kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
"Autism's False Prophets: Bad Science, Risky Medicine and the Search for a Cure" by Paul A. Offit; Columbia University Press ($24.95)
Nasa (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
A study by a group of prominent seismologists suggests that a pattern of subtle but active faults makes the risk of earthquakes to the New York City area substantially greater than formerly believed. (The Earth Institute at Columbia University press release)
Nasa (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
Nutrients washed out of the Amazon River are powering huge amounts of previously unexpected plant life far out to sea, thus trapping atmospheric carbon dioxide, according to a new study. (The Earth Institute at Columbia University press release)
Counterfire blogg (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008
A new study released Wednesday, entitled “The Measure of America,” provides a wealth of data demonstrating the profound and deepening social decay of the United States. Commissioned by the Oxfam charity and several foundations, and published by Columbia University Press, the report documents, using government figures, the dramatic decline of American society relative to other [...]
Danwei (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008
Geremie R. Barmé's In the Red, on contemporary Chinese culture Here we have reprinted an excerpt from the chapter on Wang Shou called ‘The Apotheosis of the Liumang ’ from Geremie R. Barmé's book In the Red, on contemporary Chinese culture (New York: Columbia University Press, 1999). Much of the material in that chapter was originally published as an article some years before the publication of the...
Thinking made Easy (Free subscription) | 02/08/2008
1..Fiske, J. (1991). Understanding Popular Culture. London: Routledge. 2.Willis, P. (1981). Learning to Labour: How Working Class Kids Get Working Class Jobs. New York: Columbia University Press. (My point of view: Even though Hong Kong do not have industries any more. What the book say still happen in HK. e.g....
Indybay newswire (Free subscription) | 20/07/2008
Saturday, July 19, 2008 : A new study released Wednesday, entitled The Measure of America, provides a wealth of data demonstrating the profound and deepening social decay of the United States. Commissioned by the Oxfam charity and several foundations, and published by Columbia University Press, the report documents, using government figures, the dramatic decline of American society relative to other...
Driive (Free subscription) | 19/07/2008
Editor's Note: The following is the epilogue to James E. McWilliams new book, American Pests: Losing the War on Insects from Colonial Times to DDT . The book is available from Columbia University Press . "Some very learned men are the greatest fools in the world" The story does not end with Rachel Carson, of course. Neither does it end on a note of triumph. The most frustrating aspects of the insect...
3quarksdaily (Free subscription) | 19/07/2008
From the Columbia University Press blog: Yesterday, at a press conference in Washington D.C., the authors of The Measure of America: American Human Development Report 2008-2009 discussed the results of their groundbreaking study on the health and well-being of the...
Millard Fillmore's Bathtub (Free subscription) | 18/07/2008
1. Siddarth Kara has written an important new book on trafficking in sex: 2. Columbia University Press’s move into internet, viral videos to sell books is a good idea with decent execution, so far.
The Brooks Blog (Free subscription) | 27/06/2008
There is a new website up with Columbia University Press for my Hegel's Political Philosophy: A Systematic Reading of the Philosophy of Right . Columbia University Press is the US distributor of the book, published by Edinburgh University Press in the United Kingdom. Needless to say, I would be very interested to hear what readers think of the book if you have any comments.
Nasa (Free subscription) | 18/06/2008
A new study has found that the closing of the ozone hole may significantly affect climate change in the Southern Hemisphere, and therefore, the global climate. (The Earth Institute at Columbia University press release)
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 02/06/2008
This is how Peter Barrett and Conor Broughan of Columbia University Press spent much of their BookExpo Saturday: playing Guitar Hero in their company's booth. They even roped me into playing two rounds—because I was so disastrously inept in "battle" mode that I was blown off the stage in 30 seconds that they let me try again at the wimpiest basic level. I still suck pretty bad. Then again, I haven't...
A Fistful of Euros (Free subscription) | 01/06/2008
It is reading time again here at AFOE. I received another book to review from Columbia University Press. This time we’ll be talking about the Middle East. The book is The politics of Chaos in the Middle East by Olivier Roy, which you can find either here at the Columbia University Press [...]
3quarksdaily (Free subscription) | 27/05/2008
From the CUP website: Take advantage of great savings during our White Sale. Save up to 80% on more than 1,000 titles. *Please note: Some older cloth editions of books do not have book jackets. Sale ends May 31st. Go...
