A concise guide to understanding why work has become so dominant in Western lives, and how to regain balance, abundance, meaning and peace.Four sections lead the reader through :1 The Things we Do - a
Cecilia Sjoholm reads Hannah Arendt as a philosopher of the senses, grappling with questions of vision, hearing, and touch even in her political work. Constructing an Arendtian theory of aesthetics fr
Written by award-winning author Richard Platt, How They Made Things Work: Age of Industry examines aspects of technology in Victorian times, including ship-building, weapons, motion pictures, photogra
Divine learns hindsight is 20/20 and finally realizes plans, no matter how meticulous in detail, don’t always work. With the help of God, devoted loved ones, her family, friends, and a patient and car
Fiction. "I don't know how Jacob Appel does it. I'm not talking about the fact that Appel is a physician and attorney and teacher in addition to the work that he does with a pencil in his hand. I'm ta
Presents the lives and theories of famous biologists from Linneaus up to the present day, describing their discoveries and the importance of their work for the study of life on Earth and how it develo
I Know Things That Go invites kids to discover the big and fascinating world of vehicles - over 50 different kinds of machines! Kids will love lifting the flaps and learning how various vehicles work
Work isn’t working. We all love to hate our jobs. Everyone moans about the same things: we’re not listened to; we’re not trusted; we spend our time in pointless
If you have ever wondered:How do I get an internship? or What is a work placement? This book will answer your questions.A summer internship and a summer job are not the same things. Completing a struc
During the last two centuries, the way economic science is done has changed radically: it has become a social science based on mathematical models in place of words. This book describes and analyses that change - both historically and philosophically - using a series of case studies to illuminate the nature and the implications of these changes. It is not a technical book; it is written for the intelligent person who wants to understand how economics works from the inside out. This book will be of interest to economists and science studies scholars (historians, sociologists and philosophers of science). But it also aims at a wider readership in the public intellectual sphere, building on the current interest in all things economic and on the recent failure of the so-called economic model, which has shaped our beliefs and the world we live in.
The sun is a source of energy for living things. Energy that comes from sunshine is called solar energy. But how does solar energy work? And how can we use solar energy to not only stay on the cutting
