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The Case for the Corporate Death Penalty: Restoring Law and Order on Wall Street
Mary Kreiner Ramirez · New York University Press
Pages: 288
Format: Print book |
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An unprecedented breakdown in the rule of law occurred in the United States after the 2008 financial collapse. Bank of America, JPMorgan, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, and other large banks settled securities fraud claims with the Securities and Exchange Commission for failing to disclose the risks... |
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The Speed of Sound: Breaking the Barriers Between Music and Technology: A Memoir
Thomas Dolby · Flatiron Books
Pages: 288
Format: Print book |
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The remarkable story of rising to the top of the music charts, a second act as a tech pioneer, and the sustaining power of creativity and art.Thomas Dolby's hit songs "She Blinded Me with Science" and "Hyperactive!" catapulted him to international fame in the early... |
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Building a Better Teacher: How Teaching Works
Elizabeth Green · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Print book |
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A New York Times Book Review Notable Book A must-read book for every American teacher and taxpayer. Amanda Ripley, author of The Smartest Kids in the WorldLaunched with a hugely popular New York Times Magazine cover story, Building a Better Teacher sparked a national conversation about... |
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Schools on Trial: How Freedom and Creativity Can Fix Our Educational Malpractice
Nikhil Goyal · Doubleday, an Imprint of Penguin Random House,
Pages: 320
Format: Print book |
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An all-in attack on the American way of education and a hopeful blueprint for change by one of the most passionate and certainly youngest (twenty) writers of this subject. Are America's schools little more than cinder-block gulags that spawn vicious cliques and bullying, negate creativity,... |
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Marconi: The Man Who Networked the World
Marc Raboy · Oxford University Press
Pages: 872
Format: Print book |
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A little over a century ago the world went wireless. Cables and all their limiting inefficiencies gave way to a revolutionary means of transmitting news and information almost everywhere, instantaneously. By means of "Hertzian waves," as radio waves were initially known, ships... |
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Fiancé and Marriage Visas: A Couple's Guide to U.S. Immigration
Ilona Bray JD · NOLO
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback |
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Obtain a visa and stay with your spouse in the U.S. You're engaged or married to a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, and all you want is the right to be together in the U.S. Should be simple, right? It's not. The pile of application forms can be overwhelming, the bureaucracy... |
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Debates in the Digital Humanities 2016
Matthew K Gold · University of Minnesota Press
Pages: 632
Format: Print book |
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Pairing full-length scholarly essays with shorter pieces drawn from scholarly blogs and conference presentations, as well as commissioned interviews and position statements, Debates in the Digital Humanities 2016 reveals a dynamic view of a field in negotiation with its identity, methods,... |
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Power from the Sun: A Practical Guide to Solar Electricity–Revised 2nd Edition
Dan Chiras · New Society
Pages: 288
Format: Print book |
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Written for the layman, this is the fully revised and updated guide for individuals and businesses interested in generating their own electricity using the Sun. Practical and accessible, it provides a basic understanding of electricity, wiring, and solar energy, and guides the reader through... |
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