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AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley's Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity

by Adam Becker ...

'Book of the Year' as chosen by The Conversation'Disconcerting . . . a disturbing and important book' NEW SCIENTIST'Smart and wonderfully readable' NEW YORK TIMESThe bad science and sinister ideas behind Silicon Valley's foolish obsession with immortality, AI paradise and limitless growth.Tech billionaires have decided that they should determine ou... ... Read more

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'Book of the Year' as chosen by The Conversation'Disconcerting . . . a disturbing and important book' NEW SCIENTIST'Smart and wonderfully readable' NEW YORK TIMESThe bad science and sinister ideas behind Silicon Valley's foolish obsession with immortality, AI paradise and limitless growth.Tech billionaires have decided that they should determine ou...
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The Ultimate Roblox Book: An Unofficial Guide, Updated Edition

Learn How to Build Your Own Worlds, Customize Your Games, and So Much More!

by David Jagneaux, Heath Haskins ...

Series series Unofficial Roblox Series
Build and create your own Roblox world with this updated, easy-to-use guide.Roblox, the largest user-generated online gaming platform that allows users to create and share their own game worlds and gaming creations, has taken the digital world by storm! With updated screenshots and instructions, The Ultimate Roblox Book, Updated Edition provides brand-new information on game changes and the latest ... Read more

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Build and create your own Roblox world with this updated, easy-to-use guide.Roblox, the largest user-generated online gaming platform that allows users to create and share their own game worlds and gaming creations, has taken the digital world by storm! With updated screenshots and instructions, The Ultimate Roblox Book, Updated Edition provides brand-new information on game changes and the latest
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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

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"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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How to Win At Chess

The Ultimate Guide for Beginners and Beyond

by Levy Rozman, GothamChess ...

**THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERLearn chess from International Master and YouTube's top chess teacher Levy Rozman (aka GothamChess) in this refreshing and fun guide for beginner and intermediate players**How to Win at Chess teaches you everything you need to know about the game, including all the important moves and strategies to start off strong and keep you thinking several steps ahead.Full of ... Read more

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**THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERLearn chess from International Master and YouTube's top chess teacher Levy Rozman (aka GothamChess) in this refreshing and fun guide for beginner and intermediate players**How to Win at Chess teaches you everything you need to know about the game, including all the important moves and strategies to start off strong and keep you thinking several steps ahead.Full of
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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

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’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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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

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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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The Hit List

'Sinister, clever and utterly compelling' Lesley Kara

by Holly Seddon ...

What would you do if you found your own name on a hit list? Seddon addresses this terrifying question in an explosive novel. One of the most exciting, brave and clever books I have ever read. The Hit List is my book of the year. Gillian McAllister, author of How to DisappearThis novel kept me guessing to the end. A twisty, intelligent thrill ride. Excellent! Will Dean, author of Black RiverThis ... Read more

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What would you do if you found your own name on a hit list? Seddon addresses this terrifying question in an explosive novel. One of the most exciting, brave and clever books I have ever read. The Hit List is my book of the year. Gillian McAllister, author of How to DisappearThis novel kept me guessing to the end. A twisty, intelligent thrill ride. Excellent! Will Dean, author of Black RiverThis
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AI for Good

How Real People Are Using Artificial Intelligence to Fix Things That Matter

by Josh Tyrangiel ...

In contrast to the wave of noisy polemics around AI, AI For Good explores how, in practice, it can actually improve our lives and tells the stories of everyday citizens at the forefront of this new “AI entrepreneurship.”AI is often framed as a force of radical transformation, either catapulting us into a utopian future or dragging us toward existential ruin. But this book tells a different story. ... Read more

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In contrast to the wave of noisy polemics around AI, AI For Good explores how, in practice, it can actually improve our lives and tells the stories of everyday citizens at the forefront of this new “AI entrepreneurship.”AI is often framed as a force of radical transformation, either catapulting us into a utopian future or dragging us toward existential ruin. But this book tells a different story.
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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

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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
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What Should My Children Do?

