Technology Resilience

Americans are measuring the wrong war and using the wrong scoreboard. For years, the U.S. China debate has focused on headlines: tariffs, diplomacy, and who invents the next breakthrough. But national power is built on something quieter and harder to rebuild: industrial ecosystems, supply-chain chokepoints, and the ability to scale technology into mass-market reality. This book makes a controversial argument and tests it with data: the United States has already lost key dimensions of the economic, trade, and technology contest with China, and the American public does not yet grasp how far ...

She worked for them, bled for them, and nearly died for them humans in the Conglomerate of Free Citizens. For her entire life, they refused to let her forget that she was the inferior species, but things have changed. With the alliance of the two strongest nations on the continent — which she leads — her former country needs her help. They just don't know how to ask. They demand that she brings her army to assist them. But Salryc Luxx isn't the same downtrodden slave she used to be.

When Mr Bennet unexpectedly acquires a fortune through prudent investment with his brother-in-law, he soon discovers that wealth brings complications he had never anticipated. Deciding that the most efficient use of his new means is to secure advantageous marriages for his daughters, Mr Bennet resolves to reward obedience and punish displeasure by making his approval a requirement for them to receive any dowry at all, and arranging their futures according to his own judgment. Amid these strains, Elizabeth finds unexpected understanding and companionship in Mr Darcy.

A masterpiece of warrior wisdom that shows how to overcome obstacles with positive action. The best-selling author, Navy SEAL, and humanitarian Eric Greitens offers a self-help book unlike any other. Two years ago, Eric Greitens unexpectedly heard from a former SEAL comrade, a brother-in-arms he...

In 1968, Stewart Brand declared: 'We are as gods - and we might as well get good at it.' Half a century later, that prophecy has come true. We can rewrite genes, edit embryos, build artificial minds, extend life, and terraform worlds. The old miracles - omniscience, omnipresence, even...

USA Today Bestseller Foreword by Amy Schumer Child development expert and author of How Toddlers Thrive, Dr. Tovah Klein gives parents the confidence they need to help children and teens build resilience and flourish in an unpredictable world. Whether it’s national or global events affecting...

Unleash a resilient mind and unstoppable game in just weeks, even if balancing sports and life feels overwhelming. Are you struggling with performance anxiety? Do you grapple with self-doubt, making you question your skills during critical moments in sports? Are you in need of resilience to bounce back from setbacks like injuries or academic pressure? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you’re in the right place. Most young athletes and their supporting parents feel this way all too often. But those challenges can be transformed into strengths with the tested techniques ...

The era of human-speed cybersecurity is officially over. Enterprise networks are under relentless siege by automated, agentic AI threats that evolve significantly faster than any traditional security operations center can respond. The core problem is no longer just technical; it is fundamentally managerial. Legacy perimeter defenses and reactive incident response plans are catastrophically failing against machine-speed attacks and sophisticated deepfakes. When adversaries seamlessly deploy artificial intelligence to continuously scale their attacks, organizations relying on outdated ...

One day, everything is working. The dashboards are green. Revenue is climbing. Investors are happy. Then—without warning—everything breaks. Not because of the market. Not because of competition. But because of a decision you didn’t know you were making. Most companies don’t fail from bad strategy. They fail from invisible technology decisions made years earlier—quietly, rationally, and delegated to “someone technical.” Master of Information Technology is not a book about coding. It is a field manual for modern power. Written for CEOs, founders, VPs, board members, and senior ...

🌱 What if the future wasn’t a wasteland… but a garden? 🌞 In a world often flooded with dystopian visions, Radiant Horizons dares to imagine something different: a future where technology and nature intertwine, where communities rise from ruin with creativity, resilience, and hope. This collection of 14 visionary Solarpunk tales carries you across floating cities, glowing orchards, singing solar towers, and tidal commons where light, life, and innovation flourish side by side. Each story stands alone, yet together they form a vibrant mosaic of what humanity could become when we ...

