January 16, 2020

Book Excerpt! A Dozen Lessons for Entrepreneurs, by Tren Griffin

“When I first came to Silicon Valley, I was struck by how much people teach and learn from one another. In this book, Tren continues that spirit by sharing his own learning from others—and explains how investment judgments and decisions...

January 15, 2020

Reflections on A Dozen Lessons for Entrepreneurs

By Tren Griffin

“When I first came to Silicon Valley, I was struck by how much people teach and learn from one another. In this book, Tren continues that spirit by sharing his own learning from others—and explains how investment judgments and decisions...

January 15, 2020

New from Columbia Books on Architecture and the City!

Our weekly list of new books is now available! Ways of Knowing Cities Edited by Laura Kurgan and Dare Brawley Ways of Knowing Cities considers the role of technology in generating, materializing, and contesting urban epistemologies—from ubiquitous sites of “smart” urbanism...

January 14, 2020

New Book Tuesday! Biotechnology Law, The Profits of Nature and more!

Our weekly list of new books is now available! Biotechnology Law A Primer for Scientists Alan J. Morrison This book is an essential introduction to biotechnology law for scientists and other nonattorneys with biotech backgrounds. This work is a clear, concise,...

January 13, 2020

Reading Twice: The Particular Pleasure of Bilingual Editions

By Syd Low

Having spent the majority of my life trying to learn one language or another, it is perhaps unsurprising I have a love of bilingual readers. I will optimistically pick them up in used book sales for languages I’m not even...

January 10, 2020

Language and the Nation

By Syd Low

The Modern Language Association (MLA) has championed the study and teaching of languages and literatures since 1883. In concurrence with the annual meeting, which started yesterday, we thought we’d take a closer look at just one facet of this work: the...

January 10, 2020

Book Excerpt! Fear of Breakdown: Politics and Psychoanalysis, By Noëlle McAfee

“In exploring the fear of breakdown that underlies human existence, Noëlle McAfee creates a genuine intellectual breakthrough—her book is a stunningly original exploration of the political significance of mourning. This is one of the most thrilling books I have read...

January 10, 2020

Why a Chimpanzee Can’t Learn Language: They Can’t Learn That Things Have Names

For today’s Science Friday blog post, Herbert S. Terrace continues his series on the origin of language based on his book Why Chimpanzees Can’t Learn Language and Only Humans Can. In this installment, Terrace discusses why chimpanzees signing does not require...

January 9, 2020

Book Excerpt! If You’re in a Dogfight, Become a Cat!, by Leonard Sherman

“A wonderfully comprehensive view of competition and competitive strategy and illustrating it well with contemporary examples and citing of the scholarly literature and linking that to action oriented techniques.” ~John Czepiel, New York University Stern School of Business Breaking through...

January 8, 2020

The Fundamental Flaws of Softbank’s New Rules of Venture Investing

By Leonard Sherman

“Sherman takes a machete to standard thinking in strategy, offering up a common sense but deeply insightful—and sometimes surprising—recipe for what it takes to win in business.” ~Sydney Finkelstein, professor, Dartmouth College and author of, Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the...

January 8, 2020

New from Transcript-Verlag! An Eclectic Bestiary, Ludotopia, Musical Practice as a Form of Life and more!

Our weekly list of new books is now available! From the Human-Animal Studies series An Eclectic Bestiary Encounters in a More-than-Human World Edited by Birgit Spengler and Babette B. Tischleder The essays, poetry, and visual art collected here consider the...

January 7, 2020

Six Empowering Steps Towards Political Discourse

By Noëlle McAfee

“In exploring the fear of breakdown that underlies human existence, Noëlle McAfee creates a genuine intellectual breakthrough—her book is a stunningly original exploration of the political significance of mourning. This is one of the most thrilling books I have read...