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How to Design a Universe

The Science of Real and Virtual Worlds

by Prof Catherine Heymans ...

Narrated by Prof Catherine Heymans ...

Unabridged

10 hours 4 min

Bloomsbury presents…How to Design a Universe: The Science of Real and Virtual WorldsWritten and read by Professor Catherine HeymansCould we be living in a computer simulation? How would we even know?In How to Design a Universe, acclaimed astrophysicist Catherine Heymans takes you on a humorous and mind-bending journey through the science of reality itself. From the quantum quirks of s... ... Read more

$21.00 USD

Bloomsbury presents…How to Design a Universe: The Science of Real and Virtual WorldsWritten and read by Professor Catherine HeymansCould we be living in a computer simulation? How would we even know?In How to Design a Universe, acclaimed astrophysicist Catherine Heymans takes you on a humorous and mind-bending journey through the science of reality itself. From the quantum quirks of s...
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Love at First Prompt

AI and the Future of Intimacy

by Bridget Todd, Michael Amato ...

Narrated by Bridget Todd ...

Unabridged

5 hours 55 min

A personal and provocative exploration of relationships between humans and AI—romantic, platonic, therapeutic, and more—and how virtual companions are transforming our understanding of emotional connection, from the creator and host of the award-winning There Are No Girls on the Internet podcast.What happens when you fall in love with someone who isn't real?Every day, millions of people open their ... Read more

$19.99 USD

A personal and provocative exploration of relationships between humans and AI—romantic, platonic, therapeutic, and more—and how virtual companions are transforming our understanding of emotional connection, from the creator and host of the award-winning There Are No Girls on the Internet podcast.What happens when you fall in love with someone who isn't real?Every day, millions of people open their
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The Coming Wave

AI, Power, and Our Future

by Mustafa Suleyman ...

Narrated by Mustafa Suleyman ...

Unabridged

12 hours 7 min

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An urgent warning of the unprecedented risks that AI and other fast-developing technologies pose to global order, and how we might contain them while we have the chance—from a co-founder of the pioneering artificial intelligence company DeepMind and current CEO of Microsoft AI“A fascinating, well-written, and important book.”—Yuval Noah Harari**“Essential reading.” ... Read more

$22.50 USD

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An urgent warning of the unprecedented risks that AI and other fast-developing technologies pose to global order, and how we might contain them while we have the chance—from a co-founder of the pioneering artificial intelligence company DeepMind and current CEO of Microsoft AI“A fascinating, well-written, and important book.”—Yuval Noah Harari**“Essential reading.”
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The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI

How to Think About Artificial Intelligence—Before It's Too Late

by Cory Doctorow ...

Narrated by Cory Doctorow ...

Unabridged

5 hours 28 min

A short, provocative guide to what's good, bad, and stupid about AI and the discourse around AI, by the author of Enshittification. This program is read by the author."[Cory] Doctorow's writing is best when he delivers it, and this...is no exception." — Kirkus on EnshittificationIn modern tech parlance, a centaur is a person who is able to use technology to be a better, more productive version of ... Read more

$22.99 USD

A short, provocative guide to what's good, bad, and stupid about AI and the discourse around AI, by the author of Enshittification. This program is read by the author."[Cory] Doctorow's writing is best when he delivers it, and this...is no exception." — Kirkus on EnshittificationIn modern tech parlance, a centaur is a person who is able to use technology to be a better, more productive version of
... Read more
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Gilded Rage

Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley

by Jacob Silverman ...

Narrated by Jacob Silverman ...

Unabridged

11 hours 26 min

Bloomsbury presents Gilded Rage written and read by Jacob SilvermanA searing insight into the political radicalization of Silicon Valley, from Elon Musk to Peter Thiel, JD Vance and Donald Trump, and how it will affect the future of all our lives.From the pursuit of potentially apocalyptic artificial intelligence to life-extension start-ups that promise billionaires eternal youth and those who ... Read more

$21.99 USD

Bloomsbury presents Gilded Rage written and read by Jacob SilvermanA searing insight into the political radicalization of Silicon Valley, from Elon Musk to Peter Thiel, JD Vance and Donald Trump, and how it will affect the future of all our lives.From the pursuit of potentially apocalyptic artificial intelligence to life-extension start-ups that promise billionaires eternal youth and those who
... Read more
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Human + Machine, Updated and Expanded

Reimagining Work in the Age of AI

by Paul R. Daugherty, H. James Wilson ...

