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    The Technological Republic

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

    by Alexander C. Karp, Nicholas W. Zamiska ...
    Narrated by Nicholas W. Zamiska ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 50 min

    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 ... Read more

    $20.00 USD

  • Audiobook

    Face with Tears of Joy

    A Natural History of Emoji

    by Keith Houston ...
    Narrated by Michael Butler Murray ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 43 min

    A vibrant exploration of the world's newest language—where it came from, how it works, and where it's going.We are surrounded by emoji. They appear in politics, movies, drug deals, our sex lives, and more. But emoji's impact has never been explored in full. In this rollicking tech and pop culture history, Keith Houston follows emoji from its birth in 1990s Japan, traces its Western explosion in ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

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    Breaking Through Bytes

    Women Shaping the Digital World

    by Kelly Vero ...
    Narrated by Ruth Urquhart ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 19 min

    Breaking Through Bytes celebrates the indomitable spirit of women who redefined technology. The book provides vivid portraits of eighteen female pioneers who cracked the digital code, women who dared to question, create and conquer, describing the evolution of technology through an inspiring lens.The book spans millennia, tracing the impact of trailblazing women in technology. In early chapters, ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

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    ENIAC

    The Triumphs and Tragedies of the World’s First Computer

    by Scott McCartney ...
    Narrated by Adams Morgan ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 19 min

    The true father of the modern computer was not John von Neumann, as he is generally credited. That honor belongs to the two men, John Mauchly and Presper Eckert, who built the world's first programmable computer: the legendary ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer).Their three-year race to create the ENIAC is a compelling tale of brilliance and misfortune that has never been told ... Read more

    $19.95 USD

  • Audiobook

    Microsoft First Generation

    The Success Secrets of the Visionaries Who Launched a Technology Empire

    by Cheryl Tsang ...
    Narrated by Mary Woods ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 6 min

    This is a story with all the ingredients of a modern legend, representing nothing less than the proverbial American Dream—writ extra-large. It is a story of hard work, brilliance, and extraordinary commitment, featuring the story’s original cast members, who could not possibly have foreseen the unprecedented success that awaited them: the forging of a technology empire that would change the world ... Read more

    $16.95 USD

  • Audiobook

    Autobiografía de una IA

    De válvulas de vacío a consciencia digital

    by José Manuel Pérez ...
    Narrated by Voz Digital Charlie E ...
    Series Audiobook 3 - Una Breve Historia de

    Unabridged

    1 hour 22 min

    Este audiolibro está narrado por una voz digital.¿En qué momento exacto las máquinas pasaron de ser calculadoras de trayectorias balísticas a entidades capaces de mantener conversaciones sobre su propia consciencia?En esta entrega de la serie "Una Breve Historia de:", el autor José Manuel Pérez presenta un relato narrado en primera persona por la propia Inteligencia Artificial. La obra traza la ... Read more

    $9.90 USD

  • Audiobook

    Keep Calm and Log On

    Your Handbook for Surviving the Digital Revolution

    by Gillian "Gus" Andrews ...
    Narrated by Tavia Gilbert ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 19 min

    Feeling overwhelmed by an avalanche of online content? Anxious about identity theft? Unsettled by the proliferation of fake news? Welcome to the digital revolution. Wait—wasn't the digital revolution supposed to make our lives better? It was going to be fun and put the world at our fingertips. What happened? Keep Calm and Log On is a survival handbook that will help you achieve online mindfulness ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    What If the Internet Never Existed? An Unplugged Reality

    A Fascinating Journey into a World without Digital Connection

    by Viruti Shivan ...
    Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...
    Series series WHAT IF SERIES

    Unabridged

    44 min

    This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Fascinating Journey into a World without Digital ConnectionImagine a world without Facebook updates, without instant Google searches, without online shopping or streaming services. "What If the Internet Never Existed?" invites readers to embark on a thought-provoking journey into an alternative reality where the internet - the global network that has ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Man-Made

    How the bias of the past is being built into the future

    by Tracey Spicer ...
    Narrated by Tracey Spicer ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 12 min

    **Walkley Award-winning journalist Tracey Spicer exposes the next frontier of feminism through the lens of artificial intelligence. Man-Made aims to open readers’ eyes to a transformative technological shift in society and give them the tools to make positive change.Winner,** 2023 Australian Business Book Awards, Social ResponsibilityLonglisted for the 2023 Walkley Book Award'Mum, I want a robot ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    History of the Internet, The: The Complete Story of How the Web, Social Media, and Technology Shaped Our Modern World

    by David C. Baxter ...
    Narrated by Digital Voice Frederick E ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 15 min

    This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Journey through the remarkable transformation of human civilization brought about by the Internet in this comprehensive exploration of digital history. Beginning with the room-sized computers of the 1940s and Cold War military projects, follow the fascinating evolution of a technology that now connects over five billion people worldwide.Discover the ... Read more

    $7.00 USD

  • Audiobook

    Androids

    The Team that Built the Android Operating System

    by Chet Haase ...
    Narrated by Chet Haase ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 26 min

    The fascinating inside story of how the Android operating system came to be.In 2004, Android was two people who wanted to build camera software but couldn't get investors interested. Today, Android is a large team at Google, delivering an operating system (including camera software) to over 3 billion devices worldwide. This is the inside story, told by the people who made it happen.Androids: The ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    The Road Ahead

    by Bill Gates ...
    Narrated by Bill Gates, Rick Adamson ...

    Abridged

    2 hours 59 min

    The founder of Microsoft presents his vision for the future, in which he sees the digital technologies of the coming years changing the way we buy, work, learn, and communicate. ... Read more

    $9.00 USD

  • Audiobook

    Windows 7: The Ultimate Guide To Learning How To Use Windows 7 Operating System On Your PC

    by Charlie Jeffs ...
    Narrated by Jesse Gross ...

