Tyler Cowen

Written with the verve of such works as The Big Short, The History of the Future, and The Spider Network, here is the fascinating, true story of the rise of Ethereum, the second-biggest digital asset in the world, the growth of cryptocurrency, and the future of the internet as we know it. Everyone has heard of Bitcoin, but few know about the second largest cryptocurrency, Ethereum, which has been heralded as the "next internet." The story of Ethereum begins with Vitalik Buterin, a supremely gifted nineteen-year-old autodidact who saw the promise of blockchain when the technology was in its earliest stages. He convinced a crack  group of coders to join him in his quest to make a super-charged, global computer. The Infinite Machine introduces Vitalik’s ingenious idea and unfolds Ethereum’s chaotic beginnings. It then explores the brilliant innovation and reckless greed the platform—an infinitely adaptable foundation for experimentation and new applications—has unleashed and the consequences that resulted as the frenzy surrounding it grew: increased regulatory scrutiny, incipient Wall Street interest, and the founding team’s effort to get the Ethereum platform to scale so it can eventually be  accessible to the masses. Financial journalist and cryptocurrency expert Camila Russo details the wild and often hapless adventures of a team of hippy-anarchists, reluctantly led by an ambivalent visionary, and lays out how this new foundation for the internet will spur both transformation and fraud—turning some into millionaires and others into felons—and revolutionize our ideas about money.

Un inesperado virus mortal acaba con la humanidad tal y como la conocemos: ya no quedan trenes que unan los lugares, ni internet que nos permita conocer el mundo, ni siquiera ciudades en las que vivir, solo quedan asentamientos hostiles al visitante ocasional. En este desolador panorama un pequeño grupo de actores y músicos tienen una iniciativa sorprendente: crear la Sinfonía Viajera, con el fin de mantener vivo un resquicio de humanidad. Pero en este libro nada es fácil y pronto este rescoldo de civilización también se verá amenazado por un violento profeta. Esta novela va más allá de su argumento y escritura, originales y ambiciosos: nos sumerge en un mundo distinto y nos obliga a reflexionar sobre el presente, sobre lo que tenemos y qué valor le damos. En definitiva, un homenaje inteligente y sobrio a los pequeños placeres de la vida. Un libro difícil de dejar y, más aún, de olvidar.

"Explore the lives of famous female writers and dive into the contradictions of contemporary womanhood with The Power Notebooks. Author Katie Roiphe weaves together personal experiences with insights on power, relationships, and subjugation. Through her informal musings, Roiphe tackles the uncomfortable question of why powerful women often hold themselves back. This thought-provoking and emotionally intimate work is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the complexities of modern femininity."

Discover the definitive history of America's most powerful and controversial tech giant: Facebook. Renowned tech writer Steven Levy recounts the story of Facebook's creation by Mark Zuckerberg in his college years and its explosive growth into the largest social media platform in the world. With access to Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg, Levy's sweeping narrative reveals the inner workings of the company, from its handling of personal data to recent controversies over election-influencing "fake news" accounts. Based on hundreds of interviews, this gripping account offers a deep dive into the company that has changed the world and reaped the consequences.

Explore the fascinating city of Marseille through the eyes of artists, writers, and cultural icons. Wicked City delves into the notorious history of this frontier city and its association with exoticism and illicit activity, while highlighting its cultural richness and cosmopolitanism. Discover Marseille's impact on the national imagination and international importance, as well as its rich history as home to migrants, workers, and organized criminals. This complex and vivid portrait of one of the Mediterranean's great cities goes beyond the stereotypes and encapsulates the true essence of Marseille.

Discover a groundbreaking cure for the healthcare crisis in "The Cure That Works". Economics expert Sean Masaki Flynn reveals how forgotten American ideas have cut healthcare costs by 75% and provided universal access, preexisting condition coverage, and a safety net. Learn how simple strategies like competition, price transparency, and plentiful health savings contributions can crush costs and provide equal access to the best healthcare services in the world.

Experience the heartbreaking true story of the forgotten immigrants who arrived on Vancouver Island in the late 19th century, only to be struck by illness and abandoned by an unsympathetic government. Quarantined explores the struggles to establish a federally funded quarantine station, and serves as a chilling reminder of the dangers of neglect towards national health-care issues affecting the poor and disenfranchised. A cautionary tale with just as much relevance today as it did 100 years ago.

Discover a scientific utopia, Akademgorodok, based on Francis Bacon's vision of a "New Atlantis." Soviet scientists constructed this community 2,500 miles east of Moscow with the aim of surpassing the West in all fields. In New Atlantis Revisited, Paul Josephson offers a lively history of this city, highlighting its successes and setbacks in scientific research - from nuclear physics to recombinant DNA. Explore the most complete analysis available of the factors that shaped Soviet science during the de-Stalinization era.