How to Flourish in the Age of AI

by Daniel Susskind ...

From one of our leading experts on work and technology, a bold, clear-eyed, and hopeful guide to seizing opportunity in the age of AIWhat should the next generation learn—and what should they stop worrying about—in a world transformed by artificial intelligence? AI is rewriting the rules in the classroom, the job market and the workplace, leaving parents, teachers, students and all types of ... Read more

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From one of our leading experts on work and technology, a bold, clear-eyed, and hopeful guide to seizing opportunity in the age of AIWhat should the next generation learn—and what should they stop worrying about—in a world transformed by artificial intelligence? AI is rewriting the rules in the classroom, the job market and the workplace, leaving parents, teachers, students and all types of
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We Have Root

Even More Advice from Schneier on Security

by Bruce Schneier ...

A collection of popular essays from security guru Bruce SchneierIn his latest collection of essays, security expert Bruce Schneier tackles a range of cybersecurity, privacy, and real-world security issues ripped from the headlines. Essays cover the ever-expanding role of technology in national security, war, transportation, the Internet of Things, elections, and more. Throughout, he challenges the ... Read more

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A collection of popular essays from security guru Bruce SchneierIn his latest collection of essays, security expert Bruce Schneier tackles a range of cybersecurity, privacy, and real-world security issues ripped from the headlines. Essays cover the ever-expanding role of technology in national security, war, transportation, the Internet of Things, elections, and more. Throughout, he challenges the
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Windows 7: The Missing Manual

by David Pogue ...

In early reviews, geeks raved about Windows 7. But if you're an ordinary mortal, learning what this new system is all about will be challenging. Fear not: David Pogue's Windows 7: The Missing Manual comes to the rescue. Like its predecessors, this book illuminates its subject with reader-friendly insight, plenty of wit, and hardnosed objectivity for beginners as well as veteran PC users.Windows 7 ... Read more

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In early reviews, geeks raved about Windows 7. But if you're an ordinary mortal, learning what this new system is all about will be challenging. Fear not: David Pogue's Windows 7: The Missing Manual comes to the rescue. Like its predecessors, this book illuminates its subject with reader-friendly insight, plenty of wit, and hardnosed objectivity for beginners as well as veteran PC users.Windows 7
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Adventures In Raspberry Pi

by Carrie Anne Philbin ...

Series series Adventures In ...
Coding for kids is cool with Raspberry Pi and this elementary guideEven if your kids don't have an ounce of computer geek in them, they can learn to code with Raspberry Pi and this wonderful book. Written for 11- to 15-year-olds and assuming no prior computing knowledge, this book uses the wildly successful, low-cost, credit-card-sized Raspberry Pi computer to explain fundamental computing ... Read more

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Coding for kids is cool with Raspberry Pi and this elementary guideEven if your kids don't have an ounce of computer geek in them, they can learn to code with Raspberry Pi and this wonderful book. Written for 11- to 15-year-olds and assuming no prior computing knowledge, this book uses the wildly successful, low-cost, credit-card-sized Raspberry Pi computer to explain fundamental computing
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Beginning HTML and CSS

by Rob Larsen ...

Everything you need to build websites with the newest versions of HTML and CSSIf you develop websites, you know that the goal posts keep moving, especially now that your website must work on not only traditional desktops, but also on an ever-changing range of smartphones and tablets. This step-by-step book efficiently guides you through the thicket. Teaching you the very latest best practices and ... Read more

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Everything you need to build websites with the newest versions of HTML and CSSIf you develop websites, you know that the goal posts keep moving, especially now that your website must work on not only traditional desktops, but also on an ever-changing range of smartphones and tablets. This step-by-step book efficiently guides you through the thicket. Teaching you the very latest best practices and
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Sea of Rust

The post-apocalyptic science fiction epic about AI and what makes us human

by C. Robert Cargill ...

