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  • Silence, Screen, and Spectacle: Rethinking Social Memory in the Age of Information by Freeman, Lindsey A.
    Lindsey A. Freeman

    Silence, Screen, and Spectacle: Rethinking Social Memory in the Age of Information

    In an age of information and new media the relationships between remembering and forgetting have changed. This volume addresses the tension between loud and often spectacular histories and those forgotten pasts we strain to hear. Employing social and cultural analysis, the essays within examine...
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  • Internet Architecture and Innovation by Van Schewick, Barbara
    Barbara Van Schewick

    Internet Architecture and Innovation

    A detailed examination of how the underlying technical structure of the Internet affects the economic environment for innovation and the implications for public policy.Today--following housing bubbles, bank collapses, and high unemployment--the Internet remains the most reliable mechanism for fostering innovation and creating new wealth....
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  • The Divine Comedy of the Tech Sisterhood: & other stories by Violet, Rena
    Rena Violet

    The Divine Comedy of the Tech Sisterhood: & other stories

    Author: Rena Violet, Anat DeracineISBN-13: 9798990835221Publisher: Mayavin PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/2025Pages: 122Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.28lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.29d
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  • The Limbo Files by Langford, David
    David Langford

    The Limbo Files

    In 1985, when all the world was young and dot-matrix printers stalked the primeval swamps of computing, David Langford won his Hugo Award and began a long-running column for 8000 Plus magazine (later PCW Plus). This notoriously became the page readers turned to first....
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  • Nvidia Revolution: Driving AI, Gaming, and Computing Forward: A History, Legacy of Innovation, Chip Evolution, and Industry Challenges by Truitt, David E.
    David E. Truitt

    Nvidia Revolution: Driving AI, Gaming, and Computing Forward: A History, Legacy of Innovation, Chip Evolution, and Industry Challenges

    This book explores NVIDIA Corporation, one of the world's leading semiconductor companies specializing in GPU technology. NVIDIA has transformed the computing industry from its founding in 1993 to its dominance in AI hardware and software. The book examines the company's key milestones, from developing...
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  • Gravity's Ghosts: Unveiling Gravitational Waves by Hunter, Eileen E.
    Eileen E. Hunter

    Gravity's Ghosts: Unveiling Gravitational Waves

    Discover the Invisible Waves That Transform Our Understanding of the UniverseIn "Gravity's Ghosts: Unveiling Gravitational Waves", renowned author Eileen E. Hunter takes readers on an illuminating journey through the most recent frontier of astronomical exploration. From the theoretical dawn inspired by Einstein's profound theories...
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  • To Infinity and Beyond: The Science and Fiction of Wormhole Travel by Nelson, Jacqueline Y.
    Jacqueline Y. Nelson

    To Infinity and Beyond: The Science and Fiction of Wormhole Travel

    "To Infinity and Beyond: The Science and Fiction of Wormhole Travel" takes readers on an astounding journey through the realms of science and fiction. This captivating exploration delves into the tantalizing concept of wormholes-mysterious bridges connecting the farthest corners of the universe.The book is...
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  • Breaking Through Bytes: Women Shaping the Digital World by Vero, Kelly
    Kelly Vero

    Breaking Through Bytes: Women Shaping the Digital World

    Breaking Through Bytes: Women Shaping the Digital World celebrates the indomitable spirit of women who redefined technology. Divided into 9 iconic chapters, the book provides vivid portraits of 18 female pioneers who cracked the digital code, women who dared to question, create and conquer,...
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  • The Computers That Made the World by Danton, Tim
    Tim Danton

    The Computers That Made the World

    This book tells the story of the birth of the computing industry via the origins of ten influential computers built between 1939 and 1950Starting with a short, sharp history of how we got to where we were on the eve of the second world...
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  • Succeeding in Information Technology by Leonardich, Michael
    Michael Leonardich

    Succeeding in Information Technology

    The Information Technology profession has seen massive and dramatic change since the early days of mainframe computers and punch cards. Colleges and trade schools offer a multitude of classes for people desiring to enter the profession. While they do an excellent job of teaching...
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  • The Shortest History of AI: The Six Essential Ideas That Animate It by Walsh, Toby
    Toby Walsh

