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Rich Enough?

A Laid-back Guide for Every Kiwi 2025 Edition

by Mary Holm ...

A revised and updated edition of the no.1 bestseller.Find out what many in the financial world don't want you to know. Laid-back investing is not only easier, it can actually make you richer.Learn how to kill off debt, curb spending, find your best KiwiSaver fund, save painlessly, buy a house or be happy not buying one, and move confidently towards and through retirement (hint: you don't need $1 ... Read more

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A revised and updated edition of the no.1 bestseller.Find out what many in the financial world don't want you to know. Laid-back investing is not only easier, it can actually make you richer.Learn how to kill off debt, curb spending, find your best KiwiSaver fund, save painlessly, buy a house or be happy not buying one, and move confidently towards and through retirement (hint: you don't need $1
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The Infinity Machine

Demis Hassabis, DeepMind and the Quest for Superintelligence

by Sebastian Mallaby ...

**A NEW YORK TIMES & SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Extraordinary... beautifully written, clear-eyed and engaged in the deepest ethical questions of our day' Rory Stewart'Mallaby has done full justice to his kaleidoscopically interesting subject ... expertly structured and vividly reported, the book presents the most insightful portrait of Hassabis to date' Financial Times**A revelatory portrait of the ... Read more

$26.99 NZD

**A NEW YORK TIMES & SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Extraordinary... beautifully written, clear-eyed and engaged in the deepest ethical questions of our day' Rory Stewart'Mallaby has done full justice to his kaleidoscopically interesting subject ... expertly structured and vividly reported, the book presents the most insightful portrait of Hassabis to date' Financial Times**A revelatory portrait of the
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Becoming Steve Jobs

The evolution of a reckless upstart into a visionary leader

by Brent Schlender, Rick Tetzeli ...

THE SUNDAY TIMES AND #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - with a new foreword by Silicon Valley legend Marc Andreessen.'For my money, a better book about Jobs than Walter Isaacson's biography' New Yorker*'*A fascinating reinterpretation of the Steve Jobs story' Sunday TimesWe all think we know who Steve Jobs was, what made him tick, and what made him succeed.Yet the single most important question ... ... Read more

$24.99 NZD

THE SUNDAY TIMES AND #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - with a new foreword by Silicon Valley legend Marc Andreessen.'For my money, a better book about Jobs than Walter Isaacson's biography' New Yorker*'*A fascinating reinterpretation of the Steve Jobs story' Sunday TimesWe all think we know who Steve Jobs was, what made him tick, and what made him succeed.Yet the single most important question ...
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User Story Mapping

Discover the Whole Story, Build the Right Product

by Jeff Patton, Peter Economy ...

User story mapping is a valuable tool for software development, once you understand why and how to use it. This insightful book examines how this often misunderstood technique can help your team stay focused on users and their needs without getting lost in the enthusiasm for individual product features.Author Jeff Patton shows you how changeable story maps enable your team to hold better ... Read more

$27.99 NZD

User story mapping is a valuable tool for software development, once you understand why and how to use it. This insightful book examines how this often misunderstood technique can help your team stay focused on users and their needs without getting lost in the enthusiasm for individual product features.Author Jeff Patton shows you how changeable story maps enable your team to hold better
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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

$20.99 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

$19.99 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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The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI

How to Think About Artificial Intelligence Before It's Too Late

by Cory Doctorow ...

As we enter the age of AI, we are in danger of being reduced to what Cory Doctorow dubs the 'reverse centaur'. With that term he conjures a human being conscripted as the assistant to a dominant machine. It could be a driver made to deliver nonstop, all day long; a warehouse worker packing shelves without bathroom or food breaks; or a programmer reviewing impossible amounts of AI-produced code.Don ... Read more

$21.99 NZD

As we enter the age of AI, we are in danger of being reduced to what Cory Doctorow dubs the 'reverse centaur'. With that term he conjures a human being conscripted as the assistant to a dominant machine. It could be a driver made to deliver nonstop, all day long; a warehouse worker packing shelves without bathroom or food breaks; or a programmer reviewing impossible amounts of AI-produced code.Don
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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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Allow Me to Introduce Myself

'You will not be able to put this down' Glamour

by Onyi Nwabineli ...

