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  • The Death of Expertise

    The Campaign against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters

    by Tom Nichols ...
    Technology and increasing levels of education have exposed people to more information than ever before. These societal gains, however, have also helped fuel a surge in narcissistic and misguided intellectual egalitarianism that has crippled informed debates on any number of issues. Today, everyone knows everything: with only a quick trip through WebMD or Wikipedia, average citizens believe ... Read more

    $11.39 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Death of Expertise

    The Campaign against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters

    by Tom Nichols ...
    Building on his enormously successful first edition, Tom Nichols confirms his thesis that events, such as the COVID pandemic, prove that the assault on expertise has only intensified. Fully updated chapters continue to address how technology and increasing levels of education have exposed people to more information than ever before. These societal gains, however, have also helped fuel a surge in ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Death of Expertise

    The Campaign against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters

    by Tom Nichols ...
    Technology and increasing levels of education have exposed people to more information than ever before. These societal gains, however, have also helped fuel a surge in narcissistic and misguided intellectual egalitarianism that has crippled informed debates on any number of issues. Today, everyone knows everything: with only a quick trip through WebMD or Wikipedia, average citizens believe ... Read more

    $11.39 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Our Own Worst Enemy

    The Assault from within on Modern Democracy

    by Tom Nichols ...
    A contrarian yet highly engaging account of the spread of illiberal and anti-democratic sentiment throughout our culture that places responsibility on the citizens themselves. Over the past three decades, citizens of democracies who claim to value freedom, tolerance, and the rule of law have increasingly embraced illiberal politicians and platforms. Democracy is in trouble--but who is really to ... Read more

    $11.39 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Titian and the End of the Venetian Renaissance

    by Tom Nichols ...
    Titian’s works are often seen as embodying the famous tradition of Venetian Renaissance painting. But how ‘Venetian’ was Titian, and can his unique works be taken as truly representative of his adoptive city? This comprehensive new study, covering Titian’s long career and varied output, highlights the tensions between the individualism of his work and the conservative mores of Venice. Titian and ... Read more

    $36.89 USD

  • Renaissance Art in Venice

    From Tradition to Individualism

    by Tom Nichols ...
    Series series Renaissance Art
    This book examines how sustainability has the potential to transform both the fashion system and the innovators who work within it.Sustainability is arguably the defining theme of the twenty-first century. The issues in fashion are broad-ranging and include labour abuses, toxic chemicals use and conspicuous consumption, giving rise to an undeniable tension between fashion and sustainability.The ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Renaissance Art

    A Beginner's Guide

    by Tom Nichols ...
    Series series Beginner's Guides
    The fifteenth century saw the evolution of a distinct and powerfully influential European artistic culture. But what does the familiar phrase Renaissance Art actually refer to? Through engaging discussion of timeless works by artists such as Jan van Eyck, Leonardo da Vinci, and Michelangelo, and supported by illustrations including colour plates, Tom Nichols offers a masterpiece of his own as he ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

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    Shakespeare's Greatest Monologues - The Complete Collection

    Over 40 Legendary Speeches

    by William Shakespeare ...
    Narrated by Joseph Wycoff, Austyn Williamson, Amir Abdullah, Michael Downey, Christopher Prentice, Jack Hickey, Kevin Theis, Rebekah Ward, Alan Ball, John Lister, Sara Nichols, Ruth Kaufman, Tom Mula, Michael Mitchell, Karen Woditsch, Debo Balogun, Catherine O'Connor, Erin Philpott, Jean Marie Koon, Jean Moran, Tony Dobrowolski, Robert McLean, Colleen Scallen, Mark Richard, Katie Lynn, Sean Fortunato, David Blixt, Stephen Spencer, Belinda Bremner, Noelle Klyce, Mickey Theis, Bob Theis, Robert Koon, Angela Iannone, Barbara Figgins, Elizabeth Laidlaw, Jan Blixt, Ben Werling, Laura Spaeth, Glynis Gilio, Leenya Rideout, Barbara Zahora, Mark Lancaster, Ronald Keaton, Paul Stroili ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 49 min

    William Shakespeare, long hailed as the history's greatest dramatic writer, has been lauded for his mastery of poetic expression, his insight into the human condition and his deep exploration into the psyche and motivations of his characters. These skills are perhaps best exemplified in the monologues he gives his various protagonists, villains and bit players.From King Henry V's inspiring speech ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Paolo Veronese and the Nobility of Painting

    by Tom Nichols ...
    Series Book 84 - Renaissance Lives
    Paolo Veronese’s sumptuous paintings, with their vibrant colours and theatrical elegance, have often been admired for their surface beauty but also questioned for perceived excess and detachment. In this incisive study, Tom Nichols reconsiders Veronese’s pictorial language not as superficial display, but as a deliberate visual strategy that resisted the hierarchies and exclusions of sixteenth ... Read more

    $20.49 USD

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    The Death of Expertise

    The Campaign against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters, 2nd Edition

    by Tom Nichols ...
    Narrated by Tom Nichols ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 8 min

    Fully updated chapters continue to address how technology and increasing levels of education have exposed people to more information than ever before. These societal gains, however, have also helped fuel a surge in narcissistic and misguided intellectual egalitarianism that has crippled informed debates on any number of issues. Over the past several years, the rise of populism and conspiracy ... Read more

    $25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Tintoretto

    Tradition and Identity, Second Expanded Edition

    by Tom Nichols ...
    The Venetian painter Jacopo Tintoretto (1518–1594) is an ambiguous figure in the history of art. Critics and writers such as Vasari, Ruskin and Sartre all placed him in opposition to the established artistic practice of his time, noting that he had abandoned the values that typified the venerable Venetian Renaissance tradition. He was even expelled as an apprentice from the workshop of Titian.This ... Read more

    $28.69 USD

  • The Great Detective

    by Thom Nichols ...
    It's time to solve the Great Pickle Case. Slightly confused about everything, the Great detective blunders his way through case after case, constantly on the diligent lookout for clues to his only unsolved first case. Solvin the codes at the beginning of each case will give clues to the details of the Great Pickle case. ... Read more

    $5.50 USD or Free with Kobo Plus