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Our Robots, Ourselves: Robotics and the Myths of Autonomy
David A Mindell · Viking
Pages: 260
Format: Print book |
"[An] essential book ... it is required reading as we seriously engage one of the most important debates of our time." - Sherry Turkle, author of Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age
From drones to Mars rovers - an exploration of the most... |
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Packaged Pleasures: How Technology and Marketing Revolutionized Desire
Gary S. Cross · University Of Chicago Press
Format: Hardcover |
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From the candy bar to the cigarette, records to roller coasters, a technological revolution during the last quarter of the nineteenth century precipitated a colossal shift in human consumption and sensual experience. Food, drink, and many other consumer goods came to be mass-produced,... |
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8 Ways to Avoid Probate
Mary Randolph · NOLO; Tenth Edition edition
Format: Book |
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Some simple planning can spare families the cost and delay of probate court proceedings after a loved one's death. Probate can drag on for years, and can easily cost thousands of dollars -- money that would otherwise have gone to survivors. 8 Ways to Avoid Probate offers simple... |
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H Richard Milner · Harvard Education Press
Pages: 212
Format: Print book |
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In this incisive and practical book, H. Richard Milner IV provides educators with a crucial understanding of how to teach students of color who live in poverty. Milner looks carefully at the circumstances of these students' lives and describes how those circumstances profoundly affect their... |
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Why Not Jail?: Industrial Catastrophes, Corporate Malfeasance, and Government Inaction
Rena Steinzor · Cambridge University Press
Format: Print book |
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The U.S. Department of Justice is under fire for failing to prosecute banks that caused the 2008 economic meltdown because they are too big to jail. Prosecutors have long neglected to hold corporate executives accountable for chronic mistakes that kill and injure workers and customers.... |
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Beyond the University: Why Liberal Education Matters
Michael S. Roth · Yale University Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover |
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Contentious debates over the benefitsor drawbacksof a liberal education are as old as America itself. From Benjamin Franklin to the Internet pundits, critics of higher education have attacked its irrelevance and elitismoften calling for more vocational instruction. Thomas Jefferson, by contrast,... |
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Raising Chickens For Dummies
Kimberly Willis · For Dummies
Pages: 432
Format: Paperback |
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Your hands-on guide to modern chicken-raising methods Thinking about raising chickens? You've come to the right place! This new edition of Raising Chickens For Dummies provides the most up-to-date, thorough information on the many aspects of keeping chickens in your backyard. Inside,... |
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A Prison Called School: Creating Effective Schools for All Learners
Maure Ann Metzger · Rowman & Littlefield
Pages: 217
Format: Print book |
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Why are our educational institutions and practices such a poor fit for so many students? A Prison Called School addresses the complex issues that place many students at a disadvantage as they try to survive yet another hurdle in life - school. Although some students are able to navigate... |
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