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  • Getting Started with Model Context Protocol (MCP)

    A Beginner’s Guide to Building Structured AI Agent Systems

    by Eron Valdric ...
    Getting Started with Model Context Protocol (MCP): A Beginner’s Guide to Building Structured AI Agent SystemsModern software systems are shifting rapidly from prompt-based experiments to structured, protocol-driven agent architectures. If you're looking to build intelligent applications that are clear, maintainable, and scalable, this guide to Model Context Protocol (MCP) is the perfect starting ... Read more

    £7.49

  • Your Face Belongs to Us

    The Secretive Startup Dismantling Your Privacy

    by Kashmir Hill ...
    ***AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK*SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2024**LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2023A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR'A parable for our times' FINANCIAL TIMES, Best Books of 2023'Gripping' THE TIMES, Best Technology Books of 2023____________________________________... ... Read more

    Was £9.99 Now £0.99

  • AI Engineering

    Building Applications with Foundation Models

    by Chip Huyen ...
    Recent breakthroughs in AI have not only increased demand for AI products, they've also lowered the barriers to entry for those who want to build AI products. The model-as-a-service approach has transformed AI from an esoteric discipline into a powerful development tool that anyone can use. Everyone, including those with minimal or no prior AI experience, can now leverage AI models to build ... Read more

    £39.99

  • The Unaccountability Machine

    Why Big Systems Make Terrible Decisions - and How The World Lost its Mind

    by Dan Davies ...
    LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND SCHRODERS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024'A great book ... a wonderful way of talking about our current world' Rory Stewart'Mischievous and fiercely intelligent' Ed Smith, New Statesman'One of the most insightful books I've read in a long time' Sam Freedman'The kind o... ... Read more

    £6.99

  • Machines that Think

    Everything you need to know about the coming age of artificial intelligence

    by New Scientist ...
    Series series New Scientist Instant Expert
    Sometime in the future the intelligence of machines will exceed that of human brain power.So are we on the edge of an AI-pocalypse, with superintelligent devices superseding humanity, as predicted by Stephen Hawking? Or will this herald a kind of Utopia, with machines doing a far better job at complex tasks than us?You might not realise it, but you interact with AIs every day. They route your ... Read more

    £2.99

  • The Software Architect Elevator

    Redefining the Architect's Role in the Digital Enterprise

    by Gregor Hohpe ...
    As the digital economy changes the rules of the game for enterprises, the role of software and IT architects is also transforming. Rather than focus on technical decisions alone, architects and senior technologists need to combine organizational and technical knowledge to effect change in their company’s structure and processes. To accomplish that, they need to connect the IT engine room to the ... Read more

    £24.99

  • Digital Transformation in Cloud Computing

    Top-level Design, Architecture, and Applications

    by Alibaba Cloud Intelligence GTS ...
    With the rapid development of cloud computing and digital transformation, well-designed cloud-based architecture is always in urgent need. Illustrated by project cases from the Chinese technology company Alibaba, this book elaborates how to design a cloud-based application system and build them on the cloud.Cloud computing is far from being just a resource provider; it offers database, storage and ... Read more

    £69.99

  • The Falls

    The number one bestselling series that inspired BBC One’s REBUS

    by Ian Rankin ...
    Series Book 1 - A Rebus Novel
    The twelfth Inspector Rebus bestseller - a powerfully gripping novel where past and present collide...From the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES'This is, quite simply, crime writing of the highest order' DAILY EXPRESS'The unopposed champion of the British police procedural' GUARDIANA student has gone missing in Edinburgh. She's not just any student, though, but the daughter of ... Read more

    £4.99

  • Tubes

    Behind the Scenes at the Internet

    by Andrew Blum ...
    The Internet. Home to the most important and intimate aspects of our lives. Our careers, our relationships, our selves, all of them are out there - online. So, where is that exactly?'The Internet really IS a series of tubes! Who knew?' David Pogue, The New York Times'Utterly engrossing. Even the most geek-wary of readers will enjoy' Independent__________... ... Read more

    £6.99

  • Scary Smart

    The Future of Artificial Intelligence and How You Can Save Our World

    by Mo Gawdat ...
    **A Sunday Times Business Book of the Year.Scary Smart will teach you how to navigate the scary and inevitable intrusion of Artificial Intelligence, with an accessible blueprint for creating a harmonious future alongside AI. From Mo Gawdat, the former Chief Business Officer at Google [X] and bestselling author of Solve for Happy.**Technology is putting our humanity at risk to an unprecedented ... Read more

    £4.99

  • How to Speak Whale: A Voyage into the Future of Animal Communication

    by Tom Mustill ...
    ‘Fascinating’ Greta Thunberg ‘Extraordinary’ Merlin Sheldrake ‘A must-read’ New Scientist ‘Enthralling’ George Monbiot ‘Brilliant’ Philip HoareWildlife filmmaker Tom Mustill had always liked whales. But when one breached onto his kayak, nearly killing him, he became obsessed.This book traces his extraordinary investigation into the deep ocean and the cutting-edge science of animal translation.What ... Read more

    £2.99

  • Bill Gates

    The Path to the Future

    by Jonathan Gatlin ...
    He is Thomas Edison and Henry Ford rolled into one -- except that William Henry Gates III maybe smarter and more successful than either.He is America's richest man, and on the corporate landscape, he may well be the most feared. In less than a generation, Bill Gates has done nothing less than change the way we live and work.Here is Bill Gate's story, taking you inside the mind of this brilliant ... Read more

