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The soul of a new machine
By Tracy Kidder. 1981
Describes Data General's race to design and build the eagle, a brand new "32-bit supermini" computer, in one and a…
half years. A group of brilliant and unusual people work together under extreme pressure to achieve this goal. Bestseller. c1981.The possessed: adventures with Russian books and the people who read them
By Elif Batuman. 2010
In this memoir titled after what she calls "Dostoevsky's weirdest novel," "The Possessed" - now translated as "Demons" - Stanford…
professor Batuman recalls her pursuit of a PhD, immersion into all things Russian, and encounters with equally impassioned fellow scholars. Whiting Award for Nonfiction. 2010.The net delusion: the dark side of internet freedom
By Evgeny Morozov. 2011
For all the talk about the democratizing power of the Internet, regimes in Iran and China are as stable and…
repressive as ever. In fact, authoritarian governments are effectively using the Internet to suppress free speech, hone their surveillance techniques, disseminate cutting-edge propaganda, and pacify their populations with digital entertainment. Could the recent Western obsession with promoting democracy by digital means backfire? Some descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. 2011.The second volume of a comprehensive companion guide to each book in the "Outlander" series includes a complete chronology of…
the series, synopses of novels, a guide to research sources, a Scottish glossary and pronunciation guide, and essays by the author. 2015.The author covers the first four novels of the Outlander series, including: full synopses of Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager,…
and Drums of Autumn; a complete listing of the characters (fictional and historical) in the books, as well as family trees and genealogical notes; a comprehensive glossary and pronunciation guide to Gaelic terms and usage; the fully explicated Gabaldon Theory of Time Travel; frequently asked questions to the author and her (sometimes surprising) answers; an annotated bibliography; essays about medicine and magic in the eighteenth century, researching historical fiction, creating characters, and more; professionally cast horoscopes for Jamie and Claire; the making of the TV series: how we got there from here, and what happened next (including "My Brief Career as a TV Actor"); never-before-seen photos from behind the scenes of the Outlander series. 2015.The one device: the secret history of the iPhone
By Brian Merchant. 2017
For all the time we spend swiping, tapping, and staring at iPhones, you think there would be few things we…
didn't know about these gadgets. But think again. "The One Device" is a Magic School Bus trip inside the iPhone--traveling into its guts, peeling back its layers, and launching explorations that take us to the driest place on earth and a Mongolian lake of toxic sludge, down the Silk Road, into 19th century photography, and all the way back to Cupertino, California, where members of the original design team reflect on the earth-shattering work they did. 2017.The mystery lover's companion
By Art Bourgeau. 1986
A list of 2,500 favourite mysteries compiled by the owner of the Whodunit? Bookstore in Philadelphia. The mysteries are divided…
into four categories -- The American Mystery, The English Mystery, The Thriller, and The Police Procedural. Titles are listed by author and include original date of publication, a brief plot summary, and a rating on a scale from 1-5. c1986.The media symplex: at the edge of meaning in the new age of chaos
By Frank Zingrone. 2001
Television and the Internet have become our main source of news, but while CNN and CSPAN can provide more information…
than ever before and at a greatly accelerated pace, they tend to give us simplistic explanations of complex social and economic events: the sound bite. The new communication technologies are creating an overload that paralyzes us from taking action, except to consume as directed by advertisers. The author offers a corrective to the blind faith that has characterized our relationship with the new technology to date. 2001.The man who lied to his laptop: what machines teach us about human relationships (Your coach in a box)
By Clifford Ivar Nass, Corina Yen. 2010
Professor and designer analyzes human interactions with technology - and argues they can help explain interactions between people. Discusses the…
unconscious tendency to treat computers as though they were human. Suggests several essential rules for effective interpersonal relationships. 2010.The long tail: why the future of business is selling less of more
By Chris Anderson. 2006
The lovely treachery of words: essays selected and new (Studies in Canadian literature)
By Robert Kroetsch. 1989
In these essays, Kroetsch presents his views on Canadian works, from Thomas Haliburton to Ernest Buckler, Sinclair Ross and Margaret…
Laurence. This collection includes some of his famous essays, such as "Unhiding the hidden". 1989.The life of Jane Austen
By John Halperin. 1984
Researches the links between the life and work of the English novelist, her family and society. Analyzes her predicament as…
an unmarried woman with inadequate financial means, and her relationships with friends and suitors. 1984.The legacy of Northrop Frye
By Robert D Denham, Alvin A Lee. 1994
Compiled from the papers presented at a 1992 conference, these essays discuss Frye's literary, critical, and religious contributions. Written by…
scholars, poets, authors and critics, they reflect his impact on culture and society in Canada and around the world. While full of praise, many of these pieces are also willing to challenge Frye's work. Includes a bibliography of Northrop Frye's works. 1994.The Internet for dummies
By Margaret Levine Young, John R Levine, Carol Baroudi. 2007
Now updated to cover the latest browsers, including Internet Explorer 7 and the newest version of Firefox, this book is…
packed with new information on the latest Internet trends, including talking over the Internet using Skype, having fun on MySpace, building a simple Web page, sharing photos on Flickr, and posting and viewing videos on YouTube. It includes coverage of browsers, search engines, music and video sites, shopping, financial services, file downloads, e-mail, instant messaging, viruses, spam, and creating a personal Web site or blog. 2007.The internet for 50: the complete guide for every Canadian over 50
By Andrew Dagys. 1999
This updated and revised edition provides comprehensive information to the Canadian fifty plus Internet enthusiast. It explains how the Internet…
works, how to use e-mail, the best relevant web sites, and answers to commonly asked questions. 1999.Dante and The divine comedy (The modern scholar)
By Dante Alighieri, Timothy Baker Shutt. 2005
Kenyon College professor Timothy B. Shutt delivers a revealing study of Dante's greatest work, The divine comedy. The Commedia is…
about the afterlife, not just Hell, but Purgatory, and Heaven too. Dante's genius is the genius of the allegorical method. 2005.Poétique (Le livre de poche. Classique #6734)
By Aristote. 1990
Jean Cocteau
By Jean Touzot. 1989
Cette biographie de l'écrivain Jean Cocteau tente de suivre sa démarche dans le siècle, au milieu des combats qui n'étaient…
pas toujours ceux de l'avant-garde artistique. Elle tente aussi de prendre sur l'oeuvre de ce grand auteur, enrichie de ses derniers textes, une perspective panoramique. 1989.Mishima, ou, La vision du vide
By Marguerite Yourcenar. 1980
Dans cette étude critique, un grand écrivain d'Occident démonte les mécanismes de la psychologie d'un grand écrivain d'Orient, mettant au…
jour les ambitions, les triomphes, les faiblesses, les désastres intérieurs et finalement le courage. 1980.Click: what millions of people are doing online and why it matters
By Bill Tancer. 2008
How does the quick adoption of technology affect business success? And how is the Internet itself affecting the way we…
experience the world? Bill Tancer takes us into the massive database of online intelligence to reveal the naked truth about how we use the Web, navigate to sites, and search for information - and what all of that says about who we are. He demonstrates how the Internet is changing the way we absorb information and how understanding that change can be used to our advantage in business and in life. c2008.