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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From the New York Times-bestselling author of Where Good Ideas Come From and Everything Bad Is Good for You, a new look at the power and legacy of great ideas. In this illustrated volume, Steven Johnson explores the history of innovation over centuries, tracing facets of modern life (refrigeration, clocks, and eyeglass lenses, to name a few) from their creation by hobbyists, amateurs, and entrepreneurs to their unintended historical consequences....
Author
Series
Publisher
Smart Apple Media
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explores the many differences that exist between people throughout the world and what can be done to help reduce prejudice and discrimination and increase respect for cultural differences, both through government action and the efforts of individual citizens.
Author
Publisher
Smart Apple Media
Pub. Date
2004, c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explores the basic needs of human beings, why they are not met in some parts of the world, how war and politics impact human rights, and what can be done to help meet people's basic needs, both through such groups as the United Nations and the efforts of individual citizens.
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