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A New Era of Philanthropy: Ten Practices to Transform Wealth Into a More Just and Sustainable Future--How We Fund in Times of Crisis and Opportunity

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Report copyright infringementby Dimple Abichandani (Author)"A must-read for anyone in philanthropy, particularly those who question whether and how philanthropic resources can address the current, complex challenges our world faces." --Nick Tedesco, president and chief executive officer of the National Center for Family Philanthropy A blueprint for how wealth can be transformed into a more just and sustainable future in times of rapid change and crisis. On the cusp of the greatest wealth tran...

An Abundance of Caution: American Schools, the Virus, and a Story of Bad Decisions

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Report copyright infringementby David Zweig (Author)A searing indictment of the American public health, media, and political establishments' decision-making process behind pandemic school closures. An Abundance of Caution is a devastating account of the decision-making process behind one of the worst American policy failures in a century--the extended closures of public schools during the pandemic. In fascinating and meticulously reported detail, David Zweig shows how some of the most trusted...

Class Matters: The Fight to Get Beyond Race Preferences, Reduce Inequality, and Build Real Diversity at America's Colleges

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Report copyright infringementby Richard D. Kahlenberg (Author)A powerful argument for a class-based approach to college admissions that "shows where we have gone wrong so far, and how we will get to justice, equality, and even diversity for real" (John McWhorter) For decades America's colleges and universities have been working to increase racial diversity. But they have been using the wrong approach, as Richard Kahlenberg persuasively shows in his highly personal and deeply researched book....

The Rise of Athens: The Story of the World's Greatest Civilization - Paperback

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by Anthony Everitt (Author)A magisterial account of how a tiny city-state in ancient Greece became history's most influential civilization, from the bestselling author of acclaimed biographies of Cicero, Augustus, and Hadrian Filled with tales of adventure and astounding reversals of fortune, The Rise of Athens celebrates the city-state that transformed the world--from the democratic revolution that marked its beginning, through the city's political and cultural golden age, to its decline in...

Learning to Die in the Anthropocene: Reflections on the End of a Civilization - Paperback

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by Roy Scranton (Author)In Learning to Die in the Anthropocene, Roy Scranton draws on his experiences in Iraq to confront the grim realities of climate change. The result is a fierce and provocative book.--Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History Roy Scranton's Learning to Die in the Anthropocene presents, without extraneous bullshit, what we must do to survive on Earth. It's a powerful, useful, and ultimately hopeful book that more than a...

If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All

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Report copyright infringementby Eliezer Yudkowsky (Author), Nate Soares (Author)The scramble to create superhuman AI has put us on the path to extinction--but it's not too late to change course, as two of the field's earliest researchers explain in this clarion call for humanity. "May prove to be the most important book of our time."--Tim Urban, Wait But Why In 2023, hundreds of AI luminaries signed an open letter warning that artificial intelligence poses a serious risk of human extinction...

Conquerors: How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire - Hardcover

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by Roger Crowley (Author)In Conquerors, New York Times bestselling author Roger Crowley gives us the epic story of the emergence of Portugal, a small, poor nation that enjoyed a century of maritime supremacy thanks to the daring and navigational skill of its explorers--a tactical advantage no other country could match. Portugal's discovery of a sea route to India, campaign of imperial conquest over Muslim rulers, and domination of the spice trade would forever disrupt the Mediterranean and b...

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by Edmund Morris (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "A shining portrait of a presciently modern political genius maneuvering in a gilded age of wealth, optimism, excess and American global ascension."--San Francisco Chronicle WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FOR BIOGRAPHY - "[Theodore Rex] is one of the great histories of the American presidency, worthy of being on a shelf alongside Henry Adams's volumes on Jefferson and Madison."--Times Literary Supplement Theodore Rex is the stor...

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Report copyright infringementby C. P. Kumar (Author)"Freedom of Speech in a Diverse World" is a comprehensive exploration of the intricate dynamics surrounding the vital concept of free expression in today's global society. This book delves into the historical underpinnings of freedom of speech laws and presents a contemporary understanding of its nuances. Each chapter thoughtfully dissects crucial themes, from the role of media and workplace dynamics to the intersection of culture, religion,...

21 Lessons for the 21st Century - Hardcover

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by Yuval Noah Harari (Author)#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR In Sapiens, he explored our past. In Homo Deus, he looked to our future. Now, one of the most innovative thinkers on the planet turns to the present to make sense of today's most pressing issues. “A highly instructive exploration of ‘current affairs and . . . the immediate future of human societies.’ Having produced an international bestseller about human origins and avoided the sophomore ...

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Report copyright infringementby Wonsun Shin (Author), May O. Lwin (Author)Screen-obsessed: Parenting in the Digital Age is the first book solely focusing on parental supervision of children's media use. This book distills important information regarding how parents can effectively guide their offspring living in the multimedia environment. This book discusses an extensive range of theories, issues, and subjects of parental mediation. Readers will discover how parental mediation works, new and...

