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Built upon Love: Architectural Longing after Ethics and Aesthetics
By Alberto Perez-Gomez. 2006
The other side of the coin: the emerging vision of economics and our place in the world
By David Orrell. 2008
Current economic theory has resulted in social injustice, huge disparities between the rich and the poor, and the degradation of…
our ecology and environment. There is now an alternative, inspired by new sciences such as complexity and network theory, science-related movements like environmentalism, and social movements like feminism. c2008.Crisis Economics: A Crash Course in the Future of Finance
By Stephen Mihm, Nouriel Roubini. 2010
This myth-shattering book reveals the methods Roubini used to foretell the current crisis before other economists saw it coming and…
shows how those methods can help to make sense of the present and prepare for the future.Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball
By Bill Madden. 2010
The interaction of factor endowments, culture, and politics in explaining when and why intensive growth occurred is one of the…
major themes of this book. The other major theme is the role of individualism in promoting this growth, and the strange metamorphoses this in turn has caused when we look at the present day interaction between the West and the Rest.Growth, Volume 1: Econometric General Equilibrium Modeling
By Dale W. Jorgenson. 1998
The $12 million stuffed shark: the curious economics of contemporary art
By Donald N Thompson. 2008
Delves into the economics and psychology of the contemporary art world - artists, dealers, auction houses, and wealthy collectors. If…
it's true that 85 percent of new contemporary art is bad, why were record prices achieved at auction in 2006 and 2007? Explores money, lust, and the self-aggrandizement of possession in an attempt to determine what makes a particular work of art valuable while others are ignored. 2008.Breakup Girl to the Rescue!
By Lynn Harris, Chris Kalb. 2000
Breakup Girl is the only superhero whose mission it is to fight crimes of the heart, stop dating indignities, and…
help you get your stuff back. No matter where you are in a relationship, Breakup Girl to the Rescue! guides you through that big, messy thing called love. Lynn Harris uses her knowing voice and generous humor -- with real letters sent to her hugely popular Web site, BreakupGirl. com -- to ease readers through either side of a breakup, the dating life, and the rough spots of relationships. Topics include Dropping the Bomb, Relapses vs. Reunions, From Friends to Lovers, How to Lose Your Baggage, and The Curse of "The Nice Guy".The sexual paradox: extreme men, gifted women and the real gender gap
By Susan Pinker. 2008
Why do women constitute 49% of law school graduates but only 27% of practicing lawyers? Pinker presents a case for…
a biological explanation of why men and women make different career choices, proposing that hormones are a determining factor. The hormones predominant in men lead to action, focus and often to competitive and rigidly hierarchical professions such as law, while women's hormones lead them to focus on empathy and social interaction, and careers as teachers or social workers. c2008.Treading Softly: Paths to Ecological Order
By Thomas Princen. 2010
Author says we need a new normal, a new ecological order that is actually economical with resources, that embraces limits,…
that living as a long-term relationship with the planet, a connection to fresh, free-flowing water, fertile soil, and healthy food.Reinventing Government: How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is Transforming the Public Sector
By David Osborne, Ted A. Gaebler. 2005
A revolution is stirring in America. People are angry at governments that spend more but deliver less, frustrated with bureaucracies…
that give them no control, and tired of politicians who raise taxes and cut services but fail to solve the problems we face.Fayed: the unauthorized biography
By Tom Bower. 1998
Mohamed Al Fayed has become Britain's most controversial tycoon. Few men enjoy so much publicity and provoke so many questions…
about themselves as the Egyptian owner of Harrods, bereaved father of Dodi, and instigator of the "cash for questions" row that ocurred during the last Tory government. 1998.Iacocca: An Autobiography
By Lee Iacocca. 1984
He's an American legend, a straight-shooting businessman who brought Chrysler back from the brink and in the process became a…
media celebrity, newsmaker, and a man many had urged to run for president.The Squandering of America: How the Failure of Our Politics Undermines Our Prosperity
By Robert Kuttner. 2007
The incomes of most Americans today are static or declining. Tens of millions of workers are newly vulnerable to layoffs…
