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Descubra la fascinante historia de Steve Jobs, el genio visionario que transformó el mundo al fundar Apple Inc. y revolucionar industrias como la tecnología, la música, el cine y las telecomunicaciones. Esta biografía es una inmersión profunda en su trayectoria, explorando su infancia, formación, su ascenso meteórico y los impactos duraderos que moldearon la sociedad moderna.

"Sì come una giornata bene spesa dà lieto dormire, così una vita bene usata dà lieto morire." Leonardo da Vinci Che cosa significa davvero spendere bene la propria vita? In questo libro, Massimo Polidoro accompagna il lettore in un viaggio avvincente tra scienza, filosofia e curiosità, sulle orme di tre menti straordinarie: Leonardo da Vinci , Charles Darwin e Albert Einstein . Attraverso la loro capacità di stupirsi e di indagare la realtà, scopriamo come la meraviglia e la voglia di conoscenza possano arricchire la nostra esistenza e farci guardare il mondo con occhi nuovi.

As a child, Lulu Miller's scientist father taught her that chaos will come for us all. There is no cosmic destiny, no plan. Enter David Starr Jordan, 19th-century taxonomist and believer in order. A fish specialist devoted to mapping out the great tree of life, who spent his days pinning down unruly fins, studying shimmering scales and sealing new discoveries into jars of ethanol.

From workers being fired by algorithms, to online forums dedicated to revenge porn and encouraging suicide, to censorship of marginalised voices and the turbulent impacts of AI, Logging Off reveals that our digital world is currently fuelling crises that only empathy, agency and humanity can resolve. This book is a call for a radical reclamation of our digital world, for a more humane future that empowers us all.

" Je n'étais pas fait pour réussir. Né d'une mère immigrée d'origine bulgare et d'un père inconnu, j'ai grandi sans histoires dans le quartier de Beaugrenelle à Paris. Jusqu'au jour où ma mère se fait escroquer, tombe dans la dépression, l'alcoolisme, et perd tout ce qu'elle a. Y compris moi, son seul et unique fils. Pris en charge par l'Aide sociale à l'enfance, ballotté de familles d'accueil en foyers, mon monde bascule.

Buzz Aldrin, one of the three men who took part in the first moon landing in 1969, is a true American hero. Magnificent Desolation begins with the story of his voyage into space, which came within seconds of failure, and reveals a fascinating insider's view of the American space programme. But that thrilling adventure was only the beginning, as Aldrin battled with his own desolation in the form of depression and alcoholism. This epic journey encompasses the brutally honest tale of Aldrin's self-destruction, and the redemption that came through finding love when hope seemed lost.