WINNER OF THE DIVERSE BOOK AWARDS * LONGLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZEA page-turning novel about the dark side of social media, perfect for fans of Bella Mackie, Rebecca F. Kuang or Yomi Adegoke'Dark, entertaining and addictive' Stylist * A Grazia 'Hot New Novel' pick'HER LIFE. HER RULES. FINALLY.Ophelia is the mumflu... ... Read more

$22.05 NZD

WINNER OF THE DIVERSE BOOK AWARDS * LONGLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZEA page-turning novel about the dark side of social media, perfect for fans of Bella Mackie, Rebecca F. Kuang or Yomi Adegoke'Dark, entertaining and addictive' Stylist * A Grazia 'Hot New Novel' pick'HER LIFE. HER RULES. FINALLY.Ophelia is the mumflu...
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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

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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
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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

$67.99 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
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Exploring Galaxy Tab S4

The Illustrated, Practical Guide to using Samsung Galaxy Tab s4

by Kevin Wilson ...

Series Book 9 - Exploring Tech
Exploring Galaxy Tab is the perfect companion for your new Samsung Galaxy S4 Tablet. Written by best-selling technology author, lecturer, and computer trainer Kevin Wilson, Exploring Galaxy Tab is packed with step-by-step instructions, full color photos, illustrations, helpful tips and video demos.Updated to cover Android 9, Exploring Galaxy Tab will help you :Install or upgrade to Android ... Read more

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Exploring Galaxy Tab is the perfect companion for your new Samsung Galaxy S4 Tablet. Written by best-selling technology author, lecturer, and computer trainer Kevin Wilson, Exploring Galaxy Tab is packed with step-by-step instructions, full color photos, illustrations, helpful tips and video demos.Updated to cover Android 9, Exploring Galaxy Tab will help you :Install or upgrade to Android
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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

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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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Hacks for Minecrafters: Master Builder

The Unofficial Guide to Tips and Tricks That Other Guides Won't Teach You

by Megan Miller ...

New York Times bestselling author. Here is a guide for boys and girls to the many amazing builds you can create in Minecraft.NOT OFFICIAL MINECRAFT PRODUCT. NOT APPROVED BY OR ASSOCIATED WITH MOJANG.With hundreds of millions of players, Minecraft has taken control of gamers all over the world. With Hacks for Minecrafters: Master Builder, you'll be able to take back that control! Now you can craft ... Read more

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New York Times bestselling author. Here is a guide for boys and girls to the many amazing builds you can create in Minecraft.NOT OFFICIAL MINECRAFT PRODUCT. NOT APPROVED BY OR ASSOCIATED WITH MOJANG.With hundreds of millions of players, Minecraft has taken control of gamers all over the world. With Hacks for Minecrafters: Master Builder, you'll be able to take back that control! Now you can craft
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Java Projects

Learn the fundamentals of Java 11 programming by building industry grade practical projects

by Peter Verhas ...

Learn how to build scalable, resilient, and effective applications in Java that suit your software requirements.Key FeaturesExplore advanced technologies that Java 11 delivers such as web programming and parallel computingDiscover modern programming paradigms such as microservices, cloud computing and enterprise structuresBuild highly responsive applications with this practical introduction to ... Read more

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Learn how to build scalable, resilient, and effective applications in Java that suit your software requirements.Key FeaturesExplore advanced technologies that Java 11 delivers such as web programming and parallel computingDiscover modern programming paradigms such as microservices, cloud computing and enterprise structuresBuild highly responsive applications with this practical introduction to
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Why Information Grows

The Evolution of Order, from Atoms to Economies

by César Hidalgo ...

In Why Information Grows, rising star César Hidalgo offers a radical interpretation of global economicsWhile economists often turn to measures like GDP or per-capita income, César Hidalgo turns to information theory to explain the success or failure of a country's economic performance. Through a radical rethinking of what the economy is, Hidalgo shows that natural constraints in our ability to ... Read more

$17.99 NZD

In Why Information Grows, rising star César Hidalgo offers a radical interpretation of global economicsWhile economists often turn to measures like GDP or per-capita income, César Hidalgo turns to information theory to explain the success or failure of a country's economic performance. Through a radical rethinking of what the economy is, Hidalgo shows that natural constraints in our ability to
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CompTIA CySA+ Study Guide

Exam CS0-003

by Mike Chapple, David Seidl ...

