Author: Benjamin Kelly
Publisher: Benjamin Kelly
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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Magic is in short supply and the inhabitants of Asmondrya are facing annihilation by an evil returned from oblivion. A fairy and a dragon join forces to battle relentless demonic beasts, but saving the world will require a greater sacrifice than the life of one hero and one heroine. Their stage was set in the distant past, a prophetic vision defining their roles, but can they play their parts as they choose, or must the ancient writings dictate their every move?
Author: John Naughton
Publisher: Quercus
ISBN: 1623650631
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 333
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John Naughton is The Observer's "Networker" columnist, a prominent blogger, and vice president of Wolfson College, Cambridge. The Times has said of his writing, "[it] draws on more than two decades of study to explain how the internet works and the challenges and opportunities it will offer to future generations," and Cory Doctorow raved that "this is the kind of primer you want to slide under your boss's door." In From Gutenberg to Zuckerberg, Naughton explores the living history of one of the most radically transformational technologies of all time. From Gutenberg to Zuckerberg is a clear-eyed history of one of the most central features of modern life: the internet. Once a technological novelty and now the very plumbing of the Information Age, the internet is something we have learned to take largely for granted. So, how exactly has our society become so dependent upon a utility it barely understands? And what does it say about us that this is the case? While explaining in highly engaging language the way the internet works and how it got that way, technologist John Naughton has distilled the noisy chatter surrounding the technology's relentless evolution into nine essential areas of understanding. In doing so, he affords readers deeper insight into the information economy and supplies the requisite knowledge to make better use of the technologies and networks around us, highlighting some of their fascinating and far-reaching implications along the way.
Author: Adam Alter
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0735222843
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 370
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“Irresistible is a fascinating and much needed exploration of one of the most troubling phenomena of modern times.” —Malcolm Gladwell, author of New York Times bestsellers David and Goliath and Outliers “One of the most mesmerizing and important books I’ve read in quite some time. Alter brilliantly illuminates the new obsessions that are controlling our lives and offers the tools we need to rescue our businesses, our families, and our sanity.” —Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals and Give and Take Welcome to the age of behavioral addiction—an age in which half of the American population is addicted to at least one behavior. We obsess over our emails, Instagram likes, and Facebook feeds; we binge on TV episodes and YouTube videos; we work longer hours each year; and we spend an average of three hours each day using our smartphones. Half of us would rather suffer a broken bone than a broken phone, and Millennial kids spend so much time in front of screens that they struggle to interact with real, live humans. In this revolutionary book, Adam Alter, a professor of psychology and marketing at NYU, tracks the rise of behavioral addiction, and explains why so many of today's products are irresistible. Though these miraculous products melt the miles that separate people across the globe, their extraordinary and sometimes damaging magnetism is no accident. The companies that design these products tweak them over time until they become almost impossible to resist. By reverse engineering behavioral addiction, Alter explains how we can harness addictive products for the good—to improve how we communicate with each other, spend and save our money, and set boundaries between work and play—and how we can mitigate their most damaging effects on our well-being, and the health and happiness of our children. Adam Alter's previous book, Drunk Tank Pink: And Other Unexpected Forces that Shape How We Think, Feel, and Behave is available in paperback from Penguin.
Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 486
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A classic work of fiction which explores mental health and repressed memory.
Author: Claire Nahmad
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
ISBN: 1780284675
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 236
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First used by the ancient Celts, angel scrolls were inscribed with runes or prayers that helped connect the physical world to the spirit realm. Make Your Own Angel Blessing Scrolls presents a wealth of projects that deliver angelic protection, healing, and blessings. Complete with beautiful photographs and simple instructions, this practical guide suggests sympathetic wording, describes how to invoke the blessing of the appropriate angel, and provides advice on infusing the scrolls with aromatic oils or herbs, and embellishing them with crystals and calligraphy. Display them for all to admire, and create a powerful conduit for angelic benefaction.
Author: Mark Leslie Shook
Publisher: Authorsolutions
ISBN: 1483400190
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
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In 2009, U.S. Marine Sergeant Ron Keller is advising an Iraqi Police unit in Fallujah, when he discovers an ancient Hebrew scroll. Knowing the Iraqis will not be overjoyed at any discovery that reminds them of the presence of Jews in Iraq for thousands of years, he removes the scroll without anyone's knowledge. Determined to discover the authenticity and meaning of the scroll, Keller covertly summons help from a navy rabbi and an Iraqi-born professor, unaware that more than 2,500 years ago, two scribes set out to rescue sacred scrolls from a burning temple amid the uncertainty of the Babylonian conquest. After the brothers divide the scrolls and leave on separate journeys to hide them, each experiences triumph and tragedy while attempting to ensure the survival of the parchments until the fortunes of Judah are restored. In this thriller, the modern discovery of an ancient text reveals both long-held secrets and the identity of the author of the original Five Books of Moses.
Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, American
Languages : en
Pages : 456
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Author: Margaret S. King
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1465392203
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 515
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The author is convinced that the early Byzantine Church deliberately cut out sections from an historic text to conceal the truth about the crucifixion of a man they were promoting as their Messiah. She solves the mystery by reconstructing the deleted sections. King pieces together what happened in Jerusalem during the trial and attempted crucifixion of the real Messiah and shows that the key passages that were tampered with are actually the missing link that connects the Dead Sea Scrolls to the New Testament Gospels. Using those passags and the history of the period, she identifies the figures mentioned in the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Author: Richard Mills
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1501346636
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 355
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Sex, death and nostalgia are among the impulses driving Beatles fandom: the metaphorical death of the Beatles after their break-up in 1970 has fueled the progressive nostalgia of fan conventions for 48 years; the death of John Lennon and George Harrison has added pathos and drama to the Beatles' story; Beatles Monthly predicated on the Beatles' good looks and the letters page was a forum for euphemistically expressed sexuality. The Beatles and Fandom is the first book to discuss these fan subcultures. It combines academic theory on fandom with compelling original research material to tell an alternative history of the Beatles phenomenon: a fans' history of the Beatles that runs concurrently with the popular story we all know.
Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 458
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