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Revenge of the Tipping Point

Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering

by Malcolm Gladwell ...

Twenty-five years after the publication of his groundbreaking first book, Malcolm Gladwell returns in this New York Times bestseller that reframes the lessons of The Tipping Point in a startling and revealing light.Why is Miami ... Miami? What does the heartbreaking fate of the cheetah tell us about the way we raise our children? Why do Ivy League schools care so much about sports? What is the ... Read more

$20.99 CAD

Twenty-five years after the publication of his groundbreaking first book, Malcolm Gladwell returns in this New York Times bestseller that reframes the lessons of The Tipping Point in a startling and revealing light.Why is Miami ... Miami? What does the heartbreaking fate of the cheetah tell us about the way we raise our children? Why do Ivy League schools care so much about sports? What is the
... Read more
Invisible Women

Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

by Caroline Criado Perez ...

The landmark, prize-winning, international bestselling examination of how a gender gap in data perpetuates bias and disadvantages women.#1 International Bestseller * Winner of the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award * Winner of the Royal Society Science Book PrizeData is fundamental to the modern world. From economic development to health care to education and public ... Read more

$19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The landmark, prize-winning, international bestselling examination of how a gender gap in data perpetuates bias and disadvantages women.#1 International Bestseller * Winner of the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award * Winner of the Royal Society Science Book PrizeData is fundamental to the modern world. From economic development to health care to education and public
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Outgrowing Modernity

Navigating Complexity, Complicity, and Collapse with Accountability and Compassion

by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira, Keri Facer ...

**The inevitable is coming fast. We know it in our bones—and it’s past time to face it.The highly anticipated follow-up to Hospicing Modernity: how we activate responsibility, nurture care, and grow up in the face of collapse—includes reflections, exercises, and prompts**Climate collapse, social crisis, the decline of modernity: colonialism, capitalism, and our full-faced denial have ushered in an ... Read more

$1.99 CAD

**The inevitable is coming fast. We know it in our bones—and it’s past time to face it.The highly anticipated follow-up to Hospicing Modernity: how we activate responsibility, nurture care, and grow up in the face of collapse—includes reflections, exercises, and prompts**Climate collapse, social crisis, the decline of modernity: colonialism, capitalism, and our full-faced denial have ushered in an
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The Black Swan: Second Edition

The Impact of the Highly Improbable Fragility"

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb ...

Series Book 2 - Incerto
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The most influential book of the past seventy-five years: a groundbreaking exploration of everything we know about what we don’t know, now with a new section called “On Robustness and Fragility.”A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The most influential book of the past seventy-five years: a groundbreaking exploration of everything we know about what we don’t know, now with a new section called “On Robustness and Fragility.”A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation
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The Tipping Point

How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

by Malcolm Gladwell ...

From the bestselling author of The Bomber Mafia: discover Malcolm Gladwell's breakthrough debut and explore the science behind viral trends in business, marketing, and human behavior.The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. Just as a single sick person can start an epidemic of the flu, so too can a small ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

From the bestselling author of The Bomber Mafia: discover Malcolm Gladwell's breakthrough debut and explore the science behind viral trends in business, marketing, and human behavior.The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. Just as a single sick person can start an epidemic of the flu, so too can a small
... Read more
Multilevel and Longitudinal Modeling with IBM SPSS

by Ronald H. Heck, Scott L. Thomas, Lynn N. Tabata ...

Series series Quantitative Methodology Series
Multilevel and Longitudinal Modeling with IBM SPSS, Third Edition, demonstrates how to use the multilevel and longitudinal modeling techniques available in IBM SPSS Versions 25-27. Annotated screenshots with all relevant output provide readers with a step-by-step understanding of each technique as they are shown how to navigate the program. Throughout, diagnostic tools, data management issues, and ... Read more

$96.35 CAD

Multilevel and Longitudinal Modeling with IBM SPSS, Third Edition, demonstrates how to use the multilevel and longitudinal modeling techniques available in IBM SPSS Versions 25-27. Annotated screenshots with all relevant output provide readers with a step-by-step understanding of each technique as they are shown how to navigate the program. Throughout, diagnostic tools, data management issues, and
... Read more
Why We're Wrong About Nearly Everything

A Theory of Human Misunderstanding

by Bobby Duffy ...

