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Blood in the Machine

The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech

de Brian Merchant ...

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: THE NEW YORKER, WIRED, and the FINANCIAL TIMES• A NEXT BIG IDEA BOOK CLUB “MUST-READ”The true story of the first machines that came for human jobs—and how the Luddite uprising explains the power, threat, and toll of big tech and AI today.**"The most important book to read about the AI boom" —**Wired<p... ... Leer más

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A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: THE NEW YORKER, WIRED, and the FINANCIAL TIMES• A NEXT BIG IDEA BOOK CLUB “MUST-READ”The true story of the first machines that came for human jobs—and how the Luddite uprising explains the power, threat, and toll of big tech and AI today.**"The most important book to read about the AI boom" —**Wired<p...
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Power and Progress

Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity

de Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson ...

Awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics, Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson overturn conventional wisdom about how economies work--revealing the untold story of who wins and who loses the rewards of prosperity--in a work that fundamentally transforms how we look at and understand the world.Throughout history, technological change — whether it takes the form of agricultural improvements in the ... Leer más

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Awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics, Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson overturn conventional wisdom about how economies work--revealing the untold story of who wins and who loses the rewards of prosperity--in a work that fundamentally transforms how we look at and understand the world.Throughout history, technological change — whether it takes the form of agricultural improvements in the
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Waste Wars

The Wild Afterlife of Your Trash

de Alexander Clapp ...

2026 Nautilus Gold Award winner for Journalism & Investigative Reporting (Special Honor: Investigative Excellence)A globe-trotting work of relentless investigative reporting, this is the first major book to expose the catastrophic reality of the multi-billion-dollar global garbage trade.Dumps and landfills around the world are overflowing. Disputes about what to do with the millions of tons of ... Leer más

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2026 Nautilus Gold Award winner for Journalism & Investigative Reporting (Special Honor: Investigative Excellence)A globe-trotting work of relentless investigative reporting, this is the first major book to expose the catastrophic reality of the multi-billion-dollar global garbage trade.Dumps and landfills around the world are overflowing. Disputes about what to do with the millions of tons of
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Blood, Sweat, and Pixels

The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made

de Jason Schreier ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER“The stories in this book make for a fascinating and remarkably complete pantheon of just about every common despair and every joy related to game development.” — Rami Ismail, cofounder of Vlambeer and developer of Nuclear ThroneDeveloping video games—hero's journey or fool's errand? The creative and technical logistics that go into building today's hottest games can be more ... Leer más

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER“The stories in this book make for a fascinating and remarkably complete pantheon of just about every common despair and every joy related to game development.” — Rami Ismail, cofounder of Vlambeer and developer of Nuclear ThroneDeveloping video games—hero's journey or fool's errand? The creative and technical logistics that go into building today's hottest games can be more
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Bad Blood

Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

de John Carreyrou ...

**NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The gripping story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos—one of the biggest corporate frauds in history—a tale of ambition and hubris set amid the bold promises of Silicon Valley, rigorously reported by the prize-winning journalist. With a new Afterword covering her trial and sentencing, bringing the story to a close.“Chilling ... Reads like a thriller ... Carreyrou tells [the ... Leer más

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**NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The gripping story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos—one of the biggest corporate frauds in history—a tale of ambition and hubris set amid the bold promises of Silicon Valley, rigorously reported by the prize-winning journalist. With a new Afterword covering her trial and sentencing, bringing the story to a close.“Chilling ... Reads like a thriller ... Carreyrou tells [the
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The Possibility of Life

Science, Imagination, and Our Quest for Kinship in the Cosmos

de Jaime Green ...

An LA Times Book Prize FinalistA Washington Post Best Book of the YearA TODAY Show Summer BookAn NPR Science Friday Book Club PickA "Next Big Idea Book Club" Must ReadOne of the Chicago Tribune's 52 Books for Summer 2023An Esquire Best Book of 2023A Gizmodo New Release Pick for AprilA B... ... Leer más

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An LA Times Book Prize FinalistA Washington Post Best Book of the YearA TODAY Show Summer BookAn NPR Science Friday Book Club PickA "Next Big Idea Book Club" Must ReadOne of the Chicago Tribune's 52 Books for Summer 2023An Esquire Best Book of 2023A Gizmodo New Release Pick for AprilA B...
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Cadillac Desert

The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Revised Edition

de Marc Reisner, Lawrie Mott ...

