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Hello World

The essential book for understanding AI - from the prizewinning mathematician and The Rest is Science host

by Hannah Fry ...

From the host of The Rest is Science podcast and star of The Celebrity Traitors Season 2. Hannah Fry takes us on a tour of the good, the bad and the downright ugly of the algorithms that surround us._______________'Stylish, thoughtful . . . One of the best books yet written on data and algorithms' The TimesYou are accused of a crime. Who would you rather determined your fate - a hu... ... Read more

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From the host of The Rest is Science podcast and star of The Celebrity Traitors Season 2. Hannah Fry takes us on a tour of the good, the bad and the downright ugly of the algorithms that surround us._______________'Stylish, thoughtful . . . One of the best books yet written on data and algorithms' The TimesYou are accused of a crime. Who would you rather determined your fate - a hu...
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Careless People

The #1 Sunday Times bestselling memoir that Meta doesn't want you to read

by Sarah Wynn-Williams ...

The number one global bestseller and Book of the Year 2025 for Audible, The Times, Cosmopolitan, The Economist and more.‘Amazing: of all the books in all the world Mr Free Speech Zuckerberg wants to ban, it’s the one about him’ – Marina Hyde‘Jaw-dropping . . . A tell-all tome’ – Financial Times‘A Bridget Jones’s Diary-style tale of a young woman thrown into a series of improbable situation... ... Read more

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The number one global bestseller and Book of the Year 2025 for Audible, The Times, Cosmopolitan, The Economist and more.‘Amazing: of all the books in all the world Mr Free Speech Zuckerberg wants to ban, it’s the one about him’ – Marina Hyde‘Jaw-dropping . . . A tell-all tome’ – Financial Times‘A Bridget Jones’s Diary-style tale of a young woman thrown into a series of improbable situation...
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End Times Fascism

And the Fight for the Living World

by Naomi Klein, Astra Taylor ...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA blistering exposé of the new far-right apocalyptic alliance that's on the move around the globe - and how we resistThe far right is on the march again – but this time it’s different from anything we’ve seen before. A new, apocalyptic alliance of religious fundamentalists, billionaire Silicon Valley tech kings and ethno-nationalists is on the ... Read more

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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA blistering exposé of the new far-right apocalyptic alliance that's on the move around the globe - and how we resistThe far right is on the march again – but this time it’s different from anything we’ve seen before. A new, apocalyptic alliance of religious fundamentalists, billionaire Silicon Valley tech kings and ethno-nationalists is on the
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The Last Best Place on the Internet

A Human History of Wikipedia

by Richard Cooke ...

Wikipedia ranks among the most impressive inventions of the 21st century. Consulted by millions of people every day, it is the largest repository of human knowledge ever created, running to billions of words in hundreds of languages - all created by volunteers and available for free.In this entertaining and eye-opening book, Richard Cooke reveals the personality clashes, philosophical disputes, ... Read more

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Wikipedia ranks among the most impressive inventions of the 21st century. Consulted by millions of people every day, it is the largest repository of human knowledge ever created, running to billions of words in hundreds of languages - all created by volunteers and available for free.In this entertaining and eye-opening book, Richard Cooke reveals the personality clashes, philosophical disputes,
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Co-Existence

The Next Phase of AI - From the Bestselling Author of Co-Intelligence

by Ethan Mollick ...

How do we live alongside machines that are sometimes smarter than us?We are entering a new era. AI systems can already outperform humans in some domains while failing spectacularly in others. They can act as tutors, collaborators, researchers, strategists and creators … yet they can also produce falsehoods, generate convincing nonsense and fail unpredictably. The challenge is no longer simply ... Read more

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How do we live alongside machines that are sometimes smarter than us?We are entering a new era. AI systems can already outperform humans in some domains while failing spectacularly in others. They can act as tutors, collaborators, researchers, strategists and creators … yet they can also produce falsehoods, generate convincing nonsense and fail unpredictably. The challenge is no longer simply
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The Nerd Reich

Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy

by Gil Durán ...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA fearless and urgent exposé of technofascism – and a road map to resistance.When Silicon Valley ‘moves fast and breaks things’, the world interprets the chaos as a necessary cost of innovation. Gil Durán reveals something far more sinister afoot: a decades-long campaign to replace elected governments with corporate rule.Drawing on insider political exper... ... Read more

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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA fearless and urgent exposé of technofascism – and a road map to resistance.When Silicon Valley ‘moves fast and breaks things’, the world interprets the chaos as a necessary cost of innovation. Gil Durán reveals something far more sinister afoot: a decades-long campaign to replace elected governments with corporate rule.Drawing on insider political exper...
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Console Wars

Sega Vs Nintendo - and the Battle that Defined a Generation

by Blake Harris ...

