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Breaking and Entering: The Extraordinary Story of a Hacker Called "Alien"

Jeremy N. Smith - Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

This taut, true thriller dives into a dark world that touches us all, as seen through the brilliant, breakneck career of an extraordinary hacker - a woman known only as Alien. When she arrived at MIT in the 1990s, Alien was quickly drawn to the school's tradition of highrisk physical trespassing:...
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The Digital Ape: How to Live

Nigel Shadbolt - Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback

The smart-machines revolution is reshaping our lives and our societies. Here, Sir Nigel Shadbolt, one of the world'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...
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The Digital Mind: How Science is Redefining Humanity

Arlindo L Oliveira - MIT Press
Format: Print book

What do computers, cells, and brains have in common? Computers are electronic devices designed by humans; cells are biological entities crafted by evolution; brains are the containers and creators of our minds. But all are, in one way or another, information-processing devices. The power...
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Teach Yourself VISUALLY MacBook

GUY HART-DAVIS - Visual
Format: Paperback

The visual learner's ultimate guide to the MacBook and macOS High Sierra Teach Yourself VISUALLY MacBook is your ultimate guide to getting up and running quickly with your new MacBook, MacBook Pro, or MacBook Air! Whether you're new to computers or transitioning from a PC, this graphics-heavy...
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Turned On: Science, Sex and Robots

Kate Devlin - Bloomsbury Sigma
Format: Hardcover

The idea of the seductive sex robot is the stuff of myth, legend and science fiction. From the ancient Greeks to twenty-first century movies, robots in human form have captured our imagination, our hopes and our fears. But beyond the fantasies there are real and fundamental questions about...
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Talk to Me: How Voice Computing Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Think

James Vlahos - Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

The next great technological disruption is coming The titans of Silicon Valley are racing to build the last, best computer that the world will ever need. They know that whoever successfully creates it will revolutionize our relationship with technology - and make billions of dollars in the process....
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Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers

Andy Greenberg - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover

From Wired senior writer Andy Greenberg comes the true story of the desperate hunt to identify and track an elite team of Russian agents bent on digital sabotageIn 2014, the world witnessed the start of a mysterious series of cyberattacks. Targeting American utility companies, NATO,...
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The Hidden Power of F*cking Up

The Try Guys - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover

The Try Guys deliver their first book - an inspirational self-improvement guide that teaches you that the path to success is littered with humiliating detours, embarrassing mistakes, and unexpected failures.To be our best selves, we must become secure in our insecurities. In The Hidden...
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Scam Me If You Can: Simple Strategies to Outsmart Today's Ripoff Artists

Frank Abagnale - Portfolio
Format: Paperback

Frank Abagnale (whose life as a con man was depicted in the movie Catch Me If You Can) reveals the methods used by the world's most skillful con artists to steal billions of dollars each year from unsuspecting Americans--and...
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A World Without Work: Technology, Automation, and How We Should Respond

Daniel Susskind - Metropolitan Books
Format: Hardcover

From an Oxford economist, a visionary account of how technology will transform the world of workFrom mechanical looms to the combustion engine to the first computers, new technologies have always provoked panic about workers being replaced by machines. For centuries, such fears have been...
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QuickBooks Online For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

Elaine J Marmel - For Dummies
Format: Paperback

Your quick guide to using QuickBooks Online Searching for a cloud-based solution for your small business accounting needs? Master the fundamentals of QuickBooks Online -- the worlds most popular software for fast and easy mobile accounting! QuickBooks Online brings this popular accounting...
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Kill Reply All: A Modern Guide to Online Etiquette, from Social Media to Work to Love

Victoria Turk - Plume
Format: Paperback

Want to Marie Kondo your digital life and develop a more tactful approach to technology? By a leading tech and digital culture journalist, Kill Reply All is a guide to tidying it all up. How do you reply to your colleague's weird email? What would Emily Post say about your Tinder...
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Digital Photography For Dummies

Julie Adair King - For Dummies
Format: Paperback

Photographers! Your guide is here! The demand for high-quality photographs is higher than ever. Whether you're building your influencer rating online, capturing the moments of a child's life, or are looking for ways to improve your skills, photography know-how is a must-have skill. Digital...
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Make Noise: A Creator's Guide to Podcasting and Great Audio Storytelling

Eric Nuzum - Workman Publishing Company
Format: Paperback

Podcasting is the fast-growing media platform in the world, with currently 650,000 podcasts out there, in 100 languages, and offering over 20 million episodes. And we're only at the beginning. More and more podcasts appear every day, and more and more entrepreneurs, businesses, individuals,...
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24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week

Tiffany Shlain - Gallery Books
Format: Hardcover

In 24/6, Tiffany Shlain explores how turning off screens one day a week can work wonders on your brain, body, and soul. Internet pioneer and renowned filmmaker Tiffany Shlain takes us on a provocative and entertaining journey through time and technology, introducing a strategy for living...
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