of illustrations.
Publicado por W. W. Norton & Company, 1999
ISBN 10: 0393972771ISBN 13: 9780393972771
Librería: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Softcover. Condición: Good. 54697th. Fairy tales shape our cultures and enrich our imaginations; their narrative stability and cultural durability are incontestable. This Norton Critical Edition collects forty-four fairy tales, from the fifth century to the present. The Classic Fairy Tales focuses on six tale types: "Little Red Riding Hood," "Beauty and the Beast," "Snow White," "Cinderella," "Bluebeard," and "Hansel and Gretel," and presents multicultural variants and sophisticated literary rescriptings. Also reprinted are tales by Hans Christian Andersen and Oscar Wilde."Criticism" gathers twelve essays that interpret aspects of fairy tales, including their social origins, historical evolution, psychological drama, gender issues, and national identities.A Selected Bibliography is included.
Publicado por W. W. Norton & Company, 1992
ISBN 10: 0393308626ISBN 13: 9780393308624
Librería: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Softcover. Condición: Good. The inspiration for the major motion picture starring Russell Crowe.The war of 1812 continues, and Jack Aubrey sets course for Cape Horn on a mission after his own heart: intercepting a powerful American frigate outward bound to play havoc with the British whaling trade. Stephen Maturin has fish of his own to fry in the world of secret intelligence. Disaster in various guises awaits them in the Great South Sea and in the far reaches of the Pacific: typhoons, castaways, shipwrecks, murder, and criminal insanity.
Publicado por W.W. Norton & Co, 2024
ISBN 10: 0393313697ISBN 13: 9780393313697
Librería: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Softcover. Condición: Good. 1st American Edition. A collection of the author's most imaginative Chindohgu, otherwise known as "unuseless ideas," includes the bath body suit and the walk 'n' wash ankle-attachable laundry tank.
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Publicado por W. W. Norton & Company, 2011
ISBN 10: 0393338827ISBN 13: 9780393338829
Librería: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Softcover. Condición: Good. Reprint. The #1 New York Times bestseller: "It is the work of our greatest financial journalist, at the top of his game. And it's essential reading."-Graydon Carter, Vanity FairThe real story of the crash began in bizarre feeder markets where the sun doesn't shine and the SEC doesn't dare, or bother, to tread: the bond and real estate derivative markets where geeks invent impenetrable securities to profit from the misery of lower- and middle-class Americans who can't pay their debts. The smart people who understood what was or might be happening were paralyzed by hope and fear; in any case, they weren't talking.Michael Lewis creates a fresh, character-driven narrative brimming with indignation and dark humor, a fitting sequel to his #1 bestseller Liar's Poker. Out of a handful of unlikely-really unlikely-heroes, Lewis fashions a story as compelling and unusual as any of his earlier bestsellers, proving yet again that he is the finest and funniest chronicler of our time.
Publicado por W. W. Norton & Company, 1996
ISBN 10: 0393314928ISBN 13: 9780393314922
Librería: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Softcover. Condición: Good. unknown. Welcome to the first anthology to identify and celebrate a new nonfiction form: the Short!Something is going on out there. Almost simultaneously, many of our finest writers are experimenting with a new nonfiction form: brief pieces that are literary and personal rather than informational, complete in themselves, and short-very short. Although the form has not had a name until now, the writers who are attracted to it include the known-Tim O'Brien, Barry Lopez, Terry Tempest Williams, Michael Ondaatje-as well as just-discovered voices in the field of creative nonfiction, a genre that is transforming the essay.Delights and surprises await the reader in this rich gathering of Shorts. From Diane Ackerman's fascination with hummingbirds, to Andrei Codrescu's idiosyncratic view of nostalgia, to Albert Goldbarth's free-wheeling riff on the universe, each Short-ranging from several paragraphs to 2,000 words-becomes a sharply focused lens on an outer world or an inner sensibility.In Short, reflecting almost every way in which nonfiction can be written, is for all readers (and writers) who thrive on imaginative play and aesthetic satisfaction. Pick up this book; open it up. See if you can resist it.