The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream - Hardcover

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by Barack Obama (Author)#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Barack Obama's lucid vision of America's place in the world and call for a new kind of politics that builds upon our shared understandings as Americans, based on his years in the Senate "In our lowdown, dispiriting era, Obama's talent for proposing humane, sensible solutions with uplifting, elegant prose does fill one with hope."--Michael Kazin, The Washington Post In July 2004, four years before his presidency, Barack Obama electrifi...

Artificial Intelligence in Modern Conflict

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Report copyright infringementby Ravi Venugopal (Author)From autonomous drones to cutting-edge cyber warfare, this book provides a gripping narrative that unveils the rise of AI-driven capabilities and their profound impact on modern armed conflicts. The book not only chronicles the technological arms race but also examines the strategic implications, ethical considerations, and geopolitical shifts that arise when machines take center stage on the battlefield. The author takes readers through ...

The Big Bubble: How Technology Makes It Harder To Understand The World

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Report copyright infringementby Per Grankvist (Author)"A sober and penetrating study of the damage done to journalism in recent years, including the scourge of "fake news." - Kirkus ReviewsWho, or what, shapes our world view? Can facts really be "alternative"? Is Google personalizing search results to each user and how does customization of news affect us? What do you really know about the algorithms that influence everyday life in a world that is increasingly digital?In The Big Bubble, journ...

Liberalism: A Counter-History - Paperback

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by Domenico Losurdo (Author), Gregory Elliott (Translator)One of Europe's leading intellectual historians deconstructs the dark side of liberalism, sifting through 3 centuries of liberal writings by John Locke, Alexis de Tocqueville, and others. In this definitive historical investigation, Italian author and philosopher Domenico Losurdo argues that from the outset liberalism, as a philosophical position and ideology, has been bound up with the most illiberal of policies: slavery, colonialis...

Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth - Hardcover

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by Ingrid Robeyns (Author)An original, bold, and convincing argument for a cap on wealth by the philosopher who coined the term "limitarianism" "Ingrid Robeyns makes a compelling case for limiting extreme wealth, along economic, political and moral lines—and outlines the structural, fiscal and ethical actions required to achieve this. This argument has never been more important, and this book is a persuasive call to action." - Jayati Ghosh, Professor of Economics, University of Massachuset...

Enemy Number One: The United States of America in Soviet Ideology and Propaganda, 1945-1959 - Paperback

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by Rósa Magnúsdóttir (Author)Enemy Number One tells the story of the Soviet cultural and propaganda apparatus and its efforts to control information about the United States in the postwar landscape. Beginning with the 1945 meeting of American and Soviet troops on the Elbe, this period saw cultural relations develop in close connection to oppression as the Soviet authorities attempted to contain and appropriate images of the United States. Rósa Magnúsdóttir analyzes two official narratives abo...

Citizenship: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback

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by Richard Bellamy (Author)Interest in citizenship has never been higher. Politicians of all stripes stress its importance, as do church leaders, captains of industry and every kind of campaigning group--from those supporting global causes, such as tackling world poverty, to others with a largely local focus, such as combating neighborhood crime. In this brilliant, compact introduction, Richard Bellamy offers an eye-opening look at an idea that is as important as it is rare--the prospect of i...

Environmental Politics: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback

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by Andrew Dobson (Author)Environmental politics has many faces and operates at multiple scales: it preoccupies individuals as well as governments, drives local agreements as well as international treaties, results in minor business changes as well as wholesale business decisions, and fluctuates between a politics of protest and one of accommodation. In this Very Short Introduction Andrew Dobson offers a lively and comprehensive commentary on the many facets of environmental politics today. Lo...

Democratic Algorithms: Ethnography of a Public Recommender System

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Report copyright infringementby Nikolaus Poechhacker (Author)Can an algorithm be democratic? And how can we understand algorithms not only as technical, but also as social and political phenomena? Democratic Algorithms offers theoretically and empirically informed perspectives on how we can imagine and design algorithms for a democratic society, and what we even mean by that. Based on ethnographic fieldwork, the book illustrates how a recommender system was built in a public broadcaster, rais...

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Report copyright infringementby Réka Patrícia Gál (Editor), Petra Löffler (Editor)Earth and Beyond in Tumultuous Times offers a critical exploration of the Anthropocene concept. It addresses the urgent geopolitical and environmental questions raised by the new geological epoch. How are we to rethink landscapes, such as river deltas, oceans, or outer space? How can we create spaces for resistance and utopic dreaming? This volume confronts these questions by charting how space and place are con...

Witnessing Trauma Black Youth on Social Media

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Report copyright infringementby Nick E. Evans (Author)This project delves into the intersection of past and present modes of curating Black trauma, specifically examining the transition from traditional scrapbooking methods used by the Emmett Till Generation to contemporary practices on social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter by the Trayvon Generation. The central argument posits that these digital spaces serve as an extension of historical scrapbooking, revealing paralle...

