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Slow-Tech - Andrew Price - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

A sailor crossing the Atlantic in a small yacht would want to minimize excess baggage. But it would be unthinkable not to carry more fresh water than seemed necessary, to survive unexpected calms or storms. Yet the imperative of profit, especially over the last century, has driven modernity towards ''lean, mean'' strategies in every area of life; squeezing waste out of commercial, technological and environmental systems may make money in the short term, but is our highly geared, highly strung way of life sustainable? Andrew Price, sailor, explorer and environmental scientist at the University of Warwick argues that in the long-term, spare capacity actually pays. From the destruction of New Orleans to the loss of the world''s fish-stocks and intractable problems such as MRSA, Slow-Tech demonstrates how the reckless pursuit of efficiency and cost-effectiveness frequently backfires. It makes the case for robustness as an equally important measure of performance in fields as diverse as healthcare, military operations and engineering.Unexpected and counter-intuitive yet convincing and timely, Slow-Tech offers an alternative vision for life in the twenty-first century - a rounded vision of balance and robustness that would be healthier for the planet - and healthier for us.

DKK 190.00

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Am I Dreaming? - James Kingsland - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

When a computer goes wrong, we are told to turn it off and on again. In Am I Dreaming ?, science journalist James Kingsland reveals how the human brain is remarkably similar. By rebooting our hard-wired patterns of thinking - through so-called ''altered states of consciousness'' - we can gain new perspectives into ourselves and the world around us.From shamans in Peru to tech workers in Silicon Valley, Kingsland provides a fascinating tour through lucid dreams, mindfulness, hypnotic trances, virtual reality and drug-induced hallucinations. An eye-opening insight into perception and consciousness, this is also a provocative argument for how altered states can significantly boost our mental health.

DKK 155.00

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Kill Fee - Owen Laukkanen - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

In Saint Paul, Minnesota state investigator Kirk Stevens and his sometime colleague FBI special agent Carla Windermere witness the assassination of a local billionaire. The shooter flees the scene, but not before the pair see his face - and the blank expression in his eyes. Stevens and Windermere investigate and are led across the country, down dead ends and into long-forgotten cold cases, until they finally discover a chilling clue: a high tech murder-for-hire website. It''s a break in the case but only the beginning. Who is the dead-eyed shooter? Who recruits the assassins? And who profits from the fee? It is a race against the clock, and the killer has his next target in sight...

DKK 107.00

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Am I Dreaming? - James Kingsland - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

''Wonderful'' Philosophy Now __________________________ When a computer goes wrong, we are told to turn it off and on again. In Am I Dreaming?, science journalist James Kingsland reveals how the human brain is remarkably similar. By rebooting our hard-wired patterns of thinking - through so-called ''altered states of consciousness'' - we can gain new perspectives on ourselves and the world around us.From shamans in Peru to tech workers in Silicon Valley, Kingsland takes us on a dazzling tour of lucid dreams, mindfulness, hypnotic trances, virtual reality and drug-induced hallucinations. A startling exploration of perception and consciousness, this is also a provocative argument for using altered states to boost our mental health. ''Read this book and take part in one of the greatest intellectual adventures of all time.'' Professor J. Allan Hobson

DKK 120.00

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The Curse of Bigness - Tim (atlantic Books) Wu - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

''Timely and important .'' -- Joseph E. Stiglitz ''Tim Wu helps shape an urgent new global conversation.'' -- Shoshana ZuboffWe''re three decades into a global experiment: what happens when the major nations of the world weaken their control on the size and power of corporate giants and allow unrestricted expansion?In The Curse of Bigness, Tim Wu exposes the threats monopolies pose to economic stability and social freedom around the world. Aided by the globalization of commerce and finance, in recent years we have seen takeovers galore that make a mockery of the ideals of competition and economic freedom. Such is the ''curse of bigness'': stifled entrepreneurship, stalled productivity, dominant tech giants like Facebook and Google, and fewer choices for consumers. Urgent and persuasive, this bold manifesto argues that we need to rediscover the anti-monopoly traditions that brought great peace and prosperity in the past.

