Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a self-help book that presents a course of treatment for recovery from alcoholism, particularly through spirituality and peer support. The book, initially published in 1939, serves as the origin of the AA Fellowship and has since helped millions battling alcohol addiction.
A comprehensive guide for creating and running fantasy role-playing games.
A chilling revelation of a Nazi plan to assassinate WWII’s Big Three leaders.
The Grid’ explores the complex and often overlooked infrastructure of the United States’ electrical grid, which powers practically every aspect of modern life. Through a mix of historical context and current challenges, author Gretchen Bakke unveils the intricacies of the grid’s operation, its vulnerabilities, and the innovational efforts underway to modernize it. Bakke delves into how the grid’s outdated design is being stretched to its limit by new demands, renewable energy integration, and the need for resilience against climate change impacts. This book highlights the critical role of the grid in transitioning to a more sustainable energy future and the hurdles that lie in the path of this transition.
Una guía para reinventar tu vida laboral de manera sostenible y satisfactoria.
In ‘Future Crimes’, Marc Goodman takes us into the dark side of technological advancement and its potential perils. Goodman, with extensive experience in law enforcement and cybersecurity, alerts us to the ways in which emerging technologies can be exploited by criminals. He delves into the digital underground to show how technologies we depend on every day can make us vulnerable to a new breed of cybercriminals. He explores the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, and the dark web, offering insights into how we can protect ourselves.
The Undying is a deeply personal and profound reflection on the experience of illness in the modern era. In this memoir, the author, Anne Boyer, recounts her own journey with breast cancer, intertwining it with a broader critique of the capitalist healthcare system and the cultural narratives surrounding illness and treatment. Boyer’s work is a hybrid of memoir, criticism, and poetry, and it confronts the physical and emotional realities of cancer within a society that often marginalizes the sick.