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Power Play: How Video Games Can Save the World
Asi Burak · St Martin'S Press
Pages: 272
Format: Print book
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The phenomenal growth of gaming has inspired plenty of hand-wringing since its inception--from the press, politicians, parents, and everyone else concerned with its effect on our brains, bodies, and hearts. But what if games could be good, not only for individuals but for the world?... |
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Fugitive Science: Empiricism and Freedom in Early African American Culture
Britt Rusert · NYU Press
Pages: 293
Format: Hardcover
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Exposes the influential work of a group of black artists to confront and refute scientific racism. Traversing the archives of early African American literature, performance, and visual culture, Britt Rusert uncovers the dynamic experiments of a group of black writers, artists, and performers.... |
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The Hidden Ways: Scotland's Forgotten Roads
Alistair Moffat · Canongate Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Writing AwardsIn The Hidden Ways, Alistair Moffat traverses the lost paths of Scotland. Down Roman roads tramped by armies, warpaths and pilgrim routes, drove roads and rail roads, turnpikes and sea roads, he traces the arteries through which our nation's... |
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The Psychology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
Dk. · Dk Publishing
Pages: 352
Format: Print book
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Now in paperback, The Psychology Book explores more than 100 groundbreaking ideas in the field using highly visual graphics, clear text, a directory of scientists, and a vocabulary glossary.The Psychology Book looks at the biggest names in psychology, including William James, Sigmund Freud,... |
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Standing in Their Own Light: African American Patriots in the American Revolution
Judith L Van Buskirk · University of Oklahoma Press
Pages: 312
Format: Hardcover
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The Revolutionary War encompassed at least two struggles: one for freedom from British rule, and another, quieter but no less significant fight for the liberty of African Americans, thousands of whom fought in the Continental Army. Because these veterans left few letters or diaries, their... |
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Practice Resurrection: And Other Essays
Erik Reece · Counterpoint LLC
Pages: 220
Format: Print book
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A student of Wendell Berry and Guy Davenport, Erik Reece is a strong and eloquent voice for a new generation of dedicated activists fighting on behalf of the embattled wilderness and the future of our planet. A master of the personal essay, his work has also deeply explored the role of religion... |
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The Call of the Wild and Free: Reclaiming Wonder in Your Child's Education
Ainsley Arment · HarperOne
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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Allow your children to experience the adventure, freedom, and wonder of childhood with this practical guide that provides all the information, inspiration, and advice you need for creating a modern, quality homeschool education.Inspired by the spirit of Henry David Thoreau - "All good... |
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Studio Handbook: Lettering & Design: New Enlarged Edition
Samuel Welo · Dover Publications
Pages: 232
Format: Paperback
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This beautifully designed little book reflects the elegance of the Art Deco period and will prove a useful and entertaining resource for modern typographers and graphic artists. In addition to demonstrating the appeal and effectiveness of great lettering, it abounds in material that designers... |
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The Future of Academic Freedom
Henry Reichman · Johns Hopkins University Press
Pages: 376
Format: Hardcover
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Academic freedom -- crucial to the health of American higher education -- is threatened on many fronts. In The Future of Academic Freedom, a leading scholar equips us to defend academic freedom by illuminating its meaning, the challenges it faces, and its relation to freedom of expression.In... |
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South of Pico: African American Artists in Los Angeles in the 1960s and 1970s
Kellie Jones · Duke University Press Books
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
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Named a Best Art Book of 2017 by the New York Times and Artforum
In South of Pico Kellie Jones explores how the artists in Los Angeles's black communities during the 1960s and 1970s created a vibrant, productive, and engaged activist arts scene in the face of structural... |
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Integrating the US Military
Douglas Walter Bristol · Johns Hopkins University Press
Pages: 264
Format: eBook
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One of the great ironies of American history since World War II is that the military - typically a conservative institution - has often been at the forefront of civil rights. In the 1940s, the 1970s, and the early 2000s, military integration and promotion policies were in many ways more... |
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Joints: A Woodworker's Guide
Ralph Laughton · GMC Publications
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
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Joints: A Woodworker's Guide takes one of the most important and challenging aspects of woodworking and demystifies the all-important subject of choosing, designing and cutting woodworking joints. Strong, appropriate and well-fitting joints are one of the hallmarks of the skilled woodworker.... |
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The Boomerang Principle: Inspire Lifetime Loyalty from Your Employees
Lee Caraher · Bibliomotion Inc
Pages: 168
Format: Print book
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It is rare for an employee to stay with one organization for very long. In fact, "job hopping" is the new norm, especially for Millennials. In The Boomerang Principle, companies learn how to leverage this fact rather than fear it. By engendering a lifetime of loyalty from former... |
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