In 1990 Nintendo had a virtual monopoly on the video game industry. Sega, on the other hand, was a faltering arcade company with big aspirations and even bigger personalities. But that would all change with the arrival of Tom Kalinske, a man who knew nothing about video games and everything about fighting uphill battles. His unconventional tactics, combined with the blood, sweat and bold ideas of ... Read more

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In 1990 Nintendo had a virtual monopoly on the video game industry. Sega, on the other hand, was a faltering arcade company with big aspirations and even bigger personalities. But that would all change with the arrival of Tom Kalinske, a man who knew nothing about video games and everything about fighting uphill battles. His unconventional tactics, combined with the blood, sweat and bold ideas of
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The Science of Racism

Everything you need to know but probably don't - yet

by Keon West ...

**Shortlisted for the 2026 Unwin AwardLonglisted for the 2026 Jhalak PrizePolls show that over fifty per cent of us don’t believe racism exists.In a world made for White people, The Science of Racism uses clear scientific research to expose what we know about racism, exactly how we know it, and what we can do about it.**‘Charismatic and funny’ – The Guardian'Illuminating, surprising, unnerving, ... Read more

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**Shortlisted for the 2026 Unwin AwardLonglisted for the 2026 Jhalak PrizePolls show that over fifty per cent of us don’t believe racism exists.In a world made for White people, The Science of Racism uses clear scientific research to expose what we know about racism, exactly how we know it, and what we can do about it.**‘Charismatic and funny’ – The Guardian'Illuminating, surprising, unnerving,
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The Rust Programming Language, 3rd Edition

by Carol Nichols, Chris Krycho, Steve Klabnik ...

Build stable, production-grade systems with Rust.The Rust Programming Language, 3rd Edition, teaches you to write code that the compiler can verify, teams can maintain, and systems can evolve safely over time. Written by longtime Rust community members, this book shows you how to work effectively with Rust’s type system, concurrency model, and tooling, using patterns and idioms chosen for long ... Read more

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Build stable, production-grade systems with Rust.The Rust Programming Language, 3rd Edition, teaches you to write code that the compiler can verify, teams can maintain, and systems can evolve safely over time. Written by longtime Rust community members, this book shows you how to work effectively with Rust’s type system, concurrency model, and tooling, using patterns and idioms chosen for long
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The Human Use of Human Beings

Cybernetics and Society

by Norbert Wiener ...

For the 75th anniversary, a new edition of The Human Use of Human Beings—the landmark book that delves into the relationship between humans and computers, and presciently anticipates many contemporary dilemmas surrounding AI technology. With a new introduction by Brian Christian, author of the bestselling Algorithms to Live By and The Alignment Problem.In 1950, mathematician-philosopher Norbert ... Read more

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For the 75th anniversary, a new edition of The Human Use of Human Beings—the landmark book that delves into the relationship between humans and computers, and presciently anticipates many contemporary dilemmas surrounding AI technology. With a new introduction by Brian Christian, author of the bestselling Algorithms to Live By and The Alignment Problem.In 1950, mathematician-philosopher Norbert
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Messy Jobs

The Work That AI Cannot Reach

by Luis Garicano, Jin Li, Yanhui Wu ...

Apocalyptic predictions that AI will eliminate millions of jobs have caused widespread fear. When people hear that AI can write, code, and diagnose, they often jump to a scary conclusion: If machines can think, human work is doomed. Messy Jobs argues that this gloomy belief gets the economics of work wrong.Economists Luis Garicano, Jin Li, and Yanhui Wu offer a new framework for thinking about AI ... Read more

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Apocalyptic predictions that AI will eliminate millions of jobs have caused widespread fear. When people hear that AI can write, code, and diagnose, they often jump to a scary conclusion: If machines can think, human work is doomed. Messy Jobs argues that this gloomy belief gets the economics of work wrong.Economists Luis Garicano, Jin Li, and Yanhui Wu offer a new framework for thinking about AI
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The Console

50 Years of Home Video Gaming

by Mike Diver ...

