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How to Build Your Career in AI

by ANDREW NG ...

How to Build Your Career in AI" is a comprehensive guide that navigates readers through the dynamic and rapidly evolving field of artificial intelligence (AI). Written with both beginners and seasoned professionals in mind, this book offers a strategic roadmap to help individuals forge a successful and fulfilling career in the AI landscape.The book begins by demystifying the fundamentals of AI, ... Read more

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How to Build Your Career in AI" is a comprehensive guide that navigates readers through the dynamic and rapidly evolving field of artificial intelligence (AI). Written with both beginners and seasoned professionals in mind, this book offers a strategic roadmap to help individuals forge a successful and fulfilling career in the AI landscape.The book begins by demystifying the fundamentals of AI,
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這個世界運作的真相：以數據解析人類經濟和生存的困局與機會

How the World Really Works: A Scientist’s Guide to Our Past, Present and Future

by 瓦茲拉夫‧史密爾(Vaclav Smil) ...

Series series 新商業周刊叢書
全球百大頂尖思想家；橫跨能源、人口、科技領域的權威專家「史密爾是我最喜歡的作者。」──比爾・蓋茲病毒肆虐、晶片短缺、電力不穩、過度使用燃料……我們必須看清撼動全球經濟根基的七大困局何為全球經濟的大挑戰？絕對是能源、小麥、病毒和氣候。能源概括整個世界的運作，使人類可以生產糧食和材料，種植一顆溫室番茄需要5茶匙柴油，1公斤的麵包需要80毫升的柴油；能滿足全球需求量的鋼鐵、塑膠、水泥需要多少燃料？作者呼籲人類應從過於樂觀的預測、政策中甦醒：各國的脫碳目標不可能實現，人造食物取代不了農作物……世界真正的現實面，影響經濟最主要的七大關鍵：1.能源：人類有多依賴化石燃料？從19世紀起，化石燃料的使用增加為60倍，20世紀增加為16倍，在過去的220年中，大約增加1500倍。2020年，全球有一半以上的電力來自燃燒煤炭和天然氣。2.食物生產：如何養活全球80億人口？<... ... Read more

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全球百大頂尖思想家；橫跨能源、人口、科技領域的權威專家「史密爾是我最喜歡的作者。」──比爾・蓋茲病毒肆虐、晶片短缺、電力不穩、過度使用燃料……我們必須看清撼動全球經濟根基的七大困局何為全球經濟的大挑戰？絕對是能源、小麥、病毒和氣候。能源概括整個世界的運作，使人類可以生產糧食和材料，種植一顆溫室番茄需要5茶匙柴油，1公斤的麵包需要80毫升的柴油；能滿足全球需求量的鋼鐵、塑膠、水泥需要多少燃料？作者呼籲人類應從過於樂觀的預測、政策中甦醒：各國的脫碳目標不可能實現，人造食物取代不了農作物……世界真正的現實面，影響經濟最主要的七大關鍵：1.能源：人類有多依賴化石燃料？從19世紀起，化石燃料的使用增加為60倍，20世紀增加為16倍，在過去的220年中，大約增加1500倍。2020年，全球有一半以上的電力來自燃燒煤炭和天然氣。2.食物生產：如何養活全球80億人口？<...
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Place Branding for Small Cities, Regions, & Downtowns

by Bill Baker ...

THE CLASSIC GUIDE TO PLACE BRANDING FOR SMALL CITIES, REGIONS & DOWNTOWNSWidely recognized as a definitive book on place branding. It has guided communities worldwide for more than 17 years. This Fourth Edition (2023) is extensively updated with 90+ pages of new content, addressing today's most critical challenges in city branding, destination marketing, tourism marketing, regional development, ... Read more

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THE CLASSIC GUIDE TO PLACE BRANDING FOR SMALL CITIES, REGIONS & DOWNTOWNSWidely recognized as a definitive book on place branding. It has guided communities worldwide for more than 17 years. This Fourth Edition (2023) is extensively updated with 90+ pages of new content, addressing today's most critical challenges in city branding, destination marketing, tourism marketing, regional development,
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The Economics of Poverty

History, Measurement, and Policy

by Martin Ravallion ...

