World Design

In a series of fascinating tales, Gene Kohn explains how he helped build one of the most successful architecture firms in the world, offering inspiring lessons on business leadership and design innovation that can be applied to many fields.

Forthright and engaging, Kohn examines both award-winning achievements and missteps in his 50-year career in architecture. In the process, he shows how his firm, KPF, has helped change the buildings and cities where we live, work, learn, and play.

From the creators of the wildly popular 99% Invisible podcast, comes a guidebook to the unnoticed yet essential elements of our cities. Narrated by Roman Mars, with a bonus Q&A and a Full Episode of 99% Invisible. Have you ever wondered what those bright, squiggly graffiti marks on the sidewalk...

The Financial Times Business Book of the Year, this epic account of the decades-long battle to control one of the world’s most critical resources—microchip technology—with the United States and China increasingly in fierce competition is “pulse quickening…a nonfiction thriller” (The...

Data is fundamental to the modern world. From economic development, to healthcare, to education and public policy, we rely on numbers to allocate resources and make crucial decisions. But because so much data fails to take into account gender, treating men as the default and women as atypical, bias and discrimination are baked into our systems. And women pay tremendous costs for this bias in time, money, and often with their lives. Celebrated feminist advocate Caroline Criado Perez investigates the shocking root cause of gender inequality and research in Invisible Women.

In Designs for the Pluriverse Arturo Escobar presents a new vision of design theory and practice aimed at channeling design's world-making capacity toward ways of being and doing t….

Master the Art of Designing Modern Software Systems — From Beginner to Expert, with Real-World Examples and Interview Prep. If you’re a beginner just starting out, or a developer preparing for system design interviews, or a senior architect looking to sharpen your knowledge, Modern Software System Design & Architecture is your complete guide to building reliable, scalable, and real-world systems.Who This Book Is For? Newcomers: Learn the fundamentals of reliable and scalable system design with simple, beginner-friendly explanations. Experienced Engineers: Prepare confidently for system ...

This book is for a very small percentage of business people. You see, most people in business are not trying to use Category Design to create a new category that changes the future and generates exponential new value. Instead, many people in business are trying to “not get fired.” Many people want to go to work, make a contribution, and go home.

Parents obsess over their children's playdates, kindergarten curriculum, and every bump and bruise, but their toys, classrooms, and playgrounds are just as important. These objects and spaces encode decades—even centuries—of ideas about good child-rearing versus bad. What is the Good Toy? Is it wooden, plastic, or even digital? What do youngsters lose when seesaws are deemed too dangerous and slides are designed primarily for safety? How can our built environment help children cultivate self-reliance? In these debates, parents, educators, and kids themselves are often caught in the middle.

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STOP GUESSING. START ENGINEERING. LEARN THE LAWS OF SOCIAL MEDIA Do you ever wonder why a 15-second video of someone dancing gets 10 million views, while your carefully edited masterpiece gets 50? Most people think going viral is luck. They treat the Creator Economy like a lottery ticket. They are wrong. Just as gravity pulls you down—regardless of whether you "believe" in it—the digital world operates on unbreakable laws of human psychology, data science, and attention economics. Social Media Physics strips away the myths of "influencer culture" and reveals the hard science underneath....

Power Generation, Transmission & Distribution Systems: Application-Style with Real-World Examples This book is a practical guide to modern power systems, designed for engineers, students, and professionals who want to understand not only the theory but also the application of electrical engineering in real projects. Unlike purely academic texts, this book is structured in a case study and example-driven style. Each chapter introduces a concept, walks through real-world use cases, provides step-by-step analysis, and includes diagrams, standards references, and key takeaways. Inside, you’ll...

Life by Design is a guide for anyone ready to stop drifting and start living with purpose. In a world full of noise, pressure, and endless demands, this book helps you slow down, find clarity, and align your choices with what really matters.

The Anchor is the book for the exhausted dreamer who refuses to let another year disappear into notifications. Kyle Mayers (a former dopamine addict who once prided himself on answering emails in 30 seconds) gives you the exact playbook he used to reclaim his attention, produce his best work, and finally feel calm in a world engineered to keep you frantic.

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Delicious. . . you should really, really give the book a read.” —Vogue During the greatest, most exciting years in the world’s greatest, most exciting city, Barneys New York was a place where fashion made culture and made history. In They All Came to...

This book explores the theory and practice of design justice, demonstrates how universalist design principles and practices erase certain groups of people - specifically, those who are intersectionally disadvantaged or multiply burdened under the matrix of domination (white supremacist heteropatriarchy, ableism, capitalism, and settler colonialism) - and invites listeners to "build a better world, a world where many worlds fit; linked worlds of collective liberation and ecological sustainability".

The bestselling author of Own Your Everyday and Embrace Your Almost leads you on a journey of health and faith as you pursue wellness as a way to worship God without turning wellness into a god you worship. “In her most profound work to date, Jordan has taken historical biblical truths and...

The only concise, high-impact handbook you’ll ever need to master system design. The Ultimate System Design Cheatsheet isn’t another 400-page textbook full of theory. It’s a fast, practical, no-fluff guide that distills years of experience, research, and top interview questions into one compact, visual, and easy-to-recall handbook. Whether you’re preparing for FAANG-level interviews, architecting a startup system, or simply trying to understand how large-scale applications actually work — this cheatsheet will give you absolute clarity in record time.

Take your games to the next level with advice from more than 60 of the best board game designers in the world. Game design is hard. We all need sound advice to guide our work and help us become better at the craft. In this book you'll find incredible wisdom and insight from the top designers in the industry today.

Loneliness has reached epidemic levels. In today’s world, genuine friendship can feel out of reach―but it doesn’t have to be. Make Friends with Anyone is a practical, biblically grounded guide to forming and keeping meaningful relationships that last. Pastor and speaker Wayne Francis knows what it’s like to long for connection and intimacy in a disconnected culture. Drawing from Scripture, lived experience, and years of ministry in the heart of New York City, Francis shows that friendship isn’t just a social add-on or emotional luxury―it’s part of God’s blueprint for human flourishing.

How did Ford Motors use Lean development to pull off one of the most impressive corporate turnarounds in history? Largely by avoiding the mistakes that so many companies make when in a death spiral. They looked beyond manufacturing efficiency to change the very fundamentals of how they developed vehicles. In Designing the Future, Lean product development expert James Morgan and world-renowned Lean guru Jeffrey K. Liker reveal why so many companies have achieved only moderate success with Lean in operations, with a limited impact on their overall business.