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This interdisciplinary collection of essays focuses on the ways in which movements of people across natural, political and cultural boundaries shape identities that are inexorably linked to the geographical space that individuals on the move cross, inhabit and leave behind. As conflicts over identities and space continue to erupt on a regular basis, this book […]

Improbable Destinies will change the way we think and talk about evolution. Losos’s insights into natural selection and evolutionary change have far-reaching applications for protecting ecosystems, securing our food supply, and fighting off harmful viruses and bacteria. This compelling narrative offers a new understanding of ourselves and our role in the natural world and the cosmos.

Featuring 50 interviews with 50 sports executives ranging from team owners, team/company executives, facility designers and analytics experts, “They Shoot … They Score” offers a comprehensive guide to applied lessons in leadership, innovation and strategy from the sports industry. Topics covered include strategic marketing, brand management, business analytics and sport science, corporate culture, corporate partnerships, […]

Building on more than 20 years of research, this book sets the stage with key concepts, historical antecedents and current financial challenges of families in America. It provides knowledge and tools to assist families in pressing financial circumstances and offers a lifespan perspective of financial capability and environmental influences on financial behaviors and actions. Furthermore, […]

Elizabeth Schechter argues that there are in fact two minds: subjects of experience and intentional agents inside each split-brain human being: right and left. On the other hand, each split-brain subject is nonetheless one of us. The key to reconciling these two claims is to understand the ways in which each of us is transformed […]

A comprehensive new survey tracing the global history of urbanism and urban design from the industrial revolution to the present. Written with an international perspective that encourages cross-cultural comparisons, leading architectural and urban historian Eric Mumford presents a comprehensive survey of urbanism and urban design since the industrial revolution. Beginning in the second half of […]

A story of French food that goes beyond the countryside to expose a tradition engaged with national and global developments.

As awareness and identification of sex trafficking and exploitation have grown, so has the need for improved social work responses. In this volume, expert practitioners, survivors and researchers model the best practices for working with this population, using case examples and illustrative guides. Chapters cover the common challenges of working with trafficked and exploited people […]

Anne Marie Knott ha devised a new tool that helps companies determine how “smart” they are and provides a guide for how much they should invest in R&D.

Filled with exciting research, practical exercises, honest advice, and quotes and stories from young adults themselves, When Likes Aren’t Enough is a master class for a generation looking for science-based, real world ways to feel just a little bit happier every day.