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Hype Machine
On 2 November 2023, in one of the largest fraud trials in history, Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty of stealing billions of dollars from the customers of his crypto-exchange, FTX.
How did this 31-year-old Californian in shorts and a T-shirt manage to become one of the most famous CEOs in the world? How did greed, fear and free money inflate the crypto bubble until it finally popped with devastating consequences for millions of people who lost money in the crash? Who were the enablers, investors and innovators who transformed the original promise of crypto into a digital Wild West?
Hype Machine is the definitive story of the boom and bust of crypto, written by award-winning Financial Times journalist Joshua Oliver. Expansive, nuanced and eminently entertaining, it demystifies the crypto circus by following the journeys of its most influential participants and the trajectory of SBF, its enigmatic ringmaster.
Oliver, who reported on the crypto crash with extensive access to SBF himself, introduces readers to the people and ideas that shaped crypto's wild rise and fall, including Arthur Hayes, Changpeng Zhao and the coterie of acolytes who surrounded FTX. Through exclusive interviews, compelling research and with ringside seats at the trial of the decade, he paints a vivid, detailed and tragi-comic picture of this defining financial moment of our times.
Welcome to Forever
A sweeping, psychedelic romance of two men caught in a looping world of artificial realities, edited memories, secretive cabals and conspiracies to push humanity to the next step in its evolution.
For fans of Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, Ubik, The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Evangelion.
Fox is a memory editor – one of the best – gifted with the skill to create real life in the digital world. When he wakes up in Field of Reeds Center for Memory Reconstruction with no idea how he got there, the therapists tell him he was a victim in a terrorist bombing by Khadija Banks, the pioneer of memory editing technology turned revolutionary. A bombing which shredded the memory archives of all its victims, including his husband Gabe.
Thrust into reconstructions of his memories exploded from the fragments that survived the blast, Fox tries to rebuild his life, his marriage and himself. But he quickly realises his world is changing, unreliable, and echoing around itself over and over.
As he unearths endless cycles of meeting Gabe, falling in love and breaking up, Fox digs deep into his past, his time in the refugee nation of Aaru, and the exact nature of his relationship with Khadija. Because, in a world tearing itself apart to forget all its sadness, saving the man he loves might be the key to saving us all.
Avocado Anxiety
The food stories behind your favourite fruits and vegetables.
Have you ever wondered who picked your Fairtrade banana? Or where all the wonky carrots go? How far do you think your green beans travelled to get to your plate? Above all, how do we stop worrying about our food choices and start making decisions that make a difference?
In an effort to make sense of the complex food system we are all part of, Louise Gray decides to track the stories of our five-a-day, from farm to fruit bowl, and discover the impact that growing fruits and vegetables has on the planet. Through visits to farms, interviews with scientists and trying to grow her own, she digs up the dirt behind organic potatoes, greenhouse tomatoes and a glut of courgettes.
In each chapter, Louise answers a question about a familiar item in our shopping basket. Is plant protein as good as meat? Is foraged food more nutritious? Could bees be the answer to using fewer chemicals? Are digital apps the key to reducing food waste? Is gardening good for mental health? And is the symbol of clean eating, the avocado, fuelling the climate crisis?
As pressure grows via social media to post pictures of food that ticks all the boxes in terms of health and the environment, these food stories from the author of the award-winning The Ethical Carnivore are also a personal story of motherhood and the realisation that nothing is ever perfect.
Marvel Comics Library. Silver Surfer. Vol. 1. 1968-1970
Introduced by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in the fertile pages of The Fantastic Four, the Silver Surfer quickly established himself as one of Marvel’s most far-out characters. Enslaved by Galactus to prowl the cosmos for the demi-god’s next planet-sized meal, the Surfer was as tragic a figure as any in comics?and he looked impossibly cool at the same time!
