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The Soul of A New Machine

de Tracy Kidder ...

Tracy Kidder's "riveting" (Washington Post) story of one company's efforts to bring a new microcomputer to market won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and has become essential reading for understanding the history of the American tech industry.Computers have changed since 1981, when The Soul of a New Machine first examined the culture of the computer revolution. What has not ... Leer más

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Tracy Kidder's "riveting" (Washington Post) story of one company's efforts to bring a new microcomputer to market won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and has become essential reading for understanding the history of the American tech industry.Computers have changed since 1981, when The Soul of a New Machine first examined the culture of the computer revolution. What has not
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The Technological Republic

Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the Future of the West

de Alexander C. Karp, Nicholas W. Zamiska ...

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • “A cri de coeur that takes aim at the tech industry for abandoning its history of helping America and its allies.”—The Wall Street JournalFrom the Palantir co-founder, one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2025, and his deputy, a critically-acclaimed and sweeping indictment of the West’s culture of complacency, arguing ... Leer más

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INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • “A cri de coeur that takes aim at the tech industry for abandoning its history of helping America and its allies.”—The Wall Street JournalFrom the Palantir co-founder, one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2025, and his deputy, a critically-acclaimed and sweeping indictment of the West’s culture of complacency, arguing
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Divination Engines

Natural Language Processing, Artificial Intelligence, and the Making of Algorithmic Culture

de Xiaochang Li ...

A revealing and surprising origin story, showing how attempts to render human speech and language computable led from the era of big data to today’s AI.Since the advent of computers, society has fantasized about conversing with machines. In this eye-opening book, technology expert Xiaochang Li shows readers how that dream both fueled the demand for data and set the stage for today’s generative AI. ... Leer más

$19.49 USD

A revealing and surprising origin story, showing how attempts to render human speech and language computable led from the era of big data to today’s AI.Since the advent of computers, society has fantasized about conversing with machines. In this eye-opening book, technology expert Xiaochang Li shows readers how that dream both fueled the demand for data and set the stage for today’s generative AI.
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AI & I

An Intellectual History of Artificial Intelligence

de Eugene Charniak ...

One of AI’s earliest and most respected pioneers offers a concise, illuminating history of artificial intelligence—and champions a deep learning approach for future developments.AI & I is an intellectual history of the field of artificial intelligence from the perspective of one of its first practitioners, Eugene Charniak. Charniak entered the field in 1967, roughly 12 years after AI’s founding, ... Leer más

$21.99 USD

One of AI’s earliest and most respected pioneers offers a concise, illuminating history of artificial intelligence—and champions a deep learning approach for future developments.AI & I is an intellectual history of the field of artificial intelligence from the perspective of one of its first practitioners, Eugene Charniak. Charniak entered the field in 1967, roughly 12 years after AI’s founding,
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Turing's Cathedral

The Origins of the Digital Universe

de George Dyson ...

“It is possible to invent a single machine which can be used to compute any computable sequence,” twenty-four-year-old Alan Turing announced in 1936. In Turing’s Cathedral, George Dyson focuses on a small group of men and women, led by John von Neumann at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, who built one of the first computers to realize Alan Turing’s vision of a Universal ... Leer más

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“It is possible to invent a single machine which can be used to compute any computable sequence,” twenty-four-year-old Alan Turing announced in 1936. In Turing’s Cathedral, George Dyson focuses on a small group of men and women, led by John von Neumann at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, who built one of the first computers to realize Alan Turing’s vision of a Universal
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Inventing ELIZA

How the First Chatbot Shaped the Future of AI

de David M. Berry, Sarah Ciston, Anthony C. Hay, Mark C. Marino, Peter Millican ...

Series series Software Studies
How the original ELIZA chatbot transformed ideas about AI and society’s response to them.As we reach the 60th anniversary of ELIZA’s public debut, Inventing ELIZA offers the first comprehensive critical analysis of Joseph Weizenbaum’s groundbreaking chatbot system through the lens of critical code studies. Drawing on extensive archival research at MIT, Stanford, and UCLA, this book presents the ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

How the original ELIZA chatbot transformed ideas about AI and society’s response to them.As we reach the 60th anniversary of ELIZA’s public debut, Inventing ELIZA offers the first comprehensive critical analysis of Joseph Weizenbaum’s groundbreaking chatbot system through the lens of critical code studies. Drawing on extensive archival research at MIT, Stanford, and UCLA, this book presents the
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Programmers at Work

Interviews with 19 programming visionaries who ignited the PC software revolution

de Susan Lammers ...