Series series Sybex Study Guide
Master key exam objectives and crucial cybersecurity concepts for the updated CompTIA CySA+ CS0-003 exam, along with an online test bank with hundreds of practice questions and flashcardsIn the newly revised third edition of CompTIA CySA+ Study Guide: Exam CS0-003, a team of leading security experts and tech educators delivers comprehensive and accurate coverage of every topic and domain covered ... Read more

$74.99 NZD

Master key exam objectives and crucial cybersecurity concepts for the updated CompTIA CySA+ CS0-003 exam, along with an online test bank with hundreds of practice questions and flashcardsIn the newly revised third edition of CompTIA CySA+ Study Guide: Exam CS0-003, a team of leading security experts and tech educators delivers comprehensive and accurate coverage of every topic and domain covered
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Geek Sublime

Writing Fiction, Coding Software

by Vikram Chandra ...

A great novelist on his twin obsessions: writing and coding. What is the relationship between the two? Is there such a thing as the sublime in code? Can we ascribe beauty to the craft of coding?Vikram Chandra is the award-winning author of two acclaimed novels and a collection of short stories - and has been a computer programmer for almost as long as he has been a writer. In his extraordinary new ... Read more

$17.99 NZD

A great novelist on his twin obsessions: writing and coding. What is the relationship between the two? Is there such a thing as the sublime in code? Can we ascribe beauty to the craft of coding?Vikram Chandra is the award-winning author of two acclaimed novels and a collection of short stories - and has been a computer programmer for almost as long as he has been a writer. In his extraordinary new
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Online Writing for Profit and Purpose

by Karen Daniels ...

Online Writing for Profit and PurposeThe Ultimate Writer's Block of Tips and Bits 1For Bloggers, Authors, and Online WritersYou can make money writing online, and make a difference. This book will show you how.Have you ever been frustrated with your lack of writing success?Have you ever gone in search of information you thought you needed to make your writing work only to find:• no usable ... Read more

$11.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

Online Writing for Profit and PurposeThe Ultimate Writer's Block of Tips and Bits 1For Bloggers, Authors, and Online WritersYou can make money writing online, and make a difference. This book will show you how.Have you ever been frustrated with your lack of writing success?Have you ever gone in search of information you thought you needed to make your writing work only to find:• no usable
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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

$27.99 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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365 DAYS OFFLINE:

How a Year Without Social Media, Streaming, or Smartphones Changed My Brain.

by Marvellous Okon Udofia ...

On January 1st, I buried my phone in a drawer and didn’t touch it again for 365 days.No Instagram.No emails.No quick Google searches at 2 a.m.Just me… and the terrifying, intoxicating quiet of life without the internet.What began as a dare became the hardest — and most life-changing — year I’ve ever lived. I battled FOMO so intense it felt like withdrawal, confronted the strange emptiness of free ... Read more

$5.88 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

On January 1st, I buried my phone in a drawer and didn’t touch it again for 365 days.No Instagram.No emails.No quick Google searches at 2 a.m.Just me… and the terrifying, intoxicating quiet of life without the internet.What began as a dare became the hardest — and most life-changing — year I’ve ever lived. I battled FOMO so intense it felt like withdrawal, confronted the strange emptiness of free
... Read more
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

$14.99 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
iPad: The Missing Manual

The Missing Manual

by J.D. Biersdorfer ...

The iPad 2 is faster, lighter, and more versatile than its predecessor, but there's still no printed guide to using its amazing features. That’s where this full-color Missing Manual comes in. Learn how to stream HD video, make video calls, manage your email, surf the Web, listen to music, play games, and maybe even do a little iWork. This is the book that should have been in the box.Build your ... Read more

$22.99 NZD

The iPad 2 is faster, lighter, and more versatile than its predecessor, but there's still no printed guide to using its amazing features. That’s where this full-color Missing Manual comes in. Learn how to stream HD video, make video calls, manage your email, surf the Web, listen to music, play games, and maybe even do a little iWork. This is the book that should have been in the box.Build your
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Paper Planes

by David Mitchell ...

A practical step-by-step guide to creating and flying 25 amazing paper planes.Whether you fly them indoors or outdoors, the pleasure of building and flying a paper plane appeals to all ages. Paper Planes contains everything you need to know about how to fold and fly a squadron of custom-designed paper aircraft.A practical step-by-step guide to creating and flying 25 amazing paper planes. Whether ... Read more

$10.99 NZD

A practical step-by-step guide to creating and flying 25 amazing paper planes.Whether you fly them indoors or outdoors, the pleasure of building and flying a paper plane appeals to all ages. Paper Planes contains everything you need to know about how to fold and fly a squadron of custom-designed paper aircraft.A practical step-by-step guide to creating and flying 25 amazing paper planes. Whether
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