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How did openness become a foundational value for the networks of the twenty-first century? Open Standards and the Digital Age answers this question through an interdisciplinary history of information networks that pays close attention to the politics of standardization. For much of the twentieth century, information networks such as the monopoly Bell System and the American military's Arpanet were closed systems subject to centralized control. In the 1970s and 1980s however, engineers in the United States and Europe experimented with design strategies to create new digital networks. In the process, they embraced discourses of 'openness' to describe their ideological commitments to entrepreneurship, technological innovation, and participatory democracy. The rhetoric of openness has flourished - for example, in movements for open government, open source software, and open access publishing - but such rhetoric also obscures the ways the Internet and other 'open' systems still depend heavi

Organize your life the simple, painless way with Evernote!Evernote makes it easy to remember things big and small using your computer, smartphone, or the web. If you can see it or think of it, Evernot

Are you looking for a way to make some immediate cash on the internet?Working from home and making a fulltime income on internet is not a dream. In fact, lots of people are living the ‘internet lifest

It's summer before eighth grade, and Erica "Chia" Montenegro is feeling so many things that she needs a mood ring to keep track of her emotions. She's happy when she hangs out with her best friends, t

Rediscover the simple pleasures of a day trip with Day Trips from Chicago. This guide is packed with hundreds of exciting things for locals and vacationers to do, see, and discover within a two-hour d

* Fully revised second edition of the best guide to Yorkshire's family history * Updated with a new introduction and a new chapter on internet sources * Information on all the relevant national and lo

Dara had known for a long time that there was something wrong with Tommie. Meg knew as well. They’d seen the first signs of it about a year ago, and lately things appeared to be getting worse.Long-bur

When children draw, they want to create an accurate likeness of the things they see. With this imaginative, informative, and amply illustrated guide, it's amazingly easy for kids to make their art dre

For anyone who's ever dreamed of ruling over their own empire, here's your chance! Micronations are imaginary countries that have a lot of the same things as real ones: laws, customs, history, and the

For anyone who's ever dreamed of ruling over their own empire, here's your chance! Micronations are imaginary countries that have a lot of the same things as real ones: laws, customs, history, and their own flags, coins, and postage stamps. Micronations: Invent Your Own Country and Culture takes readers step-by-step to create their own unique realm, using examples from real nations, micronations, and fictional lands. What makes a country a country? What symbols and systems define a country and help it function? Learn about geography and government, technology and the environment, art and culture, and the literary device of "world-building" used in works like The Hobbit and Harry Potter.Activities show readers how to create authentic-looking artifacts and documents such as maps, currency, passports, a declaration of independence, and a constitution. Kids get to invent their own language, music, games, clothing, food, and holidays to fit their micronation's tradition. Whether they create

We go to school to learn all kinds of things. Our teacher does arts and crafts with us and reads us books. Teachers also teach the bigger kids to read and write. And they do so much more ....A reassur

A whimsical survey of the practical things one can do with dinosaurs explains how otherwise unused dinosaurs can offer a perfect excuse for forgetting one's homework while also making good nutcrackers

Little Miss Princess lives in a castle with turrets and a moat. A very big castle. And Little Miss Princess has lots of people to do things for her. But Little Miss Princess isn't rude and spoilt. She

Find out all the really important things about the First World War with this brilliant book of questions and answers in association with Imperial War Museums.Why did the First World War start? Who was

Packed with real-world examples and business cases, ELECTRONIC COMMERCE, 11E continues to lead the market with its cutting-edge coverage of all things e-commerce. Comprehensive coverage of emerging on

Your go-to guide for all things turkey hunting.Successful Turkey Hunting is based on five years of columns written for the publications of the National Wild Turkey Federation, with a few stories from

A visionary debut novel, an anthropological adventure story that combines the visceral allure of a thriller with a profound and tragic vision of what happens when cultures collide.In 1950, Norton Perina, a young doctor, signs on for an expedition to a remote Micronesian island in search of a rumored lost tribe. The trip is a success, and Norton and his anthropologist companion find not only the tribe they're looking for but also a group of forest dwellers they name "The dreamers," who have somehow attained extraordinarily long life. Norton suspects the source of their longevity is an indigenous turtle and, unable to resist the possibility of near immortality, he kills one and smuggles it back to the States. He scientifically proves his thesis, earning worldwide fame and a Nobel Prize, but soon discovers that this miracle comes at a terrible price. As things quickly spiral out of his control, Norton's own demons take hold, with devastating personal consequences.