*One of Financial Times' Best Books of 2017*"SEA OF RUST is a 40-megaton cruise missile of a novel - it'll blow you away and lay waste to your heart . . . visceral, relentless, breathtaking" Joe Hill, Sunday Times bestselling authorAn action-packed post-apocalyptic thriller from the critically acclaimed author, screenwriter, and noted film critic.Humankind is extinct. Wiped out in a global ... Read more

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*One of Financial Times' Best Books of 2017*"SEA OF RUST is a 40-megaton cruise missile of a novel - it'll blow you away and lay waste to your heart . . . visceral, relentless, breathtaking" Joe Hill, Sunday Times bestselling authorAn action-packed post-apocalyptic thriller from the critically acclaimed author, screenwriter, and noted film critic.Humankind is extinct. Wiped out in a global
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Open to Work

How to Get Ahead in the Age of AI

by Ryan Roslansky, Aneesh Raman ...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER‘Open To Work helps you stop fearing the future and start shaping it with purpose.’ Jay Shetty‘An instantly useful guide to futureproofing your career.’ Adam Grant‘Open to Work lays out a smart and clear path to the future of work’ Brené BrownIn a world where AI is transforming work at a rapid pace, Open to Work ... ... Read more

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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER‘Open To Work helps you stop fearing the future and start shaping it with purpose.’ Jay Shetty‘An instantly useful guide to futureproofing your career.’ Adam Grant‘Open to Work lays out a smart and clear path to the future of work’ Brené BrownIn a world where AI is transforming work at a rapid pace, Open to Work ...
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Computer Coding for Kids

A unique step-by-step visual guide, from binary code to building games

by Carol Vorderman ...

Series series DK Help Your Kids With
Don't just play computer games - help children build them with your own home computer!Calling all coders, this is a straightforward, visual guide to helping kids understand the basics of computer coding using Scratch and Python coding languages. Essential coding concepts like scripts, variables, and strings are explained using build-along projects and games.Kids can create online games to play ... Read more

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Don't just play computer games - help children build them with your own home computer!Calling all coders, this is a straightforward, visual guide to helping kids understand the basics of computer coding using Scratch and Python coding languages. Essential coding concepts like scripts, variables, and strings are explained using build-along projects and games.Kids can create online games to play
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The Unofficial History of Minecraft

The Complete Gaming Chronicles

by Jakob Baker ...

Series series The Complete Gaming Chronicles
Embark on an epic journey through the evolution of one of gaming's most revolutionary titles in "The Unofficial History of Minecraft: From Cave Game to Global Phenomenon." This comprehensive chronicle traces Minecraft's documented journey from Markus "Notch" Persson's experimental Cave Game to its current status as a worldwide cultural touchstone that has shaped a generation of gamers and creators ... Read more

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Embark on an epic journey through the evolution of one of gaming's most revolutionary titles in "The Unofficial History of Minecraft: From Cave Game to Global Phenomenon." This comprehensive chronicle traces Minecraft's documented journey from Markus "Notch" Persson's experimental Cave Game to its current status as a worldwide cultural touchstone that has shaped a generation of gamers and creators
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Dopamine Kids

Five Steps to Free Your Family from Digital Dependency and Ultra-Processed Foods

by Michaeleen Doucleff ...

The revolutionary new book from the international bestselling author of Hunt, Gather, Parent.Why do video games include missions?Why does junk food give us cravings?Because they tap into dopamine, the neurotransmitter that motivates us to want more.Companies and developers use knowledge of how dopamine affects our children’s brains to sell them screens, games and ultra-processed foods. In Dopami.. ... Read more

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The revolutionary new book from the international bestselling author of Hunt, Gather, Parent.Why do video games include missions?Why does junk food give us cravings?Because they tap into dopamine, the neurotransmitter that motivates us to want more.Companies and developers use knowledge of how dopamine affects our children’s brains to sell them screens, games and ultra-processed foods. In Dopami..
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Elasticsearch 8 for Developers - 2nd Edition

A beginner's guide to indexing, analyzing, searching, and aggregating data (English Edition)

by Anurag Srivastava ...

