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  | | Near-Death Experiences . . . and Others(Reprint) by Robert Gottlieb Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 2017 by Picador ISBN-13: 978-1-250-14105-7, ISBN: 1-250-14105-2 "Winner of the Anne M. Sperber PrizeA spirited and revealing memoir by the most celebrated editor of his timeAfter editing The Columbia Review, staging plays at Cambridge, and a stint in the greeting-card department of Macy's, Robert Gottlieb stumbled into a job at Simon and Schuster. By the time he left to run Alfred A. Knopf a dozen years later, he was the editor in chief, having discovered and edited Catch-22 and The American Way of D ..." |
 | | Near-Death Experiences . . . and Others(1st Edition) by Robert Gottlieb Hardcover, 368 Pages, Published 2018 by Farrar, Straus And Giroux ISBN-13: 978-0-374-21991-8, ISBN: 0-374-21991-5 "A new collection of immersive essays from the most acclaimed editor of the second half of the twentieth centuryThis new collection from the legendary editor Robert Gottlieb features twenty or so pieces he’s written mostly for The New York Review of Books, ranging from reconsiderations of American writers such as Dorothy Parker, Thornton Wilder, Thomas Wolfe (“genius”), and James Jones, to Leonard Bernstein, Lorenz Hart, Lady Diana Coope ..." |
 | | Garbo (Hardcover) by Robert Gottlieb Hardcover, 448 Pages, Published 2021 by Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc, United States ISBN-13: 978-0-374-29835-7, ISBN: 0-374-29835-1 |
 | | Global Cities Urban Environments in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and China (Urban and Industrial Environments) by Robert Gottlieb, Simon Ng Hardcover, 472 Pages, Published 2017 by The Mit Press ISBN-13: 978-0-262-03591-0, ISBN: 0-262-03591-X "How Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and China deal with such urban environmental issues as ports, goods movement, air pollution, water quality, transportation, and public space.Over the past four decades, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and key urban regions of China have emerged as global cities -- in financial, political, cultural, environmental, and demographic terms. In this book, Robert Gottlieb and Simon Ng trace the global emergence of these urb ..." |
 | | Dance in America A Reader's Anthology: A Library of America Special Publication by Robert Gottlieb, Mindy Aloff Hardcover, 650 Pages, Published 2018 by Library Of America ISBN-13: 978-1-59853-584-6, ISBN: 1-59853-584-6 "From ballet and Balanchine to tap and swing, a treasury of unforgettable writing about the beauty and magic of American dance.From the beginning, American dance has been an exciting fusion of many disparate influences, with European traditions of ballet and social dancing encountering Native American rituals and African American improvisations to create something new and extraordinary. In this landmark collection, dance critic Mindy Alo ..." |
 | | GMOs Decoded(1st Edition) A Skeptic's View of Genetically Modified Foods (Food, Health, and the Environment) by Sheldon Krimsky, Marion Nestle, Robert Gottlieb Hardcover, 216 Pages, Published 2019 by The Mit Press ISBN-13: 978-0-262-03919-2, ISBN: 0-262-03919-2 "The debate over genetically modified organisms: health and safety concerns, environmental impact, and scientific opinions.Since they were introduced to the market in the late 1990s, GMOs (genetically modified organisms, including genetically modified crops), have been subject to a barrage of criticism. Agriculture has welcomed this new technology, but public opposition has been loud and scientific opinion mixed. In GMOs Decoded, Sheldon ..." |
 | | Flint Fights Back Environmental Justice and Democracy in the Flint Water Crisis (Urban and Industrial Environments) by Benjamin J. Pauli, Robert Gottlieb Hardcover, 432 Pages, Published 2019 by Mit Press Ltd, United States ISBN-13: 978-0-262-03985-7, ISBN: 0-262-03985-0 "Marc Edwards, “Flint's New GAC Treatment Filter Is Helping Meet EPA's THM Standards,” August 31, 2015, http://flintwaterstudy.org/2015/08/flints-new-gac- treatm ent-filter-is-helping-meet-epas-thm-standards/. 50. The presentation is available ..." |
 | | Blue and Green The Drive for Justice at America's Port (Urban and Industrial Environments) (HC) by Scott L. Cummings, Robert Gottlieb Pasta Dura, 544 Pages, Published 2018 by Mit Press ISBN-13: 978-0-262-03698-6, ISBN: 0-262-03698-3 "How an alliance of the labor and environmental movements used law as a tool to clean up the trucking industry at the nation's largest port.In Blue and Green, Scott Cummings examines a campaign by the labor and environmental movements to transform trucking at America's largest port in Los Angeles. Tracing the history of struggle in an industry at the epicenter of the global supply chain, Cummings shows how an unprecedented "blue-green" ..." |
