Eric Cohen: 12 books

Are you a busy runner who wants to run a marathon, but doesn't have time to read the usual 300-page marathon book written by an intimidatingly intense professional? Eric Cohen, a runner who is about as average as they come, boils down the insanity that is marathon running into just four simple principles:...

Democracy Reconsidered provides an enlightening study of democracy in America's post-modern context. Elizabeth Kaufer Busch and Peter Augustine Lawler explore some of the foundational principles of democracy as they have been borne out in American society. The essays included in this volume examine...

This book looks at both the past and the future of the debate over whether there are moral limits to scientific progress and what life will look like in the genetic age.

In an unparalleled collaboration, two leading global thinkers in technology and foreign affairs give us their widely anticipated, transformational vision of the future: a world where everyone is connected—a world full of challenges and benefits that are ours to meet and to harness. Eric Schmidt...

Eric Schmidt, um dos nomes mais notáveis do Vale do Silício, está entre os responsáveis pela transformação do Google de uma modesta start-up em um verdadeiro gigante. Diretor do Google Ideas, Jared Cohen tem profundos conhecimentos de relações internacionais e trabalhou como assessor para...

Welche Konsequenzen wird es haben, wenn in Zukunft die überwiegende Mehrheit der Weltbevölkerung online ist? Wenn Informationstechnologien so allgegenwärtig sind wie Elektrizität? Was bedeutet das für die Politik, die Wirtschaft – und für uns selbst? Diese Fragen beantwortet ein außergewöhnliches...

L’histoire des communautés juives de Toulouse se confond avec celle de l’exil et de la dispersion du peuple hébreu après la destruction du temple de Jérusalem, tout autour de la Méditerranée, en Europe et dans le monde. Ce sont des communautés d’origines différentes qui vont se succéder...

More than 400 years of history unfold in the pages of this lavishly illustrated volume, which presents sixty-five full-color maps of America's oldest major city. This is Manhattan's first atlas of historical maps, gathered from private collections and libraries throughout the world. From Giovanni...

Aspen Policy Books is a series of annual publications that address the United States' most formidable and pressing national security and foreign policy challenges. This edition is a collection of papers commissioned for the 2018 Aspen Strategy Group Summer Workshop, a bipartisan meeting of national...

It is increasingly challenging for teachers to educate without a deeper understanding of the experience of their students. This is particularly the case in marginalised groups of young people who are subject to loss, grief, trauma and shame. Through a snapshot of the diverse student populous, this...

Though many analyses of the 2012 presidential election have emerged, none can match this collection's depth, diversity, or ability to critically and soundly argue where American politics will go from this point forward. This volume includes some of the most recognized scholars in the field and innovative...

WikiLeaks en de Arabische Lente waren nog maar het begin: meer en meer zullen technologische ontwikkelingen de motor zijn achter veranderingen in maatschappij, politiek en bedrijfsleven. We krijgen als burger en klant meer invloed op overheid en industrie, maar onze privégegevens kunnen ook makkelijker...