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Database Internals

A Deep Dive into How Distributed Data Systems Work, 1st Edition

by Alex Petrov ...

Narrated by Mike Chamberlain ...

Unabridged

12 hours 51 min

When it comes to choosing, using, and maintaining a database, understanding its internals is essential. But with so many distributed databases and tools available today, it's often difficult to understand what each one offers. With this practical guide, Alex Petrov guides developers through the concepts behind modern database and storage engine internals.Throughout the book, you'll explore ... Read more

$25.99 USD

When it comes to choosing, using, and maintaining a database, understanding its internals is essential. But with so many distributed databases and tools available today, it's often difficult to understand what each one offers. With this practical guide, Alex Petrov guides developers through the concepts behind modern database and storage engine internals.Throughout the book, you'll explore
... Read more
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The Singularity Is Nearer

When We Merge with AI

by Ray Kurzweil ...

Narrated by Adam Barr ...

Unabridged

10 hours 25 min

The noted inventor and futurist’s successor to his landmark book The Singularity Is Near explores how technology will transform the human race in the decades to comeSince it was first published in 2005, Ray Kurzweil’s The Singularity Is Near and its vision of an exponential future have spawned a worldwide movement. Kurzweil's predictions about technological advancements have largely come true, ... Read more

$5.99 USD

The noted inventor and futurist’s successor to his landmark book The Singularity Is Near explores how technology will transform the human race in the decades to comeSince it was first published in 2005, Ray Kurzweil’s The Singularity Is Near and its vision of an exponential future have spawned a worldwide movement. Kurzweil's predictions about technological advancements have largely come true,
... Read more
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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 ...

Narrated by Cory Doctorow ...

Unabridged

5 hours 28 min

A short, provocative guide to what's good, bad, and stupid about AI and the discourse around AI, by the author of Enshittification. This program is read by the author."[Cory] Doctorow's writing is best when he delivers it, and this...is no exception." — Kirkus on EnshittificationIn modern tech parlance, a centaur is a person who is able to use technology to be a better, more productive version of ... Read more

$22.99 USD

A short, provocative guide to what's good, bad, and stupid about AI and the discourse around AI, by the author of Enshittification. This program is read by the author."[Cory] Doctorow's writing is best when he delivers it, and this...is no exception." — Kirkus on EnshittificationIn modern tech parlance, a centaur is a person who is able to use technology to be a better, more productive version of
... Read more
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Irresistible

The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked

by Adam Alter ...

Narrated by Adam Alter ...

Unabridged

8 hours 17 min

“Irresistible is a fascinating and much needed exploration of one of the most troubling phenomena of modern times.” —Malcolm Gladwell, author of New York Times bestsellers David and Goliath and Outliers“One of the most mesmerizing and important books I’ve read in quite some time. Alter brilliantly illuminates the new obsessions that are controlling our lives and offers the tools we need to rescue ... Read more

$20.00 USD

“Irresistible is a fascinating and much needed exploration of one of the most troubling phenomena of modern times.” —Malcolm Gladwell, author of New York Times bestsellers David and Goliath and Outliers“One of the most mesmerizing and important books I’ve read in quite some time. Alter brilliantly illuminates the new obsessions that are controlling our lives and offers the tools we need to rescue
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Gilded Rage

Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley

by Jacob Silverman ...

Narrated by Jacob Silverman ...

Unabridged

11 hours 26 min

Bloomsbury presents Gilded Rage written and read by Jacob SilvermanA searing insight into the political radicalization of Silicon Valley, from Elon Musk to Peter Thiel, JD Vance and Donald Trump, and how it will affect the future of all our lives.From the pursuit of potentially apocalyptic artificial intelligence to life-extension start-ups that promise billionaires eternal youth and those who ... Read more

$21.00 USD

Bloomsbury presents Gilded Rage written and read by Jacob SilvermanA searing insight into the political radicalization of Silicon Valley, from Elon Musk to Peter Thiel, JD Vance and Donald Trump, and how it will affect the future of all our lives.From the pursuit of potentially apocalyptic artificial intelligence to life-extension start-ups that promise billionaires eternal youth and those who
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Broken Money

Why Our Financial System Is Failing Us and How We Can Make It Better

by Lyn Alden ...

