This week I’ve been reading the fascinating non-fiction work The AI Playbook: Mastering the Rare Art of Machine Learning Development by Eric Siegel. As a relative newcomer to the world of artificial intelligence and its implications for the wider world, I was grateful to have...

Charles Serocold's aim in writing A History of the United States for Newcomers is to help immigrants assimilate into their new country. He accomplishes this and so much more! Over fifty million people who were born in another country live in the United States. Charles...

Lighting Diagrams by Brian Parkin is a practical, concise resource for any beginner photographer. Parkin simplifies the complex nature of studio lighting in an easy-to-use book consisting of descriptions alongside diagrams and examples. This book would be most beneficial for estimating the best position for...

In Powerful Parenting, Punam V Saxena directs readers to add to the book in a way that is best for them, encouraging journaling after each gentle instruction or directed observation for meditation and reflection. The book lists 101 parenting prompts that motivate positive actions. Saxena...

In Reconstructing Reality: Outsmarting The Brain To Rewrite Our Life Stories, Amy L. Rosner shows how our brains are always doing their best to protect us from so much, including trauma, stress, pain, and fear. Sometimes, this can cause us to overreact to certain situations....

The Musculoskeletal Mystery is a work of non-fiction in the medical, self-help, and advice subgenres. It is suitable for the general adult reading audience and was penned by author Ingrid Harm-Ernandes with a foreword by Heather Florio and anatomical illustrations by Amy Chaffin. This well-informed...

Ecosystem innovation is not just an abstract concept but can be put to practical use in addressing the many challenges that the world is currently facing, as shown in Do Bigger Things by Dan McClure and Jennifer Wilde. With rapid change in the world, numerous...

Neurodivergence is a non-medical term used to describe people whose brains function differently from typical brains and can include conditions such as autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Many people spend their lives living with undiagnosed neurodivergent conditions. They are often ignorant of this fact and...

Unstoppable Brain: The New Neuroscience that Frees Us from Failure, Eases Our Stress, and Creates Lasting Change by Kyra Bobinet delivers, in three parts, a new way of thinking about your past and future experiences with anxiety and perceived failure. In this book, readers discover...

Why do people travel? And how does it impact one's life? With On the Face of It, Andrew Corbley takes a deep dive into an activity humans have participated in since their first steps out of Africa -- traveling. In this book, the author explains...