Basic books nov 2022 (11 Ergebnisse)

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The thrilling and terrifying history of genetic engineering In 2018, scientists manipulated the DNA of human babies for the first time. As biologist and historian Matthew Cobb shows in As Gods, this achievement was one many scientists have feared from the start of the genetic age. Four times in the last fifty years, geneticists, frightened by their own technology, have called a temporary halt to their experiments. They ought to be frightened: Now we have powers that can target the extinction of pests, change our own genes, or create dangerous new versions of diseases in an attempt to prevent future pandemics. Both awe-inspiring and chilling, As Gods traces the history of genetic engineering, showing that this revolutionary technology is far too important to be left to the scientists. They have the power to change life itself, but should we trust them to keep their ingenuity from producing a hellish reality.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - How essential workers' fight for better jobs during the pandemic revolutionized US labor politicsThroughout the coronavirus pandemic, essential workers lashed out against low wages, long hours, and safety risks, attracting a level of support unseen in decades. This explosion of labor unrest seemed sudden to many. But Essential reveals that American workers had simmered in discontent long before their anger boiled over.Decades of austerity, sociologist Jamie K. McCallum shows, have left frontline workers vulnerable to employer abuse, lacking government protections, and increasingly furious. Through firsthand research conducted as the pandemic unfolded, McCallum traces the evolution of workers' militancy, showing how their struggles for safer workplaces, better pay and health care, and the right to unionize have benefitted all Americans and spurred a radical new phase of the labor movement. This is essential reading for understanding the past, present, and future of the working class.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A beloved natural historian and biologist explores how climate change is¿driving¿evolution.'Hanson is an affable guide and storyteller., with a knack for analogy, a sense of humor and the natural curiosity of a scientist.' -New York TimesIn¿Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid,¿biologist¿Thor¿Hanson¿tells the remarkable¿story of¿how plants and animals are¿responding to¿climate¿change:¿adjusting,¿evolving, and¿sometimes¿dying out.¿Anole lizards¿have grown¿larger toe pads,¿to¿grip¿more tightly in¿frequent¿hurricanes.¿Warm waters¿cause¿the development of Humboldt¿squid to¿alter so dramatically that fishermen mistake them for different species.¿Brown pelicans¿move¿north, and long-spined sea urchins south,¿to find¿cooler¿homes.¿And¿when¿coral reefs¿sicken,¿they leave¿no territory worth fighting¿for,¿so¿aggressive butterfly¿fish¿transform¿instantly¿into pacifists. A story of hope,¿resilience, and risk,¿Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid¿is¿natural history of the highest caliber. It is¿also¿äreminder¿of the unpredictability of¿climate change¿as it¿interacts with¿the messy lattice of life.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A 'fascinating book'that will revolutionize our understanding of the brain and the future of AI (Financial Times) For all of neuroscience's advances, we've made little progress on its biggest question: How do simple cells in the brain create intelligence Jeff Hawkins and his team discovered that the brain uses maplike structures to build a model of the worldnot just one model, but hundreds of thousands of models of everything we know. This discovery allows Hawkins to answer important questions about how we perceive the world, why we have a sense of self, and the origin of high-level thought.A Thousand Brains heralds a revolution in the understanding of intelligence. It is a big-think book, in every sense of the word.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - "An arresting vision of this relentless natural world" (New York Times) by a leading ecologist, who urges us to heed nature's iron lawsOur species has amassed unprecedented knowledge of nature, which we have tried to use to seize control of life and bend the planet to our will. In? A Natural History of the Future, biologist Rob Dunn argues that such efforts are futile. We may see ourselves as life's overlords, but we are instead at its mercy. In the evolution of antibiotic resistance, the power of natural selection to create biodiversity, and even the surprising life of the London Underground, Dunn finds laws of life that no human activity can annul. When we create artificial islands of crops, dump toxic waste, or build communities, we provide new materials for old laws to shape. Life's future flourishing is not in question. Ours is.As ambitious as Edward O. Wilson's Sociobiology and as timely as Elizabeth Kolbert's The Sixth Extinction, A Natural History of the Future sets a new standard for understanding the diversity and destiny of life itself.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this landmark work, a preeminent scholar establishes a revolutionary model for understanding and treating trauma survivors'One of the most important psychiatric works to be published since Freud.' -New York TimesTrauma and Recovery is the foundational text on understanding trauma survivors. By placing individual experience in a political frame, psychiatrist Judith L. Herman argues that psychological trauma is inseparable from its social and political context. Drawing on her own research on incest, as well as vast literature on combat veterans and victims of political terror, she shows surprising parallels between private horrors like child abuse and public horrors like war. A landmark work in the psychiatric field, Trauma and Recovery is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how we heal.