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AI Native

The Mandate to Transform Your Company

by Kai-Fu Lee ...

As the cost of intelligence collapses, every organization must rethink how it operates, competes, and creates value. In his new book, AI legend and New York Times bestselling author of AI Superpowers and AI 2041 Kai-Fu Lee offers a sweeping roadmap for how leaders can position their business for the AI age“Kai-Fu Lee is among our most prescient thinkers and writers…. Powerful.”—Satya Nadella, ... Read more

$21.99 NZD

As the cost of intelligence collapses, every organization must rethink how it operates, competes, and creates value. In his new book, AI legend and New York Times bestselling author of AI Superpowers and AI 2041 Kai-Fu Lee offers a sweeping roadmap for how leaders can position their business for the AI age“Kai-Fu Lee is among our most prescient thinkers and writers…. Powerful.”—Satya Nadella,
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Destination CISSP

by Rob Witcher, John Berti, Lou Hablas, Nick Mitropoulos ...

NEW SECOND EDITION ALIGNED WITH ISC2'S 2024 EXAM OUTLINE. The goal of this concise study guide is simple: to help you confidently pass the CISSP exam and to provide you with a foundation of security knowledge that will equip you to be a better security professional as you navigate your career.We have written this guide to be as concise as possible while still providing sufficient, valuable, and ... Read more

$68.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

NEW SECOND EDITION ALIGNED WITH ISC2'S 2024 EXAM OUTLINE. The goal of this concise study guide is simple: to help you confidently pass the CISSP exam and to provide you with a foundation of security knowledge that will equip you to be a better security professional as you navigate your career.We have written this guide to be as concise as possible while still providing sufficient, valuable, and
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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

$20.99 NZD

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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Make It Make Sense

From Shit You Should Care About's Lucy Blakiston and Bel Hawkins

by Bel Hawkins, Lucy Blakiston ...

The debut book from the authors behind the global media sensation Shit You Should Care About.Shit You Should Care about was launched as a WordPress blog by three best friends in the back of a political science lecture. Today, it's a global ecosystem of content - two podcasts, 3.5 million Instagram followers and a daily newsy. They are your culture vultures, news agents and (reluctant) agony aunts ... Read more

$13.99 NZD

The debut book from the authors behind the global media sensation Shit You Should Care About.Shit You Should Care about was launched as a WordPress blog by three best friends in the back of a political science lecture. Today, it's a global ecosystem of content - two podcasts, 3.5 million Instagram followers and a daily newsy. They are your culture vultures, news agents and (reluctant) agony aunts
... Read more
Assembly Language:Simple, Short, And Straightforward Way Of Learning Assembly Programming

by Sherwyn Allibang ...

This book is intended for beginners who would like to learn the basics of Assembly Programming. This book uses Simple words, Short sentences and Straightforward paragraphs. The triple S way to learn Assembly Programming. The topics covered in this book includes a brief introduction to assembly, common arithmetic instructions, character and string input and display routines, flow controls including ... Read more

$5.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

This book is intended for beginners who would like to learn the basics of Assembly Programming. This book uses Simple words, Short sentences and Straightforward paragraphs. The triple S way to learn Assembly Programming. The topics covered in this book includes a brief introduction to assembly, common arithmetic instructions, character and string input and display routines, flow controls including
... Read more
Significant Zero

Heroes, Villains, and the Fight for Art and Soul in Video Games

by Walt Williams ...

From the award-winning video game writer of such hits as Star Wars Battlefront and BioShock comes an exclusive “compelling look into a world that doesn’t like to spill its secrets to outsiders” (NPR): the video game industry.When his satirical musings in a college newspaper got him discharged from the Air Force, it became clear to Walt Williams that his destiny in life was to be a writer—he just ... Read more

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From the award-winning video game writer of such hits as Star Wars Battlefront and BioShock comes an exclusive “compelling look into a world that doesn’t like to spill its secrets to outsiders” (NPR): the video game industry.When his satirical musings in a college newspaper got him discharged from the Air Force, it became clear to Walt Williams that his destiny in life was to be a writer—he just
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Nuking the Moon

And Other Intelligence Schemes and Military Plots Best Left on the Drawing Board

by Vince Houghton ...

