The author describes his experiences and processes designing curriculum for the elementary classroom, based on his thirteen years at a Waldorf school in Massachusetts where the same teacher follows a group of children from kindergarten through eighth grade.
how the iPod shuffles commerce, culture, and coolness
Levy, Steven
2007
Explores the creation and development of the iPod and follows its rise to being to a cultural phenomenon. Draws on interviews with Apple cofounder and CEO Steve Jobs to offer insights into the evolution of the small device that has changed the music industry.
how the code rebels beat the government, saving privacy in a digital age
Levy, Steven
2001
Discusses how computer hackers and mathematical wizards managed to break the government's secret codes and explains how this breach of privacy has threatened the United States economy.
Provides insight into the development of Google and discusses how it revolutionized the Internet. Depicts the co-founders discovery about making billions of dollars through Internet advertising and other transformative projects. Examines the keys to Google's immense success and describes its engineering mind-set and adoption of Internet values. Includes a list of sources and an index.