    The Shortest History of AI: The Six Essential Ideas That Animate It

    Since Alan Turing first posed the question, "Can machines think?," artificial intelligence has evolved from a speculative idea to a transformative force. The Shortest History of AI traces this evolution, from Ada Lovelace's visionary work to IBM's groundbreaking defeat of the chess world champion...
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  • The Seymour Cray Era of Supercomputers: From Fast Machines to Fast Codes by Elzen, Boelie
    Boelie Elzen

    The Seymour Cray Era of Supercomputers: From Fast Machines to Fast Codes

    This book describes the development and use of supercomputers in the period 1960-1996, a time that can be called the Seymour Cray Era. For more than three decades, Cray's computer designs were seen as the yardstick against which all other efforts were measured. Initially,...
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  • Partners are Friends by McKelvey, Elize N.
    Elize N. McKelvey

    Partners are Friends

    Based on a true story of military service, partnership, and adventure. Illustrated and written by U.S. Marines, this book immerses readers in a snowy city across the world as a U.S. cyber team quickly helps their partners, their friends, protect their computer networks from...
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  • The Seymour Cray Era of Supercomputers: From Fast Machines to Fast Codes by Elzen, Boelie
    Boelie Elzen

    The Seymour Cray Era of Supercomputers: From Fast Machines to Fast Codes

    This book describes the development and use of supercomputers in the period 1960-1996, a time that can be called the Seymour Cray Era. For more than three decades, Cray's computer designs were seen as the yardstick against which all other efforts were measured. Initially,...
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  • Algorithms, Monks, and Merchants: Computing in Everyday Life in the Middle Ages by Ausiello, Giorgio
    Giorgio Ausiello

    Algorithms, Monks, and Merchants: Computing in Everyday Life in the Middle Ages

    This book explores the tight relationship that existed between application needs and computational problem-solving methods during the Middle Ages, particularly the period between the 9th and 15th centuries. It was a time of great cultural and economic evolution, starting with the blooming phase of...
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  • Habitual Rhetoric: Digital Writing Before Digital Technology by Mueller, Alex
    Alex Mueller

    Habitual Rhetoric: Digital Writing Before Digital Technology

    Writing has always been digital. Just as digits scribble with the quill or tap the typewriter, digits compose binary code and produce text on a screen. Over time, however, digital writing has come to be defined by numbers and chips, not fingers and parchment....
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  • Keith Houston

    Face with Tears of Joy: A Natural History of Emoji

    We are surrounded by emoji. They appear in politics, movies, drug deals, our sex lives, and more. But emoji's impact has never been explored in full. Named for the world's most popular pictogram, Face with Tears of Joy tells the whole story of emoji...
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  • Amir Husain

    Serious Machines: The Story of the Computers That Built the Modern World

    "Few books have captured the complexity and excitement of the last forty-some-odd years of advances in IT technology as effectively as Serious Machines." -Bob Stearns, Cofounder and Managing Director, Sternhill Associates, Past Chief Technology Officer, Compaq ComputerYou're invited on a journey into the past,...
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  • Before the Computer: Ibm, Ncr, Burroughs, and Remington Rand and the Industry They Created, 1865-1956 by Cortada, James W.
    James W. Cortada

    Before the Computer: Ibm, Ncr, Burroughs, and Remington Rand and the Industry They Created, 1865-1956

    Before the Computer fully explores the data processing industry in the United States from its nineteenth-century inception down to the period when the computer became its primary tool. As James Cortada describes what was once called the "office appliance industry," he challenges our view...
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  • Track Changes: A Literary History of Word Processing by Kirschenbaum, Matthew G.
    Matthew G. Kirschenbaum

    Track Changes: A Literary History of Word Processing

    The story of writing in the digital age is every bit as messy as the ink-stained rags that littered the floor of Gutenberg's print shop or the hot molten lead of the Linotype machine. During the period of the pivotal growth and widespread adoption...
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  • Computer Factoids: Tales from the High-Tech Underbelly by Kirksey, Kirk
    Kirk Kirksey