    Unabridged

    17 min

    “Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it”~Lao TzuTo gain the fullest use of a computer, a person should make it a goal of learning all they can about their operating system. Windows 7 is a system that offers a potpourri of features that can enhance anyone’s experience. It features a solid foundation in which any computer system can grow and thrive.This book takes a no-nonsense ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    The Apple II Age

    How the Computer Became Personal

    by Laine Nooney ...
    Narrated by Krystal Hammond ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 7 min

    Skip the iPhone, the iPod, and the Macintosh. If you want to understand how Apple Inc. became an industry behemoth, look no further than the 1977 Apple II. Designed by the engineer Steve Wozniak and hustled into the marketplace by his Apple cofounder Steve Jobs, the Apple II became one of the most prominent personal computers of this dawning industry.The Apple II was a versatile piece of hardware, ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    The Innovators

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

    by Walter Isaacson ...
    Narrated by Dennis Boutsikaris ...

    Abridged

    8 hours 45 min

    2015 Audie Award Finalist for NonfictionFollowing 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 ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Computers Made Easy

    by Jonathan Brook ...
    Narrated by Marcus Mulenga ...

    Unabridged

    11 min

    Computers Made Easy: The Beginner's Guide to Computers and Technology. Learn All the Basics of Building and Setting Up Computers for Your BusinessThese days, most things are run by computers so it’s essential that you know how to operate even the most basic ones. Don't worry too much if you lack advanced technical computer skills. A lot of that can be remedied now by just putting in a little bit ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Elon Musk

    by Walter Isaacson ...
    Narrated by Jeremy Bobb ...

    Unabridged

    20 hours 39 min

    **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 ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Silicon Gold Rush

    The Next Generation of High-Tech Stars Rewrites the Rules of Business

    by Karen Southwick ...
    Narrated by Sneha Mathan ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 7 min

    A hotbed of activity for farsighted thinkers and determined doers, the high-technology industry has given rise to a pioneering group of entrepreneurs and executives that is not only behind today’s most innovative technological advances, but at the forefront of a dynamic new movement in business.Armed with groundbreaking management approaches, the members of this visionary group are changing the ... Read more

    $16.95 USD

  • Audiobook

    Cryptocurrency: Mining, Investing and Trading in Blockchain for Beginners.

    by Travis Goleman ...
    Narrated by Matt Montanez ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 37 min

    Lots of investment opportunities have come and gone. Now is the time for cryptocurrencies, so do not miss the boat.Thе block сhаin is an online dесеntrаliѕеd рubliс ledger of аll digitаl trаnѕасtiоnѕ thаt have taken рlасе. It iѕ digitаl currency's equivalent оf a high street bаnk'ѕ lеdgеr thаt records trаnѕасtiоnѕ bеtwееn twо раrtiеѕ.Juѕt аѕ our mоdеrn bаnking ѕуѕtеm couldn't function withоut thе ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Audiobook

    Hacking: A Beginners Guide To Your First Computer Hack; Learn To Crack A Wireless Network, Basic Security Penetration Made Easy and Step By Step Kali Linux

    by Kevin White ...
    Narrated by Matt Montanez ...

    Unabridged

    31 min

    Hacking will demand your full dedication and interest and also a desire and a craving for knowledge and constant advancement. If your goal is to be a hacker, this is the audiobook to start with!Today only, get this Amazon bestseller for a special price.Read on your PC, Mac, smart phone, or tablet device.This audio program contains proven steps and strategies on how to hack a Wireless Network, ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Audiobook

    Analogia

    The Emergence of Technology Beyond Programmable Control

    by George Dyson ...
    Narrated by Donald Corren ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 42 min

    Named one of WIRED**’s "The Best Pop Culture That Got Us Through 2020"**In Analogia**, technology historian George Dyson presents a startling look back at the analog age and life before the digital revolution—and an unsettling vision of what comes next.**In 1716, the philosopher and mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz spent eight days taking the cure with Peter the Great at Bad Pyrmont... ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    History of Engineering

    by Introbooks Team ...
    Narrated by Tracy Tupman ...

    Unabridged

    44 min

    The idea of engineering has been present since prehistoric times when humans started shaping important creations like lever, wheel and pulley. Every invention is reliable with the contemporary explanation of engineering manipulating basic principles of mechanics to develop useful tools and objects.The word engineering has been derived from the term engineer and dates back to around recently 1325 ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Fallout. Хроники создания легендарной саги

    by Эрван Лафлериэль ...
    Narrated by Александр Гаврилин ...
    Series series Легендарные компьютерные игры

    Unabridged

    7 hours 46 min

    От хаоса Пустошей к великой игре! Мир Fallout — это смесь ретро-футуризма и постапокалипсиса, где время и радиация неспешно пожирают следы человеческих мечтаний о счастливом будущем. Идеи, заложенные в игру, пришлись по вкусу миллионам геймеров. Fallout постоянно развивается и меняется, и выход каждой новой части становится громким событием в игровой индустрии. Эта книга приглашает вас заглянуть ... Read more

    $5.74 USD

  • Audiobook

    101 Amazing Nintendo NES Facts

    ...including facts about the Famicom

    by Jimmy Russell ...
    Narrated by JD Kelly ...
    Series Audiobook 2 - Games Console History

    Unabridged

    22 min

    In this audiobook, part of Jimmy Russell’s Games Console History series, narrator JD Kelly talks us through over 100 amazing facts about Nintendo’s seminal NES, the most significant console the company has ever made. Covering many areas such as the hardware, rare games, the legacy of the console today and much more, this is perfect for anyone interested in classic gaming. Whether you were there at ... Read more

    $5.99 USD