Ghost Work: How to Stop Silicon Valley from Building a New Global Underclass
By: Mary L. Gray
3.71
Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition
In the spirit of Nickel and Dimed, a necessary and revelatory expose of the invisible human workfor…
Want to Read $ 17.99"Automation vs. human labor is a false dichotomy"-Mary L. Gray, Ghost Work: How to Stop Silicon Valley from Building a New Global Underclass
"The great paradox of automation is that the desire to eliminate human labor always generates new tasks for humans."-Mary L. Gray, Ghost Work: How to Stop Silicon Valley from Building a New Global Underclass
"When industries fixate on automating jobs away, they paradoxically spoke demand for ghost work, shredding the social contract between employer and worker in their wake."-Mary L. Gray, Ghost Work: How to Stop Silicon Valley from Building a New Global Underclass
"It took organized labor and the collective action of workers to make full-time employment in the semi-automated world of industrial manufacturing inhabitable. Unfortunately, the valorization and validation of full-time employment also made it easier for corporate interests to position piecework and, later, other forms of temporary or contract labor as expendable, that is, work that did not warrant protections."-Mary L. Gray, Ghost Work: How to Stop Silicon Valley from Building a New Global Underclass
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1. Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe
By: Mike Massimino
4.53
Format: 320 pages, ebook
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to find yourself strapped to a giant rocket that’s abo… read more
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- nonfiction
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"If you work hard and get help from good friends, together you can overcome almost any challenge, no matter how great."-Mike Massimino, Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe
"The important thing in life is having a passion, something you really love doing, and you take joy in the fact that you get to wake up every day and do it."-Mike Massimino, Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe
"I realized much later in life that the reason this decision between MIT and IBM was so agonizing was because it wasn't really about choosing a career; it was about deciding who I was, which part of m…"-Mike Massimino, Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe
"I think he was trying to tell us that life is not about achieving one great thing, because once that thing is over, life keeps going. What motivates you then? The important thing is having a passion,…"-Mike Massimino, Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe
2. Listen, Liberal: Or, What Ever Happened to the Party of the People
By: Thomas Frank
3.62
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of What's the Matter With Kansas, a scathing look at the standard-beare… read more
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3. Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable
By: Seth Godin
3.96
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The acclaimed Wall Street Journal and Business Week Bestseller. You're either a Purple Cow or you'r… read more
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4. Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty
By: Abhijit V. Banerjee , Esther Duflo
4.07
Format: 248 pages, Hardcover
Winner of the 2011 Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Best Business Book of the Year Award Billions of g… read more
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5. Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
By: Chris Miller
4.44
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
An epic account of the decades-long battle to control what has emerged as the world's most critical… read more
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- audiobook
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"Comrade, we have built the world’s biggest microprocessor!"-Chris Miller, Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
6. The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values
By: Brian Christian
4.37
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
A jaw-dropping exploration of everything that goes wrong when we build AI systems and the movement … read more
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- technology
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- audiobook
"Curiosity bred competence."-Brian Christian, The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values
7. The Mental Load: A Feminist Comic
By: Emma
4.07
Format: 207 pages, Paperback
In her first book of comic strips, Emma reflects on social and feminist issues by means of simple l… read more
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8. The Agony of Eros
By: Byung-Chul Han
3.93
Format: 76 pages, Kindle Edition
An argument that love requires the courage to accept self-negation for the sake of discovering the … read more
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"Philosophy is the translation of the Eros into Logos"-Byung-Chul Han, The Agony of Eros
"Such crises make it plain that capitalism - counter to widespread belief - is not a religion. Every religion operates with both debt (guilt) and relief (pardon). But capitalism only works with debt a…"-Byung-Chul Han, The Agony of Eros
9. The Future of Geography: How Power and Politics in Space Will Change Our World
By: Tim Marshall
3.94
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Spy satellites orbiting the moon. Space metals worth more than most countries’ GDP. People on Mars … read more
