{"title":"Thomas S. Mullaney","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThomas S. Mullaney\u003c\/strong\u003e offers profound explorations into history and memory, blending meticulous research with compelling narratives. His works invite readers to reconsider how societies preserve and erase traces of the past, often through unexpected technologies and archives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a focus on historical processes in a global context, Mullaney’s writing illuminates the intricate ways history shapes identity and memory. Readers can expect thoughtful, richly detailed studies that challenge conventional understandings within the \u003cem\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Military\u003c\/em\u003e realm.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"how-we-disappear-by-thomas-s-mullaney-9781324020783","title":"How We Disappear","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen world-renowned scholar Thomas S. Mullaney \"lost\" both his parents, he began thinking of how information—all the \u003cem\u003estuff\u003c\/em\u003e that makes us, that we make, and that we leave behind—ultimately disappears. The information that makes up our lives, from mundane official documents, poignant family photos, and sentimental artefacts to the cues embodied in our genes, both defines us, and inevitably decays, no matter the medium. Everything that we put \"in formation\" eventually collapses into randomness. Never is this more evident than in the wake of a parent's death. Yet from all these elusive, even evanescent, data points, history is written and a future is made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow We Disappear\u003c\/em\u003e is a wide-ranging examination of the micro and macro, toggling between storytelling from Mullaney's own life and his reflection on the science of entropy and the nature and history of information. Lyrical and poignant, the book offers inspiring and eye-opening insight on the miracle of existence, and on what it means to forge meaning from a chaotic universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47650549268716,"sku":"9781324020783","price":51.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781324020783-how-we-disappear.jpg?v=1779326841"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/thomas-s-mullaney.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}