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Publisher
Smith Street Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
This beautifully illustrated book celebrates fifty of the world's sexiest brains--people who have changed the world in big and small ways. What have the world's sexiest people ever really done for the world? We should be crushing big-time on the beautiful brains of the people who make a difference. Elon Musk, swoon-worthy inventor who spends his billions developing sustainable energy sources and space exploration. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, (gavel- )bangin'...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Having the drive, ambition and inspiration to start a new business takes a special mindset and self-confidence--think Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg. It's no wonder that we regard successful entrepreneurs as modern day magicians, transforming sometimes radical ideas into global brands that change the way we live our lives. But what if that spirit and drive were applied to the world outside of business startups? An entrepreneur seeks to build...
Author
Publisher
Rizzoli Ex Libris, an imprint of Rizzoli International Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The climate crisis, mass extinctions, political polarization, extreme inequality--the world faces terrifying challenges that threaten to divide us, yet Lily Cole argues that it is up to us to actively choose optimism, collabo- rate, make changes, and define what is possible. Cole writes: "We are the ancestors of our future. The choices we make now and the actions we take today will define and transform future generations." Having collaborated with...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio Penguin
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The ultimate insider's look at the newest titans of tech, from the editorial team at Forbes. Silicon Valley's new billionaires are an unconventional breed, turning ideas into money at a rate never before seen in human history. Their ascension proves a turning point in how great fortunes are made and how technology disseminates. Among these golden boys are: Elon Musk, billionaire bachelor and founder of Paypal, electric carmaker Tesla, and private...
Author
Publisher
Bayview Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Written by well-known Silicon Valley entrepreneur and MIT-educated computer scientist Rizwan Virk, The Simulation Hypothesis brings together disparate fields to explore one of the most daring and consequential theories of our time: The Simulation Hypothesis. Whether you are a computer scientist, a fan of science fiction like the Matrix movies, a video game enthusiast, or a spiritual seeker, The Simulation Hypothesis touches on all these areas. The...
Author
Publisher
Island Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The foundation has been laid for fully autonomous," Elon Musk announced in 2016, when he assured the world that Tesla would have a driverless fleet on the road in 2017. "It's twice as safe as a human, maybe better." Promises of technofuturistic driving utopias have been ubiquitous wherever tech companies and carmakers meet. In Autonorama: The Illusory Promise of High-Tech Driving, technology historian Peter Norton argues that driverless cars cannot...
Author
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Our most revered business icons of the last few decades are the bold risktakers, such as Richard Branson, Elon Musk, and Steve Jobs. Yet in today's stock market-driven economy, companies are playing it safe, with too many leaders focused on short-term gains, rather than value creation. The result is a static business culture that generates forgettable results--even as the world demands big solutions. So how do we get back in the risk-taking game?...
348) A man & his car
Author
Publisher
Artisan, a division of Workman Publishing Co., Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Man-about-town and NYC men's style fixture Matt Hranek is back with his second book, A Man & His Car. Here is a beautiful homage to an object of men's obsession, told in firsthand original interviews. Jay Leno, a major car collector and the host of Jay Leno's Garage, shares the story of his oldest car, a 1955 Buick Roadmaster that he bought for $350, which he literally slept in before getting his break in L.A. Kevin Costner reveals that he got so...
350) Racing extinction
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Academy Award-winning filmmakers expose the forces that are leading our planet to its next mass extinction, potentially resulting in the loss of half of all species. A never-before-seen view of an international wildlife trade, operating in the shadows, reveals how creatures that have survived for millions of years may be wiped from Earth in our lifetime.
353) Racing extinction
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Wildlife activists go undercover to expose ways in which the illegal wildlife trade and the oil and gas industries are contributing to the extinction of increasing numbers of species.
Author
Series
Brand volume 7
Publisher
Tian chuang chu ban she you xian gong si
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
中文
Publisher
Distributed by New Video
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
By 2006, as many as 5,000 electric cars were destroyed by the major car companies that built them. Today, the electric car is back with a vengeance. Without using a single drop of foreign oil, this new generation of car is America's future: fast, furious, and cleaner than ever. It's not just the next generation of green cars that's on the line, it's the future of the automobile itself.
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