Steven Johnson
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The $10 billion video gaming industry is now the second-largest segment of the entertainment industry in the United States, outstripping film and far surpassing books. Reality television shows featuring silicone-stuffed CEO wannabes and bug-eating adrenaline junkies dominate the ratings. But social and cultural critic Steven Johnson argues that our popular culture has never been smarter. Drawing from fields as diverse as neuroscience, economics, and...
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"The Invention of Air is a story of sweeping historical transformation, of genius and friendship, violence and world-changing ideas, that boldly recasts our understanding of the most significant events in our history. It centers on the story of Joseph Priestley--scientist and minister, protege of Benjamin Franklin, friend of Thomas Jefferson--an eighteenth-century radical thinker who played key roles in the invention of ecosystem science, the discovery...
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The colorful villains, heels, bad guys, and rule breakers worthy of a spot in the pro wrestling hall of fame
In The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Heels, critically acclaimed authors Greg Oliver and Steven Johnson take readers on an informative and entertaining ride through mat mayhem. With their signature mix of original research, interviews, and anecdotes, they describe the rise and development of wrestling's bad guys, from riots in small-town...
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Which tree is as tall as a skyscraper ? Who lives high up in the trees? Is there really a ghost bear? Find out the answers to these questions, and lots more, in this book featuring tree, leaves, animals on the ground, at the top of a tree and everything in between.
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"How many legs does an insect have? What's the difference between an arachnid and an arthropod? Why do monarch caterpillars only eat milkweed plants? Find out the answers to these questions, and lots more, in this book featuring slimy, scary, stinky and strange creepy-crawlies on land and in water." -- amazon.com
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"Wow! This is a dinosaur book like no other! Which dinosaur looked like a frilled rhinoceros? What was a Pliosaurus? How many teeth did a T. rex have? Be amazed by the answers to these questions, and the hundreds of incredible dinosaur facts in this book."--Back cover.
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"Which vehicle is as long as four soccer pitches? What is the Shinkansen? Where would you travel in a tuk-tuk? Be amazed by the answers to these questions and the hundreds of incredible vehicle facts in this book. The fantastic illustrations on brightly colored pages tell you about every kind of vehicle, from rockets flying into space to cars without drivers!"--Back cover.
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"Este es un gracioso libro sobre los dinosaurios, para niños desde los 4 años de edad. Páginas llenas de color, datos curiosos y divertidas ilustraciones que enseñarán a los pequeños lectores cómo vivieron los dinosaurios, cuáles fueron sus características principales y qué evento pudo llevarlos a la extinción. Entre otras cosas, descubrirán qué ocurría en la Tierra hace 200 millones de años y cómo fueron apareciendo criaturas gigantesca,...
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¡Descubre qué criaturas viven en tus pestañas, cómo los pies sudorosos nos ayudan a correr, en qué época del año creces más rápido y mucho más! Este es un libro animado y divertido que seguramente te hará decir '¡Guau! No sabía eso 'una y otra vez.
Find out which creatures live in your eyelashes, how sweaty feet help us to run, what time of the year you grow faster and much more! This is a lively, fun book that is certain to make you...