"Compulsively readable laugh out loud history." Mary RoachBomb-carrying bats. Poisoned flower arrangements. Cigars laced with mind-altering drugs. Listening devices implanted into specially-trained cats. A torpedo-proof aircraft carrier made out of ice and sawdust. And a CIA plan to detonate a nuclear bomb on the moon ... just because.In Nuking the Moon, Vince Houghton, Historian and Curator at ... Read more

$24.99 NZD

"Compulsively readable laugh out loud history." Mary RoachBomb-carrying bats. Poisoned flower arrangements. Cigars laced with mind-altering drugs. Listening devices implanted into specially-trained cats. A torpedo-proof aircraft carrier made out of ice and sawdust. And a CIA plan to detonate a nuclear bomb on the moon ... just because.In Nuking the Moon, Vince Houghton, Historian and Curator at
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Every Screen on the Planet

The Secret Story of TikTok

by Emily Baker-White ...

The global story of the world’s most controversial social media network and the struggle to control it.TikTok boasts 1.6 billion active users worldwide and wields unprecedented power over our culture. Its crown jewel is the most addictive algorithm ever invented. As a result, it has become a political football all over the world.In Every Screen on the Planet, Harvard-trained lawyer and ... Read more

$15.99 NZD

The global story of the world’s most controversial social media network and the struggle to control it.TikTok boasts 1.6 billion active users worldwide and wields unprecedented power over our culture. Its crown jewel is the most addictive algorithm ever invented. As a result, it has become a political football all over the world.In Every Screen on the Planet, Harvard-trained lawyer and
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Killer App

The Rise of Telegram and the Battle for the Future of the Internet

by Darren Loucaides ...

The thrilling story of the enigmatic billionaire Pavel Durov - known as Russia's 'Mark Zuckerberg' - and his controversial social media platform, Telegram.'A wonderful exposé. Killer App tells the story of how Telegram and its founder Pavel Durov shaped our dark, modern times . . . riveting'LUKE HARDING, author of Betrayal: Trump, Putin and the New Age of Conquest***AUGUST 2024. A private jet ... Read more

$34.49 NZD

The thrilling story of the enigmatic billionaire Pavel Durov - known as Russia's 'Mark Zuckerberg' - and his controversial social media platform, Telegram.'A wonderful exposé. Killer App tells the story of how Telegram and its founder Pavel Durov shaped our dark, modern times . . . riveting'LUKE HARDING, author of Betrayal: Trump, Putin and the New Age of Conquest***AUGUST 2024. A private jet
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Autonomy

The Quest to Build the Driverless Car - And How It Will Reshape Our World

by Lawrence Burns ...

’A fascinating hybrid. Part freewheeling history of the rise of the modern autonomous vehicle, part intimate memoir from an insider who was on the front lines for much of that history, Autonomy will more than bring readers up to speed on one of today’s most closely watched technologies’ Brian Merchant, author of The One DeviceFrom the ultimate insider – a former General Motors executive and ... Read more

$18.99 NZD

’A fascinating hybrid. Part freewheeling history of the rise of the modern autonomous vehicle, part intimate memoir from an insider who was on the front lines for much of that history, Autonomy will more than bring readers up to speed on one of today’s most closely watched technologies’ Brian Merchant, author of The One DeviceFrom the ultimate insider – a former General Motors executive and
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Computing for Seniors QuickSteps

by Marty Matthews, Carole Matthews, Gary David Bouton, Bobbi Sandberg ...

Step-by-Step, Full-Color Graphics!Take advantage of your computer's features and tools right away--the QuickSteps way. Color photos and screenshots with clear instructions make it easy to accomplish everything you want to do. Follow along and quickly learn how to navigate the Windows operating system; get online; use core programs such as Word, Excel, and Quicken; and secure your computer. Fun ... Read more

$36.99 NZD

Step-by-Step, Full-Color Graphics!Take advantage of your computer's features and tools right away--the QuickSteps way. Color photos and screenshots with clear instructions make it easy to accomplish everything you want to do. Follow along and quickly learn how to navigate the Windows operating system; get online; use core programs such as Word, Excel, and Quicken; and secure your computer. Fun
... Read more
The Ultimate Unofficial Encyclopedia for Minecrafters

An A - Z Book of Tips and Tricks the Official Guides Don't Teach You

by Megan Miller ...

By New York Times bestselling author and Minecraft expert, Megan Miller, a full-color book full of practical advice that boys and girls will refer to again and again!Revised and Updated 2023 to include Update 1.18!NOT OFFICIAL MINECRAFT PRODUCT. NOT APPROVED BY OR ASSOCIATED WITH MOJANG.Minecraft is the one game that children, parents, and teaches all agree on. It’... ... Read more

$19.41 NZD

By New York Times bestselling author and Minecraft expert, Megan Miller, a full-color book full of practical advice that boys and girls will refer to again and again!Revised and Updated 2023 to include Update 1.18!NOT OFFICIAL MINECRAFT PRODUCT. NOT APPROVED BY OR ASSOCIATED WITH MOJANG.Minecraft is the one game that children, parents, and teaches all agree on. It’...
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Enshittification

Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What To Do About It

by Cory Doctorow ...