Elasticsearch is a powerful tool for handling and managing large amount of data. It is scalable, reliable, and fast, with various features for data analysis and search. This book is a comprehensive guide to using Elasticsearch to manage data. It starts with an overview of Elasticsearch, detailing its importance in today's world. The book further covers the basics of Elasticsearch, including ... Read more

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Elasticsearch is a powerful tool for handling and managing large amount of data. It is scalable, reliable, and fast, with various features for data analysis and search. This book is a comprehensive guide to using Elasticsearch to manage data. It starts with an overview of Elasticsearch, detailing its importance in today's world. The book further covers the basics of Elasticsearch, including
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Entrepreneur in a Box A Guide to the Best Ways to Make Money on the Internet

In a Box, #7

by Chris Mason ...

Series Book 7 - In a Box
Are you one of the millions having trouble making ends meet. If you are slowing nodding agreement on the inside then Entrepreneur in a Box: A Guide to the Best Ways to Make Money on the Internet may just be what you're looking for. If you have a skill or clutter that needs to find a new home than this book can help you. The book has websites where people can sell their:Cars and car partsGraphic ... Read more

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Are you one of the millions having trouble making ends meet. If you are slowing nodding agreement on the inside then Entrepreneur in a Box: A Guide to the Best Ways to Make Money on the Internet may just be what you're looking for. If you have a skill or clutter that needs to find a new home than this book can help you. The book has websites where people can sell their:Cars and car partsGraphic
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At Large

The Strange Case of the World's Biggest Internet Invasion

by Charles C. Mann, David H. Freedman ...

Hailed as "a chilling portrait" by The Boston Globe and "a crafty thriller" by Newsweek, this astonishing story of an obsessive hacker promises to change the way you look at the Internet forever.At Large chronicles the massive manhunt that united hard-nosed FBI agents, computer nerds, and uptight security bureaucrats against an elusive computer outlaw who broke into highly secured computer systems ... Read more

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Hailed as "a chilling portrait" by The Boston Globe and "a crafty thriller" by Newsweek, this astonishing story of an obsessive hacker promises to change the way you look at the Internet forever.At Large chronicles the massive manhunt that united hard-nosed FBI agents, computer nerds, and uptight security bureaucrats against an elusive computer outlaw who broke into highly secured computer systems
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Excel 2013 Power Programming with VBA

by John Walkenbach ...

Series Book 15 - Mr. Spreadsheet's Bookshelf
Maximize your Excel 2013 experience using VBA application developmentThe new Excel 2013 boasts updated features, enhanced power, and new capabilities. Naturally, that means John Walkenbach returns with a new edition of his bestselling VBA Programming book and covers all the methods and tools you need to know in order to program with Excel. With this comprehensive guide, "Mr. Spreadsheet" shows you ... Read more

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Maximize your Excel 2013 experience using VBA application developmentThe new Excel 2013 boasts updated features, enhanced power, and new capabilities. Naturally, that means John Walkenbach returns with a new edition of his bestselling VBA Programming book and covers all the methods and tools you need to know in order to program with Excel. With this comprehensive guide, "Mr. Spreadsheet" shows you
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The Girl in the Spider's Web

the return of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

by David Lagercrantz ...

Translated by George Goulding ...

Series Book 4 - Millennium
Meet Lisbeth Salander, the iconic character who has captivated 100 million readers worldwide"Rest easy, Lisbeth Salander fans - our punk hacker heroine is in good hands" USA TodayLISBETH SALANDER AND MIKAEL BLOMKVIST HAVE FALLEN OUT OF TOUCHThen Blomkvist is contacted by renowned Swedish scientist Professor Balder. Warned that his life is in danger, but more concerned for his son's well-being, ... Read more

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Meet Lisbeth Salander, the iconic character who has captivated 100 million readers worldwide"Rest easy, Lisbeth Salander fans - our punk hacker heroine is in good hands" USA TodayLISBETH SALANDER AND MIKAEL BLOMKVIST HAVE FALLEN OUT OF TOUCHThen Blomkvist is contacted by renowned Swedish scientist Professor Balder. Warned that his life is in danger, but more concerned for his son's well-being,
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