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Race on the Brain: What Implicit Bias Gets Wrong About the Struggle for Racial Justice
Jonathan Kahn - Columbia University Press
Format: Hardcover
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Of the many obstacles to racial justice in America, none has received more recent attention than the one that lurks in our subconscious. As social movements and policing scandals have shown how far from being "postracial" we are, the concept of implicit bias has taken center stage... |
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The Ethics of Opting Out: Queer Theory's Defiant Subjects
MARI RUTI - Columbia University Press
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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One Another's Equals: The Basis of Human Equality
Jeremy Waldron - Belknap Press
Format: Hardcover
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An enduring theme of Western philosophy is that we are all one another's equals. Yet the principle of basic equality is woefully under-explored in modern moral and political philosophy. In a major new work, Jeremy Waldron attempts to remedy that shortfall with a subtle and multifaceted... |
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The Frighteners: A Journey Through our Cultural Fascination with the Macabre
Peter Laws - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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For fans of Stiff by Mary Roach and Ghostland by Colin Dickey, this illuminating journey written by an ordained minister seeks to uncover the reasons we are drawn to the morbid side of life.The Firghteners is a bizarrely compelling, laugh-out-loud exploration of society's fascination... |
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Autism and the Family: Understanding and Supporting Parents and Siblings
Kate E Fiske - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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Ready-to-implement resources and approaches for effective professional care in school and clinical settings.The reverberations of autism spectrum disorders among parents and siblings can be complex. Parents may grapple with the impact of their child's initial diagnosis, wrestle with... |
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Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
David Epstein - Riverhead Books
Format: Hardcover
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"Range is an urgent and important book, an essential read for bosses, parents, coaches, and anyone who cares about improving performance." - Daniel H. Pink What's the most effective path to success in any domain? It's not what you think. Plenty of experts argue that anyone... |
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Making Sense
Sam Harris - Ecco
Format: Hardcover
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From the bestselling author of Waking Up and The End of Faith, an adaptation of his wildly popular, often controversial podcast"Civilization rests on a series of successful conversations." -- Sam Harris Sam Harris -- neuroscientist, philosopher, and bestselling author -- has been... |
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