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The AI Con

How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want

by Emily M. Bender, Alex Hanna ...

'The blizzard of excitement, misinformation and pure hype around AI has driven many of us to want an honest guide. If, like me, you’re one of those many, you need to read this book' BRIAN ENOIs AI going to take over the world? Have scientists created an artificial lifeform that can think on its own? Is it going to replace all our jobs? Are we about to enter an age where computers are better than ... Read more

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'The blizzard of excitement, misinformation and pure hype around AI has driven many of us to want an honest guide. If, like me, you’re one of those many, you need to read this book' BRIAN ENOIs AI going to take over the world? Have scientists created an artificial lifeform that can think on its own? Is it going to replace all our jobs? Are we about to enter an age where computers are better than
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So You've Been Publicly Shamed

the hilarious and unnerving real-life exploration of being found out on social media

by Jon Ronson ...

**Jon Ronson's captivating and brilliant exploration of one of our world's most underappreciated forces: shame.'So enjoyable . . . you can be having a laugh while understanding a social phenomenon in a completely unique way' – The BBC Radio 2 Arts Show with Claudia Winkleman**A great renaissance of public shaming is sweeping our land. Through social media, justice has been democratized and the ... Read more

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**Jon Ronson's captivating and brilliant exploration of one of our world's most underappreciated forces: shame.'So enjoyable . . . you can be having a laugh while understanding a social phenomenon in a completely unique way' – The BBC Radio 2 Arts Show with Claudia Winkleman**A great renaissance of public shaming is sweeping our land. Through social media, justice has been democratized and the
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The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI

How to Think About Artificial Intelligence Before It's Too Late

by Cory Doctorow ...

As we enter the age of AI, we are in danger of being reduced to what Cory Doctorow dubs the 'reverse centaur'. With that term he conjures a human being conscripted as the assistant to a dominant machine. It could be a driver made to deliver nonstop, all day long; a warehouse worker packing shelves without bathroom or food breaks; or a programmer reviewing impossible amounts of AI-produced code.Don ... Read more

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As we enter the age of AI, we are in danger of being reduced to what Cory Doctorow dubs the 'reverse centaur'. With that term he conjures a human being conscripted as the assistant to a dominant machine. It could be a driver made to deliver nonstop, all day long; a warehouse worker packing shelves without bathroom or food breaks; or a programmer reviewing impossible amounts of AI-produced code.Don
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Under a Dark Cloud

A compulsive British detective crime thriller

by Louisa Scarr ...

Series Book 2 - Butler & West
One dead body. One witness. One answer.Early one morning, DS Robin Butler is summoned to a crime scene. Not as a policeman, but as best friend to renowned meteorologist, Dr Finn Mason. The morning after studying an enormous storm, Finn has locked himself in a van. Bloodied, confused, and with no memory of how he came to be there. And alongside him a dead body.Butler sets out to prove Finn's ... Read more

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One dead body. One witness. One answer.Early one morning, DS Robin Butler is summoned to a crime scene. Not as a policeman, but as best friend to renowned meteorologist, Dr Finn Mason. The morning after studying an enormous storm, Finn has locked himself in a van. Bloodied, confused, and with no memory of how he came to be there. And alongside him a dead body.Butler sets out to prove Finn's
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After

A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal About Life and Beyond

by Dr Bruce Greyson, MD ...

After is a ground-breaking book for anyone curious about the scope of the human mind, the nature of consciousness, and the pursuit of a meaningful life.'Absorbing and convincing' Daily MailAn Independent book of the month___What happens when we die?Ten per cent of people whose hearts stop, and then restart, report near-death experiences. St... ... Read more

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After is a ground-breaking book for anyone curious about the scope of the human mind, the nature of consciousness, and the pursuit of a meaningful life.'Absorbing and convincing' Daily MailAn Independent book of the month___What happens when we die?Ten per cent of people whose hearts stop, and then restart, report near-death experiences. St...
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Blood and Guts

A Short History of Medicine

by Roy Porter ...

Mankind's battle to stay alive is the greatest of all subjects. This brief, witty and unusual book by Britain's greatest medical historian compresses into a tiny span a lifetime spent thinking about millennia of human ingenuity in the quest to cheat death. Each chapter sums up one of these battlefields (surgery, doctors, disease, hospitals, laboratories and the human body) in a way that is both ... Read more

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Mankind's battle to stay alive is the greatest of all subjects. This brief, witty and unusual book by Britain's greatest medical historian compresses into a tiny span a lifetime spent thinking about millennia of human ingenuity in the quest to cheat death. Each chapter sums up one of these battlefields (surgery, doctors, disease, hospitals, laboratories and the human body) in a way that is both
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The Scientific Revolution: A Very Short Introduction

