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Daniel Cohen
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Daniel Cohen (1953–2023) was director of the Economics Department at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris and a founding member of the Paris School of Economics. His many books include The Inglorious Years: The Collapse of the Industrial Order and the Rise of Digital Society (Princeton), Globalization and Its Enemies, and The Prosperity of Vice: A Worried View of Economics.
Why society's expectation of economic growth is no longer realistic
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Daniel Cohen (1953–2023) was director of the Economics Department at the École Normale Supérieure and a founding member of the Paris School of Economics. His books include The Infinite Desire for Growth (Princeton), Globalization and Its Enemies, and The Prosperity of Vice: A Worried View of Economics.
How populism is fueled by the demise of the industrial order and the emergence of a new digital society ruled by algorithms
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Henry Stanley's physical and mental toughness earned him the nickname Bula Matari, "Rock Breaker." Although best known for finding the lost Scottish missionary David Livingstone, the explorer and journalist had many other adventures around the world.
Born in Wales in 1841, he was placed in a workhouse by his uncle at the age of six. Stanley escaped nine years later and made his way to New Orleans by working as a cabin boy. He fought for the Confederacy...
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Great mistakes make great reading! No area of human endeavor is immune to human error, as these stories of mistakes throughout history clearly show.
Some of these mistakes are foolish or funny. Others are serious, terrifying or disastrous. Some are famous. Others are not well known. All of them are marvelously entertaining. Here is the amusing story of a triple double play, the little-known truth about the awesome angle of the Leaning Tower of...
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Hiram Bingham was the ideal explorer-adventurer-handsome, rich, intelligent, brave, and tough. His life seems like something out of film hero Indiana Jones's exploits in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
The descendant of strong-willed missionaries, Bingham was born in Hawaii in 1875, At Yale he specialized in South American studies and became a college teacher. Gradually, the romance of the past took hold of his practical soul. Obsessed by the Incas and...
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This illuminating history explores the complex relationship between mathematics, religious belief, and Victorian culture.
Throughout history, application rather than abstraction has been the prominent driving force in mathematics. From the compass and sextant to partial differential equations, mathematical advances were spurred by the desire for better navigation tools, weaponry, and construction methods. But the religious upheaval in Victorian England...
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It's Not All About You! The Secret Joy of Practical Humility offers readers simple, easy paths to a happier life, addressing the lack of humility in our society and how it affects our mental health. With a robust sense of humor, the book details scores of paths to humility - or mental happiness tools" — to help readers and the mental health professionals who work with them cope with life's problems in a healthier way. It alleviates the anxiety,...
12) Dinosaurs
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Doubleday
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Explores the world of dinosaurs, describing their fossil remains, major types, probable appearance and behavior, and current theories about their extinction and relationship with modern reptiles and birds.
14) The Two Worlds
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Rémy Bassano, a quiet and humble craftsman in Paris, becomes, despite himself, the liberator of an oppressed tribe in another world. The absolute, blind veneration he receives from the entire population will help him discover unsuspected inner resources...