*** Longlisted for the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year 2025 ***Misogyny, conspiratorialism, surveillance, manipulation, fraud, and AI slop are drowning the internet. For the monopolists who dominate online - X, TikTok, Amazon, Meta, Apple - this is all part of the playbook. The process is what leading tech critic Cory Doctorow has dubbed 'enshittification'. First, the ... Read more

$54.99 NZD

*** Longlisted for the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year 2025 ***Misogyny, conspiratorialism, surveillance, manipulation, fraud, and AI slop are drowning the internet. For the monopolists who dominate online - X, TikTok, Amazon, Meta, Apple - this is all part of the playbook. The process is what leading tech critic Cory Doctorow has dubbed 'enshittification'. First, the
... Read more
Cutting-Edge Desktop UI Development with Python, PySide6, PyQt6

by Jay Nans ...

The eBook titled "Cutting-Edge Desktop UI Development with Python, PySide6, PyQt6" by Jay Nans is a comprehensive guide designed to help developers create modern and sophisticated desktop applications using Python's PySide6 and PyQt6 libraries. The eBook is structured into several chapters, each focusing on different aspects of desktop UI development.Chapter 1: IntroductionOverview of PyQt6 and ... Read more

$22.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

The eBook titled "Cutting-Edge Desktop UI Development with Python, PySide6, PyQt6" by Jay Nans is a comprehensive guide designed to help developers create modern and sophisticated desktop applications using Python's PySide6 and PyQt6 libraries. The eBook is structured into several chapters, each focusing on different aspects of desktop UI development.Chapter 1: IntroductionOverview of PyQt6 and
... Read more
Who Let the Gods Out?

by Maz Evans ...

Series Book 1 - Who Let the Gods Out?
A bestselling, laugh-out-loud adventure series that will make children fall in love with reading - and discover Greek mythology along the way!SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG AWARDSWhen Elliot wishes upon a star, he doesn't expect a constellation to crash into a dungheap on his family farm.The star is Virgo. She thinks she's perfect. Elliot ... Read more

$11.99 NZD

A bestselling, laugh-out-loud adventure series that will make children fall in love with reading - and discover Greek mythology along the way!SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG AWARDSWhen Elliot wishes upon a star, he doesn't expect a constellation to crash into a dungheap on his family farm.The star is Virgo. She thinks she's perfect. Elliot
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Building Apps for the Universal Windows Platform

Explore Windows 10 Native, IoT, HoloLens, and Xamarin

by Ayan Chatterjee ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Develop Windows 10 applications faster and more efficiently using the Universal Windows Platform. You will use Xamarin to create apps for macOS, iOS, and Android devices.Building Apps for the Universal Windows Platform is a complete guide covering PCs, tablets, phones, and other devices such as HoloLens. You will use Windows 10 to develop apps for desktop, mobile, holographic, wearable, and IoT ... Read more

$75.99 NZD

Develop Windows 10 applications faster and more efficiently using the Universal Windows Platform. You will use Xamarin to create apps for macOS, iOS, and Android devices.Building Apps for the Universal Windows Platform is a complete guide covering PCs, tablets, phones, and other devices such as HoloLens. You will use Windows 10 to develop apps for desktop, mobile, holographic, wearable, and IoT
... Read more
C++ Programming in easy steps, 4th edition

by Mike McGrath ...

Series series In Easy Steps
C++ Programming in easy steps instructs you how to program in the powerful C++ language, giving complete examples that illustrate each aspect with full colour screenshots and colourised code.Now, in its fourth edition, C++ Programming in easy steps begins by explaining how to download and install a free C++ compiler so you can quickly begin to create your own executable programs by copying the ... Read more

$25.68 NZD

C++ Programming in easy steps instructs you how to program in the powerful C++ language, giving complete examples that illustrate each aspect with full colour screenshots and colourised code.Now, in its fourth edition, C++ Programming in easy steps begins by explaining how to download and install a free C++ compiler so you can quickly begin to create your own executable programs by copying the
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Tecnosapiens

Cripto, IA y escaloneta. Cápsulas para entender el nuevo mundo

by Santiago Siri ...

