Author: Maria Edgeworth
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
The Little Merchants ... A New Edition
Author: Maria Edgeworth
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Little Merchants
Author: Sandra Walker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780988819207
Category : Child labor
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
In the core of the 20th century, legions of children handled the daily delivery of the immense newspaper business. Neither pampered nor perfect, droves of rambunctious kids with remarkable fortitude hefted a canvas bag. Their routines often detoured to adventures and misadventures. Compiled from hundreds of oral histories, Little Merchants shares the evocative stories that arc from hilarious to horrific and poignant to repugnant. Come explore the colorful heyday and vintage photos of this American icon. The efforts of these young entrepreneurs impacted their character. Thousands of paperboys and papergirls impacted the American character.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780988819207
Category : Child labor
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
In the core of the 20th century, legions of children handled the daily delivery of the immense newspaper business. Neither pampered nor perfect, droves of rambunctious kids with remarkable fortitude hefted a canvas bag. Their routines often detoured to adventures and misadventures. Compiled from hundreds of oral histories, Little Merchants shares the evocative stories that arc from hilarious to horrific and poignant to repugnant. Come explore the colorful heyday and vintage photos of this American icon. The efforts of these young entrepreneurs impacted their character. Thousands of paperboys and papergirls impacted the American character.
Blood in the Machine
Author: Brian Merchant
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0316487732
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 545
Book Description
"The most important book to read about the AI boom" (Wired): The "gripping" (New Yorker) true story of the first time machines came for human jobs—and how the Luddite uprising explains the power, threat, and toll of big tech and AI today Named one of the best books of the year by The New Yorker, Wired, and the Financial Times • A Next Big Idea Book Club "Must-Read" The most urgent story in modern tech begins not in Silicon Valley but two hundred years ago in rural England, when workers known as the Luddites rose up rather than starve at the hands of factory owners who were using automated machines to erase their livelihoods. The Luddites organized guerrilla raids to smash those machines—on punishment of death—and won the support of Lord Byron, enraged the Prince Regent, and inspired the birth of science fiction. This all-but-forgotten class struggle brought nineteenth-century England to its knees. Today, technology imperils millions of jobs, robots are crowding factory floors, and artificial intelligence will soon pervade every aspect of our economy. How will this change the way we live? And what can we do about it? The answers lie in Blood in the Machine. Brian Merchant intertwines a lucid examination of our current age with the story of the Luddites, showing how automation changed our world—and is shaping our future.
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0316487732
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 545
Book Description
"The most important book to read about the AI boom" (Wired): The "gripping" (New Yorker) true story of the first time machines came for human jobs—and how the Luddite uprising explains the power, threat, and toll of big tech and AI today Named one of the best books of the year by The New Yorker, Wired, and the Financial Times • A Next Big Idea Book Club "Must-Read" The most urgent story in modern tech begins not in Silicon Valley but two hundred years ago in rural England, when workers known as the Luddites rose up rather than starve at the hands of factory owners who were using automated machines to erase their livelihoods. The Luddites organized guerrilla raids to smash those machines—on punishment of death—and won the support of Lord Byron, enraged the Prince Regent, and inspired the birth of science fiction. This all-but-forgotten class struggle brought nineteenth-century England to its knees. Today, technology imperils millions of jobs, robots are crowding factory floors, and artificial intelligence will soon pervade every aspect of our economy. How will this change the way we live? And what can we do about it? The answers lie in Blood in the Machine. Brian Merchant intertwines a lucid examination of our current age with the story of the Luddites, showing how automation changed our world—and is shaping our future.
The Art of the Deal
Author: K. L. Reyerson
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9789004121294
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
This book explores the rarely recognized roles of notaries, innkeepers, brokers, transporters, and personnel of the merchant's entourage in medieval trade. The Mediterranean French marketplace of Montpellier serves as a venue to highlight the significant commercial contributions of these intermediaries.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9789004121294
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
This book explores the rarely recognized roles of notaries, innkeepers, brokers, transporters, and personnel of the merchant's entourage in medieval trade. The Mediterranean French marketplace of Montpellier serves as a venue to highlight the significant commercial contributions of these intermediaries.
