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I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did: Social Networks and the Death of Privacy by Lori Andrews Publisher Comments Social networks are the defining cultural movement of our time, empowering us in constantly evolving ways. We can all now be reporters, alerting the world to breaking news of a natural disaster; we can participate in crowd-sourced scientific research... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Tesla: The Lost Inventions by George Trinkaus Publisher Comments Here are the suppressed inventions of Nikola Tesla, all in one place, rendered in clear English and with 42 illustrations. Tesla was famous at the turn of the century for inventing the alternating-current system still in use today. But his later... (read more) Your price: $7.75 New - Pamphlet
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The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars: Dispatches from the Front Lines by Michael E. Mann Publisher Comments In its 2001 report on global climate, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change of the United Nations prominently featured the Hockey Stick, a chart showing global temperature data over the past one thousand years. The Hockey Stick demonstrated that... (read more) Your price: $28.95 New - Hardcover
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The Human Brain Book by Rita Carter Publisher Comments The Human Brain Book is a complete guide to the one organ in the body that makes each of us what we are - unique individuals. It combines the latest findings from the field of neuroscience with expert text and state-of-the-art illustrations and imaging... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $14.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Golden Gate: The Life and Times of America's Greatest Bridge by Kevin Starr Publisher Comments Kevins Starrs Golden Gate is a brilliant and passionate telling of the history of the bridge itself, and a recounting of the rich and peculiar history of the California experience. The Golden Gate is a grand public work, a symbol and a very real bridge,... (read more) List Price $23.00 Your price: $16.50 Used - Hardcover
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Brain Bugs (11 Edition) by Dean Buonomano Publisher Comments With its trillions of connections, the human brain is more beautiful and complex than anything we could ever build, but it's far from perfect. Our memory is unreliable; we can't multiply large sums in our heads; advertising manipulates our judgment; we... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $14.00 Used - Hardcover
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Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter (Vintage) by Tom Bissell Staff Pick If you've ever said to yourself (or your significant other), "as soon as I finish this level, I'll go to bed," you have to read Extra Lives. It's not so much a defense of video games as a willingness to explore the impact they have, for good and ill, in... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Digital Divide: Arguments for and Against Facebook, Google, Texting, and the Age of Social Networking by Mark Bauerlein Publisher Comments This definitive work on the perils and promise of the social- media revolution collects writings by today's best thinkers and cultural commentators, with an all-new introduction by Bauerlein. Twitter, Facebook, e-publishing, blogs, distance-learning and... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Brave New Unwired World: The Digital Big Bang by Alex Lightman Publisher Comments A whirlwind tour through the exciting landscape opening up around digital wireless communication In The Brave New Unwired World, the CEO of one of today's hottest wireless businesses explores the latest thinking and trends in the exciting world of... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $6.25 Used - Hardcover
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