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A Burglar's Guide to the City

de Geoff Manaugh ...

A "deeply researched and brilliantly written" blueprint to the criminal possibilities in the world all around us (Warren Ellis, author of Gun Machine).At the core of A Burglar's Guide to the City is an unexpected and thrilling insight: how any building transforms when seen through the eyes of someone hoping to break into it. Studying architecture the way a burglar would, Geoff Manaugh takes ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

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A "deeply researched and brilliantly written" blueprint to the criminal possibilities in the world all around us (Warren Ellis, author of Gun Machine).At the core of A Burglar's Guide to the City is an unexpected and thrilling insight: how any building transforms when seen through the eyes of someone hoping to break into it. Studying architecture the way a burglar would, Geoff Manaugh takes
... Leer más

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Until Proven Safe

The History and Future of Quarantine, from the Black Death to the Space Age

de Geoff Manaugh, Nicola Twilley ...

Geoff Manaugh and Nicola Twilley have been researching quarantine since long before the COVID-19 pandemic. With Until Proven Safe, they bring us a book as compelling as it is definitive, not only urgent reading for social-distanced times but also an up-to-the-minute investigation of the interplay of forces–––biological, political, technological––that shape our modern world.Quarantine is our most ... Leer más

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Geoff Manaugh and Nicola Twilley have been researching quarantine since long before the COVID-19 pandemic. With Until Proven Safe, they bring us a book as compelling as it is definitive, not only urgent reading for social-distanced times but also an up-to-the-minute investigation of the interplay of forces–––biological, political, technological––that shape our modern world.Quarantine is our most
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Night Vision

The Art of Urban Exploration

de Troy Paiva ...

The acclaimed night photographer and urban explorer captures the mystery and beauty of modern ruins across the American West.From airplane graveyards to defunct shopping malls and the remains of old military equipment, the industrial progress of the twentieth century has left its haunting mark on America's western landscape. In Night Vision, Troy Paiva delves into the contemporary ruins hidden ... Leer más

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The acclaimed night photographer and urban explorer captures the mystery and beauty of modern ruins across the American West.From airplane graveyards to defunct shopping malls and the remains of old military equipment, the industrial progress of the twentieth century has left its haunting mark on America's western landscape. In Night Vision, Troy Paiva delves into the contemporary ruins hidden
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隔離：封城防疫的歷史、現在與未來

UNTIL PROVEN SAFE: The History and Future of Quarantine

de 傑夫‧馬納夫(Geoff Manaugh)、妮可拉・特莉(Nicola Twilley) ...

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隔離的歷史，就是一部公衛發展史也是一部關於恐懼、濫權與獵巫的歷史隔離從來不曾消失，未來更將成為常態你我隨時都可能成為下一個被歧視的「帶原者」後疫情時代必備讀物結合田野調查、公衛、歷史與社會學，全面理解隔離的社會心理與意義！臺灣大學公共衛生學院教授詹長權、東吳大學政治系助理教授左宜恩好評推薦「隔離」（Quarantine）源自義大利文「quarantena」，意思是「四十天」。人類對抗瘟疫最古老的回應，就是把「可能染疫」的人和「健康的人」隔開。隔離是人類面對未知的本能反應，卻也涉及監控、收容和控制，成為剝奪人權的手段。本書的基本假設是：因為人類是混亂的、有缺陷的、自私自利的存在，隔離過去一直存在我們的歷史裡，也會是我們未來的一部分。有效管理人口的隔離措施，被證明是控制新的疾病、降低死亡率，以及避免經濟和社會崩潰的最好方法，雖然至今仍然有人心存懷疑。本書起源於調查歷史上的檢疫與隔離措施 ... Leer más

