Annie Jacobsen’s book reads like a Tom Clancey thriller: gripping and compelling. Her straight-forward, time-based analysis of what might happen in the first minutes of a nuclear war is both mind-boggling and fascinating. She describes surprising details about which systems could fail or succeed, exposing how we are both over and under prepared to handle the unthinkable. Beneath it all, is a picture of specific and almost unbelievable destruction.
Overshadowing her examination of deterrents, flaws, and failures are two chilling questions: Why do we need enough nuclear bombs to destroy earth several times over? How vulnerable are we to an unstable world leader who has access to nuclear weapons?
This book is a wake-up call that is both frightening and profoundly interesting.
Factfulness made me feel good and hopeful. With all the problems in the world, hearing a statistician say that we’ve made progress in the human condition is surprisingly reassuring. Rosling provides rich context before drawing conclusions, helping us understand the story behind the data. For example, the difference in poverty levels between families who share a single toothbrush vs. families where everyone has their own is eye-opening and relatable. His conclusions, based on a lifetime studying humanity and the numbers, feel right and logical. Have we made all the progress we can? Definitely not. But the world is getting better slowly. steadily, inch by inch. It’s something to be grateful for.
'A hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases.' BARACK OBAMA
'One of the most important books I've ever read - an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world.' BILL GATES
*#1 Sunday Times bestseller * New York Times bestseller * Observer 'best brainy book of the decade' * Irish Times bestseller * Guardian bestseller * audiobook bestseller *
Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts.
When asked simple questions about global trends - why the world's population is increasing; how…
Mustafa’s Suleyman’s book is both informative and a little frightening. AI (Artificial Intelligence) has been part of our lives for years, and technical advances have accelerated its recent evolution. Suleyman offers an informative overview of AI’s major fields before getting to the big questions: Is the US doing enough to lead this technology? How many jobs will AI replace? Do we need safeguards to contain it and can it be contained?
These are questions many of us struggle with, but Suleyman articulates them with insight and authority, adding a valuable point of view. Is he right? We’ll see. Has he helped us understand? Definitely.
*An Economist, Financial Times, Guardian, Prospect and Sunday Times Book of the Year* Shortlisted for the FT and Schroders Business Book of the Year
This is the only book you need to understand our new world - from the ultimate AI insider, the CEO of Microsoft AI and co-founder of the pioneering AI company DeepMind.
'Important' YUVAL NOAH HARARI 'Excellent' BILL GATES 'Astonishing' STEPHEN FRY 'Stunning' RORY STEWART
Soon you will live surrounded by AIs. In a world of quantum computers, robot assistants and abundant energy, they will organise your life, operate your business, and run government services.
Brilliant AI developer Grace Urban creates a next-generation intelligence engine—technology years ahead of anything on the market. Designed to transform video communication, her breakthrough can read and generate human expression with flawless realism.
Desperate for money, she sells it to a shadowy investor, unaware that changes could transform it into a digital weapon.
Now the app is gone. The investor is gone. Her friend has vanished.
Chasing answers across borders, Grace uncovers a Russian criminal network with ties to the Kremlin—and a plan to destabilize the West using her stolen code. A violent attack makes it clear: they’re hunting her.
Outnumbered and outgunned, Grace must stay one step ahead of elite assassins and intelligence operatives. If she doesn’t recover the app in time, her friend dies, and Russia gains the means to destroy Western democracy without firing a shot.
Recommended for fans of Ken Follett, Daniel Silva and Jason Matthews.
