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The 8th Natural Wonder
The 8th natural wonder - throat singer, Guinness world record holder and author Dean Frenkel has written an astonishing documentary style book on the amazing vocal art of throat singing.
Evolution of Speech
Evolution of Speech is a magnifying glass into a truly ancient and miraculous human skill. It is an exploratory journey of time and place through the evolutionary stages that led to speech. It applies various microscopic and macroscopic perspectives to the mapping of the skills of speech. It is also an outline of possibilities for the reader to evolve their own communication skills. This book hopes to raise knowledge and appreciation of a subject that is so much broader, deeper and more diverse thanit is given credit for. 'I'm a great admirer of Dean' - Phillip Adams '…an unprecedented insight into the evolution and power of speech.' - Professor the Hon. George Hampel AM QC, Chairman, Australian Advocacy Institute
Down Girl
'An important and compelling analysis of a phenomenon that's everywhere' Cordelia Fine, Big Issue 'Offers a sharply cut prism through which to view our everyday experience' Afua Hirsch, The TLS A powerful, lucid analysis of the logic of misogyny from a remarkable feminist thinker, Down Girl is essential reading for the #MeToo era. Misogyny is a hot topic, yet it's often misunderstood. What is misogyny, exactly? Who deserves to be called a misogynist? How does misogyny contrast with sexism, and why is it prone to persist - or increase - even when sexist gender roles are waning? In Down Girl moral philosopher Kate Manne argues that misogyny should not be understood primarily in terms of the hatred or hostility some men feel toward all or most women. Rather, it is primarily about controlling, policing, punishing and exiling the "bad" women who challenge male dominance. And it is compatible with rewarding "the good ones" and singling out other women to serve as warnings to those who are out of order.
The Art of Language
This volume explores different ideas of what language does and what is done with language, considering different ways in which hospitality and humanity are expressed, knowledge is constructed, and asking about more integrative ways in keeping languages relevant.
Women, Language and Politics
Investigates the underrepresentation of women in politics, by examining how language use constructs and maintains gender inequalities in political institutions.
WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management
How can a personal desire to leave a lasting mark and criticism of the German university system lead to the establishment of an internationally renowned institution of higher education? Klaus Brockhoff provides the answer to this question by accurately tracing the detailed 35-year history of WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management – and highlighting all of its highs and lows in the process. Despite the challenges associated with founding and operating an institution of higher education, it was always and will continue to be the remarkable spirit of the donor, university administration members, employees as well as students, alumni and sponsors that make a decisive contribution to the ov...