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隔離的歷史，就是一部公衛發展史也是一部關於恐懼、濫權與獵巫的歷史隔離從來不曾消失，未來更將成為常態你我隨時都可能成為下一個被歧視的「帶原者」後疫情時代必備讀物結合田野調查、公衛、歷史與社會學，全面理解隔離的社會心理與意義！臺灣大學公共衛生學院教授詹長權、東吳大學政治系助理教授左宜恩好評推薦「隔離」（Quarantine）源自義大利文「quarantena」，意思是「四十天」。人類對抗瘟疫最古老的回應，就是把「可能染疫」的人和「健康的人」隔開。隔離是人類面對未知的本能反應，卻也涉及監控、收容和控制，成為剝奪人權的手段。本書的基本假設是：因為人類是混亂的、有缺陷的、自私自利的存在，隔離過去一直存在我們的歷史裡，也會是我們未來的一部分。有效管理人口的隔離措施，被證明是控制新的疾病、降低死亡率，以及避免經濟和社會崩潰的最好方法，雖然至今仍然有人心存懷疑。本書起源於調查歷史上的檢疫與隔離措施
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A Burglar's Guide to the City

de Geoff Manaugh ...

Narrado por Scott Aiello ...

Completo

7 hora 55 minutos

Encompassing nearly 2,000 years of heists and tunnel jobs, break-ins and escapes, A Burglar's Guide to the City offers an unexpected blueprint to the criminal possibilities in the world all around us. You'll never see the city the same way again.At the core of A Burglar's Guide to the City is an unexpected and thrilling insight: how any building transforms when seen through the eyes of someone ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

Disponible también en: eBook

Encompassing nearly 2,000 years of heists and tunnel jobs, break-ins and escapes, A Burglar's Guide to the City offers an unexpected blueprint to the criminal possibilities in the world all around us. You'll never see the city the same way again.At the core of A Burglar's Guide to the City is an unexpected and thrilling insight: how any building transforms when seen through the eyes of someone
... Leer más

Disponible también en: eBook
Audiolibro

Until Proven Safe

The History and Future of Quarantine

de Geoff Manaugh, Nicola Twilley ...

Narrado por Kristen DiMercurio ...

Completo

10 hora 14 minutos

Geoff Manaugh and Nicola Twilley have been researching quarantine since long before the COVID-19 pandemic. With Until Proven Safe, they bring us a book as compelling as it is definitive, not only urgent listening for social-distanced times but also an up-to-the-minute investigation of the interplay of forces–––biological, political, technological––that shape our modern world.Quarantine is our most ... Leer más

$26.99 USD

Geoff Manaugh and Nicola Twilley have been researching quarantine since long before the COVID-19 pandemic. With Until Proven Safe, they bring us a book as compelling as it is definitive, not only urgent listening for social-distanced times but also an up-to-the-minute investigation of the interplay of forces–––biological, political, technological––that shape our modern world.Quarantine is our most
... Leer más

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NeuroTribes

The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity

de Steve Silberman ...

Narrado por William Hughes ...

Completo

18 hora 46 minutos

This New York Times bestseller upends conventional thinking about autism and suggests a broader model for acceptance, understanding, and full participation in society for people who think differently.What is autism: a lifelong disability or a naturally occurring form of cognitive difference akin to certain forms of genius? In truth, it is both of these things and more—and the future of our society ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

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This New York Times bestseller upends conventional thinking about autism and suggests a broader model for acceptance, understanding, and full participation in society for people who think differently.What is autism: a lifelong disability or a naturally occurring form of cognitive difference akin to certain forms of genius? In truth, it is both of these things and more—and the future of our society
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Missoula

Rape and the Justice System in a College Town

de Jon Krakauer ...

Narrado por Scott Brick, Mozhan Marnò ...

