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OK Boomer: 'what Time Is That On Netflix?' And Other Daily Struggles
by HarperCollinsA hilarious collection of the very best ‘OK Boomer’ moments of the internet covering all aspects of modern life – the climate crisis to technology, customer service to pop culture, money to working life.
The Accidental Influencer: How My Need To Get Likes Nearly Ruined My Life
by Bella YoungerI thought I could have lots of followers, without needing followers. I thought I could monetise my account without selling out. I thought that I was different, that I wasn’t like other girls. But I was, and that’s why I had to stop.
Influence: Understand it, Use it, Resist it
by null Justin Hempson-JonesOne of the government’s former behavioural scientists reveals how you can do what you want, whilst everybody tries to influence you into doing what they want. Influence makes you think what you think and do as you do. You use it to change the thoughts and behaviours of others – just as others use it change yours. We have been perfecting our influence for millions of years, but in the last 20 years digital technologies have revolutionised how influence works. We are now connected to old school friends and niche interest groups – but unwittingly also to organised criminals, terrorists and hostile states who infiltrate our societies. The course of history is being shaped: elections have been hijacked, lies spread about pandemics and the rapidly heating climate, and information has become as important as bullets and bombs to winning wars. More than ever, influence has become the crucial currency for commercial and political gain: If you don’t understand it, you will likely become its victim. Written by a former government behavioural scientist working at the cutting edge of this field, Influence is a groundbreaking guide to the chaotic and murky world we live in. Through examining five key factors we are taken on a tour from the past to our real-world present, to build a picture of the major role influence plays in everyday life. Influence provides a simple personal plan illustrating how you can use influence to achieve your goals – whether gaining that promotion, getting your friends to a music festival, or your children to eat their greens. But by understanding the nature of influence, you will also see how it is changing in the information age, enabling dangerous adversaries to gain power, leaving our societies in peril. Most importantly, by using the tools of influence you will be empowered to play your part in protecting us – it will be down to you and everyone you know. Influence is a fascinating guide to how you can help by understanding it, using it and resisting it.
Aimee and the Tablet: Band 2B/Red B (PDF) (Collins Big Cat Phonics For Letters And Sounds Ser.)
by Tom Pinfield Elisa RocchiCollins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1-6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary. Aimee is keen to play a game on her mum's tablet, but will she know what to do when an error message appears? This sweet story, written by Childnet International, highlights internet safety to a young audience. Red B/Band 2B books offer simple but varied text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development and a satisfying conclusion. The focus sounds in this book are: /ai/ /ee/ /igh/ /oa/ /oo/ /oo/ /ur/ /ow/ /ear/ /er/ Pages 14 and 15 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall. Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.
I Am the Border, So I Am
by @BorderIrish‘Channelling the spirit of Monty Python, Father Ted and Oscar Wilde, [@BorderIrish] trolls the Brexit process with a tone that is whimsical, sometimes surreal and always pointed.’ – Guardian
Scabby Queen
by Kirstin Innes‘Gripping and moving. A literary triumph’ Nicola Sturgeon ‘A humane and searching story’ Ian Rankin ‘Kirstin Innes is aiming high, writing for readers in the early days of a better nation’ A.L. Kennedy
How to Lose a Country: The New Ice Age Of Politics
by Ece Temelkuran’This is essential’ Margaret Atwood on Twitter ‘She's one of the most acute and perceptive analysts of the furtive growth of fascism. Everyone should know about this’ Philip Pullman ’Vibrates with outrage’ The Times
We Just Clicked
by Anna BellA fabulously funny, feel-good novel that will make you laugh until you cry, for anyone who’s ever presented a perfectly-filtered life online to hide the unglamorous reality.
Raven Smith’s Trivial Pursuits
by Raven Smith’Instagram’s answer to David Sedaris.’ ST STYLE MAGAZINE ’Irresistibly readable’ DOLLY ALDERTON ’You’ll laugh. You’ll cry.’ LENA DUNHAM A hilarious, smart and incredibly singular debut from Raven Smith, whose exploration of the minutiae of everyday modern life and culture is totally unique and painfully relatable.
Swipe Left: How To Succeed At Modern Dating
by Lucy BakerA funny, fully-illustrated guide to the thorny world of modern dating – the perfect Christmas stocking filler.
How To Talk To Robots: A Girls' Guide To A Future Dominated By Ai
by Tabitha Goldstaub’…an essential and fascinating manual for every woman who wants to understand equality within an ever-changing, modern world.’ Scarlett Curtis ‘…[this book] taught me more than any book has ever taught me about AI.’ Chris Evans, Virgin Radio
Collins GCSE 9-1 Revision — OCR GCSE 9-1 Computer Science Workbook (PDF)
by Collins GcseExam Board: Edexcel or OCR Level: GCSE 9-1 Subject: Computer Science First Teaching: September 2016; First Exams: June 2018 This Collins OCR Computer Science GCSE 9-1 Workbook contains topic-based questions as well as a full practice paper and answers. With lots of realistic practice opportunities for a variety of different exam-style questions. With a workbook and practice exam paper in one book, it contains plenty of practice opportunities to ensure the best results. Includes: • selection of questions covering each topic • topic-by-topic practice • complete exam-style paper
The New Fashion Rules: The New Fashion Rules
by Victoria MagrathThe rules of fashion have changed. The new digital era is all about being seen, liked and inspired. So how do we define ourselves through style? And why has the evolution of the Internet changed the way we buy and wear clothing?
