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Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI

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Report copyright infringementby Yuval Noah Harari (Author)#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the author of Sapiens comes the groundbreaking story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world. "Strikingly original . . . A historian whose arguments operate on the scale of millennia has managed to capture the zeitgeist perfectly."--The Economist "This deeply important book comes at a critical time as we all think through the implications of AI and automated content production. ....

The Podcast Pantheon: 101 Podcasts That Changed How We Listen--From Wtf to Serial

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Report copyright infringementby Sean Malin (Author), Jon Hamm (Foreword by)Spanning the most popular podcast genres--true crime, comedy, sports, relationships, and more--culture critic and Vulture's Start Here columnist Sean Malin introduces the first comprehensive canon in podcast history. Featuring a foreword by award-winning actor and producer Jon Hamm. The Golden Age of podcasts is upon us. With over fifty official podcast networks, more than three million programs of every imaginable cat...

The Intelligence Explosion: When AI Beats Humans at Everything

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Report copyright infringementby James Barrat (Author)With the rapid rise of generative artificial intelligence, both existential fears and uncritical enthusiasm for AI systems have surged. In this era of unprecedented technological growth, understanding the profound impacts of AI -- both positive and negative -- is more crucial than ever. In The Intelligence Explosion, James Barrat, a leading technology expert, equips readers with the tools to navigate the complex and often chaotic landscape ...

Lost in the Stream: How Algorithms Redefined the Way Movies Are Made and Watched (Gift for Film Lovers, Streaming Algorithms, Cinema History)

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Report copyright infringementby Jeff Rauseo (Author)Explore Cinema History, Stream Your FavoritesThis engaging book by Jeff Rauseo blends film history with a modern guide to streaming, helping you navigate the complex history of movie making and ultimately how to know what to watch in the vast ocean of content. From the golden age of Hollywood to the best new movies to stream, Rauseo breaks down the ever-evolving movie watching experience to help us understand the good, the bad, and the ugly ...

The Simulation Hypothesis: An Mit Computer Scientist Shows Why Ai, Quantum Physics, and Eastern Mystics All Agree We Are in a Video Game

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Report copyright infringementby Rizwan Virk (Author)The definitive exploration of one of the most daring and consequential theories of our time, completely revised and updated to reflect the rapid advances in artificial intelligence and virtual reality Are we living in a simulation? MIT computer scientist Rizwan Virk draws from research and concepts from computer science, artificial intelligence, video games, quantum physics, and ancient mystics to explain why we may be living inside a simula...

Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans (with a New Preface)

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Report copyright infringementby Melanie Mitchell (Author)Named One of the Five Best Books on AI by The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal No technological development in recent history has generated as much excitement and terror--both utopian visions and apocalyptic nightmares--as artificial intelligence. Since generative AI and large language models exploded into our everyday lives in 2022 with the release of ChatGPT, AI has been the topic on everyone's mind. And the award-winning au...

Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language

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Report copyright infringementby Adam Aleksic (Author)From linguist Adam Aleksic, known as @etymologynerd on social media, comes a captivating exploration of how internet algorithms are transforming language and communication in unprecedented ways. "Packed with fascinating facts, of-the-moment observations, and a sparkling voice, Algospeak is a gift to any word nerd. Deftly covering everything from emoji etymologies and trendbait to Taylor Swift fanilects... Adam Aleksic is the wise, yet acces...

Haiti A to Z: A Bilingual ABC Book about the Pearl of the Antilles (Reading Age Baby - 4 Years) - Paperback

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by M. J. Fievre (Author), Anastasia Khmelevska (Illustrator)A Beautiful and Bilingual ABC Book#1 New Release in Haiti Travel Guides Written for preschool kids, Haiti A to Z is an alphabet book with a Haitian twist. Join Imane for a fun jaunt through an illustrated alphabet about Haiti with Creole and English words.Not your average ABC for kids. This unique book not only teaches your kids the English alphabet, but also provides a bilingual experience that's infused with Creole to deepen their ...

Queer Conception: The Complete Fertility Guide for Queer and Trans Parents-To-Be - Paperback

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by Kristin Liam Kali (Author)Making a baby through love and science? Get the guidance you need to navigate the conception process with confidence and ease. "[A] a well-researched, deeply comprehensive (and readable!) guide to building a queer family in a way that works for you." --Emily Oster, author of Expecting Better The only evidence-based, up-to-date fertility guide for queer people from an experienced health care provider, this is also the first to be transgender inclusive and body-posi...

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Report copyright infringementby C. P. Kumar (Author)"Safeguarding from Blackmail and Online Threats" offers a comprehensive guide to protecting yourself in today's digital age. This essential resource is divided into informative chapters that address every aspect of safeguarding against blackmail and online threats. From understanding the insidious nature of blackmail and its legal implications to recognizing red flags and reporting threats, this book equips readers with the knowledge and too...

