In The Preparation of the Novel, a collection of lectures delivered at a defining moment in Roland Barthess career (and…

People''s Choice Literature presents two novels based on a nationwide poll about literary taste'-one featuring the story…

Alberto Mira offers a new account of how pop music revolutionized the Hollywood musical. He shows that while the Hollywood…

Designed for presenters of scholarly or data-intensive content, Better Presentations details essential strategies for…

Suncranes and Other Stories showcases a range of powerful voices from Mongolia''s modern literary traditions. Spanning the…

Luce Irigaray reflects on three critical concerns of our time: the cultivation of energy in its many forms, the integration…

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This strategy, derived from Newtonian mechanism, is embodied in reductionism: break what is complicated into simpler pieces,…

This pathbreaking book pinpoints forces behind the rise of the '"rural voter'"'-a new political identity that combines a…

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In the early 1960s, scientists openly advocated for experimentation with psychedelics. This effort, however, quickly turned…

The Art of Ideas brings together business concepts with stories of creativity in art, politics, and history to provide a…

Julia Kristeva illustrates the advances and impasses of rebel culture through the experiences of three twentieth-century…

Distilling a vast amount of research in a style that is engaging, conversational, and even personal and witty, this book…

Spoiled is an unflinching and meticulous critique of the glorification of fluid milk and its alleged universal benefits.…

Leigh Gilmore provides a new account of #MeToo that reveals how storytelling by survivors propelled the call for sexual…

For more than thirty years, the acclaimed novelist Shirley Hazzard and the renowned scholar of Japanese literature Donald…

Combining poetic observation with philosophical contemplation and scientific evidence, Adrian Parr offers a moving vision of…

How can a company that has never turned a profit have a multibillion dollar valuation? Why do some start-ups attract large…

When we think of the Italian Mafia, we think of Marlon Brando, Tony Soprano, and the Corleones--iconic actors and characters…

Robert G. Hagstrom is one of the best-known authors of investment books for general audiences. Turning his extensive…

Paek Nam-nyong's Friend is a tale of marital intrigue, abuse, and divorce in North Korea. A woman in her thirties comes to a…

For more than a century, from 1900 to 2006, campaigns of nonviolent resistance were more than twice as effective as their…

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Jazyk: Angličtina, Vazba: Pevná, Počet stran: 208, Nakladatelství: Columbia University Press, Autor: Bruce Lieberman,Niles…

A bold defense of a neglected concept and its relevance for critical social theory.…

Eating is a multisensory experience, yet chefs and scientists have only recently begun to deconstruct food's components,…

Positioning for Advantage is a comprehensive how-to guide for creating, building, and executing effective brand strategies.…

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Individuals become design thinkers by experiencing design. Drawing on decades of researching and teaching design thinking to…

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Maciej Rys'-a hackathon leader and scholar with extensive experience in the field'-offers a step-by-step guide to organizing…

This companion volume to The Book of Swindles: Selections from a Late Ming Collection presents sensational stories of scams…

Lucian Kim'-an on-the-ground reporter in Russia for decades'-offers a gripping, definitive account of Russia''s path to war,…

Explores artistic choices in cinema exhibition, focusing on film theaters, film festivals, and film archives…

An inside look at the experience of space travel and the destinations we may one day visit as space tourists.…

The research psychologist Barbara Blatchley interweaves an engaging and reader-friendly look at the research on grief with…

Alix Olson and Alex Zamalin offer a clear-eyed critical account of how neoliberalism has redefined resistance to thwart…

Julia Kristeva addresses the subject of melancholia, examining this phenomenon in the context of art, literature,…

Produkt Community Practice Skills Workbook zakoupíte na Bookshop.cz od nakladatele Columbia University Press.…

Raj K. De Datta offers an actionable playbook for companies looking to deliver better digital experiences to their…

To Catch a Dictator is a dramatic insider''s account of the hunt for Hissne HabrĂ©, the former despot of Chad, and his…

This book continues and revises the ideas of justice as fairness that John Rawls presented in A Theory of Justice but…

What Is Japanese Cinema? is a concise and lively history of Japanese film that shows how cinema tells the story of Japan''s…

The director of twenty-five films, including My Night at Maud's (1969), which was nominated for a Best Picture Academy…

The Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist Eric R. Kandel shows how science can inform the way we experience a work of art and…

Agnes Varda, a pioneer of the French New Wave, has been making radical films for over half a century. Many of these are…

Alex Zamalin offers a groundbreaking examination of African American visions of utopia and their counterutopian…

First published in 1776, the nine gothic tales in this collection are Japan's finest and most celebrated examples of the…