"Programmers at Work… does for budding software writers what the Paris Review interviews did for would-be fiction writers. It provides comfort, inspiration, and a sense of community with those who have already succeeded in the field…it is not to be missed.” - Erik Sandberg-Diment, The New York TimesThey had 64 kilobytes. They built the world.At the outset of personal computing, the engineers who ... Leer más

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"Programmers at Work… does for budding software writers what the Paris Review interviews did for would-be fiction writers. It provides comfort, inspiration, and a sense of community with those who have already succeeded in the field…it is not to be missed.” - Erik Sandberg-Diment, The New York TimesThey had 64 kilobytes. They built the world.At the outset of personal computing, the engineers who
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Hacking Exposed Malware & Rootkits: Security Secrets and Solutions, Second Edition

de Christopher C. Elisan, Michael A. Davis, Sean M. Bodmer, Aaron LeMasters ...

Series series Hacking Exposed
Arm yourself for the escalating war against malware and rootkits Thwart debilitating cyber-attacks and dramatically improve your organization’s security posture using the proven defense strategies in this thoroughly updated guide. Hacking Exposed™ Malware and Rootkits: Security Secrets & Solutions, Second Edition fully explains the hacker’s latest methods alongside ready-to-deploy countermeasures ... Leer más

$49.69 USD

Arm yourself for the escalating war against malware and rootkits Thwart debilitating cyber-attacks and dramatically improve your organization’s security posture using the proven defense strategies in this thoroughly updated guide. Hacking Exposed™ Malware and Rootkits: Security Secrets & Solutions, Second Edition fully explains the hacker’s latest methods alongside ready-to-deploy countermeasures
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Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Yosemite Edition

de David Pogue ...

What makes Windows refugees decide to get a Mac? Enthusiastic friends? The Apple Stores? Great-looking laptops? A "halo effect" from the popularity of iPhones and iPads? The absence of viruses and spyware? The freedom to run Windows on a Mac? In any case, there’s never been a better time to switch to OS X—and there’s never been a better, more authoritative book to help you do it.The important ... Leer más

$18.99 USD

What makes Windows refugees decide to get a Mac? Enthusiastic friends? The Apple Stores? Great-looking laptops? A "halo effect" from the popularity of iPhones and iPads? The absence of viruses and spyware? The freedom to run Windows on a Mac? In any case, there’s never been a better time to switch to OS X—and there’s never been a better, more authoritative book to help you do it.The important
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Elon Musk

de Walter Isaacson ...

**The #1 New York Times and global bestseller from Walter Isaacson—the acclaimed author of Steve Jobs, Einstein: His Life and World, Benjamin Franklin, and Leonardo da Vinci—is the astonishingly intimate story of the most fascinating, controversial innovator of modern times. For two years, Isaacson shadowed Elon Musk as he executed his vision for electric vehicles at Tesla, space exploration with ... Leer más

$16.99 USD

**The #1 New York Times and global bestseller from Walter Isaacson—the acclaimed author of Steve Jobs, Einstein: His Life and World, Benjamin Franklin, and Leonardo da Vinci—is the astonishingly intimate story of the most fascinating, controversial innovator of modern times. For two years, Isaacson shadowed Elon Musk as he executed his vision for electric vehicles at Tesla, space exploration with
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The Modem World

A Prehistory of Social Media

de Kevin Driscoll ...

The untold story about how the internet became social, and why this matters for its future"Whether you're reading this for a nostalgic romp or to understand the dawn of the internet, The Modem World will delight you with tales of BBS culture and shed light on how the decisions of the past shape our current networked world."—danah boyd, author of It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked ... Leer más

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The untold story about how the internet became social, and why this matters for its future"Whether you're reading this for a nostalgic romp or to understand the dawn of the internet, The Modem World will delight you with tales of BBS culture and shed light on how the decisions of the past shape our current networked world."—danah boyd, author of It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked
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Electronic Value Exchange

Origins of the VISA Electronic Payment System

de David L. Stearns ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Electronic Value Exchange examines in detail the transformation of the VISA electronic payment system from a collection of non-integrated, localized, paper-based bank credit card programs into the cooperative, global, electronic value exchange network it is today. Topics and features: provides a history of the VISA system from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s; presents a historical narrative based ... Leer más

$170.09 USD

Electronic Value Exchange examines in detail the transformation of the VISA electronic payment system from a collection of non-integrated, localized, paper-based bank credit card programs into the cooperative, global, electronic value exchange network it is today. Topics and features: provides a history of the VISA system from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s; presents a historical narrative based
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Programmed Inequality

How Britain Discarded Women Technologists and Lost Its Edge in Computing

de Mar Hicks ...

