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By Michael J. O'Brien, R. Alexander Bentley and William A. Brock; Foreword by John Maeda

The Importance of Small Decisions

"An excellent study of human psychology, evolution, modes of thinking. Read this book."—Greg Laden, Greg Laden's Blog

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By Stefan Van der Stigchel; Translated by Danny Guinan

How Attention Works

Finding Your Way in a World Full of Distraction

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Edited by JPat Brown, B. C. D. Lipton and Michael Morisy

Scientists Under Surveillance

"This study of the world as the powerful FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover saw it, focusing on surveillance of scientists, is as chilling as it is pertinent...We ignore its lessons at our peril."—Noam Chomsky, Institute Professor Emeritus, MIT; Laureate Professor of Linguistics, University of Arizona; author of Who Rules the World, Optimism over Despair and Global Discontents

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By James W. Cortada

IBM

A history of one of the most influential American companies of the last century.

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Dictionary of Gestures Cultural Studies

On the Beauty of Gestures

An illustrated guide to more than 850 gestures and their meanings around the world, from a nod of the head to a click of the heels.

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Seasonal Associate Labor Studies

The Problem Solver

How the brutalities of working life are transformed into exhaustion, shame, and self-doubt: a writer's account of her experience working in an Amazon fulfillment center.

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