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The Bet

Paul Ehrlich, Julian Simon, and Our Gamble over Earth's Future

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In 1980, the iconoclastic economist Julian Simon challenged celebrity biologist Paul Ehrlich to a bet. Their wager on the future prices of five metals captured the public's imagination as a test of coming prosperity or doom. Ehrlich, author of the landmark book The Population Bomb, predicted that rising populations would cause overconsumption, resource scarcity, and famine—with apocalyptic ... Read more

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In 1980, the iconoclastic economist Julian Simon challenged celebrity biologist Paul Ehrlich to a bet. Their wager on the future prices of five metals captured the public's imagination as a test of coming prosperity or doom. Ehrlich, author of the landmark book The Population Bomb, predicted that rising populations would cause overconsumption, resource scarcity, and famine—with apocalyptic
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The Bet

Paul Ehrlich, Julian Simon, and Our Gamble over Earth's Future

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Public Citizens

The Attack on Big Government and the Remaking of American Liberalism

by Paul Sabin ...

**“Crisp, clear, eloquent.” –Kim Phillips-Fein, New RepublicAn “elegantly argued and meticulously documented” (Timothy Noah, New York Times Book Review) account of the postwar struggle over the proper role of citizens and government in American society.**In the 1960s and 1970s, an insurgent attack on traditional liberalism took shape in America. It was built on new ideals of citizen advocacy and ... Read more

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**“Crisp, clear, eloquent.” –Kim Phillips-Fein, New RepublicAn “elegantly argued and meticulously documented” (Timothy Noah, New York Times Book Review) account of the postwar struggle over the proper role of citizens and government in American society.**In the 1960s and 1970s, an insurgent attack on traditional liberalism took shape in America. It was built on new ideals of citizen advocacy and
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The Attack on Big Government and the Remaking of American Liberalism

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In the 1960s and 1970s, an insurgent attack on traditional liberalism took shape in America. It was built on new ideals of citizen advocacy and the public interest. Drawing energy from civil rights protests and opposition to the Vietnam War, the new citizens' movement drew legions of followers and scored major victories. Citizen advocates disrupted government plans for urban highways and new ... Read more

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In the 1960s and 1970s, an insurgent attack on traditional liberalism took shape in America. It was built on new ideals of citizen advocacy and the public interest. Drawing energy from civil rights protests and opposition to the Vietnam War, the new citizens' movement drew legions of followers and scored major victories. Citizen advocates disrupted government plans for urban highways and new
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The Presidency of Joseph R. Biden

A First Historical Assessment

by Kathryn Cramer Brownell, María Cristina García, Joel K. Goldstein, Michael Kazin, Daniel C. Kurtzer, Joyce Mao, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Timothy Naftali, Ekaterina Pravilova, Noah Rosenblum, Paul Sabin, Timothy Stewart-Winter, Sean H. Vanatta, John Witt, Mary Ziegler ...

Leading historians offer the first look at Biden’s four years in the White HouseThe Presidency of Joseph R. Biden presents a first draft of history by providing insights into how this one-term president fits within the broader historical forces shaping the United States in the twenty-first century. Acclaimed political historian Julian Zelizer brings together some of today’s leading scholars to ... Read more

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Leading historians offer the first look at Biden’s four years in the White HouseThe Presidency of Joseph R. Biden presents a first draft of history by providing insights into how this one-term president fits within the broader historical forces shaping the United States in the twenty-first century. Acclaimed political historian Julian Zelizer brings together some of today’s leading scholars to
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Brecht, Music and Culture

Hanns Eisler in Conversation with Hans Bunge

by Hans Bunge, Hanns Eisler, Sabine Berendse, Paul Clements ...

Translated by Sabine Berendse, Paul Clements ...

The Austrian composer Hanns Eisler was Bertolt Brecht's closest friend and most politically committed collaborator. In these conversations with Hans Bunge which took place over a period of four years, from 1958 until his death in 1962, Eisler offers a compelling and absorbing account of his and Brecht's period of exile in Europe and the USA between 1933 and 1947, and of the quality of artistic, ... Read more

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The Austrian composer Hanns Eisler was Bertolt Brecht's closest friend and most politically committed collaborator. In these conversations with Hans Bunge which took place over a period of four years, from 1958 until his death in 1962, Eisler offers a compelling and absorbing account of his and Brecht's period of exile in Europe and the USA between 1933 and 1947, and of the quality of artistic,
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The Capacity of Local Governments in Europe

Autonomy, Responsibilities and Reforms

by Sabine Kuhlmann, Benoît Paul Dumas, Moritz Heuberger ...

Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
This book compares local self-government in Europe. It examines local institutional structures, autonomy, and capacities in six selected countries - France, Italy, Sweden, Hungary, Poland, and the United Kingdom - each of which represents a typical model of European local government. Within Europe, an overall trend towards more local government capacities and autonomy can be identified, but there ... Read more

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This book compares local self-government in Europe. It examines local institutional structures, autonomy, and capacities in six selected countries - France, Italy, Sweden, Hungary, Poland, and the United Kingdom - each of which represents a typical model of European local government. Within Europe, an overall trend towards more local government capacities and autonomy can be identified, but there
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Religion and Canadian Party Politics

by David Rayside, Jerald Sabin, Paul E.J. Thomas ...

Religion is usually thought of as inconsequential to contemporary Canadian politics. Religion and Canadian Party Politics takes a hard look at just how much influence faith continues to have in federal, provincial, and territorial political arenas.Drawing on case studies from across the country, this book explores three important axes of religiously based contention in Canada. Early on, there were ... Read more

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Religion is usually thought of as inconsequential to contemporary Canadian politics. Religion and Canadian Party Politics takes a hard look at just how much influence faith continues to have in federal, provincial, and territorial political arenas.Drawing on case studies from across the country, this book explores three important axes of religiously based contention in Canada. Early on, there were
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Biomarkers of Neurological and Psychiatric Disease

by Sabine Bahn, Paul Guest ...

Series Book 101 - International Review of Neurobiology
Published since 1959, International Review of Neurobiology is a well-known series appealing to neuroscientists, clinicians, psychologists, physiologists, and pharmacologists. Led by an internationally renowned editorial board, this important serial publishes both eclectic volumes made up of timely reviews and thematic volumes that focus on recent progress in a specific area of neurobiology ... Read more

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Published since 1959, International Review of Neurobiology is a well-known series appealing to neuroscientists, clinicians, psychologists, physiologists, and pharmacologists. Led by an internationally renowned editorial board, this important serial publishes both eclectic volumes made up of timely reviews and thematic volumes that focus on recent progress in a specific area of neurobiology
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Communion of Churches and Petrine Ministry

Lutheran-Catholic Convergences

by Group of Farfa Sabina ...

Translated by Paul Misner ...

Catholic Books Review"An excellent scholarly overview of convergences between Lutheran and Catholic theologians and some promising developments between the churches."William G. Rusch— Yale Divinity School"This work is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in overcoming the disunity of the churches. It demonstrates how high-quality scholarship can enlighten questions about the papacy that ... Read more

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Catholic Books Review"An excellent scholarly overview of convergences between Lutheran and Catholic theologians and some promising developments between the churches."William G. Rusch— Yale Divinity School"This work is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in overcoming the disunity of the churches. It demonstrates how high-quality scholarship can enlighten questions about the papacy that
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Fixer-Upper

How to Repair America’s Broken Housing Systems

by Jenny Schuetz ...

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Much ink has been spilled in recent years talking about political divides and inequality in the United States. But these discussions too often miss one of the most important factors in the divisions among Americans: the fundamentally unequal nature of the nation's housing systems.And this divide deepens other inequalities. Increasingly, important life outcomes—performance in school, employment, ... Read more

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Much ink has been spilled in recent years talking about political divides and inequality in the United States. But these discussions too often miss one of the most important factors in the divisions among Americans: the fundamentally unequal nature of the nation's housing systems.And this divide deepens other inequalities. Increasingly, important life outcomes—performance in school, employment,
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How Not to Be Wrong

The Power of Mathematical Thinking

by Jordan Ellenberg ...

**“Witty, compelling, and just plain fun to read . . ." —Evelyn Lamb, Scientific AmericanThe Freakonomics of math—a math-world superstar unveils the hidden beauty and logic of the world and puts its power in our hands**The math we learn in school can seem like a dull set of rules, laid down by the ancients and not to be questioned. In How Not to Be Wrong, Jordan Ellenberg shows us how terribly ... Read more

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**“Witty, compelling, and just plain fun to read . . ." —Evelyn Lamb, Scientific AmericanThe Freakonomics of math—a math-world superstar unveils the hidden beauty and logic of the world and puts its power in our hands**The math we learn in school can seem like a dull set of rules, laid down by the ancients and not to be questioned. In How Not to Be Wrong, Jordan Ellenberg shows us how terribly
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