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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Future

Douglas Adams and the digital world

by Douglas Adams ...

Narrated by Douglas Adams, Mitch Benn ...

Unabridged

3 hours 11 min

Technology affects almost everything we do, and its possibilities can be both exhilarating and daunting. This collection features two radio documentaries exploring Douglas Adams’ vision of the digital future, plus Did Douglas Get it Right?, presented by Mitch Benn.Douglas Adams was a passionate technology enthusiast. His bestselling The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is full of futuristic tech, ... Read more

10,34 €

Technology affects almost everything we do, and its possibilities can be both exhilarating and daunting. This collection features two radio documentaries exploring Douglas Adams’ vision of the digital future, plus Did Douglas Get it Right?, presented by Mitch Benn.Douglas Adams was a passionate technology enthusiast. His bestselling The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is full of futuristic tech,
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Hello World

How to be Human in the Age of the Machine

by Hannah Fry ...

Narrated by Hannah Fry ...

Unabridged

6 hours 51 min

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Hello World, written and read by Hannah Fry.You are accused of a crime. Who would you rather determined your fate – a human or an algorithm?An algorithm is more consistent and less prone to error of judgement. Yet a human can look you in the eye before passing sentence.You need a liver transplant to save your life. Who would you want in charge of ... Read more

13,79 €

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Hello World, written and read by Hannah Fry.You are accused of a crime. Who would you rather determined your fate – a human or an algorithm?An algorithm is more consistent and less prone to error of judgement. Yet a human can look you in the eye before passing sentence.You need a liver transplant to save your life. Who would you want in charge of
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Pale Blue Dot

A Vision of the Human Future in Space

by Carl Sagan ...

Narrated by Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan ...

Unabridged

13 hours 18 min

"FASCINATING . . . MEMORABLE . . . REVEALING . . . PERHAPS THE BEST OF CARL SAGAN'S BOOKS." --The Washington Post Book World (front page review)In Cosmos, the late astronomer Carl Sagan cast his gaze over the magnificent mystery of the Universe and made it accessible to millions of people around the world. Now in this stunning sequel, Carl Sagan completes his revolutionary journey through space ... Read more

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"FASCINATING . . . MEMORABLE . . . REVEALING . . . PERHAPS THE BEST OF CARL SAGAN'S BOOKS." --The Washington Post Book World (front page review)In Cosmos, the late astronomer Carl Sagan cast his gaze over the magnificent mystery of the Universe and made it accessible to millions of people around the world. Now in this stunning sequel, Carl Sagan completes his revolutionary journey through space
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Wasteland

The Dirty Truth About What We Throw Away, Where It Goes, and Why It Matters

by Oliver Franklin-Wallis ...

Narrated by Chris Harper ...

Unabridged

11 hours 1 min

**A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKONE OF THE NEW YORKER'S BEST BOOKS OF 2023INCLUDED IN THE GUARDIAN'S BEST IDEAS BOOKS OF 2023SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION WRITING‘A gripping read that will anger as much as it fascinates’ Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall****‘An incredible journey into the world of rubbish, full of fascinating characters and mind-bending facts’ Oliver ... Read more

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**A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKONE OF THE NEW YORKER'S BEST BOOKS OF 2023INCLUDED IN THE GUARDIAN'S BEST IDEAS BOOKS OF 2023SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION WRITING‘A gripping read that will anger as much as it fascinates’ Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall****‘An incredible journey into the world of rubbish, full of fascinating characters and mind-bending facts’ Oliver
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Plumbing For Beginners: Step-By-Step Home Plumbing Repairs That Save You Money

by Clinger Plumbing LLC ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Maxwell G ...

Unabridged

1 hour 18 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Discover the essential guide to mastering home plumbing with Plumbing for Beginners: Step-by-Step Home Plumbing Repairs That Save You Money. This comprehensive ebook teaches homeowners how to confidently tackle plumbing repairs, maintenance, and upgrades without costly service calls. From fixing dripping faucets, unclogging drains, and repairing ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Discover the essential guide to mastering home plumbing with Plumbing for Beginners: Step-by-Step Home Plumbing Repairs That Save You Money. This comprehensive ebook teaches homeowners how to confidently tackle plumbing repairs, maintenance, and upgrades without costly service calls. From fixing dripping faucets, unclogging drains, and repairing
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Plumbing 101 for Homeowners: Beginner DIY Plumbing Repairs, Tools & Maintenance Guide

by Clinger Plumbing LLC ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Maxwell G ...