There are fewer people living in extreme poverty in the world today than 30 years ago. While that is an achievement, continuing progress for poor people is far from assured. Inequalities in access to key resources threaten to stall growth and poverty reduction in many places. The world's poorest have made only a small absolute gain over those 30 years. Progress has been slow against relative ... Read more

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There are fewer people living in extreme poverty in the world today than 30 years ago. While that is an achievement, continuing progress for poor people is far from assured. Inequalities in access to key resources threaten to stall growth and poverty reduction in many places. The world's poorest have made only a small absolute gain over those 30 years. Progress has been slow against relative
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India Out of Work

Rethinking India's Growth Story

by Santosh Mehrotra, Jajati Parida ...

The race against time has begun, and India is already alarmingly behind. With only fifteen years left of its demographic dividend, India is staring at a stark future – it may age into a poorer nation. Millions remain unemployed, underemployed or trapped in precarious work. India Out of Work is an acute and grave analysis of why the nation must urgently jumpstart its economy and what it will take ... Read more

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The race against time has begun, and India is already alarmingly behind. With only fifteen years left of its demographic dividend, India is staring at a stark future – it may age into a poorer nation. Millions remain unemployed, underemployed or trapped in precarious work. India Out of Work is an acute and grave analysis of why the nation must urgently jumpstart its economy and what it will take
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A Very Different Land

Memories of Empire from the Farmlands of Kenya

by Hilary Sunman ...

In this book, Hilary Sunman considers the day-to-day experience of her father, Owen, who served in the Colonial Agricultural Service from 1928-1950. Weaving together a human and family story, she combines her father's work with her own experience as a development economist to discuss colonial policy. Focusing on themes such as All the the 'White Highlands', race, colonial leadership, and the rise ... Read more

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In this book, Hilary Sunman considers the day-to-day experience of her father, Owen, who served in the Colonial Agricultural Service from 1928-1950. Weaving together a human and family story, she combines her father's work with her own experience as a development economist to discuss colonial policy. Focusing on themes such as All the the 'White Highlands', race, colonial leadership, and the rise
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The Oxford Handbook of International Trade Law

Edited by Daniel Bethlehem, Donald McRae, Rodney Neufeld, Isabelle Van Damme ...

Series series Oxford Handbooks
Over the past 10 years, the content and application of international trade law has grown dramatically. The WTO created a binding dispute settlement process and in resolving disputes, the judicial organs of the WTO have built up a substantial amount of new international trade law. Emerging from this new WTO process is an international trade law system that is in some respects self-contained and in ... Read more

$119.99 CAD

Over the past 10 years, the content and application of international trade law has grown dramatically. The WTO created a binding dispute settlement process and in resolving disputes, the judicial organs of the WTO have built up a substantial amount of new international trade law. Emerging from this new WTO process is an international trade law system that is in some respects self-contained and in
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Capital in the Twenty-First Century

by Thomas Piketty ...

Translated by Arthur Goldhammer ...

A New York Times #1 BestsellerA Wall Street Journal #1 BestsellerA USA Today BestsellerA Sunday Times BestsellerA Guardian Best Book of the 21st CenturyWinner of the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year AwardWinner of the British Academy MedalFinalist, National Book Critics Circle Award“It seems safe to say that Capital in the Twenty-First Ce... ... Read more

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A New York Times #1 BestsellerA Wall Street Journal #1 BestsellerA USA Today BestsellerA Sunday Times BestsellerA Guardian Best Book of the 21st CenturyWinner of the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year AwardWinner of the British Academy MedalFinalist, National Book Critics Circle Award“It seems safe to say that Capital in the Twenty-First Ce...
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Belleville

A Popular History

by Gerry Boyce ...

