Marc: 4072 books

Voor 'In stukjes' kijkt Marc-Marie Huijbregts in de spiegel. Zo ontstaat een eerlijk, bij vlagen hilarisch en aangrijpend zelfportret - vol zelfspot, maar ook vol pesterige humor. 'Ik was geen man, ik was geen vrouw, ik was niet knap, ik was klein, dik en met een bril. Ik beet me vast in kleding....

The financial sector should be shriveled and the public sector expanded. The myths of self-healing markets, efficient financial markets, nature as a free good, external and sink, infinite growth in a finite world, quantitative growth and the exact sciences eclipsing qualitative growth and the human...

Gentrifier opens up a new conversation about gentrification, one that goes beyond the statistics and the clichés, and examines different sides of a controversial, deeply personal issue. In this lively yet rigorous book, John Joe Schlichtman, Jason Patch, and Marc Lamont Hill take a close look at...

What motivates those who commit violence in the name of political beliefs? Terrorism today is not solely the preserve of Islam, nor is it a new phenomenon. It emerges from social processes and conditions common to societies throughout modern history, and the story of its origins spans centuries, encompassing...

Saturday September 27 2008, 5.00 p.m at 145 Rue Amelot. The Monde Libertaire bookshop is packed. Benoit Rey, author of Cut-throats, one of the legendary books about the war in Algeria, is launching his latest book, The Memory Holes when, out of the blue a helmeted figure dressed entirely in black...

Willkommen in QualityLand, in einer nicht allzu fernen Zukunft: Alles läuft rund - Arbeit, Freizeit und Beziehungen sind von Algorithmen optimiert. Trotzdem beschleicht den Maschinenverschrotter Peter Arbeitsloser immer mehr das Gefühl, dass mit seinem Leben etwas nicht stimmt. Wenn das System...

One man goes to Tokyo to end the world. It goes fairly well. "Cruise wildly imaginative waters where would-be fascist billionaires consort with female assassins, mothers are killed by the Khmer Rouge, plastic surgeons manipulate human DNA, bearded cult leaders levitate on the Tokyo subway,...

The most memorable prayer of the Jewish New Year—what it means, why we sing it, and the secret of its magical appeal. Through a series of lively commentaries, over thirty contributors—men and women, scholars and rabbis, artists and poets, spanning three continents and all major Jewish denominations—examine...

At the Bolder Media Group, we tell stories of ordinary people living extraordinary lives. Our mission is to smash the stereotypes of age and the limitations of possibility. We have found that one of the most powerful ways to illustrate what’s possible is to share the stories of centenarians -- anyone...

Today, as much as ever before, the red-rock, pinon-covered state of New Mexico remains tierra encantada, "the land of enchantment," to Indians, Anglos, and descendants of the conquistadores. New Mexico's long history of intermingling peoples and of efforts to balance human needs with...

Bulletproof Memory: The Ultimate Hacks To Unlock Hidden Powers of Mind and Memory Utilize the power of your brain by knowing the facts about your mind and memory system. By doing so, you can become more imaginative and more efficient at whatever it is you choose to do. Understand the tricks...

Few things evoke thoughts and memories of the past more than a house from a bygone era, and few places are identified and symbolized more by historic dwellings than the American South. Plantation houses built with columned porticos and wide porches, stout chimneys, large rooms, and sweeping staircases...

The United States incarcerates far more people than any other country in the world, at rates nearly ten times higher than other liberal democracies. Indeed, while the U.S. is home to 5 percent of the world's population, it contains nearly 25 percent of its prisoners. But the extent of American cruelty...

« Je ne suis pas un très bon programmeur, j’ai trop d’idées, je vais trop vite, je ne suis pas concentré, pas efficace et pas organisé ». Ainsi se décrit celui qui a pourtant fondé le site de rencontres le plus célèbre d’Europe, Meetic, et que ses jeunes admirateurs surnomment le serial...