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Pen name of Nicholas Cornwell, British novelist; author of The Gone-Away World (2008), Angelmaker, Gnomon (2017) and Karla's Choice (2024), a George Smiley novel.
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Predictably IrrationalBook Dan Ariely
Predictably Irrational is an examination of the way in which we make decisions irrationally, and how that irrationality can be predicted.
Five Books interview: the best books on Negotiating the Digital Age
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Tweets from TahrirBook Alex Nunns and Nadia Idle (editors)
Tweets from Tahrir is a document that could not have existed before the digital age.
Five Books interview: the best books on Negotiating the Digital Age
2012-05-23·fivebooks.com ↗
The Wealth and Poverty of NationsBook David S Landes
The Wealth and Poverty of Nations is filled with wonderful sketches of things like that, which are old but incredibly relevant now.
Five Books interview: the best books on Negotiating the Digital Age
2012-05-23·fivebooks.com ↗
On Art and LifeBook John Ruskin
That debate is very central, and On Art and Life is a very short, Penguin Ideas book about Ruskin which will bring you into it.
Five Books interview: the best books on Negotiating the Digital Age
2012-05-23·fivebooks.com ↗
CryptonomiconBook Neal Stephenson
Cryptonomicon is a real humdinger of a novel.
Five Books interview: the best books on Negotiating the Digital Age
2012-05-23·fivebooks.com ↗
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