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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - "A critical intervention in the high stakes debate about the social value of jails and what we could do instead to create safety and justice." Alex Vitale, author of The End of Policing In the tradition of Locking Up Our Own and The New Jim Crow, a rarely seen, thought-provoking journey into Rikers Island and the American justice system that "reframes the debate the country's incarceration crisis, with a compelling focus on architecture as a path forward (Tony Messenger, Pulitzer Prizewinning author of Profit and Punishment).For nearly a century, the Rikers Island jail complex has stood on a 413-acre manmade island in the East River of New York. Today it is the largest correctional facility in the city, housing eight active jails and thousands of incarcerated individuals who have not yet been tried. It is also one of the most controversial and notorious jails in America. Which is why, when mayor Bill de Blasio announced in 2017 that Rikers would be closed within the next decade, replaced with four newly designed jails located within the city boroughs, the surface reaction seemed largely positive. Many were enthusiastic, including Eva Fedderly, a journalist focused on the intersections of social justice and design, who was covering the closure and its impact for Architectural Digest. But as Fedderly dug deeper and spoke to more people involved, she discovered that the consensus was hardly universal. Among architects tasked with redesigns that reconcile profits and progress, the members of law enforcement working to stop incarceration cycles in community hot spots, the reformers and abolitionists calling for change, and, most wrenchingly, the incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people whose lives will be most affected, some agreed that closing Rikers was a step in the right direction, but many were quick to point out that Rikers was being replaced, not removed. On one point, however, there was firm agreement: whatever the outcome, the world would be watching. Part on-the-ground reporting, part deep social and architectural history, These Walls is an eye-opening, "insightfulbracing look at how the nation's jailsand the nation itselfought to be reformed" (Kirkus Reviews) and a challenge to our long-held beliefs about what constitutes power and justice. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - "Warm and funny." The New York Times \* "Refreshingly no-holds-barred." USA TODAY \* "Delightful." San Francisco Chronicle An inspirational, witty, and bold memoir from the most successful woman ever to compete on Jeopardy!an exploration of what it means to ask questions of the world and of yourself as well as a passionate "ode to learning" (People).In eighth grade, Amy was voted "Most likely to appear on Jeopardy!" by her classmates. Decades later, this trailblazer finally got her chance. Not only did she walk away with $1.3 million while captivating the world with her impressive forty-game winning streak, but she made history and won an even greater prizethe joy of being herself on national television and blazing a trail for openly queer and transgender people around the world. Now, she shares her singular journey that led to becoming an unlikely icon and hero to millions. Her superpower: Boundless curiosity and fearless questioning. "A funny, memorable, philosophical take on life" (Kirkus Reviews) In the Form of a Question explores some of the innumerable topics that have fascinated Amy throughout her lifebooks and music, Tarot and astrology, popular culture and computers, sex and relationshipsbut they all share the same purpose: to illustrate, and celebrate, the results of a lifetime spent asking, why "Funny, candid, and confidentthis is no ordinary Jeopardy! memoir[and] Amy Schneider is no ordinary Jeopardy! champion" (Ken Jennings).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A "modern masterwork" (NPR)remarkably told through museum wall labelsabout a 20th-century woman who transforms herself from a precious object into an unforgettable protagonist.Author Christine Coulson spent twenty-five years writing for the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Her final project was to write wall labels for the museum's new British Galleries. During that time, she dreamt of using The Met's strict label format to describe people as intricate works of art. The result is this "jewel box of a novel" (Kirkus Reviews) that imagines a privileged 20th-century woman as an artifactan object prized, collected, and critiqued. One Woman Show revolves around the life of Kitty Whitaker as she is defined by her potential for display and moved from collection to collection through multiple marriages. Coulson precisely distills each stage of this sprawling life, every brief snapshot in time a wry reflection on womanhood, ownership, value, and power. "A moving story of privilege, womanhood, and the sweep of the 20th century told through a single American life" (Rumaan Alam, author of Leave the World Behind), Kitty is an eccentric heroine who disrupts her porcelain life with both major force and minor transgressions. Described with poignancy and humor, Coulson's playful reversal on our interaction with art ultimately questions who really gets to tell our stories.…