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Finalist for NBCC's 2024 John Leonard Prize Ward Toward by Cindy Juyoung Ok Foreword by Rae Armantrout
Cover of the book titled 'The Corporation in the Twenty-First Century: Why (Almost) Everything We Are Told About Business Is Wrong' by John Kay. It features a radical reappraisal of the nature and activities of business, highlighting how the relationship between capital and labor has changed from the twentieth century to the twenty-first century. The book is praised by Andrew Hill of the Financial Times and was shortlisted for the 2024 Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year Award.
Cover of the book titled 'Georgia O'Keeffe: The Late Work' by Randall C. Griffin. This book provides an unprecedented examination of the underexplored late work of the iconic American modernist, Georgia O’Keeffe. It highlights the major pictorial series O’Keeffe produced from the end of World War II through the early 1980s, which include abstract depictions of her house, aerial views of rivers and canyons, Buddhist-informed cloud depictions, and portrayals of the Washington Monument. The book situates O’Keeffe within the larger cultural and political context, exploring themes like race, class, gender, indigeneity, spirituality, and ecology. It is praised by Megan Fox Kelly of the Observer as a 'must-read' and one of the 'Art Books Defining 2025
Cover of the book titled 'Change the Wallpaper: Transforming Cultural Patterns to Build More Just Communities' by Nilanjana Dasgupta. The book presents a science-driven approach to achieving social justice by transforming local cultures. Social psychologist Nilanjana Dasgupta argues that small, everyday changes in our local environments are more effective in producing structural change than traditional methods like bias awareness training. Integrating insights from psychology, neuroscience, education, and other fields, Dasgupta explains how changing the 'wallpaper' of our local cultures can nudge behavior and reduce inequalities. The book provides actionable strategies for initiating collective action to promote justice in workplaces, neighborhoods, and cities.
Cover of the book titled 'Caspar David Friedrich: The Soul of Nature' by Alison Hokanson and Joanna Seidenstein, with contributions by Joseph Leo Koerner and Cordula Grewe. This book explores the life and work of Caspar David Friedrich, a prominent German Romantic artist known for his sublime depictions of nature and landscapes. The cover features a representative painting by Friedrich, capturing his deep connection with the natural world and his philosophical reflections on humanity's place within it. The book aims to offer an in-depth understanding of Friedrich’s artistic vision and its impact on Romanticism.

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