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Author
Publisher
Crown Business
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
Explores the seminal contributions of Scotland to the development of modern Western civilization, discussing the impact of such ideals as democracy, freedom of speech, equal opportunity, and a commitment to education.
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2017
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
449 pages : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Homo Deus asks the fundamental questions: Where do we go from here? And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers? This is the next stage of evolution.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2019
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
291 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Thirty years ago Bill McKibben offered one of the earliest warnings about climate change. Now he broadens the warning: the entire human game, he suggests, has begun to play itself out. Even as climate change shrinks the space where our civilization can exist, new technologies like artificial intelligence and robotics threaten to bleach away the variety of human experience.
Publisher
Threshold Editions
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st Threshold Editions hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
295 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The host of the popular CNN Headline News television show and conservative radio talk-show personality presents his perspectives on issues ranging from nuclear technology in the Middle East and poor education ratings to the obesity epidemic and rising gas prices.
Author
Publisher
Threshold Editions
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st Threshold Editions-Mercury Radio Arts hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
325 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explains how to gain the upper hand in political discussions and provides essential facts on current topics to counter common liberal assertions.