AN FT BUSINESS BOOK OF THE MONTH The book that will make you rethink everything you thought you knew about data, privacy and the future of Big Tech. 'We are currently living in a moment of extreme pessimism about data. This book will change your mind.' Almost everything we do generates data. Digital technology is now so pervasive that it's very hard to escape its influence, and with that growth comes fear. But whatever the news has told you about data and technology, think again. Data expert and tech insider Sam Gilbert shows that, actually, this data revolution could be the best thing that ever happened to us. Good Data examines the incredible new ways this information explosion is already helping us – whether that's combating inequality, creating jobs, advancing the frontiers of knowledge or protecting us from coronavirus – and explains why the best is yet to come. Data touches everything, from our biggest hates (online advertising) to our greatest loves (our pets), and in this fascinating new book, Gilbert explores how, if we can embrace the revolution (even the ads), we could all live vastly improved lives. We are standing on the edge of greatness, we just need to know how to get there.

AN FT BUSINESS BOOK OF THE MONTH 'An essential read' Diane Coyle, University of Cambridge 'We are currently living in a moment of extreme pessimism about data. This book will change your mind.' It's impossible to escape digital technology. And with that comes fear. But whatever the news has told you about data and technology, think again. Data expert and tech insider turned Cambridge researcher Sam Gilbert shows that, actually, this data revolution could be the best thing that ever happened to us. Good Data examines the incredible new ways this information explosion is already helping us - whether that's combating inequality, creating jobs, advancing the frontiers of knowledge or protecting us from coronavirus. We are standing on the edge of greatness, we just need to know how to get there. 'A great read and really thought-provoking ... Challenges the surveillance capitalism narrative' Rory Cellan-Jones, BBC 'Good Data weaves some thorny issues into a story that is positive, interesting, easy to read and provides valuable insight' Peter Turner, Chief Commercial Officer, Avast

Immediately after the American Presidential Election of 2008, a group of Business and Political leaders met secretly to propose an alternative to the advance of Socialism engulfing the world. The end result of that meeting resulted in the formation of a new nation on the west coast of Africa, the Republic of Equatoria. A state complete with a Governmental Infrastructure, gold backed currency, Military and a Constitution. The BLUE EAGLE Series chronicles the story from the beginning, through the Declaration of Statehood to its ultimate destruction and the repercussions that follow its fall. Although a work of fiction, it illustrates the fragility of the world in which we all live. Equatoria sets forth a challenge to the status quo that, in the end, could not be tolerated or allowed to stand. It is a sobering look at a hypothetical "Almost" told in real time. While the story is fictional, the technology is not, nor is the opportunity for something like this to actually happen.......

The BLUE EAGLE... A new symbol of hate or freedom? Will it survive? Equatoria, a tiny new nation has been declared on the west coast of Africa..... The Governments of the world react, and one does so violently.... Can tiny Equatoria survive the assassinations of both their President and their Minister of State by rogue elements of the Government of the United States of America? In this 2nd book in the series the Equatorians react to this attack with shocking speed to both defend their new nation and continue their ASCENDANCE......

Africa...who would ever think that it could be a better place than "Free" America or "Enlightened" Europe?
Some did. What would a country formed in peace and free of the corruption and greed of the rest of the world be able to accomplish?
A group of people from all over the world have come together to see. The first thing that must happen is a COARSE CHANGE.
Will the rest of the world allow it to exist?

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A High School kid trying to build an automotive anti-radar device accidentally stumbles upon a technology lost since World War II. He has uncovered the secret to the infamous Philadelphia Experiment, and now the Government wants it.