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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “chad frederick”
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  • Climate Chaos

    Killing People, Places, and the Planet

    by John Hans Gilderbloom, Joshua D. Ambrosius, Bobby Austin, Russell Barnett, Christopher Bird, Leah Callahan, Chad Frederick, Robert Friedland, Elliott Grantz, Matthew Hanka0, Bunny Hayes1, Antwan Jones2, Avery Kahl3, Zachary E. Kenitzer4, Isaiah Kingsberry5, Wesley L. Meares6, Justin Mog7, Lisa Murray8, Chris Nolan9, Karrie Ann Quenichet0, William Riggs1, Stephen A. Roosa2, Ellen Slaten3, Carla J. Snyder4, Jennifer Stekardis5, Porter Stevens6, Ra’Desha Williams7, Garlynn Woodsong8, Charlie Zhang9, Gregory D. Squires0 ...
    Featuring insights from influential figures like Pope Francis and Albert Gore alongside contributions from over thirty esteemed authors, Climate Chaos: Killing People, Places and the Planet charts a transformative path from despair to optimism. Grounded in rigorous scientific research, the book unflinchingly exposes the links between industries such as coal, fossil fuels, chemical factories, ... Read more

    $36.49 USD

  • America's Addiction to Automobiles

    Why Cities Need to Kick the Habit and How

    by Chad Frederick ...
    Series series Environmental Degradation and Public Health
    A provocative look at our nation's dependency on the automobile and how its potential impact on urban design will either make or break our health, economy, and quality of life.In this thought-provoking work, author and urban planning expert Chad Frederick scrutinizes the use of automobiles in cities, investigating its role in exacerbating urban inequalities and thwarting sustainability of modern ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

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  • The Model Thinker

    What You Need to Know to Make Data Work for You

    by Scott E. Page ...
    Work with data like a pro using this guide that breaks down how to organize, apply, and most importantly, understand what you are analyzing in order to become a true data ninja.From the stock market to genomics laboratories, census figures to marketing email blasts, we are awash with data. But as anyone who has ever opened up a spreadsheet packed with seemingly infinite lines of data knows, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • The Darwin Economy: Liberty, Competition, and the Common Good

    by Robert H. Frank ...
    Who was the greater economist--Adam Smith or Charles Darwin? The question seems absurd. Darwin, after all, was a naturalist, not an economist. But Robert Frank, New York Times economics columnist and best-selling author of The Economic Naturalist, predicts that within the next century Darwin will unseat Smith as the intellectual founder of economics. The reason, Frank argues, is that Darwin's ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Enough Is Enough

    Building a Sustainable Economy in a World of Finite Resources

    by Robert Dietz, Daniel W. O'Neill ...
    Strategies for transitioning to a steady-state economy that maximizes long-term well-being for all people.We're overusing the earth's finite resources, and yet excessive consumption is failing to improve our lives. In Enough Is Enough, Rob Dietz and Dan O'Neill lay out a visionary but realistic alternative to the perpetual pursuit of economic growth—an economy where the goal is not more but enough ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Economics Rules

    The Rights and Wrongs of the Dismal Science

    by Dani Rodrik ...
    “A hugely valuable contribution. . . . In setting out a defence of the best in economics, Rodrik has also provided a goal for the discipline as a whole.” —Martin Sandbu, Financial TimesIn the wake of the financial crisis and the Great Recession, economics seems anything but a science. In this sharp, masterfully argued book, Dani Rodrik, a leading critic from within, takes a close look at economics ... Read more

    $12.29 USD

  • How Culture Shapes the Climate Change Debate

    by Andrew J. Hoffman ...
    Though the scientific community largely agrees that climate change is underway, debates about this issue remain fiercely polarized. These conversations have become a rhetorical contest, one where opposing sides try to achieve victory through playing on fear, distrust, and intolerance. At its heart, this split no longer concerns carbon dioxide, greenhouse gases, or climate modeling; rather, it is ... Read more

    $17.09 USD

  • The Origin of Wealth

    The Radical Remaking of Economics and What it Means for Business and Society

    by Eric D. Beinhocker ...
    Over 6.4 billion people participate in a $36.5 trillion global economy, designed and overseen by no one. How did this marvel of self-organized complexity evolve? How is wealth created within this system? And how can wealth be increased for the benefit of individuals, businesses, and society? In The Origin of Wealth, Eric D. Beinhocker argues that modern science provides a radical perspective on ... Read more

    $20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Luxury Fever

    Why Money Fails to Satisfy In An Era of Excess

    by Robert H. Frank ...
    A new luxury fever has America in its grip. Independent of stock prices, recessions, and inflation rates, the past two decades have witnessed a spectacular and uninterrupted rise in luxury consumption. Ordinary, functional goods are no longer acceptable. Our cars have gotten larger, heavier, and far more expensive. Mansions larger than 30,000 square feet no longer seem extravagant. Wristwatches ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Invisible Wealth

    The Hidden Story of How Markets Work

    by Arnold Kling, Nick Schulz ...
    The discipline of economics is not what it used to be. Over the last few decades, economists have begun a revolutionary reorientation in how we look at the world, and this has major implications for politics, policy, and our everyday lives. For years, conventional economists told us an incomplete story that leaned on the comfortable precision of mathematical abstraction and ignored the complexity ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The Irrational Economist

    Making Decisions in a Dangerous World

    Edited by Erwann Michel-Kerjan, Paul Slovic ...
    Of the twenty most costly catastrophes since 1970, more than half have occurred since 2001. Is this an omen of what the 21st century will be? How might we behave in this new, uncertain and more dangerous environment? Will our actions be rational or irrational?A select group of scholars, innovators, and Nobel Laureates was asked to address challenges to rational decision making both in our day-to ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Disequilibrium

    A World Out Of Kilter

    by Thierry Malleret ...
    "Disequilibrium" is an essay at the intersection of economics, geopolitics, and political and environmental science: it connects the dots between various academic disciplines and does a great job at simplifying the increasing complexity of today's world. It contends that in the foreseeable future, our world will be lurching from one global crisis to the next as it becomes much more susceptible to ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus