Basic books nov 2021 (13 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Having doubts about your next step Ask yourself what artist Frida Kahlo would do in this "beautiful volume . . . sure to inspire" (Boston Globe).NAMED A BEST GIFT BOOK OF THE YEAR BY: Instyle, Oprah Daily, Business Insider, Esquire, Boston Globe, and RedbookRevered as much for her fierce spirit as she is for her art, Frida Kahlo stands today as a feminist symbol of daring creativity. Her paintings have earned her admirers around the world, but perhaps her greatest work of art was her own life. What Would Frida Do celebrates this icon's signature style, outspoken politics, and boldness in love and arteven in the face of hardship and heartbreak. We see her tumultuous marriage with the famous muralist Diego Rivera and rumored flings with Leon Trotsky and Josephine Baker. In this irresistible read, writer Arianna Davis conjures Frida's brave spirit, encouraging women to create fearlessly and stand by their own truths.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller So You Want to Talk About Race, an "illuminating" (New York Times Book Review) history of white male identity.What happens to a country that tells generation after generation of white men that they deserve power What happens when success is defined by status over women and people of color, instead of by actual accomplishments Through the last 150 years of American history -- from the post-reconstruction South and the mythic stories of cowboys in the West, to the present-day controversy over NFL protests and the backlash against the rise of women in politics -- Ijeoma Oluo exposes the devastating consequences of white male supremacy on women, people of color, and white men themselves. Mediocre investigates the real costs of this phenomenon in order to imagine a new white male identity, one free from racism and sexism.As provocative as it is essential, this book will upend everything you thought you knew about American identity and offers a bold new vision of American greatness.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From an award-winning historian, a magisterial account of the revolution that created the modern world.¿'A fresh and fair-minded account of the revolution overflowing with vivid narrative detail and clear exposition.' -Wall Street JournalThe French Revolution's principles of liberty and equality still shape our ideas of a just society-even if, after more than two hundred years, their meaning is more contested than ever before. In A New World Begins, Jeremy D. Popkin offers a riveting account of the revolution that puts the reader in the thick of the debates and the violence that led to the overthrow of the monarchy and the establishment of a new society. We meet Mirabeau, Robespierre, and Danton, in all their brilliance and vengefulness; we witness the failed escape and execution of Louis XVI; we see women demanding equal rights and Black slaves wresting freedom from revolutionaries who hesitated to act on their own principles; and we follow the rise of Napoleon out of the ashes of the Reign of Terror.Based on decades of scholarship, A New World Begins will stands as the definitive treatment of the French Revolution.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Asearingexposéof the profound failures in our justice system, toldby awoman who has journeyed from wrongfully accused prisoner to acclaimed publicdefenderKeedaHaynes was a Girl Scout and a churchgoer, but after college graduation, she was imprisoned for a crime she didn't commit. Her boyfriend had asked her tosignfor some packagespackages she did not know were filled with marijuana.As a young Black womanfalselyaccused, prosecuted,and ultimatelyimprisoned,Haynessuffered the abuses of our racist and sexist justice system.But rather thangiveinto despair, she decided to fight for change.After her release, she attended law school at night, became a public defender,andultimately staged a highly publicized campaign for Congress.At every turn of her unlikely story, she gives unique insights into the inequities built into our institutions.In the end, despite the injustice she endured, sheemerges convincedthat ours can become a true second-chance culture.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Dawn Dais bravely goes where other baby books don't. She spills the truth about everything from breastfeeding to getting along with your partner post-baby.' ParentsMagazineThere comes a time in every new mother's life when she realizes that all the pregnancy well-wishes and baby shower gifts left her profoundly unqualified for the realities of life with a newborn. Who knew there would be so much cryingand how much of that crying would be coming from the mom Bestselling author Dawn Dais believes that a vast conspiracy exists to hide the truth about parenting from expectant mothers for fear that if the truth got out, women would (1) stop having babies or (2) stop bringing them home. Eschewing the adorableness that oozes out of other parenting books, Dais offers real advice from real momsalong with hilarious anecdotes, tips, and the encouragement every new mom needs to survive the first year of parenthood.Revised and updated with new chapters offering advice for single moms and tips for partners,The Sh!t No One Tells You is a must-have companion for every new mother's sleepless nights and poop-filled days.