Charles Fishman: 9 books
The Big Thirst
The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2011
Praised as “an entertaining and torrential flow of a book**” by Nature magazine, The Big Thirst** is a startling examination of the passing of the golden age of water and the shocking facts about how water scarcity will soon be a major factor in our lives.
The water coming out of your kitchen...
Has Wal-Mart Found Its Soul?
A New Introduction to the National Bestseller The Wal-Mart Effect: A Penguin eSp ecial
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2011
The behind-the-scenes report on how Wal-Mart has become arguably the most powerful force for environmental change anywhere.
In his national bestseller The Wal-Mart Effect, award-winning journalist Charles Fishman penetrated the store’s once impenetrable wall of secrecy to chart Wal-Mart’s...
A Curious Mind
The Secret to a Bigger Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
#1 New York Times bestselling author and Oscar–winning producer Brian Grazer has written a brilliantly entertaining and eye-opening exploration of curiosity and the life-changing effects it can have on every person’s life.
From Academy Award–winning producer Brian Grazer, New York Times...
The Wal-Mart Effect
How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works--and HowIt's Transforming the American Economy
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2006
Wal-Mart isnt just the worlds biggest company, it is probably the worlds most written-about. But no book until this one has managed to penetrate its wall of silence or go beyond the usual polemics to analyze its actual effects on its customers, workers, and suppliers. Drawing on unprecedented...
by Salvador MINUCHIN, H. Charles Fishman
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2009
A master of family therapy, Salvador Minuchin, traces for the first time the minute operations of day-to-day practice. Dr. Minuchin has achieved renown for his theoretical breakthroughs and his success at treatment. Now he explains in close detail those precise and difficult maneuvers that constitute...
Enduring Change in Eating Disorders
Interventions with Long-Term Results
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2005
Enduring Change in Eating Disorders provides a unique perspective on the successful treatment of eating disorders, which are among the most debilitating and recalcitrant psychiatric diseases. Unique in the field, this book details effective Structural Family Therapy with qualitative follow-ups of...
Walmart Story
La vera storia del negozio più grande del mondo
Language: Italian
Release Date: February 1, 2018
Walmart è il più grande rivenditore al dettaglio del mondo. Vende più merci di ogni altra catena commerciale del pianeta e dà lavoro a oltre due milioni di persone. La sua politica always low prices (sempre prezzi bassi) ha in realtà modifi cato l’economia mondiale, tanto che oggi si può parlare...
Understanding Inequality
The Intersection of Race/Ethnicity, Class, and Gender
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2007
As the age of globalization and New Media unite disparate groups of people in new ways, the continual transformation and interconnections between ethnicity, class, and gender become increasingly complex. This reader, comprised of a diverse array of sources ranging from the New York Times to the journals...
by Judith Blau, Michael Burawoy, Gerard Delanty
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2006
At an earlier time, sociologists C. Wright Mills, W. E. Du Bois, and Jane Addams loudly protested injustices and inequities in American society, provided critiques and analyses of systems of oppression, and challenged sociologists to be responsible critics and constructive commentators. These giants...