**“I’ve been thinking a lot about Cadillac Desert in the past few weeks, as the rain fell and fell and kept falling over California, much of which, despite the pouring heavens, seems likely to remain in the grip of a severe drought. Reisner anticipated this moment. He worried that the West’s success with irrigation could be a mirage — that it took water for granted and didn’t appreciate the ... Leer más

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**“I’ve been thinking a lot about Cadillac Desert in the past few weeks, as the rain fell and fell and kept falling over California, much of which, despite the pouring heavens, seems likely to remain in the grip of a severe drought. Reisner anticipated this moment. He worried that the West’s success with irrigation could be a mirage — that it took water for granted and didn’t appreciate the
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Junkyard Planet

Travels in the Billion-Dollar Trash Trade

de Adam Minter ...

How can garbage turn into gold? What does recycling have to do with globalization? Where does all that stuff we throw away go, anyway?When you drop your Diet Coke can or yesterday's newspaper in the recycling bin, where does it go? Probably halfway around the world, to people and places that clean up what you don't want and turn it into something you can't wait to buy. In Junkyard Planet, Adam ... Leer más

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How can garbage turn into gold? What does recycling have to do with globalization? Where does all that stuff we throw away go, anyway?When you drop your Diet Coke can or yesterday's newspaper in the recycling bin, where does it go? Probably halfway around the world, to people and places that clean up what you don't want and turn it into something you can't wait to buy. In Junkyard Planet, Adam
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The Little Book of Aliens

de Adam Frank ...

“With wit and brio, Frank separates current nonsense about aliens from the serious and fascinating search for extraterrestrial life.” —Carlo Rovelli, New York Times bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on PhysicsFrom astrophysicist Adam Frank, a little book on the biggest questions in our search for extraterrestrial life and the field of astrobiology, questions we stand ready to answer ... Leer más

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“With wit and brio, Frank separates current nonsense about aliens from the serious and fascinating search for extraterrestrial life.” —Carlo Rovelli, New York Times bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on PhysicsFrom astrophysicist Adam Frank, a little book on the biggest questions in our search for extraterrestrial life and the field of astrobiology, questions we stand ready to answer
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The Code Book

The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography

de Simon Singh ...

In his first book since the bestselling Fermat's Enigma, Simon Singh offers the first sweeping history of encryption, tracing its evolution and revealing the dramatic effects codes have had on wars, nations, and individual lives. From Mary, Queen of Scots, trapped by her own code, to the Navajo Code Talkers who helped the Allies win World War II, to the incredible (and incredibly simple) ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

In his first book since the bestselling Fermat's Enigma, Simon Singh offers the first sweeping history of encryption, tracing its evolution and revealing the dramatic effects codes have had on wars, nations, and individual lives. From Mary, Queen of Scots, trapped by her own code, to the Navajo Code Talkers who helped the Allies win World War II, to the incredible (and incredibly simple)
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The Decision Maker's Ultimate Guide to MBSE

de Ernest Stambouly ...

Business decision makers will face many dilemmas when trying to assess the value that Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) can potentially bring to their organization. Unaided by those who have charted the path before them, they'll face many pitfalls. The Decision Maker's Ultimate Guide to MBSE exposes the dilemmas and pitfalls to avoid. It explains how MBSE affects the bottom line offering ... Leer más

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Business decision makers will face many dilemmas when trying to assess the value that Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) can potentially bring to their organization. Unaided by those who have charted the path before them, they'll face many pitfalls. The Decision Maker's Ultimate Guide to MBSE exposes the dilemmas and pitfalls to avoid. It explains how MBSE affects the bottom line offering
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Building Colonial Hong Kong

Speculative Development and Segregation in the City

de Cecilia L. Chu ...

Series series Planning, History and Environment Series
In the 1880s, Hong Kong was a booming colonial entrepôt, with many European, especially British, residents living in palatial mansions in the Mid-Levels and at the Peak. But it was also a ruthless migrant city where Chinese workers shared bedspaces in the crowded tenements of Taipingshan. Despite persistent inequality, Hong Kong never ceased to attract different classes of sojourners and ... Leer más

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In the 1880s, Hong Kong was a booming colonial entrepôt, with many European, especially British, residents living in palatial mansions in the Mid-Levels and at the Peak. But it was also a ruthless migrant city where Chinese workers shared bedspaces in the crowded tenements of Taipingshan. Despite persistent inequality, Hong Kong never ceased to attract different classes of sojourners and
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Classic Engines, Modern Fuel

The Problems, the Solutions

de Paul Ireland ...

