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 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 ...

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...

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 ...

“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...

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.

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.

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.

Note: This book contains a dark sci-fi world, spicy scenes, and unconventional relationships. A day into the long journey home, Emerson Stone meets twin sisters, Mina and Char who are on a mission to save what remains of their tribe, the Gebi, from a familiar, but horrifying enemy; The Greater Circle Cannibal Nation. Unwilling to let them face such an impossible task by themselves, Emerson takes on their mission as his own. But will his newfound powers be enough to carry them through? Join Stone as he finds out. 18+ book

George Bird Grinnell, the son of a New York merchant, saw a different future for a nation in the thrall of the Industrial Age. With railroads scarring virgin lands and the formerly vast buffalo herds decimated, the country faced a crossroads: Could it pursue Manifest Destiny without destroying its natural bounty and beauty? The alarm that Grinnell sounded would spark America's conservation movement. Yet today his name has been forgotten - an omission that John Taliaferro's commanding biography now sets right with historical care and narrative flair.

Between 1817 and 1898, New York City evolved from a vital Atlantic port of trade to the center of American commerce and culture. Although this important urban transformation is well documented, the critical role of select Union soldiers turned New York engineers has, until now, remained largely unexplored.

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.

You're watching others build ChatGPT empires from their laptops while you're still trading time for money. Stop. Whatever you think you know about making money with ChatGPT is keeping you broke. It's not about prompts. Not about AI tools. Not about competing with overseas VAs charging $5/hour. It's about positioning yourself in hidden micro-empires where you're the only option—and clients happily pay $10K+ monthly because you own the territory.

In an era of seemingly instant change, it's easy to think that today's revolutions - in communications, business, and many areas of daily life - are unprecedented. Today's changes may be new and may be happening faster than ever before. But our ancestors at times were just as bewildered by rapid upheavals in what we now call “networks” - the physical links that bind any society together.

Damon Cross is a journalist whose cynicism is his armor. When he’s sent to the forgotten woods of West Virginia to write a puff piece on the anniversary of a local legend, he expects to find hucksters and ghost stories. Instead, he finds a town gripped by a seventy-year silence and a terrifying truth buried in the static. The legend is real. But it's not a creature. It's a machine. Ancient, patient, and impossibly advanced, it has been waiting, listening through the wires of a world that has unknowingly built it a new nervous system. Now, it's waking up. As Damon peels back layers of ...

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

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 ...

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.

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.

Beijing, May 30, 1626 – 9:30 AM. A cataclysmic explosion tore through the Ming capital, levelling half the city and leaving nearly 20,000 dead or wounded. Its force rivalled Hiroshima’s atomic blast—yet its cause remains one of history’s great mysteries. Was it an act of nature? A man-made disaster? Divine retribution? Or something far more sinister? The Emperor’s reign is named "Tianqi"—literally, Heavenly Awakening. Yet when Western missionaries translate it, they choose a darker word: Apocalypse. Was it a mere coincidence? Or did it conceal a far greater conspiracy? In the ...