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The Birth of Politics: Eight Greek and Roman Political Ideas and Why They Matter
Melissa Lane · Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover |
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"[An introduction] to the foundations of Western political thought, from the Greeks, who invented democracy, to the Romans, who created a republic and then transformed it into an empire...[Lane] focuses on eight political ideas from the Greco-Roman world that are especially influential... |
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The Librarian Stereotype: Deconstructing Perceptions and Presentations of Information Work
Nicole Pagowsky · Association of College and Research Libraries, A division of the American Library Association, 2014.
Pages: 294
Format: Paperback |
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This book serves as a response to passionate discussions regarding how librarians are perceived. Through twelve chapters, the book reignites an examination of librarian presentation within the field and in the public eye, employing theories and methodologies from throughout the social sciences.... |
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When Boys Become Boys: Development, Relationships, and Masculinity
Judy Y. Chu · NYU Press
Format: Hardcover |
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Based on a two-year study that followed boys from pre-kindergarten through first grade, When Boys Become Boys offers a new way of thinking about boys’ development. Through focusing on a critical moment of transition in boys’ lives, Judy Y. Chu reveals boys’ early ability... |
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The Mad Sculptor: The Maniac, the Model, and the Murder that Shook the Nation
Harold Schechter · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover |
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2015 Edgar Award Nominee Beekman Place, once one of the most exclusive addresses in Manhattan, had a curious way of making it into the tabloids in the 1930s: "SKYSCRAPER SLAYER," "BEAUTY SLAIN IN BATHTUB" read the headlines. On Easter Sunday in 1937, the discovery of a grisly... |
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Psychology in Minutes
Marcus Weeks · Quercus |
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To what extent is memory based on mood? Why do we compare ourselves to others? Are there different types of intelligence? How do we change with age? This book answers all these questions and many more in 200 short and accessible essays.From Pavlovs dogs to experimental ethics and from the development... |
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Speed Limits: Where Time Went and Why We Have So Little Left
Mark C. Taylor · Yale University Press
Format: Hardcover |
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We live in an ever-accelerating world faster computers, markets, food, fashion, product cycles, minds, bodies, kids, lives. When did everything start moving so fast? Why does speed seem so inevitable? Is faster always better? Drawing together developments in religion, philosophy, art,... |
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The Nurture Effect: How the Science of Human Behavior Can Improve Our Lives and Our World
Anthony Biglan · New Harbinger Publications; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover |
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A fascinating look at the evolution of behavioral science, the revolutionary way its changing the way we live, and how nurturing environments can increase peoples well-being in virtually every aspect of our society, from early childhood education to corporate practices. If you want to know... |
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