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 ...

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.What happens when intelligence becomes something more? In Sentience in Silicon, David Hooper investigates the threshold moment when artificial intelligence begins to blur into artificial consciousness.Tracing breakthroughs in machine learning, neural networks, and emergent behavior, Hooper explores how close we are to creating systems that don’t just calculate—but experience. He examines the philosophical, scientific, a...

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.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...

Avalon Summer is a coming-of-age summer romance set in 1965 in the resort town of Avalon, Santa Catalina Island. On the brink of adulthood, three men and four women experience love, heartbreak, and self-discovery against the backdrop of the Vietnam War, the Watts race riots, and Top 40 radio.Sil: Surfer, womanizer, and draft dodger. His motto, "never in love, only in heat", is about to be challenged.Candy: The beautiful young actress, driven by ambition, and haunte...

New scholarly research in important aspects of international economics is brought together in this volume. The unifying theme is that each chapter is devoted to a fresh analysis of a problem in international economics that had earlier received cogent and prescient attention by Professor Robert Stern of the University of Michigan, one of the major figures in international economic research in the second half of the twentieth century. Each chapter examines a significant issue in internationa...

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 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.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.What happens when the boundary between mind and machine begins to dissolve? In Neuroverse, David Hooper takes readers on a gripping journey into the frontiers of neuroscience and technology, where brain–computer interfaces, neural implants, and AI-driven cognition are no longer science fiction but emerging reality.With clarity and insight, Hooper reveals how this revolution could transform medicine, communication, creat...