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Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2023.
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"A social and design history of the sewn-in pocket, from the mid-1500s up to today, that uncovers what pockets reveal about us, our place in society, and how we move through the world"--
Why do men's clothes have so many pockets and women's so few? Why are the pockets on women's clothes too small to be practical-- if they open at all? Carlson examines issues of gender politics, security, sexuality, power and privilege-- all tucked inside our pockets....
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Chronicle Prism
Pub. Date
2024
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"Bill Weir confronts the biggest threats to life as we know it and explores ideas for building a more promising future."--Inside dust jacket. "Award-winning journalist and CNN chief climate correspondent Bill Weir takes readers through time and around our changing world to confront the biggest threats to life as we know it and search for proven ways to build happier, healthier, and more resilient communities, come what may"-- Provided by publisher....
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Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2024.
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"In this luminous narrative, the story of the Moon traverses time and space, rendering a range of human experiences--from the beliefs of ancient cultures to the science of Galileo's telescopic discoveries, from the obsessions of colorful 19th-century 'selenographers' to the astronauts of Apollo and now, Artemis. Still as Bright also traces Christopher Cokino's own lunar pilgrimage. With his backyard telescope, he explores the surface of the Moon,...
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We have summarized the essentials of four short texts by this prestigious thinker: from LA CABEZA BIEN PUESTA. RETHINKING REFORM. REFORMING THOUGHT, we offer ANNEX 2 INTER-PLURI-TRANSDISCIPLINARITY. It is followed by INTRODUCTION TO COMPLEX THINKING and the text closes with brief synthesized passages from "Science with Conscience" and "The Lost Paradigm".
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In today's digital age, the realm of bullies has expanded far beyond the confines of the traditional playground. They now reside in our pockets, hidden behind screens, poised to strike through our devices. 'The Bully in Your Pocket,' authored by Lorenzo Gomez III, offers an indispensable and comprehensive manual for comprehending, managing, and ultimately triumphing over the pervasive menace of online bullying.
Within these pages, Lorenzo Gomez...
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Baker Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2023]
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"In a tech-saturated world, a return to outdoor play is exactly what our children need. Founder of 1000 Hours Outside shows parents how to help their kids discover the fun--not to mention the physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual benefits--that awaits them beyond the four walls of their home"--
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Crown
Pub. Date
[2024]
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"This takedown of American gun culture argues that the nation's fathers did not intend the Second Amendment to guarantee an individual right to bear arms-and that this intentional distortion of the record is an urgent threat to democracy. Hundreds of lives are lost to firearms every day in America. The cost is more than the numbers-it is also the fear, the anxiety, the dread of public spaces that an armed society has created under the tortured rubric...
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Dive into Schoolhouse Burning for a transformative journey through the lens of Rodger, an expert in Alternative Dispute Resolution and Mediation. With a rich background that began in the helping professions at a state school and regional hospital, Rodger offers a unique perspective on conflicts and disputes that have troubled humanity for ages. Drawing from his extensive experience, including his Master of Science degree in Counseling Psychology and...
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Sentinel, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
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"From the author of Irreversible Damage, an investigation into a mental health industry that is harming, not healing, American children In virtually every way that can be measured, Gen Z's mental health is worse than that of previous generations. Youth suicide rates are climbing, antidepressant prescriptions for children are common, and the proliferation of mental health diagnoses has not helped the staggering number of kids who are lonely, lost,...
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Dutton
Pub. Date
[2023]
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"The Savannah Bananas have peeled back the game of baseball and made it fun again. This is their story"--
Cole dreamed of pitching in the Majors. Instead he reshaped Savannah, Georgia's professional team into the league champion Savannah Bananas. And now the Bananas have restyled baseball itself into something all their own: they throw out a first banana rather than a ball. Their first-base coach dances between innings. And the rules themselves are...
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Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2024]
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"From Wharton professor and author of the popular One Useful Thing Substack newsletter Ethan Mollick comes the definitive playbook for working, learning, and living in the new age of AI The release of generative AI-from LLMs like ChatGPT to image generators like DALL-E-marks a new era. We have invented technologies that boost our physical capabilities and others that automate complex tasks, but never, until now, have we created a technology that can...
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Embark on a comprehensive journey through the intricate landscape of scientific thought in "Philosophy of Science: An Exploratory Journey". This in-depth guide takes readers from the rudimentary tenets of philosophy of science to the pivotal concepts that define and differentiate science from non-science.The book explores the fine balance between science and scientism, offering insight into the unique methodologies that shape scientific inquiry. It...
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How the Internet Rewrote the Rules of EverythingImagine a world where your next-door neighbor could be on the opposite side of the globe. Where you can join a bustling community filled with people who love the same obscure hobby as you, no matter how unusual it is. Where music, movies, and ideas from any culture spread like wildfire. That's the reality of the Digital Global Village, and it's transforming how we live, work, and connect with each...
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In 1965 English scientist James Lovelock had a flash of insight: the Earth is not just teeming with life; the Earth, in some sense, is life. He mulled this revolutionary idea over for several years, first with his close friend the novelist William Golding, and then in an extensive collaboration with the American scientist Lynn Margulis. In the early 1970s, he finally went public with the Gaia hypothesis, the idea that everything happens for an end:...
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Why teach music? Who deserves a music education? Can making and learning about music serve the common good? A collection of essays considers the answers.
In Humane Music Education for the Common Good, scholars and educators from around the world offer unique responses to the recent UNESCO report titled Rethinking Education: Toward the Common Good. This report suggests how, through purpose, policy, and pedagogy, education can and must respond to the...
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Querido lector,¿Te has preguntado alguna vez sobre el fascinante mundo de la clonación humana y su intrincada relación con la psicología? Si es así, entonces este libro es para ti. Sumérgete en un viaje de descubrimiento mientras exploramos los diversos aspectos de la clonación desde una perspectiva psicológica en nuestro último lanzamiento: "La Clonación Humana: Los Aportes de la Psicología".En esta obra innovadora, desentrañamos los...
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As humanity marches into the new millennium, large-scale problems continue to threaten the well-being of multitudes of people. Yet, at the same time, there lies an anchor of hope and an abiding faith in the promise of the future. There is a gradual reawakening of the promise for peace whose echoes are steadily being heard throughout the world. The Science of Interreligious Dialogue is another milestone in reinforcing and deepening our commitments...
19) Bonjour ChatGPT
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Vous dites aussi « Bonjour » à ChatGPT lorsque vous lui posez une question ? Et votre robot de cuisine ou robot-tondeuse, vous lui avez donné un nom ? C'est le cas pour la plupart d'entre nous.
Dans cet ouvrage, Louis de Diesbach décrypte avec pertinence les raisons qui engagent les individus à attribuer des caractéristiques humaines aux outils d'intelligence artificielle. Derrière le simple et a priori superficiel échange avec ChatGPT se...
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We are in the middle of a 'desirevolution' - a fundamental and political transformation of the way we desire as human beings. Perhaps as always, new technologies - with their associated and inherited political biases - are organising and mapping the future. What we don't seem to notice is that the primary way in which our lives are being transformed is through the manipulation and control of desire itself.
Our very impulses, drives and urges are...
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