A year of HBR's essential thinking on tech—all in one place.Agentic AI, smart health care, advanced sensors, bioengineering—new technologies like these are reshaping organizations at the hybrid office, on factory floors, and in the C-suite. What should you and your company be doing now to take advantage of the new opportunities these technologies are creating—and avoid falling victim to disruption?The Year in Tech, 2026: The Insights You Need from Harva...

"A very impressive must-read for serious PKD readers...I literally could not put this book down. Reading the interview, you get the uncanny sensation that you're sitting in the room rapping with PKD himself." --Science Fiction Chronicle. This exceptional anthology includes over eight hours of interviews with noted science fiction author Philip K. Dick, including the most complete and personal account of his March, 1974, "mystical experiences," plus numerous supplementary essays, including ...

The most common response I get to that title is: "You think that's funny?" The answer I'd really like to give you is the Joe Pesci answer: "Funny how? I mean, funny like I'm a clown, I amuse you?" But the answer I will give you (and Joe) is: Yes, I do, or I wouldn't have made it the title of this collection of short humorous essays, ludicrous lists, satirical stories and even (shudder) a couple parodic poems. Yes, the answer is Yes. There is only one other word I'd like to say about this c...

What if talking about your faith felt as natural as discussing your family, your work, or your hobbies?Evangelism doesn't have to be uncomfortable. You're under no pressure to prove anything. It really just amounts to having a conversation, and almost any context provides the opportunity for evangelism. You can spot these opportunities when you listen, because people talk about what's important to them. So think of evangelism as building a relationship with someone and intentionall...

"Science Fiction: An Oral History" features in-depth dialogs with prominent authors of the genre's Golden Age (1930-1960) and New Wave (1960-1980) eras, including Philip K. Dick, Theodore Sturgeon, Fritz Leiber, Roger Zelazny, C.L. Moore, Leigh Brackett, Norman Spinrad and Robert Anton Wilson. Through these interviews with some of the most highly-regarded figures in the field, we get first-hand insight into the changes in style, subject and society that shaped the evolution of the genre ov...

NO PLAN B: The Adventures of a Carbon Unit in Silicon Valley, or How I Made a Million Dollars in Hi-Tech Startups Basically by Just Showing Up (Don't Try This at Home)Ever wonder what it was like to participate in the Silicon Valley hi-tech revolution? To work at a startup struggling for survival? To be deeply embedded in a major company like Apple? This worklife memoir gets you in on the ground floor...and like its author, you'll never rise any higher.NO PLAN B is not a hi...

Together on God’s Mission investigates Southern Baptist history, showing how and why the Southern Baptist Convention came to embrace the vision of a cooperative denomination. It also explores how this vision has shaped denominational identity and structure. This historical study is followed by a discussion of the biblical description of how the mission of God determines the mission of the church. This study shows that God’s mission is not simply furthered by churches working toget...

Apparitions represent a rich collection of phenomena. They have been seen personifying the forms of the living and of the dead, at the exact time of the agent's death and often a considerable time after. This essay, chapter 16 of Psyhic Exploration, explores apparitions, haunting, and poltergeists. The full volume of Psychic Exploration can be purchased as an ebook or paperback version from all major online retailers and at cosimobooks.com.

Thirteen tales of horror designed to disturb your dreams!Enter a collection of chilling volumes where darkness reigns and fear is a constant companion. Each of the Anthologies of the Damned brings together more than a dozen master storytellers per book, each weaving a unique and terrifying tale that will leave you looking over your shoulder and questioning your sanity.Imagine Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark but written for grownups. Paranormal de...

A hidden city above the clouds. An impossible storm. A secret that could change the world.Investigative photographer Marcus "Mac" Allen has spent his career chasing evidence, not myths. But when his best friend dies while investigating an impossible storm, Mac discovers clues that point to something no one should be able to explain.His search for the truth leads him to the Aerie, a hidden civilization suspended high above the clouds, where advanced weather-...

In this concise and informative book, former missionary Scott Hildreth delves into the heart of Christian evangelism and missions, drawing inspiration from the Great Commission found in Matthew 28:16–20. With a focus on practical insights and biblical principles, this guide equips believers to actively participate in both local conversations about Jesus and the global mission of sharing the gospel. Readers discover that obedience to Jesus’s command is not optional—it’s our privilege and re...

The health of the church depends on the health of its leaders.Whether due to emotional exhaustion, poor choices, moral failures, or stress and fatigue, church leaders are experiencing burnout at higher rates than ever before. In Serving Jesus without Burning Out, Steven A. McKinion and D. Scott Hildreth address some of the most problematic issues facing men and women in church leadership today, including a pervasive lack of rest and barriers to community, ...