Computers & Technology

From New York Times bestselling author Dana Suskind, a timely, urgent guide to parenting in the age of artificial intelligence—and protecting what matters most in childhood “A stunning book about how to protect our children—and our humanity—in the age of AI." —Adam Grant "Hope is not...

From bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize finalist Robert Wright comes a sweeping new view of artificial intelligence—as an evolutionary force that will pose deep political and spiritual challenges and could, in the process, give our species a unifying sense of purpose. The God Test is the...

Davidsons Audiobooks presents: CCNA Cisco Certified Network Associate †¢ The Complete Audio Study GuideMaster networking fundamentals, routing, switching, security, and automation – Perfect for Commuting, Exercising, and Doing Chores! The network never sleeps, and neither does the flow of information that powers the modern world. This audiobook study guide is designed for learners who want to prepare for the CCNA exam without pressing pause on life.

In the Age of AI, the constraint has shifted from producing outputs to delivering outcomes. As AI automates knowledge work at unprecedented scale, most organizations remain trapped measuring the wrong things—lines of code, features delivered, and other outputs that AI can now produce almost for free. The real constraint has shifted to organizational structure and the ability to turn strategy into measurable business outcomes.

A Next Big Idea Club Must-Read "A powerful and urgent call to action—for the health and safety of half of our population, it’s time we rethink the male body ideal and build a world that includes us all.” —Dr. Elizabeth Comen, MD, medical oncologist, associate professor of medicine at NYU...

Artificial intelligence has become one of the most accessible tools for improving productivity, learning, organization, and problem-solving. Making AI Useful is a practical guide designed to help listeners move beyond the hype and discover simple, effective ways to apply AI to everyday challenges. Whether you are exploring AI for the first time or looking for better ways to integrate it into your routine, this book provides clear strategies that focus on real-world results.

Artificial intelligence is becoming an increasingly valuable tool for learning, planning, organizing information, and solving everyday challenges. The AI User’s Field Guide provides a practical and approachable introduction to AI, helping listeners build confidence through hands-on understanding rather than technical complexity. Designed for modern users of all experience levels, this guide focuses on how to apply AI effectively in real-world situations.

Managing tasks, deadlines, projects, and daily responsibilities can quickly become overwhelming without a clear system. The AI Task Manager provides a practical guide to using artificial intelligence as a planning and organization partner, helping listeners create structure, prioritize effectively, and stay focused on what matters most. Designed for both beginners and experienced professionals, this book demonstrates how AI can simplify task management while supporting better decision-making and productivity.

Artificial intelligence is becoming an essential part of how people work, learn, create, and solve problems. The AI Navigation Guide provides a practical roadmap for understanding today’s AI tools, their capabilities, and the best ways to use them effectively. Designed for everyday users rather than technical specialists, this book helps listeners confidently navigate the rapidly expanding world of artificial intelligence and apply it to real-life situations.

Artificial intelligence is most valuable when it helps solve real problems, support meaningful work, and simplify everyday responsibilities. Artificial Intelligence for Real Tasks is a practical guide that shows listeners how to apply AI effectively in work, learning, and personal projects. Written for beginners and everyday users, this book focuses on actionable methods that help turn AI from an interesting technology into a useful productivity tool.

Artificial intelligence is transforming the way people approach work, organization, and productivity. AI-Powered Everyday Work is a practical guide designed to help beginners use AI tools to simplify daily tasks, improve efficiency, and build stronger workflows. Whether you are managing projects, organizing information, writing content, or planning your day, this book provides accessible strategies for making AI a valuable part of your routine.

Artificial intelligence is no longer just a technology for specialists—it has become a practical tool that can help everyday people work smarter, stay organized, and handle tasks more efficiently. AI for Practical Minds is a straightforward guide that focuses on real-world applications of AI, showing listeners how to use modern tools to improve productivity, manage information, and simplify daily workflows without requiring a technical background.

AI agent technology is changing fast! This totally revised Second Edition of "AI Agents in Action" by Micheal Lanham guides you through the latest breakthroughs in large language model (LLM)-powered autonomy, from the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to advanced multi-agent collaboration and deployment. Whether you're upgrading your customer service systems, creating a research assistant, or deploying a fleet of internal agents to automate enterprise tasks, this hands-on guide will help you build trustworthy agents that can handle high-stakes tasks.

Turn ChatGPT Into a 24/7 Income Machine is your ultimate guide to transforming artificial intelligence into real, consistent income. Whether you’re a complete beginner or a seasoned entrepreneur, this book reveals how to use ChatGPT and other AI tools to create automated side hustles, build passive income streams, and make money online—even while you sleep.

Bloomsbury presents The Future of Hacking by Laura S. Scherling, read by Laurel Lefkow. In a world, where cyber threats evolve daily, the line between hacker and hero is thinner than you think. Hacking is no longer just a shadowy underground activity—it’s an essential part of our digital...

Artificial Intelligence for Beginners is 4 complete books in 1: a no-code, no-jargon path from "I don't even know what to Google" to building AI that quietly does your work for you. No business required. No coding. No five years of theory to catch up on.

A history of the engineering marvels behind one of America's most innovative and beloved entertainment experiences When Disneyland opened to the public in 1955, it demystified the hidden world of factory automation through its extraordinary new attractions. In this fascinating book, Roland...

The AI Entrepreneur is 4 complete books in 1—four proven paths to making money with AI, from your first side hustle to a one-person business that runs on automation. No team. No audience required. No code. Pick the path that fits your life, or stack all four.

Discover the full power of modern C programming, with an inside look at the new C23 standard. For programs that need to be small, fast, and reliable, C is the gold standard. Whether you’re writing embedded code, low-level system routines, or high-performance applications, C is up to the challenge. This unique book by Jens Gustedt, a member of the ISO C standards committee, gets you up to speed with C23.