Narrated by Guy Swann ...

Unabridged

17 hours 31 min

Broken Money explores the history of money through the lens of technology. Politics can affect things temporarily and locally, but technology is what drives things forward globally and permanently.The book's goal is for the listener to walk away with a deep understanding of money and monetary history, both in terms of theoretical foundations and in terms of practical implications. From shells to ... Read more

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Broken Money explores the history of money through the lens of technology. Politics can affect things temporarily and locally, but technology is what drives things forward globally and permanently.The book's goal is for the listener to walk away with a deep understanding of money and monetary history, both in terms of theoretical foundations and in terms of practical implications. From shells to
... Read more
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Email Marketing Rules

by David Gilroy ...

Narrated by Marcus Mulenga ...

Unabridged

12 min

Email Marketing Rules: The Ultimate Guide on Effective Email Marketing Strategies, Learn the Proven Methods and Strategies on How to Build a List of Loyal Subscribers in Any NicheEmail marketing is the use of an email software or autoresponder to distribute promotional messages, newsletters and free bonuses to your subscribers. Basically, you can send your visitors something that is interesting, ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Email Marketing Rules: The Ultimate Guide on Effective Email Marketing Strategies, Learn the Proven Methods and Strategies on How to Build a List of Loyal Subscribers in Any NicheEmail marketing is the use of an email software or autoresponder to distribute promotional messages, newsletters and free bonuses to your subscribers. Basically, you can send your visitors something that is interesting,
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Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Mining for Beginners

Earn Passive Income and Make Money While You Sleep from Mining Bitcoin, Ethereum and Other Crypto Altcoins

by Thomas Kain ...

Narrated by Jim-Pierson Perry ...

Unabridged

3 hours 25 min

Want to make money with your gaming computer from mining crypto? Want to create a GPU rig? Want to go deep and start ASIC mining?Imagine mining crypto in the background while you use your computer or laptop for everyday things like work, gaming, or surfing the web.After reading this book you will begin making passive income with mining within an hour.In this guide, you will learn...How mining ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Want to make money with your gaming computer from mining crypto? Want to create a GPU rig? Want to go deep and start ASIC mining?Imagine mining crypto in the background while you use your computer or laptop for everyday things like work, gaming, or surfing the web.After reading this book you will begin making passive income with mining within an hour.In this guide, you will learn...How mining
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The AI Mirror

How to Reclaim Our Humanity in an Age of Machine Thinking

by Shannon Vallor ...

Narrated by Kim Niemi ...

Unabridged

9 hours 5 min

For many, technology offers hope for the future—that promise of shared human flourishing and liberation that always seems to elude our species. Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies spark this hope in a particular way. They promise a future in which human limits and frailties are finally overcome—not by us, but by our machines. Yet rather than open new futures, today's powerful AI technologies ... Read more

$19.99 USD

For many, technology offers hope for the future—that promise of shared human flourishing and liberation that always seems to elude our species. Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies spark this hope in a particular way. They promise a future in which human limits and frailties are finally overcome—not by us, but by our machines. Yet rather than open new futures, today's powerful AI technologies
... Read more
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The E-Myth Revisited

Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and

by Michael E. Gerber ...

Narrated by Michael E. Gerber ...

