It takes a few wrong turns to find the right way. Paul Millerd thought he was on his way. From small-town Connecticut kid to the most prestigious consulting firm in the world, brushing shoulders with CEOs and with the resume to match. The Pathless Path is about finding yourself in the wrong life, and the real work of figuring out how to live. Through painstaking experiments, li...(展开全部)

The first truly global history of work, an upbeat assessment from the age of the hunter-gatherer to the present day We work because we have to, but also because we like it: from hunting-gathering over 700,000 years ago to the present era of zoom meetings, humans have always worked to make the world around them serve their needs. Jan Lucassen provides an inclusive history of hum...(展开全部)

The first truly global history of work, an upbeat assessment from the age of the hunter-gatherer to the present day “Beginning in the hunting-and-gathering past, this long view of work shows how little has changed over millennia. Progressing through the rise of cities, wages and markets for labour, it traces a perennial cycle of injustice and resistance—and the age-old desire ...(展开全部)

The first truly global history of work, an upbeat assessment from the age of the hunter-gatherer to the present day We work because we have to, but also because we like it: from hunting-gathering over 700,000 years ago to the present era of zoom meetings, humans have always worked to make the world around them serve their needs. Jan Lucassen provides an inclusive history of hum...(展开全部)

A leading philosopher explores the ethics and psychology of flourishing during times of personal and collective crisis. Imagine the end of the world. Now think about the end—the purpose—of life. They’re different exercises, but in Jonathan Lear’s profound reflection on mourning and meaning, these two kinds of thinking are also connected: related ways of exploring some of our de...(展开全部)

Reviewers' comments on the first edition: 'Zygmunt Bauman presents a cogently argued and compelling thesis...an important book from a distinguished scholar, that adds a new dimension to the poverty debate' - "British Journal of Sociology". 'It will be of great interest and value to students, teachers and researchers in sociology and social policy! [Bauman] provides a very force...(展开全部)

Reviewers' comments on the first edition: 'Zygmunt Bauman presents a cogently argued and compelling thesis...an important book from a distinguished scholar, that adds a new dimension to the poverty debate' - "British Journal of Sociology". 'It will be of great interest and value to students, teachers and researchers in sociology and social policy! [Bauman] provides a very force...(展开全部)

Soviet Samizdat traces the emergence and development of samizdat, one of the most significant and distinctive phenomena of the late Soviet era, as an uncensored system for making and sharing texts. Based on extensive research of the underground journals, bulletins, art folios and other periodicals produced in the Soviet Union from the mid-1950s to the mid-1980s, Ann Komaromi an...(展开全部)

In Getting Things Done , David Allen offered a breakthrough system to enhance productivity-at work and in daily life. Now "the guru of personal productivity" ( Fast Company ) asks readers what is holding them back and shows how they can be ready for anything-with a clear mind, a clear deck, and clear intentions. Based on Allen's highly popular e-newsletter, Principles of P...(展开全部)

In Getting Things Done , David Allen offered a breakthrough system to enhance productivity-at work and in daily life. Now "the guru of personal productivity" ( Fast Company ) asks readers what is holding them back and shows how they can be ready for anything-with a clear mind, a clear deck, and clear intentions. Based on Allen's highly popular e-newsletter, Principles of P...(展开全部)