Unabridged

1 hour 1 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.“Plumbing 101 for Homeowners: Beginner DIY Plumbing Repairs, Tools & Maintenance Guide” is the ultimate guide for homeowners who want to take control of their home plumbing. Whether you are a first-time homeowner, a renter looking to handle small repairs, or simply someone who wants to prevent costly plumbing disasters, this book teaches you everything ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.“Plumbing 101 for Homeowners: Beginner DIY Plumbing Repairs, Tools & Maintenance Guide” is the ultimate guide for homeowners who want to take control of their home plumbing. Whether you are a first-time homeowner, a renter looking to handle small repairs, or simply someone who wants to prevent costly plumbing disasters, this book teaches you everything
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Plumbing 101 for Homeowners: Beginner DIY Plumbing Repairs, Tools & Maintenance Guide

by Clinger Plumbing LLC ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Maxwell G ...

Unabridged

1 hour 1 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.“Plumbing 101 for Homeowners: Beginner DIY Plumbing Repairs, Tools & Maintenance Guide” is the ultimate guide for homeowners who want to take control of their home plumbing. Whether you are a first-time homeowner, a renter looking to handle small repairs, or simply someone who wants to prevent costly plumbing disasters, this book teaches you everything ... Read more

0,89 € or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.“Plumbing 101 for Homeowners: Beginner DIY Plumbing Repairs, Tools & Maintenance Guide” is the ultimate guide for homeowners who want to take control of their home plumbing. Whether you are a first-time homeowner, a renter looking to handle small repairs, or simply someone who wants to prevent costly plumbing disasters, this book teaches you everything
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Behavioral AI

Unleash Decision Making with Data

by Rogayeh Tabrizi ...

Narrated by Patricia Burgos ...

Unabridged

5 hours 29 min

In Behavioral AI: Unleash Decision Making with Data, behavioral economist Dr. Rogayeh Tabrizi delivers an intuitive roadmap to help organizations disentangle the complexity of their data to create tangible and lasting value. The book explains how to balance the multiple disciplines that power AI and behavioral economics using a combination of the right questions and insightful problem solving.You ... Read more

17,83 €

In Behavioral AI: Unleash Decision Making with Data, behavioral economist Dr. Rogayeh Tabrizi delivers an intuitive roadmap to help organizations disentangle the complexity of their data to create tangible and lasting value. The book explains how to balance the multiple disciplines that power AI and behavioral economics using a combination of the right questions and insightful problem solving.You
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Thrive

Maximizing Well-Being in the Age of AI

by Ravi Bapna, Anindya Ghose ...

Narrated by Amir Abdullah ...

Unabridged

5 hours 49 min

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a powerful general-purpose technology that is reshaping the modern economy, but misperceptions about AI stand in the way of harnessing it for the betterment of humanity. In Thrive, Ravi Bapna and Anindya Ghose counter the backlash by showcasing how AI is positively influencing the aspects of our daily lives that we care about most: our health and wellness, ... Read more

17,83 €

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a powerful general-purpose technology that is reshaping the modern economy, but misperceptions about AI stand in the way of harnessing it for the betterment of humanity. In Thrive, Ravi Bapna and Anindya Ghose counter the backlash by showcasing how AI is positively influencing the aspects of our daily lives that we care about most: our health and wellness,
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Communications Skills for Project Managers

by Michael Campbell ...

Narrated by Paul Brion ...

Unabridged

7 hours 33 min

According to the Project Management Institute, over eighty percent of a project manager's job is communication—yet most project management books hardly discuss it. Communications Skills for Project Managers provides practical advice and strategies for ensuring success, even in the face of shifting organizational priorities, constantly evolving expectations, and leadership turnover. This important ... Read more

26,75 €

According to the Project Management Institute, over eighty percent of a project manager's job is communication—yet most project management books hardly discuss it. Communications Skills for Project Managers provides practical advice and strategies for ensuring success, even in the face of shifting organizational priorities, constantly evolving expectations, and leadership turnover. This important
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Technically Wrong

Sexist Apps, Biased Algorithms, and Other Threats of Toxic Tech

by Sara Wachter-Boettcher ...