Unabridged

8 hours 5 min

In this compact disc edition of the totally revised underground bestseller -- The E-Myth, Michael Gerber dispels the myths surrounding starting your own business and shows how commonplace assumptions can get in the way of running a business. He walks you through the steps in the life of a business -- from entrepreneurial infancy, through adolescent growing pains, to the mature entrepreneurial ... Read more

$25.99 USD

In this compact disc edition of the totally revised underground bestseller -- The E-Myth, Michael Gerber dispels the myths surrounding starting your own business and shows how commonplace assumptions can get in the way of running a business. He walks you through the steps in the life of a business -- from entrepreneurial infancy, through adolescent growing pains, to the mature entrepreneurial
... Read more
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Enshittification

Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It

by Cory Doctorow ...

Narrated by Cory Doctorow ...

Unabridged

10 hours 17 min

Winner of the 2026 Locus Award for NonfictionEnshittification: It’s not just you—the internet sucks now. It’s been enshittified. That was no accident, and it’s not gonna fix itself. Here’s how we’ll disenshittify it so we can have a new, good internet.We are all living through the Enshittocene—the Great Enshittening—a time in which the services that matter to us, that we rely on, are being turned ... Read more

$26.99 USD

Winner of the 2026 Locus Award for NonfictionEnshittification: It’s not just you—the internet sucks now. It’s been enshittified. That was no accident, and it’s not gonna fix itself. Here’s how we’ll disenshittify it so we can have a new, good internet.We are all living through the Enshittocene—the Great Enshittening—a time in which the services that matter to us, that we rely on, are being turned
... Read more
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Co-Intelligence

Living and Working with AI

by Ethan Mollick ...

Narrated by Ethan Mollick ...

Unabridged

4 hours 39 min

**AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom Wharton professor and author of the popular One Useful Thing Substack newsletter Ethan Mollick comes the definitive playbook for working, learning, and living in the new age of AI**Something new entered our world in November 2022 — the first general purpose AI that could pass for a human and do the kinds of creative, innovative work that only humans could ... Read more

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**AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom Wharton professor and author of the popular One Useful Thing Substack newsletter Ethan Mollick comes the definitive playbook for working, learning, and living in the new age of AI**Something new entered our world in November 2022 — the first general purpose AI that could pass for a human and do the kinds of creative, innovative work that only humans could
... Read more
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The Coming Wave

AI, Power, and Our Future

by Mustafa Suleyman ...

Narrated by Mustafa Suleyman ...

Unabridged

12 hours 7 min

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An urgent warning of the unprecedented risks that AI and other fast-developing technologies pose to global order, and how we might contain them while we have the chance—from a co-founder of the pioneering artificial intelligence company DeepMind and current CEO of Microsoft AI“A fascinating, well-written, and important book.”—Yuval Noah Harari**“Essential reading.” ... Read more

$22.50 USD

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An urgent warning of the unprecedented risks that AI and other fast-developing technologies pose to global order, and how we might contain them while we have the chance—from a co-founder of the pioneering artificial intelligence company DeepMind and current CEO of Microsoft AI“A fascinating, well-written, and important book.”—Yuval Noah Harari**“Essential reading.”
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If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies

Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All

by Eliezer Yudkowsky, Nate Soares ...

Narrated by Rafe Beckley ...

Unabridged

6 hours 19 min

"May prove to be the most important book of our time.”—Tim Urban, Wait But WhyThe scramble to create superhuman AI has put us on the path to extinction—but it’s not too late to change course, as two of the field’s earliest researchers explain in this clarion call for humanity.In 2023, hundreds of AI luminaries signed an open letter warning that artificial intelligence poses a serious risk of human ... Read more

$24.99 USD

"May prove to be the most important book of our time.”—Tim Urban, Wait But WhyThe scramble to create superhuman AI has put us on the path to extinction—but it’s not too late to change course, as two of the field’s earliest researchers explain in this clarion call for humanity.In 2023, hundreds of AI luminaries signed an open letter warning that artificial intelligence poses a serious risk of human
... Read more
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Working Backwards

Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon

by Colin Bryar, Bill Carr ...

Narrated by Colin Bryar, Bill Carr, Robert Petkoff ...

