Making up Numbers: A History of Invention in Mathematics Ekkehard Kopp Current price: $49.14 This product is not returnable. Publication Date: October 15th, 2020 Publisher: Open Book Publishers ISBN: 9781800640962 Pages: 280 You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. Quantity Add to wishlist You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. Available Formats Hardcover (10/15/2020)Digital - Audio (Libro.FM) Available in 3-7 business days
New Release Once Upon a Prime: The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and Literature Sarah Hart Current price: $18.99 A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice “Wide-ranging and thoroughly winning.” —Jordan Ellenberg, The New York Times Book Review ...
Brilliant Maps for Curious Minds: 100 New Ways to See the World Ian Wright Current price: $19.95 A singular atlas of 100 infographic maps from thought-provoking to flat-out fun. And don’t miss the next book in the series, North American Maps for Curious Minds! ...
Life Mode On: How to Feel Less Stressed, More Present and Back in Control When Using Technology Joanne Orlando Current price: $14.99 Life Mode On is a revolutionary approach to living a better life with technology and our personal devices, from digital lifestyle expert Dr. Joanne Orlando. These are no quick fixes; these are real, practical solutions for long-term fulfilment in our increasingly digital world. ...
The AI Dilemma: 7 Principles for Responsible Technology Juliette Powell, Art Kleiner Current price: $22.95 The misuse of AI has led to wrongful arrests, denial of medical care, even genocide—this book offers 7 powerful principles that business can use now to end the harm. ...
Quantum Supremacy: How the Quantum Computer Revolution Will Change Everything Michio Kaku Current price: $30.00 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An exhilarating tour of humanity's next great technological achievement—quantum computing—which may supercharge artificial intelligence, solve some of humanity's biggest problems, like global warming, world hunger, and incurable disease, and eventually ...
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer Current price: $18.99 Now a Netflix Film, Starring and Directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor of 12 Years a Slave ...
Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet Chris Dixon Current price: $31.00 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A potent exploration of the power of blockchains to reshape the future of the internet—and how that affects us all—from influential technology entrepreneur and startup investor Chris Dixon ...
This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You Susan Rogers, Ogi Ogas Current price: $28.95 One of the Next Big Idea Club's Favorite Nonfiction Books A Behavioral Scientist Notable Book of 2022 A legendary record producer–turned–brain scientist explains why you fall in love with music. ...
Data Feminism (Strong Ideas) Catherine D'Ignazio, Lauren F. Klein Current price: $27.95 A new way of thinking about data science and data ethics that is informed by the ideas of intersectional feminism. ...
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea Sebastian Junger Current price: $15.95 "There is nothing imaginary about Junger's book; it is all terrifyingly, awesomely real." —Los Angeles Times ...
Math with Bad Drawings: Illuminating the Ideas That Shape Our Reality Ben Orlin Current price: $19.99 A hilarious and bestselling reintroduction to mathematics, illustrating the ideas with stories, humor, and stick figures. ...
Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else Jordan Ellenberg Current price: $19.00 An instant New York Times Bestseller! “Unreasonably entertaining . . . reveals how geometric thinking can allow for everything from fairer American elections to better pandemic planning.” —The New York Times ...
¡Alerta!: Engineering on Shaky Ground Elizabeth Reddy Current price: $48.00 A lively account of a controversial technology developed to mitigate earthquake risk and change how we live with threatening environments. ...
Atoms and Ashes: A Global History of Nuclear Disasters Serhii Plokhy Current price: $30.00 A chilling account of more than half a century of nuclear catastrophes, by the author of the “definitive” (Economist) Cold War history, Nuclear Folly. ...
This Is What It Sounds Like: A Legendary Producer Turned Neuroscientist on Finding Yourself Through Music Susan Rogers, Ogi Ogas Current price: $17.95 One of the Next Big Idea Club's Favorite Nonfiction Books A Behavioral Scientist Notable Book of 2022 A legendary record producer–turned–brain scientist explains why you fall in love with music. ...
Swipe Up for More!: Inside the Unfiltered Lives of Influencers Stephanie McNeal Current price: $29.00 An unfiltered, colorful romp through the IRL world of influencers that spills the tea on the multibillion-dollar industry of content creation. ...
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup John Carreyrou Current price: $18.00 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The gripping story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos—one of the biggest corporate frauds in history—a tale of ambition and hubris set amid the bold promises of Silicon Valley, rigorously reported by the ...
Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires Douglas Rushkoff Current price: $17.95 "A devastating portrait of the cultures and logics underlying big tech. Rushkoff is going to make you mad enough to fight back. A vital, lucid, and enraging read." —Naomi Klein ...
The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution Walter Isaacson Current price: $20.99 Following his blockbuster biography of Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson’s New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed The Innovators is a “riveting, propulsive, and at times deeply moving” (The Atlantic) story of the people who created the computer and the in ...
What Makes Us Human: An Artificial Intelligence Answers Life's Biggest Questions Iain S. Thomas, Jasmine Wang, GPT-3 Current price: $24.99 A groundbreaking endeavor to explore human spirituality through the evolving technology of artificial intelligence ...
Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson Current price: $32.00 The bestselling co-author of Why Nations Fail and the bestselling co-author of 13 Bankers deliver a bold reinterpretation of economics and history that will fundamentally change how you see the world ...
Moonbit Rena J. Mosteirin, James E. Dobson Current price: $22.00 MOONBIT is a hybrid work comprised of experimental poetry and a critical theory of the poetics and politics of computer code. ...
Broken Code: Inside Facebook and the Fight to Expose Its Harmful Secrets Jeff Horwitz Current price: $32.50 THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS’ CHOICE • By an award-winning technology reporter for The Wall Street Journal, a behind-the-scenes look at the manipulative tactics Facebook used to grow its business, how it distorted the way we connect online, and the company insi ...
The First-Time Homesteader: A complete beginner's guide to starting and loving your new homestead Jessica Sowards Current price: $26.99 Are you striving for improved self-reliance and self-sufficiency for yourself and your family? Author Jessica Sowards of YouTube’s Roots & Refuge Farm is the warm and welcoming guide you’ve been waiting for. ...
The Heart and the Chip: Our Bright Future with Robots Daniela Rus, Gregory Mone Current price: $29.99 Daniela Rus, a leading roboticist and computer scientist, explores how we can use a new generation of smart machines to help humankind. ...
The Backyard Chicken Keeper's Bible: Discover Chicken Breeds, Behavior, Coops, Eggs, and More Jessica Ford, Rachel Federman, Sonya Patel Ellis Current price: $40.00 The Backyard Chicken Keeper’s Bible is anexhaustively researched, clearly written, and profusely full-color illustrated book and the essential volume on backyard chicken keeping. ...
North American Maps for Curious Minds: 100 New Ways to See the Continent Matthew Bucklan, Victor Cizek Current price: $19.95 The Maps for Curious Minds series is back—with 100 vivid infographic maps that transform the way we understand the cultural and geographical wonders of North America ...
Is Math Real?: How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics’ Deepest Truths Eugenia Cheng Current price: $30.00 One of the world’s most creative mathematicians offers a new way to look at math—focusing on questions, not answers ...