A smash hit with fans and a regular supporting character in Fantastic Four, the character struck a creative nerve with Lee, who couldn’t wait to begin to tell some Surfer solo stories, but the timing had to be right.In the spring of 1968, things came together for both writer and character, with Lee giving the Surfer Marvel’s very first ongoing double-sized book. Lee also recruited artist John Buscema, who had recently been lending his extraordinary pencils to The Avengers. Together, they spun off a run of legendary tales that helped define the character forevermore.The feature stories from the entire 18-issue run of the 1968 Silver Surfer series are collected in this cosmic-sized XXL tome from the Eisner Award-winning Marvel Comics Library series. The most pristine pedigreed comics have been cracked open and photographed for reproduction in close collaboration with Marvel and the Certified Guaranty Company.
Each page has been photographed as printed more than half a century ago, then digitally remastered using modern retouching techniques to correct problems with the era’s inexpensive, imperfect printing?as if hot off a world-class 1960s printing press. A custom paper stock was exclusively developed for this series to simulate the feel of the original comics.Texts by author and critic Douglas Wolk and Marvel artist and brother of John Buscema, Sal Buscema, accompany original artwork, photographs, and rare memorabilia.
© 2023 MARVEL
Raising Hell, Living Well
Part cultural criticism, part rueful confessional, a reformed brand strategist brings to light the impact of influence on us and our society and offers an escape in this ironically persuasive case for not being so easily influenced anymore.
We live in a world that is under the influence.
Our lives are being choreographed by forces that want something from us. Everything from ingrained family values to mind-altering algorithms create our foundations, warp how we see the world, manipulate our decisions, and dictate our beliefs. Yet rarely do we question these everyday influences of our modern times even as we go further down the path of unwell, unhappy, and unhinged.
A high-spirited exploration through the troublesome influences of our world, Raising Hell, Living Well, Jessica Elefante’s eye-opening debut, follows one bullshit artist’s journey, from small-time salesperson to award-winning corporate strategist to founder of the digital wellbeing movement Folk Rebellion, in coming to terms with how she was wielding influence—and the forces she was under herself.
With whip-smart writing and wry humor, Elefante’s collection of essays is a head-trip through her misadventures. From explaining productivity as a symptom of the influence of capitalism to how the wellness industry makes us feel more unwell or our unquestioning participation in oversharing, optimization, and instant gratification, she invites us to reexamine our world, our pasts, and ourselves through the lens of influence. Now a reformed brand strategist, Elefante lays bare her own culpability, sharing what she learned—and what she got wrong. She offers a new take on intentional living and provides a simple practice to deconstruct how the powers-that-be are attempting to modify our behaviors. Before you know it, you’ll be questioning everything from how you take your coffee to how our social institutions are structured. And you’ll learn how to live free from the influences around us—including Elefante herself.
The much-needed subversive voice to demystify these times, Elefante will make you angry, make you laugh, and make you think about how you’re really living. Unpretentious, sharply observed, and devil-hearted, Raising Hell, Living Well holds out a hand to help you climb out from under the influence.
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A is for Arsenic
Shortlisted for the Macavity Awards 2016
Fourteen novels. Fourteen poisons. Just because it's fiction doesn't mean it's all made-up ...
Agatha Christie revelled in the use of poison to kill off unfortunate victims in her books; indeed, she employed it more than any other murder method, with the poison itself often being a central part of the novel. Her choice of deadly substances was far from random – the characteristics of each often provide vital clues to the discovery of the murderer. With gunshots or stabbings the cause of death is obvious, but this is not the case with poisons. How is it that some compounds prove so deadly, and in such tiny amounts?
Christie's extensive chemical knowledge provides the backdrop for A is for Arsenic, in which Kathryn Harkup investigates the poisons used by the murderer in fourteen classic Agatha Christie mysteries. It looks at why certain chemicals kill, how they interact with the body, the cases that may have inspired Christie, and the feasibility of obtaining, administering and detecting these poisons, both at the time the novel was written and today. A is for Arsenic is a celebration of the use of science by the undisputed Queen of Crime.
