Download Full eBooks in PDF
The Unplugging Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle version is available to download in english. Read online anytime anywhere directly from your device. Click on the download button below to get a free pdf file of The Unplugging book. This book definitely worth reading, it is an incredibly well-written.
Author : Yvette Nolan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1770911324
In this tale of survival, two women are exiled from their post-apocalyptic village because they have passed their child-bearing years.
Author : Tiffany Shlain
Publisher : Gallery Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-24
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781982116866
In 24/6, Tiffany Shlain explores how turning off screens one day a week can work wonders on your brain, body, and soul. Internet pioneer and renowned filmmaker Tiffany Shlain takes us on a provocative and entertaining journey through time and technology, introducing a strategy for living in our 24/7 world: turning off all screens for twenty-four hours each week. This practice, which she’s done for nearly a decade with her husband and kids (sixteen and ten), has completely changed their lives, giving them more time, productivity, connection, and presence. She and her family call it “Technology Shabbat.” Drawn from the ancient ritual of Shabbat, living 24/6 can work for anyone from any background. With humor and wisdom, Shlain shares her story, offers lessons she has learned, and provides a blueprint for how to do it yourself. Along the way, she delves into the neuroscience, philosophy, psychology, and history of a weekly day of rest across cultures, making the case for why we need to bring this ritual back. A compelling personal story and a fascinating, far-reaching examination of the complex world we’ve created, 24/6 is a call to rebalance ourselves and our society.
Author : Rachel Jepson Wolf
Publisher : Fair Winds Press
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-23
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781592339433
Get ready for kid-approved ideas that celebrate the great outdoors year round! Whether you're building forts or making fresh cider, there's something for every kid and every season. Each season is full of excitement waiting to be found and Rachel highlights the best of each one with sections for recipes, nature exploration and play, and natural history: In spring, make candied violets, spruce tip ice cream, or paper from wildflower seeds. Craft a kite, weave flower crowns, and make a DIY fairy garden! When summer comes, whip up herb-infused balms, rosewater, and zuchinni boats. Host a backyard camp-out, build a nature exploration pack, cast shadow drawings, sail a leaf-boat, and master giant bubbles. As the days cool for autumn, brew mulled cider, make spiced honey, and discover the deliciousness of homemade apple sauce. Plant bulbs for next year’s flowers, create an autumn rainbow, or craft a felted acorn necklace. Cozy up in winter with homemade maple candy, an herbal tea blend, and learn how to set out pine cone bird feeders. Build a snow fort or try some winter stargazing followed by making paper stars. (Or for those in warmer climates, make an ice lantern!) Unique celebrations throughout give the entire family a reason to gather, from winter bonfires and Solstice celebrations to maple tappings and beeswax candle dippings!
Author : K. Shannon Howard
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429960529
Unplugging Popular Culture showcases youth and young adult characters from film and television who defy the stereotype of the "digital native" who acts as an unquestioning devotee to screened technologies like the smartphone. In this study, unplugged tools, or non-digital tools, do not necessitate a ban on technology or a refusal to acknowledge its affordances but work instead to highlight the ability of fictional characters to move from high tech settings to low tech ones. By repurposing everyday materials, characters model the process of reusing and upcycling existing materials in innovative ways. In studying examples such as Pitch Perfect, Supernatural, Stranger Things, and Get Out, the book aims to make theories surrounding materiality apparent within popular culture and to help today’s readers reconsider stereotypes of the young people they encounter on a daily basis.
Author : Fábio Duarte,Rodrigo Jose Firmino
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-16
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781315523231
Modernity has entrusted technology with such power that it is treated as an autonomous entity, with its own manners and morals. Technological disruptions are also socially disruptive: technological failures reveal both the constituents of the technology itself and the social fabric woven by this technology. Cities are the quintessential technological arrangement, not only materially but also as a conceptual framework: the ubiquity of technology makes us think and plan cities mostly in terms of technological arrangements. Unplugging the City: The Urban Phenomenon and its Sociotechnical Controversies proposes a conceptual and methodological framework for analyzing certain urban phenomena as a technological assemblage. It demonstrates, through multiple case studies, the sociotechnical complexities involved in the stabilization and disruption of urban technological arrangements. Examples range from the urban phantasmagorias portrayed in science-fiction movies to the urban proposals of Brasilia and Masdar, from the book of bike-sharing systems to pervasive global surveillance systems. Written by Fábio Duarte and Rodrigo Firmino, based on their original research and publications, this is an essential resource for those interested in the theory and study of technology and its inextricable influence on the city.