 | | Near-Death Experiences . . . and Others by Robert Gottlieb 368 Pages, Published 2018 by Farrar, Straus And Giroux ISBN-13: 978-0-374-71791-9, ISBN: 0-374-71791-5 "Robert Gottlieb. older sister, Cassie, but “You had a baby die in your tummy, didn' t you?” As Vincent puts it, “At that moment, time stopped in the ... I believe that they believe; that little Colton said things he thought to be true and that were shaped into this artful narrative by an astute collaborator. *. Connor Corum as Colton ..." |
 | | Urban and Industrial Environments The Global Cities : Urban Environments in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and China by Robert Gottlieb, Simon Ng 472 Pages, Published 2017 by Mit Press ISBN-13: 978-0-262-33887-5, ISBN: 0-262-33887-4 "Los Angeles Times, July 12, 2011. http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jul/12/ entertainment/la-et-carmageddon -20110712. Henstell, Bruce. Sunshine and Wealth: Los Angeles in the Twenties and Thirties. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1984. ... “Improving Access for Guangzhou's Urban Villages.” Blog, August 24, 2015. https://www.itdp.org/improving -access-for-guangzhous-urban- villages/. Jeff, Gloria J., General Manager, Department of Tra ..." |
 | | Big Hunger The Unholy Alliance between Corporate America and Anti-Hunger Groups (Food, Health, and the Environment) by Andrew Fisher, Saru Jayaraman, Robert Gottlieb, Mun S. Ho Hardcover, 360 Pages, Published 2017 by The Mit Press ISBN-13: 978-0-262-03608-5, ISBN: 0-262-03608-8 "How to focus anti-hunger efforts not on charity but on the root causes of food insecurity, improving public health, and reducing income inequality.Food banks and food pantries have proliferated in response to an economic emergency. The loss of manufacturing jobs combined with the recession of the early 1980s and Reagan administration cutbacks in federal programs led to an explosion in the growth of food charity. This was meant to be a s ..." |
 | | Food Trucks, Cultural Identity, and Social Justice(1st Edition) From Loncheras to Lobsta Love (Food, Health, and the Environment) by Julian Agyeman, Caitlin Matthews, Hannah Sobel, Kathleen Dunn, Ginette Wessel, Mark Vallianatos, Sean Basinski, Matthew Shapiro, Alfonso Morales, Renia Ehrenfeucht, Ana Croegaert, Amy Hanser, Phoebe Godfrey, Robert Lemon, Edward Whittall, Nina Martin, Alan Nash, Mackenzie Wood, Jennifer Clark, Emma French, Nathan Mcclintock, Alex Novie, Matthew Gebhardt, Lenore Lauri Newman, Katherine Alexandra Newman, Robert Gottlieb, Mun S. Ho Paperback, 346 Pages, Published 2017 by Mit Press ISBN-13: 978-0-262-53407-9, ISBN: 0-262-53407-X "Aspects of the urban food truck phenomenon, including community economic development, regulatory issues, and clashes between ethnic authenticity and local sustainability.The food truck on the corner could be a brightly painted old-style lonchera offering tacos or an upscale mobile vendor serving lobster rolls. Customers range from gastro-tourists to construction workers, all eager for food that is delicious, authentic, and relatively in ..." |
 | | Food Trucks, Cultural Identity, and Social Justice From Loncheras to Lobsta Love (Food, Health, and the Environment) by Julian Agyeman, Caitlin Matthews, Hannah Sobel, Kathleen Dunn, Ginette Wessel, Mark Vallianatos, Sean Basinski, Matthew Shapiro, Alfonso Morales, Renia Ehrenfeucht, Ana Croegaert, Amy Hanser, Phoebe Godfrey, Robert Lemon, Edward Whittall, Nina Martin, Alan Nash, Mackenzie Wood, Jennifer Clark, Emma French, Nathan Mcclintock, Alex Novie, Matthew Gebhardt, Lenore Lauri Newman, Katherine Alexandra Newman, Robert Gottlieb, The Mit Press, Mun S. Ho Hardcover, 352 Pages, Published 2017 by The Mit Press ISBN-13: 978-0-262-03657-3, ISBN: 0-262-03657-6 "Aspects of the urban food truck phenomenon, including community economic development, regulatory issues, and clashes between ethnic authenticity and local sustainability.The food truck on the corner could be a brightly painted old-style lonchera offering tacos or an upscale mobile vendor serving lobster rolls. Customers range from gastro-tourists to construction workers, all eager for food that is delicious, authentic, and relatively in ..." |