Narrated by Andrea Emmes ...

Unabridged

5 hours 42 min

Buying groceries, tracking our health, finding a date: whatever we want to do, odds are that we can now do it online. But few of us ask how all these digital products are designed, or why. It's time we change that. Many of the services we rely on are full of oversights, biases, and downright ethical nightmares. Chatbots that harass women. Signup forms that fail anyone who's not straight. Social ... Read more

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Buying groceries, tracking our health, finding a date: whatever we want to do, odds are that we can now do it online. But few of us ask how all these digital products are designed, or why. It's time we change that. Many of the services we rely on are full of oversights, biases, and downright ethical nightmares. Chatbots that harass women. Signup forms that fail anyone who's not straight. Social
... Read more
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The Things We Make

The Unknown History of Invention from Cathedrals to Soda Cans

by Bill Hammack ...

Narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross ...

Unabridged

7 hours 43 min

Discover the secret method used to build the world . . .For millennia, humans have used one simple method to solve problems. Whether it's planting crops, building skyscrapers, developing photographs, or designing the first microchip, all creators follow the same steps to engineer progress. But this powerful method, the "engineering method", is an all but hidden process that few of us have heard of ... Read more

17,83 €

Discover the secret method used to build the world . . .For millennia, humans have used one simple method to solve problems. Whether it's planting crops, building skyscrapers, developing photographs, or designing the first microchip, all creators follow the same steps to engineer progress. But this powerful method, the "engineering method", is an all but hidden process that few of us have heard of
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We Were Yahoo!

From Internet Pioneer to the Trillion Dollar Loss of Google and Facebook

by Jeremy Ring ...

Narrated by Marguerite Gavin ...

Unabridged

7 hours 33 min

Twenty-one years after its incorporation and sixteen years after its stock peak, Yahoo sold for 96% less than its value on January 3, 2000, when it had closed at an all-time high of $118.75 per share, resulting in a market capitalization of $120 billion. Wall Street valued Yahoo!, at that time in business less than six years, higher than it did Disney, News Corporation, and Comcast combined.At the ... Read more

23,19 €

Twenty-one years after its incorporation and sixteen years after its stock peak, Yahoo sold for 96% less than its value on January 3, 2000, when it had closed at an all-time high of $118.75 per share, resulting in a market capitalization of $120 billion. Wall Street valued Yahoo!, at that time in business less than six years, higher than it did Disney, News Corporation, and Comcast combined.At the
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Plato and the Nerd

The Creative Partnership of Humans and Technology

by Edward Ashford Lee ...

Narrated by Timothy Andrés Pabon ...

Unabridged

12 hours 1 min

Edward Ashford Lee explores the ways that engineers use models and abstraction to build inventive artificial worlds and to give us things that we never dreamed of—for example, the ability to carry in our pockets everything humans have ever published. But he also attempts to counter the runaway enthusiasm of some technology boosters who claim everything in the physical world is a computation—that ... Read more

27,65 €

Edward Ashford Lee explores the ways that engineers use models and abstraction to build inventive artificial worlds and to give us things that we never dreamed of—for example, the ability to carry in our pockets everything humans have ever published. But he also attempts to counter the runaway enthusiasm of some technology boosters who claim everything in the physical world is a computation—that
... Read more
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Designing Data-Intensive Applications

The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems

by Martin Kleppmann ...

Narrated by Benjamin Lange ...

Unabridged

20 hours 56 min

Data is at the center of many challenges in system design today. Difficult issues need to be figured out, such as scalability, consistency, reliability, efficiency, and maintainability. In addition, we have an overwhelming variety of tools, including relational databases, NoSQL datastores, stream or batch processors, and message brokers. What are the right choices for your application? How do you ... Read more

27,65 €

Data is at the center of many challenges in system design today. Difficult issues need to be figured out, such as scalability, consistency, reliability, efficiency, and maintainability. In addition, we have an overwhelming variety of tools, including relational databases, NoSQL datastores, stream or batch processors, and message brokers. What are the right choices for your application? How do you
... Read more
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The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management

The Comprehensive, Easy to Read Handbook for Beginners and Pros, 6th Edition

by Eric Verzuh ...

