Building SimCity
A deep dive into the trailblazing simulation game SimCity, situating it in the history of games, simulation, and computing. Building SimCity explores the history of computer simulation by chronicling one of the most influential simulation games ever made—SimCity. As author Chaim Gingold explains, Will Wright, the visionary designer behind the urban planning game, created SimCity in part to learn about...PaperbackSold OutA Year With Minecraft
In A Year with Minecraft, gaming journalist Thomas Arnroth brings you along for the ride in a gripping and entertaining story about how the shy and nerdy can become superstars in the age of video games. Readers will go behind the scenes at the company that created the worldwide gaming phenomenon Minecraft. With a fresh, interesting, and personal view of...PaperbackSold OutA World Without "Whom"
A World Without Whom is Eats, Shoots & Leaves for the internet age, and BuzzFeed global copy chief Emmy Favilla is the witty go-to style guru of internetspeak. As language evolves faster than ever before, what is the future of "correct" writing? When Favilla was tasked with creating a style guide for BuzzFeed, she opted for spelling, grammar, and punctuation...PaperbackSold OutA Student's Guide to Python for Physical Modeling
A fully updated tutorial on the basics of the Python programming language for science students Python is a computer programming language that has gained popularity throughout the sciences. This fully updated second edition of A Student's Guide to Python for Physical Modeling aims to help you, the student, teach yourself enough of the Python programming language to get started with...PaperbackSold OutAssassin's Creed IV Black Flag Hardcover Ruled Journal
Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag Hardcover Ruled Journal is inspired by one of the biggest hits in gaming today, Assassin’s Creed®. This series has captivated millions of players worldwide with its fascinating characters, sweeping storylines, and thoroughly engrossing gameplay. Set in the Caribbean during the Golden Age of Piracy, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag is one of the most diverse...HardbackSold OutAssassin's Creed IV Black Flag
Delve into the world of Ubisoft’s latest installment in the acclaimed Assassin’s Creed® series with this fascinating glimpse of one of history’s most storied legends: Edward Thatch, otherwise known as the infamous pirate captain Blackbeard. Few moments in history have proven as timelessly fascinating as the lawless Golden Age of Piracy, which was largely played out in the Caribbean of...HardbackSold OutAdobe InDesign CC
The book you're reading about right now was created with Adobe InDesign CC. And that's the case no matter which reading format you prefer—whether it's the physical book made of plant fibre and ink, or the digital version made of electrons in an e-reader. In fact, most of the books, magazines, posters, and brochures you see were likely made with...PaperbackSold Out20 GOTO 10
20 GOTO 10 - a book of numbers for computer nerds & deep technical wizards. Whether you're interested in machines from the mainstream such as Sinclair, Acorn, Atari, Famicom, Sega, Nintendo, Sony, and Commodore, or the lesser-known cabal of Dragon, Tandy, Oric, Amstrad, DEC, Jupiter, Vectrex, TI, and NewBrain (or even the virtually unheard of COSMAC Elf), 20 GOTO 10...HardbackSold Out101 Awesome Builds
With more than 100 million participants, Minecraft has become a global craze and is one of the most popular video games ever. 101 Awesome Builds provides players at all levels the tools to excel in the most popular aspect of the game: building. Featuring step-by-step, colourful guides to builds of all shapes and sizes, this book is a must-have for...PaperbackSold OutExcel 2019 For Dummies
The bestselling Excel book on the market — now in a new edition covering the latest version of Excel! Excel is the spreadsheet and data analysis tool of choice for people across the globe who utilise the Microsoft Office suite to make their work and personal lives easier. It is estimated that 1 in 7 people on the planet use...PaperbackSold OutGenshin Impact: Official Art Book Vol. 2
Explore the world of Genshin Impact in this stunning keepsake showcasing hundreds of illustrations. Genshin Impact is a free-to-play open-world adventure RPG that brings players to the visually stunning world of Teyvat. Take on the role of the mysterious "Traveler," who sets off on a journey to discover the fate of their lost sibling. Unveil unique cultures, stories, and vast...HardbackSold OutSupremacy