This book tells you why and how.This book brings together a collection of popular articles previously published by the author in assorted car magazines. Based on in-depth research carried out at Manchester University, the articles investigate how classic engines respond to modern petrol/gasoline, and the results are presented in a way that any enthusiast can understand. One chapter ranks some ... Leer más

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This book tells you why and how.This book brings together a collection of popular articles previously published by the author in assorted car magazines. Based on in-depth research carried out at Manchester University, the articles investigate how classic engines respond to modern petrol/gasoline, and the results are presented in a way that any enthusiast can understand. One chapter ranks some
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Shifts

Nine Big Ideas That Revolutionized Computing

de Brian Kernighan ...

**An engaging account of some of the most important shifts in computing and how they have changed how we design, build, program, analyze, connect, and use computers.From a pioneer in computing and programming languages, and a best-selling author.**We live in a world with far more computers than people. Those computers affect every aspect of our lives, sometimes for better and often for worse. In ... Leer más

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**An engaging account of some of the most important shifts in computing and how they have changed how we design, build, program, analyze, connect, and use computers.From a pioneer in computing and programming languages, and a best-selling author.**We live in a world with far more computers than people. Those computers affect every aspect of our lives, sometimes for better and often for worse. In
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The Proof in the Code

How a Truth Machine Is Transforming Math and AI

de Kevin Hartnett ...

One of Publishers Weekly**'s Best Books of 2026**“The most interesting book I’ve ever read about math.” —Kevin Roose, New York Times tech columnist and co-host of the Hard Fork podcastThe Proof in the Code tells the inside story of Lean, a computer program that answers the age-old question: How do you know if something is true?It began as ... ... Leer más

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One of Publishers Weekly**'s Best Books of 2026**“The most interesting book I’ve ever read about math.” —Kevin Roose, New York Times tech columnist and co-host of the Hard Fork podcastThe Proof in the Code tells the inside story of Lean, a computer program that answers the age-old question: How do you know if something is true?It began as ...
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Kobuk the Destroyer

And Other Tales from the Wild, Unseen World of Test Engineering

de Alex Davies ...

An exuberant exploration of why the stuff we use (mostly) works—and a celebration of the unsung engineers who ensure it does.When a manufacturer offers a 10,000-mile warranty on a car or slaps a “bear-resistant” label on a camping cooler, what do we know about how trustworthy that promise is, and how it’s backed up? For the cooler, it’s Kobuk the Destroyer, the fiercest member of the Interagency ... Leer más

$20.99 USD

An exuberant exploration of why the stuff we use (mostly) works—and a celebration of the unsung engineers who ensure it does.When a manufacturer offers a 10,000-mile warranty on a car or slaps a “bear-resistant” label on a camping cooler, what do we know about how trustworthy that promise is, and how it’s backed up? For the cooler, it’s Kobuk the Destroyer, the fiercest member of the Interagency
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How We Think

Digital Media and Contemporary Technogenesis

de N. Katherine Hayles ...

"How do we think?" N. Katherine Hayles poses this question at the beginning of this bracing exploration of the idea that we think through, with, and alongside media. As the age of print passes and new technologies appear every day, this proposition has become far more complicated, particularly for the traditionally print-based disciplines in the humanities and qualitative social sciences. With a ... Leer más

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"How do we think?" N. Katherine Hayles poses this question at the beginning of this bracing exploration of the idea that we think through, with, and alongside media. As the age of print passes and new technologies appear every day, this proposition has become far more complicated, particularly for the traditionally print-based disciplines in the humanities and qualitative social sciences. With a
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Thunderstruck

de Erik Larson ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An “irresistible” (The Washington Post) true story of love, murder, and the last moments of the “great hush” before wireless radio connected the world, from the renowned author of The Devil in the White City and The Demon of Unrest“Gripping . . . an edge-of-the-seat read.”—PeopleIn Thunderstruck, Erik Larson tells the interwoven stories of two men—Hawley Cripp... ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An “irresistible” (The Washington Post) true story of love, murder, and the last moments of the “great hush” before wireless radio connected the world, from the renowned author of The Devil in the White City and The Demon of Unrest“Gripping . . . an edge-of-the-seat read.”—PeopleIn Thunderstruck, Erik Larson tells the interwoven stories of two men—Hawley Cripp...
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The Pen

A Human History

de Simon Garfield ...

