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The Art of Freedom: Teaching the Humanities to the Poor
Earl Shorris · W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover |
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A conversation in a prison cell sparks an ambitious undertaking to attack the roots of long-term poverty. Seeking answers to the toughest questions about poverty in the United States, Earl Shorris had looked everywhere. At last, one resounding answer came from a conversation with a woman... |
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The Small-Scale Dairy: The Complete Guide to Milk Production for the Home and Market
Gianaclis Caldwell · Chelsea Green Publishing
Pages: 212
Format: Paperback |
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The Small-Scale Dairy includes everything you need to know in order to successfully produce nourishing, healthy, farm-fresh milk. Whether for home use, direct sale to the consumer, or sale to an artisanal cheesemaker, high-quality raw milk is a delicate, desirable product. Successful and sustainable... |
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Book of Decamot
Stanley Jackson · Xlibris
Pages: 564
Format: Print book |
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This ingenious book tells the story of how a simple family game based on telling a story using ten unconnected words grew into a unique creative writing programme. Packed with illustrative stories and screenplays, it will entertain and inspire you in equal measure as you discover that Decamot... |
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Information Doesn't Want to Be Free: Laws for the Internet Age
Cory Doctorow · McSweeney's
Format: Hardcover |
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In sharply argued, fast-moving chapters, Cory Doctorow's Information Doesn't Want to Be Free takes on the state of copyright and creative success in the digital age. Can small artists still thrive in the Internet era? Can giant record labels avoid alienating their audiences? This... |
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Our Robots, Ourselves: Robotics and the Myths of Autonomy
David A. Mindell · Viking
Pages: 260
Format: Print book |
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"[An] essential book ... it is required reading as we seriously engage one of the most important debates of our time." - Sherry Turkle, author of Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital AgeFrom drones to Mars rovers - an exploration of the most innovative use of robots... |
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Reading in the Wild: The Book Whisperer's Keys to Cultivating Lifelong Reading Habits
Donalyn Miller · Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
Pages: 273
Format: Paperback |
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In Reading in the Wild, reading expert Donalyn Miller continues the conversation that began in her bestselling book, The Book Whisperer. While The Book Whisperer revealed the secrets of getting students to love reading, Reading in the Wild, written with reading teacher Susan Kelley, describes... |
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Earth in Human Hands: The Rise of Terra Sapiens and Hope for Our Planet
David Grinspoon · Grand Central Pub
Pages: 496
Format: Print book |
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For the first time in Earth's history, one species--humans--is knowingly altering our planet's evolution, exerting increasing influence and attempting stewardship. How we handle this juncture may very well determine the fate not just of our species, but of life, and the planet. Without... |
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Follow Your Interests to Find the Right College
Janet Marthers · Wheatmark
Pages: 421
Format: Print book |
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Follow Your Interests to Find the Right College is a different sort of college guide -- one that helps students and their families better understand the vast amount of options available for college based on a student's interests. Topics in this comprehensive, easy-to-understand guide include,... |
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Home Business Tax Deductions: Keep What You Earn
Stephen Fishman JD · NOLO; Eleventh edition |
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Completely updated for 2014 returns! For any home business, claiming all the tax deductions you are entitled to is essential to your business's financial success. Don't miss out on the many valuable deductions you can claim. Here, you'll find out how to deduct: start-up... |
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The End of Big: How the Internet Makes David the New Goliath
Nicco Mele · St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover |
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How seemingly innocuous technologies are unsettling the balance of power by putting it in the hands of the masses - and what a world without "big" will mean for all of us.In The End of Big, social media pioneer, political and business strategist, and Harvard Kennedy School faculty... |
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The Lawyer Bubble: A Profession in Crisis
Steven J. Harper · Basic Books
Format: Hardcover |
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A noble profession is facing its defining moment. From law schools to the prestigious firms that represent the pinnacle of a legal career, a crisis is unfolding. News headlines tell part of the storythe growing oversupply of new lawyers, widespread career dissatisfaction, and spectacular... |
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