A leading social researcher explains why humans so consistently misunderstand the outside worldHow often are women harassed? What percentage of the population are immigrants? How bad is unemployment? These questions are important, but most of us get the answers wrong. Research shows that people often wildly misunderstand the state of the world, regardless of age, sex, or education. And though the ... Read more

$22.99 CAD

A leading social researcher explains why humans so consistently misunderstand the outside worldHow often are women harassed? What percentage of the population are immigrants? How bad is unemployment? These questions are important, but most of us get the answers wrong. Research shows that people often wildly misunderstand the state of the world, regardless of age, sex, or education. And though the
... Read more
Experimental Designs

by Barak Ariel, Alex Sutherland, Matthew P. Bland ...

Series series The SAGE Quantitative Research Kit
The fourth book in The SAGE Quantitative Research Kit, this resource covers the basics of designing and conducting basic experiments, outlining the various types of experimental designs available to researchers, while providing step-by-step guidance on how to conduct your own experiment.As well as an in-depth discussion of Random Controlled Trials (RCTs), this text highlights effective ... Read more

$71.19 CAD

The fourth book in The SAGE Quantitative Research Kit, this resource covers the basics of designing and conducting basic experiments, outlining the various types of experimental designs available to researchers, while providing step-by-step guidance on how to conduct your own experiment.As well as an in-depth discussion of Random Controlled Trials (RCTs), this text highlights effective
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An Adventure in Statistics

The Reality Enigma

by Andy Field ...

APEX Award 2023 for Publication Excellence: Print Media - Education & TrainingShortlisted for the British Psychological Society Book Award 2017Shortlisted for the British Book Design and Production Awards 2016Shortlisted for the Association of Learned & Professional Society Publishers Award for Innovation in Publishing 2016Now in its second edition, An Adventure in Statistics: The Reality Enigma ... Read more

$100.79 CAD

APEX Award 2023 for Publication Excellence: Print Media - Education & TrainingShortlisted for the British Psychological Society Book Award 2017Shortlisted for the British Book Design and Production Awards 2016Shortlisted for the Association of Learned & Professional Society Publishers Award for Innovation in Publishing 2016Now in its second edition, An Adventure in Statistics: The Reality Enigma
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Freakonomics Rev Ed

A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner ...

The legendary bestseller that encouraged millions of readers to look at the hidden side of everythingWhich is more dangerous: a gun or a swimming pool? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? What do real estate agents and the KKK have in common?These may not sound like typical questions for an economist to ask. But Steven D. Levitt is not a typical economist. He is a much-heralded scholar ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

The legendary bestseller that encouraged millions of readers to look at the hidden side of everythingWhich is more dangerous: a gun or a swimming pool? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? What do real estate agents and the KKK have in common?These may not sound like typical questions for an economist to ask. But Steven D. Levitt is not a typical economist. He is a much-heralded scholar
... Read more
Dataclysm

Who We Are (When We Think No One's Looking)

by Christian Rudder ...

Provocative, illuminating, and visually arresting, Dataclysm is a portrait of how big data reveals our essential selves—and a first look at a revolution in the making.What is the secret to a stable marriage? How many gay people are still in the closet? Do we truly live in a postracial society? Has Twitter made us dumber? These are just a few of the questions Christian Rudder answers in Dataclysm, ... Read more

$7.99 CAD

Provocative, illuminating, and visually arresting, Dataclysm is a portrait of how big data reveals our essential selves—and a first look at a revolution in the making.What is the secret to a stable marriage? How many gay people are still in the closet? Do we truly live in a postracial society? Has Twitter made us dumber? These are just a few of the questions Christian Rudder answers in Dataclysm,
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Statistics for the Rest of Us

by Albert Rutherford ...

Are you intimidated by statistics? Do you struggle to make sense of the numbers and data that are so prevalent in today's world?If so, you're not alone. Statistics can be a challenging and complex subject, but with the right guidance, you can learn the basics and understand the world through data – without the calculations. That's why I've created Statistics for the Rest of Us, the ultimate guide ... Read more

$6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Are you intimidated by statistics? Do you struggle to make sense of the numbers and data that are so prevalent in today's world?If so, you're not alone. Statistics can be a challenging and complex subject, but with the right guidance, you can learn the basics and understand the world through data – without the calculations. That's why I've created Statistics for the Rest of Us, the ultimate guide
... Read more
The Art of Statistics

Learning from Data

by David Spiegelhalter ...