“A rich history” (Esquire UK) of writing, thought, and culture through the story of the pen and its integral role in shaping our lives into the twenty-first century—from New York Times bestselling author Simon Garfield“A paean to the pen—glorious and golden.”—Emma Thompson, two-time Academy Award-winning actor and writerThe pen has been with us for millennia. Many beloved authors had their ... Leer más

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“A rich history” (Esquire UK) of writing, thought, and culture through the story of the pen and its integral role in shaping our lives into the twenty-first century—from New York Times bestselling author Simon Garfield“A paean to the pen—glorious and golden.”—Emma Thompson, two-time Academy Award-winning actor and writerThe pen has been with us for millennia. Many beloved authors had their
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Edison's Ghosts

The Untold Weirdness of History's Greatest Geniuses

de Katie Spalding ...

**Publishers Weekly Best Summer ReadsOverturn everything you knew about history’s greatest minds in this raucous and hilarious book, where it turns out there's a finer line between "genius" and "idiot" than we've previously known.**“As Albert Einstein almost certainly never said, everyone is a genius – but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

**Publishers Weekly Best Summer ReadsOverturn everything you knew about history’s greatest minds in this raucous and hilarious book, where it turns out there's a finer line between "genius" and "idiot" than we've previously known.**“As Albert Einstein almost certainly never said, everyone is a genius – but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing
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Co-habiting with Ghosts

Knowledge, Experience, Belief and the Domestic Uncanny

de Caron Lipman ...

How does it feel to live in a ’haunted home’? How do people negotiate their everyday lives with the experience of uncanny, anomalous or strange events within the domestic interior? What do such experiences reveal of the intersection between the material, immaterial and temporal within the home? How do people interpret, share and narrate experiences which are uncertain and unpredictable? What does ... Leer más

$76.99 USD

How does it feel to live in a ’haunted home’? How do people negotiate their everyday lives with the experience of uncanny, anomalous or strange events within the domestic interior? What do such experiences reveal of the intersection between the material, immaterial and temporal within the home? How do people interpret, share and narrate experiences which are uncertain and unpredictable? What does
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Locksport

A Hackers Guide to Lockpicking, Impressioning, and Safe Cracking

de Jos Weyers, Matt Burrough, Walter Belgers, BandEAtoZ, Nigel Tolley ...

A comprehensive, fully illustrated guide to the fascinating sport of picking locks, Locksport is authored by five of the field’s foremost champions. Together, they’ll show you how to ethically, efficiently, and effectively bypass anything—from simple locks and safe dials to deadlocks and vaults.Welcome to the world of locksport, the sport of defeating locks. Whether you’re new to the challenge of ... Leer más

$32.99 USD

A comprehensive, fully illustrated guide to the fascinating sport of picking locks, Locksport is authored by five of the field’s foremost champions. Together, they’ll show you how to ethically, efficiently, and effectively bypass anything—from simple locks and safe dials to deadlocks and vaults.Welcome to the world of locksport, the sport of defeating locks. Whether you’re new to the challenge of
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La plaza y la torre

Redes y poder: de los masones a Facebook

de Niall Ferguson ...

Traducido por Francisco José Ramos Mena ...

Una historia de las redes organizacionales que han cambiado el mundo y una invitación a la reflexión escéptica sobre el papel que tienen en nuestra sociedad.Gran parte de la historia se explica de forma jerárquica: tiene que ver con papas, reyes o presidentes. Pero, ¿y si fuera así por el simple hecho de que han sido ellos los que han creado los archivos históricos? ¿Y si estuviéramos omitiendo y ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

Una historia de las redes organizacionales que han cambiado el mundo y una invitación a la reflexión escéptica sobre el papel que tienen en nuestra sociedad.Gran parte de la historia se explica de forma jerárquica: tiene que ver con papas, reyes o presidentes. Pero, ¿y si fuera así por el simple hecho de que han sido ellos los que han creado los archivos históricos? ¿Y si estuviéramos omitiendo y
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Offensive Automotive Cybersecurity

An engineering handbook for exploiting modern automotive platforms

de Dr. Ahmad MK Nasser, Dr. Dennis Kengo Oka ...

A comprehensive guide to automotive offensive security breaking down real-world exploitation starting from the vehicle backend, through high-performance ECUs down to the edge sensors to bridge the gap between defensive engineering and offensive security techniques.Key FeaturesUnderstand how security weaknesses throughout the vehicle architecture enable exploitationAnalyze real-world exploits on ... Leer más

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A comprehensive guide to automotive offensive security breaking down real-world exploitation starting from the vehicle backend, through high-performance ECUs down to the edge sensors to bridge the gap between defensive engineering and offensive security techniques.Key FeaturesUnderstand how security weaknesses throughout the vehicle architecture enable exploitationAnalyze real-world exploits on
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