Sachs: 150 books
by Jeffrey D. Sachs
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2011
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
“Succinct, humane, and politically astute . . . Sachs lays out a detailed path to reform, regulation, and recovery.”—The American Prospect
In this forceful and impassioned...
Albie Sachs and Transformation in South Africa
From Revolutionary Activist to Constitutional Court Judge
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2014
Many critical theorists talk and write about the day after the revolution, but few have actually participated in the constitution of a revolutionary government. Emeritus Justice Albie Sachs was a freedom fighter for most of his life. He then played a major role in the negotiating committee for the...
When No One Understands
Letters to a Teenager on Life, Loss, and the Hard Road to Adulthood
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2007
When Amanda first came to Dr. Sachs for treatment, she had attempted suicide more than once. Withdrawn and cynical, she refused to speak during her therapy sessions. Determined to connect, Dr. Sachs tried something unconventional: he wrote letters to Amanda between sessions and invited her to write...
What Would Rob Do
An Irreverent Guide to Surviving Life's Daily Indignities
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2010
From rising NPR star Rob Sachs—irreverent takes on handling life's sticky situations based on the popular What Would Rob Do? podcast
What do you do if you get a bad haircut? Do you have trouble remembering people's names? What happens if you clog the toilet at a friend's house? NPR's Rob...
by Jeffrey Sachs
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 1994
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 1994
an insider's analysis of the political events and economic strategy behind the country's swift transition to capitalism and democracy
In Poland's jump to the Market Economy, Jeffrey Sachs provides an insider's analysis of the political events and economic strategy behind the country's swift...
We, the People
Insights of an activist judge
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
This stirring collection of essays and talks by activist and former judge Albie Sachs is the culmination of more than 25 years of thought about constitution-making and non-racialism. Following the Constitutional Court’s landmark Nkandla ruling in March 2016, it serves as a powerful reminder of the...
by Jeffrey D. Sachs
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2015
Jeffrey D. Sachs is one of the world's most perceptive and original analysts of global development. In this major new work he presents a compelling and practical framework for how global citizens can use a holistic way forward to address the seemingly intractable worldwide problems of persistent extreme...
Henry Cowell
A Man Made of Music
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2012
Joel Sachs offers the first complete biography of one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century American music. Henry Cowell, a major musical innovator of the first half of the century, left a rich body of compositions spanning a wide range of styles. But as Sachs shows, Cowell's legacy...
El fin de la pobreza
Cómo conseguirlo en nuestro tiempo
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 17, 2013
El fin de la pobreza es una hoja de ruta para seguir el camino hacia un mundo más próspero y más seguro.
Por primera vez en la historia nuestra generación tiene la oportunidad de acabar con la pobreza extrema de los países más necesitados del mundo. Pero ¿cómo detener el círculo vicioso...
Common Wealth
Economics for a Crowded Planet
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2008
In Common Wealth, Jeffrey D. Sachs-one of the world's most respected economists and the author of The New York Times bestseller The End of Poverty- offers an urgent assessment of the environmental degradation, rapid population growth, and extreme poverty that threaten global peace and prosperity....
The End of Poverty
Economic Possibilities for Our Time
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2006
The landmark exploration of economic prosperity and how the world can escape from extreme poverty for the world's poorest citizens, from one of the world's most renowned economists
Hailed by ***Time***as one of the world's hundred most influential people, Jeffrey D. Sachs is renowned for his...
Building the New American Economy
Smart, Fair, and Sustainable
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2017
In this passionate and powerful book—part manifesto, part plan of action—the renowned economist Jeffrey D. Sachs offers a practical strategy to move America, seemingly more divided than ever, toward a new consensus: sustainable development. Sustainable development is a holistic approach that emphasizes...
by Albie Sachs
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2009
From a young age Albie Sachs played a prominent part in the struggle for justice in South Africa. As a result he was detained in solitary confinement, tortured by sleep deprivation and eventually blown up by a car bomb which cost him his right arm and the sight of an eye. His experiences provoked...
by Jeffrey Sachs
Language: Spanish
Release Date: September 15, 2011
Language: Spanish
Release Date: September 15, 2011
Jeffrey Sachs abre una puerta a un futuro diferente, en donde el desarrollo llega a todos los rincones de la Tierra.
Nuestras ideas sobre los mercados, el poder y la soberanía nacional todavía no han aceptado las realidades de un planeta abarrotado. ¿Cómo incrementar la prosperidad económica...