Author : Nassim W. Balestrini,Julia Hoydis,Anna-Christina Kainradl,Ulla Kriebernegg
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2023-08-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781666914757
This collection presents the first substantial encounter between aging studies and ecocriticism. By putting both fields into conversation, it addresses competing ideologies of efficiency, exploitation, and endurance versus those of sustenance, care, and survival.
Author : Yvette Nolan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-31
Category : Exiles
ISBN : 1770911340
Author : Gordon Korman
Publisher : Scholastic Canada
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781443187442
King of middle-grade Gordon Korman’s new standalone novel full of mystery, humour, friendship . . . and alligators! Jett Baranov is Silicon Valley’s number one spoiled brat. The son of a billionaire tech genius, he has everything money can buy, which means he’s in the habit of getting into a lot of trouble. When one of his stunts brings in the US Air Force, Jett’s father sends him off to Oasis Mind and Body Wellness center where he’ll be unplugged and disconnected from the outside world. Of course Jett hates it instantly and does his best to get himself kicked out. But it’s not as easy as he thinks. When Grace Atwater rescues a defenseless lizard, Jett is drawn into caring for the little guy with the help of Grace, Tyrell Karrigan and Brooklyne Feldman. But things aren’t as they seem at Oasis. There’s something going on with the head meditation pathfinder, Ivory — something dangerous that threatens the future of all the guests at Oasis. And Jett is the only one who can put a stop to it. Told in Gordon’s now classic multi-voice style, Unplugged combines mystery, comedy, friendship . . . and don’t forget about the crocodiles!
Author : Steve Antony
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02-27
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781338257359
From the creator of the bestselling Mr. Panda series comes an amusing picture book about the fun you can have when you unplug. Meet Blip. Blip loves being plugged into her computer. When a blackout occurs, Blip trips over her wire and tumbles outside. Suddenly, Blip's gray world is filled with color and excitement. She plays with her new friends and has adventures all day long. When Blip finally returns home, she realizes that the world can be even brighter once you unplug.
Author : Igor Calzada
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780128153017
Smart City Citizenship provides rigorous analysis for academics and policymakers on the experimental, data-driven, and participatory processes of smart cities to help integrate ICT-related social innovation into urban life. Unlike other smart city books that are often edited collections, this book focuses on the business domain, grassroots social innovation, and AI-driven algorithmic and techno-political disruptions, also examining the role of citizens and the democratic governance issues raised from an interdisciplinary perspective. As smart city research is a fast-growing topic of scientific inquiry and evolving rapidly, this book is an ideal reference for a much-needed discussion. The book drives the reader to a better conceptual and applied comprehension of smart city citizenship for democratised hyper-connected-virialised post-COVID-19 societies. In addition, it provides a whole practical roadmap to build smart city citizenship inclusive and multistakeholder interventions through intertwined chapters of the book. Users will find a book that fills the knowledge gap between the purely critical studies on smart cities and those further constructive and highly promising socially innovative interventions using case study fieldwork action research empirical evidence drawn from several cities that are advancing and innovating smart city practices from the citizenship perspective. Utilises ongoing, action research fieldwork, comparative case studies for examining current governance issues, and the role of citizens in smart cities Provides definitions of new key citizenship concepts, along with a techno-political framework and toolkit drawn from a community-oriented perspective Shows how to design smart city governance initiatives, projects and policies based on applied research from the social innovation perspective Highlights citizen’s perspective and social empowerment in the AI-driven and algorithmic disruptive post-COVID-19 context in both transitional and experimental frameworks
Author : David M. Levy
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-01
Category : Digital media
ISBN : 9780300208313
From email to smart phones, and from social media to Google searches, digital technologies have transformed the way we learn, entertain ourselves, socialize, and work. Despite their usefulness, these technologies have often led to information overload, stress, and distraction. David M. Levy, who has lived his life between the "fast world" of high tech and the "slow world" of contemplation, offers a welcome guide to being more relaxed, attentive, and emotionally balanced while online. In a series of exercises carefully designed to help readers observe and reflect on their own use., Levy has readers observe themselves while emailing and while multitasking , and also to experiment with unplugging for a specified period.
Author : North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1862
Category : Mechanical engineering
ISBN : UOM:39015074996953
Author : North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1862
Category : Mechanical engineering
ISBN : CORNELL:31924096414150
Includes annual reports and lists of members of the institute.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1961-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0080563260
Advances in Agronomy
Author : North of England Institute of Mining Engineers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1862
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11034462