The Useless Book Of Absolutely Nothing

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The Useless Book Of Absolutely Nothing

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Author : Daniel E Trathen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-11-21

The Useless Book Of Absolutely Nothing written by Daniel E Trathen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-21 with categories.

This book is blank inside. That's correct, no printed pages! A perfect gift for someone who has everything. Kris Kringle, Birthday, Joke present, Leaving gift, for your boss, a family member, a school friend. It's just a book that is useless or is it?

The Usefulness Of Useless Knowledge

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Author : Abraham Flexner
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2017-02-21

The Usefulness Of Useless Knowledge written by Abraham Flexner and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-21 with Reference categories.

A short, provocative book about why "useless" science often leads to humanity's greatest technological breakthroughs A forty-year tightening of funding for scientific research has meant that resources are increasingly directed toward applied or practical outcomes, with the intent of creating products of immediate value. In such a scenario, it makes sense to focus on the most identifiable and urgent problems, right? Actually, it doesn't. In his classic essay "The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge," Abraham Flexner, the founding director of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and the man who helped bring Albert Einstein to the United States, describes a great paradox of scientific research. The search for answers to deep questions, motivated solely by curiosity and without concern for applications, often leads not only to the greatest scientific discoveries but also to the most revolutionary technological breakthroughs. In short, no quantum mechanics, no computer chips. This brief book includes Flexner's timeless 1939 essay alongside a new companion essay by Robbert Dijkgraaf, the Institute's current director, in which he shows that Flexner's defense of the value of "the unobstructed pursuit of useless knowledge" may be even more relevant today than it was in the early twentieth century. Dijkgraaf describes how basic research has led to major transformations in the past century and explains why it is an essential precondition of innovation and the first step in social and cultural change. He makes the case that society can achieve deeper understanding and practical progress today and tomorrow only by truly valuing and substantially funding the curiosity-driven "pursuit of useless knowledge" in both the sciences and the humanities.

Tainted Magic

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Author : Tarisa Marie
language : en
Publisher: Tarisa Marie
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Tainted Magic written by Tarisa Marie and has been published by Tarisa Marie this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Fiction categories.

After acquiring the cure to vampirism from Marco, Ariella sets out to the big city of Los Angeles to hunt down Daymon, the man she used to love, the man who weeks ago also killed her father and best friend in cold blood. When a mysterious, familiar man begins seemingly following her, Ariella begins asking questions. This man who strangely shares a name with her mother's supernatural cleanup company, the Makro Corporation, informs her that humanity is in danger. Makro wants Ariella to help him open up a portal to another world and send all of the vampires and shifters back to where they came from, but there's a price. A price she's not sure she's willing to pay. In this fast-paced third installment of The Tainted Series, Ariella is given many choices. Choices that are impossible to make. She's torn between following her heart and doing what's in her own best interest. Either choice she makes, without a doubt, everything she knows is about to change.

The Usefulness Of The Useless

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Author : Nuccio Ordine
language : en
Publisher: Paul Dry Books
Release Date : 2017-02-21

The Usefulness Of The Useless written by Nuccio Ordine and has been published by Paul Dry Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-21 with Philosophy categories.

“A little masterpiece of originality and clarity.”—George Steiner “A necessary book.”—Roberto Saviano “A wonderful little book that will delight you.”—François Busnel International Best Seller / Now in English for the First Time In this thought-provoking and extremely timely work, Nuccio Ordine convincingly argues for the utility of useless knowledge and against the contemporary fixation on utilitarianism—for the fundamental importance of the liberal arts and against the damage caused by their neglect. Inspired by the reflections of great philosophers and writers (e.g., Plato, Dante, Montaigne, Shakespeare, Borges, and Calvino), Ordine reveals how the obsession for material goods and the cult of utility ultimately wither the spirit, jeopardizing not only schools and universities, art, and creativity, but also our most fundamental values—human dignity, love, and truth. Also included is Abraham Flexner’s 1939 essay “The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge,” which originally prompted Ordine to write this book. Flexner—a founder and the first director of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton—offers an impassioned defense of curiosity-driven research and learning.

I Hate The Internet

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Author : Jarett Kobek
language : en
Publisher: Serpent's Tail
Release Date : 2016-11-03

I Hate The Internet written by Jarett Kobek and has been published by Serpent's Tail this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-03 with Fiction categories.

In New York in the middle of the twentieth century, comic book companies figured out how to make millions from comics without paying their creators anything. In San Francisco at the start of the twenty-first century, tech companies figured out how to make millions from online abuse without paying its creators anything. In the 1990s, Adeline drew a successful comic book series that ended up making her kind-of famous. In 2013, Adeline aired some unfashionable opinions that made their way onto the Internet. The reaction of the Internet, being a tool for making millions in advertising revenue from online abuse, was predictable. The reaction of the Internet, being part of a culture that hates women, was to send Adeline messages like 'Drp slut ... hope u get gang rape.' Set in a San Francisco hollowed out by tech money, greed and rampant gentrification, I Hate the Internet is a savage indictment of the intolerable bullshit of unregulated capitalism and an uproarious, hilarious but above all furious satire of our Internet Age.

Why Education Is Useless

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Author : Daniel Cottom
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 2003-05-21

Why Education Is Useless written by Daniel Cottom and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-05-21 with Education categories.

"A tour de force, implicitly summarizing and commenting on more than two millennia of arguments about the function of education."—Michael Bérubé, author of The Employment of English: Theory, Jobs, and the Future of Literary Studies

The Novels Of Simone De Beauvoir

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Author : Elizabeth Fallaize
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2022-11-30

The Novels Of Simone De Beauvoir written by Elizabeth Fallaize and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-30 with Literary Criticism categories.

First published in 1988, The Novels of Simone de Beauvoir concentrates specifically on the novels of the famous 20th Century French writer, Simone de Beauvoir. Her novels are popular with both the students and general readers of literature and philosophy, and they will welcome this authoritative introduction to Beauvoir’s fiction. The author examines Beauvoir’s choice of narrative strategies and interprets them both in relation to the sexual politics of writing and in relation to the place which the constraints of history, class and gender increasingly play in the texts. All quotations are translated.

New Media 1740 1915

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Author : Lisa Gitelman
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2003

New Media 1740 1915 written by Lisa Gitelman and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with History categories.

A cultural history of media that were "new media" in the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries.

The Book On Mediums

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Author : Allan Kardec
language : en
Publisher: Weiser Books
Release Date : 1970-01-15

The Book On Mediums written by Allan Kardec and has been published by Weiser Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970-01-15 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.

The classic guide for all who entertain a genuine determination to understand the spirit world—both mediums and seekers—from the founder of Spiritism. Covering all aspects of Spiritism—from haunted places to pneumatography, somnambulic mediums and healing mediums to mediumship in animals—this all-encompassing reference gives advice to those looking to hone their talents and a way to root out charlatans and frauds for those seeking a go-between to the other side. The Book on Mediums features: The special instruction of the spirits on the theory of all kinds of manifestations The means of communicating with the invisible world The development of mediumship The difficulties and the dangers that are to be encountered in the practice of Spiritism