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Publisher
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Combining a journalist's investigative eye with her unborn second child as an experimental guinea pig, Baby, Unplugged draws on Sophie Brickman's own experiences as a journalist and parent to try to discover what aspects of technology are actually helpful, which are making us crazy, and most importantly, how we might learn to trust ourselves and our instincts again when it comes to raising children"--
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Nev Schulman provides millenial readers with an essential roadmap to better connect their digital personas with their true selves. Woven throughout with his personal stories, this book explores relationships in the era of social media. Nev explores the pressing issue of connectivity versus genuine connection which is plaguing our relationships.
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Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"From the United States and the United Kingdom to the East India Company, Standard Oil, Facebook, and Alibaba, states and corporations have gradually, and then much more rapidly, taken over the planet. They have helped to conquer poverty and eliminate disease, but also unleashed global wars and environmental degradation. As Runciman demonstrates, states and corporations are the ultimate decision-making machines, defined by their ability to make their...
Publisher
Coach House Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"If the world's cuisines share one common food, it might be the dumpling, a dish that can be found on every continent and in every culinary tradition, from Asia to Central Europe to Latin America. Originally from China, they evolved into ravioli, samosas, momos, gyozas, tamales, pierogies, matzo balls, wontons, empanadas, potato chops, and many more. In this unique anthology, food writers, journalists, culinary historians, and others share histories...
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Series
Publisher
Icon
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Hothouse Earth: an Inhabitant's Guide provides a post-COP26 perspective on the climate emergency, acknowledging that it is now practically impossible to keep this side of the 1.5°C dangerous climate change guardrail. The upshot is that we can no longer dodge the arrival of a disastrous, all-pervasive climate breakdown that will come as a hammer blow to global society and economy.
88) Bullshit jobs
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
" 'Does your job make a meaningful contribution to the world?' David Graeber asked this question in a playful, provocative online essay titled On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs. He defined a bullshit job as 'a form of paid employment that is so completely pointless, unnecessary, or pernicious that even the employee cannot justify its existence, even though as part of the conditions of employment, the employee feels obliged to pretend that this is...
Author
Publisher
Black Dog and Leventhal Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Thought-provoking, compelling, and visually dynamic, Wigging Out looks at wigs and artificial hair worn by famous figures and everyday people, from ancient Egypt to the present. This is a one-of-a-kind almanac for fashion and history buffs"--
Author
Publisher
Verso
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"We live in times of increasing inscrutability. Our news feeds are filled with unverified, unverifiable speculation, much of it automatically generated by anonymous software. As a result, we no longer understand what is happening around us. Underlying all of these trends is a single idea: the belief that quantitative data can provide a coherent model of the world, and the efficacy of computable information to provide us with ways of acting within...
Author
Publisher
Harper Wave
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A cultural history of fitness explores exercise through the years and what can be learned from humanity's athletic ancestors, evaluating the merit of today's exercise machines while making recommendations based on early health practices.
Author
Publisher
Anansi International
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"An indispensable guide to seeing and understanding our planet through the divisions we make, find, or feel. Our world has innumerable boundaries. They range from the obvious -- an ocean, or a mountain range -- to subtle differences in language or climate. We cross boundaries all the time, sometimes without realizing it. They can be subjective: our perceptions of a boundary may not be shared by others. And yet they shape the way we engage with the...
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Publisher
Spiegel & Grau
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Blake Mycoskie tells the story of TOMS, one of the fastest-growing shoe companies in the world, and combines it with lessons learned from such other innovative organizations. Blake presents the six simple keys for creating or transforming your own life and business, from discovering your core story to being resourceful without resources; from overcoming fear and doubt to incorporating giving into every aspect of your life. No matter what kind of change...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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"Mike Muñoz is a young Mexican American not too many years out of high school--and just fired from his latest gig as a lawn boy on a landscaping crew. Though he tries time and again to get his foot on the first rung of that ladder to success, he can't seem to get a break. But then things start to change for Mike, and after a raucous, jarring, and challenging trip, he finds he can finally see the future and his place in it"--
98) Human nature
Author
Publisher
Discovery Institute Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Conventional wisdom holds that the murder rate has plummeted since the Middle Ages; humankind is growing more peaceful and enlightened; man is shortly to be much improved -- better genes, better neural circuits, better biochemistry; and we are approaching a technological singularity that will usher in utopia. Human Nature eviscerates these and other doctrines of a contemporary nihilism masquerading as science. In this wide-ranging work polymath David...
100) Crosstalk
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Language
English
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"One of science fiction's premiere humorists turns her eagle eye to the crushing societal implications of telepathy. In a not-too-distant future, a simple outpatient procedure that has been promised to increase empathy between romantic partners has become all the rage. So when Briddey Flannigan's fiancé proposes that he and Briddey undergo the procedure, she is delighted! Only...the results aren't quite as expected. Instead of gaining an increased...
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