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Data answers big questions about our world. It tells us about our planet, our history, and even predicts what we like and might want to buy. The Expanding World of Data unpacks what data is and how it is a bigger part of our lives than we may realize.

Where do our everyday words come from? The bagel you eat for breakfast, the bumf you have to wade through at the office, and the bus that takes you home again: we use these words without thinking about their origins or how their meanings have changed over time. Simon Horobin takes the reader on a...

Nick Lortz is sitting outside a cafe in Whistler, a village in the Canadian mountains, when a stranger comes and sits next to him. She"s young, pretty, and has a beautiful smile. Nick is happy to sit and talk with her. But why does she call Nick "Mr Hollywood"? Why does she give him...

A level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Written for Learners of English by Tim Vicary.In the summer of 1910, a race began. A race to be the first man at the South Pole, in Antarctica. Robert Falcon Scott, an Englishman, left London in his ship, the Terra Nova, and began the long journey...

The Great Catsby (1925), F. Scott Fitzgerald"s masterpiece, is one of the greatest American novels of the twentieth century. Jay Gatsby"s lavish lifestyle in a mansion on Long Island"s gold coast encapsulates the spirit, excitement, and violence of the era Fitzgerald named "the...

Every day we seem to make and act upon all kinds of choices: some trivial, others so consequential that they change the course of one';s life, or even the course of history. But are these choices really free, or are we compelled to act the way we do by factors beyond our control? Is the feeling...

Слова содержит 210 000 слов, выражений и переводов.Простая и понятная подача материала в удобном печатном формате: поиск слов и выражений теперь быстрее и эффективнее. Грамматические приложения для совершенствования навыков речи и письма. Специальный культурный путеводитель с занимательной...

The Caucasus mountains rise at the intersection of Europe, Russia, and the Middle East. A land of astonishing natural beauty and a dizzying array of ancient cultures, the Caucasus for most of the twentieth century lay inside the Soviet Union, before movements of national liberation created newly...

Young Tess Durbeyfield attempts to restore her family';s fortunes by claiming their connection with the aristocratic d';Urbervilles. But Alec d';Urberville is a rich wastrel who seduces her and makes her life miserable. When Tess meets Angel Clare, she is offered true love and happiness, but her...

Atheism is often considered to be a negative, dark, and pessimistic belief which is characterised by a rejection of values and purpose and a fierce opposition to religion. Atheism: A Very Short Introduction sets out to dispel the myths that surround atheism and show how a life without religious...