A Brief History of the FutureThe Internet is the most remarkable thing human beings have built since the Pyramids. John Naughton's book intersperses wonderful personal stories with an authoritative account of where the Net actually came from, who invented it and why, and where it might be taking us. Most of us have no idea of how the Internet works or who created it. Even fewer have any idea of what it means for society and the future. In a cynical age, John Naughton has not lost

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who - unbeknownst to him - fights to survive palace intrigues and constant threats against her life in far-off Uraba

Rita Carter - award-winning science writer and international speaker - offers a new and vital understanding of personality

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Professor Windy Dryden shows that other people do not in fact have the power to cause you hurt - either by their actions or by their failure to act - it's how you choose to react to other people that matters