A Very Short Introduction

by Lawrence M. Principe ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries witnessed such fervent investigations of the natural world that the period has been called the 'Scientific Revolution.' New ideas and discoveries not only redefined what human beings believed, knew, and could do, but also forced them to redefine themselves with respect to the strange new worlds revealed by ships and scalpels, telescopes and microscopes, ... Read more

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The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries witnessed such fervent investigations of the natural world that the period has been called the 'Scientific Revolution.' New ideas and discoveries not only redefined what human beings believed, knew, and could do, but also forced them to redefine themselves with respect to the strange new worlds revealed by ships and scalpels, telescopes and microscopes,
... Read more
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

A True Story of Scientific Discovery, Questionable Ethics, and a Family's Fight for Truth

by Rebecca Skloot ...

**A heartbreaking account of a medical miracle: how one woman’s cells – taken without her knowledge – have saved countless lives. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a true story of race, class, injustice and exploitation.‘No dead woman has done more for the living . . . A fascinating, harrowing, necessary book.’ – Hilary Mantel, GuardianWith an introduction Sarah Moss, author of by author of ... Read more

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**A heartbreaking account of a medical miracle: how one woman’s cells – taken without her knowledge – have saved countless lives. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a true story of race, class, injustice and exploitation.‘No dead woman has done more for the living . . . A fascinating, harrowing, necessary book.’ – Hilary Mantel, GuardianWith an introduction Sarah Moss, author of by author of
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The Renaissance

A Very Short Introduction

by Jerry Brotton ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
More than ever before, the Renaissance stands as one of the defining moments in world history. Between 1400 and 1600, European perceptions of society, culture, politics and even humanity itself emerged in ways that continue to affect not only Europe but the entire world. This wide-ranging exploration of the Renaissance sees the period as a time of unprecedented intellectual excitement and cultural ... Read more

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More than ever before, the Renaissance stands as one of the defining moments in world history. Between 1400 and 1600, European perceptions of society, culture, politics and even humanity itself emerged in ways that continue to affect not only Europe but the entire world. This wide-ranging exploration of the Renaissance sees the period as a time of unprecedented intellectual excitement and cultural
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The Creativity Code

How AI is learning to write, paint and think

by Marcus du Sautoy ...

Will a computer ever compose a symphony, write a prize-winning novel, or paint a masterpiece? And if so, would we be able to tell the difference?As humans, we have an extraordinary ability to create works of art that elevate, expand and transform what it means to be alive.Yet in many other areas, new developments in AI are shaking up the status quo, as we find out how many of the tasks humans ... Read more

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Will a computer ever compose a symphony, write a prize-winning novel, or paint a masterpiece? And if so, would we be able to tell the difference?As humans, we have an extraordinary ability to create works of art that elevate, expand and transform what it means to be alive.Yet in many other areas, new developments in AI are shaking up the status quo, as we find out how many of the tasks humans
... Read more
Co-Intelligence

The Definitive, Bestselling Guide to Living and Working with AI

by Ethan Mollick ...

The New York Times BestsellerThe urgent and definitive guide to working, learning, and living in the new age of artificial intelligence from the acclaimed Wharton Professor of Management and author of the One Useful Thing Substack.'The very best book I know about the ins, outs, and ethics of generative AI. Drop everything and read it cover to cover NOW' Angela Duckworth, bestselling author of Grit ... Read more

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The New York Times BestsellerThe urgent and definitive guide to working, learning, and living in the new age of artificial intelligence from the acclaimed Wharton Professor of Management and author of the One Useful Thing Substack.'The very best book I know about the ins, outs, and ethics of generative AI. Drop everything and read it cover to cover NOW' Angela Duckworth, bestselling author of Grit
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Determined

Life Without Free Will

by Robert M Sapolsky ...

One of the world’s greatest scientists of human behaviour, the bestselling author of Behave, shows that free will does not exist - and sets out the disturbing yet liberating implications of accepting this fact.‘One of the best scientist-writers of our time’ OLIVER SACKSWhat if free will is an illusion? As Robert Sapolsky shows in this masterful account of the science of human behaviour, everything ... Read more

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One of the world’s greatest scientists of human behaviour, the bestselling author of Behave, shows that free will does not exist - and sets out the disturbing yet liberating implications of accepting this fact.‘One of the best scientist-writers of our time’ OLIVER SACKSWhat if free will is an illusion? As Robert Sapolsky shows in this masterful account of the science of human behaviour, everything
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Life 3.0

Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

by Max Tegmark ...

***'*This is the most important conversation of our time, and Tegmark's thought-provoking book will help you join it' Stephen HawkingTHE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER. DAILY TELEGRAPH AND THE TIMES BOOKS OF THE YEARSELECTED AS ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVOURITE BOOKS OF 2018**AI is the future - but what will that future look like? Will superhuman intelligence be our slave, or become our god?Taking us to ... Read more

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***'*This is the most important conversation of our time, and Tegmark's thought-provoking book will help you join it' Stephen HawkingTHE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER. DAILY TELEGRAPH AND THE TIMES BOOKS OF THE YEARSELECTED AS ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVOURITE BOOKS OF 2018**AI is the future - but what will that future look like? Will superhuman intelligence be our slave, or become our god?Taking us to
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Four Thousand Weeks

Embrace your limits. Change your life. Make your four thousand weeks count.

by Oliver Burkeman ...

A life-changing gift of a book: What if you tried to stop doing everything, so you could finally get round to what counts?**The instant Sunday Times bestseller**Rejecting the futile modern obsession with 'getting everything done,' Four Thousand Weeks introduces readers to tools for constructing a meaningful life by embracing rather than denying their limitations.Drawing on the insights of both ... Read more

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A life-changing gift of a book: What if you tried to stop doing everything, so you could finally get round to what counts?**The instant Sunday Times bestseller**Rejecting the futile modern obsession with 'getting everything done,' Four Thousand Weeks introduces readers to tools for constructing a meaningful life by embracing rather than denying their limitations.Drawing on the insights of both
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Blue Machine

How the Ocean Shapes Our World

by Helen Czerski ...

***WINNER OF THE 2024 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATIONFINANCIAL TIMES* 2023 HIGHLIGHT'Helen Czerski weaves together physics and biology, history and science, in a beautifully poetic way.'Professor Alice Roberts'In Helen Czerski's hands, the mechanical becomes magical. An instant classic**.'Tristan Gooley, author of How to Read Water'Blue Machine is quite simply one of the best books I have ever ... Read more

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***WINNER OF THE 2024 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATIONFINANCIAL TIMES* 2023 HIGHLIGHT'Helen Czerski weaves together physics and biology, history and science, in a beautifully poetic way.'Professor Alice Roberts'In Helen Czerski's hands, the mechanical becomes magical. An instant classic**.'Tristan Gooley, author of How to Read Water'Blue Machine is quite simply one of the best books I have ever
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I Think We Should Kill Other People

The funniest serial killer thriller full of twists and turns you'll read all year

by L.M. Chilton ...

The new laugh-out-loud serial killer thriller from L.M. Chilton, author of Don't Swipe Right and Everyone in the Group Chat Dies.'Razor sharp, irreverent and as funny as hell' JOHN MARRS**'A brilliant, dark comedy' HeatHazel and Marc were paired together on revolutionary new reality TV show Love Synced, in which AI matches hopeful lovers based on its perceptive algorithms... ... Read more

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The new laugh-out-loud serial killer thriller from L.M. Chilton, author of Don't Swipe Right and Everyone in the Group Chat Dies.'Razor sharp, irreverent and as funny as hell' JOHN MARRS**'A brilliant, dark comedy' HeatHazel and Marc were paired together on revolutionary new reality TV show Love Synced, in which AI matches hopeful lovers based on its perceptive algorithms...
... Read more
Playing with Reality

How Games Shape Our World

by Kelly Clancy ...

‘A dopamine hit on every page’ Marcus du SautoyA sweeping intellectual history of games and their importance to human progress.We play games to learn about the world, to understand our minds and the minds of others, and to practice making predictions about the future. Games are thought to be older than written language, and have now become the dominant cultural media—bigger than movies, TV, music, ... Read more

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‘A dopamine hit on every page’ Marcus du SautoyA sweeping intellectual history of games and their importance to human progress.We play games to learn about the world, to understand our minds and the minds of others, and to practice making predictions about the future. Games are thought to be older than written language, and have now become the dominant cultural media—bigger than movies, TV, music,
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The Dinosaur Hunters

A True Story of Scientific Rivalry and the Discovery of the Prehistoric World (Text Only Edition)

by Deborah Cadbury ...

The story of two nineteenth-century scientists who revealed one of the most significant and exciting events in the natural history of this planet: the existence of dinosaurs.In ‘The Dinosaur Hunters’ Deborah Cadbury brilliantly recreates the remarkable story of the bitter rivalry between two men: Gideon Mantell uncovered giant bones in a Sussex quarry, became obsessed with the lost world of the ... Read more

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The story of two nineteenth-century scientists who revealed one of the most significant and exciting events in the natural history of this planet: the existence of dinosaurs.In ‘The Dinosaur Hunters’ Deborah Cadbury brilliantly recreates the remarkable story of the bitter rivalry between two men: Gideon Mantell uncovered giant bones in a Sussex quarry, became obsessed with the lost world of the
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Bad Pharma

How Medicine is Broken, And How We Can Fix It

by Ben Goldacre ...

