Nicholas Nicholas: 2917 books
Internet ci rende stupidi?
Come la rete sta cambiando il nostro cervello
Language: Italian
Release Date: May 14, 2013
Ogni giorno navighiamo nel Web, passando da un sito all'altro, a caccia di notizie, documenti, video; controlliamo la nostra casella di posta elettronica, inviamo SMS e non dimentichiamo di inseguire emozioni sui social network più alla moda. La rete rende più rapido il lavoro e più stimolante...
by Nicholas Faina
Language: Italian
Release Date: January 2, 2016
Language: Italian
Release Date: January 2, 2016
L'opera, del tutto inedita nel suo genere per come è stata sviluppata e sopratutto per come è stata ideata, nasce dalla necessità di informare aiutare e divulgare una cultura, quella scandinava, che a molti è sconosciuta date le grandi distanze geografiche.
Il libro descrive un viaggio ma non...
Kühe schubsen
Briefe in und aus der Eifel
Language: German
Release Date: October 5, 2015
Im Internet-Zeitalter noch echte Briefe zu verschicken, ist eher selten. Daher starteten Nicholas Müller und Hubert vom Venn ihr Experiment: Sie begannen einen Briefwechsel. Aus völlig unterschiedlichen Perspektiven schildern die beiden ihre Kindheit und Jugend in der Eifel. 30 Jahre Altersunterschied...
Machen wir uns nichts vor!
Wir wir erkennen, was andere wirklich denken
Language: German
Release Date: September 30, 2014
Warum gibt es so oft Missverständnisse selbst zwischen guten Freunden? Warum wissen die wenigsten Ehemänner, was ihre Ehefrauen wollen – und umgekehrt? Warum scheitern Verhandlungen, obwohl sich alle Beteiligten optimal vorbereitet haben? Nicholas Epley hat sich intensiv mit den Fallstricken der...
by Nicholas CARR
Language: French
Release Date: October 20, 2011
Language: French
Release Date: October 20, 2011
Faites donc ce petit test : prenez le temps de tranquillement lire ce livre...
Sans aller surfer sur Internet.
Vous n'y parvenez pas ? C'est que Nick Carr a raison : Internet a déjà modifié votre cerveau !
C'est bien sûr à une révolution technique et informationnelle que nous assistons...
JavaScript objektorientiert
Verständlicher, flexibler und effizienter programmieren
Language: German
Release Date: September 25, 2014
Wenn Sie mit Programmiersprachen wie C++ oder Java vertraut sind, erscheint Ihnen JavaScript kaum objektorientiert. JavaScript kennt kein Klassenkonzept und Sie müssen nicht einmal Objekte definieren, um Programme zu erstellen. Lassen Sie sich aber nicht täuschen: JavaScript ist eine außerordentlich...
Schatzinseln
Wie Steueroasen die Demokratie untergraben
Language: German
Release Date: December 12, 2012
Über die Verdorbenheit des Kapitalismus Steueroasen sind keine exotischen und finsteren Nebenschauplätze der Weltwirtschaft, sie liegen vielmehr mitten in deren Zentrum. Die Hälfte des Welthandels durchfließt eine der Steueroasen, jeder multinationale Konzern bedient sich ihrer regelmäßig. Ihre...
The Bronfmans
The Rise and Fall of the House of Seagram
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
The story of the Bronfman family is a fascinating and improbable saga. It is dominated by "Mr. Sam," the single greatest figure in the history of the liquor business, the man who made drinking whiskey respectable in the United States and who in the 1950s and 1960s built Seagram into the...
by Nicholas Pegg
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2011
The biggest edition yet – expanded and updated with 35,000 words of new material
Critically acclaimed in its previous editions, The Complete David Bowie is widely recognized as the foremost source of analysis and information on every facet of Bowie’s career. The A-Z of songs and the day-by-day...
by Nicholas Jennings
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2017
**Shortlisted for the 2017 Legislative Assembly of Ontario Speaker's Book Award
Nominated for the 2018 Heritage Toronto Award - Historical Writing: Book
The definitive, full-access story of the life and songs of Canada's legendary troubadour**
Gordon Lightfoot’s name is synonymous...
Way of the Reaper
My Greatest Untold Missions and the Art of Being a Sniper
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2016
From the New York Times Bestselling Author and Co-Star of Fox's American Grit comes a rare and powerful book on the art of being a sniper. Way of the Reaper is a step-by-step accounting of how a sniper works, through the lens of Irving's most significant kills - none of which have been told before....
Zigzag
The incredible wartime exploits of double agent Eddie Chapman
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2017
Eddie Chapman was a womaniser, blackmailer and safecracker. He was also a great hero - the most remarkable double agent of the Second World War. Chapman became the only British national ever to be awarded an Iron Cross for his work for the Reich. He was also the only German spy ever to be parachuted...
by Nicholas Phillipson
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2010
Canadian Scholars Bundle
Lucille Teasdale / Robertson Davies / George Grant / Marshall McLuhan
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2013
Presenting four titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent people in Canada’s history. In these books we explore Canada’s rich academic and philosophical history through the fascinating lives of some of its most influential figures. Profiled are: prescient media guru Marshall...