Author: Thomas B. Gold
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Keywords: taiwan, sharpe, paperback, world, miracle, society, state, modern
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 1997-04-01
List price: $27.95
ISBN-10: 0873323998
ISBN-13: 9780873323994

Author: Thomas Gold
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: fuels, fossil, myth, biosphere
Number of Pages: 243
Published: 1998-11-06
List price: $27.00
ISBN-10: 0387985468
ISBN-13: 9780387985466

Could there exist, deep within the earth’s crust, a second biosphere--composed of very primitive, thermophilic (heat-loving) bacteria, and containing more living matter than the entire surface of the planet? This radical idea, which initially met with skepticism when it was first proposed by the author in the early 1980s, is now supported by a growing body of evidence. The implications are astonishing. The theory proposes answers to often-asked questions about life on other planets and the origins of surface life on earth. Is the deep biosphere where life originated? Can Mars and other s

Authors:Victoria E. Bonnell, Thomas B. Gold,
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Keywords: europe, russia, eastern, development, china, patterns, entrepreneurs, asia, new, business
Number of Pages: 357
Published: 2002-01
List price: $113.95
ISBN-10: 0765607751
ISBN-13: 9780765607751

While attention has been focused on high-level struggles over control of giant enterprises in China and the former Soviet bloc, a remarkable but underreported revolution has been occurring at the grass-roots level. This volume examines the profiles of entrepreneurs and the patterns of business development in the post-socialist countries Bringing together the perspectives of all the social science disciplines, from anthropology through economics and political science to sociology, the contributors identify the criteria for survival and success of independent businesses in different environments

Authors:Thomas Gold,  Freeman Dyso,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: fuels, fossil, myth, biosphere
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 2001-05-18
List price: $20.00
ISBN-10: 0387952535
ISBN-13: 9780387952536

Suppose someone claimed that we are NOT running out of petroleum. . . . Or that life on Earth began below the surface, in the dark airless pores of our planet’s rocky crust. Or that oil and gas -- so-called "fossil fuels" -- are not the product of biological debris. You might expect to hear statements like these from an author of science fiction. But what if they come from a renowned scientist, someone who has been called "one of the world’s most original minds"? In THE DEEP HOT BIOSPHERE, Thomas Gold sets forth truly controversial and astonishing theories: First, he proposes that

Authors:Thomas Gold, Doug Guthrie, David Wank,
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: social, guanxi, structural, analysis, sciences, nature, changing, connections, china, institutions, culture
Number of Pages: 296
Published: 2002-09-23
List price: $32.99
ISBN-10: 0521530318
ISBN-13: 9780521530316

Guanxi, loosely translated as "social connections," or "social networks," is among the most important, talked about, and studied phenomena in China today. Guanxi lies at the heart of China’s social order, its economic structure, and its changing institutional landscape. It is considered important in most every realm of life, from politics to business, and from officialdom to street life. This volume offers the latest scholarly thinking on the subject by top China sociologists whose work on guanxi has been influential and by new scholars offering cutting-edge insights on the topic.

Authors:Maria Valeri-Gold, Stephen Gold,
Publisher: Humanics Ltd Partners
Keywords: earthquakes
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 1992-08
List price: $4.95
ISBN-10: 089334155X
ISBN-13: 9780893341558

An introduction to earthquakes, discussing seismology, volcanoes, plate tectonics, lava flows, geology, the history of earthquakes, and current research. Includes related games and activities.

Authors:John R. Gold, Margaret M. Gold,
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: planning, history, environment, series, games, world, city, agendas, olympic, cities
Number of Pages: 368
Published: 2007-11-05
List price: $47.95
ISBN-10: 0415374073
ISBN-13: 9780415374071

Olympic Cities provides the first full overview of the changing relationship between cities and the Olympic events since 1896. With eighteen specially commissioned and original essays written by a team of distinguished international authors, it explores the historical experience of staging the Olympics from the point of view of the host city. A thought-provoking analysis of the relationship between Olympic festivals and urban spectacle it: provides overviews of the urban impact of the four component Olympic festivals – the Summer Games, Winter Games, Cultural Olympiads and the Paralym