""Elie Ayache is the only person to present arguments about the Black Swan and rare events that I had not thought about. He does what philosophical inquiry has always done: to go the extra mile and look at the world in a deeply philosophical way."--Nassim Nicholas Taleb, PhD, author of the Black Swan, Distinguished Professor, New York University Polytechnic Institute & Principal, Universa Investments." ""Elie Ayache has uniquely straddled the down-to-earth...

Commentaries written by Harvard physicians on the questions that people face every day related to fitness, nutrition, parenting, heart health, mental health, men's and women's health.

"Michael Kaiser is very competent and far-sighted in dealing with the extremely complicated economic and organizational aspects of performing arts institutions, especially in this period of grave crises. In my capacity as General Director of Washington National Opera, which makes its home at the Kennedy Center, I have worked with Michael, the Center's President, and I share his approach to running not-for-profit arts organizations. I recommend his...

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A collection of primary source documents that focus on leading social issues of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. International in scope, each title is devoted to one topic.

Ensure code compliance, accurate calculations, and quality, while saving time and money. Comprehensive, practical, and visual, this resource provides you with instant access to job-critical information. This book includes 600 tables, charts, checklists and calculations for quick look-up. It provides job-critical data on every major building code, including the IBC (International Building Code), the world's most widely adopted building code. Jargon-free...