Western Technology

Pulitzer Prize winner Wallace Stegner recounts the remarkable career of Major John Wesley Powell, the distinguished ethnologist and geologist who explored the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon, and the homeland of the Southwest Indian tribes. This classic work is a penetrating and insightful study of the Powell’s career, from the beginning of the Powell Survey, in which Powell and his men famously became the first to descend the Colorado River, to his eventual expulsion from the Geological Survey.

The blueprint of the modern world is hiding in plain sight. Do you really know how we got here? We live in a world of miracles. We carry the sum of human knowledge in our pockets, fly through the stratosphere, and edit the building blocks of life. But this world is not an accident. It is a machine, built layer by layer, invention by invention, by rebels and visionaries who refused to accept reality as they found it. HISTORY OF INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY Summarized is not a dry catalog of gadgets; it is the timeline of Disruption. Author Devon Kade and The Sum It Collective trace the invisible ...

Featuring original music by Kid Cudi. A raw, fearless memoir from the Grammy Award–winning artist, actor, and designer Kid Cudi about a kid from Cleveland who found purpose in the darkness and became a guiding light for a generation. Cudi: The Memoir is Scott Mescudi’s most personal work yet...

The risk of military conflict between China and the West is not a remote contingency to be planned for in classified war games alone. It is a live question that shapes investment decisions, alliance commitments, force posture choices, and diplomatic calculations across the Indo-Pacific and beyond. Understanding the pathways through which competition might escalate to conflict is essential for designing the policies and military capabilities needed to deter that outcome. The most immediate danger is probably not deliberate war initiated by either side in the cold calculation that conflict ...

Continuation from Cooper: Gunslinger BSC book 16 Teller is young, has been sheltered and overlooked for the most part. That is until now. Threats to the Clubs have Teller not only noticed but given carte blanche for whatever he wants to do. Claiming his old lady is next for Teller. Will he manage it without the Cort fiasco? BSC SERIES Books. Best read in order. Master's Rise Benga's Rise Ranger's Rise Jack: Honor Falcon: Respect Mag: Loyalty Allegory Endue Conform Justice: Tenacity Ford’s Rise Driver: Grit Christiansen: City Boy Nova: Cred Blackhawk: Heat Cooper: Gunslinger Teller: Connect

“The exhilarating must-read fantasy debut of the year.” —Tasha Suri, World Fantasy Award–winning author An unforgettable tale of revenge and rebellion unfolds when a reckless king implements an ill-fated plan to end a thousand-year war in this relentlessly gripping epic fantasy debut. A...

You've seen what AI can do. You've watched the demos, tested the tools, bookmarked the threads. But somewhere between inspiration and execution, the path blurred. Too many options. Too many gurus. Too many "ultimate guides" that left you with more questions than answers. It’s true—the window is open, but it won't stay open forever. This 2-in-1 collection gives you everything you need to go from stuck to profitable, whether you want to launch a lean AI service from scratch or scale a full agency that replaces your salary.

Once upon Atari is an intimate view into the dramatic rise and fall of the early video game industry, and how it shaped the life of one of its key players. This book offers eye-opening details and insights delivered in a creative style that mirrors the industry it reveals. An innovative work from one of the industry’s original innovators.

Explore the Mountain State! Learn about West Virginia's history, geography, weather, people, and more in this book that's all about our 35th state.

Continuation from Maverick: Insight, BSC book 18Spano: Foresight Sentinel Series, BSC Book 19 is our next book in the series. Sentinel Rising is an Ops Club set up to assist Honor. Spano is a President that recognizes crazy when he sees it and adjusts his life to adapt to the mayhem his Brothers create. Waiting on a woman is not part of his normal, yet Addison has him hanging on to sanity with both hands before he’s even met her. His Brothers are no help and give him no usable advice. Hang on and enjoy Spano’s ride with the crazy Brothers, freaky kids and Badass Royalty in this newest ...

Key West Wind by Donald Elton A lost treasure. A stormy past. A secret that could change the world. When traveling cardiologist Roger Jackson and his partner nurse Isabel Melendez accept short-term assignments in sun-soaked Key West, they expect a laid-back escape from the chaos of Miami hospitals. But their medical sabbatical soon takes a turn when an unexpected discovery beneath the sea links them to a centuries-old mystery—and to powers that still echo across time. Set against the colorful backdrop of modern-day Key West and the historic tragedy of the 1622 Spanish treasure fleet, Key ...

