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La innovación tecnológica se ha convertido en parte de la nueva retórica sobre la modernización de las sociedades avanzadas. Bajo este discurso determinista se esconde un fenómeno complejo que recientemente hemos empezado a comprender. Este libro da las claves sobre cómo se crean, se difunden...

A groundbreaking investigative work by a critically acclaimed sociologist on the corporate takeover of local news and what it means for all Americans For the residents of Minot, North Dakota, Clear Channel Communications is synonymous with disaster. Early in the morning of January 18, 2002,...

“Don’t Wear Shorts on Stage…” is not only a complete guide to the previously unwritten rules of stand-up, but also a quick reference for the hundreds of questions that most comics don’t even think to ask. Durham points out mistakes most comics make before they even take the stage and continues...

LIVE YOUR LIFE IN THE FOREGROUND!!!Soon after high school, writer J. Richard Singleton works as a film/television extra and paid audience member. In this humorous essay, he recounts how he realized that there really are small roles in Hollywood--along the way encountering strange characters and some odd interactions with celebrities.

**A New York Times–bestselling author’s “superbly reported” account of the dismantling of the world’s largest corporation (The Washington Post). Written by the two-time Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Ghost Wars and Private Empire, The Deal of the Century chronicles the decade-long...

Internet está modificando el modo en que trabajamos y aprendemos, cómo nos comunicamos y nos relacionamos, adquiriendo una centralidad cada vez mayor en nuestras vidas. La Sociedad Red, como apunta Manuel Castells, no solo se basa en el desarrollo de la tecnología, sino en cómo surgen nuevas formas...

Warren Buffett is a legend primarily for his investment philosophy. He isn’t concerned about the intricacies of the market, but instead focuses on the quality of the companies Berkshire Hathaway stands behind. Yet we know little about the leaders of the companies that Buffett handpicks. In...

Identificar las partes que configuran las máquinas eléctricas rotativas describiendo sus principales características y funcionalidad. Realizar operaciones de montaje y acoplamiento de máquinas eléctricas rotativas a partir de especificaciones dadas. Diagnosticar averías en las máquinas eléctricas...

A page-turning narrative about Marissa Mayer's efforts to remake Yahoo as well as her own rise from Stanford University undergrad to CEO of a $30 billion corporation by the age of 38. When Yahoo hired star Google executive Mayer to be its CEO in 2012 employees rejoiced. They put posters on...

Over the past 40 years craft-brewed beer has exploded in growth. In 1980, a handful of "microbrewery" pioneers launched a revolution that would challenge the dominance of the national brands, Budweiser, Coors, and Miller, and change the way Americans think about, and drink, beer. Today,...

This is a Summary of Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, and George Spafford’s The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business WinBill is an IT manager at Parts Unlimited. It's Tuesday morning and on his drive into the office, Bill gets a call from the CEO.The company's...

Once luxury was available only to the rarefied and aristocratic world of old money and royalty. It offered a history of tradition, superior quality, and a pampered buying experience. Today, however, luxury is simply a product packaged and sold by multibillion-dollar global corporations focused on...

Whitney Johnson, popular Harvard Business Review blogger, has a goal: to help us identify and achieve our dreams. Her belief is that we can each achieve greater happiness when focusing both on our dreams and on other people in our lives. In this inspiring book, Johnson directs her attention to teaching...

What identity means in an algorithmic age: how it works, how our lives are controlled by it, and how we can resist it Algorithms are everywhere, organizing the near limitless data that exists in our world. Derived from our every search, like, click, and purchase, algorithms determine the news...