Which Side of History?: How Technology Is Reshaping Democracy and Our Lives, Paperback - James P. Steyer

"A valuable primer on this moment where humans are deciding how much power over their lives they give to monopolies and algorithms." --DAVE EGGERS,...

The global boom in skyscrapers-why it's happening now, how they're made, and what they do to cities and peoplePublisher: WW Norton & CoAuthor(s): S...

The world is undergoing a profound set of digital disruptions that are changing the nature of how governments counter dissent and assert control ov...

Reducere. DescriptionThere's a stranger in your house. Every day your children are bombarded by images of sex, commercialism, and violence -- right in your o...

Reducere. A smart, urgently needed book that helps parents and their kids navigate today's online landscape--from the founder and CEO of the nation's leading...

DescriptionA New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice"Everyone worried about the state of contemporary politics should read this book."--Anne-Mar...

Two experts on the information economy explore the true economic value of technology and innovation.A wave of business innovation is driving the pr...

DescriptionInvest in the future Everything you need to capitalize on the tech revolutionOur lives are on the verge of being reshaped by advanced te...

This book deals with the reception of Italian elitism in the United States, identifying its key protagonists, phases, and themes. It aims to shed l...

Publisher: Harvard Business Review PressAuthor(s): H. James WilsonNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 164 x 243 x 29Cover type: H...

Reducere. DescriptionWhen he emerged from the nightclubs of Greenwich Village, Bob Dylan was often identified as a "protest" singer. As early as 1962, howeve...

Publisher: Scribe PublicationsAuthor(s): Marco te BroemmelstroetTranslator: Fiona GrahamNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 135 x...

A powerful and counterintuitive argument that we should welcome the current slowdown-of population growth, economies, and technological innovation

A new series that explores how our language shapes our worldPublisher: John Murray PressAuthor(s): VariousNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 202...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Ranger RuffinsIllustration(s): 16 Halftones, black and white; 5 Tables, black and white; 16 Illustrations...

Reducere. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is ...

A Freakonomics-style investigation into the mysteries of ownership, filled with counterintuitive insights and fascinating case studies.

This second edition of Society and the Internet provides key readings for students, scholars, and those interested in understanding the interaction...

Reducere. Writing Your Way to Recovery: How Stories Can Save Our Lives is an extraordinary collection of personal stories and creative writing exercises desi...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

The figures are frightening: Britons currently spend an average of four hours a day watching television - that's more than a 24-hour day per week.

When we think of global corporations and business in general, do we feel pride in how we do things? Are we doing enough, given the undeniable reali...

Publisher: CornerstoneAuthor(s): WIREDNumber of pages: 192Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 177 x 130 x 21Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedescope...

A hard-hitting expose of the overwork culture and modern management techniques that seduce millions of people to hand over the best part of their l...

DescriptionPEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award Finalist, Longlisted for the National Book AwardBest Books of the Year--Washington Post, Boston Globe, ...

DescriptionIt's easy to feel overwhelmed by the newfound power of buying and using pot. So, first things first - here's a basic look at the plant. ...

Is democracy a force for good or something much more dangerous?

DescriptionIn the space of one election cycle, authoritarian governments, moneyed elites and fringe hackers figured out how to game elections, bypa...

Reducere. DescriptionAn award-winning food writer takes us on a global tour of what the world eats--and shows us how we can change it for the betterFood is o...

Publisher: Amba PressAuthor(s): Michael C. NagelNumber of pages: 154Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 154 x 234 x 13Cover type: Paperback / softbac...

Dale Dougherty, creator of MAKE: magazine and the Maker Faire, provides a guided tour of the international phenomenon known as the Maker Movement, ...

Across the planet, humans spend more of their free time watching video than doing anything else. But increasingly it's not TV they're watching, but...

The modern retail system has worked to dazzling effect. From the 19th century, store owners emerged from small beginnings to set in train an indust...

Reducere. DescriptionA new history of the world's most embattled ideaToday, democracy is the world's only broadly accepted political system, and yet it has b...

Ideal for general readers as well as students and researchers of language, linguistics and communication, this book examines the evolution of emoji...

Reducere. America's most popular progressive radio host Thom Hartmann reveals how the government and corporate America misuse our personal data and shows how...

Reducere. Despite dire predictions in the late twentieth century that public libraries would not survive the turn of the millennium, their numbers have only ...

Reducere. In the midst of this once-in-a-century public health crisis, the United States was almost toppled from within by one of the two national political ...

Designing Babies examines the ethical, social, and policy concerns surrounding the use of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs). Basing his ana...