Table of Content
1. Dame Agatha's Deadly Dispensary
2. A is for Arsenic – Murder is Easy
3. B is for Belladonna – The Labours of Hercules
4. C is for Cyanide – Sparkling Cyanide
5. D is for Digitalis – Appointment with Death
6. E is for Eserine – Crooked House
7. H is for Hemlock – Five Little Pigs
8. M is for Monkshood – 4:50 from Paddington
9. N is for Nicotine – Three Act Tragedy
10. O is for Opium – Sad Cypress
11. P is for Phosphorus – Dumb Witness
12. R is for Ricin – Partners in Crime
13. S is for Strychnine – The Mysterious Affair at Styles
14. T is for Thallium – The Pale Horse
15. V is for Veranol – Lord Edgware Dies
Opevnění v okolí Prahy
V době zvýšeného ohrožení Československa na konci 30. let minulého století bylo opevňováno nejen pohraničí, ale řada pevnostních linií vznikla i ve vnitrozemí republiky. Na obranu přístupů k hlavnímu městu byla vybudována 112 km dlouhá fortifikační linie, tzv. "Pražská čára". Její průběh byl od Mělníka přes Velvary, Slaný, Smečno, Novou Huť pod Nižborem a Beroun ke Hlásné Třebáni a poté přes brdský hřeben ke Slapům n. Vlt. Od srpna 1936 do září 1938 zde bylo vybetonováno 830 pevnostních objektů a desítky kilometrů překážkového systému. Tato fakta, širčí veřejnosti dosud málo známá, jsou v této publikaci přibližována za pomoci četných dobových dokumentů a fotografií, z nichž většina je zveřejněna poprvé po 65 letech od tragických událostí podzimu 1938. Přílohová část publikace obsahuje zejména letecké snímky, pořízené v letech 1938-1953, na kterých je vyznačeno umístění většiny z 830 pevnostních objektů vybudovaných v rámci 17 stavebních úseků tzv. Pražské čáry. Dále zde najdeme ukázky původní dokumentace jednotlivých stavebních úseků z fondů Vojenského historického archivu, terén pevnostní linie zachycený na řadě dobových pohlednic a výkresy stavebně nejzajímavějších realizovaných pevnůstek. Nechybí ani celková přehledná mapa Pražské čáry formátu A3 s vyznačením rozmístění jednotek dvou českosloveských divizí, které byly na podzim 1938 připraveny k obraně hlavního města. V obou svazcích publikace bylo zpracováno přes 270 dobových fotografií, pohlednic, leteckých snímů a technických výkresů.
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Ragemoor
Příběh, který vás za chladných, temných a deštivých nocí donutí zkontrolovat, zdali jsou všechna okna dobře zavřená.
Geniální gotický horor na pomezí E. A. Poea, H. P. Lovecrafta a B. Stockera.
Zrozen ve hvězdách a odkojen pohanskou krví, si zámek Ragemoor vynucuje svou vůli na všech nešťastných smrtelnících, kteří se kdy? odváží vkročit mezi jeho oživlé zdi! Je pevností... obráncem... strážcem...?i vězením! Ti, co se mu odváží postavit, zemřou! Ti, co se mu podvolí, zešílí!
Ragemoor je atraktivní především skvělou kresbou slavného kreslíře Richarda Corbena.
Velký slovník sprostých slov - Kryptadia
Nové vydání unikátního, po léta opomíjeného díla, celistvě podchycujícího vulgární, nářeční i staročeské erotické výrazivo. Digitálně rekonstruovaný reprint vzácného soukromého tisku z roku 1939, v němž bylo opraveno na 400 tiskových chyb. Edice Kryptadia.
