Verity Frazier, dissatisfied with her own life, pushes past the point of obsession to prove the existence of a certain female artist in the fifteenth century.
Judith Jones Orden de los libros
Judith B. Jones fue una figura influyente en la edición, dando forma tanto al panorama culinario como al literario. Con una asombrosa habilidad para descubrir tesoros ocultos, rescató "El Diario de Ana Frank" de la oscuridad y promovió libros de cocina revolucionarios, convirtiéndose notablemente en la editora de confianza de Julia Child. Su agudo criterio se extendió a la ficción literaria, donde guió las carreras de numerosos autores aclamados, asegurando que sus obras significativas llegaran a los lectores. El legado editorial de Jones reside en su profunda capacidad para identificar y nutrir voces que definirían la cultura gastronómica y la literatura estadounidenses.
- 2024
- 2020
What Is To Be Done
- 400 páginas
- 14 horas de lectura
A follow-up to the author’s influential 1982 bestseller, this work examines the consequences of information technologies and the rise of a post-industrial society. Upon its release in Australia, it garnered global attention, being read by figures such as Deng Xiaoping and Bill Gates, and led to the author becoming the first Australian minister to address a G-7 summit in 1985. Now, Barry Jones, a polymath and former politician, reflects on developments in politics, health, and climate in the digital age, highlighting the vulnerabilities of democracies and public institutions. He identifies climate change as the paramount challenge of our time, criticizing political leaders for their inability to tackle complex, long-term issues. The rise of figures like Trump has undermined critical thinking, while pervasive technologies like smartphones and social media have eroded empathy and community, leaving individuals more isolated. The COVID-19 pandemic illustrated varied leadership responses, with some showing courage and others denying reality. In a post-truth world, politicians fabricate facts, and businesses focus on short-term marketing and consumption. This long-awaited work addresses the challenges of modernity and outlines necessary actions to confront them.