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Shady Characters

The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols, and Other Typographical Marks

par Keith Houston ...

“An absolutely fascinating blend of history, design, sociology, and cultural poetics—highly recommended.”—Maria Popova, Brain PickingsA charming and indispensable tour of two thousand years of the written word, Shady Characters weaves a fascinating trail across the parallel histories of language and typography.Whether investigating the asterisk (*) and dagger (†)—which alternately illuminated and ... En savoir plus

$18.99 CAD

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“An absolutely fascinating blend of history, design, sociology, and cultural poetics—highly recommended.”—Maria Popova, Brain PickingsA charming and indispensable tour of two thousand years of the written word, Shady Characters weaves a fascinating trail across the parallel histories of language and typography.Whether investigating the asterisk (*) and dagger (†)—which alternately illuminated and
... En savoir plus

Aussi disponible en : Livre audio
The Book

A Cover-to-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time

par Keith Houston ...

"A masterful and overwhelmingly entertaining volume." —Clea Simon, Boston GlobeIn The Book, Keith Houston reveals that the paper, ink, thread, glue, and board from which a book is made tell as rich a story as the words on its pages. In an invitingly tactile history of this 2,000-year-old medium, Houston follows the development of writing, printing, the art of illustrations, and binding to show how ... En savoir plus

$26.99 CAD

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"A masterful and overwhelmingly entertaining volume." —Clea Simon, Boston GlobeIn The Book, Keith Houston reveals that the paper, ink, thread, glue, and board from which a book is made tell as rich a story as the words on its pages. In an invitingly tactile history of this 2,000-year-old medium, Houston follows the development of writing, printing, the art of illustrations, and binding to show how
... En savoir plus

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Face with Tears of Joy

A Natural History of Emoji

par Keith Houston ...

A vibrant exploration of the world’s newest language—where it came from, how it works, and where it’s going.We are surrounded by emoji. They appear in politics, movies, drug deals, our sex lives, and more. But emoji’s impact has never been explored in full. In this rollicking tech and pop culture history, Keith Houston follows emoji from its birth in 1990s Japan, traces its Western explosion in ... En savoir plus

$19.79 CAD

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A vibrant exploration of the world’s newest language—where it came from, how it works, and where it’s going.We are surrounded by emoji. They appear in politics, movies, drug deals, our sex lives, and more. But emoji’s impact has never been explored in full. In this rollicking tech and pop culture history, Keith Houston follows emoji from its birth in 1990s Japan, traces its Western explosion in
... En savoir plus

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Empire of the Sum

The Rise and Reign of the Pocket Calculator

par Keith Houston ...

**A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice“[A] lively, entertaining history.” —New York Times Book Review, Editors' ChoiceThe hidden history of the pocket calculator—a device that ushered in modern mathematics, helped build the atomic bomb, and went with us to the moon—and the mathematicians, designers, and inventors who brought it to life.**Starting with hands, abacus, and slide rule, humans ... En savoir plus

$22.99 CAD

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**A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice“[A] lively, entertaining history.” —New York Times Book Review, Editors' ChoiceThe hidden history of the pocket calculator—a device that ushered in modern mathematics, helped build the atomic bomb, and went with us to the moon—and the mathematicians, designers, and inventors who brought it to life.**Starting with hands, abacus, and slide rule, humans
... En savoir plus

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Face with Tears of Joy

A Natural History of Emoji

par Keith Houston ...

Lu par Michael Butler Murray ...

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5 heure 43 min

A vibrant exploration of the world's newest language—where it came from, how it works, and where it's going.We are surrounded by emoji. They appear in politics, movies, drug deals, our sex lives, and more. But emoji's impact has never been explored in full. In this rollicking tech and pop culture history, Keith Houston follows emoji from its birth in 1990s Japan, traces its Western explosion in ... En savoir plus

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A vibrant exploration of the world's newest language—where it came from, how it works, and where it's going.We are surrounded by emoji. They appear in politics, movies, drug deals, our sex lives, and more. But emoji's impact has never been explored in full. In this rollicking tech and pop culture history, Keith Houston follows emoji from its birth in 1990s Japan, traces its Western explosion in
... En savoir plus

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The Book

A Cover-to-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time

par Keith Houston ...

Lu par Dennis Kleinman ...

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9 heure 58 min

We may love books, but do we know what lies behind them? In The Book, Keith Houston reveals that the paper, ink, thread, glue, and board from which a book is made tell as rich a story as the words on its pages—of civilizations, empires, human ingenuity, and madness. In an invitingly tactile history of this 2,000-year-old medium, Houston follows the development of writing, printing, the art of ... En savoir plus

$27.99 CAD

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We may love books, but do we know what lies behind them? In The Book, Keith Houston reveals that the paper, ink, thread, glue, and board from which a book is made tell as rich a story as the words on its pages—of civilizations, empires, human ingenuity, and madness. In an invitingly tactile history of this 2,000-year-old medium, Houston follows the development of writing, printing, the art of
... En savoir plus

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Empire of the Sum

The Rise and Reign of the Pocket Calculator

par Keith Houston ...

