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  • The Philosopher in the Valley

    Alex Karp, Palantir, and the Rise of the Surveillance State

    by Michael Steinberger ...
    An acclaimed New York Times Magazine writer brings us into the world of the controversial technology firm Palantir and its very colorful and outspoken CEO, Alex Karp, tracing the ascent of Big Data, the rise of surveillance technology, and the shifting global balance of power in the 21st century.Palantir builds data integration software: its technology ingests vast quantities of information and ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Au Revoir to All That

    Food, Wine, and the End of France

    by Michael Steinberger ...
    France is in a rut, and so is French cuisine. Twenty-five years ago it was hard to have a bad meal in France; now, in some cities and towns, it is a challenge to find a good one. For the first time in the annals of modern cuisine, the most influential chefs and the most talked-about restaurants in the world are not French. Within France, large segments of the wine industry are in crisis, cherished ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • The Wine Savant

    A Guide to the New Wine Culture

    by Michael Steinberger ...
    “Entertaining and edifying. . . . [Steinberger] deftly shows how any and all of us can be savvier about wine.”—Bill Ward, Minneapolis Star TribuneToday’s dynamic wine culture calls for a different kind of wine book. The Wine Savant is just that: punchy, polemical, and brimming with insights to educate and entertain beginning wine drinkers and seasoned oenophiles alike.Never has the wine world had ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Enlightenment Interrupted

    The Lost Moment of German Idealism and the Reactionary Present

    by Michael Steinberg ...
    For most of the eighteenth century the best minds in Europe took up the task of providing a foundation for human life and human society in which individual fulfillment was to be achieved within a rational public order. When it became apparent that this task was based on an illusion—the separation of self and world—and was thus doomed to failure, however, that insight and the consequent crisis were ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    The Philosopher in the Valley

    Alex Karp, Palantir, and the Rise of the Surveillance State

    by Michael Steinberger ...
    Narrated by Jonathan Beville ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 27 min

    An acclaimed New York Times Magazine writer brings us into the world of the controversial technology firm Palantir and its very colorful and outspoken CEO, Alex Karp, tracing the ascent of Big Data, the rise of surveillance technology, and the shifting global balance of power in the 21st century.Palantir builds data integration software: its technology ingests vast quantities of information and ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • The Concerto

    A Listener's Guide

    by Michael Steinberg ...
    Michael Steinberg's 1996 volume The Symphony: A Reader's Guide received glowing reviews across America. It was hailed as "wonderfully clear...recommended warmly to music lovers on all levels" (Washington Post), "informed and thoughtful" (Chicago Tribune), and "composed by a master stylist" (San Francisco Chronicle). Seiji Ozawa wrote that "his beautiful and effortless prose speaks from the heart." ... Read more

    $50.99 CAD

  • Choral Masterworks

    A Listener's Guide

    by Michael Steinberg ...
    Michael Steinberg's highly successful listener's guides--The Symphony and The Concerto--have been universally praised for their blend of captivating biography, crystal clear musical analysis, and delightful humor. Now Steinberg follows these two greatly admired volumes with Choral Masterworks: A Listener's Guide, the only such guide available to this most popular of musical forms. Here are more ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Au Revoir to All That

    Food, Wine, and the Decline of France

    by Michael Steinberger ...
    A rich, lively book about the upheaval in French gastronomy, set against the backdrop of France’s diminished fortunes as a nation.France is in a rut, and so is French cuisine. Twenty-five years ago it was hard to have a bad meal there; today it’s difficult to find a good one. An unmistakable whiff of decline emanates from its kitchens, and many believe that London, Spain, and New York are more ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • The Environmental Knowledge Commons

    Cases and Lessons for Knowledge Sharing

    Edited by Anjanette Raymond, Scott J. Shackelford, Jessica Steinberg, Michael Mattioli ...
    Series series Cambridge Studies on Governing Knowledge Commons
    Our natural environment constitutes a complex and dynamic global ecosystem that provides essential resources for well-being and survival. Yet the environment is also subject to unprecedented threats from human activities, such as climate change, pollution, habitat loss, biodiversity decline, and the overexploitation of natural resources. This volume argues that such complex, multidimensional ... Read more

    $41.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Holocaust Survivor True Stories: Ten Voices of Courage, Loss, and Quiet Defiance

    by Michael Steinberg ...
    Narrated by Michael Steinberg ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 28 min

    Experience an intimate oral history of harrowing survival against all odds as ordinary people endure the Holocaust. Whether you are seeking a deeply emotional connection to our past during a thoughtful commute or reflecting on the resilience of the human spirit, these gripping testimonies capture the sudden, shattering reality of a world descending into darkness.Listen to the haunting yet ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • For the Love of Music

    Invitations to Listening

    by Michael Steinberg, Larry Rothe ...
    The power of music, the way it works on the mind and heart, remains an enticing mystery. Now two noted writers on classical music, Michael Steinberg and Larry Rothe, explore the allure of this melodious art--not in the clinical terms of social scientists--but through stories drawn from their own experience. In For the Love of Music, Steinberg and Rothe draw on a lifetime of listening to, living ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

  • The Afterlife of Moses

    Exile, Democracy, Renewal

    by Michael Steinberg ...
    Series series Cultural Memory in the Present
    In this elegant and personal new work, Michael P. Steinberg reflects on the story of Moses and the Exodus as a foundational myth of politics—of the formation not of a nation but of a political community grounded in universal law.Modern renderings of the story of Moses, from Michelangelo to Spinoza to Freud to Schoenberg to Derrida, have seized on the story's ambivalences, its critical and self ... Read more

    $30.99 CAD