Nick Srnicek

Alex Williams

A major new left manifesto for a technological future free from work.

Folk Politics and the Left

Inventing the Future

Nick SRNICEK

A major new manifesto for a high-tech future, free from work Neoliberalism isn't working. Austerity is forcing millions into poverty and many more into precarious work, while the left remains trapped in stagnant political practices that offer no respite. Inventing the Future is a bold new manifesto for life after capitalism. Against the confused understanding of our high-tech world by both the right and the left, this book claims that the emancipatory and future-oriented possibilities of our society can be reclaimed. Instead of running from a complex future, Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams demand a postcapitalist economy capable of advancing standards, liberating humanity from work and developing technologies that expand our freedoms. This new edition includes a new chapter where they respond to their various critics.

Postcapitalism and a World Without Work

Inventare il futuro. Per un mondo senza lavoro

Automation & Orchestration with Docker

The Docker & Container ecosystem

Madeline and Rufus Breeze come from a long line of fantabulous fanmakers – they’ve been keeping people cool in style for centuries. And their eccentric inventor father has stubbornly continued the tradition . . . even though their village has been covered in snow for several years. Now the Breeze family is so in debt, local tyrant Bartholomew Tullock is threatening to take their home. Then a smooth-tongued stranger and his blue-haired dog arrive in town with a solution to the Breezes’ problem. Soon determined Madeline and her father are off on a death-defying journey to sell their breathtaking and breeze-making fans to the residents of the one nearby city that is (strangely) still hot. If only they didn’t have to face a mini-cyclone, stolen fans, enemy spies, eclectic elements and desert dunes hotter than an oven to get there . . . And in their absence it’s up to Rufus to keep his mother and their house safe from greedy Tullock and his nightmarish skeletal sidekick, Scratskin. Hair-raising and harebrained, and with equally over-the-top illustrations by award-winning illustrator, David Roberts!

The Storm Maker

Wealthy orphans Adam and Cressida Bloom couldn't be less alike. Adam can't seem to help being exceedingly ordinary whereas Cressida, his glamorous sister, has a magnificent talent – when she sings, even the birds stop to listen. Then Cressida is invited to perform at Fortescue's festival of young talents and Adam tags along. But once the children arrive at the festival, in a mountain-top hotel, their terrific talents begin mysteriously to disappear. A piano virtuoso suddenly forgets how to play, a maths genius finds she can no longer multiply. There's a sinister shadow that only Adam ever sees, a strange glow emanating from behind closed doors . . . With the help of an erratic ex-racing driver, dashing Amy Swift, Adam and Cressida rip-roar off through the mountains in Amy's shiny racing car, the Silver Swift. They are in perilous pursuit of the dastardly talent thief! But from a hair-raisingly close shave with an avalanche to crash-landing a plane on a runway the size of a table, Adam never gives up. Perhaps he isn't as ordinary as he first thought!

An Extraordinary Tale of an Ordinary Boy

The Talent Thief

El neoliberalismo no está funcionando. A lo largo de las últimas décadas, las políticas económicas neoliberales han arrastrado a millones de personas a la pobreza y a otras muchas a trabajos precarios y mal pagados. Entretanto, la izquierda se mantiene atrapada en una serie de prácticas que rara vez ofrecen un respiro y menos aún una solución a la crisis. Este libro propone, finalmente, una alternativa. "Inventar el futuro" es un audaz manifiesto sobre la vida después del capitalismo. En contra de los voceros de la derecha que una y otra vez proclaman el fin de la historia, Nick Srnicek y Alex Williams –autores del célebre "Manifiesto aceleracionista"– demuestran en estas páginas que otro mundo es posible. Opuestos a los ideólogos de izquierda que temen irracionalmente a los avances tecnológicos, Srnicek y Williams demandan una economía poscapitalista en la que la tecnología nos libere del trabajo y amplíe nuestras libertades. Ésta es una obra de radical imaginación política y un llamado a "inventar el futuro" antes de que se nos imponga.

Postcapitalismo y un mundo sin trabajo

Inventar el futuro

In a land of never-ending snow, Rufus Breeze and his mother must protect the family home from being seized by tyrant Bartholomew Tullock, while sister Madeline and her father, an inventor of fans that are now useless, join forces with a ne'er-do-well adventurer and his blue-haired terrier, hoping to make some money.