Lu par Elliot Fitzpatrick ...

Version Longue

9 heure 7 min

The hidden history of the pocket calculator—a device that ushered in modern mathematics, helped build the atomic bomb, and went with us to the moon—and the mathematicians, designers, and inventors who brought it to life.Starting with hands, abacus, and slide rule, humans have always reached for tools to simplify math. Pocket-sized calculators ushered in modern mathematics, helped build the atomic ... En savoir plus

$34.99 CAD

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The hidden history of the pocket calculator—a device that ushered in modern mathematics, helped build the atomic bomb, and went with us to the moon—and the mathematicians, designers, and inventors who brought it to life.Starting with hands, abacus, and slide rule, humans have always reached for tools to simplify math. Pocket-sized calculators ushered in modern mathematics, helped build the atomic
... En savoir plus

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Shady Characters

The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols, and Other Typographical Marks

par Keith Houston ...

Lu par Elliot Fitzpatrick ...

Version Longue

7 heure 9 min

A charming and indispensable tour of two thousand years of the written word, Shady Characters weaves a fascinating trail across the parallel histories of language and typography.Whether investigating the asterisk (*) and dagger (†)—which alternately illuminated and skewered heretical verses of the early Bible—or the at sign (@), which languished in obscurity for centuries until rescued by the ... En savoir plus

$27.99 CAD

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A charming and indispensable tour of two thousand years of the written word, Shady Characters weaves a fascinating trail across the parallel histories of language and typography.Whether investigating the asterisk (*) and dagger (†)—which alternately illuminated and skewered heretical verses of the early Bible—or the at sign (@), which languished in obscurity for centuries until rescued by the
... En savoir plus

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Brothers, Rivals, Victors

Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley, and the Partnership That Drove the Allied Conquest in Europe

par Jonathan W. Jordan ...

Lu par William Hughes ...

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23 heure 35 min

The true story of the friendship—and rivalry—among the greatest American generals of World War IISupreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower, General George S. Patton, and General Omar N. Bradley engineered the Allied conquest that shattered Hitler’s hold over Europe. But they also shared an intricate web of relationships going back decades. In the cauldron of World War II, they found their ... En savoir plus

$44.99 CAD

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The true story of the friendship—and rivalry—among the greatest American generals of World War IISupreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower, General George S. Patton, and General Omar N. Bradley engineered the Allied conquest that shattered Hitler’s hold over Europe. But they also shared an intricate web of relationships going back decades. In the cauldron of World War II, they found their
... En savoir plus

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We Should Have Seen It Coming

From Reagan to Trump--A Front-Row Seat to a Political Revolution

par Gerald F. Seib ...

Lu par Jason Culp ...

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9 heure 52 min

**The executive Washington editor of The Wall Street Journal chronicles the astonishing rise, climax, and decline of the conservative movement, from the election of Ronald Reagan to the Republican Party's takeover by Donald Trump—with a new introduction covering the 2020 election and the future of the GOP“Ably captures the most consequential American political developments in half a century.” ... En savoir plus

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**The executive Washington editor of The Wall Street Journal chronicles the astonishing rise, climax, and decline of the conservative movement, from the election of Ronald Reagan to the Republican Party's takeover by Donald Trump—with a new introduction covering the 2020 election and the future of the GOP“Ably captures the most consequential American political developments in half a century.”
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Nobody

Casualties of America’s War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond

par Marc Lamont Hill ...

Lu par Kevin Kenerly ...

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6 heure 4 min

Protests in Ferguson, Missouri, and across the United States following the death of Michael Brown revealed something far deeper than a passionate display of age-old racial frustrations; they unveiled a public chasm that has been growing for years, as America has consistently and intentionally denied significant segments of its population access to full freedom and prosperity.In Nobody, scholar and ... En savoir plus

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Protests in Ferguson, Missouri, and across the United States following the death of Michael Brown revealed something far deeper than a passionate display of age-old racial frustrations; they unveiled a public chasm that has been growing for years, as America has consistently and intentionally denied significant segments of its population access to full freedom and prosperity.In Nobody, scholar and
... En savoir plus

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When Women Ruled the World

Making the Renaissance in Europe

par Maureen Quilligan ...

Lu par Suzanne Toren ...

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9 heure 27 min

A leading Renaissance scholar shows in this revisionist history how four powerful women redefined the culture of European monarchy in the glorious sixteenth century.Library Journal, "Books and Authors to Know: Titles to Watch 2021"Sixteenth-century Europe was a time of destabilization of age-old norms and the waging of religious wars—yet it also witnessed the remarkable flowering of a pacific ... En savoir plus

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A leading Renaissance scholar shows in this revisionist history how four powerful women redefined the culture of European monarchy in the glorious sixteenth century.Library Journal, "Books and Authors to Know: Titles to Watch 2021"Sixteenth-century Europe was a time of destabilization of age-old norms and the waging of religious wars—yet it also witnessed the remarkable flowering of a pacific
... En savoir plus

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