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For any artist, entrepreneur, or visionary who feels stuck, Seth Godin has a simple answer- commit to the practice. For any artist, entrepreneur, or visionary who feels stuck, Seth Godin...
From the author of the 'stone-cold classic' Easy Riders, Raging Bulls comes a blockbuster follow-up- the inside story of television's epic transformation The revolution has been televized. From The Sopranos...
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The World Wide Web is the most revolutionary innovation of our time. In the last decade, it has utterly transformed our lives. But what real effects is it having on...
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The true, unvarnished history of the town at the heart of Silicon Valley. Palo Alto is nice. The weather is temperate, the people are educated, rich, healthy, enterprising. Remnants of...
'A delightful compendium of the kind of facts you immediately want to share with anyone you encounter' New York Times'An ebullient, irrepressible spirit invests this book. It is erudite and...
Much has been written about the challenges tech presents to equality and democracy. But we can either criticize big data and automation or steer it to do better. Lobel makes...
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Computing for Seniors in easy steps, now in its 5th edition, presents compact, easy-to-understand tutorials on dozens of computer topics. In easy steps, users will learn the basics of PC...
Be inspired by Bill Gates and learn how to think big, manage a vast company, compete with the best and stay ahead of your rivals.A household name for his role...
Much has been written about the challenges tech presents to equality and democracy. But we can either criticize big data and automation or steer it to do better. Lobel makes...
A gripping new investigation into the underbelly of digital technology, which reveals not only how costly the virtual world is, but how damaging it is to the environment. A...
A gripping new investigation into the underbelly of digital technology, which reveals not only how costly the virtual world is, but how damaging it is to the environment. A...
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The internet is everywhere. But how did it start? How has it changed? And what will it look like in the future?No development in human history has changed the world...
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