1980, ISBN: 9780874771916

Hardcover

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ballinger Publishing, 1980. 247 pages. World Coal Study; Note on flyleaf.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good., Ballinger Publishing, 1980, 2.75, New York: Public Affairs, 2… More...

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ballinger Publishing, 1980. 247 pages. World Coal Study; Note on flyleaf.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good., Ballinger Publishing, 1980, 2.75, New York: Public Affairs, 2012. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. First printing. Spine creased, edges of wrapper worn. 2012 Trade Paperback. xii, 616 pp. Although America's universities have become the envy of the world for their creative energy and their production of transformative knowledge, few understand how and why they have become preeminent. This groundbreaking book traces the origins and the evolution of our great universities. It shows how they grew out of sleepy colleges at the turn of the twentieth century into powerful institutions that continue to generate new industries and advance our standard of living. Far from inevitable, this transformation was enabled by a highly competitive system that invested public tax dollars in university research and students while granting universities substantial autonomy. Today, America's universities face considerable threats. Even greater than foreign competition are the threats from within the United States. Under the Bush administration, government increasingly imposed ideological constraints on the freedom of academic inquiry. Restrictive visa policies instituted after 9/11 continue to discourage talented foreign graduate students from training in the United States. The international financial crisis, which has depleted university endowments and state investments in higher education, threatens the vitality of some of our greatest institutions of higher learning. In order to sustain and enhance the American tradition of excellence, we must nurture this powerful—yet underappreciated—national resource., Public Affairs, 2012, 3, Los Angeles: Tarcher, 1980. 11th printing. Trade Paperback in black illus wraps.. VeryGood w underlining in 1st chapter only.. Reveals the power and range of the movement towards transformation in the world today. Bright tight copy. 6-1/4 x 9-1/4, 448 pp, index, references, resources., Tarcher, 1980, 0<

1980, ISBN: 9780874771916

Hardcover

University of Chicago Press, 2000. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 100x32x152. First edition. Faint odor of smoke. Jacket spine head and spine base bumped. Pages lightly toned. 20… More...

University of Chicago Press, 2000. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 100x32x152. First edition. Faint odor of smoke. Jacket spine head and spine base bumped. Pages lightly toned. 2000 Hard Cover. xi, 580 pp. "From Homer ("winged words") to Robert Burns ("Beware a tongue that's smoothly hung") to Rudyard Kipling ("Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind"), writers from all over the world have put pen to paper on the inexhaustible topic of language. Yet surprisingly, their writings on the subject have never been gathered in a single volume. In Words on Words, David and Hilary Crystal have collected nearly 5,000 quotations about language and all its intriguing aspects: speaking, reading, writing, translation, verbosity, usage, slang, and more. As the stock-in-trade of so many professions—orators, media personalities, writers, and countless others—language's appeal as a subject is extraordinarily relevant and wide-ranging. The quotations are grouped thematically under 65 different headings, from "The Nature of Language" through the "Language of Politics" to "Quoting and Misquoting." This arrangement enables the reader to explore a topic through a variety of lenses, ancient and modern, domestic and foreign, scientific and casual, ironic and playful. Three thorough indexes—to authors, sources, and key words—provide different entry points into the collection. A valuable resource for professional writers and scholars, Words on Words is for anyone who loves language and all things linguistic., University of Chicago Press, 2000, 2.5, Los Angeles: Tarcher, 1980. Later printing.. Trade Paperback in black illus wraps.. Good w owner signature inside else unmarked.. Reveals the power and range of the movement towards transformation in the world today. Nice bright tight copy. 6-1/4 x 9-1/4, 448 pp, index, references, resources., Tarcher, 1980, 2.5<

1980, ISBN: 0874771919

[EAN: 9780874771916], Tweedehands, zeer goed, [SC: 27.01], [PU: Tarcher], Deeply inspirational, highly informed and wonderfully articulate, The Aquarian Conspiracy tells of the integratio… More...

[EAN: 9780874771916], Tweedehands, zeer goed, [SC: 27.01], [PU: Tarcher], Deeply inspirational, highly informed and wonderfully articulate, The Aquarian Conspiracy tells of the integration of New Age values into business, medicine, religion and other public and private institutions. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item., Books<

1980, ISBN: 9780874771916

Los Angeles CA: J. P. Tarcher, Inc., 1980. The cover is scuffed, creased and chipped on edges. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. . Soft Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7&… More...

Los Angeles CA: J. P. Tarcher, Inc., 1980. The cover is scuffed, creased and chipped on edges. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. . Soft Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., J. P. Tarcher, Inc., 1980, 2<

ISBN: 0874771919

[EAN: 9780874771916], Tweedehands, zeer goed, [SC: 13.26], [PU: Tarcher], May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less, Books