and outsourcing. Health care and retirement burdens are increasingly being shifted from employers to individuals. Two-income families find they are working longer hours for lower wages, with decreased social support. As wealth has become more concentrated, the economy has become more recklessly speculative, jeopardizing not only the prospects of ordinary Americans, but the solvency of the entire system. What links these trends, writes Robert Kuttner in this provocative, engaging, and necessary book, is the consolidation of political and economic power by a narrow elite, who blocks the ability of government to restore broad prosperity to the majority of citizens. Kuttner--one of our most lucid economic critics--explores the roots of these problems and outlines a persuasive, bold alternative. InBusinessWeek,The Boston Globe, andThe American Prospect, he has established himself as a prophetic voice connecting economics and politics. Here he demonstrates how our economy has fallen hostage to a casino of financial speculation, creating instability as well as inequality. He debunks alarmist claims about supposed economic hazards, such as Social Security and Medicare, and exposes the genuine dangers: hedge funds and private equity run amok, sub-prime lenders, Wall Street middlemen, and America's dependence on foreign central banks. He describes how globalization of commerce has been used by business less to promote free trade than to escape the balanced regulation that delivered widespread abundance in the decades after World War II. While our financial security has weakened under President George W. Bush, Kuttner also faults many Democrats for failing to offer compelling alternatives. Now, with financial markets in crisis and public opinion supporting a more active role for government, he offers a new model of managed capitalism that can deliver security and opportunity, and rekindle democracy as a check on concentrated wealth. Here is a passionate, articulate naming of the problem and a call for reform. The Squandering of America sets out a path for reclaiming our democratic politics--and our prosperity.The ascent of money: a financial history of the world
By Niall Ferguson. 2009
Niall Ferguson shows that finance is the foundation of human progress and reveals financial history as the essential back-story behind…
all history. The evolution of credit and debt was as important as any technological innovation in the rise of civilization, from ancient Babylon to the silver mines of Bolivia. 2009.Un ange est passé
By Étienne Thuronyi. 1988
"Un ange est passe" est un hommage plein d'amour, de tendresse et d'admiration d'Etienne Thuronyi à sa femme Paule. Il…
y présente une expérience de vie d'une grande richesse spirituelle et morale dans l'accomplissement d'une union de plus en plus sublimée par l'amour de Dieu. 1988.Belles, intelligentes et...seules
By Beatrice Gartenberg, Connell Cowan, Melvyn Kinder. 1986
Pourquoi des femmes de qualité échouent-elles en amour? Les auteurs, avec humour, sensibilité et réalisme, répondent à cette question et…
donnent aussi des conseils utiles. Ils dénoncent les attentes peu réalistes des femmes et nient que les hommes refusent de s'engager. 1986.La psychogénéalogie: transformer son héritage psychologique
By Dorys Langlois, Lise Langlois. 2005
La famille est le véhicule de l'histoire. Chaque génération transporte dans l'espace et le temps son bagage de réussites, de…
souffrances et de ressources ainsi que ses solutions aux impasses. Cet ouvrage nous propose de retracer notre bagage transgénérationnel, qui a laissé une profonde marque aussi bien sur notre personnalité que sur nos relations interpersonnelles. La démarche consiste à découvrir comment cet héritage habite notre présent et à quelles répétitions parfois stériles il nous soumet. Elle nous amène aussi à réaliser que nous avons bel et bien le pouvoir de choisir ce que nous voulons conserver ou rejeter pour mieux vivre notre vie et les relations qui en tissent la trame. Quelques descriptions de nature sexuelle, de violence, et quelques passages où le langage est grossier. 2005.The 21st Century Economy: With 101 Easy-to-Learn Tools for Surviving and Thriving in the New Global Marketplace
By Randy Charles Epping. 2009
With recent economic turmoil monopolizing the headlines, it has become more important than ever to understand fundamental economic terms and…
concepts. The Twenty-First Century Economy: A Beginner's Guide will give you all the knowledge you need to make sense of the latest headlines and the economic trends behind today's crises and tomorrow's opportunities.Coco Chanel
By Marcel Haedrich. 1987
Marcel Haedrich a bien connu Coco Chanel. Elle lui a raconté son histoire. Parfois Coco invente. Elle se fabrique, à…
partir des souvenirs de ses amis, un passé conforme à sa légende. Mais Marcel Haedrich est parvenu à reconstituer toutes les étapes de sa prodigieuse ascension. 1987.