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An Amazon Best Book of the Year in Business and Leadership
New York Times Bestseller
Foreword by Steven Pinker, author of The Better Angels of our Nature
Blending the informed analysis of The Signal and the Noise with the instructive iconoclasm of Think Like a Freak, a fascinating, illuminating, and witty look at what the vast amounts of information now instantly available to us reveals about ourselves and our world--provided we ask the right questions.
By the end of an average day in the early twenty-first century, human beings searching the internet will amass eight trillion gigabytes of data. This staggering amount of information--unprecedented in history--can tell us a great deal about who we are--the fears, desires, and behaviors that drive us, and the conscious and unconscious decisions we make. From the profound to the mundane, we can gain astonishing knowledge about the human psyche that less than twenty years ago, seemed unfathomable.
Everybody Lies offers fascinating, surprising, and sometimes laugh-out-loud insights into everything from economics to ethics to sports to race to sex, gender and more, all drawn from the world of big data. What percentage of white voters didn't vote for Barack Obama because he's black? Does where you go to school effect how successful you are in life? Do parents secretly favor boy children over girls? Do violent films affect the crime rate? Can you beat the stock market? How regularly do we lie about our sex lives and who's more self-conscious about sex, men or women?
Investigating these questions and a host of others, Seth Stephens-Davidowitz offers revelations that can help us understand ourselves and our lives better. Drawing on studies and experiments on how we really live and think, he demonstrates in fascinating and often funny ways the extent to which all the world is indeed a lab. With conclusions ranging from strange-but-true to thought-provoking to disturbing, he explores the power of this digital truth serum and its deeper potential--revealing biases deeply embedded within us, information we can use to change our culture, and the questions we're afraid to ask that might be essential to our health--both emotional and physical. All of us are touched by big data everyday, and its influence is multiplying. Everybody Lies challenges us to think differently about how we see it and the world.
Автор: Stephens Richard Название: Black Sheep: The Hidden Benefits of Being Bad ISBN: 1473610842 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781473610842 Издательство: Little Brown Рейтинг: Цена: 1668.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Weird and wonderful psychological experiments from dramatic corners of human experience to change how you think.
Автор: Stephens Chris Название: David Hockney ISBN: 1849764433 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781849764438 Издательство: Tate Рейтинг: Цена: 4948.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: David Hockney has been delighting and challenging audiences for almost sixty years. Working in an extraordinarily wide range of media with equal measures of wit and intelligence, his art has examined, probed and questioned how the perceived world of movement, space and time can be captured in two dimensions.
Автор: Stephens John Название: The Emerald Atlas ISBN: 037587271X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780375872716 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 827.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: "A strong . . .
new trilogy, invoking just a littleHarry PotterandSeries of Unfortunate Eventsalong the way."Realms of Fantasy
Siblings Kate, Michael, and Emma have been in one orphanage after another for the last ten years, passed along like lost baggage.
Yet these unwanted children are more remarkable than they could possibly imagine. Ripped from their parents as babies, they are being protected from a horrible evil of devastating power, an evil they know nothing about.
Until now.
Before long, Kate, Michael, and Emma are on a journey through time to dangerous and secret corners of the world . .
. a journey of allies and enemies, of magic and mayhem. Andif an ancient prophesy is truewhat they do can change history, and it's up to them to set things right.
"A new Narnia for the tween set."TheNew York Times "[A]fast-paced, fully imagined fantasy."Publishers Weekly
"Echoes of other popular fantasy series, from "Harry Potter" to the "Narnia" books, are easily found, but debut author Stephens has created a new and appealing read .
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Автор: Stephens Helen Название: How to Hide a Lion from Grandma ISBN: 1407170619 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781407170619 Издательство: Scholastic UK Рейтинг: Цена: 923.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Now available as a chunky board book, this warm and funny follow-up to the bestselling picture book, HOW TO HIDE A LION, is certain to be a winner with children everywhere. What can Iris do when Grandma comes to stay - can she keep her lion a secret? But Iris is sure Grandma has a secret of her own - what on earth is she hiding in her bedroom?
Описание: Presents features such as: six complete practice tests for the revised Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English examination; exam technique sections consisting of hints and tips for the student on how to approach each part of the revised exam; cassettes providing listening practice with a variety of accents; and more.
Автор: Stephens Helen (illus) Название: Bedtime For Baby ISBN: 1405019883 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781405019880 Издательство: Pan Macmillan Рейтинг: Цена: 576.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Babies will enjoy pointing out familiar objects and peeking behind the big flaps in this bedtime story. Simple integrated flaps and repetitive refrains are used throughout.
Автор: Stephens Mary Название: Gold Experience B2 SB +DVD ISBN: 144796196X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781447961963 Издательство: Pearson Education Рейтинг: Цена: 6887.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Gold Experience — курс для подготовки к экзаменам мотивирует подростков, благодаря интересным и соответствующим возрасту современным темам, а также богатым материалам из разных областей знаний, позволяющим преподавателям использовать межпредметные связи в обучении языку.Курс создан специально для подготовки к экзаменам Cambridge for Schools, а значит, учитывает особенности экзамена и позволяет максимально эффективно к нему подготовиться.Книга ресурсных материалов доступна только в электронном формате в режиме онлайн и на диске Teacher»s eText Disc. Для получения учительского доступа к MyEnglishLab или Resource Material with Testmasters необходимо обратиться в представительство Pearson.
Автор: Stephens A. Ray Название: Texas: A Historical Atlas ISBN: 080614307X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780806143071 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 4821.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: For twenty years the Historical Atlas of Texas stood as a trusted resource for students and aficionados of the state. Now this key reference has been thoroughly updated and expanded - and even rechristened. Texas: A Historical Atlas more accurately reflects the Lone Star State at the dawn of the twenty-first century.
Автор: Parsalis J., Stephens N. Название: Access To FCE Student`s Book (Rev 2008) ISBN: 9604037366 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789604037360 Издательство: New Editions Рейтинг: Цена: 1082.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Features simple presentation of grammar with reference tables and explanations. This title includes varied exercises after the presentation of each grammar point which give students plenty of practice. It offers special vocabulary units concentrating on phrasal verbs, prepositions, word formation and words easily confused.
Автор: Stephens N. Название: Cambridge FCE Prac Tests 2 Teacher`s Book ISBN: 9604034510 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789604034512 Издательство: New Editions Рейтинг: Цена: 833.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: TEACHERS BOOK. Colour Illustrations. Designed to familiarise students with the exact format of each part of the FCE exam, expand their vocabulary and improve the required skills. Revised for the new exam.
Автор: Stephens Helen Название: How to Hide a Lion ISBN: 1407139630 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781407139630 Издательство: Scholastic UK Рейтинг: Цена: 791.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Helen Stephens' bestselling story HOW TO HIDE A LION (9781407121611) is now available in a chunky board book format, perfect for babies and toddlers. How does a very small girl hide a very large lion? It's not easy, but Iris has to do her best, because mums and dads can be funny about having a lion in the house. Of course, Iris can't hide her lion forever.
But when he's finally discovered, the whole town realises how brave and kind he really is - just as Iris always said.
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