    Computer Factoids: Tales from the High-Tech Underbelly

    Computers are those unfathomable contraptions everyone everywhere loves to hate. We can't live with them, but we can't live without them. Contempt for our byte-based existence has developed universal appeal crossing boundaries of culture, economics, religion, and language. Everyone you know has a "those...
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  • The Apple II Age: How the Computer Became Personal by Nooney, Laine
    Laine Nooney

    The Apple II Age: How the Computer Became Personal

    An engrossing origin story for the personal computer--showing how the Apple II's software helped a machine transcend from hobbyists' plaything to essential home appliance. Skip the iPhone, the iPod, and the Macintosh. If you want to understand how Apple Inc. became an industry behemoth,...
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  • Networks Rising: Thinking Together in a Connected World by Burns, Christopher
    Christopher Burns

    Networks Rising: Thinking Together in a Connected World

    For the second time in human history, we are on the verge of broad new breakthroughs in health, productivity, and personal freedom. And many-to-many networks are the reason. In business, government, and war, information is no longer the privilege of a powerful few. Now...
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  • Automating Linguistics by Léon, Jacqueline
    Jacqueline Léon

    Automating Linguistics

    Automating Linguistics offers an in-depth study of the history of the mathematisation and automation of the sciences of language. In the wake of the first mathematisation of the 1930s, two waves followed: machine translation in the 1950s and the development of computational linguistics and...
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  • The Smoky God: The Mysteries of the Inner Earth by Walsh, Sheila
    Sheila Walsh

    The Smoky God: The Mysteries of the Inner Earth

    Embark on a fascinating journey with "The Smoky God: The Mysteries of the Inner Earth", as you probe into the veiled heart of our planet through the pages of this enthralling Special Report. No scientific background is demanded - only a thirst for discovery!Why...
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  • Turning Point: How It Is Changing Our World by M?ller, J?rgen
    J?rgen M?ller

    Turning Point: How It Is Changing Our World

    Modern information technology permeates and transforms our world--far more intensely than most of us realize. The book describes its origin, history, and essential drivers. It elaborates on the substantial importance the new world power of IT has gained for our social, economic, and political...
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  • Island Tinkerers: Innovation and Transformation in the Making of Taiwan's Computing Industry by Tinn, Honghong
    Honghong Tinn

    Island Tinkerers: Innovation and Transformation in the Making of Taiwan's Computing Industry

    How Taiwan rose to global prominence in high tech manufacturing, from computer maker to the world's leading chip manufacturer. How did Taiwan, a former Japanese colony and the last fortress of the defeated Chinese Nationalists, ascend to such heights in high-tech manufacturing? In Island...
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  • Government Policy toward Open Source Software by Hahn, Robert W.
    Robert W. Hahn

    Government Policy toward Open Source Software

    "A Brookings Institution Press and American Enterprise Institute publication Can open source software--software that is usually available without charge and that individuals are free to modify--survive against the fierce competition of proprietary software, such as Microsoft Windows? Should the government intervene on its behalf?...
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  • Bubble Blog: From Outsider to Insider in Silicon Valley's Web 2.0 Revolution by MacManus, Richard
    Richard MacManus

    Bubble Blog: From Outsider to Insider in Silicon Valley's Web 2.0 Revolution

    Author: Richard MacManusISBN-13: 9798345973486Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/15/2024Pages: 386Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.24lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.86d
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  • Adventure: The Atari 2600 at the Dawn of Console Gaming by Lendino, Jamie
    Jamie Lendino

    Adventure: The Atari 2600 at the Dawn of Console Gaming

    Author: Jamie LendinoISBN-10: 1957932074ISBN-13: 9781957932071Publisher: Steel Gear PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/27/2024Pages: 330Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.07lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.74d
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  • Adventure: The Atari 2600 at the Dawn of Console Gaming by Lendino, Jamie
    Jamie Lendino

