What's Wrong with Stereotyping? offers a refreshing and accessibly written philosophical take on the ethics of stereotyping. Stereotyping is woven into every aspect of human experience: conversation, psychology, algorithmic systems, and culture. It relates to generalization and induction, core aspects of rationality. But when and why it is morally wrong to stereotype? This book...(展开全部)

This insightful book looks at how mainstream economics’ quest for scientific certainty has led to a narrowing of vision and a convergence on an orthodoxy that is unhealthy for the field, not to mention the societies which base policy decisions on the advice of flawed economic models. Noted economic thinker Robert Skidelsky explains the circumstances that have brought about this...(展开全部)

Illus. in color. A baby bird, fallen from his nest, sets out to find his mother.

First published in France in 2013, My Mother Laughs is the final book written by the legendary and beloved Belgian artist and director Chantal Akerman (1950–2015) before her death. A moving and unforgettable memoir, the book delves deeply into one of the central themes and focuses of Akerman’s often autobiographical films: her mother, who was the direct subject of her final fil...(展开全部)

First published in France in 2013, My Mother Laughs is the final book written by the legendary and beloved Belgian artist and director Chantal Akerman (1950–2015) before her death. A moving and unforgettable memoir, the book delves deeply into one of the central themes and focuses of Akerman’s often autobiographical films: her mother, who was the direct subject of her final fil...(展开全部)

作者 香特尔·阿克曼（Chantal Akerman,1950-2015） 比利时战后最为杰出的女性导演，母亲为自奥斯维辛集中营生还的波兰犹太人。她18岁时已完成了她的第一部短片《我的城市》。她在26岁时拍摄的《让娜·迪尔曼》是二十世纪最优秀的几部女性主义电影之一，于2022年由英国电影杂志《视与听》票选为“影史最伟大电影第一名”。 译者 史烨婷，浙江大学外国语学院法语语言文化研究所副教授，法国波尔多三大文学博士。主要从事法国当代文学、文学与电影、文学的跨媒介研究。出版专著《法国喜剧的电影改编》，学术译著《法国电影新生代》，译有帕特里克·莫迪亚诺《隐形墨水》、《记忆的小路》，马尔科姆·阿迈尔《时间》等。学术论文、文化散文、书评散见于《外国文学研究》、《文艺争鸣》、《书城》、《外国文艺》、《读库》等期刊杂志。 苗海豫，浙江大学法语专业法国文学方向硕士在...(展开全部)

Illus. in color. A baby bird is hatched while his mother is away. Fallen from his nest, he sets out to look for her and asks everyone he meets -- including a dog, a cow, and a plane -- "Are you my mother?" From the Hardcover edition.

Kincaid's new and long-awaited novel is a powerful and unforgettable story of loss, longing, loving, and survival that resonants with the proud insurgence of the human will. The story of Xuela, whose mother dies at the moment she is born, presents "an indeliable portrait of an angry woman" (New York Times) "most comparable, perhaps, to Camus' The Stranger" (Washington Post Book...(展开全部)

If Rupert Murdoch and Sumner Redstone are so smart, why are their stocks long-term losers? We live in the age of big Media, with the celebrity moguls telling us that "content is king." But for all the excitement, glamour, drama, and publicity they produce, why can't these moguls and their companies manage to deliver better returns than you'd get from closing your eyes and...(展开全部)

The media business is shrouded in an aura of mystery that was once reserved for A-list celebrities. These days we know every personal detail about TV, music, and movie stars, but very little about the inner workings of the companies that pay them. Jonathan Knee, Bruce Greenwald, and Ava Seave say it’s no accident that the CEOs of media conglomerates try to conceal their bottom-...(展开全部)