DKK 119.00

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The Curse of Bigness - Tim (atlantic Books) Wu - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

''Timely and important .'' -- Joseph E. Stiglitz ''Tim Wu helps shape an urgent new global conversation.'' -- Shoshana ZuboffWe''re three decades into a global experiment: what happens when the major nations of the world weaken their control on the size and power of corporate giants and allow unrestricted expansion?In The Curse of Bigness, Tim Wu exposes the threats monopolies pose to economic stability and social freedom around the world. Aided by the globalization of commerce and finance, in recent years we have seen takeovers galore that make a mockery of the ideals of competition and economic freedom. Such is the ''curse of bigness'': stifled entrepreneurship, stalled productivity, dominant tech giants like Facebook and Google, and fewer choices for consumers. Urgent and persuasive, this bold manifesto argues that we need to rediscover the anti-monopoly traditions that brought great peace and prosperity in the past.

DKK 141.00

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Perfect Ten - Jacqueline Ward - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

An explosive debut thriller about one woman''s search for revenge - and the dangerous chain of events she sets in motion... ''Compelling... Wildly entertaining'' Daily Mail __________Caroline Atkinson is powerless and angry. She has lost more than most - her marriage, her reputation, even her children. Then one day, she receives an unusual delivery: lost luggage belonging to the very man who is responsible, her estranged husband Jack. In a leather holdall, Caroline unearths a dark secret, one that finally confirms her worst suspicions. Jack has kept a detailed diary of all his affairs; every name, every meeting, every lie is recorded. He even marks the women out of ten. Caroline decides it''s time to even the score. She will make this man pay, even if it means risking everything... ''Hugely engrossing - a dark delight.'' Catherine Ryan Howard, author of Rewind

DKK 104.00

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Million Dollar Maths - Hugh Barker - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

Million Dollar Maths is an invaluable guide to the straightforward and outlandish mathematical strategies that can make you rich. ____________ How can you turn $1000 into $1 million? What is the best way to beat the lottery odds? When is the best time to take out a loan? How did one group of gamblers bet on hole-in-ones to win £500,000? How can maths help you set up a successful tech start-up? What about proving the Goldbach Conjecture for $1 million? Learn the techniques for growing your everyday finances, as well as the common mistakes to avoid. Discover the skills, both fair and foul, that offer an additional edge when investing and gambling. And discover why we often misunderstand probability and statistics - with troubling financial costs. From making the most of special offers to utilising the power of exponential growth in your investments; from the art of card counting, to inventing the next Google, Million Dollar Maths is the quintessential primer to the myriad ways maths and finance intersect.

DKK 128.00

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Million Dollar Maths - Hugh Barker - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

Million Dollar Maths is an invaluable guide to the straightforward and outlandish mathematical strategies that can make you rich. ____________ How can you turn $1000 into $1 million? What is the best way to beat the lottery odds? When is the best time to take out a loan? How did one group of gamblers bet on hole-in-ones to win £500,000? How can maths help you set up a successful tech start-up? What about proving the Goldbach Conjecture for $1 million? Learn the techniques for growing your everyday finances, as well as the common mistakes to avoid. Discover the skills, both fair and foul, that offer an additional edge when investing and gambling. And discover why we often misunderstand probability and statistics - with troubling financial costs. From making the most of special offers to utilising the power of exponential growth in your investments; from the art of card counting, to inventing the next Google, Million Dollar Maths is the quintessential primer to the myriad ways maths and finance intersect.

DKK 126.00

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The Internet is Not the Answer - Andrew Keen - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

In this sharp and witty book, long-time Silicon Valley observer and author Andrew Keen argues that, on balance, the Internet has had a disastrous impact on all our lives. By tracing the history of the Internet, from its founding in the 1960s to the creation of the World Wide Web in 1989, through the waves of start-ups and the rise of the big data companies to the increasing attempts to monetize almost every human activity, Keen shows how the Web has had a deeply negative effect on our culture, economy and society. Informed by Keen''s own research and interviews, as well as the work of other writers, reporters and academics, The Internet is Not the Answer is an urgent investigation into the tech world - from the threat to privacy posed by social media and online surveillance by government agencies, to the impact of the Internet on unemployment and economic inequality. Keen concludes by outlining the changes that he believes must be made, before it''s too late. If we do nothing, he warns, this new technology and the companies that control it will continue to impoverish us all.

DKK 127.00

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Freedom to Think - Susie Alegre - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

Chosen as one of the best books of 2022 by the Financial Times and the Telegraph . Longlisted for the Moore Prize for Human Rights Writing ''Compelling, powerful and necessary.'' Shoshana Zuboff, author of The Age of Surveillance Capitalism ''Fascinating'' Guardian Without a moment''s pause, we share our most intimate thoughts with trillion-dollar tech companies. Their algorithms categorize us and jump to troubling conclusions about who we are. They also shape our everyday thoughts, choices and actions - from who we date to whether we vote. But this is just the latest front in an age-old struggle.Part history and part manifesto, Freedom to Think explores how the powerful have always sought to influence how we think and what we buy. Connecting the dots from Galileo to Alexa, human rights lawyer Susie Alegre charts the history and fragility of our most important human right: freedom of thought. Filled with shocking case-studies across politics, criminal justice, and everyday life, this ground-breaking book shows how our mental freedom is under threat like never before. Bold and radical, Alegre argues that only by recasting our human rights for the digital age can we safeguard our future.

