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2015 Audie Award Finalist for Nonfiction 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...

When Sleepers, Wake! was released in Australia, it immediately became influential around the world. Now its author, the polymath and former politician Barry Jones, turns his attention to what has happened since - especially to politics, health, and our climate in the digital age - and to the challenges faced by increasingly fragile democracies and public institutions.

Artificial Intelligence helps choose what books you buy, what movies you see, and even who you date. It puts the "smart" in your smartphone and soon it will drive your car. It makes most of the trades on Wall Street, and controls vital energy, water, and transportation infrastructure. But Artificial Intelligence can also threaten our existence. In as little as a decade, AI could match and then surpass human intelligence. Corporations and government agencies are pouring billions into achieving AI’s Holy Grail - human-level intelligence.

Merchants of Doubt has been praised—and attacked—around the world, for reasons easy to understand. This book tells, with “brutal clarity” (Huffington Post), the disquieting story of how a loose-knit group of high-level scientists and scientific advisers, with deep connections in politics and industry, ran effective campaigns to mislead the public and deny well-established scientific knowledge over four decades.

Ignition! is the inside story of the Cold War era search for a rocket propellant which could be trusted to take man into space. A favorite of Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk, listeners will want to tune into this "really good book on rocket[s]," available for the first time in audio. Ignition!...

The #1 New York Times bestseller from David McCullough, two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize—the dramatic story-behind-the-story about the courageous brothers who taught the world how to fly—Wilbur and Orville Wright. On a winter day in 1903, in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, two...

Coexisting with AI: Work, Love, and Play in a Changing World is an exploration of how AI can be used at each stage of our lives. It helps listeners understand the positive impact of AI and where governance is needed from both an individual and business perspective. From childhood through to aging, this book delivers a holistic understanding of this exciting new technology in language that anyone can understand regardless of technical expertise.

En nuestro panorama digital en rápida evolución, el concepto de PERPLEXITY ha surgido como una medida fundamental de la incertidumbre, la comprensión y los límites del conocimiento.

Why You’re Still Smarter Than AI: The Hidden Limits of Machine Thinking is a bold, deeply analytical, and empowering guide that dismantles the myth of AI supremacy. This isn't another book predicting robot takeovers or tech utopias—it’s a profound examination of what machines fundamentally lack and what makes human intelligence irreplaceable.

Guarding Your Health by Sage Ellison is an essential guide for anyone concerned about the privacy and security of their reproductive health data, particularly those using period and fertility tracking apps. In today’s digital age, understanding how personal health information is collected and used is vital for personal safety and community well-being.

Welcome to Machine Learning for Beginners and Beyond—your guided journey into the world of artificial intelligence, simplified, demystified, and designed to transform your future. In a time when AI is reshaping industries and job markets, this audiobook offers something more than technical theory. It gives you real-world tools and career-ready confidence to start building smart models, working with data, and understanding the systems behind today’s biggest tech breakthroughs.

Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V killed craftsmanship — speed now pretends to be intelligence, and repetition masquerades as reasoning. A brutal manifesto against the decay of real software engineering. This book is not a tutorial. It’s not a course. It’s a call to arms.

This step-by-step guide will show you how to design and build AI-powered agents that automate your workflows, optimize your operations, and help you focus on the work that truly matters. Even if you are not a programmer, you will learn how to use Zapier, GPT, APIs, and today’s most powerful no-code tools to create intelligent automations that deliver real results.

Are you ready to transform how you work—using AI agents that automate tasks, save you time, and boost productivity? Designing Your First AI Agent takes you by the hand and shows you exactly how to do it. Even if you’re not a programmer, you’ll learn step by step how to create intelligent agents that work across platforms like Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, CRMs, Notion, and Trello. In this audiobook, you’ll discover how to craft effective prompts, build seamless workflows with tools like Zapier and Make, and tap into the power of ChatGPT plugins and the OpenAI Assistants API.

Liquid Computing envisions a future beyond apps and interfaces—a world where artificial intelligence is ambient, adaptive, and seamlessly embedded in daily life. In this era, we don’t “use” computers; we live inside intelligent flows that span devices, contexts, and interactions. The book traces the evolution from hardware to cloud to AI as a responsive, invisible operating medium—always learning, assisting, and co-creating with us. It introduces the Liquid Interface, where interaction is natural, multimodal, and emotionally aware. Instead of commands, we converse.

Are you overwhelmed by your child’s screen habits, worried about social media, or unsure how to set healthy boundaries in a digital world? Raising Digital Natives: Parenting in the Age of Technology is the ultimate parenting audiobook for navigating modern childhood in a tech-saturated culture. Parenting mentor and relationship educator Ryan D. Blake gives you clear, compassionate strategies to help your child build emotional resilience, avoid online risks, and form a strong digital identity aligned with your family values.

This visionary book reimagines robots not as copies of human movement, but as creators of entirely new forms of motion. From flying, gliding, swimming, and wall-crawling, to swarming, shape-shifting, and moving matter without touch, robots will revolutionize how we live, work, create, and dream. Exploring industries, cities, sports, and the arts, the book shows how dynamic motion will transform architecture, rescue missions, manufacturing, entertainment, and everyday life.

Are you ready to transform the way you create, market, and grow your brand using the power of artificial intelligence? AI-Powered Content Mastery is your step-by-step guide to leveraging generative AI for content creation, automation, and audience growth. Whether you're a marketer, entrepreneur, author, or business owner, this audiobook reveals how AI can help you scale your content strategy, boost productivity, and monetize your expertise.

Are you ready to master UI/UX design and build stunning user-friendly interfaces? Whether you're an aspiring designer, developer, or product manager, this comprehensive audio guide will teach you the fundamentals of UI/UX and help you navigate the powerful design tool Figma with confidence. This audiobook is packed with practical insights, real-world case studies, and industry tips, making it perfect for beginners or anyone looking to sharpen their UI/UX skills.

In How To Think About AI, Richard Susskind draws on his experience of working on AI since the early 1980s. For Susskind, balancing the benefits and threats of artificial intelligence is the defining challenge of our age. He explores the history of AI and possible scenarios for its future. His views on AI are not always conventional. He positions ChatGPT and generative AI as no more than the latest chapter in the ongoing story of AI and claims we are still at the foothills of developments.