wyszukanych pozycji: 68
Shakespeare, Shamans, and Show Biz: An Impolite Guide to Theater History
ISBN: 9781601822093 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 334 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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121,08 zł |
Shakespeare, Shamans, and Show Biz: An Impolite Guide to Theater History
ISBN: 9781601822086 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 334 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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193,76 zł |
The Collected Series: Five Approaches to Acting
ISBN: 9781601821805 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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338,92 zł |
Tennessee Williams in Provincetown
ISBN: 9781601824219 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 154 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Tennesse Williams in Provincetown is the story of Tennesse Williams four summer seasons in Provincetown, Massachusetts: 1940, 41, 44 and 47. During that time he wrote plays, short stories, and jewel-like poems. In Provincetown Williams fell in love unguardedly for perhaps the only time in his life. He had his heart broken there, perhaps irraparably. The man he thought might replace his first lover tried to kill him there, or at least Williams thought so. Williams drank in Provincetown, he swam there, and he took conga lessons there. He was poor and then rich there; he was photographed naked...
Tennesse Williams in Provincetown is the story of Tennesse Williams four summer seasons in Provincetown, Massachusetts: 1940, 41, 44 and 47. During th...
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64,67 zł |
Tenn at One Hundred: The Reputation of Tennessee Williams
ISBN: 9781601824240 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 342 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Edited by David Kaplan, Tenn at One Hundred is the first comprehensive look at the reputation of Tennessee Williams, America's greatest playwright. Being published in 2011 on the occasion of Tennessee Williams centennial year, Tenn at One Hundred takes a behind the scenes look at how reputations are made. It's a collection of the leading Williams advocates who had something to say, and wanted to say it this year, and in this forum. The book is a must for anyone curious about how American icons are built up, then publicly attacked, and then, rarely given the time, begin to assert their own...
Edited by David Kaplan, Tenn at One Hundred is the first comprehensive look at the reputation of Tennessee Williams, America's greatest playwright. Be...
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129,56 zł |
Bayesian Statistics for the Social Sciences, Second Edition
ISBN: 9781462553549 / Twarda / 2023 / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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301,95 zł |
Philosophy, Technology, and the Environment
ISBN: 9780262533164 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Environmental philosophy and philosophy of technology have taken divergent paths despite their common interest in examining human modification of the natural world. Yet philosophers from each field have a lot to contribute to the other. Environmental issues inevitably involve technologies, and technologies inevitably have environmental impacts. In this book, prominent scholars from both fields illuminate the intersections of environmental philosophy and philosophy of technology, offering the beginnings of a rich new hybrid discourse. All the contributors share the intuition that... Environmental philosophy and philosophy of technology have taken divergent paths despite their common interest in examining human modification of t... |
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148,67 zł |
Fires of the Dragon
ISBN: 9780743245388 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 576 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Shocking and newsworthy revelations from one of the most knowledgeable authorities on Pacific Rim affairs, David E. Kaplan, author of Yakuza. This groundbreaking work dramatically details the often violent dispute between China and Taiwan over the fate of the 20 million Chinese scattered overseas and reveals the key role the U.S. plays in this conflict. 8-page insert.
Shocking and newsworthy revelations from one of the most knowledgeable authorities on Pacific Rim affairs, David E. Kaplan, author of Yakuza. This gro...
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155,52 zł |
Bayesian Statistics for the Social Sciences
ISBN: 9781462516513 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 318 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Bridging the gap between traditional classical statistics and a Bayesian approach, David Kaplan provides readers with the concepts and practical skills they need to apply Bayesian methodologies to their data analysis problems. Part I addresses the elements of Bayesian inference, including exchangeability, likelihood, prior/posterior distributions, and the Bayesian central limit theorem. Part II covers Bayesian hypothesis testing, model building, and linear regression analysis, carefully explaining the differences between the Bayesian and frequentist approaches. Part III extends Bayesian...
Bridging the gap between traditional classical statistics and a Bayesian approach, David Kaplan provides readers with the concepts and practical skill...
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279,48 zł |
The Philosophy of Food: Volume 39
ISBN: 9780520269330 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This book explores food from a philosophical perspective, bringing together sixteen leading philosophers to consider the most basic questions about food: What is it exactly? What should we eat? How do we know it is safe? How should food be distributed? What is good food? David M. Kaplan's erudite and informative introduction grounds the discussion, showing how philosophers since Plato have taken up questions about food, diet, agriculture, and animals. However, until recently, few have considered food a standard subject for serious philosophical debate. Each of the essays in this book brings...
This book explores food from a philosophical perspective, bringing together sixteen leading philosophers to consider the most basic questions about fo...
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430,25 zł |
Readings in the Philosophy of Technology, Second Edition
ISBN: 9780742564015 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 602 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Ideal for professors who want to provide a comprehensive set of the most important readings in the philosophy of technology, from foundational to the cutting edge, this book introduces students to the various ways in which societies, technologies, and environments shape one another. The readings examine the nature of technology as well as the effects of technologies upon human knowledge, activities, societies, and environments. Students will learn to appreciate the ways that philosophy informs our understanding of technology, and to see how technology relates to ethics, politics, nature,...
Ideal for professors who want to provide a comprehensive set of the most important readings in the philosophy of technology, from foundational to the ...
