Regional Advantage: Culture and Competition in Silicon Valley and Route 128, with a New Preface by the Author (Saxenian Annalee)(Paperback)

Regional Advantage: Culture and Competition in Silicon Valley and Route 128, with a New Preface by the Author (Saxenian Annalee)(Paperback)

Why is it that in the '90s, business in California's Silicon Valley flourished, while along Route 128 in Massachusetts it declined? The answer, Annalee Saxenian suggests, has to do with the fact that despite similar histories and technologies, Silicon Valley developed a decentralized but

The Upstarts: Uber, Airbnb, and the Battle for the New Silicon Valley (Stone Brad)(Paperback)

A look deep inside the new Silicon Valley, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Everything Store. Ten years ago, the idea of getting into a stranger's car, or a walking into a stranger's home, would have seemed bizarre and dangerous, but today it's as common as ordering a book online

Goering: The Iron Man (Overy Richard)(Paperback)

Published in the Bloomsbury Revelations series and featuring a new preface by the author, this classic biography by acclaimed historian Richard Overy takes the reader on a chilling journey into the heart of Hitler's inner circle. Hermann Goering was Hitler's most loyal supporter, his designated

Outbreak Culture: The Ebola Crisis and the Next Epidemic, with a New Preface and Epilogue (Sabeti Pardis)(Paperback)

A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year 'A critical, poignant postmortem of the epidemic.'--Washington Post 'Forceful and instructive...Sabeti and Salahi uncover competition, sabotage, fear, blame, and disorganization bordering on chaos, features that are seen in just about any lethal

Isolarion - A Different Oxford Journey (Attlee James)(Paperback / softback)

A travel writing classic, with a new preface by the author and an afterword by Geoff

Walking in Eden - Circular and Linear Routes in the Eden Valley (Scholes Ron)(Paperback / softback)

New New Thing - A Silicon Valley Story (Lewis Michael)(Paperback / softback)

From the author of the #1 bestseller THE BIG SHORT and the original business classic LIAR'S POKER comes the definitive 21st-century business

Habits of the Heart, with a New Preface: Individualism and Commitment in American Life (Bellah Robert N.)(Paperback)

The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America (O'Mara Margaret)(Paperback)

The true, behind-the-scenes history of the people who built Silicon Valley and shaped Big Tech in America Long before Margaret O'Mara became one of our most consequential historians of the American-led digital revolution, she worked in the White House of Bill Clinton and Al Gore in the earliest

The Invention of the Restaurant: Paris and Modern Gastronomic Culture, with a New Preface (Spang Rebecca L.)(Paperback)

Winner of the Louis Gottschalk PrizeWinner of the Thomas J. Wilson Memorial Prize'Witty and full of fascinating details.'--Los Angeles TimesWhy are there restaurants? Why would anybody consider eating alongside perfect strangers in a loud and crowded room to be an enjoyable pastime? To find the

Walking in the Engadine - Switzerland: Bernina, Engadine Valley and Swiss National Park (Reynolds Kev)(Paperback)

A guidebook to 100 of author Kev Reynold's favourite routes in the Engadine. Varying from gentle rambles to adventurous high-level routes for the experienced mountain walker. Each graded route ranges from 2 to 10 miles long, visiting forests and meadows, high mountain landscapes, lakes and passes

Patients and Healers in the Context of Culture, 5: An Exploration of the Borderland Between Anthropology, Medicine, and Psychiatry (Kleinman Arthur)(Paperback)

From the Preface, by Arthur Kleinman: Patients and Healers in the Context of Culture presents a theoretical framework for studying the relationship between medicine, psychiatry, and culture. That framework is principally illustrated by materials gathered in field research in Taiwan and, to a lesser

Vibrational Medicine: The #1 Handbook for Subtle-Energy Therapies (Gerber Richard)(Paperback)

The original comprehensive guide to energetic healing with a new preface by the author and updated resources. - Explores the actual science of etheric energies, replacing the Newtonian worldview with a new model based on Einstein's physics of energy. - Summarizes key points at the end of each