Series series Pelican Books
'A statistical national treasure' Jeremy Vine, BBC Radio 2'Required reading for all politicians, journalists, medics and anyone who tries to influence people (or is influenced) by statistics. A tour de force' Popular ScienceDo busier hospitals have higher survival rates? How many trees are there on the planet? Why do old men have big ears? David Spiegelhalter reveals the answers to these and many ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

'A statistical national treasure' Jeremy Vine, BBC Radio 2'Required reading for all politicians, journalists, medics and anyone who tries to influence people (or is influenced) by statistics. A tour de force' Popular ScienceDo busier hospitals have higher survival rates? How many trees are there on the planet? Why do old men have big ears? David Spiegelhalter reveals the answers to these and many
... Read more
The Logic of Life

The Rational Economics of an Irrational World

by Tim Harford ...

In The Logic of Life, bestselling author Tim Harford quite simply makes sense of this world.Life often seems to defy logic. The receptionist is clearly smarter than the boss who earns fifty times her salary. Arbitrary lines starkly divide the desirable districts of the city from the dangerous ones. Voters flock to the polling booths to elect candidates who’ll rip them off to favour special ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

In The Logic of Life, bestselling author Tim Harford quite simply makes sense of this world.Life often seems to defy logic. The receptionist is clearly smarter than the boss who earns fifty times her salary. Arbitrary lines starkly divide the desirable districts of the city from the dangerous ones. Voters flock to the polling booths to elect candidates who’ll rip them off to favour special
... Read more
Progress

Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future

by Johan Norberg ...

A Book of the Year for The Economist and the ObserverOur world seems to be collapsing. The daily news cycle reports the deterioration: divisive politics across the Western world, racism, poverty, war, inequality, hunger. While politicians, journalists and activists from all sides talk about the damage done, Johan Norberg offers an illuminating and heartening analysis of just how far we have come ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

A Book of the Year for The Economist and the ObserverOur world seems to be collapsing. The daily news cycle reports the deterioration: divisive politics across the Western world, racism, poverty, war, inequality, hunger. While politicians, journalists and activists from all sides talk about the damage done, Johan Norberg offers an illuminating and heartening analysis of just how far we have come
... Read more
Ten Global Trends Every Smart Person Should Know

And Many Others You Will Find Interesting

by Ronald Bailey, Marian L. Tupy ...

“I would say that learning this material … has lifted some of the existential weight from me. Things aren’t as bad as they are trumpeted to be. In fact, they’re quite a bit better, and they’re getting better, and so we’re doing a better job than we thought. There’s more to us than we thought. We’re adopting our responsibilities as stewards of the planet rapidly. We are moving towards improving ... Read more

$14.19 CAD

“I would say that learning this material … has lifted some of the existential weight from me. Things aren’t as bad as they are trumpeted to be. In fact, they’re quite a bit better, and they’re getting better, and so we’re doing a better job than we thought. There’s more to us than we thought. We’re adopting our responsibilities as stewards of the planet rapidly. We are moving towards improving
... Read more
What the Luck?

The Surprising Role of Chance in Our Everyday Lives

by Gary Smith ...

"[A] delightful addition to the stuff-you-think-you-know-that's-wrong genre, á la Freakonomics, Outliers, and The Black Swan." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)In Israel, pilot trainees who were praised for doing well subsequently performed worse, while trainees who were yelled at for doing poorly performed better. Evidence shows that highly intelligent women tend to marry men who are less ... Read more

$17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

"[A] delightful addition to the stuff-you-think-you-know-that's-wrong genre, á la Freakonomics, Outliers, and The Black Swan." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)In Israel, pilot trainees who were praised for doing well subsequently performed worse, while trainees who were yelled at for doing poorly performed better. Evidence shows that highly intelligent women tend to marry men who are less
... Read more
The Model Thinker

What You Need to Know to Make Data Work for You

by Scott E. Page ...

Work with data like a pro using this guide that breaks down how to organize, apply, and most importantly, understand what you are analyzing in order to become a true data ninja.From the stock market to genomics laboratories, census figures to marketing email blasts, we are awash with data. But as anyone who has ever opened up a spreadsheet packed with seemingly infinite lines of data knows, ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

Work with data like a pro using this guide that breaks down how to organize, apply, and most importantly, understand what you are analyzing in order to become a true data ninja.From the stock market to genomics laboratories, census figures to marketing email blasts, we are awash with data. But as anyone who has ever opened up a spreadsheet packed with seemingly infinite lines of data knows,
... Read more
Discovering Statistics Using R

by Jeremy Miles, Zoe Field, Andy Field ...

