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  • Peak

    Secrets from the New Science of Expertise

    “This book is a breakthrough, a lyrical, powerful, science-based narrative that actually shows us how to get better (much better) at the things we care about.”—Seth Godin, author of Linchpin**“Anyone who wants to get better at anything should read [Peak]. Rest assured that the book is not mere theory. Ericsson’s research focuses on the real world, and he explains in detail, with examples, how all ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Fat

    Fighting the Obesity Epidemic

    by Robert Pool ...
    When the leptin gene was discovered in 1994, news articles predicted that there might soon be an easy, pharmaceutical solution to the growing public health crisis of obesity. Yet this scientific breakthrough merely proved once again how difficult the fight against fat really is. Despite the many appetite-suppressants, diet pills, and weight-loss programs available today, approximately 30 percent ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Beyond Engineering

    How Society Shapes Technology

    by Robert Pool ...
    Series series Sloan Technology
    We have long recognized technology as a driving force behind much historical and cultural change. The invention of the printing press initiated the Reformation. The development of the compass ushered in the Age of Exploration and the discovery of the New World. The cotton gin created the conditions that led to the Civil War. Now, in Beyond Engineering, science writer Robert Pool turns the question ... Read more

    $20.89 USD

  • Dialogue and the Interpretation of Illness

    Conversations in a Cameroon Village

    by Robert Pool ...
    Series series Explorations in Anthropology
    The etiology of the Wimbum people in the Western Grassfields of Cameroon is described through an examination of the way in which the meanings of key concepts, used to interpret and explain illness and other forms of misfortune, are continually being produced and reproduced in the praxis of everyday communication. During the course of numerous dialogues, witchcraft, a highly ambivalent force, ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Corpus-Assisted Ecolinguistics

    Series series Bloomsbury Advances in Ecolinguistics
    Corpus-Assisted Ecolinguistics introduces and integrates key research concepts, principles and techniques in ecolinguistics and corpus-assisted discourse study, answering foundational questions for researchers new to the discipline and asserting the urgent need to expand its scope.Breaking new ground, the book analyzes under-explored environmental discourses that have a tangible impact on ... Read more

    $33.19 USD

  • Peterloo

    The English Uprising

    by Robert Poole ...
    On 16 August, 1819, at St Peter's Field, Manchester, armed cavalry attacked a peaceful rally of some 50,000 pro-democracy reformers. Under the eyes of the national press, 18 people were killed and some 700 injured, many of them by sabres, many of them women, some of them children. The 'Peterloo massacre', the subject of a recent feature film and a major commemoration in 2019, is famous as the ... Read more

    $25.69 USD

  • Facets of Liberty

    A Libertarian Primer

    Facets of Liberty is a collection of historical articles by well-known liberty activists and theorists from the early days of the libertarian, voluntaryist, classical liberal and individual anarchist movements, which first emerged during the turbulent 1960s. These articles lay a foundation to understand the early works of a diverse group of students and scholars who were attempting to rediscover ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Rethinking America's Highways

    A 21st-Century Vision for Better Infrastructure

    A transportation expert makes a provocative case for changing the nation's approach to highways, offering "bold, innovative thinking on infrastructure" (Rick Geddes, Cornell University).Americans spend hours every day sitting in traffic. And the roads they idle on are often rough and potholed, with exits, tunnels, guardrails, and bridges in terrible disrepair. According to transportation expert ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Section 60

    Arlington National Cemetery

    Gifted writer and reporter Robert Poole opens Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery with preparations for Memorial Day when thousands of families come to visit those buried in the 624-acre cemetery, legions of Rolling Thunder motorcyclists patrol the streets with fluttering POW flags, and service members place miniature flags before each of Arlington's graves. Section 60, where many of those ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • On Hallowed Ground

    The Story of Arlington National Cemetery

    On Hallowed Ground opens with the long-delayed funeral of four servicemen, brought home for final honors at Arlington National Cemetery almost forty years after they disappeared in Vietnam. To understand how this tradition of extraordinary care for our war dead began, Robert Poole traces the founding of Arlington Cemetery on what had been the family plantation of Robert E. Lee. After resigning his ... Read more

    $13.59 USD

  • Advances in Microbial Physiology

    Series Book 88 - Advances in Microbial Physiology
    Advances in Microbial Physiology, Volume 88 explores the latest research and developments in microbial physiology, providing a comprehensive overview on how microorganisms function, adapt, and interact with their environments. This volume brings together leading experts to discuss fundamental processes such as metabolism, growth, gene regulation, signal transduction, stress responses, and cellular ... Read more

    $161.09 USD