High Tea: All-Natural Cannabis Recipes for Relaxation and Wellness (Hinchliffe Sandra)(Paperback)

With High Tea, author Sandra Hinchliffe writes a totally new chapter in tea culture and the culinary art of cannabis cuisine. Teas, tisanes, broths, and bhangs are all exquisite ways to infuse marijuana for medicine or pleasure. With more than 75 recipes using a fascinating array of the finest

Cycling in the Cotswolds: Half- And Full-Day Routes and a 200km Tour (Dakin Chiz)(Paperback)

In 21 varied half- and full-day routes (including the new Two Tunnels Route in Bath), and a four-day 200km tour, this guide describes all the best cycling to be had in and around the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The impossibly pretty honey-hued villages, historic wool towns and

White Working Class, with a New Foreword by Mark Cuban and a New Preface by the Author: Overcoming Class Cluelessness in America (Williams Joan C.)(Paperback)

'It is really worth a read...' -- Former Vice President Joe Biden, interviewed on Pod Save AmericaNow in paperback with a new Foreword by Mark Cuban and a new Preface by the author, White Working Class explains why so much of the elite's analysis of the white working class is misguided, rooted in

Mountain Biking in Slovenia: Julian Alps - Gorenjska and Soca Valley, Southern, Central and the North East (Houghton Rob)(Paperback)

Guidebook to 35 mountain biking routes in Slovenia. Ranging from 12km to 59km, the routes are circular, negating any need for logistical 'return' planning. Graded from Blue to Black, the routes range from technically not difficult but requiring a reasonable level of fitness to highly technical,

Cultures and Societies in a Changing World (Griswold Wendy)(Paperback)

In the Fourth Edition of Cultures and Societies in a Changing World, author Wendy Griswold illuminates how culture shapes our social world and how society shapes culture. Through this book, students will gain an understanding of the sociology of culture and explore stories, beliefs, media, ideas,

Bad Blood : Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup - John Carreyrou

The riveting true story of the breathtaking rise and shocking collapse of Theranos, the multibillion-dollar biotech startup founded by Elizabeth Holmes, by the prize-winning journalist who first broke the story and pursued it to the end, despite pressure from its charismatic CEO and threats by her

Written in Stone: Public Monuments in Changing Societies (Levinson Sanford)(Paperback)

Twentieth Anniversary Edition with a new preface and afterword From the removal of Confederate monuments in New Orleans in the spring of 2017 to the violent aftermath of the white nationalist march on the Robert E. Lee monument in Charlottesville later that summer, debates and conflicts over the

Trekking Aconcagua and the Southern Andes: Horcones and Vacas Valley Ascent Routes (Ryan Jim)(Paperback)

The definitive guidebook to climbing Aconcagua in South America. At 6962m, Aconcagua is the highest peak outside the Himalayas and is accessible to both trekkers and mountaineers. The book covers two popular trekking routes: the Normal (Horcones Valley) route and the Vacas Valley (Polish Glacier)

The Culture of Leadership in Contemporary China: Conflict, Values, and Perspectives for a New Generation (Linehan Paul Michael)(Paperback)

This study examines the culture of leadership--within the government, the Communist Party, and business--in contemporary China. The author analyzes the conflict between traditional Chinese values, communist ideology, and Western

Baked in: Creating Products and Businesses That Market Themselves (Bogusky Alex)(Paperback)

Brands must build a new relationship with their customers and the culture they participate in. The old rule was to create safe, ordinary products and combine them with mass marketing. The new rule: create truly innovative products and build the marketing right into them. Today, it's within the

Alan Turing: The Enigma (Hodges Andrew)(Paperback / softback)

Includes a new foreword by the author and a preface by Douglas Hofstadter. Alan Turing was the extraordinary Cambridge mathematician who masterminded the cracking of the German Enigma ciphers and transformed the Second World