Unabridged

10 hours 41 min

**This program includes a preface read by the authors.Working Backwards is an insider's breakdown of Amazon's approach to culture, leadership, and best practices from two long-time, top-level Amazon executives.**Colin started at Amazon in 1998; Bill joined in 1999. In Working Backwards, these two long-serving Amazon executives reveal and codify the principles and practices that drive the success ... Read more

$26.99 USD

**This program includes a preface read by the authors.Working Backwards is an insider's breakdown of Amazon's approach to culture, leadership, and best practices from two long-time, top-level Amazon executives.**Colin started at Amazon in 1998; Bill joined in 1999. In Working Backwards, these two long-serving Amazon executives reveal and codify the principles and practices that drive the success
... Read more
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The AI Con

How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want

by Emily M. Bender, Alex Hanna ...

Narrated by Jade Wheeler ...

Unabridged

7 hours 50 min

A smart, incisive look at the technologies sold as artificial intelligence, the drawbacks and pitfalls of technology sold under this banner, and why it’s crucial to recognize the many ways in which AI hype covers for a small set of power-hungry actors at work and in the world.Is artificial intelligence going to take over the world? Have big tech scientists created an artificial lifeform that can ... Read more

$25.99 USD

A smart, incisive look at the technologies sold as artificial intelligence, the drawbacks and pitfalls of technology sold under this banner, and why it’s crucial to recognize the many ways in which AI hype covers for a small set of power-hungry actors at work and in the world.Is artificial intelligence going to take over the world? Have big tech scientists created an artificial lifeform that can
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The Age of AI

And Our Human Future

by Henry A Kissinger, Eric Schmidt, Daniel Huttenlocher ...

Narrated by Eric Pollins ...

Unabridged

7 hours 13 min

Three of the world’s most accomplished and deep thinkers come together to explore Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the way it is transforming human society—and what this technology means for us all.An AI learned to win chess by making moves human grand masters had never conceived. Another AI discovered a new antibiotic by analyzing molecular properties human scientists did not understand. Now, AI ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Three of the world’s most accomplished and deep thinkers come together to explore Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the way it is transforming human society—and what this technology means for us all.An AI learned to win chess by making moves human grand masters had never conceived. Another AI discovered a new antibiotic by analyzing molecular properties human scientists did not understand. Now, AI
... Read more
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The Cuckoo's Egg

Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage

by Cliff Stoll ...

Narrated by Will Damron ...

Unabridged

12 hours 46 min

Before the Internet became widely known as a global tool for terrorists, one perceptive US citizen recognized its ominous potential. Armed with clear evidence of computer espionage, he began a highly personal quest to expose a hidden network of spies that threatened national security. But would the authorities back him up? Cliff Stoll's dramatic firsthand account is "a computer-age detective story ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Before the Internet became widely known as a global tool for terrorists, one perceptive US citizen recognized its ominous potential. Armed with clear evidence of computer espionage, he began a highly personal quest to expose a hidden network of spies that threatened national security. But would the authorities back him up? Cliff Stoll's dramatic firsthand account is "a computer-age detective story
... Read more
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The Internet Con

How to Seize the Means of Computation

by Cory Doctorow ...

Unabridged

6 hours 6 min

When the tech platforms promised a future of "connection," they were lying. They said their "walled gardens" would keep us safe, but those were prison walls.The platforms locked us into their systems and made us easy pickings, ripe for extaction. Twitter, Facebook and other Big Tech platforms hard to leave by design. They hold hostage the people we love, the communities that matter to us, the ... Read more

$20.00 USD

When the tech platforms promised a future of "connection," they were lying. They said their "walled gardens" would keep us safe, but those were prison walls.The platforms locked us into their systems and made us easy pickings, ripe for extaction. Twitter, Facebook and other Big Tech platforms hard to leave by design. They hold hostage the people we love, the communities that matter to us, the
... Read more
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The Adventures of an IT Leader

by Richard L. Nolan, Shannon O'Donnell, Richard Austin ...

