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LAST MONTH'S TOP SELLERS
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| Beginning to Read
Thinking and Learning about Print
Marilyn Jager Adams
"This book is destined to become a classic work on early reading instruction."—Judith A. Bowey, Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
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| Clearing the Air
The Health and Economic Damages of Air Pollution in China
Mun S. Ho and Chris P. Nielsen (Eds.)
An interdisciplinary, quantitative assessment of the health and economic costs of air pollution in China, and of market-based policies to build environmental protection into economic development.
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| Art as Existence
The Artist's Monograph and Its Project
Gabriele Guercio
"[M]arvelously original, unbeholden to the doxa, [and] unmarred by academic posturing ... [It] hints at what art and art history might be able to contribute to a new and still-undeveloped philosophy of experience."—Christopher S. Wood, Artforum
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| Fighting Traffic
The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City
Peter D. Norton
"In this exquisitely researched book, Norton guides us through the complex and passionate debates that cleared the street to make way for the car. These decisions made decades ago still shape our cities, so they are vital to understanding the future of the automobile, as well as its past."—Zachary M. Schrag, author of The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro
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| Happiness
A Revolution in Economics
Bruno S. Frey
"Bruno Frey and his colleagues brilliantly defend the idea that happiness measures can serve a very useful function in economics, and in so doing enlarge the vision of all of the human sciences."—Edward F. Diener, Department of Psychology, University of Illnois
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| Dark Ages
The Case for a Science of Human Behavior
Lee C. McIntyre
"It takes a lot of nerve to insist that a scientific understanding of human behavior should guide our approach to social problems.... Lee McIntyre has that nerve, and makes a clear case for the value of value-free science. This book will make waves."—Daniel M. Wegner, Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and author of The Illusion of Conscious Will
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| Sound Unbound
Sampling Digital Music and Culture
Paul D. Miller aka Dj Spooky that Subliminal Kid (Ed.)
"What a marvelous collection! This provocative and wide ranging book is packed with a vast number of facts and theories: the sound of creation in the Vedas, the Muslim influence on early hip hop, mathematical permutations of bell patterns (Eno), the term 'Emptyv' (Chuck D).... I love this book!"—Laurie Anderson
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| The Laws of Simplicity
John Maeda
"Keep it simple, Stupid" is an old piece of advice, so much so that it's often abbreviated as the "KISS principle." But it's advice that's often ignored, and MIT Professor John Maeda aims to change that.... Designers and marketers will find Maeda's book both interesting and useful...."—New York Post
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| Digital Youth, Innovation, and the Unexpected
Tara McPherson (Ed.)
How emergent practices and developments in young people's digital media can result in technological innovation or lead to unintended learning experiences and unanticipated social encounters.
Read the complete open access edition HERE.
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| What Is a Bridge?
The Making of Calatrava's Bridge in Seville
Spiro N. Pollalis
"Here is a case study to read and treasure."—W. J. Harvey, The Structural Engineer
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