This timely and important book focuses on the controversial issue of SLAPP cases – Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation – which are designed to censor, intimidate and silence critics by burdening them with aggressive opposing lawyers, heavy legal costs and enquiry agents until they abandon the case.David Hooper, veteran media lawyer, explores how the power of money enabled the very wealthy to crush their critics and outlines the tactics they used.He examines how ...

In the present day, an aging Englishman named John Williams endeavors to write his memoirs. He recalls storms at sea, rousing battles, and mysterious encounters with whales, occurring in the early 1800s.

An Open Letter to Any Musician Who Wants to Make $100,000 (or More) in the Music Business You're in a career where it's considered "normal" to be broke. If you were doing anything else for a living, you'd have given up by now. And I'm sure there are people in your life who wish you'd do just that... They want you to settle down, get a "real" job, and make music a hobby. Screw 'em. The truth is, if you know what to do, you can make a lot of money as a musician. This book shows you what to d...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.What comes after humanity as we know it? In Post-Human Blueprint, David Hooper investigates the radical possibilities of a future where biology is no longer our only foundation. From genetic engineering and synthetic organs to digital consciousness and artificial evolution, he explores how science and technology are beginning to redraw the very blueprint of life.With his signature clarity and foresight, Hooper examines ...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.From satellites orbiting the skies to data centers humming beneath our feet, the world itself is becoming one vast machine. In Silicon Earth, David Hooper explores the emergence of the planet-scale computer—an interconnected system of sensors, servers, and algorithms that processes the pulse of humanity in real time.With striking clarity, Hooper reveals how this invisible infrastructure powers everything from global fin...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.What does it mean to grow up with an intelligence not of this world? In Singularity’s Children, David Hooper explores the dawn of a generation whose lives are intertwined with artificial intelligence from birth.From AI companions that shape childhood learning to algorithms guiding careers, relationships, and even identity, Hooper investigates how humanity’s first “co-raised” generation may redefine creativity, knowledge...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.What does it mean to be intelligent when machines are thinking for us?In Synthetic Minds, author Alex Chen explores the profound and often unsettling ways artificial intelligence is not just mimicking, but actively reshaping human intelligence itself. From the algorithms that personalize our choices to the neural networks that generate art and language, AI is no longer a tool but a partner in our cognitive evolu...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The future moves at the speed of light. In LightSpeed Futures, David Hooper unveils the revolutionary world of photonics—the science of using light to compute, communicate, and power the technologies of tomorrow.From ultra-fast optical computers and unhackable quantum networks to breakthroughs in energy, medicine, and space exploration, Hooper shows how harnessing photons is set to eclipse the limits of electronics and ...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.What if upgrading the human body and mind became as routine as updating software? In Augment, David Hooper explores the dawn of a new era where biotechnology, neural interfaces, and digital enhancements converge to create a human operating system unlike any before.From wearable exoskeletons and brain–computer links to genetic editing and sensory expansion, Hooper investigates how augmentation is reshaping health, produc...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.We are more connected than at any point in human history—yet the web binding us together is expanding faster than we can comprehend. In The Infinite Network, David Hooper examines how ubiquitous connectivity is reshaping not only our technology, but also our economies, cultures, and sense of identity.From the rise of smart cities and the Internet of Things to the invisible infrastructures powering global communication, ...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The great powers of the 21st century are no longer defined only by armies, economies, or territory—they are defined by code. In Digital Empires, David Hooper explores how artificial intelligence has become the new arena of global rivalry, shaping everything from trade and defense to culture and sovereignty.Hooper traces the rise of competing AI blocs—from Silicon Valley to Beijing—showing how algorithms are redrawing th...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The metaverse promises boundless freedom: infinite worlds to explore, limitless identities to inhabit, and experiences that transcend the physical. Yet behind the illusion of liberation lies a new architecture of control—where platforms govern reality, corporations own the terrain of imagination, and surveillance becomes seamless.In The Metaverse Paradox, David Hooper investigates the tensions at the heart of our next d...