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21 lessons for the 21st century / by Harari, Yuval N.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."World With Sapiens and Homo Deus, Yuval Noah Harari first explored the past, then the future of humankind, garnering the praise of no less than Barack Obama, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg, to name a few, and selling millions of copies in the over 30 countries it was published. In 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, he devotes himself to the present. 21 Lessons For the 21st Century provides a kind of instruction manual for the present day to help readers find their way around the 21st century, to understand it, and to focus on the really important questions of life. Once again, Harari presents this in the distinctive, informal, and entertaining style that already characterized his previous books. The topics Harari examines in this way include major challenges such as international terrorism, fake news, and migration, as well as turning to more personal, individual concerns, such as our time for leisure or how much pressure and stress we can take. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century answers the overarching question: What is happening in the world today, what is the deeper meaning of these events, and how can we individually steer our way through them? The questions include what the rise of Trump signifies, whether or not God is back, and whether nationalism can help solve problems like global warming. Few writers of non-fiction have captured the imagination of millions of people in quite the astonishing way Yuval Noah Harari has managed, and in such a short space of time. His unique ability to look at where we have come from and where we are going has gained him fans from every corner of the globe. There is an immediacy to this new book which makes it essential reading for anyone interested in the world today and how to navigate its turbulent waters."--
Subjects: Civilization, Modern; World politics.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Celtic lightning : how the Scots and the Irish created a Canadian nation / by McGoogan, Kenneth,1947-;
Includes bibliographical references.A look at how Scottish and Irish immigrants helped shape Canada through five values they brought to the country, told through the lives of thirty prominent individuals who played formative roles in the histories of Scotland and Ireland.LSC
Subjects: Scots; Irish; Scottish Canadians; Irish Canadians; Civilization, Celtic;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Hell and good company : the Spanish Civil War and the world it made / by Rhodes, Richard,1937-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The charter of rights and freedoms : a guide for Canadians.
Subjects: Canada.; Civil rights;
© 1982., Ministry of Supply and Services,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Nepal / by Mattern, Joanne,1963-;
Includes bibliographical references, filmography, Internet addresses and index.LSC
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Greeks : an illustrated history / by Cline, Diane Harris,1961-; National Geographic Society (U.S.);
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.LSC
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Wonders of the world / by Steele, Philip,1948-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 22, 54), Internet addresses and index.An introduction to the seven ancient wonders as well as modern wonders of the world.
Subjects: Civilization, Ancient; Civilization, Modern; Curiosities and wonders; Historic buildings; Historic sites; Antiquities; Architecture; Seven Wonders of the World;
© 2007., Houghton Mifflin,
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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A constellation of vital phenomena : [Book Club Set] / by Marra, Anthony.;
© c2013., Random House Canada,
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 10
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Cuba : the culture / by Fast, April,1968-; Hughes, Susan,1960-; Crabtree, Marc;
A look at the culture of Cuba, including historical celebrations, religion and worship, religious holidays, music, art, architecture, language, literature, and film.
© c2004., Crabtree Pub.,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Nexus A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI [electronic resource] : by Harari, Yuval Noah.aut; cloudLibrary;
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Sapiens comes the groundbreaking story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world. For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our discoveries, inventions, and conquests, we now find ourselves in an existential crisis. The world is on the verge of ecological collapse. Misinformation abounds. And we are rushing headlong into the age of AI—a new information network that threatens to annihilate us. For all that we have accomplished, why are we so self-destructive? Nexus looks through the long lens of human history to consider how the flow of information has shaped us and our world. Taking us from the Stone Age, through the canonization of the Bible, early modern witch hunts, Stalinism, Nazism, and the resurgence of populism today, Yuval Noah Harari asks us to consider the complex relationship between information and truth, bureaucracy and mythology, wisdom and power. He explores how different societies and political systems throughout history have wielded information to achieve their goals, for good and ill. And he addresses the urgent choices we face as non-human intelligence threatens our very existence. Information is not the raw material of truth, nor is it a mere weapon. Nexus explores the hopeful middle ground between these extremes, and in doing so, rediscovers our shared humanity.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Future Studies; Civilization;
© 2024., McClelland & Stewart,
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