Augmenting Intelligence, The Synergy between Artificial Intelligence and Intelligence Augmentation

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Report copyright infringementby Raï (Author)"Augmenting Intelligence: The Synergy between Artificial Intelligence and Intelligence Augmentation" by Raï is an enlightening journey that illuminates the dynamic relationship between Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Intelligence Augmentation (IA). This comprehensive guide embarks upon a journey of understanding, exploring how AI and IA, two distinct yet interconnected spheres, harmonize to pave the way for a promising future. Raï leads readers thr...

The Narrow Window: Understanding AI and Our Role in Shaping its Future

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Report copyright infringementby Wilim Abrook (Author)Artificial intelligence is poised to transform almost every aspect of our lives. To thrive in this new world, understanding its potential is crucial. In this accessible guide, The Narrow Window explores the multifaceted ways AI can impact society - from employment and education to privacy and ethics.For non-technical readers, this book offers a clear introduction to AI and data literacy, empowering you to become a thoughtful participant in ...

Same Here!: The Differences We Share - Paperback

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by Susan Hughes (Author), Sophie Casson (Illustrator)Explore how kids around the world live and the common needs that unite them Children around the world live different lives from one another--different cultures, different geographic and socio-economic realities, differing access to health and education. Despite these differences, they all share common needs: the need to feel loved and protected, the need to have a place to live, the need to learn, to eat, to play, to share, and to dream for...

The Underground Railroad Records: Narrating the Hardships, Hairbreadth Escapes, and Death Struggles of Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom - Paperback

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by William Still (Author), Ta-Nehisi Coates (Introduction by), Quincy T. Mills (Editor)A riveting collection of the hardships, hairbreadth escapes, and mortal struggles of enslaved people seeking freedom: these are the true stories of the Underground Railroad.Author BiographyWilliam Still (1821-1902), was an African American abolitionist, writer, historian, and the conductor of the Underground Railroad. Before the American Civil War, Still was a chairman of the Vigilance committee of the Penn...

The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures - Paperback

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by Aaron Mahnke (Author)A fascinating, beautifully illustrated guide to the monsters that are part of our collective psyche, featuring stories from the Lore podcast--now a streaming television series--including "They Made a Tonic," "Passed Notes," and "Unboxed," as well as rare material. They live in shadows--deep in the forest, late in the night, in the dark recesses of our minds. They're spoken of in stories and superstitions, relics of an unenlightened age, old wives' tales, passed down th...

The Book of Juju: Africana Spirituality for Healing, Liberation, and Self-Discovery - Hardcover

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by Juju Bae (Author)In order to know where you're going, you must know where you've been. In her debut book, podcaster, priestess, and all-around badass witch Juju Bae teaches you how to connect with your ancestors, as well as how to create a spiritual practice that respectfully incorporates their wisdom while remaining uniquely yours. It's also the story of the necessity and vitality of Black spirituality, from the Yoruba pantheon of Ifa to the freedom-fighting origins of Black American Ho...

Against Our Will: Men, Women, and Rape - Paperback

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by Susan Brownmiller (Author)The bestselling feminist classic that revolutionized the way we think about rape, as a historical phenomenon and as an urgent crisis--essential reading in the era of #MeToo. "A major work of history."--The Village Voice - One of the New York Public Library's 100 Books of the Century As powerful and timely now as when it was first published, Against Our Will stands as a unique document of the history, politics, and sociology of rape and the inherent and ingrained ...

21 Lessons for the 21st Century - Hardcover

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by Yuval Noah Harari (Author)#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR In Sapiens, he explored our past. In Homo Deus, he looked to our future. Now, one of the most innovative thinkers on the planet turns to the present to make sense of today's most pressing issues. “A highly instructive exploration of ‘current affairs and . . . the immediate future of human societies.’ Having produced an international bestseller about human origins and avoided the sophomore ...

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Report copyright infringementby Docia Schultz Williams (Author)Back JacketA collection of strange occurences, this book brings to light tangible evidence and first-hand testimony to validate a wide range of ghostly tales. Whether they haunt the place of their death or a place they loved in their lives, these spirits are found up and down the Texas coast. Author Docia Williams brings us the best of these stories, where they happen, and provides some of the history surrounding these spooky spot...

Underdevelopment is a State of Mind: The Latin American Case

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Report copyright infringementby Lawrence E. Harrison (Author)Originally published in 1985, Underdevelopment Is a State of Mind_ was one of the first studies to examine Latin America's rocky development as cultural, rather than colonial, byproduct.Author BiographyLawrence E. Harrison teaches at the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies. He resides in Boston, Massachusetts. Number of Pages: 232 Dimensions: 0.88 x 9.3 x 6.18 IN Publication Date...

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Report copyright infringementby Tom Reichert (Author)Victoria's Secret and Calvin Klein are brand names practically synonymous with sexually suggestive advertising. Considering their high public profile and huge profits, anyone can see that sex sells. Despite polls indicating that the public would like to see less sex in advertising, Americans don't mean what they say. They continue to respond to the lure of provocative marketing and, most important to business, they buy. Knowing this, more a...

