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Writing on the Wall: Social Media - the First 2,000 Years

By Tom Standage

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Hardcover:

9781620402832 | Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA, October 15, 2013, cover price $26.00

Paperback:

9781620402856 | Reprint edition (Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA, September 16, 2014), cover price $16.00

CD/Spoken Word:

9781452663333 | Mp3 una edition (Tantor Media Inc, October 15, 2013), cover price $29.99

The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century's On-Line Pioneers

Offers a historical review of the telegraph network, from its invention by Samuel Morse in the nineteenth century to the present day, exploring the social and political effects it has had on the world throughout its existence

By Tom Standage

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Hardcover:

9780802713421 | Walker & Co, October 1, 1998, cover price $22.00 | About this edition: Offers a historical review of the telegraph network, from its invention by Samuel Morse in the nineteenth century to the present day, exploring the social and political effects it has had on the world throughout its existence

Paperback:

9781620405925 | Revised edition (Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA, February 25, 2014), cover price $16.00

9780425171691 | Reprint edition (Berkley Pub Group, October 1, 1999), cover price $14.00 | About this edition: Offers a historical review of the telegraph network, from its invention by Samuel Morse in the nineteenth century to the present day, exploring the social and political effects it has had on the world throughout its existence

Writing on the Wall: Social Media: The First 2,000 Years: Library Edition

By Tom Standage and Simon Vance (narrator)

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9781452643335 | Unabridged edition (Tantor Media Inc, October 15, 2013), cover price $83.99

Writing on the Wall: Social Media: the First 2,000 Years

By Tom Standage and Simon Vance (narrator)

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9781452613338 | Unabridged edition (Tantor Media Inc, October 15, 2013), cover price $39.99

Writing on the Wall

By Tom Standage

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Paperback:

9781408842065 | Bloomsbury Pub Ltd, October 10, 2013, cover price $24.25

An Edible History of Humanity: Library Edition

By Tom Standage

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9781400143085 | Unabridged edition (Tantor Media Inc, July 9, 2009), cover price $59.99

An Edible History of Humanity

Book by Standage, Tom

By Tom Standage

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Hardcover:

9781410418500 | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, August 19, 2009), cover price $31.95 | About this edition: Book by Standage, Tom

9780802715883 | Walker & Co, May 19, 2009, cover price $26.00

9781843546344 | Atlantic Books, May 1, 2009, cover price $33.85

Paperback:

9780802719911 | Walker & Co, April 27, 2010, cover price $17.00

CD/Spoken Word:

9781400113088 | Unabridged edition (Tantor Media Inc, July 9, 2009), cover price $29.99

9781400163083 | Mp3 edition (Tantor Media Inc, July 9, 2009), cover price $19.99 | About this edition: Throughout history, food has acted as a catalyst of social change, political organization, geopolitical competition, industrial development, military conflict, and economic expansion.

The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century 's On-line Pioneers

Offers a historical review of the development of the telegraph network, from its invention by Samuel Morse in the nineteenth century to the present day, exploring its social, cultural, economic, and political influence on the world throughout its existence. By the author of A History of the World in 6 Glasses. Reprint.

By Tom Standage

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Paperback:

9780802716040 | Reprint edition (Walker & Co, September 18, 2007), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Offers a historical review of the development of the telegraph network, from its invention by Samuel Morse in the nineteenth century to the present day, exploring its social, cultural, economic, and political influence on the world throughout its existence.

La historia del mundo en seis tragos / A History of the World in Six Glasses

By Tom Standage

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Hardcover:

9788483066720 | Debate Editorial, May 30, 2006, cover price $24.95

A History of the World in 6 Glasses

An offbeat history of the world traces the story of humankind from the Stone Age to the twenty-first century from the perspective of six different drinks--beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and cola--describing their pervasive influence during pivotal eras of world history, from humankind's adoption of agriculture to the advent of globalization. Reprint. 40,000 first printing.

By Tom Standage

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Paperback:

9780802715524 | Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA, May 10, 2006, cover price $17.00 | About this edition: An offbeat history of the world traces the story of humankind from the Stone Age to the twenty-first century from the perspective of six different drinks--beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and cola--describing their pervasive influence during pivotal eras of world history, from humankind's adoption of agriculture to the advent of globalization.

The Future of Technology

A guide to how to adapt to and prosper in the post-technology era.

By Tom Standage (editor)

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Hardcover:

9781861979711 | Bloomberg Pr, September 1, 2005, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: A guide to how to adapt to and prosper in the post-technology era.

The History Of The World In Six Glasses

By Tom Standage

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Hardcover:

9780802714473 | Walker & Co, May 30, 2005, cover price $25.00

Mechanical Turk: The True Story of the Chess Playing Machine That Fooled the World

This title tells the story of the Turk, the infamous 18th-century automation. The story links a cast of historical characters, from Napoleon, Beethoven and Poe to the pioneers of the computer age, and provides an accessible way of examining the relationship between magic, man, mind and machine.

By Tom Standage

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9780140299199 | New edition (Penguin USA, September 30, 2004), cover price $148.50 | About this edition: This title tells the story of the Turk, the infamous 18th-century automation.

The Turk: The Life and Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine

Describes the eighteenth-century invention by Wolfgang von Kempeden of the Turk, a mechanical man fashioned of wood, powered by clockwork, and capable of playing chess, examining the machine's remarkable career in light of the industrial revolution and the impact of the invention on the history of technology. Reprint. (view table of contents)

By Tom Standage

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Paperback:

9780425190395 | Reissue edition (Berkley Pub Group, August 1, 2003), cover price $14.00 | About this edition: Describes the eighteenth-century invention by Wolfgang von Kempelen of the Turk, a mechanical man fashioned of wood, powered by clockwork, and capable of playing chess.

The Turk: The Life and Times of the Famous 18th Century Chess Playing Machine

By Tom Standage

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Hardcover:

9780802713919 | Walker & Co, April 1, 2002, cover price $24.00 | About this edition: Discusses the invention by Wolfgang von Kempeden of a mechanical man made of wood and powered by clockwork, and its impact on the history of technology.

The Neptune File: A Story of Astronomical Rivalry and the Pioneers of Planet Hunting

Describes the dramatic events surrounding the discovery of Neptune, the eighth planet in the solar system, and profiles the two men, British mathematician John Couch Adams and French astronomer Urbain Le Verrier who predicted where the planet would be based on mathematical calculations rather than on observation. Reprint. (view table of contents)

By Tom Standage

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Hardcover:

9780802713636 | Walker & Co, October 1, 2000, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Traces mathematician John Couch Adam's search to find the position of planet Uranus using mathematical calculations, and describes the Victorian era controversies surrounding planetary discoveries.

Paperback:

9780425181737 | Reissue edition (Berkley Pub Group, November 1, 2001), cover price $14.00 | About this edition: Describes the dramatic events surrounding the discovery of Neptune, the eighth planet in the solar system, and profiles the two men, British mathematician John Couch Adams and French astronomer Urbain Le Verrier who predicted where the planet would be based on mathematical calculations rather than on observation.

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