Tecnosapiens explora, a través de experiencias personales, las innovaciones tecnológicas más impactantes de nuestro presente de la mano del máximo referente en estos temas.Santiago Siri propone una hoja de ruta audaz para repensar el rol de la inteligencia artificial, el software libre y el bitcoin en la creación de un nuevo orden político y económico. Tecnosapiens no es solo un testimonio de vida ... Read more

$13.99 NZD

Tecnosapiens explora, a través de experiencias personales, las innovaciones tecnológicas más impactantes de nuestro presente de la mano del máximo referente en estos temas.Santiago Siri propone una hoja de ruta audaz para repensar el rol de la inteligencia artificial, el software libre y el bitcoin en la creación de un nuevo orden político y económico. Tecnosapiens no es solo un testimonio de vida
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Reliable Machine Learning

Applying SRE Principles to ML in Production

by Cathy Chen, Niall Richard Murphy, Kranti Parisa, D. Sculley, Todd Underwood ...

Whether you're part of a small startup or a multinational corporation, this practical book shows data scientists, software and site reliability engineers, product managers, and business owners how to run and establish ML reliably, effectively, and accountably within your organization. You'll gain insight into everything from how to do model monitoring in production to how to run a well-tuned model ... Read more

$80.99 NZD

Whether you're part of a small startup or a multinational corporation, this practical book shows data scientists, software and site reliability engineers, product managers, and business owners how to run and establish ML reliably, effectively, and accountably within your organization. You'll gain insight into everything from how to do model monitoring in production to how to run a well-tuned model
... Read more
All New Official Minecraft Survival Handbook

by Mojang AB ...

Discover everything you need to know about how to survive in the Overworld.The Overworld is waiting to be explored – you just need to survive long enough to do it! With dangers lurking around every corner, staying alive can be tricky for even the most experienced player.Whether it’s finding resources, crafting equipment or protecting yourself from hostile mobs, this Survival Handbook will teach ... Read more

$9.99 NZD

Discover everything you need to know about how to survive in the Overworld.The Overworld is waiting to be explored – you just need to survive long enough to do it! With dangers lurking around every corner, staying alive can be tricky for even the most experienced player.Whether it’s finding resources, crafting equipment or protecting yourself from hostile mobs, this Survival Handbook will teach
... Read more
Code Dependent

Living in the Shadow of AI

by Madhumita Murgia ...

**Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 2024'Code Dependent is the intimate investigation of AI that we’ve been waiting for, and it arrives not a moment too soon.' – Shoshana Zuboff, author of The Age of Surveillance Capitalism'Murgia combines her deep experience of the last decade in technology with incredible storytelling and the result is a nuanced, thoughtful and very accessible ... Read more

$10.99 NZD

**Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 2024'Code Dependent is the intimate investigation of AI that we’ve been waiting for, and it arrives not a moment too soon.' – Shoshana Zuboff, author of The Age of Surveillance Capitalism'Murgia combines her deep experience of the last decade in technology with incredible storytelling and the result is a nuanced, thoughtful and very accessible
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Getting Started with Adafruit Circuit Playground Express

The Multipurpose Learning and Development Board with Built-In LEDs, Sensors, and Accelerometer

by Anne Barela ...

From Adafruit Industries, a leader in products to Makers, designers, students young and old, comes the Circuit Playground Express. Connect it to your PC, Mac or Linux computer, and you can be programming interactive projects in minutes. You have a choice of programming environments to choose from: Python, the Microsoft MakeCode graphical building block environment, C/C++ via the Arduino ... Read more

$17.99 NZD

From Adafruit Industries, a leader in products to Makers, designers, students young and old, comes the Circuit Playground Express. Connect it to your PC, Mac or Linux computer, and you can be programming interactive projects in minutes. You have a choice of programming environments to choose from: Python, the Microsoft MakeCode graphical building block environment, C/C++ via the Arduino
... Read more
ALGORITHMIC SAGA

UNDERSTANDING MEDIA, CULTURE, AND TRANSFORMATION IN THE AI AGE

by Muhammad Atique ...

Algorithmic Saga: Understanding Media, Culture, and Transformation in the AI AgeWe're no longer just living with technology-we're living through it. Driverless cars ferry passengers, drones deliver packages, robots serve guests in hotels, and even our most intimate choices-like finding a life partner-are now influenced by artificial intelligence. Welcome to the Algorithmic Saga-a world where media ... Read more

$30.99 NZD

Algorithmic Saga: Understanding Media, Culture, and Transformation in the AI AgeWe're no longer just living with technology-we're living through it. Driverless cars ferry passengers, drones deliver packages, robots serve guests in hotels, and even our most intimate choices-like finding a life partner-are now influenced by artificial intelligence. Welcome to the Algorithmic Saga-a world where media
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