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Thrive: Maximizing Well-Being in the Age of AI Ravi Bapna 9780262553971
RRP: $30.82Booksplease Price: $21.61How AI can positively impact so many aspects of our daily lives, from health and wellness to work, education, and home life. Artificial intelligence (AI) is a powerful general-purpose technology that... -
Taming Silicon Valley: How to Protect Our Jobs, Safety, and Society in the Age of AI by Gary F. Marcus 9780262551069
RRP: $22.77Booksplease Price: $16.59How Big Tech is taking advantage of us, how AI is making it worse, and how we can create a thriving, AI-positive world. On balance, will AI help humanity or harm it? AI could revolutionize science,... -
Auditing AI Marquand House Collective 9780262051729
RRP: $24.11Booksplease Price: $17.41How tech companies, journalists, and policymakers can prevent AI decision-making from going wrong. Our lives are increasingly governed by automated systems influencing everything from medical care... -
Engineering in Plain Sight: An Illustrated Field Guide to the Constructed Environment by Grady Hillhouse
RRP: $45.55Booksplease Price: $26.48Engineering in Plain Sight is a beautifully illustrated field guide to the infrastructure around us. Engineering in Plain Sight extends the field guide genre from natural phenomena to human-made... -
Kill It with Fire: Manage Aging Computer Systems (and Future Proof Modern Ones) by Marianne Bellotti
RRP: $25.45Booksplease Price: $17.18The Legacy Apocalypse is upon us and business, community, and political leaders at all levels need this timely and thoughtful book from a superstar in the field. Aging computer systems present... -
augmented: life and death as a cyborg Candi K. Cann 9780262051118
RRP: $30.82Booksplease Price: $21.61A provocative rethinking of the intersection of death, technology, and disability, for a better life. We are all cyborgs, relying on technology whether Alexa, a pacemaker, or a titanium knee for our... -
What Was the Industrial Revolution? by Jim E. Gigliotti 9780593754269
Booksplease Price: $22.79The groundbreaking people, ideas, and inventions of the Industrial Revolution, spanning from 1760 to 1840, are brought to life in this fascinating addition to the New York Times bestselling What Was?... -
A Life Lived Remotely: Being and Work in the Digital Age by Siobhan McKeown 9781910924785
RRP: $13.39Booksplease Price: $9.92If work is hell, what is working from home? Part memoir, part theory, A Life Lived Remotely tells the story of the transition to the digital age through our relationship to work. Following the... -
Cyber Privacy: Who Has Your Data and Why You Should Care by April Falcon Doss 9781948836920
RRP: $33.49Booksplease Price: $23.582020 Foreword Indie Award Winner (Gold) in the "Science & Technology" Category"Chilling, eye-opening, and timely, Cyber Privacy makes a strong case for the urgent need to reform the laws and policies... -
Large Language Models Stephan Raaijmakers 9780262552691
RRP: $21.43Booksplease Price: $15.75An in-depth history of Large Language Models and what their ubiquity, disruption, and creativity mean from a wider sociopolitical perspective. In November 2022, ChatGPT swept the globe with a mixed... -
Priority Technologies: Ensuring US Security and Shared Prosperity Elisabeth B. Reynolds 9780262054294
RRP: $30.82Booksplease Price: $22.02How to build innovation and industrial ecosystems in the US that support global leadership in priority technologies of the future. A new world order is emerging, and within it, U.S. priorities are... -
Top Wing: Penny to the Rescue! by Top Wing
RRP: $6.69Booksplease Price: $5.51There's a pirate treasure hidden in Big Swirl Island, and Penny is determined to find it! Will Penny be able to find the treasure before the naughty pirates, Cap'n Dilly and Matilda? When things go... -
The Car Hacker's Handbook by Craig Smith
RRP: $64.31Booksplease Price: $38.24Modern cars are more computerized than ever. Infotainment and navigation systems, Wi-Fi, automatic software updates, and other innovations aim to make driving more convenient. But vehicle... -
Star Power: ITER and the International Quest for Fusion Energy by Alain Bécoulet 9780262547284