Winner of the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award The astonishing story of the people fighting to control the future of generative artificial intelligence – and, therefore, the future of humanity. From award-winning journalist Parmy Olson. Two titans of Silicon Valley, Microsoft and Google, rushed to embrace artificial intelligence. Microsoft entered a strategic partnership with OpenAI, creator of...PaperbackSold OutInvestment Trusts Explained
Investment Trusts Explained by Mick Gilligan presents investment trusts as an innovative and accessible investment vehicle with a long and successful performance history. Despite this, they are often called a "best-kept secret." In Investment Trusts Explained, Mick Gilligan, a renowned expert on investment trusts and partner at Killik & Co, aims to demystify them for all investors. He unveils the...PaperbackSold OutEvery Screen on the Planet
The global story of the world’s most controversial social media network and the struggle to control it. Based on explosive reporting that caused TikTok to track the author and led to an ongoing criminal investigation. TikTok boasts billions of active users worldwide and wields unprecedented power over our culture. Its crown jewel is the most addictive algorithm ever invented. As...HardbackSold OutEmpire of AI
An eye-opening account of the tech arms race shaping our planet, from an award-winning journalist and AI insider to the world of Sam Altman and OpenAI. When longtime AI expert and journalist Karen Hao first began covering OpenAI in 2019, she thought they were the good guys. Founded as a nonprofit with safety enshrined as its core mission, it was...HardbackSold OutSense and Respond
From virtual shopping to virtual organisations, businesses are pushing the multimedia envelope as they electronically sense, in real time, their customers' needs, and use digital capabilities to swiftly and effectively respond. Sense and Respond: Capturing Value in the Network Era, a series of essays from leading technology experts, explores how firms must develop sense and respond strategies to exploit the...HardbackSold OutInto the Metaverse
The Metaverse is broadly understood as the successor to today's internet, which involves countless interoperable and persistent virtual worlds, and is becoming increasingly integrated into the physical world. This integration is creating a new medium and economy for work, business, entertainment, and innovation. Into the Metaverse is the first essential guide to understanding this ground-breaking platform and the opportunities it...HardbackSold OutEverything I Know about Life I Learned from PowerPoint
In the beginning was the Word. Now there's PowerPoint. It's used for weddings, warfare and webinars, for literature, lessons and law. And, of course, to tell everyone that Q4 is going to be a lot more challenging than Q3. PowerPoint is probably the most successful piece of software in history — but do you know who invented it? Or why...HardbackSold OutThe Glow
Inner peace Glowing skin The perfect body How far would you go? Jane Dorner has two modes: PR Jane is twenty-five, breezy, clever in a non-threatening way and eager to sell you a feminist vibrator. Actual Jane is twenty-nine, drifting through mediocre workdays and lacklustre dates while paralysed by her crushing mountain of overdue bills. Enter the impossibly gorgeous Cass,...PaperbackSold OutSea of Rust
One of Financial Times' Best Books of 2017 Sea of Rust is a 40-megaton cruise missile of a novel - it'll blow you away and lay waste to your heart . . . visceral, relentless, breathtaking" - Joe Hill, Sunday Times bestselling author An action-packed post-apocalyptic thriller from the critically acclaimed author, screenwriter, and noted film critic. Humankind is extinct....PaperbackSold OutCold War 2.0
A vivid, thoughtful examination of how technological innovation—especially AI—is shaping the tensions between democracy and autocracy during the new Cold War. So much of what we hear about China and Russia today likens the relationship between these two autocracies and the West to a “rivalry” or a “great-power competition.” Some might consider it alarmist to say we are in the...HardbackSold OutYour Money Life
Your Money Life is the ultimate guide to financial wellness, securing your future, and paying for the things that matter most. We need to talk about money. Women have been overlooked and underestimated when it comes to finance; we typically earn less, are encouraged to spend more, and have fewer opportunities to build funds. But if we talk about money...PaperbackSold OutWe See It All
