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  • Taylorism Transformed

    Scientific Management Theory Since 1945

    This intellectual history interprets recent American business management ideas as political theory, describing their underlying assumptions about power and value. According to Stephen Waring, most business management theory descends from either Frederick Taylor’s 'bureaucratic' theory of scientific management or Elton Mayo’s 'corporatist' idea of human relations. Waring discusses the subsequent ... Read more

    $31.19 CAD

  • NASA and the Long Civil Rights Movement

    American Astronautical Society Eugene M. Emme Astronautical Literature AwardAs NASA prepared for the launch of Apollo 11 in July 1969, many African American leaders protested the billions of dollars used to fund “space joyrides” rather than help tackle poverty, inequality, and discrimination at home. This volume examines such tensions as well as the ways in which NASA’s goal of space exploration ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • NASA and the American South

    An unprecedented examination of NASA’s strong ties to the American South, exploring how the space program and the region have influenced each other over 60 yearsDuring the Cold War, federal funding for the space program transformed the southern United States as NASA built most of its major new facilities in the region and invested heavily in Project Apollo. This volume examines the economic, ... Read more

    $93.59 CAD

  • The Doom of Ravenswood

    A newly illustrated edition of an outdoor adventure story by South Carolina's first poet laureateArchibald Rutledge's story "The Doom of Ravenswood" is a harrowing account of the power of the natural world and of the dangers for humans and animals alike to be found in the ominous swamps of the South Carolina lowcountry. As the narrator of this cautionary tale is riding home astride his faithful ... Read more

    $26.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Arbitration Law in America

    A Critical Assessment

    Arbitration Law in America: A Critical Assessment is a source of arguments and practical suggestions for changing the American arbitration process. The book argues that the Federal Arbitration Act badly needs major changes. The authors, who have previously written major articles on arbitration law and policy, here set out their own views and argue among themselves about the necessary reforms of ... Read more

    $56.79 CAD

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    Letters to a Young Seeker

    Departing Thoughts from an Elder

    Unabridged

    1 hour 48 min

    Within this book, twenty-one timeless insights from Neale Donald Walsch, NY Times bestselling author of Conversations with God, offer clear, uplifting wisdom for anyone seeking greater peace, clarity, and purpose. Drawn from a lifetime of spiritual exploration, each insight is delivered in a short, heartfelt letter that speaks directly to the listener.Every letter includes an inner awareness: a ... Read more

    Was $16.99 CAD Now $12.35 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    NASA and the American South

    Narrated by Kent Klineman ...

    Unabridged

    14 hours 28 min

    During the Cold War, federal funding for the space program transformed the southern United States as NASA built most of its major new facilities in the region and invested heavily in Project Apollo. This volume examines the economic, social, political, and cultural impacts of NASA on the South since the space program was founded in 1958 and explores how the program's strong relationship to the ... Read more

    $35.72 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    NASA and the Long Civil Rights Movement

    Narrated by Diana Blue ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours

    American Astronautical Society Eugene M. Emme Astronautical Literature AwardAs NASA prepared for the launch of Apollo 11 in July 1969, many African American leaders protested the billions of dollars used to fund "space joyrides" rather than help tackle poverty, inequality, and discrimination at home. This volume examines such tensions as well as the ways in which NASA's goal of space exploration ... Read more

    $28.84 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • We Could Not Fail

    The First African Americans in the Space Program

    This "surprising and insightful" history profiles ten African American engineers, mathematicians, and others who worked for NASA's space program (Lauren Helmuth, New York Times Book Review).The Space Age began just as the struggle for civil rights forced Americans to confront the bitter legacy of slavery, discrimination, and violence against African Americans. NASA itself became an agent of social ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Weapons in Space

    by Karl Grossman ...
    Series series Open Media Series
    Weapons in Space examines how the United States is forcing forward—in violation of international treaties—to militarize space. Based on excerpts from U.S. government documents, award-winning investigative journalist Karl Grossman outlines the U.S. military's space doctrine, its similarity with the original Stars Wars scheme of Ronald Reagan and Edward Teller, and the space-based lasers, ... Read more

    $9.19 CAD

  • Rescuing Prometheus

    Four Monumental Projects that Changed Our World

    "A rare insight into industrial planning on a huge scale...Excellent." --The EconomistRescuing Prometheus is an eye-opening and marvelously informative look at some of the technological projects that helped shape the modern world. Thomas P. Hughes focuses on four postwar projects whose vastness and complexity inspired new technology, new organizations, and new management styles. The first use of ... Read more

    Was $17.99 CAD Now $5.99 CAD

  • Spaceflight in the Shuttle Era and Beyond

    Redefining Humanity's Purpose in Space

    by Valerie Neal ...
    An exploration of the changing conceptions of the Space Shuttle program and a call for a new vision of spaceflight.The thirty years of Space Shuttle flights saw contrary changes in American visions of space. Valerie Neal, who has spent much of her career examining the Space Shuttle program, uses this iconic vehicle to question over four decades' worth of thinking about, and struggling with, the ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus