Rakuten Kobo

Skip side bar filters

Exploding Data

Reclaiming Our Cyber Security in the Digital Age

by Michael Chertoff ...

A former Secretary of Homeland Security examines our outdated laws regarding the protection of personal information, and the pressing need for change.Nothing undermines our freedom more than losing control of information about ourselves. And yet, as daily events underscore, we are ever more vulnerable to cyber-attack.In this bracing book, Michael Chertoff makes clear that our laws and policies ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: Audiobook

A former Secretary of Homeland Security examines our outdated laws regarding the protection of personal information, and the pressing need for change.Nothing undermines our freedom more than losing control of information about ourselves. And yet, as daily events underscore, we are ever more vulnerable to cyber-attack.In this bracing book, Michael Chertoff makes clear that our laws and policies
... Read more

Also available as: Audiobook
Homeland Security

Assessing the First Five Years

by Michael Chertoff, Lee H. Hamilton ...

In 2003, the President and the U.S. Congress established the Department of Homeland Security. From the beginning, its mission was clear: prevent terrorist attacks, protect against threats to America's safety and security, and prepare the nation to respond effectively to disasters, both natural and man-made. This monumental mission demands a comprehensive strategy. It also requires a crystal-clear ... Read more

$23.99 USD

In 2003, the President and the U.S. Congress established the Department of Homeland Security. From the beginning, its mission was clear: prevent terrorist attacks, protect against threats to America's safety and security, and prepare the nation to respond effectively to disasters, both natural and man-made. This monumental mission demands a comprehensive strategy. It also requires a crystal-clear
... Read more
Homeland Security

Assessing the First Five Years

by Michael Chertoff, Lee H. Hamilton ...

In 2003, the President and the U.S. Congress established the Department of Homeland Security. From the beginning, its mission was clear: prevent terrorist attacks, protect against threats to America's safety and security, and prepare the nation to respond effectively to disasters, both natural and man-made. This monumental mission demands a comprehensive strategy. It also requires a crystal-clear ... Read more

$28.99 USD

In 2003, the President and the U.S. Congress established the Department of Homeland Security. From the beginning, its mission was clear: prevent terrorist attacks, protect against threats to America's safety and security, and prepare the nation to respond effectively to disasters, both natural and man-made. This monumental mission demands a comprehensive strategy. It also requires a crystal-clear
... Read more
Audiobook

Exploding Data

Reclaiming Our Cyber Security in the Digital Age

by Michael Chertoff ...

Narrated by Jonathan Yen ...

Unabridged

6 hours 47 min

In this bracing book, Michael Chertoff makes clear that our laws and policies surrounding the protection of personal information, written for an earlier time, need to be completely overhauled in the Internet era. On the one hand, the collection of data—more widespread by business than by government, and impossible to stop—should be facilitated as an ultimate protection for society. On the other, ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

In this bracing book, Michael Chertoff makes clear that our laws and policies surrounding the protection of personal information, written for an earlier time, need to be completely overhauled in the Internet era. On the one hand, the collection of data—more widespread by business than by government, and impossible to stop—should be facilitated as an ultimate protection for society. On the other,
... Read more

Also available as: eBook

Audiobook

Get Away!

Design Your Ideal Trip, Travel with Ease, and Reclaim Your Freedom

by David Axelrod ...

Narrated by David Axelrod ...

Unabridged

6 hours 40 min

Planning a trip doesn’t have to be hard, and taking that trip doesn’t have to be stressful. Regardless of work commitments, family obligations, or finances, your travel dreams can become realities. Get Away! provides the confidence and step-by-step guidance you need to design a transformative travel experience, perfectly tailored to your preferences.Let expert world traveler David Axelrod equip ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Planning a trip doesn’t have to be hard, and taking that trip doesn’t have to be stressful. Regardless of work commitments, family obligations, or finances, your travel dreams can become realities. Get Away! provides the confidence and step-by-step guidance you need to design a transformative travel experience, perfectly tailored to your preferences.Let expert world traveler David Axelrod equip
... Read more
Audiobook

The Middle of Everywhere

Helping Refugees Enter the American Community

by Mary Pipher ...

Narrated by Karen White ...

Unabridged

14 hours 19 min

Over the past decade, Mary Pipher has been a great source of wisdom, helping us to better understand our family members. Now she connects us with the newest members of the American family—refugees.In cities all over the country, refugees arrive daily. Lost Boys from Sudan, survivors from Kosovo, families fleeing Afghanistan and Vietnam: they come with nothing but the desire to experience the ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

Over the past decade, Mary Pipher has been a great source of wisdom, helping us to better understand our family members. Now she connects us with the newest members of the American family—refugees.In cities all over the country, refugees arrive daily. Lost Boys from Sudan, survivors from Kosovo, families fleeing Afghanistan and Vietnam: they come with nothing but the desire to experience the
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

It's Time to Fight Dirty

How Democrats Can Build a Lasting Majority in American Politics

by David Faris ...

Narrated by Mike Chamberlain ...