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Report copyright infringementby Meg Greene (Author)Recent polls identify Jane Goodall to be the most recognizable living scientist in the Western world. Her work with chimpanzees at the Gombe Stream Reserve in Tanzania has been renowned as one of the great achievements of scientific research. Her approach to field study, once ridiculed and challenged by the scientific world, has now become the model for other ethologists to use.In this insightful biography, Meg Greene tells the story of Gooda...

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by Sonali Deraniyagala (Author)NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST - One woman's searing account of losing her entire family in a tsunami. "The most exceptional book about grief I've ever read.... As unsparing as they come, but also defiantly flooded with light.... Extraordinary." --Cheryl Strayed, The New York Times Book ReviewA Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century In 2004, at a beach resort on the coast of Sri Lanka, Sonali Deraniyagala and her ...

In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom - Hardcover

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by Yeonmi Park (Author), Maryanne Vollers (Author)"I am most grateful for two things: that I was born in North Korea, and that I escaped from North Korea." - Yeonmi Park "One of the most harrowing stories I have ever heard - and one of the most inspiring." - The Bookseller "Park's remarkable and inspiring story shines a light on a country whose inhabitants live in misery beyond comprehension. Park's important memoir showcases the strength of the human spirit and one young woman's incredible d...

And Don't F&%k It Up: An Oral History of Rupaul's Drag Race (the First Ten Years) - Paperback

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by World of Wonder (Other), Maria Elena Fernandez (Author)The definitive history and celebration of the groundbreaking show RuPaul's Drag Race in its first decade, from a Burbank basement set all the way to the Emmy's, and every weave in-between, as told by its stars, producers and fans. Four-time Emmy-winning series RuPaul's Drag Race never set out to find mainstream success. Over thirteen years and about 160 drag queen contestants later, everything from its language and style has seeped in...

Animals, Robots, Gods: Adventures in the Moral Imagination - Hardcover

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by Webb Keane (Author)A mind-expanding exploration of the ethical bonds we share with the nonhuman Moral relationships saturate the living world, and the line between the human and nonhuman is blurrier than we might think. Animals, Robots, Gods provides a bold new vision of ethics defined less by the individual mind or society and more by our interactions with those around us, whether they are the pets we keep, the gods we believe in, or the machines we endow with life. Drawing on pioneering ...

Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology - Paperback

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by Neil Postman (Author)A witty, often terrifying that chronicles our transformation into a society that is shaped by technology--from the acclaimed author of Amusing Ourselves to Death. "A provocative book ... A tool for fighting back against the tools that run our lives." --Dallas Morning News The story of our society's transformation into a Technopoly: a society that no longer merely uses technology as a support system but instead is shaped by it--with radical consequences for the meanings...

Matrescence: On Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood - Hardcover

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by Lucy Jones (Author)LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION - From the acclaimed author of Losing Eden ("Powerful, beautifully written"--Anthony Doerr) an important, moving, passionate and passionately written inquiry--personal and scientific--into what happens--mentally, spiritually, physically, during the process of becoming a mother, from pregnancy and childbirth to early motherhood and what this profound process tells us about the way we live now. "I read your book, or more acc...

Democratic Algorithms: Ethnography of a Public Recommender System

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Report copyright infringementby Nikolaus Poechhacker (Author)Can an algorithm be democratic? And how can we understand algorithms not only as technical, but also as social and political phenomena? Democratic Algorithms offers theoretically and empirically informed perspectives on how we can imagine and design algorithms for a democratic society, and what we even mean by that. Based on ethnographic fieldwork, the book illustrates how a recommender system was built in a public broadcaster, rais...

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Report copyright infringementby Réka Patrícia Gál (Editor), Petra Löffler (Editor)Earth and Beyond in Tumultuous Times offers a critical exploration of the Anthropocene concept. It addresses the urgent geopolitical and environmental questions raised by the new geological epoch. How are we to rethink landscapes, such as river deltas, oceans, or outer space? How can we create spaces for resistance and utopic dreaming? This volume confronts these questions by charting how space and place are con...

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by Grace M. Cho (Author)A powerful account of a Korean American daughter's exploration of food and family history to understand her mother's schizophrenia.Author BiographyGrace M. Cho is the author of Tastes Like War, a 2021 National Book Awards finalist, and Haunting the Korean Diaspora: Shame, Secrecy, and the Forgotten War, which received a 2010 book award from the American Sociological Association. Her writings have appeared in journals such as the New Inquiry, Poem Memoir Story, Contexts...

Discrimination and Disparities - Hardcover

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by Thomas Sowell (Author)An enlarged edition of Thomas Sowell's brilliant examination of the origins of economic disparitiesEconomic and other outcomes differ vastly among individuals, groups, and nations. Many explanations have been offered for the differences. Some believe that those with less fortunate outcomes are victims of genetics. Others believe that those who are less fortunate are victims of the more fortunate.Discrimination and Disparities gathers a wide array of empirical evidence...