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  • The Know-it-alls

    The Rise of Silicon Valley as a Political Powerhouse and Social Wrecking Ball

    by Noam Cohen ...
    From the former New York Times technology reporter, “an enlightening breakdown of how Silicon Valley billionaires have shifted the popular discourse in their favor” (Kirkus)—with a new introduction and fully updated chaptersHailed as “a valuable addition” and a “Top Tech Book” by Wired.com, The Know-It-Alls offers a prescient chronicle of the rise of Silicon Valley as a political and intellectual ... Read more

    $23.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • The Know-It-Alls

    The Rise of Silicon Valley as a Political Powerhouse and Social Wrecking Ball

    by Noam Cohen ...
    Included in Backchannel's (WIRED.com) "Top Tech Books of 2017"An "important" book on the "pervasive influence of Silicon Valley on our economy, culture and politics."— New York TimesHow the titans of tech's embrace of economic disruption and a rampant libertarian ideology is fracturing America and making it a meaner placeIn The Know-It-Alls former New York Times technology columnist Noam Cohen... ... Read more

    $15.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

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    The Know-It-Alls

    The Rise of Silicon Valley as a Political Powerhouse and Social Wrecking Ball

    by Noam Cohen ...
    Narrated by Adam Grupper ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 2 min

    Beginning nearly a century ago and showcasing the role of Stanford University as the incubator of this new class of super geeks, Cohen shows how smart guys like Jeff Bezos, Peter Thiel, Sergey Brin, Larry Page, and Mark Zuckerberg fell in love with a radically individualistic ideal and then mainstreamed it. With these very rich men leading the way, unions, libraries, public schools, common ... Read more

    Was $35.99 CAD Now $28.84 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Tourism, Religion and Pilgrimage in Jerusalem

    by Kobi Cohen-Hattab, Noam Shoval ...
    Series series Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility
    Jerusalem is a city with a singular nature. Home to three religions, it contains spiritual meaning for people the world over; it is at once a tourist destination and a location with a complex political reality. Tourism, therefore, is an integral part of Jerusalem’s development and its political conflicts.The book traces tourism and pilgrimage to Jerusalem from the late Ottoman era, through the ... Read more

    $97.55 CAD

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    The House That Jack Ma Built

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  • Starbucked

    A Double Tall Tale of Caffeine, Commerce, and Culture

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    Starbucked will be the first book to explore the incredible rise of the Starbucks Corporation and the caffeine-crazy culture that fueled its success. Part Fast Food Nation, part Bobos in Paradise, Starbucked combines investigative heft with witty cultural observation in telling the story of how the coffeehouse movement changed our everyday lives, from our evolving neighborhoods and workplaces to ... Read more

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  • Hospitality Management

    People Skills and Manners on and off the Job

    by Lyn Pont PhD ...
    Hospitality Management is a career and life reference for both seasoned executives and new hires. This book positions associates to work comfortably in a global environment and to interpret the cultural expectations of their guests. The author, Lyn Pont, PhD, is a motivational public speaker and educator. She is the president and founder of Manners for Business, Inc. In Hospitality Management she ... Read more

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  • The Tetris Effect

    The Game that Hypnotized the World

    by Dan Ackerman ...
    The definitive story of a game so great, even the Cold War couldn't stop itTetris is perhaps the most instantly recognizable, popular video game ever made. But how did an obscure Soviet programmer, working on frail, antiquated computers, create a product which has now earned nearly 1 billion in sales? How did a makeshift game turn into a worldwide sensation, which has been displayed at the Museum ... Read more

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  • Front Office

    by P. Abbott, S. Lewry ...
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  • Rural Tourism Development

    Localism and Cultural Change

    by Prof. E. Wanda George, Heather Mair, Prof. Donald G. Reid ...
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  • Platform Ecosystems

    Aligning Architecture, Governance, and Strategy

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