Autonomy: The Quest To Build The Driverless Car - And How It Will Reshape Our World
by Lawrence Burns’A fascinating hybrid. Part freewheeling history of the rise of the modern autonomous vehicle, part intimate memoir from an insider who was on the front lines for much of that history, Autonomy will more than bring readers up to speed on one of today’s most closely watched technologies’ Brian Merchant, author of The One Device
The Truth Machine: The Blockchain And The Future Of Everything
by Michael J. Casey Paul VignaFrom the authors of the fascinating The Age of Cryptocurrency, comes the definitive work on the Internet’s next big thing: the blockchain.
Uncanny Valley: A Memoir
by Anna Wiener‘Joan Didion at a startup’ Rebecca Solnit ‘I've never read anything like Uncanny Valley ’ Jia Tolentino ‘This is essential reading’ Stylist
How to Lose a Country: The New Ice Age Of Politics
by Ece Temelkuran’This is essential’ Margaret Atwood on Twitter ‘She's one of the most acute and perceptive analysts of the furtive growth of fascism. Everyone should know about this’ Philip Pullman ’Vibrates with outrage’ The Times
The Creativity Code: Art And Innovation In The Age Of Ai
by Marcus du SautoyWill a computer ever compose a symphony, write a prize-winning novel, or paint a masterpiece? And if so, would we be able to tell the difference?
National 4/5 Administration And IT Course Notes (Course Notes For Sqa Exams Ser.)
by Kathryn Pearce Taylor Leckie and Leckie StaffExam Board: SQA Level: N4/5 Subject: Administration & IT The National 4 & 5 Administration Course Notes provide comprehensive guidance for the entire CfE course. Course Notes give a practical, supportive approach to help deliver the new curriculum and offer an appropriate blend of sound teaching and learning with exam and assessment guidance. Progress and attainment for all • Course specifications are fully covered • ‘You should already know’ sections identify prior learning and skills • ‘Key questions’ ensure that every student can progress securely Active learning • ‘Make the link’ features encourage broader thinking between and across subjects • ‘Skills for Life, Learning & Work’ features invite students to contextualise learning • ‘Watch point’ features give helpful tips and highlight important information Assessment and practice you can rely on • ‘Activities’ provide opportunities to apply knowledge and put practical skills to work • ‘Learning checklists’ enable students to monitor progress regularly
National 5 Computing Science Success Guide (Success Guides For Sqa Exams Ser.)
by Ray Krachan Hastings Leckie Leckie StaffExam Board: SQA Level: National 5 Subject: Computing First Teaching: 2017, First Exam: 2018 National 5 Computing Success Guide provides easy-to-use and value-for-money revision for all abilities and learning styles. • Colourful double-page spreads aid both comprehensive and revision planning • Topics are broken down into small, easily managed sections, complemented with lots of diagrams and illustrations to aid retention • Quick Tests and Top Tips help keep students focused on the exam’s precise demands • Revision checklists help students to manage and track their progress in the lead up to the exam • A glossary presents all of the key terms and definitions essential for the exam Guidance on how the new National 5 course and assessments are structured is included. All the popular features of this tried and trusted series are retained in the new National 5 Guides.
The Hype Machine: The Madness Of Crowds In The New Social Age
by Sinan AralIn this brilliant smart-thinking book about the power and influence of social media, Professor Sinan Aral shows how ‘hyper-socialization’ has profoundly changed us.
A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Story Of The Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down A President
by Jeffrey ToobinThe International Bestseller The definitive account of the Clinton-Lewinsky sex scandals, A Vast Conspiracy casts an insightful eye over the extraordinary ordeal that nearly brought down a president.
Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant: Modern Life As Interpreted By Someone Who Is Reasonably Bad At Living It
by Joel Golby‘This is a funny and beautiful book. What a little bastard.’ RUSSELL BRAND ‘A millennial's answer to David Sedaris. No writer is funnier than Joel Golby.’ DOLLY ALDERTON
Hit Refresh: The Quest To Rediscover Microsoft's Soul And Imagine A Better Future For Everyone
by Satya NadellaThe Quest to Rediscover Microsoft’s Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone Microsoft’s CEO tells the inside story of the company’s continuing transformation, while tracing his own journey from a childhood in India to leading some of the most significant changes of the digital era.
Inside Intel (Text Only): Andy Grove And The Rise Of The World's Most Powerful Chip Company
by Tim JacksonOriginally published in 1997 and now available as an ebook. The first book on ‘the most profitable company on earth’, by the bestselling author of Virgin King. This edition does not include illustrations.