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Maria, matka Ježíšova
Maria je jedním z největších darů, jaké kdy lidstvo od Ježíše dostalo. Proto se nesmíme bát se jí otevřít a přijmout ji do svého života. Ovšem pouze ji zbožně obdivovat a oddaně uctívat nestačí. Je třeba, aby se v našem životě stala živou přítomností, charismatem, zkušeností a vzorem. Ježíš nám dal všechno, co měl – své tělo, svou krev, svou slávu a moc i svého Ducha. Jediné, co si ponechal téměř až do konce, byla jeho matka. Přesto však, těsně před smrtí, nám ji skrze apoštola Jana dal. Nesvěřil, ale dal. Věděl, že život bez matky je ochuzený o její něžnost, laskavost, lásku a radost, že bez matky se žít nedá. Elias Vella nám ukazuje, jak přijmout Marii za svou matku, jak se jí nechat vést v učednictví a v lásce vůči jejímu Synu, k němuž nás ona doprovází a směruje.
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The Digital Republic
A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK TO READ IN 2022
The Digital Republic is the definitive guide to the great political question of our time: how can freedom and democracy survive in a world of powerful digital technologies?
Not long ago, the tech industry was widely admired and the internet was regarded as a tonic for freedom and democracy. Not anymore. Every day, the headlines blaze with reports of racist algorithms, data leaks, and social media platforms festering with falsehood and hate. In The Digital Republic, acclaimed author Jamie Susskind argues that these problems are not the fault of a few bad apples at the top of the industry. They are the result of our failure to govern technology properly, a failure derived from decades of muddled ideas and wishful thinking.
The Digital Republic charts a new course, with new legal standards, new public bodies and institutions, new duties on platforms, new rights and regulators, and new codes of conduct for people in the tech industry. Inspired by the great political essays of the past, and steeped in the traditions of republican thought, it offers a vision of a different type of society: a digital republic in which human and technological flourishing go hand in hand.
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Lehrwerke zwischen alten und neuen Medien
Dieser Band setzt sich mit dem Fremdsprachenunterricht im Informationszeitalter auseinander. Er diskutiert den Stellenwert des Lehrwerks im digitalen Medienverbund und die neuen Rollen von Lehrenden und Lernenden. Dazu enthält der Band einen Überblick übe
Photoshop výběry, masky a montáž
Katrin Eismannová není českým čtenářům neznámou autorkou. Překlad její knihy Photoshop - retušování a korekce digitální fotografie se právem zařadil mezi nejúspěšnější české knihy o Photoshopu a totéž lze očekávat od této nové knihy, která v originále vyšla pod názvem Photoshop - Masking & Compositing. Jak uvádí název, vše v této publikaci se točí kolem výběrů a masek. Nejprve se pod vedením autorky naučíte provádět výběry a připravovat masky za použití nejrůznějších nástrojů, postupů, technik a jejich vzájemných kombinací.
Autorka vše předvádí prakticky na ukázkách, na kterých můžete její práci sledovat skutečně krok za krokem a sami si vše vyzkoušet, a to i na tak problémových případech, jakými jsou průhledné objekty, objekty s množstvím drobných detailů, jako třeba vlasy, ale také objekty s rozmazaným nebo jiným obtížně definovatelným obrysem - plameny, kouř nebo třeba záblesky ohňostroje. Druhá část knihy ukazuje použití nabytých znalostí při profesionální tvorbě montáží, ať již jde o fotorealistická nebo umělecká díla.
Je zapotřebí upozornit, že nejde o knihu pro naprosté začátečníky ve Photoshopu. Na druhou stranu ale podrobný, jasný a konkrétní výklad dokáží sledovat i začínající, nepříliš zkušení uživatelé, kteří jako bonus navíc získají představu o správné metodice práce ve Photoshopu. Pro knihu jsou k dispozici ukázkové soubory, které si můžete stáhnout ze stránek originálního vydání knihy www.photoshopmasking.com.
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Takashi Murakami
This fresh look at artist Takashi Murakami takes on the “monstrous” themes of rampant consumerism, human fallibility, and the perils of life in the digital fast lane, in works from the past decade.
One of Japan’s leading contemporary artists, Takashi Murakami (b. 1962) is known for a wide-ranging practice that encompasses not only fine art but fashion, consumer products, curation, and entertainment. Founder of the Superflat movement, Murakami makes art that is larger than life, boldly colored, and buoyant, with a Pop sensibility that draws inspiration from anime and manga.