Keeping the uniquely humorous and self-deprecating style that has made students across the world fall in love with Andy Field′s books, Discovering Statistics Using R takes students on a journey of statistical discovery using R, a free, flexible and dynamically changing software tool for data analysis that is becoming increasingly popular across the social and behavioural sciences throughout the ... Read more

$169.59 CAD

Keeping the uniquely humorous and self-deprecating style that has made students across the world fall in love with Andy Field′s books, Discovering Statistics Using R takes students on a journey of statistical discovery using R, a free, flexible and dynamically changing software tool for data analysis that is becoming increasingly popular across the social and behavioural sciences throughout the
... Read more
Numbers Rule Your World: The Hidden Influence of Probabilities and Statistics on Everything You Do

by Kaiser Fung ...

WHAT ARE THE ODDS YOU'LL WIN THE LOTTERY?How long will your kids wait in line at Disney World?Who decides that “standardized tests” are fair?Why do highway engineers build slow-moving ramps?What does it mean, statistically, to be an “Average Joe”?NUMBERS RULE YOUR WORLDIn the popular tradition of eye-opening bestsellers like Freakonomics, The ... ... Read more

$41.29 CAD

WHAT ARE THE ODDS YOU'LL WIN THE LOTTERY?How long will your kids wait in line at Disney World?Who decides that “standardized tests” are fair?Why do highway engineers build slow-moving ramps?What does it mean, statistically, to be an “Average Joe”?NUMBERS RULE YOUR WORLDIn the popular tradition of eye-opening bestsellers like Freakonomics, The ...
... Read more
Surveys In Social Research

by David De Vaus, David De Vaus ...

Series series Social Research Today
David de Vaus' classic text Surveys in Social Research provides clear advice on how to plan, conduct and analyse social surveys. It emphasises the links between theory and research, the logic and interpretation of statistics and the practices of social research. This sixth edition has been completely revised and updated, and contains new examples, data and extensive lists of web resources.As well ... Read more

$111.28 CAD

David de Vaus' classic text Surveys in Social Research provides clear advice on how to plan, conduct and analyse social surveys. It emphasises the links between theory and research, the logic and interpretation of statistics and the practices of social research. This sixth edition has been completely revised and updated, and contains new examples, data and extensive lists of web resources.As well
... Read more
The Joy of Stats

A Short Guide to Introductory Statistics in the Social Sciences, Second Edition

by Roberta Garner ...

As a stand-alone text, a self-study manual, or a supplement to a lab manual or comprehensive text, The Joy of Stats is a unique and versatile resource. A "Math Refresher" section and self-assessment test offer a concise review of the needed math background. A "How-To?" section provides short, handy summaries of data analysis techniques and explains when to apply them. Each chapter offers key terms ... Read more

$40.99 CAD

As a stand-alone text, a self-study manual, or a supplement to a lab manual or comprehensive text, The Joy of Stats is a unique and versatile resource. A "Math Refresher" section and self-assessment test offer a concise review of the needed math background. A "How-To?" section provides short, handy summaries of data analysis techniques and explains when to apply them. Each chapter offers key terms
... Read more
After the Spike

Population, Progress, and the Case for People

by Michael Geruso, Dean Spears ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLERWhat if the challenge for humanity’s future is not too many people on a crowded planet, but too few people to sustain the progress that the world needs?Most people on Earth today live in a country where birth rates already are too low to stabilize the population: fewer than two children for every two adults. In After the Spike, economists Dean Spears and Michael Geruso sound a ... Read more

$20.99 CAD

NATIONAL BESTSELLERWhat if the challenge for humanity’s future is not too many people on a crowded planet, but too few people to sustain the progress that the world needs?Most people on Earth today live in a country where birth rates already are too low to stabilize the population: fewer than two children for every two adults. In After the Spike, economists Dean Spears and Michael Geruso sound a
... Read more
When The Sleeper Wakes (A Dystopian Science Fiction Classic)

A 203-Year Sleep into a Dystopian London of Compound Wealth, Power, Inequality, and Horrors

by H. G. Wells ...

This carefully crafted ebook: "When The Sleeper Wakes (A Dystopian Science Fiction Classic)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The Sleeper Awakes is a dystopian science fiction novel about a man who sleeps for two hundred and three years, waking up in a completely transformed London, where, because of compound interest on his bank accounts, he has ... Read more

$2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This carefully crafted ebook: "When The Sleeper Wakes (A Dystopian Science Fiction Classic)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The Sleeper Awakes is a dystopian science fiction novel about a man who sleeps for two hundred and three years, waking up in a completely transformed London, where, because of compound interest on his bank accounts, he has
... Read more

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