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Shapeholders: Business Success in the Age of Activism
Mark Kennedy · Columbia University Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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Today, all it takes is one organizational misstep to sink a company's reputation. Social media can be a strict ethical enforcer, with the power to convince thousands to boycott products and services. Executives are stuck on appeasing stakeholders -- shareholders, employees, and consumers... |
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One Nation Undecided: Clear Thinking about Five Hard Issues That Divide Us
Peter H Schuck · Princeton University Press
Pages: 425
Format: Hardcover
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Let's be honest, we've all expressed opinions about difficult hot-button issues without always thinking them through. With so much media spin, political polarization, and mistrust of institutions, it's hard to know how to think about these tough challenges, much less what to do about... |
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Beautiful Light: Religious Meaning in Film
Roy M Anker · Eerdmans
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
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"Religious" films don't tend to get much respect in Hollywood, but that doesn't mean that religion doesn't regularly find its way into the movies. In Beautiful Light Roy Anker seeks out the often-unnoticed connections between film and religion and shows how even movies... |
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The World of Lore: Dreadful Places
AARON MAHNKE · Del Rey
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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Captivating stories of the places where human evil has left a nefarious mark - featuring both rare and best-loved stories from the hit podcast Lore, now a streaming television series Sometimes you walk into a room, a building, or even a town, and you feel it. Something seems off - an atmosphere... |
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Windows 10 Plain & Simple
NANCY MUIR BOYSEN · Microsoft Press
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
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Learn new features of Windows 10 using easy to follow steps and images. Jump in wherever you need answers and follow the steps and corresponding images of what you see on-screen that walk you through exactly what to do. Get handy tips for new techniques and shortcuts, and use the exercises... |
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The Great Questions of Tomorrow
David J Rothkopf · Simon & Schuster/ TED
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover
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A unique tour around the world in search of the great thinkers of our time and their next big ideas.With the world at the threshold of profound changes, the question becomes: Where are the philosophers? Where are the great thinkers of today? Where is the next Jefferson, Curie, or Mandela?... |
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100 Greatest Cult Films
Christopher J Olson · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 386
Format: Hardcover
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The term "cult film" is difficult to define, but one thing is certain: A cult film is any movie that has developed a rabid following for one reason or another. From highly influential works of pop art like Eraserhead and Faster,Pussycat! Kill! Kill! to trash masterpieces such... |
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The Truth of This Life: Zen Teachings on Loving the World as It Is
Katherine Thanas · Shambhala
Pages: 134
Format: Paperback
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Accessible and elegant teachings from a well-loved and revered woman Zen teacher."The truth and joy of this life is that we cannot change things as they are." The import of those words can be found beautifully expressed in the work of the woman who spoke them, Katherine Thanas... |
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Michael Graves: Design for Life
Ian Volner · Princeton Architectural Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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One of the most prominent and prolific designers and architects of the late twentieth century, Michael Graves is best known for his popular product designs, including the world-famous Alessi whistling-bird teakettle, and controversial buildings, such as the Portland Building in Oregon,... |
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The History of Landscape Design in 100 Gardens
LINDA A CHISHOLM · Timber Press
Pages: 536
Format: Hardcover
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The History of Landscape Design in 100 Gardens explores the key moments in garden design. Through profiles of 100 of the most influential gardens, Linda Chisholm explores how social, political, and economic influences shaped garden design principles. The book is organized chronologically... |
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Fellow Creatures: Our Obligations to the Other Animals
Christine M. Korsgaard · Oxford University Press
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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Christine M. Korsgaard presents a compelling new view of humans' moral relationships to the other animals. She defends the claim that we are obligated to treat all sentient beings as what Kant called "ends-in-themselves". Drawing on a theory of the good derived from Aristotle,... |
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First Martyr of Liberty: Crispus Attucks in American Memory
Mitchell A Kachun · Oxford University Press
Pages: 308
Format: Hardcover
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First Martyr of Liberty explores how Crispus Attucks's death in the 1770 Boston Massacre led to his achieving mythic significance in African Americans' struggle to incorporate their experiences and heroes into the mainstream of the American historical narrative. While the other... |
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Prayers for the Battlefield: Staying MomStrong in the Fight for Your Family and Faith
Heidi St. John · Tyndale Momentum
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
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Help, hope, and spiritual strength for the mom in the trenches.Moms today have a lot to handle! It's easy to feel overwhelmed by the responsibility of raising a family, especially in a culture that's spiraling away from Christianity at an alarming speed. Yet our God is the same... |
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God: A Human History
REZA ASLAN · Random House
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Zealot and host of Believer explores humanity's quest to make sense of the divine, and sounds a call to embrace a deeper, more expansive understanding of God. In Zealot, Reza Aslan replaced the well-worn portrayal of Jesus of Nazareth with a startling... |
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