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- economics
- audiobook
10. OK dan niet: Over mijlpalen, maakbaarheid en de millennial mindfuck
By: Katrin Swartenbroux
3.74
Format: 159 pages, Kindle Edition
Het is vandaag de dag niet alleen moeilijker om volwassen te worden; het is vooral minder aantrekke… read more
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11. Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon
By: Colin Bryar
4.22
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Working Backwards is an insider's breakdown of Amazon's approach to culture, leadership, and best p… read more
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- nonfiction
- business
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"I can say confidently that the extra time we spent slowing down to uncover the necessary truths was ultimately a faster path to a large and successful business."-Colin Bryar, Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon
12. Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall
By: Zeke Faux
4.26
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In 2021 cryptocurrency went mainstream. Giant investment funds were buying it; celebrities like Tom… read more
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- technology
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- audiobook
13. The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power
By: Shoshana Zuboff
4.06
Format: 691 pages, Hardcover
The challenges to humanity posed by the digital future, the first detailed examination of the unpre… read more
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- audiobook
- politics
- nonfiction
- economics
- sociology
- business
- technology
"This is the existential contradiction of the second modernity that defines our conditions of existence: we want to exercise control over our own lives, but everywhere that control is thwarted. Indivi…"-Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power
14. Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism
By: Yanis Varoufakis
4.01
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
The #1 bestselling economist shows how capitalism has been replaced by a more exploitative system, … read more
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- audiobook
- politics
- nonfiction
- economics
- sociology
- business
- technology
"Il profitto è vulnerabile alla competizione di mercato, mentre la rendita non lo è."-Yanis Varoufakis, Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism
"Se non è un mercato capitalista, in cosa entriamo, buon Dio, quando andiamo su amazon.com ?"-Yanis Varoufakis, Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism
"Oltre ad avvertirci che ogni nuova epoca forgiata da qualche tecnologia rivoluzionaria produce una generazione che “mai passerà un giorno immune da fatica e dolore, struggendosi anche di notte"-Yanis Varoufakis, Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism
"La rivoluzione digitale potrebbe consistere nel trasformare i lavoratori salariati in proletari del cloud, che vivono una vita sempre più precaria e stressante sotto il controllo invisibile di capi a…"-Yanis Varoufakis, Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism
15. A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence
By: Jeff Hawkins
4.06
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
An author, neuroscientist, and computer engineer unveils a theory of intelligence, of understanding… read more
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- artificial intelligence
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"To avoid hallucinating, the brain needs to keep its predictions separate from reality."-Jeff Hawkins, A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence
"Unlike species which often disappear as new ones appear, the brain evolved by adding new parts on top of the older parts."-Jeff Hawkins, A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence
"It is human nature - aka old brain - to suspect everyone wants to steal your idea, where the reality is that you are lucky if anyone cares about your idea at all."-Jeff Hawkins, A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence
"Reference frames in the old brain learn maps of environments. Reference frames in the what columns of the neocortex learn maps of physical objects. Reference frames in the where columns of the neocor…"-Jeff Hawkins, A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence
16. Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America's Opioid Epidemic
By: Barry Meier
4.04
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
From the Pulitzer Prize–winning New York Times reporter who first exposed the roots of the opioid e… read more
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- audiobook
17. Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies
By: Reid Hoffman
3.97
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Foreword by Bill Gates LinkedIn cofounder, legendary investor, and host of the award-winning Maste… read more
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18. Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence
By: Kate Crawford
3.99
Format: 288 pages, ebook
The hidden costs of artificial intelligence, from natural resources and labor to privacy, equality,… read more
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- business
- technology
19. Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI
By: Ethan Mollick
4.13
Format: 243 pages, Kindle Edition
**A New York Times Bestseller**'Co-Intelligence is the very best book I know about the ins, outs, a… read more
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20. Selling the Dream: The Billion-Dollar Industry Bankrupting Americans