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Named a Best Book of 2021 byKirkusAn acclaimedexpertilluminatesthe distinctive role that white women play in perpetuating racism,andhowthey canworkto fightitIn a nation deeply divided by race, the "Karens"of the world are easy to villainize. But inNice WhiteLadies, Jessie Daniels addresses theunintendedcomplicity ofevenwell-meaningwhite women.Sherevealshow their everyday choicesharm communities of color.White mothers, still expected to be the primary parents, too often uncriticallychooseto send their kids to the "best" schools, collectively leading to a return to segregation.Sheaddressesa feminism that pushes women of color aside, and a wellness industry that insulates white women in a bubble of their own privilege.Daniels then charts a better path forward. She looks to the white women who fight neo-Nazis onlineand in the streets, and who challenge all-white spaces from workplaces to schools toneighborhoods.In theend,she shows how her fellow whitewomencanwork towardtrueequality for all. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Inspired by insights gained in spaceflight, a NASA astronaut offers key lessons to empower Earthbound readers to fight climate change. 'A must read for anyone who cares about this planetwhich should be all of us." ?Astronaut Scott Kelly, New York Times bestselling author of Endurance When Nicole Stott first saw Earth from space, she realized how interconnected we are and knew she had to help protect our planetary home. In Back to Earth, Stott imparts essential lessons in problem-solving, survival, and crisis response that each of us can practice to make change. Stott knows we can overcome differences to address global issues, because she saw this every day on the International Space Station. She shares stories from her spaceflight and insights from scientists, activists, and changemakers working to solve our greatest environmental challenges. She learns about the complexities of Earth's biodiversity from NASA engineers working to enable life in space and from scientists protecting life on Earth for future generations. Ultimately, Stott reveals how we each have the power to respect our planetary home and one another by living our lives like crewmates, not passengers, on an inspiring shared mission."A brilliant and poignant manual on what it means to live on Earth. Stott's clarity and eloquence might bring you to tears. It should be read aloud to children, assigned in schools, shared with Congress, and placed in houses of worship." ?Paul Hawken, New York Times bestselling author of Drawdown "Stott shows us that Earth is our shipand if we're not careful, we're sunk. Her experiences convinced her that we can all do something to make the world better. The tasks ahead, and the views, are tremendous." ?Bill Nye, The Science Guy.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the New York Times bestselling author of Democracy Awakening, the paradoxical evolution of the Republican Party-founded to give the poor equal opportunity, but too often aligned with the country's elites.'The most comprehensive account of the GOP and its competing impulses.' -Los Angeles Times When Abraham Lincoln helped create the Republican Party on the eve of the Civil War, his goal was to promote economic opportunity for all Americans, not just the slaveholding Southern planters who steered national politics. Yet, despite the egalitarian dream at the heart of its founding, the Republican Party quickly became mired in a fundamental identity crisis. Would it be the party of democratic ideals Or would it be the party of moneyed interests In the century and a half since, Republicans have vacillated between these two poles, with dire economic, political, and moral repercussions for the entire nation. In To Make Men Free, celebrated historian Heather Cox Richardson traces the shifting ideology of the Grand Old Party from the antebellum era to the Great Recession, revealing the insidious cycle of boom and bust that has characterized the Party since its inception. With each passing decade, with each missed opportunity and political misstep, the schism within the Republican Party has grown wider, pulling the GOP ever further from its founding principles. Expansive and authoritative, To Make Men Free is a sweeping history of the Party that was once America's greatest political hope-and, time and time again, has proved its greatest disappointment.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Storytelling, a tradition that built human civilization, may soon destroy itHumans are storytelling animals. Stories are what make our societies possible. Countless books celebratetheir virtues.But Jonathan Gottschall, an expert on the science of stories,argues that there is a dark side to storytellingwe can no longer ignore.Storytelling, the very tradition that built human civilization, may be the thing that destroys it.In The Story Paradox, Gottschall explores how a broad consortium of psychologists, communications specialists, neuroscientists, and literary quants are using the scientific method to study how stories affect our brains. The results challenge the idea that storytelling is an obvious force for good in human life. Yes, storytelling can bind groups together, but it is also the main