Continuation from Harky: Elite BSC book 21 Luke Rayne is the Commander of the FBI/Badass Training Center who is just waiting for his ol’ lady to show. When Ember Faye falls into his world, everyone’s lives change. Clarity and vision are what she seems to bring with her, along with new challenges, names, ancestors, a voice, dog and we can’t forget the cupcakes. Freaky just got freakier!

Continuation from DeSeville: Vision BSC book 22 Aylen Walker-Knight has a hell of a name attached to her but it has never made life easy, as a matter of fact, she works hard to avoid it and her dad. Adding Walker to that Knight name thrills Lily and derails Ben. Steve and Danny’s help may not be the help she needs. Jump into freaky and stooge fun in this installment of the BSC. BSC SERIES Books. Best read in order. Master's Rise Benga's Rise Ranger's Rise Jack: Honor Falcon: Respect Mag: Loyalty Allegory Endue Conform Justice: Tenacity Ford’s Rise Driver: Grit Christiansen: City Boy ...

This radical new book concentrates on the way in which each side tried to use or deny the sea to the other, and in so doing describes rapid wartime changes not only in ship and weapons technology but also in the way naval warfare was envisaged and fought. Melding strategic, technical, and tactical aspects, Friedman approaches World War I from a fresh perspective and demonstrates how its perceived lessons dominated the way navies prepared for World War II. 

It Began with a Dream is the story of Dr. Gladys B. West, who played an integral role in the development of the Global Positioning System (GPS) as a mathematician with navy. Born in 1930, in the poor farming community of Sutherland, Virginia, she rose from poverty despite segregation, The Great Depression, and Jim Crow laws to become one of the first professional black women hired at the Dahlgren Naval Proving Grounds in Virginia (now Dahlgren Surface Naval Warfare Center). Dr. West takes us on her incredible life journey in this heartwarming and unforgettable memoir.

What if everything you see, hear, and feel isn't what it seems? Your reality is a grand illusion, and this book is the key to understanding how your own mind creates it. Our perception defines our world, but how much of that world is truly real? PERCEPTION Summarized takes you on an astonishing journey into the science of the senses, revealing the intricate, and often surprising, processes that construct your reality. This is not just a book about optical illusions; it is a definitive guide to the very fabric of human experience. Rich with insights from psychology, neuroscience, philosophy,...

We're living through the greatest wealth transfer in history. AI is creating new opportunities faster than any technology before it, but only for those who understand the strategic principles that separate thriving agencies from struggling freelancers. While most people try to build agencies through hustle and guesswork, this playbook teaches you to think systematically—choosing your market carefully and serving it exceptionally well.

Hallucinated citations that survived review. Confidentiality breaches that didn't surface until the bar complaint. Malpractice exposure building invisibly, one unexamined AI output at a time. These aren't hypothetical. They're already happening to lawyers who adopted AI without a framework. And the lawyers who made those mistakes weren't careless—they were experienced, diligent, and trying to keep up.

Learn the secrets behind the supply chain mastery of giants like Amazon and Tesla, and transform your business and career with this one-stop guide. In a world powered by interconnected global commerce, mastering the supply chain is no longer just a business advantage—it's a requirement for survival. But how do you conquer the complexities of logistics, navigate crippling disruptions, and stay ahead of fierce competition? SUPPLY CHAIN Summarized is your definitive blueprint. This is not just another textbook filled with theory. It is a comprehensive and actionable guide packed with the ...

The Renaissance was not built by genius alone. It was built by tools. When we think of the European Renaissance, we picture painters, inventors, explorers, physicians, philosophers, and scientists. We remember Leonardo, Gutenberg, Copernicus, Vesalius, and the great cities of Europe that seemed to awaken after centuries of darkness. But behind every Renaissance genius stood something quieter. Paper. Maps. Clocks. Instruments. Surgical tools. Pharmacies. Water machines. Gears. Contracts. Ledgers. Trade routes. Workshops. Measuring devices. Scientific diagrams. Technical manuals. Practical ...