Belleville, on the shores of the Bay of Quinte, traces its beginnings to the arrival of the United Empire Loyalists. For 30 years the centre of the present city was reserved for the Mississauga First Nation. White settlers who built dwellings and businesses on the land paid annual rent to them until the land was "surrendered" and a town plot laid out in 1816. The new town quickly became an ... Read more

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Belleville, on the shores of the Bay of Quinte, traces its beginnings to the arrival of the United Empire Loyalists. For 30 years the centre of the present city was reserved for the Mississauga First Nation. White settlers who built dwellings and businesses on the land paid annual rent to them until the land was "surrendered" and a town plot laid out in 1816. The new town quickly became an
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The Leadership Crash Course: Creating Leadership Impact in the Digital World

by Paul ...

The Leadership Crash Course is a hard-hitting day-to-day guide for leaders in the digital world. It helps executives and managers gain insight into their own leadership, then develop and hone the practical skills to become powerful leaders. In a business world fast becoming more digital and more interconnected, genuine leadership makes a huge, often crucial, difference to the value that strategy, ... Read more

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The Leadership Crash Course is a hard-hitting day-to-day guide for leaders in the digital world. It helps executives and managers gain insight into their own leadership, then develop and hone the practical skills to become powerful leaders. In a business world fast becoming more digital and more interconnected, genuine leadership makes a huge, often crucial, difference to the value that strategy,
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China and Globalization

The Social, Economic and Political Transformation of Chinese Society

by Doug Guthrie ...

Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2009!In its quarter-century-long shift from communism to capitalism, China has transformed itself from a desperately poor nation into a country with one of the fastest-growing and largest economies in the world. Doug Guthrie examines the reforms driving the economic genesis in this compact and highly readable introduction to contemporary China. He highlights the ... Read more

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Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2009!In its quarter-century-long shift from communism to capitalism, China has transformed itself from a desperately poor nation into a country with one of the fastest-growing and largest economies in the world. Doug Guthrie examines the reforms driving the economic genesis in this compact and highly readable introduction to contemporary China. He highlights the
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L'effondrement (du monde) n'aura (probablement) pas lieu

by Antoine Buéno ...

L’apocalypse écologique est-elle inéluctable ? L’économie mondiale va-t-elle se disloquer ? Allons-nous droit vers un effondrement de la civilisation ? De plus en plus de gens en sont convaincus, et c’est ce qu’affirment collapsologues et survivalistes. Pourtant, tenter de répondre à ces questions sans verser dans le catastrophisme ni le déni de principe, en les passant au crible de l’analyse ... Read more

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L’apocalypse écologique est-elle inéluctable ? L’économie mondiale va-t-elle se disloquer ? Allons-nous droit vers un effondrement de la civilisation ? De plus en plus de gens en sont convaincus, et c’est ce qu’affirment collapsologues et survivalistes. Pourtant, tenter de répondre à ces questions sans verser dans le catastrophisme ni le déni de principe, en les passant au crible de l’analyse
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Crashed

How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World

by Adam Tooze ...

**WINNER OF THE LIONEL GELBER PRIZEA NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2018ONE OF THE ECONOMIST'S BOOKS OF THE YEARA NEW YORK TIMES CRITICS' TOP BOOK"An intelligent explanation of the mechanisms that produced the crisis and the response to it...One of the great strengths of Tooze's book is to demonstrate the deeply intertwined nature of the European and American financial systems."--The New York ... Read more

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**WINNER OF THE LIONEL GELBER PRIZEA NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2018ONE OF THE ECONOMIST'S BOOKS OF THE YEARA NEW YORK TIMES CRITICS' TOP BOOK"An intelligent explanation of the mechanisms that produced the crisis and the response to it...One of the great strengths of Tooze's book is to demonstrate the deeply intertwined nature of the European and American financial systems."--The New York
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The Economic Statecraft of the Gulf Arab States

Deploying Aid, Investment and Development Across the MENAP

by Karen E. Young ...

Series series Middle East Institute Policy Series
This book is a study of a shift in the politics and finance of development from one centered in the institutions and ideas of the post-World War II global political economy to the emergence of South-South economic ties and the rise of authoritarian or state capitalism as an alternative model of development. This is a study of the economic statecraft of the Gulf Arab states, specifically the ... Read more

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This book is a study of a shift in the politics and finance of development from one centered in the institutions and ideas of the post-World War II global political economy to the emergence of South-South economic ties and the rise of authoritarian or state capitalism as an alternative model of development. This is a study of the economic statecraft of the Gulf Arab states, specifically the
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Grand Transitions

How the Modern World Was Made

by Vaclav Smil ...

