Books that I've listened to for my #AcademicRunPlaylist
AcademicRunPlaylist Public
Created by Ben Waber
Books that I've listened to for my #AcademicRunPlaylist
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4 stars
Between the 1870s and 1930s, American social reformers, working closely with the US government, transformed sexual vice into an international …
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Tacit Racism by Anne Rawls, Waverly Duck
4 stars
We need to talk about racism before it destroys our democracy. And that conversation needs to start with an acknowledgement …
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Ancient Writing and the History of the Alphabet by John McWhorter
5 stars
The ubiquity of the written word in our everyday lives can make it easy to forget how recent the development …
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Language Families of the World by John McWhorter
5 stars
Language, in its seemingly infinite varieties, tells us who we are and where we come from. Many linguists believe that …
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5 stars
Language defines us as a species, placing humans head and shoulders above even the most proficient animal communicators. But it …
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Rules: A Short History of What We Live By by Lorraine Daston
4 stars
Rules order almost every aspect of our lives. They set our work hours, dictate how we drive and set the …
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The Work Ethic in Industrial America by Daniel T. Rodgers
5 stars
The phrase “a strong work ethic” conjures images of hard-driving employees working diligently for long hours. But where did this …
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3 stars
In Job Architecture, economist and entrepreneur Ben Zweig offers a revolutionary approach to transforming human capital management through the power …
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England’s Great Transformation by Marc W. Steinberg
5 stars
With England’s Great Transformation, Marc W. Steinberg throws a wrench into our understanding of the English Industrial Revolution, largely revising …
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Fatherhood by Augustine Sedgewick
3 stars
Fatherhood is one of the most meaningful aspects of human culture, but we know little about when or where fatherhood …
