Adam Cohen: 11 books
The Perfect Store
Inside eBay
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2008
When Pierre Omidyar launched a clunky website from a spare bedroom over Labor Day weekend of 1995, he wanted to see if he could use the Internet to create a perfect market. He never guessed his old-computer-parts and Beanie Baby exchange would revolutionize the world of commerce.
Now, Adam...
Imbeciles
The Supreme Court, American Eugenics, and the Sterilization of Carrie Buck
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
**Longlisted for the 2016 National Book Award for Nonfiction
One of America’s great miscarriages of justice, the Supreme Court’s infamous 1927 Buck v. Bell ruling made government sterilization of “undesirable” citizens the law of the land**
In 1927, the Supreme Court handed down...
Nothing to Fear
FDR's Inner Circle and the Hundred Days That Created ModernAmerica
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2009
"A fascinating account of an extraordinary moment in the life of the United States." --The New York Times
With the world currently in the grips of a financial crisis unlike anything since the Great Depression, Nothing to Fear could not be timelier. This acclaimed work of history brings...
American Pharaoh
Mayor Richard J. Daley - His Battle for Chicago and the Nation
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2001
This is a biography of mayor Richard J. Daley. It is the story of his rise from the working-class Irish neighbourhood of his childhood to his role as one of the most important figures in 20th century American politics.
Righteous Indignation
A Jewish Call for Justice
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2013
Can the teachings of Judaism provide a sacred framework for repairing the world?
In this groundbreaking volume, leading rabbis, intellectuals, and activists explore the relationship between Judaism and social justice, drawing on ancient and modern sources of wisdom. The contributors argue that...
by Adam Raider, Russ Cohen
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014
Most New York Rangers fans have taken in a game or two at Madison Square Garden, have seen highlights of a young Mike Richter, and know how the Broadway Blueshirts got their nickname. But only real fans know about the Curse of 1940, can name the players in “The Bread Line,” or remember “The...
Human Subjects Research Regulation
Perspectives on the Future
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2014
Experts from different disciplines offer novel ideas for improving research oversight and protection of human subjects.
The current framework for the regulation of human subjects research emerged largely in reaction to the horrors of Nazi human experimentation, revealed at the Nuremburg trials,...
Understanding Atrocities
Remembering, Representing and Teaching Genocide
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
Understanding Atrocities is a wide-ranging collection of essays bridging scholarly and community-based efforts to understand and respond to the global, transhistorical problem of genocide. The essays in this volume investigate how evolving, contemporary views on mass atrocity frame and complicate...
Cotton and Williams' Practical Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
The Fundamentals
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2013
Translated into seven languages, Cotton and Williams' Practical Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has for the last 25 years been the basic primer for endoscopy around the world, providing clear, clinical and practical guidance on the fundamentals of endoscopy practice, from patient positioning and safety,...
Numbers Don't Lie: Mets
The Biggest Numbers in Mets History
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
Numbers Don't Lie: Behind the Biggest Numbers in Mets History details the numbers every Mets fan should know by heart. Authors Russ Cohen and Adam Raider tell the stories behind the most memorable moments and achievements in Mets history, including 6: the number of Gold Gloves Keith Hernandez earned...
Generating Generosity in Catholicism and Islam
Beliefs, Institutions, and Public Goods Provision
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2018
Using an innovative methodological approach combining field experiments, case studies, and statistical analyzes, this book explores how the religious beliefs and institutions of Catholics and Muslims prompt them to be generous with their time and resources. Drawing upon research involving more than...