Modern Culture

Unfiltered True Short Stories from the Modern Business Are you tired of wading through corporate self-help books filled with recycled advice and worn-out clichés? Cubicles, Coffee, and Corporate Candy shatters the mold, delivering an unapologetically raw look into the real stories that define today's corporate world.Step Behind the Cubicle Curtain Author Mohamad Chahine compiles a riveting collection of 90 authentic short stories, each one a window into the unfiltered realities of modern business life. These aren't hypothetical scenarios or overblown success tales—they're genuine ...

We spend most of our waking lives at work - in occupations often chosen by our unthinking younger selves. And yet we rarely ask ourselves how we got there or what our occupations mean to us. Characteristically lucid, clever, and inventive, de Botton's "song for occupations" is a celebration and exploration of an aspect of life that is all too often ignored and a book that shines a revealing light on the essential meaning of work in our lives.

A journey into the glittering, surreal heart of 21st century Russia: into the lives of Hells Angels convinced they are messiahs, professional killers with the souls of artists, bohemian theatre directors turned Kremlin puppet-masters, supermodel sects, post-modern dictators and oligarch revolutionaries.

In a world that rewards conformity, punishes male boundaries, and calls stoicism a disease, some men have chosen a different path. The Rise of the Sigma Male is a sharp, unflinching examination of the modern male who has had enough—enough of being emotionally manipulated, financially drained, and socially guilt-tripped into servitude. This is not a self-help book. It’s not a dating manual. It’s a field report from the edge of male autonomy—written in the blunt, unsentimental voice of someone who’s lived through the nonsense and came out the other side with his time, money, and ...

AI expert Yorick Wilks takes a journey through the history of artificial intelligence up to the present day, examining its origins, controversies, and achievements, as well as looking into just how it works. He also considers the future, assessing whether these technologies could menace our way of life and how we are all likely to benefit from AI applications in the years to come.

Africa may have given rise to the first human beings, and Egypt probably gave rise to the first great civilizations, which continue to fascinate modern societies across the globe nearly 5,000 years later.

Rising to the challenges of corporate culture and leadership can feel like an impossible challenge, especially when you're striving to align your team with the company’s core values. Guess what? Creating a thriving, motivated, and resilient organization that aligns fully with your corporate vision is entirely achievable. This book is your roadmap for realizing that vision. Drawing from years of hands-on experience, the author shares insights and strategies as someone who has been in your position and understands exactly what it takes to transform your organization.

The Pleasure Trap: Hidden Games of Modern Culture unveils the subtle yet powerful forces shaping our desires, behaviors, and identities in today’s entertainment-saturated world. Drawing from the insights of critical theory and modern psychology, this book dives into the "hidden games" of culture, where pleasure is weaponized, creativity commodified, and individuality molded to serve the machine of mass production.

Exactly what are the rules these days? Is it acceptable to text your boss at home? What is the polite way to ask a colleague to take a distracting conversation behind closed doors? What about the use of smartphones in meetings? Merging classic rules of behavior with new realities of modern business, Excuse Me spotlights dozens of puzzling situations, with suggestions for bridging divides.

Mission, vision, values, and aspirational statements are meant to be more than decorations and slogans that make organizations look good in the eyes of employees, customers, investors, and stakeholders. When articulated properly, vision and mission statements can be powerful tools and can be positioned as strategic road maps to steer and unite organizations, employees, and stakeholders toward common objectives and goals. In addition, vision and mission statements can help corporations and organizations define their purpose and establish a unique corporate identity.

This Is Our Music, declared saxophonist Ornette Coleman's 1960 album title. But whose music was it? At various times during the 1950s and 1960s, musicians, critics, fans, politicians, and entrepreneurs claimed jazz as a national art form, an Afrocentric race music, an extension of modernist innovation in other genres, a music of mass consciousness, and the preserve of a cultural elite. This original and provocative book explores who makes decisions about the value of a cultural form and on what basis.

Have you ever thought that maybe things aren’t as good as you thought they were? Take a look inside and explore the War on the West, the new and explosive guide from Neville Patrick Carter that takes a look at some of the key issues in the political and societal downfall that we are currently facing in countries like America, Australia and England. Carter takes a refreshing and new aged approach to analyze some of the big issues facing your ordinary citizen in the 21st century including free speech, social media and most importantly, the Emu War. Prepare yourself for memes and a guide ...

Discover a hidden universe strung between the threads of tradition and the loom of innovation within "Warp and Weft Wonders." This eBook is a treasure trove for enthusiasts and practitioners of the time-honored craft of weaving, exploring its renaissance in the modern era, the intersection with cutting-edge technology, and the journey from raw fibers to high fashion runways. Embark on a fascinating voyage through the rich tapestry of weaving as it weaves its way through culture and time. In Chapter 1, unravel the historical context of weaving and its vibrant resurgence as a powerful form of...

Journey once more into the captivating essence of New Orleans with "67 Days of NOLA Poetic Exploration Between Here And There: Week 4 - The Experimental Certainty of Exploration Through Social Distance." Each page of this week is a new revelation, revealing layers of the city’s soul and the depths of our spirits in these unique times. Week 4 amplifies the poetic exploration, delving into the heart of New Orleans' supernatural allure, from its haunted histories to the mysterious allure of creatures like the Rougarou. As the world around us maintains its distance, this collection weaves a ...

Is there a code by means of which we could raise creative children with scientific mental ability? Cracking the Cultural Code is an attempt to decipher the ways of thinking of the two central cultures in our world: the modern-individualist and the traditional-collectivist. What is the nature of the cultural code of societies which are self- focused and seek to teach their children to think independently? And what code is employed by members of other-focused cultures whose children are taught to value connection and integration into the family cell rather than independence. With the aid of ...

Professor of Classics Peter Meineck traces Marvel’s lineage back to its earliest roots at the dawn of human culture. Using Marvel’s most beloved heroes (and antiheroes), such as Spider-Man and Deadpool, Meineck demonstrates how ancient themes continue to appear in our stories today and reintroduces characters like Achilles and Odysseus from Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey.

The situation of American Jews today is deeply paradoxical. Jews have achieved unprecedented integration, influence, and esteem in virtually every facet of American life. But this extraordinarily diverse community now also faces four critical and often divisive challenges: rampant intermarriage, weak religious observance, diminished cohesion in the face of waning anti-Semitism, and deeply conflicting views about Israel.

The late 19th century was a period of explosive technological creativity, but arguably the most important invention of all was Thomas Edison’s incandescent light bulb. Unveiled in his Menlo Park, New Jersey, laboratory in 1879, the light bulb overwhelmed the American public with the sense of the birth of a new age. More than any other invention, the electric light marked the arrival of modernity.

Are you ready to build a workplace that thrives and inspires? Modern Workplace Culture Made Easy and Modern Workplace Diversity Made Easy are now available as a powerful bundle. Together, they provide leaders, managers, and teams with tools to create inclusive, innovative, and highly effective environments—no matter the challenges.

In Academic Libraries: A Journey with Panyim and Nyakor, readers are invited to witness the transformative power of education as seen through the eyes of two young lovers from South Sudan. Panyim, an aspiring engineer burdened by academic challenges, finds an unwavering source of support in Nyakor, whose expertise in academia is only matched by her dedication to Panyim’s success. Set against the backdrop of the University of Juba, this narrative takes you through the hallowed corridors of academic libraries, both physical and virtual, showcasing the vital role they play in a student’s ...