DKK 155.00

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Freedom to Think - Susie (author) Alegre - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

Chosen as one of the best books of 2022 by the Financial Times and the Telegraph . Longlisted for the Moore Prize for Human Rights Writing ''Compelling, powerful and necessary.'' Shoshana Zuboff, author of The Age of Surveillance Capitalism ''Fascinating'' Guardian Without a moment''s pause, we share our most intimate thoughts with trillion-dollar tech companies. Their algorithms categorize us and jump to troubling conclusions about who we are. They also shape our everyday thoughts, choices and actions - from who we date to whether we vote. But this is just the latest front in an age-old struggle.Part history and part manifesto, Freedom to Think explores how the powerful have always sought to influence how we think and what we buy. Connecting the dots from Galileo to Alexa, human rights lawyer Susie Alegre charts the history and fragility of our most important human right: freedom of thought. Filled with shocking case-studies across politics, criminal justice, and everyday life, this ground-breaking book shows how our mental freedom is under threat like never before. Bold and radical, Alegre argues that only by recasting our human rights for the digital age can we safeguard our future.

DKK 192.00

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The Internet is Not the Answer - Andrew Keen - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

In this sharp and witty book, long-time Silicon Valley observer and author Andrew Keen argues that, on balance, the Internet has had a disastrous impact on all our lives. By tracing the history of the Internet, from its founding in the 1960s to the creation of the World Wide Web in 1989, through the waves of start-ups and the rise of the big data companies to the increasing attempts to monetize almost every human activity, Keen shows how the Web has had a deeply negative effect on our culture, economy and society. Informed by Keen''s own research and interviews, as well as the work of other writers, reporters and academics, The Internet is Not the Answer is an urgent investigation into the tech world - from the threat to privacy posed by social media and online surveillance by government agencies, to the impact of the Internet on unemployment and economic inequality. Keen concludes by outlining the changes that he believes must be made, before it''s too late. If we do nothing, he warns, this new technology and the companies that control it will continue to impoverish us all.

DKK 168.00

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Mr Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore - Robin Sloan - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2014 DEBUT CATEGORY - KITCHIES PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE 2013 IMPAC DUBLIN LITERARY AWARDS A New York Times bestseller, Mr Penumbra''s 24-hour Bookstore is an entirely charming and lovable first novel of mysterious books and dusty bookshops; it is a witty and delightful love-letter to both the old book world and the new. Recession has shuffled Clay Jannon out of his life as a Web-design drone and serendipity coupled with sheer curiosity has landed him a new job working the night shift at Mr. Penumbra''s 24-Hour Bookstore. And it doesn''t take long for Clay to realize that the quiet, dusty book emporium is even more curious than the name suggests. There are only a few fanatically committed customers, but they never seem to actually buy anything, instead they simply borrow impossibly obscure volumes perched on dangerously high shelves, all according to some elaborate arrangement with the eccentric proprietor. The store must be a front for something larger, Clay concludes, and soon he has plugged in his laptop, roped in his friends (and a cute girl who works for Google) and embarked on a high-tech analysis of the customers'' behaviour. What they discover is an ancient secret that can only be solved by modern means, and a global-conspiracy guarded by Mr. Penumbra himself... who has mysteriously disappeared.

DKK 120.00

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Moderation - Elaine Castillo - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

'Moderation is a novel that refuses to do things by halves. It is a piercing, laser-precise exploration of big tech... breathtakingly funny...and a highly charged, passionate and tender love story. A wonderful book.' Kaliane Bradley, bestselling author of The Ministry of TimeGirlie, a thirty-something Filipinx-American, works a day job at a social-media moderation centre, flagging and removing the very worst that makes it on to the internet. She's good at it, too - dispassionate, unflinching, maybe because she learned by necessity to cauterise all her emotions when she was still a kid - so it's no surprise to anyone when the social-media company for which she works offers her a big pay rise and an office to start moderating its new venture: virtual-reality theme parks, stunning simulations of civilizations long-since dead. Girlie takes the job, and it almost seems too good to be true. Almost. Sure, she signed up for having to deal with the ambient racism and misogyny of pretty much any virtual space, but as she begins to explore the intricate worlds that she moderates, she notices two deeply troubling things: that there might be something much darker built into the very code of the company, and that William, technically her new boss, a man whose barriers are as mighty as her own, might just be that long-forgotten thing... Girlie's type.