A comprehensive account of fifty years of home video gaming history, providing a chronological history ofthe biggest entertainment medium in the world.From the earliest consoles of the 1970s to the cutting-edge machines of the here and now, a line is drawn from one man's eureka moment to the multi-billion-dollar global industry of today. All the well-known names and massive-selling consoles are ... Read more

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A comprehensive account of fifty years of home video gaming history, providing a chronological history ofthe biggest entertainment medium in the world.From the earliest consoles of the 1970s to the cutting-edge machines of the here and now, a line is drawn from one man's eureka moment to the multi-billion-dollar global industry of today. All the well-known names and massive-selling consoles are
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LLM Engineer's Handbook

Master the art of engineering large language models from concept to production

by Paul Iusztin, Maxime Labonne ...

Step into the world of LLMs with this practical guide that takes you from the fundamentals to deploying advanced applications using LLMOps best practices Get With Your Book: PDF Copy, AI Assistant, and Next-Gen Reader FreeKey FeaturesBuild and refine LLMs step by step, covering data preparation, RAG, and fine-tuningLearn essential skills for deploying and monitoring LLMs, ensuring optimal ... Read more

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Step into the world of LLMs with this practical guide that takes you from the fundamentals to deploying advanced applications using LLMOps best practices Get With Your Book: PDF Copy, AI Assistant, and Next-Gen Reader FreeKey FeaturesBuild and refine LLMs step by step, covering data preparation, RAG, and fine-tuningLearn essential skills for deploying and monitoring LLMs, ensuring optimal
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Mood Machine

Music In the Age of Spotify

by Liz Pelly ...

A 2025 BOOK OF THE YEAR PICK IN: The Guardian, The Telegraph, GQ and The Wire'Passionate and rigorous... riveting' Financial Times'[a] cool-headed but powerful polemic...' Sunday Times' A studs-up assault on streaming economics' The Guardian'A vital addition to the genre... arrives not a moment too soon' The TelegraphAn unsparing investigation into Spotif... ... Read more

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A 2025 BOOK OF THE YEAR PICK IN: The Guardian, The Telegraph, GQ and The Wire'Passionate and rigorous... riveting' Financial Times'[a] cool-headed but powerful polemic...' Sunday Times' A studs-up assault on streaming economics' The Guardian'A vital addition to the genre... arrives not a moment too soon' The TelegraphAn unsparing investigation into Spotif...
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Podman Essentials

Definitive Reference for Developers and Engineers

by Richard Johnson ...

"Podman Essentials"Podman Essentials is a comprehensive guide crafted for both emerging and seasoned practitioners seeking mastery in modern containerization. The book lays a strong theoretical and practical foundation by tracing the evolution of container technology, exploring the principles underpinning Podman’s daemonless and rootless architecture, and comparing it in depth with Docker and ... Read more

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"Podman Essentials"Podman Essentials is a comprehensive guide crafted for both emerging and seasoned practitioners seeking mastery in modern containerization. The book lays a strong theoretical and practical foundation by tracing the evolution of container technology, exploring the principles underpinning Podman’s daemonless and rootless architecture, and comparing it in depth with Docker and
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How Nature Works

the science of self-organized criticality

by Per Bak ...

Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
and acknowledgments Self-organized criticality is a new way of viewing nature. The basic picture is one where nature is perpetually out of balance, but organized in a poised state-the critical state-where anything can happen within well-defined statistical laws. The aim of the science of self-organized criticality is to yield insight into the fundamental question of why nature is complex, not ... Read more

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and acknowledgments Self-organized criticality is a new way of viewing nature. The basic picture is one where nature is perpetually out of balance, but organized in a poised state-the critical state-where anything can happen within well-defined statistical laws. The aim of the science of self-organized criticality is to yield insight into the fundamental question of why nature is complex, not
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The Coming Wave

AI, Power and Our Future: The instant Sunday Times bestseller from the ultimate AI insider

by Mustafa Suleyman, Michael Bhaskar ...

