Culture Crash

Explores how 'pop-up culture' has entrenched precarity in London by normalizing andglamorizing crisis conditions in the aftermath of the 2008 crash.

The things that airlines, aircraft manufacturers, and the FAA arenot sharing with the public. This book is the result of the author'sdoctoral resea...

Reducere. With his singular gift for turning complex financial events into eminently readable stories, Roger Lowenstein lays bare the labyrinthine events of ...

Reducere. Rachel likes to think of herself as a nice Jewish girl, dedicated to doing what's honorable, just as her parents raised her to do. But when her hus...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Jack FritscherEditor: Mark HemryThis Leather Origin Story of investigative journalism is an eyewitness oral history about a...

Reducere. The News: A User's Manual is an insightful analysis of the impact of the incessant news machine on us and our culture. The news is everywhere. We c...

London, 1972: An ordinary schoolgirl is inadvertently pulled into the world of a fading rock star and becomes the secret weapon in a plan to revive...

Reducere. DescriptionA unique fusion of comics culture and philosophical cogitation takes readers on a ride through time, space, and thought.Approaching the ...

Apophenion attacks most of the great questions of being, free will, consciousness, meaning, the nature of mind, and humanity's place in the cosmos,...

Reducere. Description2, 000 years ago, Jesus Christ revealed the Father to humanity, not as an angry punisher of sinners, but as a merciful forgiver bent on ...

Reducere. WEIRD WORLD. WEIRD PEOPLE. WEIRD FOOD. Irving Rice has just arrived on the planet Kynaria to film an episode of the popular Travel Channel televisi...

A smart, gossipy, and very funny examination of celebrity culture from New York's premiere social columnist. Ben Widdicombe is the only writer to h...

Reducere. A work of graphic nonfiction exploring the powerful, often toxic relationship between people and cars. Using the comic book format, this book vehem...

Reducere. In these quizzically probing and provocative poems, atoms and torture, tattoos and laundromats, mug shots, the theory of light, and such personalit...

Reducere. On September 11, 2001, sixteen employees of Baseline Financial Services remained on the seventy-seventh and seventy-eighth floors of Two World Trad...

Reducere. First published in 1978, this collection of nineteen of Ballard's best short stories is as timely and informed as ever. His tales of the human psyc...

Reducere. When J. P. Morgan called a meeting of New York's financial leaders after the stock market crash of 1907, Hetty Green was the only woman in the room...

Reducere. An Atlanta ex-cop comes to sleepy Lake Sackett, Georgia, seeking peace and quiet--but he hasn't bargained on falling for Frankie, the cutest corone...

Reducere. This classic survey of crowd psychology offers an illuminating and entertaining look at three grand-scale swindles. Originally published in England...

DescriptionOn a rainy August night, two female bodies are found on the side of the road. An unplanned night of underage drinking leads to a single ...

Reducere. Now a major motion picture directed by David Cronenberg and starring Robert Pattinson, Cosmopolis is the thirteenth novel by one of America's most ...

Politicians claim social mobility is real - a just reward for ambition and hard work. This book proves otherwise.From servants' children who became...

Reducere. A smart, dark, and take-no-prisoners look at rape culture and the extremes to which ideology can go, The Red Word is a campus novel like no other. ...

Reducere. In 2006, few Americans were expecting the economy to collapse. Today the American church is in a similar position, on the precipice of a great spir...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Elin HilderbrandA husband's secret life, a wife's new beginning: escape to the Caribbean with New York Times bestselling au...

No risk, pay the cost. Know risk, reap the rewards. In our risk-avoidance culture, we place a high premium on safety. We insure our vacations. We c...

Contributor(s): Author: Elin HilderbrandA husband's secret life, a wife's new beginning: escape to the Caribbean with New York Times bestselling au...

DescriptionNow in paperback, Game Frame explains how to use the tools of games to remain competitive and successful in today's digital world. We've...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Dale Earnhardt JrWith: Ryan McGeeDale Earnhardt Jr.'s only authorized book revealing the inside track on his final year of ...

Reducere. DescriptionA husband's secret life, a wife's new beginning: escape to the Caribbean with New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand. Irene ...

Reducere. The #1 New York Times bestselling author delivers another dramatic look into the lives of the Kennedys--including new details about JFK Jr., his re...

DescriptionThe child star that was left behind is about to get her moment to shine in this swoony romantic comedy inspired by a unique, beloved fac...

You've heard the stories about the dark side of the internet--hackers, #gamergate, anonymous mobs attacking an unlucky victim, and revenge porn--bu...

Reducere. What would you do if you were drafted to fight in a war? As a conscientious objector opposed to all wars, Wayne R. Ferren Jr. had to answer that qu...

Reducere. What would you do if you were drafted to fight in a war? As a conscientious objector opposed to all wars, Wayne R. Ferren Jr. had to answer that qu...

Reducere. Speaking Basic Italian in 5 Days Is Possible!If you're thinking of travelling to Italy, want to gain a basic understanding of the language or simpl...