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The Smart Enough City: Putting Technology in Its Place to Reclaim Our Urban Future (PB) (2020)
9780262538961$17.95Why technology is not an end in itself, and how cities can be "smart enough," using technology to promote democracy and equity.Smart cities, where technology is used to solve every problem, are hailed as futuristic urban utopias. We are promised that...Qty in Cart: 0Price:$17.95Subtotal: -
Future Histories: What ADA Lovelace, Tom Paine, and the Paris Commune Can Teach Us about Digital Technology (HC) (2019)
9781788734301$27.95A highly engaging tour through progressive history in the service of emancipating our digital tomorrow Shortlisted for the Victorian Premier's Literary Award, Australia When we talk about technology we always talk about tomorrow and the future--which... -
The Perfect Sound: A Memoir in Stereo (HC) (2022)
9780375425066$30.00A poet's audio obsession, from his earliest vinyl to his quest for the ideal vacuum tubes, as he strives to make both sound and sense of his life Garrett Hongo's passion for audio dates back to the Empire 398 turntable his father paired with a Dynakit...Qty in Cart: 0Price:$30.00Subtotal: -
When Coffee Speaks: Stories from and of Latin American Coffeepeople (PB) (2015)
9781938022685$17.00Whatever your sentiments towards or knowledge of coffee, the stories coffee has to tell are surprising, intriguing, and always human. Part travelogue meets anthropological field notes, part industry review meets food sourcing exposé, When Coffee Speaks... -
We See It All: Liberty and Justice in an Age of Perpetual Surveillance (HC) (2021)
9781541730670$28.00This investigation into the legal, political, and moral issues surrounding how the police and justice system use surveillance technology asks the question: what are citizens of a free country willing to tolerate in the name of public safety? As we... -
The Great Indoors: The Surprising Science of How Buildings Shape Our Behavior, Health, and Happiness (HC) (2020)
9780374166632$28.00An Architectural Record Notable BookA fascinating, thought-provoking journey into our built environment Modern humans are an indoor species. We spend 90 percent of our time inside, shuttling between homes and offices, schools and stores, restaurants and... -
The Anarchist in the Library: How the Clash Between Freedom and Control Is Hacking the Real World and Crashing the System (PB) (2005)
9780465089857$16.99From Napster to Total Information Awareness to flash mobs, the debate over information technology in our lives has revolved around a single question: How closely do we want cyberspace to resemble the real world? Siva Vaidhyanathan enters this debate with... -
Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now (PB) (2019)
9781250239082$13.00AS SEEN IN THE NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY THE SOCIAL DILEMMA A WIRED ALL-TIME FAVORITE BOOK A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK THE CONSCIENCE OF SILICON VALLEY- GQ "Profound . . . Lanier shows the tactical value of appealing to the conscience of the individual. In... -
Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now (HC) (2018)
9781250196682$18.00AS SEEN IN THE NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY THE SOCIAL DILEMMA A WIRED ALL-TIME FAVORITE BOOK A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK THE CONSCIENCE OF SILICON VALLEY- GQ "Profound . . . Lanier shows the tactical value of appealing to the conscience of the individual. In... -
Spare Parts: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot, and the Battle for the American Dream (PB) (2014)
9780374534981$15.00Finalist for the J. Anthony Lukas Book PrizeNew York Times Best Seller Four undocumented Mexican American students, two great teachers, one robot-building contest . . . and a major motion picture In 2004, four Latino teenagers arrived at the Marine...Qty in Cart: 0Price:$15.00Subtotal: -
Smart Cities: Big Data, Civic Hackers, and the Quest for a New Utopia (PB) (2014)
9780393349788$17.95From Beijing to Boston, cities are deploying smart technology--sensors embedded in streets and subways, Wi-Fi broadcast airports and green spaces--to address the basic challenges faced by massive, interconnected metropolitan centers. In Smart Cities,... -
Smart Cities (PB) (2020)
9780262538053$15.95Key concepts, definitions, examples, and historical contexts for understanding smart cities, along with discussions of both drawbacks and benefits of this approach to urban problems.Over the past ten years, urban planners, technology companies, and... -
Seduced (PB) (2015)
9781498431064$16.99Opal Singleton is President and CEO of Million Kids and Training and Outreach Coordinator for Riverside County Anti Human Trafficking Task Force. Opal trains thousands of government agencies, school administrators, corporations, civic groups and faith... -
Privacy in the Age of Big Data: Recognizing Threats, Defending Your Rights, and Protecting Your Family (PB) (2015)
9781442242579$18.95Digital data collection and surveillance gets more pervasive and invasive by the day; but the best ways to protect yourself and your data are all steps you can take yourself. The devices we use to get just-in-time coupons, directions when we're lost, and... -
Planning Theory and Decision Making: For Southwestern and Border Cities (PB) (2021)
9781662817373$25.49This textbook presents as positive procedural planning theory, it deals with the various methods available to help planners in decision making with urban problems. The texts gives a definition of physical planning and how urban land use planning should... -
Picking Up: On the Streets and Behind the Trucks with the Sanitation Workers of New York City (PB) (2014)
9780374534271$17.00Meticulous . . . [Nagle's] passion for the subject really comes to life. --The New York Times New York City produces more than twelve thousand tons of household trash and recyclables a day. As quickly as it accumulates, it's hauled away. But who makes...