Geek Nation. How Indian Science is Taking Over the World, Paperback - Angela Saini

The fascinating story of how India is transforming itself into a global science superpower.

Who benefits from smart technology? Whose interests are served when we trade our personal data for convenience and connectivity?Smart technology is...

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Shortlisted for the 2017 Lionel Gelber PrizeIn Islamic Exceptionalism, Brookings Institution scholar and acclaimed author Shadi Hamid offers a nove...

The rise of mass incarceration in the United States is one of the most critical outcomes of the last half-century. Incarceration Nation offers the ...

A dazzlingly original analysis of how emotions shape the times we are living in by one of Britain's most exciting thinkers'A masterpiece' New York ...

What does it mean to call yourself British in the 21st Century? If Obama was raised by his white mother, why is he the first black president? Why d...

Reducere. From award-winning journalist and sociology professor Gary Younge, a nuanced analysis of identity politics and why they matter today.We are more al...

DescriptionThis is the road from climate change to primate change. IF YOU THINK YOU ARE YOU, THINK AGAIN.PRIMATE CHANGE is a wide-ranging, polemica...

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In this call to arms for teenage girls, Rosie Day has curated letters from a collection of some of the world's most loved and respected female figu...

How Vocabulary Is Learned presents the major issues that relate to the teaching and learning of vocabulary. Written by leading voices in the field ...

DescriptionGeorge Washington's place in the foundations of the Republic remains unrivalled. His life story--from his beginnings as a surveyor and f...

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From writer and political analyst Jared Yates Sexton comes an eye-opening journey through American history that unearths and debunks the myths we'v...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Tom HighamNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 197 x 129 x 24Cover type: Paperback / softba...

During the Second World War, German science and technology posed a terrifying threat to the Allied nations. These advanced weapons, which included ...

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Before Hitler seized power in 1933, Germany had been famous for its sophistication and complexity. So how was it possible for a group of ideologica...

Takes us around the world to tell the compelling story of how museums today are making sense of immigration and globalization. This book provides a...

From writer and political analyst Jared Yates Sexton comes a journey through the history of the United States, from the nation's founding to the tw...

"My name is Harriet Manners, and I will always be a geek." The fifth book in the bestselling, award-winning GEEK GIRL series.

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Reducere. At 18: 25 on 21st November 1963, a rocket launched into space from India. It heralded the start of the Indian Space program. The news of this achie...

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Indian Mathematics gives a unique insight into the history of mathematics within a historical global context.Publisher: World Scientific Europe Ltd...

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From the "Marie Kondo of paper" comes a simple and accessible guide to paper management. Americans are drowning in paper. We keep stacks of it on t...

The ultimate quiz book for old-school nerds, Vintage Geek celebrates a splendid selection of 20th-century fandoms, from Fifties' sci fi cinema, Six...

What does it mean to wonder in awe or terror about the world? How do you philosophically understand Judaism? In How to Measure a World?: A Philosop...

DescriptionBiology until recently has been the neglected stepchild of science, and many educated people have little grasp of how biology explains t...

DescriptionThis volume investigates the emergence and spread of maritime commerce and interconnectivity across the Indian Ocean World--the world's ...

Reducere. From meteorologist and Peabody Award-winning journalist Bonnie Schneider, an innovative look at how climate change is already threatening our menta...