Narrated by Teri Schnaubelt ...

Unabridged

10 hours 28 min

Becoming an effective IT manager presents a host of challenges--from anticipating emerging technology to managing relationships with vendors, employees, and other managers. A good IT manager must also be a strong business leader. This book invites you to accompany new CIO Jim Barton to better understand the role of IT in your organization. You'll see Jim struggle through a challenging first year, ... Read more

$25.99 USD

Becoming an effective IT manager presents a host of challenges--from anticipating emerging technology to managing relationships with vendors, employees, and other managers. A good IT manager must also be a strong business leader. This book invites you to accompany new CIO Jim Barton to better understand the role of IT in your organization. You'll see Jim struggle through a challenging first year,
... Read more
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Software Engineering at Google: Lessons Learned from Programming Over Time

Newly adapted for audiobook listeners.

by Titus Winters, Tom Manshreck, Hyrum Wright ...

Narrated by Mark Sando ...

Unabridged

23 hours 36 min

Today, software engineers need to know not only how to program effectively but also how to develop proper engineering practices to make their codebase sustainable and healthy. This book emphasizes this difference between programming and software engineering. How can software engineers manage a living codebase that evolves and responds to changing requirements and demands over the length of its ... Read more

$34.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Today, software engineers need to know not only how to program effectively but also how to develop proper engineering practices to make their codebase sustainable and healthy. This book emphasizes this difference between programming and software engineering. How can software engineers manage a living codebase that evolves and responds to changing requirements and demands over the length of its
... Read more
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AI Snake Oil

What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can't, and How to Tell the Difference

by Arvind Narayanan, Sayash Kapoor ...

Narrated by Landon Woodson ...

Unabridged

10 hours 31 min

This audiobook narrated by Landon Woodson reveals what you need to know about AI—and how to defend yourself against bogus AI claims and productsComes with a bonus track featuring an illuminating discussion by Arvind Narayanan and Sayash KapoorIncludes a new preface and epilogue by the authorsConfused about AI and worried about what it means for your future and the future of the world? You're not ... Read more

$24.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook narrated by Landon Woodson reveals what you need to know about AI—and how to defend yourself against bogus AI claims and productsComes with a bonus track featuring an illuminating discussion by Arvind Narayanan and Sayash KapoorIncludes a new preface and epilogue by the authorsConfused about AI and worried about what it means for your future and the future of the world? You're not
... Read more
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The Engineering Executive's Primer

Impactful Technical Leadership

by Will Larson ...

Narrated by Al Kessel ...

Unabridged

11 hours 56 min

As an engineering manager, you almost always have someone in your company to turn to for advice: a peer on another team, your manager, or even the head of engineering. But who do you turn to if you're the head of engineering? Engineering executives have a challenging learning curve, and many folks excitedly start their first executive role only to leave frustrated within the first eighteen months ... Read more

$19.99 USD

As an engineering manager, you almost always have someone in your company to turn to for advice: a peer on another team, your manager, or even the head of engineering. But who do you turn to if you're the head of engineering? Engineering executives have a challenging learning curve, and many folks excitedly start their first executive role only to leave frustrated within the first eighteen months
... Read more
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Liminal Thinking

Create the Change You Want by Changing the Way You Think

by Dave Gray ...

Narrated by Dan Woren ...

Unabridged

3 hours 10 min

Why do some people succeed at change while others fail? It’s the way they think! Liminal thinking is a way to create change by understanding, shaping, and reframing beliefs. What beliefs are stopping you right now? You have a choice. You can create the world you want to live in, or live in a world created by others. If you are ready to start making changes, read this book. ... Read more

$16.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Why do some people succeed at change while others fail? It’s the way they think! Liminal thinking is a way to create change by understanding, shaping, and reframing beliefs. What beliefs are stopping you right now? You have a choice. You can create the world you want to live in, or live in a world created by others. If you are ready to start making changes, read this book.
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