System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot (Reich Rob)(Pevná vazba)

System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot (Reich Rob)(Pevná vazba)

When We Do Harm: A Doctor Confronts Medical Error (Ofri Danielle)(Pevná vazba)

Medical mistakes are more pervasive than we think. How can we improve outcomes? An acclaimed MD's rich stories and research explore patient safety. Patients enter the medical system with faith that they will receive the best care possible, so when things go wrong, it's a profound and painful

How Should One Read a Book? (Woolf Virginia)(Pevná vazba)

Where are we to begin? How are we to bring order into this multitudinous chaos and so get the deepest and widest pleasure from what we read? Published for the first time as a standalone volume, Virginia Woolf's short, impassioned essay, How Should One Read a Book? celebrates the enduring importance

Failure to Disrupt: Why Technology Alone Can't Transform Education (Reich Justin)(Pevná vazba)

A leader in educational technology separates truth from hype, explaining what tech can--and can't--do to transform our classrooms.Proponents of large-scale learning have boldly promised that technology can disrupt traditional approaches to schooling, radically accelerating learning and

Real and Fake Watches (Gueroux Fabrice)(Pevná vazba)

How can you tell a fake watch from a real one? Where are fakes made? What grades of quality can one find among so-called 'replicas'? How can one buy a watch on the internet? How can one avoid fraudulent copies? These are just some of the questions to which any wristwatch enthusiast needs to find

Ecology Book - Big Ideas Simply Explained (DK)(Pevná vazba)

Explore ecology in this accessible introduction to how the natural world works and how we have started to understand the environment, ecosystems, and climate change. Using a bold, graphic-led approach, The Ecology Book explores and explains over 85 of the key ideas, movements, and acts that have

Why We Elect Narcissists and Sociopaths--And How We Can Stop (Eddy Bill)(Pevná vazba)

Bestselling psychologist Bill Eddy describes how dangerous, narcissistic, high-conflict personalities have taken leadership of governments worldwide--and how citizens can keep these people out of office. Democracy is under siege. The reason isn't politics. It's personalities: too many countries

Workforce Education: A New Roadmap (Bonvillian William B.)(Pevná vazba)

A roadmap for how we can rebuild America's working class by transforming workforce education and training. The American dream promised that if you worked hard, you could move up, with well-paying working-class jobs providing a gateway to an ever-growing middle class. Today, however, we have

Honeybee Democracy (Seeley Thomas D.)(Pevná vazba)

How honeybees make collective decisions--and what we can learn from this amazing democratic process Honeybees make decisions collectively--and democratically. Every year, faced with the life-or-death problem of choosing and traveling to a new home, honeybees stake everything on a process that

The Human Age: How We Caused the Climate Crisis (Palsson Gsli)(Pevná vazba)

Where natural occurrences once controlled climate, geology and the genesis and demise of species, humankind now holds the reins. The Human Age is an intrepid exploration of the new geological epoch in which we now find ourselves: the Anthropocene. Defined as the Age of Man, this is the epoch in

lost in space - Architecture and Dementia(Pevná vazba)

How can we provide good spatial orientation for people with dementia? This question is addressed extensively in a selection of professional essays and projects that also carve out specific requirements for various disciplines. The book is a useful guide to all disciplines involved in design and

We Are Family (James Lebron)(Pevná vazba)

Kids have big dreams. And when those dreams are on the line, how far are they willing to go to achieve them?When Jayden and his teammates find out there's not going to be a Hoop Group this year--and maybe ever again--they have to learn to lean on each other if they want to save their basketball

The Practical Beekeeper: Beekeeping Naturally (Bush Michael)(Pevná vazba)

This book is about how to keep bees in a natural and practical system where they do not require treatments for pests and diseases and only minimal interventions. It is also about simple practical beekeeping. It is about reducing your work. It is not a main-stream beekeeping book. Many of the

The Little Big Butt Book (Hanson Dian)(Pevná vazba)

This devoted compendium to the female derriere packs a whole lot of big booty into one petite treat of a book. Featuring more than 150 images of the biggest and best rears from The Big Book of Butt, including 30 new mouth-watering images, it’s one irresistible ode to voluptuous curves from the

Penguins (Bone Emily)(Pevná vazba)

Where do penguins live? What do they eat and how do they catch their food? Beginner readers can find answers to these questions and more in this colourful information book. Illustrated with stunning photographs and illustrations accompanied by short, informative text developed with reading experts

Pilgrim Prayer/Gweddi'r Pererin (Cotter Jim)(Pevná vazba)

Today, the boundary between holidays and pilgrimages is blurred. So how can we make a journey in the spirit of a pilgrimage, whether it be following an old pilgrim trail, or walking the streets where we live, or simply travelling within ourselves? This volume aims to help by providing material for

The Blockchain and the New Architecture of Trust (Werbach Kevin)(Pevná vazba)

How the blockchain--a system built on foundations of mutual mistrust--can become trustworthy.The blockchain entered the world on January 3, 2009, introducing an innovative new trust architecture: an environment in which users trust a system--for example, a shared ledger of information--without

Peace, Poverty and Betrayal: A New History of British India (Matthews Roderick)(Pevná vazba)

How can we explain the establishment and longevity of British rule in India without recourse to the clich�s of imperial versus nationalist interpretations? In this new history, Roderick Matthews offers a more nuanced view: one of oblige and rule, the foundation of common purpose between

Believe Me: How Trusting Women Can Change the World (Valenti Jessica)(Pevná vazba)

What would happen if we believed women? A groundbreaking anthology offers a potent rallying cry and theory of changeHarvey Weinstein. Brett Kavanaugh. Jeffrey Epstein. Donald Trump. The most infamous abusers in modern American history are being outed as women speak up to publicly expose behavior

The Breakdown: Making Sense of Politics in a Messed Up World (Spiller Tatton)(Pevná vazba)

A smart, entertaining handbook showing how we can understand - and feel better about - modern

The Myths We Live by: Adventures in Democracy, Free Speech and Other Liberal Inventions (Cave Peter)(Pevná vazba)

Discover how philosophy can shine a light on the world's most divisive

Futurekind: Design by and for the People (Phillips Rob)(Pevná vazba)

We have grown accustomed to two beliefs: first, that only experts can be designers, and second, that our everyday activities are harming the planet. Yet, by bringing together digital communication and engaged online communities, products can be designed by anyone for the social and environmental

Grounded: How Connection with Nature Can Improve Our Mental and Physical Well Being (Allen Ruth)(Pevná vazba)

Grounded explores the concept of rewilding as an intentional way of living in the modern age that is both disconnected from nature and hyperconnected to technology. How do we understand nature? Benevolent and supportive? Wild and threatening? Reassuring or unpredictable? We all have a different

Together (Hawker Luke Adam)(Pevná vazba)

A beautiful book to connect us after such a challenging time.'Dark clouds were looming in the distance. We watched them gather, and we wondered... When will it come? How long will it last?' A monumental storm brings huge and sudden change. We follow a man and his dog through the uncertainty that it