    Adventure: The Atari 2600 at the Dawn of Console Gaming

    The sprawl of Adventure. The addictiveness of Breakout. The intensity of Space Invaders.Once upon a time, you could only experience this kind of excitement at the arcade. But in 1977 that changed forever. You, and maybe a friend or a sibling, could instantly teleport...
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  • The Invisible History of Museum Computing: The Behind-The-Scenes Magic of Museum Technology Professionals by Marty, Paul
    Paul Marty

    The Invisible History of Museum Computing: The Behind-The-Scenes Magic of Museum Technology Professionals

    The Invisible History of Museum Computing uses engaging quotes from a one-of-a-kind collection of oral histories gathered by the authors from more than fifty current and former museum technology professionals working in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Australia to shine a light on the...
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  • The Invisible History of Museum Computing: The Behind-The-Scenes Magic of Museum Technology Professionals by Marty, Paul
    Paul Marty

    The Invisible History of Museum Computing: The Behind-The-Scenes Magic of Museum Technology Professionals

    The Invisible History of Museum Computing uses engaging quotes from a one-of-a-kind collection of oral histories gathered by the authors from more than fifty current and former museum technology professionals working in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Australia to shine a light on the...
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  • Code Breakers: Women Who Shaped the Digital World by Sinclair, Clara J.
    Clara J. Sinclair

    Code Breakers: Women Who Shaped the Digital World

    Extraordinary Women Who Revolutionized TechnologyEmbark on an exhilarating journey through the untold stories of the fierce female trailblazers who paved the way in the digital world."Code Breakers: Women Who Shaped the Digital World" unveils the riveting lives and groundbreaking achievements of the icons in...
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  • Living in the IT Era: Introduction to Basic Computing by Gangoso, Paul Omar P.
    Paul Omar P. Gangoso

    Living in the IT Era: Introduction to Basic Computing

    This book is an introductory course to basic computing in Philippine tertiary education programs.Author: Paul Omar P. GangosoISBN-13: 9798864096857Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/05/2024Pages: 190Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.58lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40d
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  • ZX Spectrum Demoscene by Marecki, Piotr
    Piotr Marecki

    ZX Spectrum Demoscene

    This book describes three phenomena in digital media. Firstly, it concerns the 8-bit personal computer ZX Spectrum produced by the British company Sinclair Research since 1982. As a publication about a specific platform, it falls into the mainstream category of platform studies and it...
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  • The Machine in the Ghost: Digitality and Its Consequences by Boast, Robin
    Robin Boast

    The Machine in the Ghost: Digitality and Its Consequences

    We live in a digital age, buy and sell in a digital economy, and consume--oh do we consume--digital media. The digital lies at the heart of our contemporary, information-heavy, media-saturated lives, and although we may talk about the digital as a cultural phenomenon, the...
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  • First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC by John Von Neumann
    John Von Neumann

    First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC

    This book presents the first draft of a report on the Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer (EDVAC), an early computer that was designed to facilitate the execution of long computations. Von Neumann provides a detailed analysis of the design and capabilities of the machine,...
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  • Chaim L. Pekeris and the Art of Applying Mathematics with Weizac, 1955-1963 by Corry, Leo
    Leo Corry

    Chaim L. Pekeris and the Art of Applying Mathematics with Weizac, 1955-1963

    This book describes the groundbreaking work of Chaim Leib Pekeris and his collaborators. Between 1955 and 1963 they used the first electronic computer built in Israel, the Weizmann Automatic Computer (WEIZAC), to develop powerful numerical methods that helped achieve new and accurate solutions of...
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  • Seven Obscure Languages in Seven Weeks: Rediscovering the Tools That Built the Future by Zinoviev, Dmitry
    Dmitry Zinoviev

    Seven Obscure Languages in Seven Weeks: Rediscovering the Tools That Built the Future

    Immerse yourself in the intricate world of forgotten programming languages with Seven Obscure Languages in Seven Weeks. This comprehensive guide serves as a bridge to understanding and revitalizing legacy code, offering invaluable insights into the evolution of programming. With hands-on tutorials spanning languages from...
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  • Too Much Fun: The Five Lives of the Commodore 64 Computer by Juul, Jesper
    Jesper Juul