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487,81 zł |
Readings in the Philosophy of Technology, Second Edition
ISBN: 9780742564008 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 602 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Ideal for professors who want to provide a comprehensive set of the most important readings in the philosophy of technology, from foundational to the cutting edge, this book introduces students to the various ways in which societies, technologies, and environments shape one another. The readings examine the nature of technology as well as the effects of technologies upon human knowledge, activities, societies, and environments. Students will learn to appreciate the ways that philosophy informs our understanding of technology, and to see how technology relates to ethics, politics, nature,...
Ideal for professors who want to provide a comprehensive set of the most important readings in the philosophy of technology, from foundational to the ...
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811,19 zł |
Firm-Wide Versus Employment-Specific Labor-Market Practices
ISBN: 9781491214480 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 44 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Some of the most fundamental questions in economics involve the boundaries of the firm. Although some firms are small and easy to categorize, others are diverse organizations with many establishments operating in different industries with different types of employees. We assemble a unique data set that links the labor-market information of individual establishments to their ultimate beneficial owners, in order to study the labor markets of firms with complex organizational structures.
Some of the most fundamental questions in economics involve the boundaries of the firm. Although some firms are small and easy to categorize, others a...
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56,78 zł |
Landscapes of the Ethnic Economy
ISBN: 9780742529472 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Immigration has expanded dramatically in both traditional and emerging receiving nations. This worldwide boom has profoundly altered urban areas as new arrivals have transformed inner cities and suburbs alike into bastions of new ethnic economic activity. Examining the essential role of space in assisting and modifying ethnic business activity, this book considers how ethnic economies are reshaping the urban landscape in the United States, Britain, Australia, Canada, Germany, and Italy. Each chapter explores the significance of urban space and local context in the development of an ethnic...
Immigration has expanded dramatically in both traditional and emerging receiving nations. This worldwide boom has profoundly altered urban areas as ne...
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602,91 zł |
The Philosophy of Food: Volume 39
ISBN: 9780520269347 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This book explores food from a philosophical perspective, bringing together sixteen leading philosophers to consider the most basic questions about food: What is it exactly? What should we eat? How do we know it is safe? How should food be distributed? What is good food? David M. Kaplan's erudite and informative introduction grounds the discussion, showing how philosophers since Plato have taken up questions about food, diet, agriculture, and animals. However, until recently, few have considered food a standard subject for serious philosophical debate. Each of the essays in this book brings...
This book explores food from a philosophical perspective, bringing together sixteen leading philosophers to consider the most basic questions about fo...
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137,03 zł |
Mine's Bigger: The Extraordinary Tale of the World's Greatest Sailboat and the Silicon Valley Tycoon Who Built It
ISBN: 9780061374029 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. As the dominant venture capitalist of Silicon Valley, Tom Perkins had seemingly done it all--from amassing a billion-dollar fortune to getting himself convicted of manslaughter in France. But his ultimate dream was to create the biggest, fastest, riskiest, highest-tech, most self-indulgent sailboat ever built. With keen storytelling and biting wit, bestselling author David A. Kaplan takes us inside the mind of an American genius and behind the scenes of an extraordinary venture: the birth of Perkins's $130 million marvel The Maltese Falcon. This modern clipper ship is as... As the dominant venture capitalist of Silicon Valley, Tom Perkins had seemingly done it all--from amassing a billion-dollar fortune to getting hims... |
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86,48 zł |
No Law But the Gun: : David Frakes Day, Famous Union Scout, Notorious Frontier Editor
ISBN: 9781082551840 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 418 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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90,80 zł |
Reading Ricoeur
ISBN: 9780791475256 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 262 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In Reading Ricoeur, fourteen well-known scholars interpret, evaluate, and criticize the works of Paul Ricoeur, one of the twentieth century's most important and far-reaching philosophers. The contributors discuss Ricoeur's entire philosophical career: from his existentialist-phenomenology of the 1940s and '50s; his hermeneutics and critique of structuralism in the 1960s and '70s; his narrative and moral philosophy of the 1980s; his political and legal philosophy of the 1990s; his recent work on memory, forgiveness, and recognition; as well as his enduring interests in religious language and...
In Reading Ricoeur, fourteen well-known scholars interpret, evaluate, and criticize the works of Paul Ricoeur, one of the twentieth century's most imp...
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396,11 zł |
The Diversity of Neutron Stars: Nearby Thermally Emitting Neutron Stars and the Compact Central Objects in Supernova Remnants
ISBN: 9781581122343 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Neutron stars are invaluable tools for exploring stellar death, the physics of ultra-dense matter, and the effects of extremely strong magnetic fields. The observed population of neutron stars is dominated by the >1000 radio pulsars, but there are distinct sub-populations that, while fewer in number, can have significant impact on our understanding of the issues mentioned above. These populations are the nearby, isolated neutron stars discovered by ROSAT, and the central compact objects in supernova remnants. The studies of both of these populations have been greatly accelerated in recent...
Neutron stars are invaluable tools for exploring stellar death, the physics of ultra-dense matter, and the effects of extremely strong magnetic fields...
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149,31 zł |
Navigating Ethnicity: Segregation, Placemaking, and Difference
ISBN: 9781538101896 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 258 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This important book provides a novel perspective on ethnicity, nationality, and race by considering how they are shaped by their geography. Exploring the complicated terrain of ethnicity through an expansive global perspective, David H. Kaplan traces the spatial arrangements that convey such potent meaning to the identity and opportunities of members of any cultural group. With examples from around the world, the author considers the most important aspects of ethnicity--from segregation to place making to multiculturalism, culture regions, diasporas, and transnationalism. He frames ethnicity...
This important book provides a novel perspective on ethnicity, nationality, and race by considering how they are shaped by their geography. Exploring ...
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191,84 zł |