RRP: $28.14Booksplease Price: $20.27A concise and accessible explanation of the science and technology behind the domestication of nuclear fusion energy.Nuclear fusion research tells us that the Sun uses one gram of hydrogen to make as... -
Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making - The New York Times bestseller by Tony Fadell
RRP: $20.09Booksplease Price: $17.49THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER (MAY 2022).An unorthodox guide to making things worth making, from 'the father of the iPod and iPhone' and the creator of Nest.Everyone deserves a mentor. For every... -
Abolish Silicon Valley: How to Liberate Technology from Capitalism Wendy Liu 9781912248704
RRP: $14.73Booksplease Price: $10.75Former insider turned critic Wendy Liu busts the myths of the tech industry, and offers a galvanising argument for why and how we must reclaim technology's potential for the public good. "Lucid,... -
The Hardware Hacker by Andrew Huang
RRP: $24.11Booksplease Price: $17.82For over a decade, Andrew 'bunnie' Huang has shaped the fields of hacking and hardware, from his cult-classic book Hacking the Xbox to the open-source laptop Novena and his mentorship of various... -
Digital Lethargy: Dispatches from an Age of Disconnection by Tung-Hui Hu 9780262548373
RRP: $30.82Booksplease Price: $21.64The exhaustion, disappointment, and listlessness experienced under digital capitalism, explored through works by contemporary artists, writers, and performers.Sometimes, interacting with digital... -
What Was the Industrial Revolution? Jim E. Gigliotti 9780593754252
RRP: $9.37Booksplease Price: $7.62Following the Agricultural Revolution, the Industrial Revolution was a global period of economic and industrial progress in Europe and the United States. In just eighty years, the Industrial... -
The Secret Life of Data: Navigating Hype and Uncertainty in the Age of Algorithmic Surveillance by Aram Sinnreich 9780262057233
RRP: $33.43Booksplease Price: $21.01How data surveillance, digital forensics, and generative AI pose new long-term threats and opportunities-and how we can use them to make better decisions in the face of technological uncertainty.In... -
Cyber Crisis: Protecting Your Business from Real Threats in the Virtual World by Eric Cole
RRP: $33.49Booksplease Price: $23.29Today, we live our lives-and conduct our business-online. Our data is in the cloud and in our pockets on our smartphones, shuttled over public Wi-Fi and company networks. To keep it safe, we rely on... -
Fire Truck by Peter Sis 9780060562595
RRP: $13.39Booksplease Price: $12.98Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060562595Author Peter SisFormat HardbackPage Count 28Imprint -
Seedtime: On the History, Husbandry, Politics and Promise of Seeds by Scott Chaskey 9781609615031
RRP: $26.79Booksplease Price: $20.65Scott Chaskey-working farmer, poet, and spiritual father of the community farming movement-considers "the web of biodiversity and resilience at the heart of our cultural inheritance" by masterfully... -
More than a Glitch: Confronting Race, Gender, and Ability Bias in Tech by Meredith Broussard 9780262548328
RRP: $29.48Booksplease Price: $21.61When technology reinforces inequality, it's not just a glitch-it's a signal that we need to redesign our systems to create a more equitable world.The word "glitch" implies an incidental error, as... -
TIME for Kids: 300 Fantastic Facts!: Robots by Stephen Krensky 9798217144143
RRP: $13.39Booksplease Price: $9.09Learn 300 fun facts about robots from the past, present, and future in this epic book for young readers! With stunning photography and unique facts, these pages are sure to get anyone excited about... -
Learn Robotics With Raspberry Pi by Matt Timmons-Brown
RRP: $30.81Booksplease Price: $21.61Matt Timmons-Brown takes you through the process of building your own robot with the Raspberry Pi microcomputer - with no experience necessary! Starting from the ground up, you'll add complexity to... -
Lego Technic Non-Electric Models: Compelling Contraptions by Yoshihito Isogawa
RRP: $32.15Booksplease Price: $22.45Get inspired by the fun, creative projects found in LEGO Technic Non-Electric Models: Compelling Contraptions. Each project uses colour-coded pieces and is illustrated with photographs taken from... -