Narrated by Jamie Renell ...

Unabridged

7 hours 46 min

AI—including generative AI—is radically transforming business. Are you ready? Accenture technology leaders Paul Daugherty and Jim Wilson provide crucial insights and advice to help you meet the challenge.In this updated and expanded edition of Human + Machine—including a new chapter on gen AI—Daugherty and Wilson show that the essence of the AI paradigm shift is the transformation of all business ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

AI—including generative AI—is radically transforming business. Are you ready? Accenture technology leaders Paul Daugherty and Jim Wilson provide crucial insights and advice to help you meet the challenge.In this updated and expanded edition of Human + Machine—including a new chapter on gen AI—Daugherty and Wilson show that the essence of the AI paradigm shift is the transformation of all business
... Read more
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The ARM Cookbook — How a Quiet Revolution Shaped the World's Chips

Apple, Nokia, Fujitsu, Olivetti, Acorn — The Elegant Beast: Over 280 Billion Chips by 2025

by Christoph P. Wyss ...

Narrated by Christoph P. Wyss ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Crystal Logic Technology Cookbook Series
Unabridged

1 hour 16 min

The ARM Cookbook — How a Quiet Revolution Shaped the World’s ChipsApple, Nokia, Fujitsu, Olivetti, Acorn — The Elegant Beast: Over 280 Billion Chips by 2025ARM is everywhere — in your smartphone, your car, your laptop, your smartwatch, and even in the AI chips powering supercomputers and the cloud. With over 280 billion chips projected by 2025, ARM has quietly become the foundation of modern ... Read more

$2.90 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The ARM Cookbook — How a Quiet Revolution Shaped the World’s ChipsApple, Nokia, Fujitsu, Olivetti, Acorn — The Elegant Beast: Over 280 Billion Chips by 2025ARM is everywhere — in your smartphone, your car, your laptop, your smartwatch, and even in the AI chips powering supercomputers and the cloud. With over 280 billion chips projected by 2025, ARM has quietly become the foundation of modern
... Read more
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Feeding the Machine

The Hidden Human Labor Powering A.I.

by Callum Cant, James Muldoon, Mark Graham ...

Narrated by Orlando Wells ...

Unabridged

10 hours 30 min

Bloomsbury presents Feeding the Machine by James Muldoon, Mark Graham, and Callum Cant, read by Orlando Wells.For readers of Naomi Klein and Nicole Perlroth, A myth-dissolving exposé of what “artificial intelligence” really means, and a resounding argument for an equitable future of A.I.Silicon Valley has sold us the illusion that artificial intelligence is a frictionless technology that will ... Read more

$27.99 USD

Bloomsbury presents Feeding the Machine by James Muldoon, Mark Graham, and Callum Cant, read by Orlando Wells.For readers of Naomi Klein and Nicole Perlroth, A myth-dissolving exposé of what “artificial intelligence” really means, and a resounding argument for an equitable future of A.I.Silicon Valley has sold us the illusion that artificial intelligence is a frictionless technology that will
... Read more
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The AI Con

How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want

by Emily M. Bender, Alex Hanna ...

Narrated by Jade Wheeler ...

Unabridged

7 hours 50 min

A smart, incisive look at the technologies sold as artificial intelligence, the drawbacks and pitfalls of technology sold under this banner, and why it’s crucial to recognize the many ways in which AI hype covers for a small set of power-hungry actors at work and in the world.Is artificial intelligence going to take over the world? Have big tech scientists created an artificial lifeform that can ... Read more

$25.99 USD

A smart, incisive look at the technologies sold as artificial intelligence, the drawbacks and pitfalls of technology sold under this banner, and why it’s crucial to recognize the many ways in which AI hype covers for a small set of power-hungry actors at work and in the world.Is artificial intelligence going to take over the world? Have big tech scientists created an artificial lifeform that can
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COMPTIA NETWORK+

A Comprehensive Beginners Guide to Learn About The CompTIA Network+ Certification from A-Z

by Walker Schmidt ...

