The Smart City in a Digital World (Mosco Vincent)(Paperback)

The Smart City in a Digital World (Mosco Vincent)(Paperback)

This book looks at what makes a city smart by describing, challenging, and offering democratic alternatives to the view that the answer begins and ends with technology. Drawing on worldwide case studies documenting the redevelopment of old and the creation of new cities, it provides an essential

Digital Lives in the Global City: Contesting Infrastructures (Cowen Deborah)(Paperback)

Digital technologies have changed the world, transforming how, where, and when we communicate, love, learn, produce, distribute, and consume. Digital Lives in the Global City examines those changes in the context of urban life, investigating how urban land, governance, and the economy are being

What Is Digital Sociology? (Selwyn Neil)(Paperback)

The rise of digital technology is transforming the world in which we live. Our digitalized societies demand new ways of thinking about the social, and this short book introduces readers to an approach that can deliver this: digital sociology. Neil Selwyn examines the concepts, tools and practices

Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Whittington Dick)(Paperback)

The digital economy encompasses more than half the world, and in today's business market, those with a technology background have an advantage. This textbook provides students who already have digital expertise with a solid foundation in business and entrepreneurship in order to launch and run a

Sex, Likes and Social Media: Talking to Our Teens in the Digital Age (Havey Allison)(Paperback)

Welcome to the world of the Digital Native, where self-esteem is measured in Likes, everyone is sexting and 'Pimps and Hoes' is an acceptable party theme. Dates have been replaced with swipes, rape jokes are hilarious and 'No' means 'Yes'. For most parents, the digital landscape that our kids and

Storytelling in the Digital World(Pevná vazba)

Digital Art and Meaning: Reading Kinetic Poetry, Text Machines, Mapping Art, and Interactive Installations (Simanowski Roberto)(Paperback)

In a world increasingly dominated by the digital, the critical response to digital art generally ranges from hype to counterhype. Popular writing about specific artworks seldom goes beyond promoting a given piece and explaining how it operates, while scholars and critics remain unsure about how to

The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin (Finley Mosca Julia)(Paperback)

Furious: Technological Feminism and Digital Futures (Bassett Caroline)(Paperback)

As digital transformations continue to accelerate in the world, discourses of big data have come to dominate in a number of fields, from politics and economics, to media and education. But how can we really understand the digital world, ask the authors of Furious, when so much of the writing

Soul of Rome: A Guide to 30 Exceptional Experiences (Vincenti Carolina)(Paperback)

Every guide in the 'Soul of' collection includes: - the 30 best experiences a city has to offer - interviews with those who give the city its spirit - illustrations that capture the city's

Digital Minimalism - Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World (Newport Cal)(Paperback / softback)

Learn how to switch off and find calm - from the New York Times bestselling author of A World Without Email'Digital Minimalism is the Marie Kondo of technology' Evening Standard'An eloquent, powerful and enjoyably practical guide to cutting back on screen time' The Times'An urgent call to action

Post-Humanitarianism: Governing Precarity in the Digital World (Duffield Mark)(Paperback)

The world has entered an unprecedented period of uncertainty and political instability. Faced with the challenge of knowing and acting within such a world, the spread of computers and connectivity, and the arrival of new digital sense-making tools are widely celebrated as helpful. But is this

World Chess Championship: Carlsen V. Karjakin (Alburt Lev)(Paperback)

The dramatic 2016 World Championship match in New York City stunned the chess world, as Sergey Karjakin fought champ Magnus Carlsen to a tie until matters had to be settled in a rapid-play shootout. You'll learn chess tactics and strategies from the best players in the world, as a top team of

Hope in Action: Reaching Out to a World in Need (Nichols Vincent)(Paperback)

'Hope is not the product of opinion or argument . . . There has to be something else - an impetus to act, a vision, something that fires our imagination.' At a time when many feel defeated by the world's problems, Vincent Nichols reminds us why we need to hold on to hope - and how we can offer

Advancing the Story: Quality Journalism in a Digital World (Wenger Debora Halpern)(Paperback)

Updated Edition of Bestseller! It's a multimedia world, and today's journalists must develop a multimedia mindset. How does this way of thinking change the newsgathering and news production processes? Having conceived of and written their book in this changed media landscape, broadcast veterans

Digital Marketing in an AI World: Futureproofing Your PPC Agency (Vallaeys Frederick)(Paperback)

Artificial intelligence is radically altering the digital marketing landscape. But if you're a PPC professional, there's no need to panic; the sky isn't falling. Former Google AdWords evangelist Frederick Vallaeys understands what's coming next, and with his expert guidance you'll not only survive,

The Platform Society: Public Values in a Connective World (Van Dijck Jose)(Paperback)

Individuals all over the world can use Airbnb to rent an apartment in a foreign city, check Coursera to find a course on statistics, join PatientsLikeMe to exchange information about one's disease, hail a cab using Uber, or read the news through Facebook's Instant Articles. The promise of

Digital Ape - how to live (in peace) with smart machines (Shadbolt Nigel)(Paperback / softback)

City of Bones, 1 (Clare Cassandra)(Paperback)

Discover the world of the Shadowhunters in the first installment of the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series and 'prepare to be hooked' (Entertainment Weekly)--now with a gorgeous new cover, a map, a new foreword, and exclusive bonus content! City of Bones is a Shadowhunters

Underground City (Verne Jules)(Paperback / softback)

Jules Verne is the writer of many classic, world famous novels such as Around the World in 80 Days (currently showing at the cinema) and Journey to the Centre of the

City of Dragons (Hobb Robin)(Paperback / softback)

Return to the world of the Liveship Traders and journey along the Rain Wild River in the third instalment of high adventure from the author of the internationally acclaimed Farseer

Ethiopia - Culture Smart!, 126: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture (Culture Smart!)(Paperback)

Set in Africa, but not wholly African; an isolated nation, yet receptive to the outside world; hierarchical and conservative, yet innovative and desirous of modernity; conformist as a people, and fiercely independent as individuals--the Ethiopian identity defies definition. Ethiopia exists

Ancient City of Liangzhu - Unlocking its Secrets (Bin Liu)(Paperback / softback)

Discover a whole new world. The mysterious, ancient civilisation in the city of Liangzhu was largely unheard of, until recently. Learn all about the Liangzhu people, including their society, infrastructure, trades, economy, politics, agriculture, art and mythology in this detailed and beautiful

Sabotage in the Secret City (Fanning Diane)(Paperback)

Research chemist-sleuth Libby Clark must uncover the traitor within in this gripping World War II mystery. May 1945. Harry S. Truman has become president, the Allied Forces are closing in on Berlin and the research scientists at the secret facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, are doing their bit to