Publicado por W. W. Norton & Company, 2002
ISBN 10: 0393323617ISBN 13: 9780393323610
Librería: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Softcover. Condición: Good. First Edition. "A book too disturbing to be ignored."-Booklist, boxed review Lies are often so subtle, so deftly woven into easily acceptable truths, that we can fail to recognize them. Turning Sisela Bok's defense of truth in her book Lying on its head, Jeremy Campbell argues that deception should no longer be seen as artificial or deviant, but as a natural part of our world. Beginning with a study of evolutionary biology and the necessity (and ultimate value) of deceit in the animal kingdom, Campbell asks the difficult question of whether falsehood might, in fact, be instinctual. Guiding the reader through classical philosophy to more contemporary thinkers such as Freud and Nietzsche, Campbell links a multitude of disciplines and ideas in lucid and engaging prose. Unsettling some of our most firmly held beliefs about truth and ethics, The Liar's Tale is a riveting work of intellectual history. "This challenging romp through the underbelly of intellectual history.is fascinating and troublesome."-New York Times Book Review "[A] beautifully written book.a crisp and remarkably readable discussion."-John Frohnmayer, The Wilson Quarterly.
Publicado por W. W. Norton & Company, 2018
ISBN 10: 1324002646ISBN 13: 9781324002642
Librería: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: Good. First Edition. New York Times BestsellerWhat are the consequences if the people given control over our government have no idea how it works?"The election happened," remembers Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, then deputy secretary of the Department of Energy. "And then there was radio silence." Across all departments, similar stories were playing out: Trump appointees were few and far between; those that did show up were shockingly uninformed about the functions of their new workplace. Some even threw away the briefing books that had been prepared for them.Michael Lewiss brilliant narrative takes us into the engine rooms of a government under attack by its own leaders. In Agriculture the funding of vital programs like food stamps and school lunches is being slashed. The Commerce Department may not have enough staff to conduct the 2020 Census properly. Over at Energy, where international nuclear risk is managed, its not clear there will be enough inspectors to track and locate black market uranium before terrorists do.Willful ignorance plays a role in these looming disasters. If your ambition is to maximize short-term gains without regard to the long-term cost, you are better off not knowing those costs. If you want to preserve your personal immunity to the hard problems, its better never to really understand those problems. There is upside to ignorance, and downside to knowledge. Knowledge makes life messier. It makes it a bit more difficult for a person who wishes to shrink the world to a worldview.If there are dangerous fools in this book, there are also heroes, unsung, of course. They are the linchpins of the system-those public servants whose knowledge, dedication, and proactivity keep the machinery running. Michael Lewis finds them, and he asks them what keeps them up at night.
Publicado por W. W. Norton & Company, 2024
ISBN 10: 0393912752ISBN 13: 9780393912753
Librería: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Softcover. Condición: Good. 2nd. The best-selling text/reader on academic writing. They Say / I Say demystifies academic writing by identifying its key rhetorical moves, the most important of which is to summarize what others have said ("they say") to set up one's own argument ("I say"). The book also provides templates to help students make these key moves in their own writing. This version includes readings that demonstrate those moves-and provide stimulating conversations for them to enter. The Second Edition includes an anthology of 44 readings that will provoke students to think-and write-about five important issues, including two new ones: Is Higher Education Worth the Price? and Why Does It Matter Who Wins the Big Game?.
Publicado por W. W. Norton & Company, 2016
ISBN 10: 0393254593ISBN 13: 9780393254594
Librería: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: Good. First Edition. How a Nobel Prize-winning theory of the mind altered our perception of reality.Forty years ago, Israeli psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky wrote a series of breathtakingly original studies undoing our assumptions about the decision-making process. Their papers showed the ways in which the human mind erred, systematically, when forced to make judgments in uncertain situations. Their work created the field of behavioral economics, revolutionized Big Data studies, advanced evidence-based medicine, led to a new approach to government regulation, and made much of Michael Lewiss own work possible. Kahneman and Tversky are more responsible than anybody for the powerful trend to mistrust human intuition and defer to algorithms.The Undoing Project is about a compelling collaboration between two men who have the dimensions of great literary figures. They became heroes in the university and on the battlefield-both had important careers in the Israeli military-and their research was deeply linked to their extraordinary life experiences. Amos Tversky was a brilliant, self-confident warrior and extrovert, the center of rapt attention in any room; Kahneman, a fugitive from the Nazis in his childhood, was an introvert whose questing self-doubt was the seedbed of his ideas. They became one of the greatest partnerships in the history of science, working together so closely that they couldnt remember whose brain originated which ideas, or who should claim credit. They flipped a coin to decide the lead authorship on the first paper they wrote, and simply alternated thereafter.This story about the workings of the human mind is explored through the personalities of two fascinating individuals so fundamentally different from each other that they seem unlikely friends or colleagues. In the process they may well have changed, for good, mankinds view of its own mind.
