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How economics explains the world: a short history of humanity
In How Economics Explains the World, Harvard-trained economist Andrew Leigh presents a new way to understand the human story. From the dawn of agriculture to AI, here is story of how ingenuity, greed, and desire for betterment have, to an astonishing degree, determined our past, present, and future. This small book indeed tells a big story. It is the story of capitalism – of how our marke…
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- 9780063383784
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- 228 p. ; ill. ; 20 cm
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- 330 LEI h
Talking to strangers: what we should know about the people we don't know
How did Fidel Castro fool the CIA for a generation? Why did Neville Chamberlain think he could trust Adolf Hitler? Why are campus sexual assaults on the rise? Do television sitcoms teach us something about the way we relate to one another that isn’t true? Talking to Strangers is a classically Gladwellian intellectual adventure, a challenging and controversial excursion through history, psycho…
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- 9780316299220
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- 397 p. ; 21 cm
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- 302 GLA t
The military book
How did Roman armies use infantry and cavalry? What links the rebellion against Spanish rule in Latin America with the French Revolution> Why was the Blitzkrieg so successful? How have drones revolutionized modern warfare? This book answers these questions and many more by explaining what happened and why, exploring the politics, tactics, and technologies behind each conflict.
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- 9780744048384
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- 336 p. ; ill. ; 24 cm
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- DK big ideas
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- 355 DOR t
The law book
Why do we need laws? What rights are protected by law? When was forensic evidence used in court? This book answers these questions and many more, exploring and explaining the laws and legal precedents, and religious, moral, and political codes that have shaped the world we live in,
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- Ed. 1
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- 9780744020410
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- 336 p. ; ill. ; 24 cm
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- DK big ideas
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- 340 DOR t
The sociology book
Can social divisions ever be eradicated? What leads into a life of crime? And how has the internet transformed our relationships? Throughout history, humans have asked big questions about how we organized our societies - and sociologist have offered solutions that continue to shape our world.
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- Ed. 1
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- 9780241182291
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- 352 p. ; ill. ; 24 cm
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- DK big ideas
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- 301 DOR t
The crime book
How did Jack the Ripper acquire his grisly name? Who "sold" the Eiffel Tower? How did D.B Copper pull off his audacious heist?
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- Ed. 1
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- 9781465462862
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- 352 p. ; ill. ; 24 cm
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- DK big ideas
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- 364 DOR r
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
A man returns to the town where a baffling murder took place 27 years earlier, determined to get to the bottom of the story. Just hours after marrying the beautiful Angela Vicario, everyone agrees, Bayardo San Roman returned his bride in disgrace to her parents. Her distraught family forced her to name her first lover; and her twin brothers announced their intention to murder Santiago Nasar for…
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- 9781400034710
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- 863 MAR c
Future geography: how power and politics in space will change our world
Spy satellites orbiting the moon. Space metals worth more than most countries’ GDP. People on Mars within the next ten years. This isn’t science fiction. It’s astropolitics.
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- Ed. 1
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- 9781783966882
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- 255 p. ; ill. ; 23 cm
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- 320 MAR t
The history of information
Today, we are told, we are in the midst of a technological revolution: Artificial Intelligence. To understand what this might mean for our future, we have to look to the past.
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- 9780241553916
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- 143 p. ; ill. ; 28 cm
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- 302 HAU t
Looking for likes: a story about social media pitfalls
"Join Friendspace!" Taylor has signed up for his first social media account! Follow Taylor and his family, as he navigates being a new user of social media. Will he be able to use it wisely? The I Am Healthy series comprises children's picture books that tackle pressing issues facing children today, as identified by healthcare professionals from the Child Guidance Clinic, Institute of Mental H…
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- 9789811277955
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- 31 p. ; ill. ; 21 cm
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- I am Healthy
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- 428 YAO l
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