But beyond the happy flowers and kawaii characters that have defined Murakami’s career lurk darker manifestations: the sharp-toothed, multi-eyed monsters that have increasingly become the artist’s vehicle for expressing the effects of rampant consumerism, human fallibility, and the perils of life in the digital fast lane. This book explores these themes in works from the last decade, presenting a disquieting vision of monsterized beings born in an era of unprecedented environmental, political, and social turmoil.
Conversations with Murakami and essays by Laura W. Allen, Hiroko Ikegami, and Masako Shiba deconstruct what monsters mean to the artist and reflect on new directions in Murakami’s sculpture and the genesis of his recent NFT projects. The book features lavish color illustrations, a plastic jacket, dyed edges, and four gatefolds.
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My Dress-up Darling 9
A loner boy and a flashy girl find common ground via cosplay in this sweet and spicy rom-com!
Having finally scraped together enough money to get the swanky digital camera of her dreams, Marin attends her first cosplay event…as a photographer! Meanwhile, Wakana steps out of his comfort zone at the same event by meeting up with an online contact he idolizes. But once the official gathering ends and the after-hours festivities begin, will Wakana be desperate for solitude when he’s thrust into socializing with people he’s just met?!
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Beyond Great
This exciting new book from the prestigious Boston Consulting Group details the nine core strategies that will help companies keep customers, attract quality talent, generate revenue, and improve the communities around them, in the face of new disruptive forces.
BEYOND will give readers everywhere the strategies they need to navigate a daunting new era of technological, economic, and social change. Supported by years of research and hands-on consulting practice, it will present a comprehensive framework for building a high-performing, adaptive, and socially responsible global company.
The book begins by taking an incisive look at the disruptive forces transforming globalization, including economic nationalism; the boom in data flows and digital commerce; the rise of China; heightened public concerns about capitalism and the environment; and the emergence of borderless communities of digitally connected consumers. The authors then offer nine core strategies that will help businesses today address and exploit these forces.
Through compelling stories from international companies like Rolls-Royce, Siemens, Microsoft, Xiaomi, Fitbit, Adidas, and many others, BEYOND argues that leaders today must evince a new kind of flexibility and light-footedness, constantly layering in new strategies and operational norms atop existing ones to allow for "always-on" transformation. Leaders must master a whole new set of rules about what it takes to be "global," becoming shapeshifters adept at handling contradiction, multiplicity, and nuance. This book will show them how.
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The Defining Decade
A revised and reissued edition for a new generation of The Defining Decade, a book that has changed the way millions of twenty-somethings think about their twenties - and themselves.
Contemporary culture tells us the twenty-something years don't matter. Clinical psychologist Dr Meg Jay argues that this could not be further from the truth.
The Defining Decade weaves the latest science of the twenty-something years with real-life stories to show us how work, relationships, identity and even the brain can change more during this decade than at any other time in adulthood.
Smart, compassionate and constructive, The Defining Decade is a practical guide to making the most of the years we cannot afford to miss.
Included in this updated edition:· Up-to-date research on work, love, the brain, friendship and technology· What a decade of device use has taught us about looking at friends - and looking for love - online· A social experiment in which 'digital natives' go without their phones· A reader's guide for book clubs, classrooms or further self-reflection.
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Lacná kniha V Rossiu s liubovliu
Polnost?yu na russkom yazyke etot kurs razdelen na vosem? razdelov. V kazhdom iz nikh yest? raznyye uprazhneniya, kak dlya chteniya, tak i dlya pis?ma ili prosto grammaticheskiye uprazhneniya. Izdatel?stvo spetsializiruyet·sya na kursakh i grammatikakh, poetomu za nim dlinnaya istoriya. Knigi prosty, i vse ob?yasnyayet·sya v zanimatel?noy i prostoy forme, tak chto kontseptsii legko usvaivayut·sya.
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