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     Peter Illich
St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Chemistry

Selected Problems in Physical Chemistry
2010

Today, physical chemistry textbooks are written for science and engineering majors who possess an interest in and aptitude for mathematics. . . . I think the importance of physical chemistry goes beyond this. It should benefit both the science and engineering majors and those of us who dare to ask questions about the world around us. Numerical mathematics, or a way of thinking in mathematical formulas and numbers - which we all practice, when paying for utilities, groceries or gasoline- is important but should not be used to subordinate the infinitely rich world of physical chemistry.

 Michael Indergaard
St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Sociology and Anthropology

Silicon Alley: The Rise and Fall of a New Media District
2004


Chronicling the go-go years of the new media district from beginning to end, Silicon Alley is a brilliant account of a memorable era and a cautionary tale about the danger in mixing buzz with the (not-so) smart money.
 “Silicon Alley presents a clearheaded picture of the rise and decline of a new kind of urban industry. If creative people want to continue to live in high-priced cities, they would do well to heed the lessons in Indergaard’s book.” —Andrew Ross, author of No-Collar

 

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