An investigation into the legal, political, and moral issues surrounding how the police and justice system use surveillance technology, asking the question: what are citizens of a free country willing to tolerate in the name of public safety? The police now have unparalleled power at their fingertips—surveillance technology. Seamless, persistent, even permanent surveillance is available—sometimes already deployed, sometimes waiting for...PaperbackSold OutPlaying with Reality
A sweeping intellectual history of games and their importance to human progress. We play games to learn about the world, to understand our minds and the minds of others, and to make predictions about the future. They're also a lot of fun. But what happens when we mistake games for reality? Playing With Reality explores the riveting history of games...HardbackSold OutPeople Hacker
'This is a rip-roaring read, full of derring-do and sometimes comic, often foolhardy bravery. [Jenny] sounds an absolute hoot, and her book is never anything less.' – Daily Mail 'A fascinating and quirky take on how easily we can be hoodwinked and hacked. Next time you hear anyone complain about the cost of cyber-protection, hand them a copy of People...PaperbackSold OutPeople Hacker
'This is a rip-roaring read, full of derring-do and sometimes comic, often foolhardy bravery. [Jenny] sounds an absolute hoot, and her book is never anything less' – Daily Mail ‘A fascinating and quirky take on how easily we can be hoodwinked and hacked. Next time you hear anyone complain about the cost of cyber-protection, hand them a copy of People...HardbackSold Out2054
From the acclaimed authors of the runaway New York Times bestseller 2034 comes an explosive work of speculative fiction set twenty years further in the future, at a moment when a radical leap forward in artificial intelligence combines with America's violent partisan divide to create an existential threat to the country—and the world. The year is 2054. It is twenty...PaperbackSold OutTo Save Everything, Click Here
'A devastating expose of cyber-utopianism by the world's most far-seeing Internet guru.' - John Gray, author of Straw Dogs Our gadgets are getting smarter. Technology can log what we buy, customise what we consume and enable us to save and share every aspect of our existence. In the future, we're told, it will even make public life - from how...PaperbackSold OutThe Extinction of Experience
A philosophical defence of what makes us human - and a powerful argument for reclaiming ourselves in a digital world. Drawing on decades of research, The Extinction of Experience is a philosophical defence of what makes us human - and a powerful, urgent call to reclaim ourselves in a digital world. Human experiences are disappearing. Social media, gaming, and dating...PaperbackSold OutMillennial Love
A 2021 ‘BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR’ – THE INDEPENDENT ‘A mouthpiece for our anxieties and a tonic for our hearts.’ Charly Cox ‘Funny and honest.’ Pandora Sykes ‘Offers readers of all stripes and ages a great overview of relationships in the digital era’. Matt Haig Have you ever been ghosted? Found yourself stalking your partner’s ex for days on...PaperbackSold OutMake Epic Money
Transform your money mindset and start building real wealth. 'As easy to read as it is useful and wise'Morgan Housel A short guide to transforming your money mindset and attitudes, written for a younger generation that doesn't have the lingo, headspace or experience talking through money matters. Make Epic Money demystifies wealth creation and puts a stop to the pervasive...PaperbackSold OutImaginable
Learn how to open your mind, think the unthinkable, imagine the unimaginable, and plan for the future with creativity and optimism. World-renowned future forecaster, game designer, and New York Times bestselling author Jane McGonigal gives us the tools to imagine the future without fear. How can we be confident about making plans? How might we feel secure despite the future...PaperbackSold OutFramers
The 2-million bestselling authors of Big Data now show the limits of data, and explain the incredible power of human ingenuity to get better results than anyone could have previously imagined. A Financial Times and Economist Book of the Year Wonderfully stimulating... will teach you to see around corners -- Tim Harford The power of mental models to make better...PaperbackSold OutExponential
Britain's leading tech writer reveals how to close the gap between technology and society. The Times and Financial Times Book of the Year 'Enticing' Sunday Times | 'Engaging' Financial Times | 'Essential' Reid Hoffman | 'Excellent' Amol Rajan, BBC News As technology accelerates, the human mind struggles to keep up - and our companies, workplaces, and democracies get left behind....PaperbackSold OutFriendaholic
THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ‘Bravely revealing’ BERNARDINE EVARISTO ‘Funny, moving, helpful and true, Friendaholic deserves a massive audience’ SATHNAM SANGHERA ‘This book is brilliant’ JO ELVIN ‘Essential reading… admirably candid and well-crafted’ GUARDIAN As a society, there is a tendency to elevate romantic love. But what about friendships? Aren't they just as – if not more – important? So...HardbackSold OutFilterworld
'The story told here is instrumental to your own' - Jared Lanier 'Timely, erudite, important' - Ayad Akhtar What happens when our cultural and artistic lives are dictated to us by an algorithm? What does it mean when shareability supersedes innovation? How can we make a choice when the options have been so carefully arranged for us? From coffee shops...HardbackSold OutYour Face Belongs to Us
‘A parable for our times’ FINANCIAL TIMES Best Books of 2023 'In a gripping — and sometimes creepy — book, Hill explores the repercussions of [facial recognition] technology and finds out who is behind it' THE TIMES Best Technology Books of 2023 ‘Illuminating. A walk down the street will not feel quite the same again’ ECONOMIST When Kashmir Hill stumbled...PaperbackSold OutYou’re That B*tch
“This book is hilarious and that bitch made me laugh out loud.”—Chelsea Handler A chaotically joyous collection of essays from one of the original influencers and the internet's sweetheart, Bretman "The Baddest" Rock. Hilarious and earnest, this collection of essays, how-tos, and never-before-seen photos goes far beyond what we know of Bretman Rock from social media. Who is Bretman Rock...HardbackSold OutHow to Speak Whale
Fascinating Greta Thunberg Extraordinary Merlin Sheldrake A must-read New Scientist Enthralling George Monbiot Brilliant Philip Hoare As a biologist and nature filmmaker, Tom Mustill had always liked whales. But when one landed on his kayak, nearly killing him, the video clip of the event going viral, he became obsessed. This book traces an extraordinary investigation into the deep ocean and...PaperbackSold OutThis is For Everyone
The groundbreaking memoir from the inventor of the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee. This is the story of our modern age. The most influential inventor of the modern world, Sir Tim Berners-Lee is a different kind of visionary. Born in the same year as Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, Berners-Lee famously shared his invention, the World Wide Web, for...HardbackSold OutBecause Internet
A fizzing take on how the internet is transforming language by the resident linguist at Wired. A critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller. The acclaimed New York Times bestseller. Have you ever puzzled over how to punctuate a text message? Wondered where memes came from? Fret no more—Because Internet is the perfect book for understanding how the internet is changing...PaperbackSold OutTrading at the Speed of Light
A remarkable look at how the growth, technology, and politics of high-frequency trading have altered global financial markets. In today's financial markets, trading floors on which brokers buy and sell shares face-to-face have increasingly been replaced by lightning-fast electronic systems that use algorithms to execute astounding volumes of transactions. Trading at the Speed of Light tells the story of this...HardbackSold OutCloudmoney
Cloudmoney takes us to the frontlines of a war for our wallets that is also about our freedom. Who really benefits from a cashless society? Many of us rarely use cash these days. The reach of corporations into our lives via cards and apps has never been greater. But what we're told is inevitable is actually the work of powerful...PaperbackSold OutBasic Space Innovation
Basic Space Innovation explores the dawn of a new era in business, driven by the groundbreaking advancements in space technology that are set to redefine our future. This book delves into the rapidly expanding commercial space industry and the increasing investments by nations worldwide to build their space capabilities. The race to establish permanent human presence on Mars is just...PaperbackSold OutThe Age of AI
THE WAY HUMANS NAVIGATE THE WORLD IS ALTERING, FOREVER. THIS IS YOUR ESSENTIAL AI ROADMAP. AI is revolutionising how we approach security, economics, order and even knowledge itself. It is changing how we experience reality and our role within it. Three of our most accomplished and deep thinkers explore what this means for our present and our future, tackling the...PaperbackSold OutThe Thinking Machine
The explosive story of the tech giant Nvidia - the producer of the only chip anyone involved in AI wants - and its charismatic, uncompromising, complicated CEO, Jensen Huang. The riveting account of Nvidia, the tech company that has exploded in value for its artificial intelligence computing hardware, and Jensen Huang, Nvidia's charismatic, uncompromising CEO. In June of 2024, spurred...PaperbackSold OutThe Extraordinary Life of Pikelet
All it took for a tiny, no-name pup from the pound was someone to believe in him - and save him from death row - and an internet sensation was born. With his extremely good looks and pawfect cheekbones, Pikelet now lives the charmed life in inner-city Sydney, a foster brother to an extraordinary number of other pooches and pups,...PaperbackSold OutBy My Hands
A young ceramicist's journey from apprentice potter to celebrated craftsman. Florian Gadsby has devoted his life to pottery, refining his technique towards the point of perfection. As his skill has grown, so has his social media following, which today numbers in the millions. Based at a studio in North London, he releases three new collections per year, characterised by simple...HardbackSold OutBreaking and Entering: The Extraordinary Story of a Hacker Called 'Alien'
Hackers know everything about us. We know almost nothing about them. Until now. The hacker now known as Alien entered MIT in 1998, intending to major in aerospace engineering. Almost immediately, she was recruited to join a secret student group scaling walls, breaking into buildings, pulling elaborate pranks, and exploring computer systems. Within a year, one of her hall mates...PaperbackSold OutAnalogia
A spellbinding exploration of the emergence of the digital age and an unsettling vision of what comes next. In a world where humans coexist with technologies they no longer control or understand, who holds the future? George Dyson plots a thrilling and unexpected course through 300 years of history and science to reveal the hidden connections that underpin the digital...PaperbackSold OutWeaving the Dark Web
An exploration of the Dark Web—websites accessible only with special routing software—that examines the history of three anonymising networks, Freenet, Tor, and I2P. The term "Dark Web" conjures up drug markets, unregulated gun sales, and stolen credit cards. However, as Robert Gehl points out in Weaving the Dark Web, for each of these illegitimate uses, there are other, legitimate ones—the...HardbackSold OutThe Everything Token
An essential guide to NFTs and how widely they affect how we connect, create, and sell online in an ever-evolving society. The Everything Token cuts through the clutter and lays out a blueprint of what you can learn from that top 1% of companies that are using NFTs right. — Gary Vaynerchuk NFTs were a mystery to me. Thanks to...PaperbackSold OutThe Erotic Engine: How Pornography has Powered Mass Communication from Gutenberg to Google
From cave painting to photography to the internet, pornography has always been at the cutting edge in adopting and exploiting new developments in mass communication. And in so doing, it has helped to promote and propel those developments in ways that are rarely acknowledged. Without pornography, the internet would not have grown so quickly. The e-commerce payment systems that are...PaperbackSold OutShrinking the World: The 4,000 Year Story of How Email Came to Rule Our Lives
The first email was sent less than forty years ago; by 2011, there will be 3.2 billion users. The flood of messages is ceaseless. As the toll of email mounts, reducing our time for leisure and contemplation, and separating us from each other in the lonely battle with the inbox, John Freeman enters a plea for communication that is more...PaperbackSold OutAnimals, Robots, Gods
How do we live ethical lives alongside others? A fascinating exploration of our moral universe. We have always lived with ethically significant others, whether they are the pets we keep, the gods we believe in, or the machines we are endowing with life. How should we treat them as our world changes? In Animals, Robots, Gods, acclaimed anthropologist Webb Keane...HardbackSold OutSmart Phone Smart Photo Editing
Learn how to edit photographs on your phone with this step-by-step guide from professional photographer Jo Bradford. Do you know how to make the best of the photos you’ve taken with your phone? We all have hundreds of images on our phones that could do with a little improvement, but transferring them to a hard drive and working in an...PaperbackSold OutLucky
‘I devoured it.’ – Erin Kelly ‘An exhilarating voice’ – Adele Parks ‘Unbelievably tense and twisty.’ – Laura Marshall Lucky by Rachel Edwards The more she wins, the more she loses… ‘Absorbing, unsettling, unflinching. I’ve been thinking about it for days and I’ll be recommending it to everyone.’ – Caz Frear, author of Sweet Little Lies Someone is watching Etta....HardbackSold Out30-Second Coding
