“karl yamauchi”

The companion and follow-up to "Disneyland Detective" is an enthusiastic investigation of the $2.1 billion expansion invested in the Disneyland Resort in 2001 that celebrates California's storied past and dynamic future. This exploration of hidden treasures and secret references in the park that hig... More

This classic remains one of Karl Popper's most wide-ranging and popular works, notable not only for its acute insight into the way scientific knowledge grows, but also for applying those insights to politics and to history.... More

When first published in 1959, this book revolutionized contemporary thinking about science and knowledge. It remains the one of the most widely read books about science to come out of the twentieth century.... More

First published in 1945 and never out of print, this is the first volume of one of the most famous and influential works of the twentieth century.... More

Paul Ricoeur is one of the most wide-ranging of thinkers alive today. Although nominally a philosopher, his work also cuts across the subjects of literary criticism, psychoanalysis, history, religion legal studies and politics. Its implications are even broader. Ricoeur works out a 'theory of readin... More

Engineers face numerous uncertainties in the design and development of products and processes. To deal with the uncertainties inherent in measured information, they make use of a variety of statistical techniques. This outstanding text presents single-variable statistical distributions that are usef... More

The age of Augustus, commonly dated to 30 BC--AD 14, was a pivotal period in world history. At a time of tremendous change in Rome, Italy, and throughout the Mediterranean world, many developments were underway when Augustus took charge and a recurring theme is the role that he played in influencing... More

- Modernity Rising: The Age of Worth- An Empire of Fashion- Revolution in the Air- Into a New Century: Backward, Forward, and Sideways- The Fading of Europe: The American Age Begins- The Ground Shifts- "What a Drag It Is Getting Old"- The Flesh Failures (Let the Sun Shine In)- The Great Rock 'n' Rol... More

The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize outlines his vision for a new business model that combines the power of free markets with the quest for a more humane world--and tells the inspiring stories of companies that are doing this work today.In the last two decades, free markets have swept the globe. But... More