Columbia Press: 2357 books
How to Read Chinese Poetry
A Guided Anthology
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2007
In this "guided" anthology, experts lead students through the major genres and eras of Chinese poetry from antiquity to the modern time. The volume is divided into 6 chronological sections and features more than 140 examples of the best shi, sao, fu, ci, and qu poems. A comprehensive introduction...
The Art of Making Magazines
On Being an Editor and Other Views from the Industry
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2012
In this entertaining anthology, editors, writers, art directors, and publishers from such magazines as Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, The New Republic, Elle, and Harper's draw on their varied, colorful experiences to explore a range of issues concerning their profession. Combining anecdotes with expert...
Robert K. Merton
Sociology of Science and Sociology as Science
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2010
Robert K. Merton (1910-2003) was one of the most influential sociologists of the twentieth century, producing clear theories and innovative research that continue to shape multiple disciplines. Merton's reach can be felt in the study of social structure, social psychology, deviance, professions, organizations,...
Nicholas Miraculous
The Amazing Career of the Redoubtable Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2015
To those who loved him, like Teddy Roosevelt, he was "Nicholas Miraculous," the fabled educator who had a hand in everything; to those who did not, like Upton Sinclair, he was "the intellectual leader of the American plutocracy," a champion of "false and cruel ideals."...
The Classic of Changes
A New Translation of the I Ching as Interpreted by Wang Bi
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2004
Used in China as a book of divination and source of wisdom for more than three thousand years, the I Ching has been taken up by millions of English-language speakers in the nineteenth century. The first translation ever to appear in English that includes one of the major Chinese philosophical commentaries,...
Stanford White
Decorator in Opulence and Dealer in Antiquities
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2005
The designer of such landmarks as the Washington Square Arch, the New York Herald and Tiffany Buildings, and the homes of captains of American industry, Stanford White is a legendary figure in the history of American architecture. Yet while the exteriors and floor plans of his designs have been extensively...
Torn at the Roots
The Crisis of Jewish Liberalism in Postwar America
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2004
When Jewish neoconservatives burst upon the political scene, many people were surprised. Conventional wisdom held that Jews were uniformly liberal. This book explodes the myth of a monolithic liberal Judaism. Michael Staub tells the story of the many fierce battles that raged in postwar America over...
Hollywood and the Culture Elite
How the Movies Became American
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2005
As Americans flocked to the movies during the first part of the twentieth century, the guardians of culture grew worried about their diminishing influence on American art, education, and American identity itself. Meanwhile, Hollywood studio heads were eager to stabilize their industry, solidify their...
Dinosaurs
The Textbook
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2016
Geared towards a broad variety of students, Dinosaurs: The Textbook, sixth edition, is a concise and lucid presentation of the biological and geological concepts of dinosaur science. It clarifies the evolution, phylogeny, and classification of the various species while modeling the best approach for...
Friendlyvision
Fred Friendly and the Rise and Fall of Television Journalism
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2009
Fred Friendly (1915-1998) was the single most important personality in news and public affairs programming during the first four decades of American television. Portrayed by George Clooney in the film Good Night and Good Luck, Friendly, together with Edward R. Murrow, invented the television documentary...
The Politics of the Governed
Reflections on Popular Politics in Most of the World
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2004
Often dismissed as the rumblings of "the street," popular politics is where political modernity is being formed today, according to Partha Chatterjee. The rise of mass politics all over the world in the twentieth century led to the development of new techniques of governing population groups....
If You're in a Dogfight, Become a Cat!
Strategies for Long-Term Growth
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2017
Businesses often find themselves trapped in a competitive dogfight, scratching and clawing for market share with products consumers view as largely undifferentiated. Conventional wisdom suggests that dogfights are to be expected as marketplaces mature, giving rise to the notion that there are "bad"...
Bailouts
Public Money, Private Profit
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2010
Today's financial crisis is the result of dismal failures on the part of regulators, market analysts, and corporate executives. Yet the response of the American government has been to bail out the very institutions and individuals that have wrought such havoc upon the nation. Are such massive bailouts...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2010
Few people realize that prescription drugs have become a leading cause of death, disease, and disability. Adverse reactions to widely used drugs, such as psychotropics and birth control pills, as well as biologicals, result in FDA warnings against adverse reactions.
The Risks of Prescription...