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    The Soul of A New Machine

    by Tracy Kidder ...
    Narrated by Ben Sullivan ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 3 min

    Tracy Kidder's "riveting" (Washington Post) story of one company's efforts to bring a new microcomputer to market won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and has become essential reading for understanding the history of the American tech industry.Computers have changed since 1981, when The Soul of a New Machine first examined the culture of the computer revolution. What has not ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Brief History of Email, A: How the World Started Sending Messages Instantly

    by Christopher Hales ...
    Narrated by Christopher Hales ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 49 min

    Explore how an accidental technology experiment sparked a digital communication revolution that redefined human habits. Perfect for your daily commute or a focused afternoon of learning, this engaging narrative history traces the chaotic leap from horseback couriers to the relentless ping of the modern inbox.Far from a dry timeline, this immersive journey dives into the messy improvisations and ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Email: How the World Started Sending Letters at the Speed of Light

    by Gregory Bolton ...
    Narrated by Gregory Bolton ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 46 min

    Explore the technology history of how slow paper mail evolved into the instant messaging defining our lives. Perfect for an informative commute, this engaging narrative traces the epic leap from handwritten correspondence to the humming servers of the modern inbox.As you unwind or tackle deep work, reflect on the human stories behind the glowing screen. You will demystify how simple text protocols ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Artificial Intelligence: What Everyone Needs to Know Today About Our Future

    by James C. Moore ...
    Narrated by Nick Dolle ...

    Unabridged

    32 min

    Why do we need research to ensure that artificial intelligence remains safe and beneficial? What are the benefits and risks of artificial intelligence?Today only, get this audio bestseller for a special price.From SIRI to self-driving cars, artificial intelligence (AI) is progressing rapidly. While science fiction often portrays AI as robots with human-like characteristics, AI can encompass ... Read more

    $5.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Fallout. Хроники создания легендарной саги

    by Эрван Лафлериэль ...
    Narrated by Александр Гаврилин ...
    Series series Легендарные компьютерные игры

    Unabridged

    7 hours 46 min

    От хаоса Пустошей к великой игре! Мир Fallout — это смесь ретро-футуризма и постапокалипсиса, где время и радиация неспешно пожирают следы человеческих мечтаний о счастливом будущем. Идеи, заложенные в игру, пришлись по вкусу миллионам геймеров. Fallout постоянно развивается и меняется, и выход каждой новой части становится громким событием в игровой индустрии. Эта книга приглашает вас заглянуть ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    History of the Internet, The: The Complete Story of How the Web, Social Media, and Technology Shaped Our Modern World

    by David C. Baxter ...
    Narrated by Digital Voice Frederick E ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 15 min

    This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Journey through the remarkable transformation of human civilization brought about by the Internet in this comprehensive exploration of digital history. Beginning with the room-sized computers of the 1940s and Cold War military projects, follow the fascinating evolution of a technology that now connects over five billion people worldwide.Discover the ... Read more

    $9.62 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Internet: Cómo un experimento de la Guerra Fría conectó al mundo entero

    by Rafael Dávila ...
    Narrated by Rafael Dávila ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 12 min

    Un experimento de la Guerra Fría mutó para tejer la red global y transformar nuestra historia de la tecnología. Ideal para mentes curiosas que buscan aprender de camino al trabajo, este viaje sonoro desentraña las tensiones políticas detrás de tus pantallas. Sumérgete en un relato fascinante que traduce conceptos complejos en una aventura accesible y reveladora.Comprenderás por qué las mentes ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    الثورة الرقمية: 13 نقطة تحوّل أتاحت نشوء العالم الحديث

    by ميثم العزاوي ...
    Narrated by ميثم العزاوي ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 27 min

    اكتشف كيف تطور تاريخ التكنولوجيا من الآلات الميكانيكية البطيئة إلى عصر الذكاء الاصطناعي الذي يدير حياتنا. يعيش عالمنا تحولات تقنية متسارعة تعيد صياغة الزمن والمسافة، وهذا السرد التنويري يفكك تعقيدات هذه الطفرات بأسلوب جذاب. استمع أثناء تنقلك اليومي لتدرك كيف ولدت شبكة الإنترنت من رحم الحاجة البشرية لحل المشكلات المعقدة.بعيدا عن المصطلحات التقنية الجافة، يأخذك هذا العمل في رحلة صوتية ممتعة لفهم ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    The Technological Republic

    Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the Future of the West

    by Alexander C. Karp, Nicholas W. Zamiska ...
    Narrated by Nicholas W. Zamiska ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 50 min

    INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • “A cri de coeur that takes aim at the tech industry for abandoning its history of helping America and its allies.”—The Wall Street JournalFrom the Palantir co-founder, one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2025, and his deputy, a critically-acclaimed and sweeping indictment of the West’s culture of complacency, arguing ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

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    Story of Computing, The

    by Dermot Turing ...
    Narrated by Tom Babbage ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 29 min

    Today computers shape every aspect of our lives. In our pockets, we carry mobile phones with computing power that was unimaginable just 50 years ago. Many industries are embracing the promises - and the risks - of artificial intelligence. The world is changing faster than ever, and computing is at the heart of technological development.Dermot Turing explores the history of this rapidly evolving ... Read more

    $27.47 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    8-Bit Apocalypse

    The Untold Story of Atari's Missile Command

    by Alex Rubens, Jeff Gerstmann ...
    Narrated by Ryan Burke ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 53 min

    The first history of Atari’s Missile Command, and its unforeseen effects on its creators and the cultureBefore Call of Duty, before World of Warcraft, before even Super Mario Bros., the video game industry exploded in the late 1970s with the advent of the video arcade. Leading the charge was Atari Inc., the creator of, among others, the iconic game Missile Command. The first game to double as a ... Read more

    $49.46 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Gambling Man

    The Secret Story of the World's Greatest Disruptor, Masayoshi Son

    by Lionel Barber ...
    Narrated by Keong Sim ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 25 min

    The former editor of the Financial Times delivers, “with literary flair and stunning revelations” (Steve Coll, Pulitzer Prize winner), the unputdownable first Western biography of SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, financial disruptor and personification of the 21st century’s addiction to instant wealth.As Wall Street swooned and boomed through the last decade, our livelihoods have—now more than ever ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Androids

    The Team that Built the Android Operating System

    by Chet Haase ...
    Narrated by Chet Haase ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 26 min

    The fascinating inside story of how the Android operating system came to be.In 2004, Android was two people who wanted to build camera software but couldn't get investors interested. Today, Android is a large team at Google, delivering an operating system (including camera software) to over 3 billion devices worldwide. This is the inside story, told by the people who made it happen.Androids: The ... Read more

    $35.72 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Keep Calm and Log On

    Your Handbook for Surviving the Digital Revolution

    by Gillian "Gus" Andrews ...
    Narrated by Tavia Gilbert ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 19 min

    Feeling overwhelmed by an avalanche of online content? Anxious about identity theft? Unsettled by the proliferation of fake news? Welcome to the digital revolution. Wait—wasn't the digital revolution supposed to make our lives better? It was going to be fun and put the world at our fingertips. What happened? Keep Calm and Log On is a survival handbook that will help you achieve online mindfulness ... Read more

    $35.72 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Face with Tears of Joy

    A Natural History of Emoji

    by Keith Houston ...
    Narrated by Michael Butler Murray ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 43 min

    A vibrant exploration of the world's newest language—where it came from, how it works, and where it's going.We are surrounded by emoji. They appear in politics, movies, drug deals, our sex lives, and more. But emoji's impact has never been explored in full. In this rollicking tech and pop culture history, Keith Houston follows emoji from its birth in 1990s Japan, traces its Western explosion in ... Read more

    $26.10 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    デジタル革命：現代社会の土台をつくった13の転換点

    by 長野 昴 ...
    Narrated by 長野 昴 ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 12 min

    難解なテクノロジーの歴史を13の決定的な転換点からひも解き、私たちの日常を一変させたデジタル革命の全貌を明らかにする、知的好奇心を刺激する歴史教養ノンフィクション。毎日の通勤時間や静かな夜のひとときに耳を傾ければ、点と点だった知識が鮮やかな線となり、現代社会を形作る巨大なうねりが目の前に立ち上がります。目に見えない二進法の概念から、私たちの思考を拡張する人工知能に至るまで、単なる機械の進化にとどまらない人間の生活や文化の劇的な変容を描き出します。知をアップデートし、次に訪れる未来の波を予測するための確かな視座を手に入れる、深く共鳴するリスニング体験をお約束します。本書で見つかること:• 計算を可能にした抽象的な理論から、手のひらサイズのスマートフォンに至るまでの壮大な進化の軌跡。• インターネットとウェブがいかにして国境を越え、個人と世界をシームレスに繋ぐ情報社会を構築したかの核心。• ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    The Man Who Invented the Computer