‘Bad Science’ hilariously exposed the tricks that quacks and journalists use to distort science, becoming a 400,000 copy bestseller. Now Ben Goldacre puts the $600bn global pharmaceutical industry under the microscope. What he reveals is a fascinating, terrifying mess.Doctors and patients need good scientific evidence to make informed decisions. But instead, companies run bad trials on their own ... Read more

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‘Bad Science’ hilariously exposed the tricks that quacks and journalists use to distort science, becoming a 400,000 copy bestseller. Now Ben Goldacre puts the $600bn global pharmaceutical industry under the microscope. What he reveals is a fascinating, terrifying mess.Doctors and patients need good scientific evidence to make informed decisions. But instead, companies run bad trials on their own
... Read more
Invisible Women

the Sunday Times number one bestseller exposing the gender bias women face every day

by Caroline Criado Perez ...

*THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER**A TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE 21st CENTURY**OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD***Discover the shocking gender bias that affects our everyday lives in this groundbreaking gift of a book.'Nothing delights me more than a well-written and well-researched book that teaches you and never bores you' Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie**'HELL YES. This is one of those books that has t... ... Read more

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*THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER**A TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE 21st CENTURY**OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD***Discover the shocking gender bias that affects our everyday lives in this groundbreaking gift of a book.'Nothing delights me more than a well-written and well-researched book that teaches you and never bores you' Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie**'HELL YES. This is one of those books that has t...
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The Proving Ground

The Brand New Blockbuster Lincoln Lawyer Thriller

by Michael Connelly ...

Series Book 7 - Mickey Haller Series
Mickey Haller - The Lincoln Lawyer - leaves criminal court behind for his first civil lawsuit. But to him, this is still a murder trial.An AI company's chatbot encouraged a sixteen-year-old boy to kill his ex-girlfriend. Can Haller prove the company knew the dangers of its own creation?To do so, he turns to Jack McEvoy - a journalist who knows how powerful the coming wave will be - and together ... Read more

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Mickey Haller - The Lincoln Lawyer - leaves criminal court behind for his first civil lawsuit. But to him, this is still a murder trial.An AI company's chatbot encouraged a sixteen-year-old boy to kill his ex-girlfriend. Can Haller prove the company knew the dangers of its own creation?To do so, he turns to Jack McEvoy - a journalist who knows how powerful the coming wave will be - and together
... Read more
If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?

My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating

by Alan Alda ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Award-winning actor Alan Alda tells the fascinating story of his quest to learn how to communicate better, and to teach others to do the same. With his trademark humor and candor, he explores how to develop empathy as the key factor.“Invaluable.”—Deborah Tannen, #1 New York Times bestselling author of You’re the Only One I Can Tell and You Just Don’t UnderstandAlan Alda ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Award-winning actor Alan Alda tells the fascinating story of his quest to learn how to communicate better, and to teach others to do the same. With his trademark humor and candor, he explores how to develop empathy as the key factor.“Invaluable.”—Deborah Tannen, #1 New York Times bestselling author of You’re the Only One I Can Tell and You Just Don’t UnderstandAlan Alda
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The Age Code

The New Science of Food and How It Can Save Us

by David Cox ...

** As seen on ITV Tonight… THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER **** A New Scientist Best Book of 2026 **'Clear and compelling' Chris van Tulleken'Really interesting and insightful' Joe Wicks'Fascinating' Tim Spector–What if the food you eat could rewind your biological clock?From the rising incidence of cancer in the under-5... ... Read more

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** As seen on ITV Tonight… THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER **** A New Scientist Best Book of 2026 **'Clear and compelling' Chris van Tulleken'Really interesting and insightful' Joe Wicks'Fascinating' Tim Spector–What if the food you eat could rewind your biological clock?From the rising incidence of cancer in the under-5...
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Frostbite

How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves

by Nicola Twilley ...

**Winner of the James Beard Award for Literary Writing"Engrossing...hard to put down." — The New York Times Book Review“Frostbite is a perfectly executed cold fusion of science, history, and literary verve . . . as a fellow nonfiction writer, I bow down. This is how it's done.” — Mary Roach, author of Fuzz and StiffAn engaging and far-reaching exploration of refrigeration, tracing its evolution ... Read more

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**Winner of the James Beard Award for Literary Writing"Engrossing...hard to put down." — The New York Times Book Review“Frostbite is a perfectly executed cold fusion of science, history, and literary verve . . . as a fellow nonfiction writer, I bow down. This is how it's done.” — Mary Roach, author of Fuzz and StiffAn engaging and far-reaching exploration of refrigeration, tracing its evolution
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