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Author
Publisher
MIT Sloan Management Review
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
[First edition].
Physical Desc
1 online resource (6 pages)
Language
English
Description
Throughout history, the advantages and costs of technological innovations have been unevenly distributed between the powerful and the rest of society, assert economists Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson in their new book, Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity. In a Q&A, they discuss what’s wrong with today’s approach to automation, why machine usefulness is more important than machine intelligence,...
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Publisher
AMACOM
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 online resource (257 pages)
Language
English
Description
As China comes into its own as a world economic power, a new, huge consumer class is emerging, hungry for all things Western. In this land where twenty-five years ago most of the population had never tasted chocolate, five icons of Western business are now slugging it out in a battle royal to see which will become the Emperor of Chocolate in China. Chocolate Fortunes offers the first inside look at the battle for China's newfound chocolate addiction....
Author
Publisher
Ascent Audio
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
[First edition].
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 audio file (9 hr., 45 min.))
Language
English
Description
The question of what constitutes a fair price has been at the center of market interactions since the time of Aristotle. Should a seller sell to the highest bidder, or is there some other standard, such as a morally defined price, to be applied? Charles R. Geisst traces the ways that philosophers, religious leaders, and economists have sought to answer that question, from antiquity through the modern era. Aristotle's thinking on usury influenced the...
Publisher
Routledge
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
1st.
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
This book delves into the origins and evolution of trademark and branding practices in a wide range of geographical areas and periods, providing key knowledge for academics, professionals, and general audiences on the complex world of brands. The volume compiles the work of twenty-five prominent worldwide scholars studying the origins and evolution of trademarks and branding practices from medieval times to present days and from distinct European...
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Publisher
Apress
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xvii, 264 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Language
English
Description
As a society, were in a constant struggle to control uncertainty and predict the unknown. Quite often, we think of scientific fields and theories as being separate from each other. But a more careful investigation can uncover the common thread that ties many of those together. From ChatGPT, to Amazons Alexa, to Apples Siri, data science, and computer science have become part of our lives. In the meantime, the demand for data scientists has grown,...
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Series
American Buffalo A Film by Ken Burns volume 2
Language
English
Description
By the late 1880s, the buffalo that once numbered in the tens of millions have been reduced to fewer than 1,000 and teeter on the brink of extinction. But a diverse and unlikely collection of Americans have started a few private herds in different locations--and for different reasons. In the early 1900s, their efforts grow into a movement that rescues the national mammal from disappearing forever.
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American Buffalo A Film by Ken Burns volume 1
Language
English
Description
For thousands of years, America's national mammal numbered in the tens of millions, sustaining the Native people of the Great Plains, whose cultures became spiritually intertwined with the animal. By the 1880s the buffalo had been driven to the brink of extinction by newcomers to the continent. Ken Burns recounts the collision--and tragic consequences--of two opposing views of the natural world.
Author
Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
[First edition].
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 sound file (11 hr., 8 min.))
Language
English
Description
Patented in 1917, Piggly Wiggly was by far the most influential self-service store of the early twentieth century. Before 1940 it was the only self-service chain with a national distribution network, but it was neither the first nor the only version. Beyond Piggly Wiggly reveals the importance of Piggly Wiggly in the invention of self-service and goes beyond the history of a single firm to explore the role of small business entrepreneurs who invented...
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Vikings volume 23
Language
English
Description
By the 8th century, intrepid Swedes had moved into the Russian forest zones, acquiring slaves to trade with Khazar middlemen that controlled the Volga. These Swedes, or Rus, braved rapids and marauding steppe-peoples, adapting to a foreign land and adopti
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Mysterious Earth volume 11
Language
English
Description
From the beginning of recorded time, Humanity has sought to understand the complex world within which we live, and over time, we have documented our belief systems and observations in a manner that offers future generations illumination.
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Series
Mysterious Earth volume 5
Language
English
Description
It was the Dark Ages, and from the cold North Sea a pagan maritime civilization exploded onto the scene, brutally raiding and terrorizing Europe. They were the Vikings, forgers of crucible steel and the legendary Ulfberht Sword.
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Mysteries of Egypt volume 3
Language
English
Description
This program features brand new location footage, spectacular filmed re-creations and expert analyses by leading Egyptologists, this program tells the story of the Kingdom on Ancient Egypt.
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Famous Romans volume 9
Language
English
Description
To Rome's top politicians, Caesar at first seemed nothing more than a political hack of little ability and less character. The challenge of conquering Gaul transformed Caesar and changed world history, laying the foundations for the civilization of France and Western Europe.
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Series
Language
English
Description
Find out about the race to build Paris' most famous landmark when two men vied to be the first to build a monument 1,000 feet tall. See how one man's vision transformed the Paris skyline, making the Eiffel Tower a global icon. Dramatic recreations, official renderings and personal correspondence tell the story.
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Cursed Bloodlines volume 7
Language
English
Description
Members of the Bhutto family in Pakistan and the Nehru-Gandhi family in India became visionary political leaders after their countries gained independence. However, the founders and descendants of these dynasties faced brutal opposition.
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Democracy and Its Alternatives volume 20
Language
English
Description
Delve into the global battle between free trade and protectionism.
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Series
Vikings volume 6
Language
English
Description
Norse religion was integral to Scandinavian life. A creation myth tells of primeval frozen wastes and sacred trees. The pantheon contained gods of war (Odin), sky (Thor), and fertility (Frey and Freya). The afterlife in Valhalla and other great halls was
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