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  • Science and Religion

    Some Historical Perspectives

    Collections series Canto Classics
    John Hedley Brooke offers an introduction and critical guide to one of the most fascinating and enduring issues in the development of the modern world: the relationship between scientific thought and religious belief. It is common knowledge that in western societies there have been periods of crisis when new science has threatened established authority. The trial of Galileo in 1633 and the uproar ... En savoir plus

    $24.99 CAD

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  • Rust

    The Longest War

    Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize ** A Wall Street Journal Best Book of the YearRust has been called “the great destroyer,” the “pervasive menace,” and “the evil.” “This look at corrosion—its causes, its consequences, and especially the people devoted to combating it—is wide-ranging and consistently engrossing” (The New York Times).It is the hidden enemy, the one that challenges the ... En savoir plus

    $19.50 CAD

  • Small Things Considered

    Why There Is No Perfect Design

    par Henry Petroski ...
    Why has the durable paper shopping bag been largely replaced by its flimsy plastic counterpart? What circuitous chain of improvements led to such innovations as the automobile cup holder and the swiveling vegetable peeler? With the same relentless curiosity and lucid, witty prose he brought to his earlier books, Henry Petroski looks at some of our most familiar objects and reveals that they are, ... En savoir plus

    $6.99 CAD

  • The Idealist

    Aaron Swartz and the Rise of Free Culture on the Internet

    par Justin Peters ...
    This smart, “riveting” (Los Angeles Times) history of the Internet free culture movement and its larger effects on society—and the life and shocking suicide of Aaron Swartz, a founding developer of Reddit and Creative Commons—written by Slate correspondent Justin Peters “captures Swartz flawlessly” (The New York Times Book Review).Aaron Swartz was a zealous young advocate for the free exchange of ... En savoir plus

    $19.99 CAD

  • Concorde

    The Rise and Fall of the Supersonic Airliner

    A celebration, as well as a thoroughly researched history, of a truly brilliant machine that became a sky god of its eraJonathan Glancey tells the story of this magnificent and hugely popular aircraft anew, taking the reader from the moment Captain Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier in 1947 through to the last commercial flight of the supersonic airliner in 2003. It is a tale of national ... En savoir plus

    $12.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • English-Speaking Justice

    George Grant's magnificent four-part meditation sums up much that is central to his own thought, including a critique of modern liberalism, an analysis of John Rawls's Theory of Justice, and insights into the larger Western philosophical tradition. This edition contains an introduction by Grant scholar Dr Robin Lathangue. ... En savoir plus

    $11.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Friends, Followers and the Future

    How Social Media are Changing Politics, Threatening Big Brands, and Killing Traditional Media

    par Rory O'Connor ...
    There’s a revolution going on, as ever-accelerating developments in digital information technologies change nearly every aspect of how we live, work, play, do business and engage in politics. Share and share alike—the numbers say it all as billions of people worldwide flock to online media and use social networks to discover and spread news and information.In the process, ever-growing networks of ... En savoir plus

    $16.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The Audible Past

    Cultural Origins of Sound Reproduction

    par Jonathan Sterne ...
    The Audible Past explores the cultural origins of sound reproduction. It describes a distinctive sound culture that gave birth to the sound recording and the transmission devices so ubiquitous in modern life. With an ear for the unexpected, scholar and musician Jonathan Sterne uses the technological and cultural precursors of telephony, phonography, and radio as an entry point into a history of ... En savoir plus

    $36.99 CAD

  • Rise of the Machines

    A Cybernetic History

    par Thomas Rid ...
    "Dazzling.” —Financial TimesAs lives offline and online merge even more, it is easy to forget how we got here. Rise of the Machines reclaims the spectacular story of cybernetics, one of the twentieth century’s pivotal ideas.Springing from the mind of mathematician Norbert Wiener amid the devastation of World War II, the cybernetic vision underpinned a host of seductive myths about the future of ... En savoir plus

    $18.99 CAD

  • The Canada Company and the Huron Tract, 1826-1853

    Personalities, Profits and Politics

    par Robert C. Lee ...
    The Canada Company was responsible for the opening and settling of over two million acres of land in Upper Canada. Author Robert C. Lee focuses his attention on the extensive parcel of land on the shores of Lake Huron that became known as the Huron Tract. His comprehensive research explores the underlying forces leading to the formation of the Company, the intriguing mix of people charged with ... En savoir plus

    $11.99 CAD

  • The Future of the Gun

    par Frank Miniter ...
    The history of the American gun is intricately entwined with the history of America itself. Promising developments in gun technology could change not only America's future, but the future of the world. Unfortunately, the radical anti-gun lobby is standing between innovation and the American people. Bestselling author Frank Miniter details the amazing breakthroughs waiting to happen in gun ... En savoir plus

    $19.99 CAD

  • The Religion of Technology

    The Divinity of Man and the Spirit of Invention

    par David F. Noble ...
    Arguing against the widely held belief that technology and religion are at war with each other, David F. Noble's groundbreaking book reveals the religious roots and spirit of Western technology.It links the technological enthusiasms of the present day with the ancient and enduring Christian expectation of recovering humankind's lost divinity. Covering a period of a thousand years, Noble traces the ... En savoir plus

    $9.99 CAD