Karen
Someone told me you can get digitized books in the British Library. I never used it, but it might be interesting to try. See the link to the book The essential tension of Thomas Kuhn.
http://catalogue.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=1&vl(174399379UI0)=any&frbg=&scp.scps=scope%3A%28BLCONTENT%29&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1352193259873&srt=rank&ct=search&mode=Basic&dum=true&indx=1&tb=t&vl(freeText0)=Thomas+Kuhn%2C+The+Essential+Tension&vid=BLVU1&fn=search&fromLogin=true
In some cases, when I can't buy a new book, I turn to used books. And sometimes we group together for purchasing online. I generally get them on the Amazon books.
http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Tension-Scientific-0226458067-0-226-45806-7/dp/B00A0A2GHU/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1352193865&sr=1-5&keywords=The+essential+tension+of+Thomas+Kuhn
My academic career is a little different than most. For about thirty-five years I worked as a designer, with some periods of teaching and research. Finally I became a teacher. I am 67 years old. When I finished my master's degree I was 63 and now I'm in Paris in a very interesting research.
If people like Edgar Morin [91] Françoise Choay [86] Umberto Eco [80] David Harvey [77] are still working; if one of the latest research on nanotubes is driven by a lady of 90 years in the U.S. [I forgot her name], I can still have plenty of time ahead.
The important thing is to realize what we can do to change things, using the knowledge they have already achieved. That's why I believe you can.
Keep on going. Be happy!!!!
Cheers
Bitiz
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