DKK 155.00

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Disrupted - Dan Lyons - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

Dan Lyons was Technology Editor at Newsweek Magazine for years, a magazine writer at the top of his profession. One Friday morning he received a phone call: his job no longer existed. Fifty years old and with a wife and two young kids, Dan was unemployed and facing financial oblivion. Then an idea hit. Dan had long reported on Silicon Valley and the tech explosion. Why not join it? HubSpot, a Boston start-up, was flush with $100 million in venture capital. They offered Dan a pile of stock options for the nebulous role of "marketing fellow." What could possibly go wrong? What follows is a hilarious and excoriating account of Dan''s time at the start-up and a revealing window onto the dysfunctional culture that prevails in a world flush with cash and devoid of experience. Filled with stories of meaningless jargon, teddy bears at meetings, push-up competitions and all-night parties, this uproarious tale is also a trenchant analysis of the dysfunctional start-up world, a de facto conspiracy between those who start companies and those who fund them. It is a world where bad ideas are rewarded with hefty investments, where companies blow money lavishing perks on their post-collegiate workforces, and where everybody is trying to hang on just long enough to cash out with a fortune.

DKK 139.00

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Mr Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore - Robin Sloan - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2014 DEBUT CATEGORY - KITCHIES PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE 2013 IMPAC DUBLIN LITERARY AWARDS SHORTLISTED FOR THE LA TIMES BOOK AWARD FOR FIRST FICTION A New York Times bestseller, Mr Penumbra''s 24-hour Bookstore is an entirely charming and lovable first novel of mysterious books and dusty bookshops; it is a witty and delightful love-letter to both the old book world and the new. Recession has shuffled Clay Jannon out of his life as a Web-design drone and serendipity coupled with sheer curiosity has landed him a new job working the night shift at Mr. Penumbra''s 24-Hour Bookstore. And it doesn''t take long for Clay to realize that the quiet, dusty book emporium is even more curious than the name suggests. There are only a few fanatically committed customers, but they never seem to actually buy anything, instead they simply borrow impossibly obscure volumes perched on dangerously high shelves, all according to some elaborate arrangement with the eccentric proprietor. The store must be a front for something larger, Clay concludes, and soon he has plugged in his laptop, roped in his friends (and a cute girl who works for Google) and embarked on a high-tech analysis of the customers'' behaviour. What they discover is an ancient secret that can only be solved by modern means, and a global-conspiracy guarded by Mr. Penumbra himself... who has mysteriously disappeared.

DKK 134.00

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Moderation - Elaine Castillo - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

'' Moderation is a novel that refuses to do things by halves. It is a piercing, laser-precise exploration of big tech... breathtakingly funny...and a highly charged, passionate and tender love story. A wonderful book.'' Kaliane Bradley, bestselling author of The Ministry of Time Girlie, a thirty-something Filipinx-American, works a day job at a social-media moderation centre, flagging and removing the very worst that makes it on to the internet. She''s good at it, too - dispassionate, unflinching, maybe because she learned by necessity to cauterise all her emotions when she was still a kid - so it''s no surprise to anyone when the social-media company for which she works offers her a big pay rise and an office to start moderating its new venture: virtual-reality theme parks, stunning simulations of civilizations long-since dead. Girlie takes the job, and it almost seems too good to be true. Almost. Sure, she signed up for having to deal with the ambient racism and misogyny of pretty much any virtual space, but as she begins to explore the intricate worlds that she moderates, she notices two deeply troubling things: that there might be something much darker built into the very code of the company, and that William, technically her new boss, a man whose barriers are as mighty as her own, might just be that long-forgotten thing... Girlie''s type.

