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Books
03.12.13: Philip Nobel
Oops: Understanding FailureA review of To Forgive Design: Understanding Failure, by Henry Petroski.
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03.02.11: Julie Lasky
Alex Steffen: Worldchanging IIInterview with Alex Steffen on the new edition of his book Worldchanging
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02.22.11: Meena Kadri
YozaYoza stories are directed to African youth who are book-poor yet mobile-rich.
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09.09.09: Jane Margolies
Pig 05049Report on Pig 05049, a book cataloging all of the products made from a single pig, which won the 2009 INDEX award in the Playful Learning category
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09.03.09: John Emerson
Pressed into ServiceInterview with Lincoln Cushing, co-author of Agitate! Educate! Organize!: American Labor Posters.
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08.04.09: By Julie Lasky
Kurt Andersen and Douglas Rushkoff: Part IIKurt Andersen and Douglas Rushkoff continue their discussion of the future in light of the current economic calamity.
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07.29.09: By Julie Lasky
Kurt Andersen and Douglas Rushkoff: Part IKurt Andersen and Douglas Rushkoff discuss the future in light of the current economic calamity.
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