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A renowned psychologist argues that free will is not only realbut essential to our well-beingIt's become fashionableto argue that free will is a fiction: that we humans are in thethrallof animal urges and unconscious biasesand only think that we are choosing freely.In?Freely Determined, research psychologist Kennon?Sheldon?argues that this perception is not only wrongbutalsodangerous.Drawing on decades of his own groundbreaking empirical research into motivation andgoalsetting, Sheldon shows us that embracing the ability to choose our path in life makes us happier, healthier, and more fulfilled. He also showsthat this insight can help us choose better goalsones that are concordant with our values and that, critically, we're more likely toactually seethrough.Providing readers insight into how they can live a more self-directed, satisfying life,Freely Determinedoffers an essentialguide for how we might recognize our freedom and use it wisely.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Ahistory of how corporate innovation has shaped society, fromancient Rome toSilicon Valley From legacy manufacturers to emerging tech giants, corporations wield significant power over our lives, our economy, and our politics. Some celebrate them as engines of progress and prosperity. Others argue that they recklessly pursue profit at the expense of us all. In For Profit, law professor William Magnuson reveals that both visions contain an element of truth. The story of the corporation is a human story, about a diverse group of merchants, bankers, and investors that have over time come to shape the landscape of our modern economy. Its central characters include both the brave, powerful, and ingenious and the conniving, fraudulent, and vicious. At times, these characters have been one and the same. Yet as Magnuson shows, while corporations haven't always behaved admirably, their purpose is a noble one. From their beginnings in the Roman Republic, corporations have been designed to promote the common good. By recapturing this spirit of civic virtue, For Profit argues, corporations can help craft a society in which all of usnot just shareholdersbenefit from the profits of enterprise.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A bestselling historian uncovers the surprising roots of America's long alliance with Israel and its troubling consequences Fights about the fate of the state of Israel, and the Zionist movement that gave birth to it, have long been a staple of both Jewish and American political culture. But despite these arguments' significance to American politics, American Jewish life, and to Israel itself, no one has ever systematically examined their history and explained why they matter. InWe Are Not One, historian Eric Alterman traces this debate from its nineteenth-century origins. Following Israel's 19481949 War of Independence (called the "nakba" or "catastrophe" by Palestinians), few Americans, including few Jews, paid much attention to Israel or the challenges it faced. Following the 1967 Six-Day War, however, almost overnight support for Israel became the primary component of American Jews' collective identity. Over time, Jewish organizations joined forces with conservative Christians and neoconservative pundits and politicos to wage a tenacious fight to define Israel's image in the US media, popular culture, Congress, and college campuses. Deeply researched,We Are Not Onereveals how our consensus on Israel and Palestine emerged and why, today, it is fracturing.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -In this landmark work, a preeminent scholar establishes a revolutionary model for understanding and treating trauma survivors'One of the most important psychiatric works to be published since Freud.' -New York TimesTrauma and Recovery is the foundational text on understanding trauma survivors. By placing individual experience in a political frame, psychiatrist Judith L. Herman argues that psychological trauma is inseparable from its social and political context. Drawing on her own research on incest, as well as vast literature on combat veterans and victims of political terror, she shows surprising parallels between private horrors like child abuse and public horrors like war. A landmark work in the psychiatric field, Trauma and Recovery is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how we heal.Hachette Ireland, Unit 8 Castlecourt Centre, Castleknock, D15 XTP3 Dublin 15 480 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -In this landmark work, a preeminent scholar establishes a revolutionary model for understanding and treating trauma survivors'One of the most important psychiatric works to be published since Freud.' -New York TimesTrauma and Recovery is the foundational text on understanding trauma survivors. By placing individual experience in a political frame, psychiatrist Judith L. Herman argues that psychological trauma is inseparable from its social and political context. Drawing on her own research on incest, as well as vast literature on combat veterans and victims of political terror, she shows surprising parallels between private horrors like child abuse and public horrors like war. A landmark work in the psychiatric field, Trauma and Recovery is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how we heal. 480 pp. Englisch.…