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Books > Computing & IT
Naomi Klein, author of era-defining bestsellers, The Shock Doctrine,
This Changes Everything and No Logo, is back with her most compulsive
and personal book yet: a revelatory journey into the mirror world of
our polarised age
When Naomi Klein discovered that a woman who shared her first name, but
had radically different, harmful views, was getting chronically
mistaken for her, it seemed too ridiculous to take seriously. Then
suddenly it wasn't. She started to find herself grappling with a
distorted sense of reality, becoming obsessed with reading the threats
on social media, the endlessly scrolling insults from the followers of
her doppelganger. Why had her shadowy other gone down such an extreme
path? Why was identity - all we have to meet the world - so unstable?
To find out, Klein decided to follow her double into a bizarre, uncanny
mirror world: one of conspiracy theories, anti-vaxxers and demagogue
hucksters, where soft-focus wellness influencers make common cause with
fire-breathing far right propagandists (all in the name of protecting
'the children'). In doing so, she lifts the lid on our own culture
during this surreal moment in history, as we turn ourselves into
polished virtual brands, publicly shame our enemies, watch as deep
fakes proliferate and whole nations flip from democracy to something
far more sinister.
This is a book for our age and for all of us; a deadly serious dark
comedy which invites us to view our reflections in the looking glass.
It's for anyone who has lost hours down an internet rabbit hole, who
wonders why our politics has become so fatally warped, and who wants a
way out of our collective vertigo and back to fighting for what really
matters.
Oxford Coding and Robotics
Novice Level 3, in partnership with Resolute Education, comprises a
Workbook and Teacher's Guide, for use together with the Novice Bot Kit
and Expansion Kit. The Level 3 Workbook provides opportunities for
learners to explore more complex coding concepts with their Novice Bot
such as loops and conditional statements, and exposes them to
electronic hardware.
Features
- Fun, interesting, practical activities encourage learner-centred
learning and teaching.
- Full-colour illustrations and high-quality photos teach the key
knowledge, skills and values, and develop visual literacy.
- A glossary with pictures of selected terms enhances the
development of key Coding and Robotics vocabulary.
- The accompanying kits provide key components that learners need
for practical coding activities, while the Resolute online platform
contains supplementary materials, interactive exercises and multimedia
resources that complement key lessons.
This pocket guide is perfect as a quick reference for PCI
professionals, or as a handy introduction for new staff. It
explains the fundamental concepts of the latest iteration of the
PCI DSS, v3.2.1, making it an ideal training resource. It will
teach you how to protect your customers' cardholder data with best
practice from the Standard.
* This Revision Workbook delivers hassle-free question practice,
covering one topic per page and avoiding lengthy set up time. *
Build your confidence with guided practice questions, before moving
onto unguided questions and practice tests. * With one-to-one page
correspondence between the Workbook and the Revision Guide, this
hugely popular Revision series offers the best value available for
BTEC learners. * Covers both externally assessed Units for 2012
BTEC First in Information and Creative Technology (Units 1 and 2).
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