Series series History of Computing
This “sobering tale of the real consequences of gender bias” explores how Britain lost its early dominance in computing by systematically discriminating against its most qualified workers: women (Harvard Magazine)In 1944, Britain led the world in electronic computing. By 1974, the British computer industry was all but extinct. What happened in the intervening thirty years holds lessons for all ... Leer más

$21.99 USD

This “sobering tale of the real consequences of gender bias” explores how Britain lost its early dominance in computing by systematically discriminating against its most qualified workers: women (Harvard Magazine)In 1944, Britain led the world in electronic computing. By 1974, the British computer industry was all but extinct. What happened in the intervening thirty years holds lessons for all
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Geek Sublime

The Beauty of Code, the Code of Beauty

de Vikram Chandra ...

The nonfiction debut from the author of the international bestseller Sacred Games about the surprising overlap between writing and computer codingVikram Chandra has been a computer programmer for almost as long as he has been a novelist. In this extraordinary new book, his first work of nonfiction, he searches for the connections between the worlds of art and technology. Coders are obsessed with ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

The nonfiction debut from the author of the international bestseller Sacred Games about the surprising overlap between writing and computer codingVikram Chandra has been a computer programmer for almost as long as he has been a novelist. In this extraordinary new book, his first work of nonfiction, he searches for the connections between the worlds of art and technology. Coders are obsessed with
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Microsoft Office Word 2010 QuickSteps

de Marty Matthews ...

Step-by-Step, Full-Color Graphics!Start using Word 2010 right away--the QuickSteps way. Color screenshots and clear instructions make it easy to ramp up on the latest release of Microsoft's powerful word processing application. Follow along and quickly learn how to create and format documents, add tables, charts, and graphics, use mail merge, collaborate with others, save Word documents as web ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

Step-by-Step, Full-Color Graphics!Start using Word 2010 right away--the QuickSteps way. Color screenshots and clear instructions make it easy to ramp up on the latest release of Microsoft's powerful word processing application. Follow along and quickly learn how to create and format documents, add tables, charts, and graphics, use mail merge, collaborate with others, save Word documents as web
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Microsoft Office Access 2010 QuickSteps

de John Cronan ...

Step-by-Step, Full-Color Graphics!Start using Access 2010 right away--the QuickSteps way. Color screenshots and clear instructions make it easy to ramp up on the latest release of Microsoft's powerful database application. Follow along and quickly learn how to build databases and tables, enter and edit data, retrieve information, create forms, generate reports, secure your data, extend databases ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

Step-by-Step, Full-Color Graphics!Start using Access 2010 right away--the QuickSteps way. Color screenshots and clear instructions make it easy to ramp up on the latest release of Microsoft's powerful database application. Follow along and quickly learn how to build databases and tables, enter and edit data, retrieve information, create forms, generate reports, secure your data, extend databases
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C# Programming Illustrated Guide For Beginners & Intermediates: The Future Is Here! Learning By Doing Approach

de William Sullivan ...

C# Programming Illustrated Guide For Beginners & IntermediatesLearn Coding Fast! With Practical Easy To Follow Examples And Step By Step Instructions!Why should you choose to learn C# programming?C sharp programing was developed by Microsoft and is USED in all their products!C# is definitely a great way to get started in the world of programming, and since one of the biggest software giants ... Leer más

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C# Programming Illustrated Guide For Beginners & IntermediatesLearn Coding Fast! With Practical Easy To Follow Examples And Step By Step Instructions!Why should you choose to learn C# programming?C sharp programing was developed by Microsoft and is USED in all their products!C# is definitely a great way to get started in the world of programming, and since one of the biggest software giants
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Dealers of Lightning

Xerox PARC and the Dawn of the Computer Age

de Michael A. Hiltzik ...

The Pulitzer Prize-winner's classic account of the legendary research lab that gave rise to the Digital Age.In the 1970s and '80s, Xerox Corporation brought together a brain-trust of engineering geniuses dubbed PARC (Palo Alto Research Center). This brilliant group created several monumental innovations that triggered a technological revolution, including the first personal computer, the laser ... Leer más

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The Pulitzer Prize-winner's classic account of the legendary research lab that gave rise to the Digital Age.In the 1970s and '80s, Xerox Corporation brought together a brain-trust of engineering geniuses dubbed PARC (Palo Alto Research Center). This brilliant group created several monumental innovations that triggered a technological revolution, including the first personal computer, the laser
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The History of Video Games

de Charlie Fish ...

