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Author | : Frank Westerman |
Publisher | : Abrams |
Total Pages | : 219 |
Release | : 2012-08-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1468305336 |
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A “fascinating” account of how Gorky, Pasternak, and other great writers were coerced to create propaganda for Stalin (Cleveland Plain Dealer). Sunday Times Best Travel Book of the Year In the Soviet Union, writers of renown, described by Stalin as “engineers of the soul,” were encouraged to sing the praises of canal and dam construction under titles such as Energy: The Hydraulic Power Station and Onward, Time! But their enthusiasm—spontaneous and idealistic at first—soon became obligatory, and as these colossal waterworks led to slavery and destruction, Soviet writers such as Maxim Gorky, Isaak Babel, Konstantin Paustovsky, and Boris Pasternak were forced to labor on in the service of a deluded totalitarian society. Combining investigative journalism with literary history, Engineers of the Soul is a journey through contemporary Russia and Soviet-era literature. Frank Westerman, a correspondent living in post-Communist Moscow, examines both the culture landscape under Stalin’s rule and the books—and lives—of writers caught in the wheels of the Soviet system as art and reality were bent to radically new purposes. “Engagingly written and extensively researched, the book covers compelling historical and literary ground.” —Financial Times “A detailed and enthralling account of his journey through Soviet literature including discovering the revolution’s best kept secrets while trying to appreciate the talented writers who created a web of deceit in the name of success.” —Publishers Weekly “A literary travelogue revealing a remarkable geography and a strange, fraught alliance when the pen was not as mighty as the hammer and sickle of the Soviet Union . . . insightful.” —Kirkus Reviews
Author | : Tracy Kidder |
Publisher | : Back Bay Books |
Total Pages | : 222 |
Release | : 2011-08-23 |
Genre | : Computers |
ISBN | : 0316204552 |
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Tracy Kidder's "riveting" (Washington Post) story of one company's efforts to bring a new microcomputer to market won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and has become essential reading for understanding the history of the American tech industry. Computers have changed since 1981, when The Soul of a New Machine first examined the culture of the computer revolution. What has not changed is the feverish pace of the high-tech industry, the go-for-broke approach to business that has caused so many computer companies to win big (or go belly up), and the cult of pursuing mind-bending technological innovations. The Soul of a New Machine is an essential chapter in the history of the machine that revolutionized the world in the twentieth century. "Fascinating...A surprisingly gripping account of people at work." --Wall Street Journal
Author | : Mo Gawdat |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2017-03-21 |
Genre | : Self-Help |
ISBN | : 1501157590 |
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In this “powerful personal story woven with a rich analysis of what we all seek” (Sergey Brin, cofounder of Google), Mo Gawdat, Chief Business Officer at Google’s [X], applies his superior logic and problem solving skills to understand how the brain processes joy and sadness—and then he solves for happy. In 2001 Mo Gawdat realized that despite his incredible success, he was desperately unhappy. A lifelong learner, he attacked the problem as an engineer would: examining all the provable facts and scrupulously applying logic. Eventually, his countless hours of research and science proved successful, and he discovered the equation for permanent happiness. Thirteen years later, Mo’s algorithm would be put to the ultimate test. After the sudden death of his son, Ali, Mo and his family turned to his equation—and it saved them from despair. In dealing with the horrible loss, Mo found his mission: he would pull off the type of “moonshot” goal that he and his colleagues were always aiming for—he would share his equation with the world and help as many people as possible become happier. In Solve for Happy Mo questions some of the most fundamental aspects of our existence, shares the underlying reasons for suffering, and plots out a step-by-step process for achieving lifelong happiness and enduring contentment. He shows us how to view life through a clear lens, teaching us how to dispel the illusions that cloud our thinking; overcome the brain’s blind spots; and embrace five ultimate truths. No matter what obstacles we face, what burdens we bear, what trials we’ve experienced, we can all be content with our present situation and optimistic about the future.
Author | : Josef Škvorecký |
Publisher | : Dalkey Archive Press |
Total Pages | : 596 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781564781994 |
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"So entertaining that it would be dangerous to read it without laughing aloud." Los Angeles Times Book Review
Author | : Chen Hongjie |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 326 |
Release | : 2016-10-04 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1317449428 |
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This book considers a wide range of key developments and key areas of debate in China’s education system. Marketization, quality assurance, and issues of inequality and gender are all discussed, as are expansion in the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors, the impact of globalization, and the influence of education on China’s economic growth. The book, which comprises contributions from many leading authorities, will be of great interest both to comparative education specialists, and also to all those interested in China’s rise and development.
Author | : Zara Witkin |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 444 |
Release | : 2023-11-10 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0520351088 |
Download An American Engineer in Stalin's Russia Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In 1932 Zara Witkin, a prominent American engineer, set off for the Soviet Union with two goals: to help build a society more just and rational than the bankrupt capitalist system at home, and to seek out the beautiful film star Emma Tsesarskaia. His memoirs offer a detailed view of Stalin's bureaucracy—entrenched planners who snubbed new methods; construction bosses whose cover-ups led to terrible disasters; engineers who plagiarized Witkin's work; workers whose pride was defeated. Punctuating this document is the tale of Witkin's passion for Tsesarskaia and the record of his friendships with journalist Eugene Lyons, planner Ernst May, and others. Witkin felt beaten in the end by the lethargy and corruption choking the greatest social experiment in history, and by a pervasive evil—the suppression of human rights and dignity by a relentless dictatorship. Finally breaking his spirit was the dissolution of his romance with Emma, his "Dark Goddess." In his lively introduction, Michael Gelb provides the historical context of Witkin's experience, details of his personal life, and insights offered by Emma Tsesarskaia in an interview in 1989.
Author | : Peter Martin |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2021 |
Genre | : HISTORY |
ISBN | : 0197513700 |
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The founder -- Shadow diplomacy -- War by other means -- Chasing respectability -- Between truth and lies -- Diplomacy in retreat -- Selective integration -- Rethinking capitalism -- The fightback -- Ambition realized -- Overreach.
Author | : John Roncz |
Publisher | : CreateSpace |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2012-07-31 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781478221944 |
Download An Engineer's Guide to the Spirit World Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Nobody knows how the universe works, but that's what intrigues John Roncz. He's a medium. But he's also an aeronautical engineer. While communicating with someone who no longer has a physical body, he's analyzing how he's getting the information. With every reading, he learns more about the spirit world. In this book, he shares what he learned.
Author | : Louis L. Bucciarelli |
Publisher | : MIT Press |
Total Pages | : 234 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Design |
ISBN | : 9780262023771 |
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Engineering observations - The object - Cosmology - Ecology - Design discourse - Endings.
Author | : Mary Roach |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2006-10-17 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 9780393069204 |
Download Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The best-selling author of Stiff and Bonk trains her considerable wit and curiosity on the human soul. "What happens when we die? Does the light just go out and that's that—the million-year nap? Or will some part of my personality, my me-ness persist? What will that feel like? What will I do all day? Is there a place to plug in my lap-top?" In an attempt to find out, Mary Roach brings her tireless curiosity to bear on an array of contemporary and historical soul-searchers: scientists, schemers, engineers, mediums, all trying to prove (or disprove) that life goes on after we die.