Hearings
Author: United States. Congress Senate
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1662
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1662
Book Description
Hearings
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the District of Columbia
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1316
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1316
Book Description
The Parent's Assistant
Author: Maria Edgeworth
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Services of Freight Forwarders
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interstate Commerce
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Freight and freightage
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Considers legislation to revise ICC regulations on freight forwarders use of truck services.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Freight and freightage
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Considers legislation to revise ICC regulations on freight forwarders use of truck services.
Merchants of Culture
Author: John B. Thompson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1509528946
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
These are turbulent times in the world of book publishing. For nearly five centuries the methods and practices of book publishing remained largely unchanged, but at the dawn of the twenty-first century the industry finds itself faced with perhaps the greatest challenges since Gutenberg. A combination of economic pressures and technological change is forcing publishers to alter their practices and think hard about the future of the books in the digital age. In this book - the first major study of trade publishing for more than 30 years - Thompson situates the current challenges facing the industry in an historical context, analysing the transformation of trade publishing in the United States and Britain since the 1960s. He gives a detailed account of how the world of trade publishing really works, dissecting the roles of publishers, agents and booksellers and showing how their practices are shaped by a field that has a distinctive structure and dynamic. This new paperback edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to take account of the most recent developments, including the dramatic increase in ebook sales and its implications for the publishing industry and its future.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1509528946
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
These are turbulent times in the world of book publishing. For nearly five centuries the methods and practices of book publishing remained largely unchanged, but at the dawn of the twenty-first century the industry finds itself faced with perhaps the greatest challenges since Gutenberg. A combination of economic pressures and technological change is forcing publishers to alter their practices and think hard about the future of the books in the digital age. In this book - the first major study of trade publishing for more than 30 years - Thompson situates the current challenges facing the industry in an historical context, analysing the transformation of trade publishing in the United States and Britain since the 1960s. He gives a detailed account of how the world of trade publishing really works, dissecting the roles of publishers, agents and booksellers and showing how their practices are shaped by a field that has a distinctive structure and dynamic. This new paperback edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to take account of the most recent developments, including the dramatic increase in ebook sales and its implications for the publishing industry and its future.
DRAGONMAN
Author: TED LAZARIS
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 141846547X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 718
Book Description
IN A FAR AWAY ENCHANTED LAND FILLED WITH MAGIC AND UNSPEAKABLE EVIL, A NEW SUPER HERO WILL EMERGE! Sixteen year old Luke Starr appears to be living a rather dull uneventful life in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. That is until fate and a nameless, faceless mysterious dark force from a different plane of existence catapults Luke into a series of wondrous adventures, adventures that will change his life and those around him forever. Luke Starr, respected, feared and hated by many as the one born to greatness is suddenly propelled with great swiftness into a nightmare, forced to come face to face with destiny. Is it all real? A mistake perhaps? Or is this unimaginable journey into the unknown real? You''re about to find out when you embark on this unforgettable fantasy adventure, filled with wizardry, magic and mystery. So get ready to take flight on the wings of magic to bewitching lands where fairies dwell, wizards rule and witches still cast their evil spells. If you liked Dorothy''s Adventures In Oz, The Lord Of The Rings, Spider-Man or Harry Potter then you''re going to love DragonMan, The Wizard Of Oz of the 21 ST Century. It''s A Magical Adventure For All Ages
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 141846547X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 718
Book Description
IN A FAR AWAY ENCHANTED LAND FILLED WITH MAGIC AND UNSPEAKABLE EVIL, A NEW SUPER HERO WILL EMERGE! Sixteen year old Luke Starr appears to be living a rather dull uneventful life in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. That is until fate and a nameless, faceless mysterious dark force from a different plane of existence catapults Luke into a series of wondrous adventures, adventures that will change his life and those around him forever. Luke Starr, respected, feared and hated by many as the one born to greatness is suddenly propelled with great swiftness into a nightmare, forced to come face to face with destiny. Is it all real? A mistake perhaps? Or is this unimaginable journey into the unknown real? You''re about to find out when you embark on this unforgettable fantasy adventure, filled with wizardry, magic and mystery. So get ready to take flight on the wings of magic to bewitching lands where fairies dwell, wizards rule and witches still cast their evil spells. If you liked Dorothy''s Adventures In Oz, The Lord Of The Rings, Spider-Man or Harry Potter then you''re going to love DragonMan, The Wizard Of Oz of the 21 ST Century. It''s A Magical Adventure For All Ages