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Enemy of All Mankind - A true story of piracy, power and history's first global manhunt by Steven Johnson
$33.00 AUD
Category: European
“Most confrontations, viewed from the wide angle of history, are minor disputes, sparks that quickly die out. But every now and then, someone strikes a match that lights up the whole planet.” Henry Every was the seventeenth century’s most notorious pirate. The press published wildly popular—and wildly i ...Show more
Extra Life - A Short History of Living Longer by Steven Johnson
$33.00 AUD
Category: Health
"Offers a useful reminder of the role of modern science in fundamentally transforming all of our lives." --President Barack Obama (on Twitter) "An important book." --Steven Pinker, The New York Times Book Review Now also a PBS documentary series: the surprising story of how humans gained what amount ...Show more
Future Perfect: The Case For Progress In A Networked Age by Steven Johnson
$32.99 AUD
Category: Words & Ideas
What connects the "miracle on the Hudson" to the planning of the French railway system, or the mysterious outbreak of strange smells in downtown Manhattan to the invention of the Internet? With his characteristic flair for multidisciplinary storytelling, Steven Johnson shows in "Future Perfect" that wha ...Show more
How We Got To Now: The History and Power of Great Ideas by Steven Johnson
$29.99 AUD
Category: Science
How did our mastery of artificial cold help give birth to at least four million babies, create the golden age of Hollywood and unlock the secrets of the universe? And what about our battle against dirt? How did that create the flat screen and the iPhone?This book is a celebration of ideas: how they happ ...Show more
Where Good Ideas Come from: The Seven Patterns of Innovation by Steven Johnson
$25.00 AUD
Category: Contemporary Thought
Where do good ideas come from? And what do we need to know and do to have more of them? This title explores the secrets of inspiration. It identifies the seven key principles to the genesis of great ideas, from the cultivation of hunches to the importance of connectivity and how best to make use of new ...Show more
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