"Critical analysis of the convergence of global crises facing humanity and their implications for our planetary future"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"How resistance to fix economic inequality is tied to the persistent myth of meritocracy, and how to change the narrative"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"Prior Art offers the first ever history of the use of patents in architecture, spanning the period 1830 - 1996"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"Guided by the Four Laws of Biotics, the book details how technological humanity should interact with the biosphere and each other in accordance with Darwinian principles, which illuminate a middle ground between unacceptable apocalypse or unattainable utopia, with two hopeful options: alter our behavior now at great expense based on Darwinian principles and extend current civilization, or fail…
"Smil presents the long history and modern infatuation with invention and innovation. Meticulous as always, these vast realms of human ingenuity are organized into sensible categories: inventions that went from welcome to undesirable, inventions that dominate and missed the mark, inventions we still dream about, and lastly, the exaggerations, myths, and wise expectations for innovations we need…
"An overview of the development and importance of ritual in every day life, written by a leading cognitive anthropologist"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"A review of labor law exploring the decline of union power and demonstrating how collective bargaining can continue to support worker power and improve economic outcomes for workers and communities despite macro shifts in the US economy over the past 40 years"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"The story of how a self-consious schoolgirl who worried she wasn't smart became the president of Wellesley College, and a leader in philanthropy and social change"--Includes index.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"An environmental history of the Soviet forestry industry, showing how a utilitarian view of nature and the "rational" use of natural resources plays out in practice"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"Shows why the design field has consistently failed to attract Black professionals, how Eurocentric hegemony impacts Black designers & how to create an antiracist, pro-Black design industry instead"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.