E-book Paris in the Dark : Going to the Movies in the City of Light, 1930–1950

These listings provided the now vanished cinematic geography of prewar Paris. One could chart how movies moved through neighborhoods, the de-velopment (and closure) of cinemas, and the relative importance of movies to diferent parts of town (typically around eighteen cinemas in the periph-eral, working-class twentieth arrondissement and none in the firs…

E-book Biblical Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction

Public interest in biblical archaeology is at an all-time high, as television documentaries pull in millions of viewers to watch shows on the Exodus, the Ark of the Covenant, and the so-called Lost Tomb of Jesus. Important discoveries with relevance to the Bible are made virtually every year--during 2007 and 2008 alone researchers announced at least seven major discoveries in Israel, five of th…

E-book Critical Theory: A Very Short Introduction

Critical theory emerged in the 1920s from the work of the Frankfurt School, the circle of German-Jewish academics who sought to diagnose—and, if at all possible, cure—the ills of society, particularly fascism and capitalism. In this book, Stephen Eric Bronner provides sketches of leading representatives of the critical tradition (such as George Lukács and Ernst Bloch, Theodor Adorno and Wa…

E-book Encyclopedia of Management Theory

The word manage, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is derivative of the Latin manus, or hand and emerges from the Italian maneggiare, which refers to the handling or training of horses. Its use has since been expanded to represent a broader concern for the proper handling of things or people, particularly with regard to a company or organization. This is true across multiple levels of…

E-book Eyewitness Travel: Brittany

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290 halaman, ilus.

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E-Book Icelandic Folklore and the Cultural Memory of Religious Change

This book attempts to understand the origins and development of religious belief in Iceland and greater Scandinavia through the lenses of five carefully selected Icelandic folktales collected in Iceland during the nineteenth century. Each of these five stories has a story of its own: a historical and cultural context, a literary legacy, influences from beliefs of all kinds (orthodox and heterod…

E-book The Long Trajectory : Reincarnation and Life After Death

I would like to begin by saying a few things about the origin and purpose of this book. These chapters began as a series of lectures organized and sponsored by the Esalen Center for Theory and Research, founded by independent scholar Michael Murphy, author of The Future of the Body. Mike likes to convene groups of passionate and competent scholars to discuss issues and themes that are not being…

The Geography of Genius: Menjelajahi Sumber Ide Kreatif para Genius dari Athe…

Mengapa Edinburgh dapat melahirkan sekumpulan genius kreatif, Florence melahirkan Leonardo da Vinci, dan Silicon Valley melahirkan Steve Jobs? Apakah karena iklimnya, toleransi masyarakatnya, sumber daya melimpah, atau hanya keberuntungan belaka? Lalu, apakah formula genius juga berlaku di tempat lain? Para genius tidak lahir di sembarang waktu dan tempat. Leonardo da Vinci tak akan melahirkan…

The Geography of Bliss: Kisah Sang Pelancong Filosofis yang Berkeliling Dunia…

Apakah orang Swiss lebih bahagia karena negara mereka paling demokratis di dunia? Apakah penduduk Qatar, yang bergelimang dolar dari minyak, menemukan kebahagiaan di tengah semua kekayaan itu? Apakah Raja Bhutan seorang pengkhayal karena memakai indikator kebahagiaan rakyat yang disebut Gross National Happiness sebagai prioritas nasional? Mengapa penduduk Asheville, Carolina Utara, sangat bahag…

E-book Everything Flows : Towards a Processual Philosophy of Biology

his book is a venture in the metaphysics of science, the exploration of the most basicfeatures of the world implied or presupposed by science. One of its main aims is todemonstrate the fundamental importance of such an investigation. Getting this verygeneral picture right makes a real difference to whether we do the science well andunderstand properly what it tells us. The particular metaphysic…

E-book Orchids

Orchids are some of the best known and loved plants by amateurs and scientists alike, although sadly many species are being driven to extinction by either direct or indirect human activities. The preparation of a conservation Action Plan for the Orchidaceae, a family comprising some 20,000 species, therefore seemed a daunting task, but this compilation of views and experience from many experts …

E-book Improvisation and Social Aesthetics

Addressing a wide range of improvised art and music forms—from jazz and cinema to dance and literature—this volume's contributors locate improvisation as a key site of mediation between the social and the aesthetic. As a catalyst for social experiment and political practice, improvisation aids in the creation, contestation, and codification of social realities and identities. Among other to…

E-book Mathematics for Computer Science

This text explains how to use mathematical models and methods to analyze problems that arise in computer science. Proofs play a central role in this work because the authors share a belief with most mathematicians that proofs are essential for genuine understanding. Proofs also play a growing role in computer science; they are used to certify that software and hardware will always behave correc…

E-book Your Money or Your Life : The Tyranny of Global Finance

The tendency towards concentration in the corporate sector has been given a huge boost as we approach the twenty-first century. There were more mega-mergers in 1998 than in any previous year - in banking, insurance, oil, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, automobiles and the media. This merger frenzy has amplified the power of a handful of companies over whole sectors of the global economy. The merger…

E-book Worldwide Fuel Charter : Gasoline and Diesel Fuel

On behalf of vehicle and engine manufacturers from around the world, the Worldwide Fuel Charter (WWFC) Committee is pleased to present the Sixth Edition of the Worldwide Fuel Charter for Gasoline and Diesel Fuel, 21 years after publishing the First Edition. In addition to this Charter, the Committee recently published the First Edition of the WWFC for Methane-Based Transportation Fuels and prev…

E-Book The Geography of Genius: Pencarian Tempat-Tempat Paling Kreatif di Dun…

Dalam buku ini, Eric Weiner melakukan perjalanan keliling ke beberapa tempat di dunia untuk mencari tahu hubungan antara lingkungan kita dan ide-ide inovatif. Ia menjelajahi sejarah kota-kota, seperti Wina, Florence, Athena, Hangzhou, dan tentu saja Silicon Valley. Masih dengan gayanya yang nakal, cerdas, dan humoris, Weiner menapaktilasi jalan yang pernah dilalui Socrates, Michaelangelo, dan …

The Socrates express : Menjaga kewarasan di tengah ketidakpastian = The Socr…

Penulis buku bestseller versi New York Times, The Geography of Bliss, Eric Weiner, melakukan perjalanan intelektual yang berliku, mengikuti jejak para pemikir besar dalam sejarah dan menunjukkan kepada kita bagaimana para filsufdari Epicurus hingga Gandhi, Thoreau hingga Beauvoirmenawarkan kearifan serta kebijaksanaan praktis dan spiritual untuk masa-masa ambyar seperti sekarang. Kita kembali …

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138 hlm ; illus;20,5 x 14,7 cm

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