    £3.49

  • The Cyber Effect

    A Pioneering Cyberpsychologist Explains How Human Behaviour Changes Online

    by Mary Aiken ...
    Dr Mary Aiken is the world's leading expert in forensic cyberpsychology - a discipline that combines psychology, criminology and technology to investigate the intersection between technology and human behaviour. In this, her first book, Aiken has created a starting point for all future conversations about how the Internet is shaping our perception of the world, development and behaviour, societal ... Read more

    £3.99

  • Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software

    Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software

    by Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, John Vlissides ...
    Series series Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series
    Capturing a wealth of experience about the design of object-oriented software, four top-notch designers present a catalog of simple and succinct solutions to commonly occurring design problems. Previously undocumented, these 23 patterns allow designers to create more flexible, elegant, and ultimately reusable designs without having to rediscover the design solutions themselves.The authors begin by ... Read more

    £24.99

  • A Cursed Place

    A page-turning thriller of the dark world of cyber surveillance

    by Peter Hanington ...
    Series series William Carver Novels
    *ONE OF 40 BOOKS FOR SUMMER* 'gripping'- iNews**'A panoramic thriller ...chockful of vivid characters' THE SUNDAY TIMES'An intriguing, timely and unsettling new thriller' SAM BOURNE'Catapults you from first word to last... pacy, sinister and timely read' ALAN JUDD'Another page-turner from a writer who can take you into gripping worlds, real and virtual.' MISHAL HUSAIN<... ... Read more

    £3.99

  • Intercept

    The Secret History of Computers and Spies

    by Gordon Corera ...
    The computer was born to spy, and now computers are transforming espionage. But who are the spies and who is being spied on in today's interconnected world?This is the exhilarating secret history of the melding of technology and espionage. Gordon Corera's compelling narrative, rich with historical details and characters, takes us from the Second World War to the internet age, revealing the ... Read more

    Was £5.99 Now £2.99

  • Effective Modern C++

    42 Specific Ways to Improve Your Use of C++11 and C++14

    by Scott Meyers ...
    Coming to grips with C++11 and C++14 is more than a matter of familiarizing yourself with the features they introduce (e.g., auto type declarations, move semantics, lambda expressions, and concurrency support). The challenge is learning to use those features effectively—so that your software is correct, efficient, maintainable, and portable. That’s where this practical book comes in. It describes ... Read more

    £24.99

  • Deep Thinking

    Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins

    by Garry Kasparov, Mig Greengard ...
    In May 1997, the world watched as Garry Kasparov, the greatest chess player in the world, was defeated for the first time by the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue. It was a watershed moment in the history of technology: machine intelligence had arrived at the point where it could best human intellect.It wasn't a coincidence that Kasparov became the symbol of man's fight against the machines. Chess has ... Read more

    Was £4.99 Now £2.99

  • Software Engineering at Google

    Lessons Learned from Programming Over Time

    by Titus Winters, Tom Manshreck, Hyrum Wright ...
    Today, software engineers need to know not only how to program effectively but also how to develop proper engineering practices to make their codebase sustainable and healthy. This book emphasizes this difference between programming and software engineering.How can software engineers manage a living codebase that evolves and responds to changing requirements and demands over the length of its life ... Read more

    £29.99

  • It Looked Good on Paper

    Bizarre Inventions, Design Disasters, and Engineering Follies

    by Bill Fawcett ...
    A remarkable compendium of wild schemes, mad plans, crazy inventions, and truly glorious disastersEvery phenomenally bad idea seemed like a good idea to someone. How else can you explain the Ford Edsel or the sword pistol—absolutely absurd creations that should have never made it off the drawing board? It Looked Good on Paper gathers together the most flawed plans, half-baked ideas, and downright ... Read more

    £4.99

  • The Nostalgia Nerd's Retro Tech: Computer, Consoles & Games

    by Peter Leigh ...
    Series series Tech Classics
    Remember what a wild frontier the early days of home gaming were? Manufacturers releasing new consoles at a breakneck pace; developers creating games that kept us up all night, then going bankrupt the next day; and what self-respecting kid didn't beg their parents for an Atari or a Nintendo? This explosion of computers, consoles, and games was genuinely unlike anything the tech world has seen ... Read more

    £2.99

  • Simply AI

    Facts Made Fast

    by DK ...
    Series series DK Simply
    Combining clear labelled imagery with easy-to-understand text, this new edition of Simply Artificial Intelligence is the perfect introduction to the latest developments in AI, including ChatGPT and the Internet of Things.Covering a broad range of fields within AI - from computing and mathematics to politics and philosophy - entries demystify what artificial intelligence is and how it works, how it ... Read more

    £6.99

  • Heart of the Machine

    Our Future in a World of Artificial Emotional Intelligence

    by Richard Yonck ...
    For Readers of Ray Kurzweil and Michio Kaku, a New Look at the Cutting Edge of Artificial IntelligenceImagine a robotic stuffed animal that can read and respond to a child’s emotional state, a commercial that can recognize and change based on a customer’s facial expression, or a company that can actually create feelings as though a person were experiencing them naturally. Heart of the Machine ... Read more

    £13.51

  • Information

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Luciano Floridi ...
    We live an information-soaked existence - information pours into our lives through television, radio, books, and of course, the Internet. Some say we suffer from 'infoglut'. But what is information? The concept of 'information' is a profound one, rooted in mathematics, central to whole branches of science, yet with implications on every aspect of our everyday lives: DNA provides the information to ... Read more

    Was £5.99 Now £3.99