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German [kit] : basic-intermediate / by Kellersman, Peter.; Singer, H.German all the way.; Lasting, Inger;
Subjects: German language; German language;
© c1997., Random House,
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The secret garden [sound recording (CD)] / by Burnett, Frances Hodgson,1849-1924; Boyd, Carole;
Read by Carole Boyd.A ten-year-old orphan comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors where she discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden.
Subjects: Orphans; Gardens; Physically handicapped; CD Talking books;
© p2002., Isis Audio,
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Peter and the wolf / [sound recording]. by Prokofiev, Sergey,1891-1953; Everage, Edna; Lanchbery, John; Humphries, Barry; Poulenc, Francis,1899-1963; Britten, Benjamin,1913-1976; Everage, Edna.; Lanchbery, John.; Humphries, Barry.; Poulenc, Francis,1899-1963.; Britten, Benjamin,1913-1976.; Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.;
Narrated by Dame Edna Everage and Barry Humphries ; John Lanchbery, conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
Subjects: Orchestra music.;
© 1997., HNH International,
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Nexus : a brief history of information networks from the Stone Age to AI / by Harari, Yuval N.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."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: Information behavior; Information networks; Information technology;
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Facts and fears : hard truths from a life in intelligence / by Clapper, James R.(James Robert),1941,author.; Brown, Trey,author.;
Subjects: Biographies.; Clapper, James R. (James Robert), 1941-; Spies; Intelligence (Information);
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Mergers and acquisitions : or, everything I know about love I learned on the wedding pages : a memoir / by Doty, Cate,author.;
Includes bibliographical information."Growing up in the south, where tradition reigns supreme, Cate Doty thought about weddings ... a lot. She catered for them, she attended many, she imagined her own. So, when she moved to New York City in pursuit of love--and to write for The New York Times--she finds her natural home in the wedding section, a first step to her own happily-ever-after, surely. Soon Cate is thrown into the cutthroat world of the metropolitan society pages, experiencing the lengths couples go to have their announcements accepted and the lengths the writers go in fact-checking their stories; the surprising, status-signaling details that matter most to brides and grooms; and the politics of the paper at a time of vast cultural and industry changes. Reporting weekly on couples whose relationships seem enviable--or eye-roll worthy--and dealing with WASPy grandparents and last-minute snafus, Cate is surrounded by love, or what we're told to believe is love. But when she starts to take the leap herself, she begins to ask her own questions about what it means to truly commit ... Warm, witty, and keenly observed, Mergers and Acquisitions is an enthralling dive into one of society's most esteemed institutions, its creators and subjects, and a young woman's coming-of-age."--Amazon.
Subjects: Doty, Cate.; Weddings; Weddings.; Women journalists;
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Librarian tales : funny, strange, and inspiring dispatches from the stacks / by Ottens, William,author.;
"Here is the good, the bad, and the ugly of librarian William Ottens's experience working behind service desks and in the stacks of public libraries, most recently at the Lawrence Public Library in Kansas. In Librarian Tales, published in cooperation with the American Library Association, readers will learn about strange things librarians have found in book drops, weird and obscure reference questions, the stress of tax season, phrases your local librarians never want to hear, stories unique to children's librarians, and more"--
Subjects: Anecdotes.; Librarians.; Libraries; Information science; Librarians; Librarians;
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The Philosopher in the Valley : Alex Karp, Palantir, and the Rise of the Surveillance State. by Steinberger, Michael.;
In 'The Philosopher in the Valley', acclaimed NYT Magazine writer Michael Steinberger brings us into the world of the controversial technology firm Palantir and its very colourful and outspoken CEO, Alex Karp, tracing the ascent of Big Data, the rise of surveillance technology, and the shifting global balance of power in the 21st century.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Business; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Computers & Information Technology;
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The hype machine : how social media disrupts our elections, our economy, and our health - and how we must adapt / by Aral, Sinan,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Social media connected the world--and gave rise to fake news and increasing polarization. Now a leading researcher at MIT draws on 20 years of research to show how these trends threaten our political, economic, and emotional health in this eye-opening exploration of the dark side of technological progress. Today we have the ability, unprecedented in human history, to amplify our interactions with each other through social media. It is paramount, MIT social media expert Sinan Aral says, that we recognize the outsized impact social media has on our culture, our democracy, and our lives in order to steer today's social technology toward good, while avoiding the ways it can pull us apart. Otherwise, we could fall victim to what Aral calls "The Hype Machine." As a senior researcher of the longest-running study of fake news ever conducted, Aral found that lies spread online farther and faster than the truth--a harrowing conclusion that was featured on the cover of Science magazine. Among the questions Aral explores following twenty years of field research: Did Russian interference change the 2016 election? And how is it affecting the vote in 2020? Why does fake news travel faster than the truth online? How do social ratings and automated sharing determine which products succeed and fail? How does social media affect our kids? First, Aral links alarming data and statistics to three accelerating social media shifts: hyper-socialization, personalized mass persuasion, and the tyranny of trends. Next, he grapples with the consequences of the Hype Machine for elections, businesses, dating, and health. Finally, he maps out strategies for navigating the Hype Machine, offering his singular guidance for managing social media to fulfill its promise going forward. Rarely has a book so directly wrestled with the secret forces that drive the news cycle every day"--
Subjects: Information society.; Common fallacies.; Propaganda.; Social interaction.; Social media;
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Baby, unplugged : one mother's search for balance, reason, and sanity in the digital age / by Brickman, Sophie,author.;
"Combining a journalist's investigative eye with her unborn second child as an experimental guinea pig, Baby, Unplugged draws on Sophie Brickman's own experiences as a journalist and parent to try to discover what aspects of technology are actually helpful, which are making us crazy, and most importantly, how we might learn to trust ourselves and our instincts again when it comes to raising children"--
Subjects: Brickman, Sophie.; Information technology; Internet and children.; Parenthood.; Technological innovations;
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