Truth Matters: A Dialogue on Fruitful Disagreement in an Age of Division - Paperback

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by Robert P. George (Author), Cornel West (Author)Two leading public intellectuals and dear friends--one progressive, one conservative--explore What is Truth? and Why Does Truth Matter? In Truth Matters, Cornel West and Robert P. George address a range of social issues on which Americans today are bitterly divided. Their book models robust intellectual engagement and civil discourse as they explore vital questions surrounding the idea of truth and its foundational role in our lives. Along the...

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by Niccolo Machiavelli (Author), George Bull (Translator), Anthony Grafton (Introduction by)Machiavelli's highly influential treatise on political power The Prince shocked Europe on publication with its advocacy of ruthless tactics for gaining absolute power and its abandonment of conventional morality. Niccol Machiavelli drew on his own experience of office under the turbulent Florentine republic, rejecting traditional values of political theory and recognizing the complicated, transient n...

The Outlier: The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter - Paperback

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by Kai Bird (Author)"Important . . . [a] landmark presidential biography . . . Bird is able to build a persuasive case that the Carter presidency deserves this new look."--The New York Times Book Review An essential re-evaluation of the complex triumphs and tragedies of Jimmy Carter's presidential legacy--from the expert biographer and Pulitzer Prize-winning co-author of American PrometheusFour decades after Ronald Reagan's landslide win in 1980, Jimmy Carter's one-term presidency is often la...

Smart Research Questions and Analytical Hints: Political Science

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Report copyright infringementby Zemelak Goraga (Author)Unlock the power of data-driven decision-making with "Smart Research Questions and Analytical Hints: Political Science." This essential guide delves into the transformative potential of AI and ML applications in political science projects. Designed for researchers, policymakers, and campaign strategists, the book presents smart research questions that address critical challenges in the field. Through detailed analytical hints and step-by-...

Military Might: Stratocracy's Grip on Civilian Life

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Report copyright infringementby Carlos Fernandez (Author)Stratocracy: The Dominance of the Military in Modern SocietyExplore the rise of stratocracy and its profound impact on civilian life, infrastructure, civil liberties, gender equality, and international relations. This comprehensive analysis delves into the militarization of public institutions, the erosion of civil liberties, the challenge of gender equality, the militarization of foreign policy, and the resistance to stratocracy. With ...

Justice Reigns: The Untold Stories of Kritarchy

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Report copyright infringementby Miguel Torres (Author)Kritarchy: The Power of Justice in Governance explores the rise, inner workings, and implications of the kritarchy system in modern society, highlighting its influence on governance, the intersection of justice and politics, and the impact of judicial decisions on society. Through a comprehensive examination of the judicial. book delves into the challenges, ethical dilemmas, and future possibilities of the kritarchy system. With its insigh...

Elders at the Helm: The Quiet Power of Gerontocracy

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Report copyright infringementby Hannah Vasquez (Author)In Gerontocracy: Power, Wisdom, and Social Change, the author delves into the fascinating world of gerontocracy, exploring its definition, historical examples, and evolution in modern times. Through a comprehensive study combining literature review, case studies, and interviews, this book investigates the impact of gerontocracy on decision-making, analyzes the relationship between age and authority, and assesses the effects of gerontocrac...

Thieves in Power: Inside the World of Kleptocracies

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Report copyright infringementby Ahmed Saleh (Author)Title: Kleptocracy Unveiled: Exposing Corruption, Confronting Power, and Building a Just World Title: Kleptocracy Unveiled: Exposing Corruption, Confronting Power, and Building. Just. Title: Kleptocracy Unveiled: Exposing Corruption, Confronting Power, and Building a Just WorldWorlda Number of Pages: 224 Dimensions: 0.47 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: August 21, 2024

Workers' World: Anarcho-Syndicalism in Practice

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Report copyright infringementby Tanya Greene (Author)Discover the history, principles, and relevance of Anarcho-Syndicalism in modern society, exploring key topics such as workers struggles, self-management, direct action, challenges faced, social justice, and its application in the 21st century. Learn how this movement fights oppression, advocates for workers rights, and addresses environmental sustainability. Number of Pages: 120 Dimensions: 0.25 x 9 x 6 IN ...

Family First: Nepotism's Hidden Hand in Politics

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Report copyright infringementby Olivia Bennett (Author)Dynamics of Nepotism in Politics: Analyzing its Historical, Economic, and Democratic Implications and Examining Strategies for Combatting it Globally. Dynamics of Nepotism in Politics: Analyzing its Historical, Economic, and Democratic. for Combatt. it Globally.ngImplications and Examining Strategies Number of Pages: 328 Dimensions: 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: August 21, 2024