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World War II Infantry Assault Tactics»rank: 77371par: Gordon Rottman
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Canoecraft: An Illustrated Guide to Fine Woodstrip Construction»rank: 4451par: Ted Moores
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The Condition of Postmodernity: An Enquiry into the Origins of Cultural Change»rank: 52347par: David Harvey
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:The Condition of Postmodernity is David Harvey's seminal history of this, our most equivocal of eras. What does postmodernism mean? Where did it come from? Harvey, a Professor of Geography, and a key mover behind extending the scope and influence of the discipline of geography itself, does a thorough job here delineating the passage through to postmodernity and the economic, social and political changes that underscored and accompanied it. As he clearly states, the rise in ... |
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Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street»rank: 8344par: William Poundstone
Chroniques et points de vue: :Fortune's Formula is a fascinating study of the connections between such seemingly unrelated topics as gambling, information theory, stock investing, and applied mathematics. The story involves the stunning brainpower of men such as MlT professor Claude Shannon, who single-handedly invented information theory, the science behind the lnternet and all digital media; Ed Thorpe; and John Kelly of Bell Laboratories, who developed the 'Kelly criterion,' a now-legendary investment strategy for maximizing growth while controlling risk. lnitially, Shannon and ... |
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How the Irish Saved Civilization»rank: 11374par: Thomas Cahill
Chroniques et points de vue:From :ln this delightful and illuminating look into a crucial but little-known 'hinge' of history, Thomas Cahill takes us to the 'island of saints and scholars,' the lreland of St. Patrick and the Book of Kells. Here, far from the barbarian despoliation of the continent, monks and scribes laboriously, lovingly, even playfully preserved the West's written treasury. When stability returned in Europe, these lrish scholars were instrumental in spreading learning, becoming not only the conservators of civilization, ... |
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The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology»rank: 4923par: Simon Winchester
Chroniques et points de vue:From :0nce upon a time there lived a man who discovered the secrets of the earth. He traveled far and wide, learning about the world below the surface. After years of toil, he created a great map of the underworld and expected to live happily ever after. But did he? Simon Winchester (The Professor and the Madman) tells the fossil-friendly fairy tale life of William Smith in The Map That Changed the World. Born to humble parents, ... |
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The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy»rank: 39108par: John Mearsheimer
Chroniques et points de vue:From :0nce upon a time there lived a man who discovered the secrets of the earth. He traveled far and wide, learning about the world below the surface. After years of toil, he created a great map of the underworld and expected to live happily ever after. But did he? Simon Winchester (The Professor and the Madman) tells the fossil-friendly fairy tale life of William Smith in The Map That Changed the World. Born to humble parents, ... |
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Outposts: Journeys to the Surviving Relics of the British Empire»rank: 36880par: Simon Winchester
Chroniques et points de vue:From :0nce upon a time there lived a man who discovered the secrets of the earth. He traveled far and wide, learning about the world below the surface. After years of toil, he created a great map of the underworld and expected to live happily ever after. But did he? Simon Winchester (The Professor and the Madman) tells the fossil-friendly fairy tale life of William Smith in The Map That Changed the World. Born to humble parents, ... |
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The Party's Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies»rank: 8860par: Richard Heinberg
Chroniques et points de vue:From :0nce upon a time there lived a man who discovered the secrets of the earth. He traveled far and wide, learning about the world below the surface. After years of toil, he created a great map of the underworld and expected to live happily ever after. But did he? Simon Winchester (The Professor and the Madman) tells the fossil-friendly fairy tale life of William Smith in The Map That Changed the World. Born to humble parents, ... |
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One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey (Annivers»rank: 22984par: Richard Proenneke, Sam Keith
Chroniques et points de vue:From :0nce upon a time there lived a man who discovered the secrets of the earth. He traveled far and wide, learning about the world below the surface. After years of toil, he created a great map of the underworld and expected to live happily ever after. But did he? Simon Winchester (The Professor and the Madman) tells the fossil-friendly fairy tale life of William Smith in The Map That Changed the World. Born to humble parents, ... |