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Social Media & Society
Facebook Nation:
Total Information Awareness (3rd Edition)
ISBN: 978-1071618660
Google It:
Total Information Awareness
ISBN: 978-1493964130
Interactivity, Collaboration, and Authoring in Social Media
ISBN: 978-3319259505
Cross-Cultural Multimedia Computing: Semantic and Aesthetic Modeling
ISBN: 978-3319428710
New Media, All Media: The Intersection of New Technology and Storytelling
ISBN: 978-0578636047
IT & Security
Counterterrorism and Cybersecurity:
Total Information Awareness (3rd Edition)
ISBN: 978-3031631252
Online Film Production in China Using Blockchain and Smart Contracts
ISBN: 978-3030024673
Big Data Applications and Use Cases
ISBN: 978-3319301440
Transforming Learning and IT Management through Gamification
ISBN: 978-3319186986
Information Systems and Management in Media and Entertainment Industries
ISBN: 978-3319494050
Nonprofit Digital Transformation Demystified: A Practical Guide
ISBN: 978-3031471810
Art & Music
Disney Stories:
Getting to Digital (Second Edition)
ISBN: 978-3030427375
Digital Da Vinci: Computers in the Arts and Sciences
ISBN: 978-1493909643
Digital Da Vinci: Computers in Music
ISBN: 978-1493905355
Fun & Games
Encyclopedia of Computer Graphics and Games
ISBN: 978-3031231599
Game Dynamics
ISBN: 978-3319530871
Emotion in Video Game Soundtracking
ISBN: 978-3319722719
The Structure of Game Design
ISBN: 978-3031322013
Games and Narrative: Theory and Practice
ISBN: 978-3030815370
Gamer Psychology and Behavior
ISBN: 978-3319299037
Computing in Smart Toys
ISBN: 978-3319620718
Mobile Services for Toy Computing
ISBN: 978-3319213224
Two Bit Circus and the Future of Entertainment
ISBN: 978-3319257914
Physical Play and Children’s Digital Games
ISBN: 978-3319428741
Philosophy & Medicine
The Transhumanism Handbook
ISBN: 978-3030169220
#1 New Release on Amazon.com in 2019
My Own Identity: An Introduction to
Self-Discovery
ISBN: 979-8985376326
Asperger’s, Autism & You
ISBN: 979-8525370050
Outlier Heart:
Essays from my life as an immortalist
ISBN: 978-0988981072
Book Reviews
Facebook Nation: Total Information Awareness
"Parents in particular would be well advised to make this book compulsory reading for their teenage children before allowing them to go online."
- David B. Henderson, ACM Computing Reviews
"A great book for social media experts ... the most thoroughly researched book I have seen about Facebook."
- Will M., AllFacebook.com
"Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube ... Any reader, technical or nontechnical, will benefit from it."
- G. K. Gupta, ACM Computing Reviews
"Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals/practitioners; general readers."
- T. D. Richardson, Choice Magazine
Counterterrorism and Cybersecurity: Total Information Awareness
"I would fully recommend following the author's steps, reaching beyond our borders, making friends outside our norm, and helping to foster world peace and a better tomorrow."
- Veteran Staff Sergeant Andrew Price, U.S. Air Force
"Timely, informative... The narrative is full of detail, but it moves along briskly in a compelling fashion that makes it hard to put down."
- Brad Reid, ACM Computing Reviews
"This is a very rich, accurate, and well-documented book." - Alessandro Berni, ACM Computing Reviews
"Very professional and well researched."
- Eleanor Clift, Newsweek and The Daily Beast
Google It: Total Information Awareness
"Newton Lee's thorough and thoughtful analysis should please pacifists in search of lasting solutions to the planet's biggest problems. Google it NOW!"
- Dr. Laura Wilhelm, The Hollywood Times
"This is a very good book for anyone who wants to know Google beyond simple keyword searches."
- Xiannong Meng, Computing Reviews
"Fascinating examination on the role information has played throughout history, from the Bible to Google."
- Tiffany Shlain, The Moxie Institute
"This is a book that is so rich in truth... I found it absolutely exciting!"
- Carmen LaBerge, Faith Radio
The Transhumanism Handbook
"The Transhumanism Handbook offers a vision for us humans to transcend current threats and uprising global crisis."
- Elisanda Koziner, Shine Light Project
"A fountain of wisdom – and hope!"
- Grady Harp, Hall of Fame Top 100 Reviewer
"I have read and re-read the hard cover version – it's packed with intriguing ideas, plenty of hard science and erudition, as well as some chapters that border on lyric poetry, in a good way."
- Rob Lubow, Botcopy
"The book offers achievable long-term solutions, not short-term fixes, to ensure the survival of the human race. I love the ideas, and I am following a plenty of good advice from the handbook!"
- Marcela Melnic, Humanist
"The Transhumanism Handbook is an invaluable tool for anyone wishing to understand the ethical implications of emerging technologies and how they can be used to adapt into a healthier, kinder, safer, and more sustainable species."
- Dinorah Delfin, Immortalists Magazine