Narrated by Dave Wright ...

Series Audiobook 1 - 1
Unabridged

3 hours 41 min

If you are just getting into the world of certifications, you have made one of the best decisions of your life. Certifications open avenues for you to succeed in so many ways that you never would have imagined. By attaining a special certification, you stand a chance of getting selected for a position more than anyone else in the same category. A certified expert is more valuable to the ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

If you are just getting into the world of certifications, you have made one of the best decisions of your life. Certifications open avenues for you to succeed in so many ways that you never would have imagined. By attaining a special certification, you stand a chance of getting selected for a position more than anyone else in the same category. A certified expert is more valuable to the
... Read more
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The Ransomware Hunting Team

A Band of Misfits' Improbable Crusade to Save the World from Cybercrime

by Renee Dudley, Daniel Golden ...

Narrated by BD Wong ...

Unabridged

11 hours 37 min

A 2023 Audie Award winner!"Ever careful in his pacing, BD Wong narrates this cybersecurity tale as if he's pitching the story for a movie."- AudioFileA real-life technological thriller about a band of eccentric misfits taking on the biggest cybersecurity threats of our time."What Michael Lewis did for baseball in Moneyball, Dudley and Golden do brilliantly for the world of ransomware and ha... ... Read more

$26.99 USD

A 2023 Audie Award winner!"Ever careful in his pacing, BD Wong narrates this cybersecurity tale as if he's pitching the story for a movie."- AudioFileA real-life technological thriller about a band of eccentric misfits taking on the biggest cybersecurity threats of our time."What Michael Lewis did for baseball in Moneyball, Dudley and Golden do brilliantly for the world of ransomware and ha...
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Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Mining for Beginners

Earn Passive Income and Make Money While You Sleep from Mining Bitcoin, Ethereum and Other Crypto Altcoins

by Thomas Kain ...

Narrated by Jim-Pierson Perry ...

Unabridged

3 hours 25 min

Want to make money with your gaming computer from mining crypto? Want to create a GPU rig? Want to go deep and start ASIC mining?Imagine mining crypto in the background while you use your computer or laptop for everyday things like work, gaming, or surfing the web.After reading this book you will begin making passive income with mining within an hour.In this guide, you will learn...How mining ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Want to make money with your gaming computer from mining crypto? Want to create a GPU rig? Want to go deep and start ASIC mining?Imagine mining crypto in the background while you use your computer or laptop for everyday things like work, gaming, or surfing the web.After reading this book you will begin making passive income with mining within an hour.In this guide, you will learn...How mining
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Grace Given

The Mythology of Elden Ring

by Geoff "SmoughTown" Truscott ...

Narrated by Emmalition ...

Unabridged

20 hours 13 min

The most ambitious RPG in video-game history is now being honoured with the most extravagant book-length appraisal yet, written by beloved Elden Ring lore expert Geoff “SmoughTown” Truscott. Prepare for a comprehensive deep dive into the mythology underpinning Miyazaki’s latest masterpiece. ... Read more

$24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The most ambitious RPG in video-game history is now being honoured with the most extravagant book-length appraisal yet, written by beloved Elden Ring lore expert Geoff “SmoughTown” Truscott. Prepare for a comprehensive deep dive into the mythology underpinning Miyazaki’s latest masterpiece.
... Read more
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Chip War

The Quest to Dominate the World's Most Critical Technology

by Chris Miller ...

Narrated by Stephen Graybill ...

Unabridged

12 hours 38 min

The Financial Times Business Book of the Year, this epic account of the decades-long battle to control one of the world’s most critical resources—microchip technology—with the United States and China increasingly in fierce competition is “pulse quickening…a nonfiction thriller” (The New York Times).You may be surprised to learn that microchips are the new oil—the scarce resource on which the ... Read more

$26.99 USD

The Financial Times Business Book of the Year, this epic account of the decades-long battle to control one of the world’s most critical resources—microchip technology—with the United States and China increasingly in fierce competition is “pulse quickening…a nonfiction thriller” (The New York Times).You may be surprised to learn that microchips are the new oil—the scarce resource on which the
... Read more
Audiobook

Javascript

Javascript Basics for Beginners

by Andy Vickler ...

