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by Bill McKibben  
Powells.com Staff Pick "Timely and useful. This valuable benchmark is a substantial contribution to the rethinking of unlimited economic expansion." Recommended by Ted, Powells.com... (read more) Your Price $14.00 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies 
by Richard Sennett Publisher Comments Defining craftsmanship far more broadly than "skilled manual labor," Richard Sennett maintains that the computer programmer, the doctor, the artist, and even the parent and citizen engage in a craftsman's work. Craftsmanship names the basic human impulse... (read more) Your Price $27.50 (New - Hardcover) check for used and sale copies
by Richard Thaler Publisher Comments Every day, we make decisions on topics ranging from personal investments to schools for our children to the meals we eat to the causes we champion. Unfortunately, we often choose poorly. The reason, the authors explain, is that, being human, we all are... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your Price $16.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
by Robert N., M.d. Butler Publisher Comments Pulitzer-prize winning author Dr. Robert Butler coined the term "ageism" and made "Alzheimer's" a familiar word. Now he brings his formidable knowledge and experience in aging issues to a recent and unprecedented achievement: the extension of human life... (read more) Your Price $30.00 (New - Hardcover) check for used and sale copies
by Raj Patel Publisher Comments "One of the most dazzling books I have read in a very long time. The product of a brilliant mind and a gift to a world hungering for justice." Naomi Klein, author of No Logoand The Shock Doctrine Half the world is malnourished, the other half obese-both... (read more) Your Price $19.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Jennifer 8. Lee Publisher Comments There are more Chinese restaurants in America than McDonald's, Burger Kings, and Wendy's combined. Egg rolls are as American as apple pie, and for New York Times reporter Jennifer 8. Lee, the story of the Chinese-American experience can be told through... (read more) Your Price $19.95 (Sale - Hardcover) check for used copies
by Mike Wallace Publisher Comments The world is an uncertain place, which is why the future and the unknown absolutely fascinate us. Veteran television journalist Mike Wallace asked the question What will life be like 50 years from now? to sixty of the world's greatest minds. Their... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your Price $16.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
by Daniel Radosh Publisher Comments What does it mean when a band is judged by how hard they pray rather than how hard they rock? Would Jesus buy "Jesus junk" or wear "witness wear"? What do Christian skate parks, raves, and romance novels say about evangelicalism -- and America? Daniel... (read more) Your Price $25.00 (New - Hardcover) check for used and sale copies
by Tim Guest
Publisher Comments We’ve always dreamed of perfect places: Eden, heaven, Utopia. Imagine gambling without loss, love without heartbreak, sex without exposure, experience without risk. Welcome to the fascinating world of online virtual reality, the land of invented... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your Price $19.95 (Sale - Hardcover) check for used copies
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by Richard Florida Publisher Comments It’s a mantra of the age of globalization that where we live doesn’t matter. We can innovate just as easily from a ski chalet in Aspen or a beachhouse in Provence as in the office of a Silicon Valley startup. According to Richard Florida... (read more) Your Price $16.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
by Greg Mitchell Publisher Comments In early 2003, Greg Mitchell was one of the few mainstream journalists to seriously question the stated reasons for invading Iraq. In the years since, he has repeatedly challenged the media to probe the conduct of the war and its toll on our troops. Now,... (read more) Your Price $14.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
Publisher Comments The last decade has seen the transformation of recreational drug use from a minority, almost subcultural activity into a widespread increasingly normalised leisure activity. Each weekend millions of the young and not-so-young fill the floors of night... (read more) Your Price $34.50 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Arthur C Brooks Publisher Comments Who are the happiest Americans? Surveys show that religious people think they are happier than secularists, and secularists think they are happier than religious people. Liberals believe they are happier than conservatives, and conservatives disagree. In... (read more) Your Price $26.95 (New - Hardcover) check for used and sale copies
by Neil Gilbert Publisher Comments The question of how best to combine work and family life has led to lively debates in recent years. Both a lifestyle and a policy issue, it has been addressed psychologically, socially, and economically, and conclusions have been hotly contested. ... (read more) Your Price $26.00 (New - Hardcover) check for used and sale copies
by Jack Mingo Publisher Comments FACE IT. WE CAN GO ANYTIME. BUT IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS! Death becomes you, and it's just another fact of life explored in Cause of Death, a revealing abundance of startling data, false perceptions, bizarre fallacies, and some totally unexpected... (read more) Your Price $15.00 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
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