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Marx's Inferno: The Political Theory of Capital
William Clare Roberts · Princeton University Press
Pages: 304
Format: Print book
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Marx's Inferno reconstructs the major arguments of Karl Marx's Capital and inaugurates a completely new reading of a seminal classic. Rather than simply a critique of classical political economy, William Roberts argues that Capital was primarily a careful engagement with the motives... |
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Powers of Two: Finding the Essence of Innovation in Creative Pairs
Joshua Wolf Shenk · Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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A revelatory synthesis of cultural history and social psychology that shows how one-to-one collaboration drives creative success Weaving the lives of scores of creative duos—from John Lennon and Paul McCartney to Marie and Pierre Curie to Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak—Joshua Wolf... |
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Fat-Talk Nation: The Human Costs of America's War on Fat
Susan Greenhalgh · Cornell University Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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In recent decades, America has been waging a veritable war on fat in which not just public health authorities, but every sector of society is engaged in constant "fat talk" aimed at educating, badgering, and ridiculing heavy people into shedding pounds. We hear a great deal about... |
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Nicotine
Gregor Hens · Other Press
Pages: 208
Format: Print book
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By turns philosophical and darkly comic, an ex-smoker's meditation on the nature and consequences of his nearly lifelong addiction Written with the passion of an obsessive, Nicotine addresses a lifelong addiction, from the thrill of the first drag to the perennial last last cigarette.... |
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Doctor who psychology : a madman with a box
Travis Langley · Sterling Pub Co Inc
Pages: 304
Format: Print book
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If a person could travel eternally through space and time, how would this power affect him, psychologically and emotionally? In a fun and accessible way, "Doctor Who Psychology "explores this question through an analysis of the longest-running sci-fi TV series of all time. This... |
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Living with Robots
Paul Dumouchel · Harvard University Press
Pages: 280
Format: Hardcover
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Living with Robots recounts a foundational shift in the field of robotics, from artificial intelligence to artificial empathy, and foreshadows an inflection point in human evolution. Today's robots engage with human beings in socially meaningful ways, as therapists, trainers, mediators,... |
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The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity
ESTHER PEREL · HarperCollins Publishers and Blackstone Audio
Format: Audiobook
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[*Read by the author - Esther Perel] Iconic couples' therapist and bestselling author of Mating in Captivity, Esther Perel returns with a provocative look at relationships through the lens of infidelity. Affairs, she argues, have a lot to teach us about the human heart -- what we expect,... |
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Runner's World The Runner's Brain: How to Think Smarter to Run Better
Jeff Brown · Rodale Books
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
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As a runner, your biggest asset (or sometimes your greatest enemy) is your brain. What you think and feel on and off the road also has a huge influence over how you perform once you lace up. Runner's World The Runner's Brain shows you how to unlock and capture the miraculous potential... |
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The Ethics of Opting Out: Queer Theory's Defiant Subjects
MARI RUTI · Columbia University Press
Pages: 264
Format: Hardcover
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In The Ethics of Opting Out, Mari Ruti provides an accessible yet theoretically rigorous account of the ideological divisions that have animated queer theory during the last decade, paying particular attention to the field's rejection of dominant neoliberal narratives of success, cheerfulness,... |
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