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With a provocative follow up to his New York Times bestselling The Echo Machine, David Pakman offers a dire warning on the cultural and technological forces that are already melting our brains and transforming the pursuit of truth into an almost impossible, even quaint activity.Has the dystopian future of 1984 and Brave New World arrived? As Pakman forewarns in Pay Attention, we confront a very Orwellian threat of totali...

Emeric Varady’s bodybuilding buddy Sandor Vass collaborates with him again, this time not just as a translator and editor, but as a co-author. Vass tells his own story of his friendship with Rezső, a supposedly straight and self-proclaimed “gay for pay” young muscle stud who is anxious about his upcoming gay porn debut. Rezső decides that he’d better practice a few basic gay sexual techniques before he reports for duty on the set. He turns to Sandor, asking him to mentor him. Sandor, the o...

Most organizations fail to pay their employees properly—not because they don't want to, but because they don't approach compensation with a plan. The compensation landscape is changing rapidly. If you don't pay your employees what they're worth, not only will your competitors leave you behind, but you'll also leave yourself open to legal, social, and political backlash. As an HR professional or manager, how do you navigate the confusing world of compensation? Pay Matters is your go-to guid...

This book is a critical exploration of the property and casualty insurance industry, examining how its practices affect policyholders. Feinman, a law professor specializing in consumer rights and insurance law, argues that the industry prioritizes profits over policyholders' needs, often using tactics like delaying or denying legitimate claims to bolster financial performance. The book attributes these practices to changes in the industry’s structure and goals, driven by the pursuit of inv...

From Babel to Babble . . . Everyone is Speaking EnglishIn 2007, the English language passed the million-word mark. That shouldn't come as a surprise since over a billion Earthlings speak English (no one knows about other planets, but they probably speak it, too). That makes for a lot of word-coiners (neologists) out there. And where are all these new words coming from? Hollywood? Technology? The Internet? Corporate boardrooms? Youthspeak? How do world events--from ...

An award-winning Civil War historian's profile of the brilliant Union cavalry officer and the strategies he employed to prevent catastrophe at Gettysburg.The Battle of Gettysburg turned the tide of the Civil War. But the outcome of the decisive confrontation between North and South might have been dramatically different if not for the actions of Brig. Gen. John Buford, commander of the Union army's First Cavalry Division.An award-winning chronicler of Ameri...

Shortlisted, 2025 Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social JusticeFrom an unlikely source, a compelling argument that when workers are paid fairly everyone, including businesses, benefits“A compelling case for why it’s time for America to invest in our greatest asset—our people.” —Indra Nooyi, former CEO of PepsiCoSeventy percent of the U.S. economy relies on consumer demand, yet nearly 40 percent of Am...

From the author of ´Unsuitable for Females´, shortlisted for The Sunday Times Football Book of the Year 2023With the triumph of England's Lionesses at Euro 2022, the women's game has been in the spotlight like never before. But this is the result of decades of struggle to get women's football, banned by the English FA for fifty years, on a more equal footing to its male counterpart. And while the current professional players are starting to reap the rewards of their success on the ...

A simple and proven formula to get out of debt quickly and quietly without paying a single penny to creditors or debt collectors.Unlike other get out of debt publications this book goes straight to the heart of the matter and asks the questions that creditors dread. You'll be amazed at the outcome. This is Guerilla tactics 101 and works 99.9% of the time. Banks, credit card companies, financiers and debt collectors hate it because they lose. For the wide boy readers there's a solid...

Growing interest in reparations for African Americans has prompted a range of responses, from lawsuits against major corporations and a march in Washington to an anti-reparations ad campaign. As a result, the link between slavery and contemporary race relations is more potent and obvious than ever. Grassroots organizers, lawmakers, and distinguished academics have embraced the idea that reparations should be pursued vigorously in the courts and legislature. But others ask, Who should pay? ...

Peter Barnes argues that because of globalization, automation, and winner-take-all capitalism, there won'Äôt be enough high-paying jobs to sustain America'Äôs middle class in the future. Therefore, to survive economically, our middle class needs'Äîand deserves'Äîa supplementary source of nonlabor income.To meet this need, Barnes proposes to give every American a share of the wealth we own together'Äî starting with our air and financial infrastructure. These shares would pay dividend...

The Carnegie Engagement Classification is designed to be a form of evidence-based documentation that a campus meets the criteria to be recognized as a community engaged institution. Editors John Saltmarsh and Mathew B. Johnson use their extensive experience working with the Carnegie Engagement Classification to offer a collection of resources for institutions that are interested in making a first-time or reclassification application for this recognition. Contributors offer insight on appro...