T-Minus AI: Humanity's Countdown to Artificial Intelligence and the New Pursuit of Global Power by Michael Kanaan
RRP: $33.49Booksplease Price: $23.292020 Foreword Indie Award Honorable Mention in the "Science & Technology" CategoryLate in 2017, the global significance of the conversation about artificial intelligence (AI) changed forever. China... -
1001 Inventions: The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Civilization by National Geographic
Booksplease Price: $36.881001 Inventions provides unique insight into a significant time period in Muslim history that has been looked over by much of the world. A time where discoveries were made and inventions were created... -
Biological Rhythms Daniel B. Forger 9780262553148
RRP: $21.43Booksplease Price: $15.75The secret language of your vital signs and how to read and understand it. From the firing of neurons in a fraction of a second to the monthly cycle of ovulation to a seasonal shift in sleep... -
Who Discovered How to Breathe Underwater?: Jacques Cousteau: A Who HQ Graphic Novel Ned Wolfe 9780593385647
RRP: $9.37Booksplease Price: $7.42Presenting Who HQ Graphic Novels: an exciting addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling Who Was? series! Dive into the sea with Jacques Cousteau as he works to develop the Aqua-Lung - the... -
The Laser That's Changing the World: The Amazing Stories behind Lidar, from 3D Mapping to Self-Driving Cars by Todd Neff
RRP: $20.09Booksplease Price: $18.14Tells the story of a laser technology that will have a big impact on society and the brilliant innovators responsible for its development Lidar--a technology evolved from radar, but using laser... -
Abandoned: The most beautiful and forgotten places from around the world by 9781785035517
RRP: $20.09Booksplease Price: $15.69The places time forgot - stunning, eerie and atmospheric photographs of the most breathtaking abandoned places from around the world. A stunning gift package perfect for those interested in... -
Peppa Pig: The BIGGEST Muddy Puddle in the World Picture Book by Peppa Pig
RRP: $10.71Booksplease Price: $8.07Based on the number one pre-school and BAFTA winning TV animation, Peppa Pig, this wonderful story picture book is perfect for reading at bedtime, playtime and over and over again! Once upon a time,... -
21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $12.68**THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER**In twenty-one bite-sized lessons, Yuval Noah Harari explores what it means to be human in an age of bewilderment.How can we protect ourselves from nuclear war, ecological... -
Merchants of Truth: Inside the News Revolution by Jill Abramson
RRP: $14.73Booksplease Price: $10.92The gripping and definitive in-the-room account of the revolution that has swept the news industry over the last decade and reshaped our world.The last decade has seen the News industry face... -
Space Atlas: Mapping the Universe and Beyond James Trefil 9781426219696
RRP: $56.27Booksplease Price: $41.47For space enthusiasts, science lovers, and star gazers, the newly revised edition of National Geographic's enduring guide to space, with a new introduction by American hero Buzz Aldrin, combines... -
The Maker's Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse by Simon Monk
RRP: $32.15Booksplease Price: $23.92Where will you be when the zombie apocalypse hits? Trapping yourself in the basement? Roasting the family pet? Beheading reanimated neighbors? No way. You ll be building fortresses, setting traps,... -
Stephen Biesty's Incredible Cross-Sections by Stephen Biesty 9781465483898
RRP: $29.47Booksplease Price: $20.54This children's book explores the innermost workings of some extraordinary buildings and machines. From helicopters to submarines, skyscrapers to coal mines, open up a fascinating world packed with... -
Invention and Innovation: A Brief History of Hype and Failure Vaclav Smil 9780262551014
RRP: $24.11Booksplease Price: $17.38From the New York Times-bestselling author, a new volume on the history of human ingenuity and its attendant breakthroughs and busts. Included in BILL GATES's 2023 Holiday Reading List Included in...