    Too Much Fun: The Five Lives of the Commodore 64 Computer

    The surprising history of the Commodore 64, the best-selling home computer of the 1980s--the machine that taught the world that computing should be fun. The Commodore 64 (C64) is officially the best-selling desktop computer model of all time, according to The Guinness Book of...
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  • 8-Bit Apocalypse: The Untold Story of Atari's Missile Command by Rubens, Alex
    Alex Rubens

    8-Bit Apocalypse: The Untold Story of Atari's Missile Command

    Before Call of Duty, before World of Warcraft, before even Super Mario Bros., the video game industry exploded in the late 1970s with the advent of the video arcade. Leading the charge was Atari Inc., the creator of, among others, the iconic game Missile...
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  • Empire of the Sum: The Rise and Reign of the Pocket Calculator by Houston, Keith
    Keith Houston

    Empire of the Sum: The Rise and Reign of the Pocket Calculator

    Starting with hands, abacus, and slide rule, humans have always reached for tools to simplify math. Pocket-sized calculators ushered in modern mathematics, helped build the atomic bomb, took us to the bottom of the ocean, and accompanied us to the moon. The pocket calculator...
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  • Analog Superpowers: How Twentieth-Century Technology Theft Built the National Security State by Epstein, Katherine C.
    Katherine C. Epstein

    Analog Superpowers: How Twentieth-Century Technology Theft Built the National Security State

    A gripping history that spans law, international affairs, and top-secret technology to unmask the tension between intellectual property rights and national security. At the beginning of the twentieth century, two British inventors, Arthur Pollen and Harold Isherwood, became fascinated by a major military question:...
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  • How to Make leather Shoe: The Simple Guide to Learning Best Technique About How to Make leather Shoe by Norris, Shelly
    Shelly Norris

    How to Make leather Shoe: The Simple Guide to Learning Best Technique About How to Make leather Shoe

    "Dive into the world of bespoke footwear with 'How to Make Leather Shoes, ' an unparalleled guide by master craftsman Shelly Norris . This comprehensive manual unveils the artistry and precision behind crafting exquisite leather shoes. From selecting premium hides to perfecting stitching techniques,...
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  • Serious Machines: The Story of the Computers That Built the Modern World by Husain, Amir
    Amir Husain

    Serious Machines: The Story of the Computers That Built the Modern World

    "Few books have captured the complexity and excitement of the last forty-some-odd years of advances in IT technology as effectively as Serious Machines." -Bob Stearns, Cofounder and Managing Director, Sternhill Associates, Past Chief Technology Officer, Compaq ComputerYou're invited on a journey into the past,...
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  • The History of the Gpu - New Developments by Peddie, Jon
    Jon Peddie

    The History of the Gpu - New Developments

    This third book in the three-part series on the History of the GPU covers the second to sixth eras of the GPU, which can be found in anything that has a display or screen. The GPU is now part of supercomputers, PCs, Smartphones and...
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  • History of Hacking by Jones, Brandon
    Brandon Jones

    History of Hacking

    This book is a comprehensive exploration of the dynamic world of hacking and cybersecurity. It delves into the fascinating journey of hacking from its early days of curiosity and exploration to the sophisticated and high-stakes battles of today. Through detailed narratives, expert insights, and...
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  • AI & I: An Intellectual History of Artificial Intelligence by Charniak, Eugene
    Eugene Charniak

    AI & I: An Intellectual History of Artificial Intelligence

    A concise and illuminating history of the field of artificial intelligence from one of its earliest and most respected pioneers. AI & I is an intellectual history of the field of artificial intelligence from the perspective of one of its first practitioners, Eugene Charniak....
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  • Virtual Reality in Religion and Spirituality: Exploring Faith in the Digital Age by Rivera, Sebastian Clarence
    Sebastian Clarence Rivera

    Virtual Reality in Religion and Spirituality: Exploring Faith in the Digital Age

    Prepare to embark on an extraordinary journey where age-old spirituality meets the cutting-edge technology of Virtual Reality. "Virtual Reality in Religion and Spirituality: Exploring Faith in the Digital Age", authored by the thoughtful and innovative Sebastian Clarence Rivera, enlightens readers about an unexplored arena...
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