The Internet in Everything: Freedom and Security in a World with No Off Switch (Denardis Laura)(Pevná vazba)

The Internet in Everything: Freedom and Security in a World with No Off Switch (Denardis Laura)(Pevná vazba)

A compelling argument that the Internet of things threatens human rights and security'Sobering and important.'―Financial Times, 'Best Books of 2020: Technology' The Internet has leapt from human-facing display screens into the material objects all around us. In this so-called Internet of

Wicked Flesh: Black Women, Intimacy, and Freedom in the Atlantic World (Johnson Jessica Marie)(Pevná vazba)

The story of freedom and all of its ambiguities begins with intimate acts steeped in power. It is shaped by the peculiar oppressions faced by African women and women of African descent. And it pivots on the self-conscious choices black women made to retain control over their bodies and selves,

Researching Internet Governance: Methods, Frameworks, Futures (Denardis Laura)(Paperback)

Scholars from a range of disciplines discuss research methods, theories, and conceptual approaches in the study of internet governance. The design and governance of the internet has become one of the most pressing geopolitical issues of our era. The stability of the economy, democracy, and the

Stay Wild: Cabins, Rural Getaways and Sublime Solitude (Gestalten)(Pevná vazba)

Leave the city behind you, switch off, reconnect with yourself and nature, and fall in love with the world again. STAY WILD presents the finest selection of treehouses, cabins, houseboats, yurts, shepherds huts and tipis from around Europe, alongside a series of features on connecting with nature

Security Risk Management for the Internet of Things: Technologies and Techniques for IoT Security, Privacy and Data Protection (Soldatos John)(Pevná vazba)

In recent years, the rising complexity of Internet of Things (IoT) systems has increased their potential vulnerabilities and introduced new cybersecurity challenges. In this context, state of the art methods and technologies for security risk assessment have prominent limitations when it comes to

North American Strategic Defense in the 21st Century:: Security and Sovereignty in an Uncertain World (Leuprecht Christian)(Pevná vazba)

The protection of the homeland is the top priority for U.S. national security strategy. Strategic defense, however, has been an overlooked dimension in the vast literature on the U.S. strategic posture, with even less attention given to the necessity and dynamics of security collaboration within

Planet Palm - How Palm Oil Ended Up in Everything-and Endangered the World (Zuckerman Jocelyn C.)(Pevná vazba)

Friend to Nature - Activities and Inspiration to Connect With the Wild World (Knowles Laura)(Pevná vazba)

The Lost Kitchen: Recipes and a Good Life Found in Freedom, Maine: A Cookbook (French Erin)(Pevná vazba)

An evocative, gorgeous four-season look at cooking in Maine, with 100 recipes No one can bring small-town America to life better than a native. Erin French grew up in Freedom, Maine (population 719), helping her father at the griddle in his diner. An entirely self-taught cook who used cookbooks

Click Here to Kill Everybody: Security and Survival in a Hyper-Connected World (Schneier Bruce)(Pevná vazba)

Everything is a computer. Ovens are computers that make things hot; refrigerators are computers that keep things cold. These computers--from home thermostats to chemical plants--are all online. The Internet, once a virtual abstraction, can now sense and touch the physical world.As we open our lives

Threads Around the World: From Arabian Weaving to Batik in Zimbabwe (Brandon Deb)(Pevná vazba)

Handmade textiles are personal, no matter where in the world they're created, and these photos and explanations of 25 diverse world cultures' techniques vividly share the details. Take a voyage through these pages and see how today's artisans continue to create traditional fiber arts with age-old

The New Geography of Innovation: Clusters, Competitiveness and Theory (Tinguely Xavier)(Pevná vazba)

Innovation is the main engine of competitiveness. However, in a world in which everything goes faster, the inherent nature of the innovation process has changed. This book assesses both the theoretically and empirically intertwined relationship between innovation, clusters and multinational

Wild Souls: Freedom and Flourishing in the Non-Human World (Marris Emma)(Pevná vazba)

