The Curious Story of Malcolm Turnbull, the Incredible Shrinking Man in the Top Hat by Andrew P. Street
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The even more elaborately-titled sequel to The Short and Excruciatingly Embarrassing Reign of Captain Abbott, this is a tale of a muddling and middling prime minister and his attempts to steer his inertia-heavy government away from electoral disaster...Fairfax columnist Andrew P Street details the litan ...Show more
Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World by Bruce Schneier
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Data is everywhere. We create it every time we go online, turn our phone on (or off) or pay with a credit card. This data is stored, studied, bought and sold by companies and governments for surveillance and for control. "Foremost security expert" (Wired) Bruce Schneier shows how this data has led to a ...Show more
Deep Thinking - Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins by Garry Kasparov
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In May 1997, the world watched as Garry Kasparov, the greatest chess player in the world, was defeated for the first time by the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue. It was a watershed moment in the history of technology: machine intelligence had arrived at the point where it could best human intellect. It wasn ...Show more
The Destruction of Hillary Clinton by Susan Bordo
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The result of the 2016 presidential election was widely thought to be a foregone conclusion: a historic victory for an extraordinarily well-qualified, experienced and admired candidate against an opponent seen as not just unelectable but unfit for office. As we know, it didn't work out like that. So how ...Show more
Disappearing Dictionary by CRYSTAL, DAVID
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Wherever you go in the English-speaking world, there are linguistic riches from times past awaiting rediscovery. All you have to do is choose a location, find some old documents, and dig a little. In The Disappearing Dictionary, linguistics expert Professor David Crystal collects together delightful dia ...Show more
Ecomazes by Roxie Munro
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Roxie Munro takes kids on an exciting and informative journey through 12 incredible ecosystems, from lush evergreen forests to colourful coral reefs, from the frozen tundra to hot desert sands. And to make things even more fun - and challenging - every bright and bold maze features hidden animals that b ...Show more
Edupreneur: Unleashing Teacher Led Innovation in Schools by Tait
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If you can change education, you can change the world Edupreneur gives teachers the "how." You already know what needs to be done to improve education, but you may lack the support and processes to bring it to life and that's where this book comes in. You'll walk through the four stages of innovation dr ...Show more
The Enemy WithinA History of Espionage by Terry Crowdy
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To gain the upper hand in conflict the ability to know what your enemy is planning is vital. Massive amounts of money have been spent and many lives have been lost in pursuit of this objective. From biblical times to the present day, leaders have employed espionage on and off the battlefield in the ques ...Show more