From one of the world's leading experts on the history of energy, a rigorous examination of the transitions that structure our modern world--and the environmental reckoning that will mark its success or failure. What makes the modern world work? The answer to this deceptively simple question lies in four "grand transitions" of civilization--in populations, agriculture, energy, and economics--which ... Read more

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From one of the world's leading experts on the history of energy, a rigorous examination of the transitions that structure our modern world--and the environmental reckoning that will mark its success or failure. What makes the modern world work? The answer to this deceptively simple question lies in four "grand transitions" of civilization--in populations, agriculture, energy, and economics--which
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The Great Reset

How New Ways of Living and Working Drive Post-Crash Prosperity

by Richard Florida ...

We tend to view prolonged economic downturns, such as the Great Depression of the 1930s and the Long Depression of the late nineteenth century, in terms of the crisis and pain they cause. But history teaches us that these great crises also represent opportunities to remake our economy and society and to generate whole new eras of economic growth and prosperity. In terms of innovation, invention, ... Read more

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We tend to view prolonged economic downturns, such as the Great Depression of the 1930s and the Long Depression of the late nineteenth century, in terms of the crisis and pain they cause. But history teaches us that these great crises also represent opportunities to remake our economy and society and to generate whole new eras of economic growth and prosperity. In terms of innovation, invention,
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Top Incomes

A Global Perspective

Edited by A. B. Atkinson, Thomas Piketty ...

A rapidly growing area of economic research investigates the top of the income distribution using data from income tax records. This volume brings together studies of top incomes for twelve countries from around the world, including China, India, Japan, Argentina and Indonesia. Together with the first volume, published in 2007, the studies cover twenty two countries. They have a long time span, ... Read more

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A rapidly growing area of economic research investigates the top of the income distribution using data from income tax records. This volume brings together studies of top incomes for twelve countries from around the world, including China, India, Japan, Argentina and Indonesia. Together with the first volume, published in 2007, the studies cover twenty two countries. They have a long time span,
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Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded Edition

The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

by Dan Ariely ...

The groundbreaking bestseller from iconic behavioral psychologist Dan Ariely, now the inspiration for the Fall 2023 NBC show The Irrational"A marvelous book… thought provoking and highly entertaining."—Jerome Groopman, New York Times bestselling author of How Doctors Think"Ariely not only gives us a great read; he also makes us much wiser."—George Akerlof, 2001 Nobel Laureate in Economics ... Read more

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The groundbreaking bestseller from iconic behavioral psychologist Dan Ariely, now the inspiration for the Fall 2023 NBC show The Irrational"A marvelous book… thought provoking and highly entertaining."—Jerome Groopman, New York Times bestselling author of How Doctors Think"Ariely not only gives us a great read; he also makes us much wiser."—George Akerlof, 2001 Nobel Laureate in Economics
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How Economics Explains the World

A Short History of Humanity

by Andrew Leigh ...

“If you read just one book about economics, make it Andrew Leigh's clear, insightful, and remarkable (and short) work.” —Claudia Goldin, recipient of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics and Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard UniversityA sweeping, engrossing history of how economic forces have shaped the world—all in under 200 pagesOne of The Economist's Best Books of the YearIn How ... Read more

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“If you read just one book about economics, make it Andrew Leigh's clear, insightful, and remarkable (and short) work.” —Claudia Goldin, recipient of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics and Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard UniversityA sweeping, engrossing history of how economic forces have shaped the world—all in under 200 pagesOne of The Economist's Best Books of the YearIn How
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The Bottom Billion : Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It

Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It

by Paul Collier ...

