Success and Luck: Good Fortune and the Myth of Meritocracy, Paperback - Robert H. Frank

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Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Robert H. FrankIllustration(s): 32 b/w illus. 2 tables.Number of pages: 320Publication date: 2021Di...

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The COVID-19 pandemic closed schools, but this hiatus provided an opportunity to rethink the fundamental principles of our education system. In thi...

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A fascinating, enchanting and painfully personal look at the meaning of luck, and the way in which it has shaped our shared history and continues t...

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In this lively narrative history, Robert H. Patton, grandson of the World War II battlefield legend, tells a sweeping tale of courage, capitalism, ...

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Originally published in 1978, Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman caused a storm of controversy. Michele Wallace blasted the masculine biase...

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Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Dr Christian BuschNumber of pages: 400Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x 197 x 30Cover type: Paperback ...

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