The Deep Freeze of Bartholomew Tullock

From variations on well-known positions to gymnastic moves for the serious enthusiast, "The Best Sex Positions Ever! presents an inspirational approach to lovemaking, one designed to take readers to higher peaks of ecstasy through new and stimulating erotic moves. The book's sizzling positions and uninhibited suggestions show how to spice up any sex life and prolong the pleasure. The sexual adventure begins, appropriately enough, with arousal and response, where partners become more intimately aware of each other's bodies. Then come the climax-guaranteed sex positions, from the tried and true to the provocatively new. As readers expand their repertoire and the bed alone becomes a bit of a bore, "The Best Sex Positions Ever! shows how to incorporate toys and props as well as different surfaces and locations into lovemaking. These sexual positions and suggestions, all illustrated with tastefully explicit photographs, will add an exciting new dimension to the reader's sexual quest.

The Best Sex Positions Ever!

Neoliberalism isn't working. Austerity is forcing millions into poverty and many more into precarious work, while the left remains trapped in stagnant political practices that offer no respite. Inventing the Future is a bold new manifesto for life after capitalism. Against the confused understanding of our high-tech world by both the right and the left, this book claims that the emancipatory and future-oriented possibilities of our society can be reclaimed. Instead of running from a complex future, Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams demand a postcapitalist economy capable of advancing standards, liberating humanity from work and developing technologies that expand our freedoms. This new edition includes a new chapter where they respond to their various critics.

Alexa has not had an easy life. Growing up in foster care, living on her own, and fighting to stay a float. All it takes is one night of passion that turns into three months of pain, and a lifetime of figuring out where she belongs in the world.

Mistakes Were Made

It was in 2008 that I first heard about this amazing endurance event in The Sahara desert in Morocco. Having lived with Type 1 Diabetes for 34 years, and after falling in love with the romance and adventure of the desert while living in Saudi Arabia, I set myself the challenge. This would become 2 years that changed my life forever.

Marathon des Sables - A Type 1 Diabetes Adventure

If Newton lived in these dark days he would probably reformulate his laws following the formula of Accelerationism. By nature, manifestos are linked to time, build upon a time. For Alex Williams and Nick Srnicek, time is a raw material that can only be released from its obligations and contracts by means of acceleration. - Gato Negro Ediciones.

For an Accelerationist Politics

#Accelerate Manifesto

Jeremy Gilbert

How did we come to live in a world dominated by big tech and finance? Today power is in the hands of Wall Street and Silicon Valley. How do we understand this transformation in power? And what can we do about it? We cannot change anything until we have a better understanding of how power works, who holds it, and why that matters. Through upgrading the concept of hegemony—understanding the importance of passive consent; the complexity of political interests; and the structural force of technology—Jeremy Gilbert and Alex Williams offer us an updated theory of power for the twenty-first century. Hegemony Now explores how these forces came to control our world. The authors show how they have shaped the direction of politics and government as well as the neoliberal economy to benefit their own interests. However, this dominance is under threat. Following the 2008 financial crisis, a new order emerged in which the digital platform is the central new technology of both production and power. This offers new opportunities for counter hegemonic strategies to win back power. Hegemony Now outlines a dynamic socialist strategy for the twenty-first century.

How Big Tech and Wall Street Won the World (And How We Win it Back)

Hegemony Now

M.A. Quigley

Mark Cooney grows up aware that there is something different about him and hopes that his parents will never find out. Mark's best friend Dave disappeared when he was thirteen and returned ten years later. Mark became more and more vulnerable as they got closer. It came with a price. Tormented by his inner demons and refusing to be controlled by anyone, Dave reveals a secret that he has kept since childhood, which leads to a terrible misunderstanding that will have grave consequences for Mark and his family. The Complexities of Love is a coming-of-age story about Mark as he confronts the truth about his family and his identity. All he yearns for is for Dave to return his love, but will that happen, or will he find someone else?

Will Mark find the love he's seeking?

The Complexities of Love

"Hopelessly Devoted to You, You and You"

John Snead

Reality is a lie invented by a technocratic enemy who has written history to it's liking. The truth is magic'ae the universe can be crafted with a simple working of your will. Mages have taught this truth throughout the ages, but the proponents of technology have crushed the mystic masters. Join the last stand in the war for reality. Mage: The Ascension places you in the midst of supernatural intrigues and inner struggles. The more secrets you learn, the more important your wisdom and power become. Mage drags spirituality and metaphysics screaming through the streets of a postmodern nightmare. Convention Books contain vital character information for players and Storytellers.

Iteration X

Convention Book

Nick Land

Akzeleration

John Hartnett

This resource answers the age old cosmology debate and includes within its pages: a brief history of scientific cosmology; the big bang model, including origins of stars, planets, and life; the creation model, including the views of Moses and Jesus; other cosmological models, including future trends; the errors in evolutionary time scales, time indicators, and ages; appendixes and comprehensive index. In modern times, the Bible has become increasingly disconnected from most Christians' understanding of the real world. Cosmology - the way we think about the universe - has come to be totally dominated by secular beliefs, such as the big bang.

Alex Williams

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