After getting kicked out of boarding school, bad boy Derek Fitzpatrick has no choice but to live with his ditzy stepmother while his military dad is deployed. Things quickly go from bad to worse when

"Big Nate is funny, big time,” says Diary of a Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney. This New York Times bestselling series (38 weeks and counting!) offers up lots of laughs in this comic-book compilation, the first of four BRAND-NEW HarperCollins Big Nate comic-strip collections! In the spirit of Andrews McMeel’s first two compilations, Big Nate from the Top and Big Nate Out Loud, but with signature Nate quotes and a special activity in the back. A starred review in The Horn Book raves, “The millions of Wimpy Kid fans will be thrilled to find another cartoon buddy to read about and will not be disappointed with this good-hearted king of detention.” Cartoonist extraordinaire. Accidental mischief maker. Self-described genius. Big Nate knows trouble. He is the king of detention, after all. He may not be Joe Honor Roll, but Nate knows he’s meant for big things—REALLY big things.Now Nate’s better than ever in a whole new format! This is the first of four BRAND-NEW HarperCollins Big Nate comic

Drawing. Reading. Building. Painting. These are things Nelly loves to do?but they’re always better with Daddy Gnu! With fun-to-read rhyme, a little silliness, and a lot of warmth, Anna Dew

Learning about space has never been so easy with this compact book of all things space.

Poetry. A vivarium is an enclosure for living things—plants or animals—which might likewise be said of a poem. With a vivacious sensibility and unruly leaps from elegiac to ironic, Saje's new book is

New comfort with social sharing, combined with the proliferation of new social tools, offer easy, useful means of sharing not just what we do but how we get things done. This title supports productivi

This research book provides a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art subspace learning methods for pattern recognition in intelligent environment. With the fast development of internet and com

Fruitful is a trip to the local orchard, overflowing with ripe, seasonal produce. It’s the only farm-oriented cookbook exclusively dedicated to all things fruit: from sweet to savory, and including fr

Fans of Mary Pope Osborne's mega bestselling Magic Tree House series will love to keep their own notebook—just like Jack and Annie! This fun, full-color journal is filled with lists of things Jack and

Unleash the power of Python for your data analysis projects with For Dummies!Python is the preferred programming language for data scientists and combines the best features of Matlab, Mathematica, and

You who so plod amid serious things that you feel it shame to give yourself up even for a few short moments to mirth and joyousness in the land of Fancy; you who think that life hath nought to do with

Meaning, Discourse and Society investigates the construction of reality within discourse. When people talk about things such as language, the mind, globalisation or weeds, they are less discussing the outside world than objects they have created collaboratively by talking about them. Wolfgang Teubert shows that meaning cannot be found in mental concepts or neural activity, as implied by the cognitive sciences. He argues instead that meaning is negotiated and knowledge is created by symbolic interaction, thus taking language as a social, rather than a mental, phenomenon. Discourses, Teubert contends, can be viewed as collective minds, enabling the members of discourse communities to make sense of themselves and of the world around them. By taking an active stance in constructing the reality they share, people thus can take part in moulding the world in accordance with their perceived needs.

When Bart attempts his most elaborate practical joke ever, he becomes an Internet sensation with a little help from his friends…about 15 million of them. Then join Bart on an incredulous journey when

In the middle of the Twentieth century J.L. Austin subjected language to a close and intense analysis. This book deals with his examination of the various things we do with words, comparing his work w

Armond doesn’t want to go to Felicia’s birthday party. Parties are noisy, disorganized, and smelly—all things that are hard for a kid with Asperger’s. Worst of all is socializing with other kids. But

Kate Green's second full-length book of poetry spans thirty years of writing, an accumulation of lyricism layered with wisdom. Her poems illuminate ordinary, broken things, drawing us toward the trans

Effortless Mindfulness promotes genuine mental health through the direct experience of awakened presence—an effortlessly embodied, fearless understanding of and interaction with the way things truly a

A Gypsy’s Tapestry includes twenty-eight original poems the author penned in her “Third Third” when the mountains called to her. Leaps of faith with an Internet romance, robust yearnings, plus subtle

Have you found yourself in circumstances you never envisioned, tangled up with people you never approved of, and doing things you never imagined?It seems impossible that the valedictorian of the entir

The third cookbook from Food Network superstars Pat and Gina Neely brings us back to the basics of good ol' southern family cooking.Pat and Gina Neely are known for a few things, among them: food and

This high-contrast baby board book is packed with baby’s first words! Every page has an eye-catching shiny blue finish and a simple illustration of one of baby’s favourite things. The black and white

This high-contrast baby board book is packed with baby’s first words! Every page has an eye-catching shiny gold finish and a simple illustration of one of baby’s favourite things. The black and white

Here are hundreds of things to make, play and do that will entertain children every single day of the year - all shown with step-by-step photographs!