Unabridged

6 hours 19 min

The American electoral system is clearly falling apart—as evidenced by the 2016 presidential election. In It's Time to Fight Dirty, David Faris offers accessible, actionable strategies for American institutional reform which don't require a constitutional amendment, and would have a lasting impact on our future.With equal amounts of playful irreverence and persuasive reasoning, Faris describes how ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

The American electoral system is clearly falling apart—as evidenced by the 2016 presidential election. In It's Time to Fight Dirty, David Faris offers accessible, actionable strategies for American institutional reform which don't require a constitutional amendment, and would have a lasting impact on our future.With equal amounts of playful irreverence and persuasive reasoning, Faris describes how
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

Radical Technologies

The Design of Everyday Life

by Adam Greenfield ...

Narrated by Michael Butler Murray ...

Unabridged

12 hours 14 min

Everywhere we turn, a startling new device promises to transfigure our lives. But at what cost? In this urgent and revelatory excavation of our Information Age, leading technology thinker Adam Greenfield forces us to reconsider our relationship with the networked objects, services, and spaces that define us. It is time to re-evaluate the Silicon Valley consensus determining the future.We're told ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

Everywhere we turn, a startling new device promises to transfigure our lives. But at what cost? In this urgent and revelatory excavation of our Information Age, leading technology thinker Adam Greenfield forces us to reconsider our relationship with the networked objects, services, and spaces that define us. It is time to re-evaluate the Silicon Valley consensus determining the future.We're told
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

Beyond Contempt

How Liberals Can Communicate Across the Great Divide

by Erica Etelson ...

Narrated by Erica Etelson ...

Unabridged

7 hours 6 min

How liberals can talk with, and listen to, Trump supporters without blowing a fuseLiberal and progressive frustration, grief, and alarm over Trump's destructive political agenda and behavior have prompted mounting disdain for Trump supporters and other conservatives. This reaction is contributing to political polarization and unwittingly serving to strengthen Trump’s hand as he sows divisiveness ... Read more

$29.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: eBook

How liberals can talk with, and listen to, Trump supporters without blowing a fuseLiberal and progressive frustration, grief, and alarm over Trump's destructive political agenda and behavior have prompted mounting disdain for Trump supporters and other conservatives. This reaction is contributing to political polarization and unwittingly serving to strengthen Trump’s hand as he sows divisiveness
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

Human Work in the Age of Smart Machines

by Jamie Merisotis ...

Narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner ...

Unabridged

6 hours 30 min

We are living through a time of upheaval and social unrest, with increasing threats to global health, democratic institutions, and the world’s economies. But behind the alarming headlines is another issue that must be quickly addressed: the role of workers is being transformed—and often rendered obsolete—by automation and artificial intelligence.As Jamie Merisotis, the president and CEO of Lumina ... Read more

$14.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: eBook

We are living through a time of upheaval and social unrest, with increasing threats to global health, democratic institutions, and the world’s economies. But behind the alarming headlines is another issue that must be quickly addressed: the role of workers is being transformed—and often rendered obsolete—by automation and artificial intelligence.As Jamie Merisotis, the president and CEO of Lumina
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

The Land of Flickering Lights

Restoring America in an Age of Broken Politics

by Michael Bennet ...

Narrated by Michael Bennet ...

Unabridged

8 hours 1 min

The Land of Flickering Lights is a unique contribution to American political writing at this or any other time. Democratic Senator Michael Bennet from Colorado lifts a veil on Congress to reveal, in his words, "through a series of actual stories—about the people, the politics, the motives, the money, the hypocrisy, the stakes, the outcome—the pathological culture of the capitol and the ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

The Land of Flickering Lights is a unique contribution to American political writing at this or any other time. Democratic Senator Michael Bennet from Colorado lifts a veil on Congress to reveal, in his words, "through a series of actual stories—about the people, the politics, the motives, the money, the hypocrisy, the stakes, the outcome—the pathological culture of the capitol and the
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

The Road Not Taken

Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam

by Max Boot ...

Narrated by Henry Strozier ...

Unabridged

27 hours 33 min

Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize (Biography)A New York Times bestseller, this “epic and elegant” biography (Wall Street Journal) profoundly recasts our understanding of the Vietnam War.Praised as a “superb scholarly achievement” (Foreign Policy), The Road Not Taken confirms Max Boot’s role as a “master chronicler” (Washington Times</em... ... Read more

$35.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize (Biography)A New York Times bestseller, this “epic and elegant” biography (Wall Street Journal) profoundly recasts our understanding of the Vietnam War.Praised as a “superb scholarly achievement” (Foreign Policy), The Road Not Taken confirms Max Boot’s role as a “master chronicler” (Washington Times</em...
... Read more

Also available as: eBook

Rakuten Kobo

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

What is Kobo Super Points?

Reward Yourself

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

“michael chertoff”

Exploding Data

Homeland Security

Homeland Security

Exploding Data

People who read these also enjoyed

Get Away!

The Middle of Everywhere

It's Time to Fight Dirty

Radical Technologies

Beyond Contempt

Human Work in the Age of Smart Machines

The Land of Flickering Lights

The Road Not Taken

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

“michael chertoff”

Show:

People who read these also enjoyed