Narrated by Mike Chamberlain ...

Series series Fast Forward MBA
Unabridged

19 hours 54 min

The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management is a comprehensive guide to real-world project management methods, tools, and techniques. Practical, easy-to-use, and deeply thorough, this book gives you the answers you need now. You'll find cutting-edge ideas and hard-won wisdom of one of the field's leading experts, delivered in short, lively segments that address common management issues. Brief ... Read more

27,65 €

The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management is a comprehensive guide to real-world project management methods, tools, and techniques. Practical, easy-to-use, and deeply thorough, this book gives you the answers you need now. You'll find cutting-edge ideas and hard-won wisdom of one of the field's leading experts, delivered in short, lively segments that address common management issues. Brief
... Read more
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Spaceflight

A Concise History

by Michael J. Neufeld ...

Narrated by Mike Chamberlain ...

Unabridged

4 hours 50 min

Spaceflight is one of the greatest human achievements of the twentieth century. The Soviets launched Sputnik, the first satellite, in 1957; less than twelve years later, the American Apollo astronauts landed on the Moon.Michael Neufeld explains that "the space program" should not be equated only with human spaceflight. Since the 1960s, unmanned military and commercial spacecraft have been orbiting ... Read more

11,59 €

Spaceflight is one of the greatest human achievements of the twentieth century. The Soviets launched Sputnik, the first satellite, in 1957; less than twelve years later, the American Apollo astronauts landed on the Moon.Michael Neufeld explains that "the space program" should not be equated only with human spaceflight. Since the 1960s, unmanned military and commercial spacecraft have been orbiting
... Read more
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Employment is Dead

How Disruptive Technologies Are Revolutionizing the Way We Work

by Deborah Perry Piscione, Josh Drean ...

Narrated by Teri Schnaubelt ...

Unabridged

8 hours 1 min

Business is on the cusp of an inevitable and profound transformation. The tools of tomorrow will amplify human potential, from collaborating in virtual spaces through digital avatars, to managing transactions transparently on the blockchain. Those who embrace these technologies—and the manner in which people want to work—will unleash unprecedented levels of productivity and innovation. Conversely, ... Read more

17,83 €

Business is on the cusp of an inevitable and profound transformation. The tools of tomorrow will amplify human potential, from collaborating in virtual spaces through digital avatars, to managing transactions transparently on the blockchain. Those who embrace these technologies—and the manner in which people want to work—will unleash unprecedented levels of productivity and innovation. Conversely,
... Read more
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Work in the Future

The Automation Revolution

Narrated by Steve Menasche, Teri Schnaubelt ...

Unabridged

7 hours 12 min

This short, accessible book seeks to explore the future of work through the views and opinions of a range of expertise, encompassing economic, historical, technological, ethical, and anthropological aspects of the debate. The transition to an automated society brings with it new challenges and a consideration for what has happened in the past; the editors of this book carefully steer the listener ... Read more

17,83 €

This short, accessible book seeks to explore the future of work through the views and opinions of a range of expertise, encompassing economic, historical, technological, ethical, and anthropological aspects of the debate. The transition to an automated society brings with it new challenges and a consideration for what has happened in the past; the editors of this book carefully steer the listener
... Read more
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Robot-Proof

Higher Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

by Joseph E. Aoun ...

Narrated by John Glouchevitch ...

Unabridged

5 hours 5 min

In Robot-Proof, Northeastern University president Joseph Aoun proposes a way to educate the next generation of college students to invent, to create, and to discover—to fill needs in society that even the most sophisticated artificial intelligence agent cannot.A "robot-proof" education, Aoun argues, is not concerned solely with topping up students' minds with high-octane facts. Rather, it ... Read more

23,19 €

In Robot-Proof, Northeastern University president Joseph Aoun proposes a way to educate the next generation of college students to invent, to create, and to discover—to fill needs in society that even the most sophisticated artificial intelligence agent cannot.A "robot-proof" education, Aoun argues, is not concerned solely with topping up students' minds with high-octane facts. Rather, it
... Read more
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Crossings

How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet

by Ben Goldfarb ...

Narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner ...

Unabridged

11 hours 52 min

Some 40 million miles of roadways encircle the earth, yet we tend to regard them only as infrastructure for human convenience. While roads are so ubiquitous they're practically invisible to us, wild animals experience them as entirely alien forces of death and disruption. In Crossings, environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb travels throughout the United States and around the world to investigate ... Read more

23,19 €

Some 40 million miles of roadways encircle the earth, yet we tend to regard them only as infrastructure for human convenience. While roads are so ubiquitous they're practically invisible to us, wild animals experience them as entirely alien forces of death and disruption. In Crossings, environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb travels throughout the United States and around the world to investigate
... Read more
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The Planter of Modern Life

Louis Bromfield and the Seeds of a Food Revolution

by Stephen Heyman ...

Narrated by Robertson Dean ...

Unabridged

9 hours 37 min

Louis Bromfield was a World War I ambulance driver, a Paris expat, and a Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist as famous in the 1920s as Hemingway or Fitzgerald. But he cashed in his literary success to finance a wild agrarian dream in his native Ohio. The ideas he planted at his utopian experimental farm, Malabar, would inspire America’s first generation of organic farmers and popularize the tenets of ... Read more

17,83 €

Louis Bromfield was a World War I ambulance driver, a Paris expat, and a Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist as famous in the 1920s as Hemingway or Fitzgerald. But he cashed in his literary success to finance a wild agrarian dream in his native Ohio. The ideas he planted at his utopian experimental farm, Malabar, would inspire America’s first generation of organic farmers and popularize the tenets of
... Read more
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Weather Flying

by Robert N. Buck, Robert O. Buck ...

Narrated by TJ Johnson ...

Unabridged

15 hours 50 min

THE BEST RESOURCE A PILOT CAN HAVE TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO FLY IN ALL TYPES OF WEATHERHow do you improve on the best guide for pilots to learn how to fly in all kinds of weather? The answer is the Fifth Edition of Weather Flying. Regarded as the bible of weather flying, this aviation classic not only continues to make complex weather concepts understandable for even the least experienced of flyers, ... Read more

23,19 €

THE BEST RESOURCE A PILOT CAN HAVE TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO FLY IN ALL TYPES OF WEATHERHow do you improve on the best guide for pilots to learn how to fly in all kinds of weather? The answer is the Fifth Edition of Weather Flying. Regarded as the bible of weather flying, this aviation classic not only continues to make complex weather concepts understandable for even the least experienced of flyers,
... Read more
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Why you should give a f*ck about farming

Because you eat

by Gabrielle Chan ...

Narrated by Gabrielle Chan ...

Unabridged

10 hours 41 min

There is no farmers and others. If you eat or wear clothes, the decisions you make influence farming.'Eaters will be the ultimate arbiter of where and how food is grown and how the land is cared for . We all have a stake in the future of food and farming. I am going to show you why.'Farming sits at the intersection of the world's biggest challenges around climate change, soil, water, energy, ... Read more

22,99 €

There is no farmers and others. If you eat or wear clothes, the decisions you make influence farming.'Eaters will be the ultimate arbiter of where and how food is grown and how the land is cared for . We all have a stake in the future of food and farming. I am going to show you why.'Farming sits at the intersection of the world's biggest challenges around climate change, soil, water, energy,
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Technology Audiobooks

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Future

Hello World

Pale Blue Dot

Wasteland

Plumbing For Beginners: Step-By-Step Home Plumbing Repairs That Save You Money

Plumbing 101 for Homeowners: Beginner DIY Plumbing Repairs, Tools & Maintenance Guide

Plumbing 101 for Homeowners: Beginner DIY Plumbing Repairs, Tools & Maintenance Guide

Behavioral AI

Thrive

Communications Skills for Project Managers

Technically Wrong

The Things We Make

We Were Yahoo!

Plato and the Nerd

Designing Data-Intensive Applications

The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management

Spaceflight

Employment is Dead

Work in the Future

Robot-Proof

Crossings

The Planter of Modern Life

Weather Flying

Why you should give a f*ck about farming