DKK 162.00

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We Run the Tides - Vendela Vida - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

''S mart, perceptive, elegant, sad, surprising and addictive. And it''s also FUNNY.'' Nick Hornby ''What We Run the Tides probes so poignantly is the volatility of female adolescence... Knowing and powerfully enigmatic.'' Observer Teenage Eulabee and her magnetic best friend, Maria Fabiola, own the streets of Sea Cliff, their foggy oceanside San Francisco neighbourhood. They know Sea Cliff''s homes and beaches, its hidden corners and eccentric characters - as well as the upscale all-girls'' school they attend. One day, walking to school with friends, they witness a horrible act - or do they? Eulabee and Maria Fabiola vehemently disagree on what happened, and their rupture is followed by Maria Fabiola''s sudden disappearance - a potential kidnapping that shakes the quiet community and threatens to expose unspoken truths.Suspenseful and poignant, We Run the Tides is Vendela Vida''s masterful portrait of an inimitable place on the brink of radical transformation. Pre-tech boom San Francisco finds its mirror in the changing lives of the teenage girls at the centre of this story of innocence lost, the pain of too much freedom, and the struggle to find one''s authentic self. Told with a gimlet eye and great warmth, We Run the Tides is both a gripping mystery and a tribute to the wonders of youth, in all its beauty and confusion. '' We Run the Tides is hypnotic, knowing, and propulsive as it examines girlhood, friendship, and the strong pull of the past.'' Meg Wolitzer

DKK 113.00

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Welcome to the Game - Craig (author) Henderson - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

Having moved his family from England to Detroit and opened a car dealership, ex-rally driver Spencer Burnham''s life was derailed by the death of his beloved wife. Now disconnected from his young daughter and losing control of the cocktail of drugs and alcohol that gets him through the day, he only just keeps Child Protective Services at bay while his business teeters on the edge of bankruptcy.Then he has a seemingly chance encounter with a charismatic but lethal gangster, Dominic McGrath. Feeling the squeeze from informants, the rise of tech surveillance and a hotshot detective who''s made busting him a personal crusade, McGrath''s been planning a last heist that would allow a comfortable retirement, provided he can find a very special type of driver - one who''s capable, trustworthy . . . and naïve. Spencer quickly proves himself behind the wheel, with his innate sense of timing and precise, high-speed manoeuvres. And McGrath even pays cash, lots of it. But it comes at a price; Spencer finds himself playing in an arena where rookies don''t last long. Wising up to the ruthlessness behind McGrath''s charming façade, he tries to break free, but McGrath has too much invested to allow him to leave.As the city swelters in a heat wave, the two men apply their considerable talents to besting each other, while mistakenly assuming they have only each other to beat.

DKK 120.00

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The Immortal King Rao - Vauhini Vara - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

''A brilliant and beautifully written book about capitalism and the patriarchy, about Dalit India and digital America, about power and family and love'' Alex Preston, Observer , ''Fiction to look out for in 2022'' Vauhini Vara''s lyrical and thought-provoking debut novel begins in India in the 1950s, following a young man born into a Dalit family of coconut farmers in a remote village in Andhra Pradesh. King Rao, as he comes to be known, later moves to the US, where he studies in Seattle, meeting the love of his life and his business partner, the smart and self-assured Margie. King Rao ultimately rises up through Silicon Valley to become the most famous tech CEO in the world and the leader of a powerful, corporate-owned global government. Yet he ultimately ends up living on a remote island off the coast of Washington state, an exile from the world which he has helped build.There, in a beautiful home on an otherwise deserted island, he brings up his brilliant daughter, Athena. Shielded from the world''s glances, in many ways she has an idyllic childhood, but she will be forced to reexamine her father''s past and take steps to try to decide her own future. She is unlike other girls, and she will find the outside world much more hostile than her father did when he left the coconut grove he called home.A profound and moving novel about technology, consciousness and revolution, The Immortal King Rao asks how we build the worlds in which we live, and whether we ever have the power to leave them?

DKK 136.00

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Slow-Tech - Andrew Price - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

Am I Dreaming? - James Kingsland - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

Kill Fee - Owen Laukkanen - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

Am I Dreaming? - James Kingsland - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

The Curse of Bigness - Tim (atlantic Books) Wu - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

The Curse of Bigness - Tim (atlantic Books) Wu - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

Perfect Ten - Jacqueline Ward - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

Million Dollar Maths - Hugh Barker - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

Million Dollar Maths - Hugh Barker - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

The Internet is Not the Answer - Andrew Keen - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

Freedom to Think - Susie Alegre - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

Freedom to Think - Susie (author) Alegre - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

The Internet is Not the Answer - Andrew Keen - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

Mr Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore - Robin Sloan - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

Moderation - Elaine Castillo - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

Disrupted - Dan Lyons - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

Mr Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore - Robin Sloan - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

Moderation - Elaine Castillo - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

We Run the Tides - Vendela Vida - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

Welcome to the Game - Craig (author) Henderson - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

The Immortal King Rao - Vauhini Vara - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

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