Narrated by Chuck Roe ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Javascript
Unabridged

6 hours 58 min

The market is filled to the brim with books that claim to have the secret recipe to help you learn JavaScript faster. However, few live up to the promises they make. This book is written in a practical and easy way and offers theory and plenty of practical material. There are explanations and practical examples that help beginners learn fast. Instead of diving deeper into lengthy and boring texts, ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The market is filled to the brim with books that claim to have the secret recipe to help you learn JavaScript faster. However, few live up to the promises they make. This book is written in a practical and easy way and offers theory and plenty of practical material. There are explanations and practical examples that help beginners learn fast. Instead of diving deeper into lengthy and boring texts,
... Read more
Audiobook

Database Internals

A Deep Dive into How Distributed Data Systems Work, 1st Edition

by Alex Petrov ...

Narrated by Mike Chamberlain ...

Unabridged

12 hours 51 min

When it comes to choosing, using, and maintaining a database, understanding its internals is essential. But with so many distributed databases and tools available today, it's often difficult to understand what each one offers. With this practical guide, Alex Petrov guides developers through the concepts behind modern database and storage engine internals.Throughout the book, you'll explore ... Read more

$25.99 USD

When it comes to choosing, using, and maintaining a database, understanding its internals is essential. But with so many distributed databases and tools available today, it's often difficult to understand what each one offers. With this practical guide, Alex Petrov guides developers through the concepts behind modern database and storage engine internals.Throughout the book, you'll explore
... Read more
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Grow on Instagram Fast

How to Build Followers, Master the Algorithm & Turn Attention Into Income

by Vaughn Mercer ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Matt G ...

Unabridged

4 hours 34 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Want to grow on Instagram without wasting months guessing? In Grow on Instagram Fast, you’ll learn how to build followers, understand the algorithm, boost engagement, and turn your online attention into real income.This audiobook is for creators, entrepreneurs, freelancers, influencers, and business owners who want a practical strategy for Instagram ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Want to grow on Instagram without wasting months guessing? In Grow on Instagram Fast, you’ll learn how to build followers, understand the algorithm, boost engagement, and turn your online attention into real income.This audiobook is for creators, entrepreneurs, freelancers, influencers, and business owners who want a practical strategy for Instagram
... Read more
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COMPTIA NETWORK+

Tips and Tricks to Learn and Study about The CompTIA Network+ Certification from A-Z

by Walker Schmidt ...

Narrated by Timothy Burke ...

Series Audiobook 2 - 2
Unabridged

4 hours 2 min

Networking certifications will pave your way to a better future in the industry, and the CompTIA Network+ certification is one of the most profound beginner networking certifications that can help you elevate your career as a network administrator. This test will gauge all your networking knowledge, and if you are new to the networks, we have compiled the best content that will work as a handbook ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Networking certifications will pave your way to a better future in the industry, and the CompTIA Network+ certification is one of the most profound beginner networking certifications that can help you elevate your career as a network administrator. This test will gauge all your networking knowledge, and if you are new to the networks, we have compiled the best content that will work as a handbook
... Read more
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Elon Musk

by Walter Isaacson ...

Narrated by Jeremy Bobb ...

Unabridged

20 hours 39 min

**The #1 New York Times and global bestseller from Walter Isaacson—the acclaimed author of Steve Jobs, Einstein: His Life and World, Benjamin Franklin, and Leonardo da Vinci—is the astonishingly intimate story of the most fascinating, controversial innovator of modern times. For two years, Isaacson shadowed Elon Musk as he executed his vision for electric vehicles at Tesla, space exploration with ... Read more

$34.99 USD

**The #1 New York Times and global bestseller from Walter Isaacson—the acclaimed author of Steve Jobs, Einstein: His Life and World, Benjamin Franklin, and Leonardo da Vinci—is the astonishingly intimate story of the most fascinating, controversial innovator of modern times. For two years, Isaacson shadowed Elon Musk as he executed his vision for electric vehicles at Tesla, space exploration with
... Read more
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Enshittification

Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It

by Cory Doctorow ...