*An Economist, Financial Times, Guardian, Prospect and Sunday Times Book of the Year*Shortlisted for the FT and Schroders Business Book of the YearThis is the only book you need to understand our new world – from the ultimate AI insider, the CEO of Microsoft AI and co-founder of the pioneering AI company DeepMind.'If you want to understand the rise of AI, ... ... Read more

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*An Economist, Financial Times, Guardian, Prospect and Sunday Times Book of the Year*Shortlisted for the FT and Schroders Business Book of the YearThis is the only book you need to understand our new world – from the ultimate AI insider, the CEO of Microsoft AI and co-founder of the pioneering AI company DeepMind.'If you want to understand the rise of AI, ...
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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
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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Dark Angel

by John Sandford ...

Series Book 2 - Letty Davenport series
Letty Davenport is back, and this time she's taking no prisoners. The new incredible thriller from the #1 global bestseller.Letty Davenport's days working a desk job are behind her. Her previous actions at a gunfight in Texas and her incredible skills with firearms draw the attention of several branches of the US government, and make her a perfect fit for even more dangerous work.The Department of ... Read more

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Letty Davenport is back, and this time she's taking no prisoners. The new incredible thriller from the #1 global bestseller.Letty Davenport's days working a desk job are behind her. Her previous actions at a gunfight in Texas and her incredible skills with firearms draw the attention of several branches of the US government, and make her a perfect fit for even more dangerous work.The Department of
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Empire of AI

Inside the reckless race for total domination

by Karen Hao ...

A New York Times and Sunday Times BestsellerWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award 2025Longlisted for the 2025 Financial Times & Schroders Business Book of the YearShortlisted for Foyles Non Fiction Book of the Year 2025An eye-opening account of the tech arms race shaping out planet, from an award-winning journalist and AI insider to the world of Sam Altman a... ... Read more

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A New York Times and Sunday Times BestsellerWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award 2025Longlisted for the 2025 Financial Times & Schroders Business Book of the YearShortlisted for Foyles Non Fiction Book of the Year 2025An eye-opening account of the tech arms race shaping out planet, from an award-winning journalist and AI insider to the world of Sam Altman a...
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If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies

The Sunday Times bestselling book you need to read to understand the risk AI poses to humanity

by Eliezer Yudkowsky, Nate Soares ...

The world’s most influential voices on AI risk explain why superintelligent AI is a global suicide bomb – and we must halt development immediately'The most important book of the decade' MAX TEGMARK, author of Life 3.0'Better than any book on the subject I've ever read. A loud trumpet call to humanity to awaken us as we sleepwalk into disaster' STEPHEN FRYAI is the greatest threat to our existence ... Read more

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The world’s most influential voices on AI risk explain why superintelligent AI is a global suicide bomb – and we must halt development immediately'The most important book of the decade' MAX TEGMARK, author of Life 3.0'Better than any book on the subject I've ever read. A loud trumpet call to humanity to awaken us as we sleepwalk into disaster' STEPHEN FRYAI is the greatest threat to our existence
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The Worlds I See

Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI

by Dr. Fei-Fei Li ...

ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S RECOMMENDED BOOKS ON AI * FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOKS OF 2023From Dr. Fei-Fei Li, one of TIME's 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL in AI, comes "a powerful plea for keeping humanity at the centre of our latest technological transformation" (Financial Times).Wired called Dr. Fei-Fei Li “one of a tiny group of scientists—a group perhaps small enough to fit around a kitchen table—who are ... Read more

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ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S RECOMMENDED BOOKS ON AI * FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOKS OF 2023From Dr. Fei-Fei Li, one of TIME's 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL in AI, comes "a powerful plea for keeping humanity at the centre of our latest technological transformation" (Financial Times).Wired called Dr. Fei-Fei Li “one of a tiny group of scientists—a group perhaps small enough to fit around a kitchen table—who are
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The Islanders

A gripping and unputdownable crime thriller

by S. V. Leonard ...

Her dream escape is about to become a nightmareKimberley King has spent the last five years trying to outrun the reason she left the police force. Her life is a mess and she's desperate for change. So when she is randomly selected for the new series of the hit show LoveWrecked, she can't pass up the chance to win the 100,000 prize. All Kimberley needs to do is couple up with one of her fellow ... Read more

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Her dream escape is about to become a nightmareKimberley King has spent the last five years trying to outrun the reason she left the police force. Her life is a mess and she's desperate for change. So when she is randomly selected for the new series of the hit show LoveWrecked, she can't pass up the chance to win the 100,000 prize. All Kimberley needs to do is couple up with one of her fellow
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