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Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
The presidential inaugural poet--and unforgettable new voice in American poetry--presents a collection of poems that includes the stirring poem read at the inauguration of the 46th President of the United States.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xx, 371 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Identifies the neurological processes behind behaviors, explains how self-control and success are largely driven by habits, and shares scientifically-based guidelines for achieving personal goals and overall well-being by adjusting specific habits.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 146 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Lays out ten arguments for why readers would be better off if they deleted all their social media accounts, citing social media's tendency to bring out the worst in people, degrade politics, distort truth, foster disconnection, and sap free will.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 260 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The book is aimed at bringing critical discussion in scholarship on the consequences of adopting Artificial Intelligence in the different levels and facets of societal structures; a point which remains undiscussed in the academic circles"--
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First North American edition.
Physical Desc
326 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"An essential analysis of the modern science and technology that makes our twenty-first century lives possible--a scientist's investigation into what science really does, and does not, accomplish. We have never had so much information at our fingertips and yet most of us don't know how the world really works. This book explains seven of the most fundamental realities governing our survival and prosperity. From energy and food production, through our...
13) The sea inside
Author
Publisher
Melville House Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
[First Melville House edition].
Physical Desc
374 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 585 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake delivers a fresh and compelling portrait of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz On Winston Churchill's first day as prime minister, Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. Poland and Czechoslovakia had already fallen, and the Dunkirk evacuation was just two weeks away. For the next twelve months, Hitler would wage a relentless bombing campaign, killing 45,000...
Author
Publisher
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
341 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Weaves together firsthand travel notes with exacting journalism in a report on the past, present, and future of coastal culture, which has become central to the globalized world, while at the same time grappling with the darker realities of resort culture.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
383 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
You are under surveillance right now... your cell phone provider tracks your location, your online and in-store purchasing patterns are recorded, Facebook can determine your sexual orientation without you ever mentioning it. Corporations use surveillance to manipulate the prices we're offered; governments use surveillance to discriminate, censor, and put people in danger worldwide. Schneier shows what we can do to reform our government surveillance...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
xvi, 301 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"For evolutionary biologists Heather Heying and Bret Weinstein, the cause of many modern woes is clear: the world is out of sync with humans' ancient brains and bodies. The authors cut through the disputes surrounding issues like sex, gender, diet, parenting, sleep, education, and more to outline a science-based worldview that will empower the reader to live a better, wiser life. They distill more than twenty years of research and first-hand accounts...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"In the vein of You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) and Black Nerd Problems, this witty, incisive essay collection from New York Times critic at large Maya Phillips explores race, religion, sexuality, and more through the lens of her favorite pop culture fandoms. From the moment Maya Phillips saw the opening scroll of Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, her childhood changed forever. Her formative years were spent loving not just...
Author
Publisher
Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
562 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In this revolutionary book, renowned physician Gabor Matae eloquently dissects how in Western countries that pride themselves on their healthcare systems, chronic illness and general ill health are on the rise. Nearly 70 percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug; more than half take two. In Canada, every fifth person has high blood pressure. In Europe, hypertension is diagnosed in more than 30 percent of the population. And everywhere,...