The Trust Crisis exposes why identity theft, data breaches, and privacy erosion have become unavoidable and normalized features of human interaction with the digital ecosystem. The problem is not careless users, but helpless users. It is a rigged and broken identity verification system that forces people to repeatedly give up sensitive data with zero assurance to protect them.

What is innovation? How is innovation used in business? How can we use it to succeed? Innovation, the ways ideas are made valuable, plays an essential role in economic and social development, and is an increasingly topical issue. Over the last 150 years our world has hit an accelerated rate of...

A blueprint for rescuing our fragile democracy by harnessing AI Democracy is in retreat at home and abroad. Our institutions and our politics are more broken than ever. At this delicate moment, artificial intelligence has burst onto the scene, a powerful technology that holds as much potential...

As cyberthreats grow and infrastructure evolves, organizations must prioritize effective, dynamic, and adaptable incident response. Based on the original print bestseller, Blue Team Handbook: Incident Response is now available for the first time in audio. This trusted and widely used field guide...

A compelling story to expand the human’s perspective on the new, unprecedented world of AI.

Think You're a Pro Gamer? Prove It is a fast-paced video game trivia guide packed with challenging questions designed to test even the most dedicated gamers. From retro classics to modern titles, every category is covered. Whether you play solo or compete with friends, this guide is the ultimate test of your gaming knowledge. See how you stack up, discover facts you never knew, and prove once and for all that you are a true gaming pro.

In Understanding Artificial Intelligence: Of Minds and Machines, philosopher Patrick Grim traces the story of AI from ancient legends to the neural networks behind today’s breakthroughs. You see how modern systems became so powerful so quickly. You also explore the very meaning of “intelligence,” discovering how modern AI succeeds by drawing on three resources: vast datasets that let systems learn from examples; deep-learning architectures loosely modeled on the brain’s layers; and feedback loops that help models refine their behavior.

Nintendo has continually set the standard for video game innovation in America, starting in 1981 with a plucky hero who jumped over barrels to save a girl from an ape. The saga of Mario, the portly plumber who became the most successful franchise in the history of gaming, has plot twists worthy of a video game. Jeff Ryan shares the story of how this quintessentially Japanese company found success in the American market.

The invention of the telephone changed the world. That’s no exaggeration. Phones are such ubiquitous features of our lives now that it can be difficult to imagine life without them, or to understand just how astonishing this invention truly was in the 19th century.

Although we usually think of technology as something unique to modern times, our ancestors began to create the first technologies millions of years ago in the form of prehistoric tools and weapons. Over time, eight key technologies gradually freed us from the limitations of our animal origins.

Ready to propel your business into the AI revolution? Curious about how to harness the power of AI, even without technical know-how? Launch into a world of limitless opportunities with ChatGPT, the AI tool that's revolutionizing the landscape of business.

As cyber attacks dominate front-page news, as hackers join the list of global threats, and as top generals warn of a coming cyber war, few books are more timely and enlightening than Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War by Slate columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Fred Kaplan.

When two Stanford graduate students set out to create a new kind of cigarette that wouldn’t kill them, they didn’t foresee all the obstacles that lay ahead — or the powerful forces their invention would unleash. Nearly 10 years after the launch of the JUUL, Backfired: The Vaping Wars asks: Could e-cigarettes have been the solution to one of the world’s most pressing public health problems—or was this technology doomed to introduce a whole new generation to nicotine, and end up perpetuating an intractable addiction?

Technology promises to save humanity. How's that working out? In this comedy-science podcast, comedy legends Richard Ayoade (determinedly pessimistic) and Warwick Davis (inexplicably cheerful) venture beneath Audible HQ to the Future Tense lab, fully equipped to interrogate the future we're all being told to look forward to.

Digital technology definitely shapes us. But once we learn how it does so, we can make good decisions for our ourselves and our children.

In the late 1850s, a physician in New York City used a syringe and glass tube to inject half a drop of sperm into a woman's uterus, marking the first recorded instance of artificial insemination. From that day forward, doctors and scientists have turned to technology in ever more innovative ways to facilitate conception. Fertility Technology surveys this history in all its medical, practical, and ethical complexity, and offers a look at state-of-the-art fertility technology in various social and political contexts around the world.

Trust in Artificial Intelligence is not just a regulatory requirement—it is a matter of business ethics, cultural awareness, and responsible design. This book takes an integrated approach, revealing how Trustworthy AI Systems extend beyond algorithms, servers, and databases to also include appearance, environment, and humans.

In a world of constant online connection and interaction, finding peace and purpose can be difficult. Drawing on both the wisdom of ancient Buddhist teachings and modern psychology, Vincent Thibault offers a clear and compelling roadmap to help you transform the feeling of information overload into purposeful compassion.

Sometimes designed objects reject their users: a computer mouse that doesn't work for left-handed people, for example, or a touchscreen payment system that only works for people who read English phrases, have 20/20 vision, and use a credit card. These mismatches are the building blocks of exclusion. In Mismatch, Kat Holmes describes how design can lead to exclusion, and how design can also remedy exclusion.

This Is Not a Game is the extraordinary untold story of the internet’s first conspiracy theory, the legend of Ong’s Hat. Marc Fennell will dive deep into a previously unexplored world of tech hippies, eccentric web subcultures and simmering paranoia, uncovering how this tongue-in-cheek artistic experiment backfired on its creator and went on to influence much of what’s wrong with the internet today.

Step into the future of earnings with The Premier AI Duo—two guides to boost income and streamline work using AI. With "Unleashing the Millionaire Power of ChatGPT" and "The Ultimate ChatGPT and DALL·E Side Hustle Bible," discover side hustles, improve workflow, and create income streams—no tech skills needed!