Innovators - How a Group of Inventors, Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution (Isaacson Walter)(Paperback / softback)

Innovators - How a Group of Inventors, Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution (Isaacson Walter)(Paperback / softback)

Following his blockbuster biography of Steve Jobs, The Innovators is Walter Isaacson's story of the people who created the computer and the Internet. It is destined to be the standard history of the digital revolution and a guide to how innovation really works.What talents allowed certain inventors

Football Hackers - The Science and Art of a Data Revolution (Biermann Christoph)(Paperback / softback)

The international bestselling insider's account of football's incredible data

Einstein - His Life and Universe (Isaacson Walter)(Paperback / softback)

The first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available -- a fully realised portrait of this extraordinary human being, and great

Leonardo Da Vinci (Isaacson Walter)(Paperback / softback)

He was history's most creative genius. What secrets can he teach us? Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo's astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work, Walter Isaacson weaves a narrative that connects his art to his science. He shows how Leonardo's genius was based on

Cryptography: The Key to Digital Security, How It Works, and Why It Matters (Martin Keith)(Paperback)

Despite its reputation as a language only of spies and hackers, cryptography plays a critical role in our everyday lives. Though often invisible, it underpins the security of our mobile phone calls, credit card payments, web searches, internet messaging, and cryptocurrencies--in short, everything

Einstein - His Life and Universe (Isaacson Walter)(Paperback / softback)

The definitive, internationally bestselling biography of Albert Einstein from the author of The Innovators, Steve Jobs and Benjamin Franklin. **Now the basis of Genius, the ten-part National Geographic series on the life of Albert Einstein, starring the Oscar, Emmy, and Tony Award-winning actor

French Revolution - From Enlightenment to Tyranny (Davidson Ian)(Paperback / softback)

A clear and fast-paced account of how and why the French Revolution descended into the

Digital Handmade - Craftsmanship in the New Industrial Revolution (Johnston Lucy)(Paperback / softback)

A revised and updated paperback edition of this survey of international designers and makers working at the intersection of handicrafts and digital

Keep Calm and Log on: Your Handbook for Surviving the Digital Revolution (Andrews Gillian Gus)(Paperback)

How to survive the digital revolution without getting trampled: your guide to online mindfulness, digital self-empowerment, cybersecurity, creepy ads, trustworthy information, and more.Feeling overwhelmed by an avalanche of online content? Anxious about identity theft? Unsettled by the

Dublin Buses (Walter Richard)(Paperback / softback)

In a tour of the fascinating and colourful city, Richard Walter describes the transformation of Dublin Buses with previously unpublished

Lunar Men - The Inventors of the Modern World 1730-1810 (Uglow Jenny)(Paperback / softback)

Led by Erasmus Darwin, the Lunar Society of Birmingham was formed from a group of amateur experimenters, tradesmen and artisans who met and made friends in the Midlands in the

Quirky - The Remarkable Story of the Traits, Foibles, and Genius of Breakthrough Innovators Who Changed the World (Schilling Melissa A)(Paperback / softback)

Steve Jobs - The Exclusive Biography (Isaacson Walter)(Paperback / softback)

An extraordinary book which gives us a unique insight into the life and thinking of the man who has single-handedly transformed the way we live today

Archiveology: Walter Benjamin and Archival Film Practices (Russell Catherine)(Paperback)

In Archiveology Catherine Russell uses the work of Walter Benjamin to explore how the practice of archiveology-the reuse, recycling, appropriation, and borrowing of archival sounds and images by filmmakers-provides ways to imagine the past and the future. Noting how the film archive does not

Private Lives Of The Impressionists (Roe Sue)(Paperback / softback)

Shows how the early leaders of the group first met in the Paris studios and lived and worked closely together for nearly twenty years. Painting outdoors, meeting in cafes, they supported each other and shared emotional and financial difficulties. This account takes us into their homes as well as

Romantic Revolution (Blanning Prof. Tim)(Paperback / softback)

A compelling and persuasive account of how the Romantic Movement permanently changed the way we see things and express

The Nonconformist Revolution: Religious Dissent, Innovation and Rebellion (Thomas Amanda J.)(Paperback)

The Nonconformism Revolution explores the evolution of dissenting thought and how Nonconformity shaped the transformation of England from a rural to an urban, industrialized society. The foundations for the Industrial Revolution were in place from the late Middle Ages when the early development of

New Confessions (Boyd William)(Paperback / softback)

John James Todd, a Scotsman born in 1899 and one of the great self-appointed (and failed) geniuses of the twentieth century. This book deals with his life and

1812: The War That Forged a Nation (Borneman Walter R.)(Paperback)

Although frequently overlooked between the American Revolution and the Civil War, the War of 1812 tested a rising generation of American leaders; unified the United States with a renewed sense of national purpose; and set the stage for westward expansion from Mackinac Island to the Gulf of Mexico

Professional Gunsmithing: A Textbook On The Repair And Alteration Of Firearms (Howe Walter J.)(Paperback)

Professional Gunsmithing: A Textbook On The Repair And Alteration Of Firearms. With Detailed Notes And Suggestions Relative To The Equipment And Operation Of A Commercial Gunshop. Howe's book is intended as an inspirational source as well as a technical guide to the student who is anxious to study

Blockchain Revolution - How the Technology Behind Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies is Changing the World (Tapscott Don)(Paperback / softback)

Reengineering the Corporation - A Manifesto for Business Revolution (Champy James)(Paperback / softback)

Revised and updated for the new economy, this text describes how the radical redesign of a company's processes, organization and culture can achieve a quantum leap in

Illuminations (Benjamin Walter)(Paperback / softback)

Features 'The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction', 'The Task of the Translator' and 'Theses on the Philosophy of History', as well as essays on Kafka, storytelling, Baudelaire, Brecht's epic theatre, and

First Among Equals: How to Manage a Group of Professionals (McKenna Patrick J.)(Paperback)

Professional service gurus David Maister and Patrick McKenna have created a practical handbook on how to lead professional colleagues or peers when you lack formal authority. Harvard Business School's Working Knowledge calls it 'a timely, easy to read work leavened with action plans and examples.'