By: Jane Marie
3.78
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Peabody and Emmy Award–winning journalist Jane Marie expands on her popular podcast The Dream to ex… read more
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21. Magic Pill: The Extraordinary Benefits and Disturbing Risks of the New Weight-Loss Drugs
By: Johann Hari
4.31
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The bestselling author of Lost Connections and Stolen Focus offers a revelatory look at the drugs u… read more
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22. The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning
By: A.J. Jacobs
4.08
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically attempts to follow the origi… read more
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- audiobook
23. Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code
By: Ruha Benjamin
4.27
Format: 172 pages, ebook
From everyday apps to complex algorithms, Ruha Benjamin cuts through tech-industry hype to understa… read more
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- artificial intelligence
- nonfiction
- sociology
- technology
"Racism is, let us not forget, a means to reconcile contradictions. Only a society that extolled “liberty for all"-Ruha Benjamin, Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code
24. Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines
By: Joy Buolamwini
4.18
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
“The conscience of the AI revolution” (Fortune) explains how we’ve arrived at an era of AI harms an… read more
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- technology
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- artificial intelligence
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- audiobook
25. Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism
By: Safiya Umoja Noble
3.89
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
Run a Google search for "black girls" - what will you find? "Big Booty" and other sexually explicit… read more
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- artificial intelligence
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- sociology
- technology
"This monopoly of information is a threat to democracy..."-Safiya Umoja Noble, Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism
"If Google isn’t responsible for its algorithm, then who is?"-Safiya Umoja Noble, Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism
"Google creates advertising algorithms, not information algorithms."-Safiya Umoja Noble, Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism
"Where men shape technology, they shape it to the exclusion of women, especially Black women."-Safiya Umoja Noble, Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism
26. The Age of the Strongman: How the Cult of the Leader Threatens Democracy around the World
By: Gideon Rachman
4.05
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In The Age of the Strongman, Gideon Rachman finds global coherence in the chaos of the new national… read more
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"Durable political systems ultimately rely on institutions, not individuals."-Gideon Rachman, The Age of the Strongman: How the Cult of the Leader Threatens Democracy around the World
27. Data Feminism
By: Catherine D’Ignazio
4.35
Format: 328 pages, Hardcover
A new way of thinking about data science and data ethics that is informed by the ideas of intersect… read more
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- politics
- nonfiction
- sociology
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28. Monetizing Innovation: How Smart Companies Design the Product Around the Price
By: Madhavan Ramanujam
4.16
Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition
Surprising rules for successful monetization Innovation is the most important driver of growth. To… read more
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- nonfiction
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29. Ghost Work: How to Stop Silicon Valley from Building a New Global Underclass
By: Mary L. Gray
3.71
Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition
In the spirit of Nickel and Dimed, a necessary and revelatory expose of the invisible human workfor… read more
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- technology
- politics
- artificial intelligence
- nonfiction
- labor
- economics
- sociology
- business
- anthropology
"Automation vs. human labor is a false dichotomy"-Mary L. Gray, Ghost Work: How to Stop Silicon Valley from Building a New Global Underclass
"The great paradox of automation is that the desire to eliminate human labor always generates new tasks for humans."-Mary L. Gray, Ghost Work: How to Stop Silicon Valley from Building a New Global Underclass
"When industries fixate on automating jobs away, they paradoxically spoke demand for ghost work, shredding the social contract between employer and worker in their wake."-Mary L. Gray, Ghost Work: How to Stop Silicon Valley from Building a New Global Underclass
"It took organized labor and the collective action of workers to make full-time employment in the semi-automated world of industrial manufacturing inhabitable. Unfortunately, the valorization and vali…"-Mary L. Gray, Ghost Work: How to Stop Silicon Valley from Building a New Global Underclass
30. Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering
By: Malcolm Gladwell
4.16
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Twenty-five years after the publication of his groundbreaking first book, Malcolm Gladwell returns … read more
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