Sensemaking: The Power of the Humanities in the Age of the Algorithm, Hardcover

Based on his work at companies like Ford, Christian Madsbjerg's Sensemaking is a provocative stand against the tyranny of big data and scientism, a...

Reducere. In his lucid and bracing history, [David] Bell helps us better understand how [a] charismatic grifter came to occupy the most powerful office in th...

This revised second edition presents 15 years of data on Virtual Distance metrics and their predictive impact on organizational success factors she...

Reducere. From the cars we drive to what toothpaste we use, how a tiny group of corporations have come to dominate every aspect of our lives "If you're looki...

In the period of radical change that was 1963-83, young Black artists at the beginning of their careers in the USA confronted key questions and pre...

Reducere. African American art in the era of Malcolm X and the Black PanthersIn the period of radical change that was 1963-83, young black artists at the beg...

Thinking about Animals in the Age of the Anthropocene makes connections between the Anthropocene discourse and human-animal studies, thus facilitat...

The twelve essays in this volume, each written by a leading specialist, present an accessible and comprehensive introduction to Italian Renaissance...

An exploration of the hitherto neglected architectural legacy of the boom in manufacturing in the Veneto in the Renaissance, exploiting natural mat...

Scandal of Colonial Rule: Power and Subversion in the British Atlantic during the Age of Revolution - James Epstein

Tourism Marketing: In the Age of the Consumer offers a fresh and contemporary approach as an introductory textbook on tourism marketing. Six major ...

DescriptionHow the history of technological revolutions can help us better understand economic and political polarization in the age of automation ...

Leading analysts have predicted for decades that nuclear weapons would help pacify international politics. The core notion is that countries protec...

Reducere. Acclaimed teaching pastor Daniel Grothe speaks to the sense of loneliness that many feel in today's age of hypermobility and noncommittal wandering...

For Grant Morrison, possibly the greatest of contemporary superhero storytellers, these heroes are not simply characters but powerful archetypes wh...

This book examines crucial aspects of the important cultural relationship between Turin and Britain in the period 1600-1800, when Savoy-Piedmont wa...

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Ryan BoehmIllustration(s): 6 mapsNumber of pages: 316Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 154 x 22...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Michael (Dublin City University, Ireland) CroninNumber of pages: 178Collection: New Perspectives in Trans...

Publisher: Mortons Media GroupAuthor(s): Graham H.E. TwidaleIllustration(s): 135 b&w illustrationsNumber of pages: 96Collection: The nostalgia coll...

Reducere. In Liberty and Insanity in the Age of the American Revolution, Sarah L. Swedberg examines how conceptions of mental illness intersected with Americ...

Reducere. Why and how America's defense strategy must change in light of China's power and ambition Elbridge A. Colby was the lead architect of the 2018 Nati...

Jaclyn Granick reveals the untold story of how American Jews reinvented modern humanitarianism during the Great War and rebuilt Jewish life in Jewi...

A remarkable intellectual history of the slave revolts that made the modern revolutionary era

``Large temptations will emanate from these machine-animals, produced by people themselves, and it will be the task of a spiritual science that exp...

A fascinating look at the scientific benefits - and joys - of reading aloud to children of all ages.

DescriptionOver the course of a generation, algorithms have gone from mathematical abstractions to powerful mediators of daily life. Algorithms hav...

How will automated vehicles change our lives? Where are the opportunities and challenges? Future streets require planning today. This timely book e...

DescriptionBased on unparalleled access to those involved, and told with compelling pace and drama, The Bank that Lived a Little describes three de...

This Element explores human travel encounters with the environment over the centuries and asks, what is the future for travel writing in the age of...

This book shows how self-improvement culture became so toxic-and why we need both a new concept of the self and a mission of social change in order...

Reducere. On February 17, 1894, the Diesel engine was operated successfully for the first time. Since then it has been a prime mover for civilization, and to...

How Ada Lovelace, Lord Byron's daughter, became the world's first computer programmer in 1842 and would have started the digital age.

Offers commentary and an illustrated history of the representations of people of African descent ranging from the ancient images of Pharaohs create...

The Power of Your Truth in the Golden Age, by author Angela Mia White, makes you feel as if you're entering a new world because you are. It holds a...

Bal's focus for this book is the idea that interdisciplinarity in the humanities - necessary, exciting, serious - must seek its heuristic and metho...

How can you be prepared for what's next when emerging trends constantly threaten to turn your strategic plan on its head? The world of business is ...

Cultural rights are transformative and empowering. They enable people to aspire to a better future for themselves and play a key role in realizing ...

Reducere. DescriptionThis is one of the best self-help books ever written. This book has helped millions of people to reach great goals in their lives throug...