Completo

11 hora 51 minutos

From bestselling author Jon Krakauer, a stark, powerful, meticulously reported narrative about a series of sexual assaults at the University of Montana — stories that illuminate the human drama behind the national plague of campus rapeMissoula, Montana, is a typical college town, with a highly regarded state university, bucolic surroundings, a lively social scene, and an excellent football team — ... Leer más

$22.99 USD

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From bestselling author Jon Krakauer, a stark, powerful, meticulously reported narrative about a series of sexual assaults at the University of Montana — stories that illuminate the human drama behind the national plague of campus rapeMissoula, Montana, is a typical college town, with a highly regarded state university, bucolic surroundings, a lively social scene, and an excellent football team —
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The Ends of the World

Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth's Past Mass Extinctions

de Peter Brannen ...

Narrado por Adam Verner ...

Completo

9 hora 57 minutos

As new groundbreaking research suggests that climate change played a major role in the most extreme catastrophes in the planet's history, award-winning science journalist Peter Brannen takes us on a wild ride through the planet's five mass extinctions and, in the process, offers us a glimpse of our increasingly dangerous future.Our world has ended five times: it has been broiled, frozen, poison ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

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As new groundbreaking research suggests that climate change played a major role in the most extreme catastrophes in the planet's history, award-winning science journalist Peter Brannen takes us on a wild ride through the planet's five mass extinctions and, in the process, offers us a glimpse of our increasingly dangerous future.Our world has ended five times: it has been broiled, frozen, poison
... Leer más

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Precious Cargo

My Year of Driving the Kids on School Bus 3077

de Craig Davidson ...

Narrado por John Cleland ...

Completo

6 hora 43 minutos

**NATIONAL BESTSELLERFor readers of Andrew Solomon's Far From the Tree and Ian Brown's The Boy in the Moon, here is a heartfelt, funny and surprising memoir about one year spent driving a bus full of children with special needs.**One morning in 2008, desperate, broke and living alone while trying unsuccessfully to write, Craig Davidson plucked a flyer out of his mailbox that read “Bus Drivers ... Leer más

$18.99 USD

**NATIONAL BESTSELLERFor readers of Andrew Solomon's Far From the Tree and Ian Brown's The Boy in the Moon, here is a heartfelt, funny and surprising memoir about one year spent driving a bus full of children with special needs.**One morning in 2008, desperate, broke and living alone while trying unsuccessfully to write, Craig Davidson plucked a flyer out of his mailbox that read “Bus Drivers
... Leer más
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Red Sparrow

A Novel

de Jason Matthews ...

Narrado por Jeremy Bobb ...

Completo

17 hora 55 minutos

**From New York Times bestselling author and veteran CIA officer Jason Matthews, the electrifying modern spy thriller Red Sparrow—also a major motion picture starring Jennifer Lawrence and Joel Edgerton!In contemporary Russia, state intelligence officer Dominika Egorova has been drafted to become a “Sparrow”—a spy trained in the art of seduction to elicit information from their marks. She’s been ... Leer más

$29.99 USD

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**From New York Times bestselling author and veteran CIA officer Jason Matthews, the electrifying modern spy thriller Red Sparrow—also a major motion picture starring Jennifer Lawrence and Joel Edgerton!In contemporary Russia, state intelligence officer Dominika Egorova has been drafted to become a “Sparrow”—a spy trained in the art of seduction to elicit information from their marks. She’s been
... Leer más

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Red Notice

A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice

de Bill Browder ...

Narrado por Adam Grupper ...

Completo

14 hora 7 minutos

November 2009. An emaciated young lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, is led to a freezing isolation cell in a Moscow prison, handcuffed to a bed rail, and beaten to death by eight police officers. His crime? To testify against the Russian Interior Ministry officials who were involved in a conspiracy to steal $230 million of taxes paid to the state by one of the world's most successful hedge funds. ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

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November 2009. An emaciated young lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, is led to a freezing isolation cell in a Moscow prison, handcuffed to a bed rail, and beaten to death by eight police officers. His crime? To testify against the Russian Interior Ministry officials who were involved in a conspiracy to steal $230 million of taxes paid to the state by one of the world's most successful hedge funds.
... Leer más

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