Winner of the 2022 Rachel Carson Environment Book Award * Winner of the 2022 Science in Society Journalism Award (Books) * Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize 'Thoughtful, insightful, and wise, Wild Souls is a landmark work.'--Ed Yong, author of An Immense World Fascinating . . . hands-on

The Rules of Security: Staying Safe in a Risky World (Martin Paul)(Pevná vazba)

This book demystifies and explains a subject that affects every one of us in our private lives and at work. Security is a practical discipline concerned with safeguarding lives, property, information, wealth, reputations, and social wellbeing. It is the basis of civilised society. People,

Introduction to Machine Learning with Applications in Information Security (Stamp Mark)(Pevná vazba)

Introduction to Machine Learning with Applications in Information Security provides a class-tested introduction to a wide variety of machine learning algorithms, reinforced through realistic applications. The book is accessible and doesn't prove theorems, or otherwise dwell on mathematical theory

A Curse upon the Nation: Race, Freedom, and Extermination in America and the Atlantic World (Lewis Kay Wright)(Pevná vazba)

From the inception of slavery as a pillar of the Atlantic World economy, both Europeans and Africans feared their mass extermination by the other in a race war. In the United States, says Kay Wright Lewis, this ingrained dread nourished a preoccupation with slave rebellions and would later help

Mixed Feelings - Exploring the Emotional Impact of Our Digital Habits (Shimada Naomi)(Pevná vazba)

The internet. A place of extreme highs, extreme lows and extreme everything-in-betweens. But what is it really doing to our hearts, minds and

Happily Ever After & Everything in Between (Tung Debbie)(Pevná vazba)

From the bestselling author of Quiet Girl in a Noisy World and Book Love comes a funny and adorable collection of comics about married life. From choosing a movie and sharing (or not sharing) dessert to snoring (naturally) and knowing when someone needs a cup of tea and a cozy blanket, Happily Ever

The Smallest Elephant in the World (Glaser Milton)(Pevná vazba)

Mocked throughout the jungles of India, the smallest elephant in the world--no bigger than a house cat--has decided enough is enough. If he's no bigger than a house cat, then a house is where he belongs After a long journey, this smallest elephant in the world finds himself a home with a nice

Devil in the Device (Johnson Lora Beth)(Pevná vazba)

Devil in the Device brims with brilliant world-building and richly-imagined characters--a great encapsulation of everything that makes science fiction so much fun!'  --Andrea Tang, author of Rebelwing and Renegade Flight Zhade's power might be going to his head. Newly on the throne, he's still

Building the Good Society: The Power and Limits of Markets, Democracy and Freedom in an Increasingly Polarized World (Dumas Lloyd J.)(Paperback)

In many countries, society seems to be going off the rails. Economies are mired in widening and deepening inequality while the polity has deteriorated into a state of permanent hyper-partisan confrontation. Compromise and pragmatism seem a thing of the past. The central value of fairness has been

The Gentrification of the Internet: How to Reclaim Our Digital Freedom (Lingel Jessa)(Pevná vazba)

How we lost control of the internet--and how to win it back. The internet has become a battleground. Although it was unlikely to live up to the hype and hopes of the 1990s, only the most skeptical cynics could have predicted the World Wide Web as we know it today: commercial, isolating, and full

Night of the Bayonets: The Texel Uprising and Hitler's Revenge, April-May 1945 (Lee Eric)(Pevná vazba)

In the final days of World War II in Europe, Georgians serving in the Wehrmacht on Texel island off the Dutch coast rose up and slaughtered their German masters. Hitler ordered the island to be retaken and fighting continued for weeks, well after the war's end. The uprising had it origins in the

Risk Analysis and the Security Survey (Broder James F.)(Pevná vazba)

As there is a need for careful analysis in a world where threats are growing more complex and serious, you need the tools to ensure that sensible methods are employed and correlated directly to risk. Counter threats such as terrorism, fraud, natural disasters, and information theft with the Fourth