    The Biography of John Atanasoff, Digital Pioneer

    by Jane Smiley ...
    Narrated by Kathe Mazur ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 15 min

    From one of our most acclaimed novelists, a David-and-Goliath biography for the digital age.One night in the late 1930s, in a bar on the Illinois–Iowa border, John Vincent Atanasoff, a professor of physics at Iowa State University, after a frustrating day performing tedious mathematical calculations in his lab, hit on the idea that the binary number system and electronic switches, combined with an ... Read more

    $19.50 CAD

  • Audiobook

    What If the Internet Never Existed? An Unplugged Reality

    A Fascinating Journey into a World without Digital Connection

    by Viruti Shivan ...
    Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...
    Series series WHAT IF SERIES

    Unabridged

    44 min

    This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Fascinating Journey into a World without Digital ConnectionImagine a world without Facebook updates, without instant Google searches, without online shopping or streaming services. "What If the Internet Never Existed?" invites readers to embark on a thought-provoking journey into an alternative reality where the internet - the global network that has ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Hacking: A Beginners Guide To Your First Computer Hack; Learn To Crack A Wireless Network, Basic Security Penetration Made Easy and Step By Step Kali Linux

    by Kevin White ...
    Narrated by Matt Montanez ...

    Unabridged

    31 min

    Hacking will demand your full dedication and interest and also a desire and a craving for knowledge and constant advancement. If your goal is to be a hacker, this is the audiobook to start with!Today only, get this Amazon bestseller for a special price.Read on your PC, Mac, smart phone, or tablet device.This audio program contains proven steps and strategies on how to hack a Wireless Network, ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    A People’s History of Computing in the United States

    by Joy Lisi Rankin ...
    Narrated by Bernadette Dunne ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 2 min

    Silicon Valley gets all the credit for digital creativity, but this account of the pre-PC world, when computing meant more than using mature consumer technology, challenges that triumphalism.The invention of the personal computer liberated users from corporate mainframes and brought computing into homes. But throughout the 1960s and 1970s, a diverse group of teachers and students working together ... Read more

    $32.15 CAD

  • Audiobook

    History of the Internet: From Military Networks to Global Encryption, Cryptography, and the Connected World

    by Richard Falcone ...
    Narrated by Richard Falcone ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 52 min

    Uncover the high-stakes cybersecurity arms race that transformed vulnerable military networks into our digital world. Perfect for your daily commute, this tense technology history reveals the hidden battlegrounds of secrecy, signaling, and control. Discover how Cold War paranoia sparked a decentralized revolution that fundamentally altered human communication.Fuel your focused learning with ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Elon Musk

    by Walter Isaacson ...
    Narrated by Jeremy Bobb ...

    Unabridged

    20 hours 39 min

    **The #1 New York Times and global bestseller from Walter Isaacson—the acclaimed author of Steve Jobs, Einstein: His Life and World, Benjamin Franklin, and Leonardo da Vinci—is the astonishingly intimate story of the most fascinating, controversial innovator of modern times. For two years, Isaacson shadowed Elon Musk as he executed his vision for electric vehicles at Tesla, space exploration with ... Read more

    $46.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Traffic Strategy

    Discover Smart and Proven Strategies on How to Boost Significant Traffic to Your Website

    by Fred Cline ...
    Narrated by Marcus Mulenga ...

    Unabridged

    11 min

    Traffic Strategy: Discover Smart and Proven Strategies on How to Boost Significant Traffic to Your WebsiteSince the introduction of the Internet to the public in 1994, our world has movedonline. This has quickly been followed by money. Whether you have a personal blog, business website, or are making money through online advertising, today's currency of success relies, almost exclusively, on the ... Read more

    $5.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Analogia

    The Emergence of Technology Beyond Programmable Control

    by George Dyson ...
    Narrated by Donald Corren ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 42 min

    Named one of WIRED**’s "The Best Pop Culture That Got Us Through 2020"**In Analogia**, technology historian George Dyson presents a startling look back at the analog age and life before the digital revolution—and an unsettling vision of what comes next.**In 1716, the philosopher and mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz spent eight days taking the cure with Peter the Great at Bad Pyrmont... ... Read more

    $28.84 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus