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The Singularity Is Nearer

Ray Kurzweil - Viking
Format: Hardcover

The noted inventor and futurists successor to his landmark book The Singularity Is Near explores how technology will refashion the human race in the decades to comeSince it was first published in 2005, Ray Kurzweils The Singularity Is Near and its vision of the future have been influential...
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Cybersecurity For Dummies

Joseph Steinberg - For Dummies
Format: Paperback

Protect your business and family against cyber attacks Cybersecurity is the protection against the unauthorized or criminal use of electronic data and the practice of ensuring the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of information. Being "cyber-secure" means that a person...
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The World According to Color: A Cultural History

James Fox
Format: Hardcover

A kaleidoscopic exploration that traverses history, literature, art, and science to reveal humans' unique and vibrant relationship with color.We have an extraordinary connection to color -- we give it meanings, associations, and properties that last millennia and span cultures, continents,...
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Chemistry for Breakfast: The Amazing Science of Everyday Life

Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim - Greystone Books; Illustrated edition
Format: Hardcover

A whirlwind romp through everyday science, perfect for fans of How Stuff Works, Stuff You Should Know and Netflix's Explained.In this quirky and endlessly surprising book, scientist and award-winning YouTuber Dr. Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim tells us about the amazing science behind everyday...
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We're Going on a Pumpkin Hunt!

Goldie Hawk - Nosy Crow Ltd
Format: Paperback

Fun and spooky reimagining of the American folk song, We re Going on a Bear Hunt.Three children are hunting for the perfect pumpkin to take trick or treating. But first, they ve got to get through the sticky spiders webs, the flapping bats, and then worst of all enter a spooky HAUNTED HOUSE!...
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Against Technoableism: Rethinking Who Needs Improvement (A Norton Short)

Ashley Shew - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

A manifesto exploding what we think we know about disability, and arguing that disabled people are the real experts when it comes to technology and disability.When bioethicist and professor Ashley Shew became a self-described "hard-of-hearing chemobrained amputee with Crohn's disease...
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Burn Book: A Tech Love Story

Kara Swisher - Simon & Schuster Audio
Format: Audiobook

From award-winning journalist Kara Swisher comes a witty, scathing, but fair accounting of the tech industry and its founders who wanted to change the world but broke it instead. While tech titans bragged they would "move fast and break things," Kara Swisher was moving faster...
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Idiot: Life Stories from the Creator of Help Helen Smash

Laura Clery - Gallery Books
Format: Hardcover

From YouTube star and Facebook Video sensation Laura Clery comes a collection of comedic essays in the vein of We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby and You'll Grow Out of It by Jessi Klein.Laura Clery makes a living by sharing inappropriate comedy sketches with...
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Office 2016 All-In-One For Dummies

Peter Weverka - For Dummies; 1 edition
Format: Print book

The fast and easy way to get things done with Office Perplexed by PowerPoint? Looking to excel at Excel? From Access to Word and every application in between this all-encompassing guide provides plain-English guidance on mastering the entire Microsoft Office suite. Through easy-to-follow...
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The Technological Republic: Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the Future of the West

Alexander C. Karp - Crown Currency
Format: Hardcover

From the Palantir co-founder, one of tech's boldest thinkers and The Economist's "best CEO of 2024," and his deputy, a sweeping indictment of the West's culture of complacency, arguing that timid leadership, intellectual fragility, and an unambitious view of technology's...
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