 | | Transit-Oriented Displacement or Community Dividends? Understanding the Effects of Smarter Growth on Communities (Urban and Industrial Environments) by Karen Chapple, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Robert Gottlieb Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 2019 by The Mit Press ISBN-13: 978-0-262-53685-1, ISBN: 0-262-53685-4 "An examination of the neighborhood transformation, gentrification, and displacement that accompany more compact development around transit.Cities and regions throughout the world are encouraging smarter growth patterns and expanding their transit systems to accommodate this growth, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and satisfy new demands for mobility and accessibility. Yet despite a burgeoning literature and various policy interventions ..." |
 | | Flint Fights Back Environmental Justice and Democracy in the Flint Water Crisis (Urban and Industrial Environments) by Benjamin J. Pauli, Robert Gottlieb Paperback, 432 Pages, Published 2019 by The Mit Press ISBN-13: 978-0-262-53686-8, ISBN: 0-262-53686-2 "An account of the Flint water crisis shows that Flint's struggle for safe and affordable water is part of a broader struggle for democracy.When Flint, Michigan, changed its source of municipal water from Lake Huron to the Flint River, Flint residents were repeatedly assured that the water was of the highest quality. At the switchover ceremony, the mayor and other officials performed a celebratory toast, declaring “Here's to Flint!” and ..." |
 | | Science and Environment in Chile The Politics of Expert Advice in a Neoliberal Democracy (Urban and Industrial Environments) by Javiera Barandiaran, Robert Gottlieb Paperback, 284 Pages, Published 2018 by The Mit Press ISBN-13: 978-0-262-53563-2, ISBN: 0-262-53563-7 "The politics of scientific advice across four environmental conflicts in Chile, when the state acted as a “neutral broker” rather than protecting the common good.In Science and Environment in Chile, Javiera Barandiarán examines the consequences for environmental governance when the state lacks the capacity to produce an authoritative body of knowledge. Focusing on the experience of Chile after it transitioned from dictatorship to democr ..." |
 | | Big Hunger(Reprint) The Unholy Alliance between Corporate America and Anti-Hunger Groups (Food, Health, and the Environment) by Andrew Fisher, Saru Jayaraman, Robert Gottlieb, Mun S. Ho Paperback, 360 Pages, Published 2018 by The Mit Press ISBN-13: 978-0-262-53516-8, ISBN: 0-262-53516-5 "How to focus anti-hunger efforts not on charity but on the root causes of food insecurity, improving public health, and reducing income inequality.Food banks and food pantries have proliferated in response to an economic emergency. The loss of manufacturing jobs combined with the recession of the early 1980s and Reagan administration cutbacks in federal programs led to an explosion in the growth of food charity. This was meant to be a s ..." |
 | | Sharing Cities(Reprint) A Case for Truly Smart and Sustainable Cities (Urban and Industrial Environments) by Dr Duncan Mclaren, Associate Professor Julian Agyeman, Robert Gottlieb Paperback, 464 Pages, Published 2017 by The Mit Press ISBN-13: 978-0-262-53371-3, ISBN: 0-262-53371-5 "How cities can build on the "sharing economy" and smart technology to deliver a "sharing paradigm" that supports justice, solidarity, and sustainability.The future of humanity is urban, and the nature of urban space enables, and necessitates, sharing -- of resources, goods and services, experiences. Yet traditional forms of sharing have been undermined in modern cities by social fragmentation and commercialization of the public realm. I ..." |
 | | Organic Struggle(Reprint) The Movement for Sustainable Agriculture in the United States (Food, Health, and the Environment) by Brian K. Obach, Robert Gottlieb, Mun S. Ho Paperback, 340 Pages, Published 2017 by The Mit Press ISBN-13: 978-0-262-53374-4, ISBN: 0-262-53374-X "An analysis of the successes and failures of the organic movement, focusing on coalition dynamics, movement-state relations, and market-based strategies for social change. In the early 1970s, organic farming was an obscure agricultural practice, associated with the counterculture rather than commerce. Today, organic agriculture is a multi-billion dollar industry; organic food can be found on the shelves of every supermarket in America. ..." |
 | | Near-death Experiences... and Others(Reprint) by Gottlieb, Robert 364 Pages, Published 2019 by Picador ISBN-13: 978-1-250-21506-2, ISBN: 1-250-21506-4 |
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