Curated category
English-language non-fiction books
- Human CompatibleStuart J. Russell's "Human Compatible" opens with a disturbing thought experiment: a geoengineering robot asphyxiates humanity to complete its assigned…
- The Fate of LibertyThe Fate of Liberty: Abraham Lincoln and Civil Liberties is a 1991 book by historian Mark E. Neely, Jr., published by Oxford University Press.
- The Beatles Anthology (book)The Beatles Anthology is a book that arrived in October 2000 carrying a claim no other volume could make: it is billed as the only autobiography of the…
- Lost MoonLost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13 opens with a premise that sounds like failure. In April 1970, three astronauts set out for the Moon on what was…
- Manga: The Complete GuideManga: The Complete Guide landed in 2007 as a reference book unlike any other in the English-speaking world. Written by Jason Thompson and published by Del…
- On the Origin of SpeciesOn the Origin of Species arrived in bookshops on the 24th of November 1859, priced at fifteen shillings, and every available copy was gone before the end of…
- The Evolution of PhysicsThe Evolution of Physics appeared in 1938, a book by Albert Einstein and Leopold Infeld that set out to explain the entire sweep of physical thought to…
- J. R. R. Tolkien EncyclopediaThe J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia arrived in bookshops in 2006, the product of 127 scholars spread across many countries, packed into 720 pages.
- The Alignment ProblemIn 2016, journalist Julia Angwin published a report that changed how people viewed automated decision-making. Her investigation into the COMPAS algorithm…
- Artificial Intelligence: A Modern ApproachArtificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach has been called "the most popular artificial intelligence textbook in the world." Written by Stuart J.
- Einstein: His Life and UniverseEinstein: His Life and Universe opens with a provocation embedded in Walter Isaacson's central argument: the Swiss army rejected Albert Einstein for…
- The Art of Star WarsThe Art of Star Wars is a series of books that pulled back the curtain on one of cinema's most closely guarded creative processes.