A concise history of the video gaming industry from its niche beginnings to its emergence as a global phenomenon and cultural force.The History of Video Games chronicles the dramatic rise of an entertainment industry that has become twice as big—and influential—as the film and music industries combined. Packed with pictures and stats, each chapter explores the history of video games through a ... Leer más

$12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

A concise history of the video gaming industry from its niche beginnings to its emergence as a global phenomenon and cultural force.The History of Video Games chronicles the dramatic rise of an entertainment industry that has become twice as big—and influential—as the film and music industries combined. Packed with pictures and stats, each chapter explores the history of video games through a
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Intellectual Property and Open Source

A Practical Guide to Protecting Code

de Van Lindberg ...

"Clear, correct, and deep, this is a welcome addition to discussions of law and computing for anyone -- even lawyers!"-- Lawrence Lessig, Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and founder of the Stanford Center for Internet and SocietyIf you work in information technology, intellectual property is central to your job -- but dealing with the complexities of the legal system can be mind-boggling. ... Leer más

$20.99 USD

"Clear, correct, and deep, this is a welcome addition to discussions of law and computing for anyone -- even lawyers!"-- Lawrence Lessig, Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and founder of the Stanford Center for Internet and SocietyIf you work in information technology, intellectual property is central to your job -- but dealing with the complexities of the legal system can be mind-boggling.
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Getting Started with Apple Watch SE

A Beginners Guide to Apple Watch SE and WatchOS 7

de Scott La Counte ...

★★★ Get started with the latest Apple Watch ★★★Apple threw a curveball when it announced the latest watches. For the first time ever, it included an "SE" model that was more affordably priced.You'd expect the Apple Watch SE to be a cheaper device that lacks all the key features of an Apple Watch, but that's surprisingly not true. The SE is actually nearly identical to the Apple Watch Series 6. It ... Leer más

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★★★ Get started with the latest Apple Watch ★★★Apple threw a curveball when it announced the latest watches. For the first time ever, it included an "SE" model that was more affordably priced.You'd expect the Apple Watch SE to be a cheaper device that lacks all the key features of an Apple Watch, but that's surprisingly not true. The SE is actually nearly identical to the Apple Watch Series 6. It
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Hacker Cracker

A Journey from the Mean Streets of Brooklyn to the Frontiers of Cyberspace

de David Chanoff, Ejovi Nuwere ...

Like other kids in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, Ejovi Nuwere grew up among thugs and drug dealers. When he was eleven, he helped form a gang; at twelve, he attempted suicide. In his large, extended family, one uncle was a career criminal, one a graduate student with his own computer. By the time Ejovi was fourteen, he was spending as much time on the computer as his uncle was. ... Leer más

$6.99 USD

Like other kids in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, Ejovi Nuwere grew up among thugs and drug dealers. When he was eleven, he helped form a gang; at twelve, he attempted suicide. In his large, extended family, one uncle was a career criminal, one a graduate student with his own computer. By the time Ejovi was fourteen, he was spending as much time on the computer as his uncle was.
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Steve Jobs

de Walter Isaacson ...

Walter Isaacson’s “enthralling” (The New Yorker) worldwide bestselling biography of Apple cofounder Steve Jobs.Based on more than forty interviews with Steve Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than 100 family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues—Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality ... Leer más

$16.99 USD

Walter Isaacson’s “enthralling” (The New Yorker) worldwide bestselling biography of Apple cofounder Steve Jobs.Based on more than forty interviews with Steve Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than 100 family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues—Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality
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The Innovators

How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution

de Walter Isaacson ...

Following his blockbuster biography of Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson’s New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed The Innovators is a “riveting, propulsive, and at times deeply moving” (The Atlantic) story of the people who created the computer and the internet.What were the talents that allowed certain inventors and entrepreneurs to turn their visionary ideas into disruptive realities? ... Leer más

$16.99 USD

Following his blockbuster biography of Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson’s New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed The Innovators is a “riveting, propulsive, and at times deeply moving” (The Atlantic) story of the people who created the computer and the internet.What were the talents that allowed certain inventors and entrepreneurs to turn their visionary ideas into disruptive realities?
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