force dragging people apart. And it's the best method we've ever devised for manipulating each other by circumventing rational thought. Behind all civilization's greatest illsenvironmental destruction, runaway demagogues, warfareyou will always find the same master factor: a mind-disordering story.Gottschall argues that societies succeed or fail depending on how they manage these tensions. And it has only become harder, as new technologies that amplify theeffectsof disinformation campaigns, conspiracy theories, and fake news make separating fact from fiction nearly impossible.With clarity and conviction,Gottschallrevealswhyourbiggestassethas becomeourgreatest threat, and what, if anything, can be done. It is a call to stop asking,"How we can change the world through stories "and start asking,"How can we save the world from stories ".…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The "fascinating" (Wall Street Journal) story of how military technology has transformed the world The history of warfare cannot be fully understood without considering the technology of killing. In?Firepower, acclaimed historian Paul Lockhart tells the story of the evolution of weaponryand how ittransformednot onlythe conduct of warfarebut also the very structure of powerin the West,from the Renaissance to the dawn of the atomic era. Across this period, improvementsinfirepowershapedtheevolving art of war.Forcenturies, weaponryhadremained simple enough that any state could equip a respectable army.That all changed around 1870,whenthe cost of investing in increasingly complicated technologysoonmeantthatonly a handful of great powers could afford to manufactureadvancedweaponry,while other countries fell behind.?Going beyond the battlefield,Firepowerultimatelyrevealshowchanges inweapons technologyreshapedhuman history.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this insightful book, an underwater archaeologist and survival coach shows how understanding the collapse of civilizations can help us prepare for a troubled future.Pandemic, climate change, or war: our era is ripe with the odor of doomsday. In movies, books, and more, our imaginations run wild with visions of dreadful, abandoned cities and returning to the land in a desperate attempt at survival.In The Next Apocalypse, archaeologist Chris Begley argues that we completely misunderstand how disaster works. Examining past collapses of civilizations, such as the Maya and Rome, he argues that these breakdowns are actually less about cataclysmic destruction than they are about long processes of change. In short: it's what happens after the initial uproar that matters. Some people abandon their homes and neighbors; others band together to start anew. As we anticipate our own fate, Begley tells us that it was communities, not lone heroes, who survived past apocalypsesand who will survive the next.Fusing archaeology, survivalism, and social criticism, The Next Apocalypse is an essential read for anxious times.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An intellectual biography of James Madison, arguing that he invented American politics as we know it?How do you solve a problem like James Madison The fourth president is one of the most confounding figures in early American history; his political trajectory seems almost intentionally inconsistent. He was both for and against a strong federal government. He wrote about the dangers of political parties in the Federalist Papers and then helped to found the Republican Party just a few years later. This so-called Madison problem has occupied scholars for ages.?As Jay Cost shows in this incisive new biography, the underlying logic of Madison's seemingly mixed record comes into focus only when we understand him primarily as a working politician. Whereas other founders split their time between politics and other vocations, Madison dedicated himself singularly to the work of politics and ultimately developed it into a distinctly American idiom. He was, in short, the first American politician.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A history of libraries and the people who built them, from the ancient world to the digital age.'Engaging [and] ambitious' -The Washington Post Famed across the known world, jealously guarded by private collectors, built up over centuries, destroyed in a single day, ornamented with gold leaf and frescoes, or filled with bean bags and children's drawings-the history of the library is rich, varied, and stuffed full of incident. In The Library, historians Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen introduce us to the antiquarians and philanthropists who shaped the world's great collections, trace the rise and fall of literary tastes, and reveal the high crimes and misdemeanors committed in pursuit of rare manuscripts. In doing so, they reveal that while collections themselves are fragile, often falling into ruin within a few decades, the idea of the library has been remarkably resilient as each generation makes-and remakes-the institution anew. Beautifully written and deeply researched, The Library is essential reading for booklovers, collectors, and anyone who has ever gotten blissfully lost in the stacks. 'The Library proves that truth is more intriguing than fiction . Full of charismatic individuals and astonishing facts.' -The Times (London). …