Early ReviewersErika Schelby

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January 2023 Batch

Giveaway Ended: January 25 at 06:00 pm EST

"To laugh is proper for man." —Rabelais

Today, all humans who work for a living are in business in one way or another. They are the participants, cheerleaders, anti-heroes, first responders, or economically injured people in a national and global game.

The media tend to divide the public into consumers and investors. This is no longer clever or useful.. Humans are far more than that. Most of them do the essential work that keep things going during turbulent times. They show up despite extreme weather events and deal with dysfunctional incidents, daily challenges, and multiplying uncertainties.

Yet once in a while it is necessary — even for the most enduring creatures —to stand back and take a deep breath. That’s where the Business Fables come in. They tell little stories that can make one’s day. They are satirical, sarcastic, wise and funny.

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Ebook
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Genres
Business, Nonfiction, Economics
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September 2022 Batch

Giveaway Ended: September 26 at 06:00 pm EDT

"To laugh is proper for man."—Rabelais

Today, all humans who work for a living are in business in one way or another. They are the participants, cheerleaders, anti-heroes, first responders, or economically injured people in a national and global game.

The media tend to divide the public into consumers and investors. This is no longer clever or useful. Humans are far more than that. Most of them do the essential work that keep things going during turbulent times. They show up despite extreme weather events and deal with dysfunctional incidents, daily challenges, and multiplying uncertainties.

Yet once in a while it is necessary—even for the most enduring creatures—to stand back and take a deep breath. That’s where the Business Fables come in. They tell little stories that can make one’s day. They are satirical, sarcastic, wise and funny.

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Ebook
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EPUB (downloadable via BookSprout)
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Genres
General Nonfiction, Nonfiction
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Legacy Member Giveaway Batch

Giveaway Ended: May 14, 2020 at 05:53 pm EDT

Delayed by the Covid-19 crisis, the Smithsonian will open a major exhibit : Alexander von Humboldt and The United States" later this year. This book _Looking For Humboldt_ is likewise about the scientist's role in the United States. As the author, a German-American authentic voice,explores the colorful landscape of the region, its adventure-rich past, and the roles played by Humboldt and a handful of German participants and immigrant soldiers come alive. Early on, Spanish and English methods collide. With exquisite detail and stark honesty, Erika Schelby expertly weaves a story of culture, conflict, and belonging in this beautiful narrative. To gain insight, layers of history are pulled back and scrupulously examined. Looking for Humboldt is focused on the Southwest but finds the connections to a larger world in good Humboldtian fashion, with brief cameo appearances by persons ranging from Thomas Jefferson, Frederick the Great, and Napoleon to Adalbert von Chamisso, Eugene Debs and Al Sieber, Chief of Scouts during the Apache Wars. Even geopolitical strategists like Mackinder and Mahan present their case. From ancient events to the present day, from the tectonic plates below to the desert above, Schelby’s rendition of the region’s diverse histories is unlike any other.
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Ebook
Genre
Nonfiction
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Legacy Member Giveaway Batch

Giveaway Ended: May 7, 2020 at 04:19 pm EDT

Delayed by the Covid-19 crisis, the Smithsonian will open a major exhibit : Alexander von Humboldt and The United States" later this year. This book _Looking For Humboldt_ is likewise about the scientist's role in the United States. As the author, a German-American authentic voice,explores the colorful landscape of the region, its adventure-rich past, and the roles played by Humboldt and a handful of German participants and immigrant soldiers comes alive. Early on, Spanish and English methods collide. With exquisite detail and stark honesty, Erika Schelby expertly weaves a story of culture, conflict, and belonging in this beautiful narrative. To gain insight, layers of history are pulled back and scrupulously examined. Looking for Humboldt is focused on the Southwest but finds the connections to a larger world in good Humboldtian fashion, with brief cameo appearances by persons ranging from Thomas Jefferson, Frederick the Great, and Napoleon to Adalbert von Chamisso, Eugene Debs and Al Sieber, Chief of Scouts during the Apache Wars. Even geopolitical strategists like Mackinder and Mahan present their case. From ancient events to the present day, from the tectonic plates below to the desert above, Schelby’s rendition of the region’s diverse histories is unlike any other.
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Ebook
Genre
Nonfiction
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Legacy Member Giveaway Batch

Giveaway Ended: July 30, 2013 at 02:29 pm EDT

When the Berlin-based cultural magazine LETTRE INTERNATIONAL organized its philosophocal essay competition, it received 2,481 submissions from 123 countries in 7 languages. Juries chose 33 authors as finalists: this essay is one of these short-listed papers. It sends a farewell the twentieth and a welcome to the 21st century. The essay deals with physical travels from the voyages of discovery to our more mental journeys through cyberspace. It looks at communications, world history, develoments from Gutenberg's printing press to the Internet, and to ebooks and so much more. In doing this, it finds ironies. One of these ironies is the re-creation of white spots on the map: we can now find the old terra incognita all over again. That's the unintended result of our advanced technological and widely (mis)informed age. We will have to roll up our sleeves and deal with the situation. Media coverage about the essay contest was widespread. Articles appeared in the New York Times, Neue Zuercher Zeitung, El Pais, Der Spiegel, Die Welt, die Zeit, and elsewhere. The Munich daily Suedeutsche Zeitung called the event "Fest of the Unknown Thinkers."
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Ebook
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Nonfiction
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Legacy Member Giveaway Batch

Giveaway Ended: July 30, 2013 at 01:20 pm EDT

When the Berlin-based cultural magazine LETTRE INTETNATIONAL organized its philosophical essay competition, it received 2,481 submissions in 7 languages from 123 countries. Juries chose 33 entries as finalists: this essay is one of the short-listed papers. It sends a farewell to the twentieth and a welcome to the twenty-first century. The essay deals with physical travels from the voyages of discovery to the more mental journeys through cyber- space. It looks at communications, world history, developments from Gutenberg's printing press to the Internet, to digital books, and much more. In doing this, it finds ironies. One of these ironies is the re-creation of white spots on the map: we can now find the old terra incognita all over again. That's the unintended result of our advanced technological and widely (mis)informed age. We will have to roll up our sleeves and deal with the situation. Media coverage of the essay contest was widespead. Articles appeared in the New York Times, Neue Zuercher Zeitung, El Pais, Der Spiegel, Die Welt, Die Zeit, and elsewhere. Munich's Sueddeutsche Zeitung called the event "Fest of the Unknown Thinkers."
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Ebook
Genre
Nonfiction
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Schelby (Author)
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Book InformationLibraryThing Work Page
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