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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.2 - AR Pts: 26
Language
English
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Description
The author explores his theory that the food industry's used three essential ingredients to control much of the world's diet.
Traces the rise of the processed food industry and how addictive salt, sugar, and fat have enabled its dominance in the past half century, revealing deliberate corporate practices behind current trends in obesity, diabetes, and other health challenges.
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"From the author of 1491--the best-selling study of the pre-Columbian Americas--a deeply engaging new history that explores the most momentous biological event since the death of the dinosaurs. More than 200 million years ago, geological forces split apart the continents. Isolated from each other, the two halves of the world developed totally different suites of plants and animals. Columbus's voyages brought them back together--and marked the beginning...
Author
Publisher
One World
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxiii, 415 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Heather C. McGhee's specialty is the American economy, and the mystery of why it so often fails the American public. As she dug into subject after subject, from the financial crisis to declining wages to collapsing public infrastructure, she found a common problem at the bottom of them all: racism, but not just in the obvious ways that hurt people of color. Racism has costs for white people, too. It's the common denominator in our most vexing public...
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
321 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A smart, lively history of the world economy, seen through the crucial inventions that shaped it. Who thought up paper money? What was the secret element that made the Gutenberg printing press possible? What is the connection between The Da Vinci Code and the collapse of Lehman Brothers? In [this book], author and economist Tim Harford paints an epic yet intimate picture of economic change by telling the stories of the ideas, people, and tools that...
Author
Publisher
Huntington Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
301 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Jean Scott, one of gambling's most recognizable names, explains how she's adapted her methods to the changing casino scene and provides new techniques for beating the casinos worldwide. Focused on recreational gamblers, with solid information on the ins and outs of the games, the systems, and the casino-employee mindset, this book conveys concepts and strategies that will strech bankrolls, reduce losses, and provide a blueprint for long-term casino...
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 221 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"This book, edited for young readers, is a call to action. McGhee examines how damaging racism is not only to people of color but also to white people. She offers hope and real solutions so that we can all prosper. An expert in economic policy, Heath McGhee draws lessons from her work running a think tank and her travels around the country talking to everyday Americans who are coming together to fight for a more just and inclusive society. The people...
Author
Language
English
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Description
The United States has long been the leader in Artificial Intelligence. But Dr. Kai-Fu Lee--one of the world's most respected experts on AI--reveals that China has caught up to the US at an astonishingly rapid pace. As Sino-American competition in AI heats up, Lee envisions China and the US forming a powerful duopoly in AI. He outlines the upheaval of traditional jobs, how the suddenly unemployed will find new ways of making their lives meaningful,...
Author
Language
English
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Description
George C. Daughan's magnificently detailed account of the battle of Lexington and Concord will challenge the prevailing narrative of the American War of Independence. It was, Daughan argues, based as much on economics as on politics. When Benjamin Franklin wrote home about living conditions in Britain and Ireland, his countrymen were appalled. Could the Crown's motive be to reduce the prosperous American colonies to such serfdom? This idea inspired...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nudge is about choices-how we make them and how we can make better ones. Drawing on decades of research in the fields of behavioral science and economics, authors Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein offer a new perspective on preventing the countless mistakes we make-ill-advised personal investments, consumption of unhealthy foods, neglect of our natural resources-and show us how sensible "choice architecture" can successfully nudge people toward...
Author
Publisher
Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
x, 325 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In 1776, upon the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Founding Fathers concluded America's most consequential document with a curious note, pledging "our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor." Lives and honor did indeed hang in the balance, yet just what were their fortunes? How much did the Founders stand to gain or lose through independence? And what lingering consequences did their respective financial stakes have on liberty, justice,...
19) Northanger Abbey
Author
Language
English
Description
Catherine Morland's sentimental illusions crumble as she enters into adulthood.
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
xvi, 176 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Companies that don't use AI to their advantage will soon be left behind. Artificial intelligence and machine learning will drive a massive reshaping of the economy and society. What should you and your company be doing right now to ensure that your business is poised for success? These articles by AI experts and consultants will help you understand today's essential thinking on what AI is capable of now, how to adopt it in your organization, and how...
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