We sat down with P.W. Singer to discuss his latest book, Burn-In, described as a “rollercoaster ride of science fiction and science fact”. Burn-In takes readers on a heart-pumping exploration of the technologies of future warfare, and explores how smart, hyper-networked cities of the not-too-distant future may be turned on their citizens by nefarious forces. Check out the FULL INTERVIEW today!
On the latest episode of Interview with the Author, we sat down with Noam Cohen to discuss his 2017 book The Know-It-Alls. Noam’s book profiles some of Silicon Valley’s most renowned CEOs and charts their personal stories from young idealistic programmers to hardened corporate operatives. Check out the interview now!
We dug through the existing literature to bring you the TOP BOOKS on historical forms of slavery from across the globe. Discover the true extent and variety of this maligned institution.
We sat down with David Birch, one of the UK’s leading futurists and expert on digital currency, to discuss his latest book, The Currency Cold War. Discover the origins of the coming era of digital currency competition and who the likely winners may be.
In the latest episode of Interview with the Author, we sat down with David Quammen to discuss his 2012 book Spillover; the threat posed by animal-borne viruses crossing into humans; and the surprising role such viruses have played in our own evolution.
From blockchain to cryptocurrency, Facebook’s Libra to China’s e-RMB, the international monetary system stands to be turned on its head in the coming decade. In order to understand some of the likely changes, we delved through the library stacks to bring back the TOP NINE BOOKS on the future of money. Stop hiding those Swiss Francs under the mattress!
We sat down with Catharine Arnold, a former journalist and local politician in Nottingham, UK, to discuss her latest book, Pandemic 1918. Check out the FULL INTERVIEW!
We explore the nine best books on the tech titans; the giants of Silicon Valley who have triumphed in an era of globalisation and unrestrained capitalism. Discover how these opaque corporations seek to harvest your data, and predict your future thoughts and actions.
biblio-fiend.com is proud to announce the launch of our new video series, Interview with the Author. In this series of videos, we sit down with individual authors of books that have appeared in our curated book recommendations, either on our Current Events or On This Day pages, to delve deeper into their published work, and to discuss related issues from a broader perspective.
The Tiananmen square massacre of June 4, 1989 remains a warning to any who would believe China will walk the road of democratic reform. On the anniversary of the massacre, we’ve collected the six best books that explore the political and social context of the massacre, and the consequences of participating in the protests that have fallen on the survivors.