Narrated by Cory Doctorow ...

Unabridged

10 hours 57 min

Winner of the 2026 Locus Award for NonfictionEnshittification: It’s not just you—the internet sucks now. It’s been enshittified. That was no accident, and it’s not gonna fix itself. Here’s how we’ll disenshittify it so we can have a new, good internet.We are all living through the Enshittocene—the Great Enshittening—a time in which the services that matter to us, that we rely on, are being turned ... Read more

$26.99 USD

Winner of the 2026 Locus Award for NonfictionEnshittification: It’s not just you—the internet sucks now. It’s been enshittified. That was no accident, and it’s not gonna fix itself. Here’s how we’ll disenshittify it so we can have a new, good internet.We are all living through the Enshittocene—the Great Enshittening—a time in which the services that matter to us, that we rely on, are being turned
... Read more
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How to Do Nothing

Resisting the Attention Economy

by Jenny Odell ...

Narrated by Rebecca Gibel ...

Unabridged

8 hours 10 min

A galvanizing critique of the forces vying for our attention—and our personal information—that redefines what we think of as productivity, reconnects us with the environment, and reveals all that we've been too distracted to see about ourselves and our worldNothing is harder to do these days than nothing. But in a world where our value is determined by our 24/7 data productivity . . . doing ... Read more

$19.99 USD

A galvanizing critique of the forces vying for our attention—and our personal information—that redefines what we think of as productivity, reconnects us with the environment, and reveals all that we've been too distracted to see about ourselves and our worldNothing is harder to do these days than nothing. But in a world where our value is determined by our 24/7 data productivity . . . doing
... Read more
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Algorithms to Live By

The Computer Science of Human Decisions

by Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths ...

Narrated by Brian Christian ...

Unabridged

11 hours 50 min

A fascinating exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives, helping to solve common decision-making problems and illuminate the workings of the human mindAll our lives are constrained by limited space and time, limits that give rise to a particular set of problems. What should we do, or leave undone, in a day or a lifetime? How much messiness should we accept? What ... Read more

$42.99 USD

A fascinating exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives, helping to solve common decision-making problems and illuminate the workings of the human mindAll our lives are constrained by limited space and time, limits that give rise to a particular set of problems. What should we do, or leave undone, in a day or a lifetime? How much messiness should we accept? What
... Read more
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The Everything Store

Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon

by Brad Stone ...

Narrated by Pete Larkin ...

Unabridged

13 hours

The definitive story of Amazon.com, one of the most successful companies in the world, and of its driven, brilliant founder, Jeff Bezos.Amazon.com started off delivering books through the mail. But its visionary founder, Jeff Bezos, wasn't content with being a bookseller. He wanted Amazon to become the everything store, offering limitless selection and seductive convenience at disruptively low ... Read more

$31.99 USD

The definitive story of Amazon.com, one of the most successful companies in the world, and of its driven, brilliant founder, Jeff Bezos.Amazon.com started off delivering books through the mail. But its visionary founder, Jeff Bezos, wasn't content with being a bookseller. He wanted Amazon to become the everything store, offering limitless selection and seductive convenience at disruptively low
... Read more
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Doppelganger

A Trip into the Mirror World

by Naomi Klein ...

Narrated by Naomi Klein ...

Unabridged

14 hours 47 min

This program is read by the author."An elegant hybrid of memoir and social science that traces the motif of the double throughout history, literature and Klein's personal life."—The New York Times“If ever a book was necessary, it’s this one.” —Bill McKibben“Thoughtful and honest . . . Incisive . . . Klein moves her reader toward the truer grounds of solidarity in these times.” —Judith Butler< ... Read more

$32.99 USD

This program is read by the author."An elegant hybrid of memoir and social science that traces the motif of the double throughout history, literature and Klein's personal life."—The New York Times“If ever a book was necessary, it’s this one.” —Bill McKibben“Thoughtful and honest . . . Incisive . . . Klein moves her reader toward the truer grounds of solidarity in these times.” —Judith Butler<
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