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Publicado por W. W. Norton & Company, 2019
ISBN 10: 0393674088ISBN 13: 9780393674088
Librería: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Softcover. Condición: Good. Seventh. Demonstrate the power of sociology for understanding today-and preparing for tomorrow Drawing on up-to-the-minute examples, cutting-edge research, and the most current data, Essentials of Sociology powerfully illustrates how a sociological imagination can make us more thoughtful members of our social world, better citizens, and more effective future workers. (NEW) Employing Your Sociological Imagination features highlight the practical value of sociology to a wide range of careers. Extensive pedagogy and innovative media help students not only succeed in the course, but also develop the skills necessary for life beyond college.
Publicado por W. W. Norton & Company, 2018
ISBN 10: 0393355489ISBN 13: 9780393355482
Librería: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Softcover. Condición: Good. Reprint. Beliefs about men and women are as old as humanity itself, but Fines funny, spiky book gives reason to hope that weve heard Testosterone rexs last roar. -Annie Murphy Paul, New York Times Book Review Many people believe that, at its core, biological sex is a fundamental force in human development. According to this false-yet-familiar story, the divisions between men and women are in nature alone and not part of culture. Drawing on evolutionary science, psychology, neuroscience, endocrinology, and philosophy, Testosterone Rex disproves this ingrained myth and calls for a more equal society based on both sexes full human potential.
Publicado por W. W. Norton & Company, 2002
ISBN 10: 0393323056ISBN 13: 9780393323054
Librería: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Softcover. Condición: Good. 4/17/02. "A deeply courageous account of Hogan's personal and tribal history.staggering."-Pam Houston, O Magazine "I sat down to write a book about pain and ended up writing about love," says award-winning Chickasaw poet and novelist Linda Hogan. In this book, she recounts her difficult childhood as the daughter of an army sergeant, her love affair at age fifteen with an older man, the legacy of alcoholism, the troubled history of her adopted daughters, and her own physical struggles since a recent horse accident. She shows how historic and emotional pain are passed down through generations, blending personal history with stories of important Indian figures of the past such as Lozen, the woman who was the military strategist for Geronimo, and Ohiesha, the Santee Sioux medical doctor who witnessed the massacre at Wounded Knee. Ultimately, Hogan sees herself and her people whole again and gives an illuminating story of personal triumph. "This wise and compassionate offering deserves to be widely read."-Publishers Weekly, starred review.
Publicado por W. W. Norton & Company, 2018
ISBN 10: 0393356043ISBN 13: 9780393356045
Librería: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Softcover. Condición: Good. 1. An entertaining romp that tells us where and why the tech industry, once Americas darling, went wrong, and what it might do to recover its good graces. -Tim Wu, author of The Master SwitchBuying groceries, tracking our health, finding a date: whatever we want to do, odds are that we can now do it online. But few of us realize just how many oversights, biases, and downright ethical nightmares are baked inside the tech products we use every day. Its time we change that.In Technically Wrong, Sara Wachter-Boettcher demystifies the tech industry, leaving those of us on the other side of the screen better prepared to make informed choices about the services we use-and to demand more from the companies behind them.A Wired Top Tech Book of the YearA Fast Company Best Business and Leadership Book of the Year.
Publicado por W. W. Norton & Company, 1990
ISBN 10: 0393028623ISBN 13: 9780393028621
Librería: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: Good. First Edition. As both star and director of the acclaimed film Henry V, young Branagh has had his career compared to that of Lawrence Olivier. Full of charm, humor, and insight into an actor's craft, Branagh's intriguing autobiography tells of his childhood in Belfast, his training at the Royal Academy of Drama, and his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Publicado por W. W. Norton & Company, 1998
ISBN 10: 0393318095ISBN 13: 9780393318098
Librería: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Softcover. Condición: Good. First Edition. "This book, a polished, winding meditation on the theory and fractiousness of motorcycles, celebrates both their eccentric history and the wary pleasures of touring."-The New Yorker In a book that is "a must for anyone who has loved a motorcycle" (Oliver Sacks), Melissa Pierson captures in vivid, writerly prose the mysterious attractions of motorcycling. She sifts through myth and hyperbole: misrepresentations about danger, about the type of people who ride and why they do so. The Perfect Vehicle is not a mere recitation of facts, nor is it a polemic or apologia. Its vivid historical accounts-the beginnings of the machine, the often hidden tradition of women who ride, the tale of the defiant ones who taunt death on the racetrack-are intertwined with Pierson's own story, which, in itself, shows that although you may think you know what kind of person rides a motorcycle, you probably don't.