New Technologies and AI for Central Banks and Financial Institutions, Fraud, Compliance, Surveillance, and Digital Transformation examines how artificial intelligence, advanced analytics, digital infrastructure, and intelligent automation are changing the architecture of modern finance. The book is written for central bankers, banking executives, compliance officers, risk managers, financial regulators, payment specialists, audit professionals, consultants, and postgraduate readers seeking a practical and professional view of digital change in highly regulated financial environments. The ...

調和 Chōwa: Japan's Dance with Tradition and Innovation - Ancient Wisdom for Our Technological Future 🏮 Discover the Secret Balance That Powers the World's Most Fascinating Culture 🤖 What if the answer to our modern dilemma—how to embrace the future without losing our soul—has existed for centuries in Japan? In a Tokyo kindergarten, children bow to a robot before programming it. At Japan's most sacred shrine, priests completely rebuild the entire structure every twenty years—a tradition unchanged since 690 CE. A family sweet shop founded before Columbus discovered America ...

I didn’t set out to write a post-pandemic health book. The seeds of this book were sown over a decade ago. Yet its core message––stress causes disease and lost stress resilience can be recovered––couldn’t be more timely. Each day brings new stories of health challenges presented as mysterious and unsolvable. Rising rates of anxiety, depression, long COVID, post-pandemic stress disorder, and a raft of physical and mental ailments all attest to the centrality of stress in disease and the global hit to stress resilience we have collectively experienced. While acknowledging these ...

I’m a witch, shifter, self-proclaimed vampire slayer, and more than a little ticked off. The Soulless took my sister, and I’m determined to find where the elite group of vampires is hiding. But before I can go after her, I get a warning from a high witch. There’s a vamp after a dark and dangerous artifact, one that would allow him to control magic and sell it to the highest bidder. I must pursue him if I hope to survive my sister’s rescue.

Life presents us all with challenges. Most of us at some point will be struck by major traumas such as the sudden death of a loved one, a debilitating disease, or a natural disaster. What differentiates us is how we respond.

Gain cybersecurity confidence–unlock the secrets to a foolproof defense system for your digital assets. Did you know that a staggering 83% of businesses were hit by a cyber attack in 2022, and 60% of small companies never bounced back to their former glory within 6 months of the data breach? We live in a digital era where corporate secrets, critical data, and even our personal information, are always at the mercy of these invisible threats.

How do some people bounce back with vigor from daily setbacks, professional crises, or even intense personal trauma? This collection of articles from HBR includes "How Resilience Works", by Diane Coutu; "Resilience for the Rest of Us", by Daniel Goleman; "How to Evaluate, Manage, and Strengthen Your Resilience", by David Kopans; "Find the Coaching in Criticism", by Sheila Heen and Douglas Stone; and much more.

This first book in the Crypto Hipster series, entitled From “Stuck” to Unstoppable focuses on how blockchain technology can help us overcome adversity, depression, and suicidal thoughts. I demonstrate the overcoming adversity component by the personal story of Sir John Hargrave and his book Blockchain for Everyone, by Brett King’s intriguing work entitled The Rise of Technosocialism, and by Brett Scott’s Cloudmoney. The fourth chapter focuses on my interview with Jay H. Tepley, her book The Unbreakable Entrepreneur, and her lifetime focus on helping others recover from depression. ...

Milk Run is a true story of one woman’s unexpected second life—set in motion by a fateful decision to help a local Amish farmer during a crisis. What began as a favor spiraled into a high-stakes journey: a raw milk and traditional food distribution network serving thousands of families across Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia.

Step into a visionary tale of urban innovation with "Blueprinting Tomorrow," an extraordinary journey into the architectonic renaissance shaping our cities' destinies. This riveting eBook reveals the impetus behind the future urbanism movement, meticulously dissecting the complex, multi-faceted beast that our cities’ planning and design have become. As you delve into Chapter 1, you will discover the quintessence of 21st-century urbanism, tracing its historical roots and witnessing the transformative power of technology on our built environments. "Blueprinting Tomorrow" doesn't just ...