Computer code operates behind nearly everything we do—from small calculations in the home to complex executions that drive the global economy. It influences who we see, follow, and like online, and describes the websites we visit, the connections between them, the sounds heard on Spotify, and the videos watched on YouTube. There is very little we do which hasn't, in...HardbackSold OutThe Singularity is Nearer
The legendary oracle of technological change explains how AI will transform our species beyond recognition within two decades. By the end of this decade, AI will exceed human levels of intelligence. During the 2030s, it will become 'superintelligent', vastly outstripping our capabilities by almost every measure and enabling dramatic new interventions in our bodies. By 2045, we will be able...PaperbackSold OutThe New Breed
A bold, optimistic exploration of the relationship between robots and humans based on our history with animals, from a renowned MIT researcher. The robots are here. They make our cars, they deliver fast food, they mine the sea floor. And in the near future, their presence will increasingly enter our homes and workplaces, making human-robot interaction a frequent, everyday occurrence....PaperbackSold OutThe Digital Ape: How to Live (in peace) with Smart Machines
How smart machines are transforming us all - and what we should do about it. The smart machines revolution is re-shaping our lives and our societies. Here, Nigel Shadbolt (one of Britain's leading authorities on artificial intelligence) and Roger Hampson dispel terror, confusion, and misconception. We are not about to be elbowed aside by a rebel army of super-intelligent robots...PaperbackSold OutThe Coming Wave
Cofounder of the pioneering AI company DeepMind sounds the alarm on the unprecedented risks to global order posed by a wave of fast-developing technologies like artificial intelligence and genetic engineering. We are approaching a critical threshold in the history of our species. Everything is about to change. Soon we will live surrounded by AIs. They will carry out complex tasks—operating...PaperbackSold OutThe Atomic Human
A world expert on AI brings a fresh new perspective to the new era: how artificial intelligence can help us understand what makes us human. A vital perspective is missing from the discussions we're having about Artificial Intelligence: what does it mean for our identity? Our fascination with AI stems from the perceived uniqueness of human intelligence. We believe it's...HardbackSold OutSpotify Teardown
An innovative investigation of the inner workings of Spotify that traces the transformation of audio files into streamed experience. Spotify provides a streaming service that has been welcomed as disrupting the world of music. Yet such disruption always comes at a price. Spotify Teardown contests the tired claim that digital culture thrives on disruption. Borrowing the notion of "teardown" from...PaperbackSold OutSocial Physics: How Good Ideas Spread - The Lessons From A New Science
Where do ideas come from? How do they get put into action? How can we create social structures that are productive and creative? If the Big Data revolution has a presiding genius, it is MIT's Alex Pentland. Over years of groundbreaking experiments, he has distilled remarkable discoveries that have become the bedrock of a new scientific field: social physics. This...PaperbackSold OutPandora’s Box
From the author of the stone-cold classic Easy Riders, Raging Bulls comes a blockbuster follow-up - the inside story of television's epic transformation. The revolution has been televised. From The Sopranos to Stranger Things, the shows we watch - and the ways we watch them - have been transformed over the past fifty years. Out of the bland wasteland of...HardbackSold OutMoral AI
A balanced and thought-provoking guide to all the big questions about AI and ethics. Can computers understand morality? Can they respect privacy? What can we do to make AI safe and fair? The artificial intelligence revolution has begun. Today, there are self-driving cars on our streets, autonomous weapons in our armies, robot surgeons in our hospitals – and AI's presence...HardbackSold OutFacebook
From renowned tech writer Steven Levy, the complete history of one of America's most controversial and successful companies. Today, Facebook is nearly unrecognizable from the simple website Zuckerberg first built from his dorm room in his sophomore year. It has grown into a tech giant, the largest social media platform, and one of the biggest companies in the world, with...PaperbackSold OutBreak the Internet