Global poverty Paul Collier points out is actually falling quite rapidly for about eighty percent of the world. The real crisis lies in a group of about 50 failing states the bottom billion whose problems defy traditional approaches to alleviating poverty. In The Bottom Billion Collier contends that these fifty failed states pose the central challenge of the developing world in the twenty-first ... Read more

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Global poverty Paul Collier points out is actually falling quite rapidly for about eighty percent of the world. The real crisis lies in a group of about 50 failing states the bottom billion whose problems defy traditional approaches to alleviating poverty. In The Bottom Billion Collier contends that these fifty failed states pose the central challenge of the developing world in the twenty-first
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Louder Than Words

Take Your Career from Average to Exceptional with the Hidden Power of Nonverbal Intelligence

by Joe Navarro, Toni Sciarra Poynter ...

“Louder Than Words takes us from an understanding of nonverbal behavior to an understanding of something far more valuable for success—nonverbal intelligence.” — Robert B. Cialdini, author of Influence: Science and Practice“Joe Navarro brings together the art and science of nonverbal communications for the business sector with the edge of a former FBI agent and the insight of a world-class ... Read more

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“Louder Than Words takes us from an understanding of nonverbal behavior to an understanding of something far more valuable for success—nonverbal intelligence.” — Robert B. Cialdini, author of Influence: Science and Practice“Joe Navarro brings together the art and science of nonverbal communications for the business sector with the edge of a former FBI agent and the insight of a world-class
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الخطوة الأولى نحو العمل الحر

by د. طارق السويدان ...

Series Book 1 - سلسلة تأسيس المشاريع
أبارك لك أنك فكرت في قراءة هذا الكتاب فهذه الخطوة تدل على بداية الاستعداد للانتقال نحو العمل الحر، وتدل كذلك على تفكير جاد للانتقال من الوظيفة التقليدية إلى بناء مشروعك الخاص. هذه الخطوة ليست هينة وبسيطة، بل قد تكون أهم خطوات حياتك (بعد الزواج) وقد تغير كل مسار حياتك. يشجع الكتاب على الانتقال خطوة نحو العمل الحر، بنبذ التردد والرد على الأعذار الشائعة، كما يساهم في تأصيل المفاهيم الأساسية والتعاريف ... Read more

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أبارك لك أنك فكرت في قراءة هذا الكتاب فهذه الخطوة تدل على بداية الاستعداد للانتقال نحو العمل الحر، وتدل كذلك على تفكير جاد للانتقال من الوظيفة التقليدية إلى بناء مشروعك الخاص. هذه الخطوة ليست هينة وبسيطة، بل قد تكون أهم خطوات حياتك (بعد الزواج) وقد تغير كل مسار حياتك. يشجع الكتاب على الانتقال خطوة نحو العمل الحر، بنبذ التردد والرد على الأعذار الشائعة، كما يساهم في تأصيل المفاهيم الأساسية والتعاريف
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Capital and Ideology

by Thomas Piketty ...

Translated by Arthur Goldhammer ...

The epic successor to one of the most important books of the century: at once a retelling of global history, a scathing critique of contemporary politics, and a bold proposal for a new and fairer economic system.Thomas Piketty’s bestselling Capital in the Twenty-First Century galvanized global debate about inequality. In this audacious follow-up, Piketty challenges us to revolutionize how we think ... Read more

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The epic successor to one of the most important books of the century: at once a retelling of global history, a scathing critique of contemporary politics, and a bold proposal for a new and fairer economic system.Thomas Piketty’s bestselling Capital in the Twenty-First Century galvanized global debate about inequality. In this audacious follow-up, Piketty challenges us to revolutionize how we think
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The Fourth Industrial Revolution

by Klaus Schwab ...

World-renowned economist Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, explains that we have an opportunity to shape the fourth industrial revolution, which will fundamentally alter how we live and work.Schwab argues that this revolution is different in scale, scope and complexity from any that have come before. Characterized by a range of new technologies that are ... Read more

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World-renowned economist Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, explains that we have an opportunity to shape the fourth industrial revolution, which will fundamentally alter how we live and work.Schwab argues that this revolution is different in scale, scope and complexity from any that have come before. Characterized by a range of new technologies that are
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