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"One of the most powerful questions humans ask about the cosmos is: Are we alone? While the science behind this inquiry is fascinating, it doesn't exist in a vacuum. It is a reflection of our values, our fears, and most importantly, our enduring sense of hope. In The Possibility of Life, acclaimed science journalist Jaime Green traces the history of our understanding, from the days of Galileo and Copernicus to our contemporary quest for exoplanets....
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"A scathing reexamination of the lives of nine female celebrities in the 2000s, and the sexist, exploitative culture that took them down. Welcome to celebrity culture in the early aughts: the reign of Perez Hilton, celebrity sex tapes, and dueling tabloids fed by paparazzi who were willing to do anything to get the shot. It was a time when the Internet was still the Wild West, and when slut-shaming, fat-shaming, and revenge porn were all considered...
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Gary King is the Albert J. Weatherhead III University Professor at Harvard University. His books include A Solution to the Ecological Inference Problem (Princeton). Robert O. Keohane is professor emeritus of international affairs at Princeton University. His books include After Hegemony (Princeton). Sidney Verba (1932–2019) was the Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor Emeritus and research professor of government at Harvard. His books include...
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[2017]
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First edition.
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299 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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"The first book in a three-volume collection, The World of Lore : Monstrous Creatures shares the incredible true stories that inspired the legends of famous monsters, from werewolves to wendigo to the Jersey Devil"--
"They live in shadows--deep in the forest, late in the night, in the dark recesses of our minds. They're spoken of in stories and superstitions, relics of an unenlightened age, old wives' tales, passed down through generations. Yet no...
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The most popularly read, adapted, anthologized, and incorporated primer on sociology ever written for modern readers Acclaimed scholar and sociologist Peter L. Berger lays the groundwork for a clear understanding of sociology in his straightforward introduction to the field, much loved by students, professors, and general readers. Berger aligns sociology in the humanist tradition-revealing its relationship to the humanities and philosophy-and establishes...
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The story of a fish
Imagine a fish swimming in a small aquarium. Get the fish out, put it on the bottom. As the fish gasps for air, as well as, jumping around, you think, "It's funny how the fish behaves". The fish makes even bigger leaps, snaps even more energetically. They say, "There is something wrong with him." The fish is moving even more noticeably! You decide, "He has behavioral disorders, he needs therapy."
The only thing the fish needs is...
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Lee Siegel, author of Falling Upwards, Not Remotely Controlled, and Against the Machine delivers a provocative critique of modern lightness and frivolity, and a timely guide to being serious in an unserious age. In the vein of The Culture of Narcissism, Shop Class as Soulcraft, and How Proust Can Change Your Life, Siegel offers a revelatory look at how a serious bearing is vital to accomplishing any worthwhile goal in an era increasingly defined by...
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While sex work has long been controversial, it has become even more contested over the past decade as laws, policies, and enforcement practices have become more repressive in many nations, partly as a result of the ascendancy of interest groups committed to the total abolition of the sex industry. At the same time, however, several other nations have recently decriminalized prostitution.
Legalizing Prostitution maps out the current terrain. Using...
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Una de las principales tendencias contemporáneas en el manejo del territorio, sobre todo en la región latinoamericana, se ve expresada en la dedicación de grandes áreas a un solo cultivo, así lo expresa el escritor y político cubano José Martí, para quien la dependencia de un pueblo a un solo producto acarrea consecuencias negativas que se ven reflejadas en las condiciones sociales y en su medio físico natural. En el marco de explotación...
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Get the Summary of Thomas Sowell's Social Justice Fallacies in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: The quest for social justice is a powerful crusade of our time, with an appeal to many different people, for many different reasons. But those who use the same words do not always present the same meanings. Clarifying those meanings is the first step toward finding out what we agree on and disagree...
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El autor de este libro, terapeuta familiar, escribe en defensa de esa minoría discriminada por lo que debería ser lo más inviolable del ser humano, el hecho de amar. Lo hace desde el respeto y un profundo amor a la Iglesia, sin rencor, sin pudor y desde el perdón. En su libro nos desgrana cómo posicionarnos ante el rechazo y la discriminación que han sufrido y sufren las personas homosexuales.
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Desde la década de 1990, Luis Rocca ha recolectado material bibliográfico sobre los japoneses deportados desde el Perú a Estados Unidos durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Gracias a dicho material, y a los testimonios de los sobrevivientes y sus familiares recogidos mediante entrevistas hechas por el autor, ha sido posible reconstruir estos hechos, que constituyen una parte ineludible y fundamental de la sociedad japonesa, no solo en el Perú y...
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Get the Summary of Tom Schaller and Paul Waldman's White Rural Rage The Threat to American Democracy in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy" by Tom Schaller and Paul Waldman delves into the political and cultural transformation of rural America, particularly focusing on the shift of rural white Americans towards the Republican Party and the implications for democracy....
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La planificación urbana es un campo que aborda el diseño, desarrollo y gestión de las ciudades y áreas urbanas. En un mundo en permanente crecimiento y urbanización, esta disciplina se vuelve cada vez más importante para garantizar que las ciudades sean habitables, sostenibles y eficientes en el uso de los recursos.
La rápida urbanización y la concentración de población en las ciudades presentan desafíos como la expansión descontrolada,...
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A lo largo de cuatro años, entre 2017 y 2021, Francisco Mouat se sentó a conversar con el fotógrafo Luis Poirot. No había una pauta determinada; nada parecido a un temario. Lo motivaba la curiosidad de conocer al hombre que había tomado retratos excepcionales de Pablo Neruda, Raúl Ruiz, Ana González, Víctor Jara, Nicanor Parra, Sergio Larraín, José Donoso, Enrique Lihn... tantos y tantos nombres del teatro, el cine, la fotografía y...
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Nos encontramos en una época polarizada y beligerante. La guía que presentamos se enmarca en la investigación de la Cátedra de Inmigración de la UFV sobre el tratamiento que los medios de comunicación dan a los movimientos migratorios y a la población migrante.
Con ello, intentamos promover el desarrollo de un pensamiento crítico que sea capaz de identificar los discursos en los que se fomenta el rechazo a la población migrante y que pueda...
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A collection of over 250 documents, fifty biographical sketches, and a timeline that served as the basis for Black Texas Women: 150 Years of Trial and Triumph.
When Black Texas Women: 150 Years of Trial and Triumph was published in 1995, it was acclaimed as the first comprehensive history of black women's struggles and achievements. This companion volume contains the original source materials that Ruthe Winegarten uncovered during her extensive research.
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Ces dernières années, la question du port du voile a pris de l'ampleur.D'abord centrée sur l'école, cette question a touché successivement le monde du travail et singulièrement la fonction publique, le Parlement, le barreau et même la rue, avec les débats relatifs au port de la burqa. Que s'est-il passé pour qu'un phénomène qui paraissait inexistant en devienne soudain assez central pour que des rentrées scolaires soient perturbées, des...
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Get the Summary of Rob Henderson's Troubled A Memoir of Foster Care Family and Social Class in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class" by Rob Henderson is a poignant narrative that chronicles his journey from a turbulent childhood through the foster care system to academic success at Yale and beyond. Henderson's story begins with the traumatic memory of his mother's...
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