Traditional media is over. The internet reigns. And in the attention economy, influencers are royalty. But who are they ... and how do you become one? Break the Internet takes a deep dive into the influencer industry, tracing its evolution from blogging and legacy social media such as Tumblr to today's world in which YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok dominate. Surveying...PaperbackSold OutThe Happy Inbox
Get out from under your communication clutter and live a choice-driven life with The Happy Inbox! Get ready to learn how to conquer the distractions caused by information and communication overload, and how to get out from under "communication clutter," so you can live a life of choice—one of action, not reaction. Feeling buried by communication clutter is that state...HardbackSold OutBroken Code
The inside story of the employees who were brought in to fix Facebook but instead uncovered disturbing problems that made them question whether it was beyond saving. Facebook had a problem. Along with its sister platforms Instagram and WhatsApp, it was a daily destination for billions of users around the world, extolling its products for connecting people. But as a...PaperbackSold OutCareless People
Shocking and darkly funny, Careless People gives you a front-row seat to the decisions that are shaping our world and the people who make them. Welcome to Facebook. Sarah Wynn-Williams, a young diplomat from New Zealand, pitched for her dream job. She saw Facebook's potential and knew it could change the world for the better. But, when she got there...PaperbackSold OutFinal Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail -- The Art of Succession -Relics of Heritage-
The official art book for the Dawntrail expansion of the massively popular online video game Final Fantasy XIV, presenting hundreds of pages of full-colour art and an exclusive in-game item code! The official art book for the Dawntrail expansion of the massively popular online video game Final Fantasy XIV, presenting hundreds of pages of full-colour art and an exclusive in-game...PaperbackSold OutMinecraft Annual 2025
The official Minecraft Annual 2025, celebrating 15 years of the game. Farshore are the #1 annuals publisher in the UK (Bookscan TCM 2023). Discover all there is to know about the past year of Minecraft in this exciting annual. Stuffed to the brim with updates, activities, step-by-step builds, and tips and tricks for the game, this book is a must-have...HardbackSold OutSuperintelligence
The human brain has some capabilities that the brains of other animals lack. It is to these distinctive capabilities that our species owes its dominant position. Other animals have stronger muscles or sharper claws, but we have cleverer brains. If machine brains one day come to surpass human brains in general intelligence, then this new superintelligence could become very powerful....PaperbackSold OutDesigning Data-Intensive Applications
Designing Data-Intensive Applications by Martin Kleppmann is an essential guide for software engineers, architects, and data specialists wanting to deepen their understanding of designing robust, data-centric systems. This book provides a detailed exploration into the intricate world of data processing and storage, tackling the complex challenges that arise in today's data-driven environments. From scalability and consistency to reliability and maintainability,...PaperbackSold OutPython Crash Course (2nd Edition)
Python Crash Course (2nd Edition) by Eric Matthes is a dynamic guide for beginners eager to delve into the world of programming using Python, one of the most versatile and in-demand languages today. This expanded edition has been meticulously updated and revised to align with the latest advancements in Python to ensure readers are learning the most current practices and...PaperbackSold OutCulture Warlords
Culture Warlords by Talia Lavin is a gripping and fearless journey into the darkest corners of the internet where hate and bigotry thrive. With an unmatched investigative zeal, Lavin delves into the world of white supremacists, incels, and various extremist groups, going undercover online to reveal the sinister minds behind these dangerous ideologies. As a loud, proud, and unapologetically anti-racist...PaperbackSold OutThe Internet Con
When the tech platforms promised a future of "connection," they were lying. They said their "walled gardens" would keep us safe, but those were prison walls. The platforms locked us into their systems and made us easy pickings, ripe for extraction. Twitter, Facebook, and other Big Tech platforms are hard to leave by design. They hold hostage the people we...HardbackSold Out