{"product_id":"20907138","title":"The Technological Republic: Hard Power, Soft Belief, And The Future Of The West","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ccenter\u003eThe Technological Republic: Hard Power, Soft Belief, And The Future Of The West\u003c\/center\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003eand #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eThe Technological Republic\u003c\/i\u003e is far too important to ignore’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSilicon Valley’s brightest minds once collaborated with governments to advance technologies, securing the West’s dominance on the global stage. But that relationship has corroded – with perilous repercussions for us all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLifting the veil on tech giant Palantir and its broader political project, visionary co-founder and CEO Alexander C. Karp and his long-time deputy Nicholas W. Zamiska offer a searing critique of our collective culture of complacency. To regain geopolitical power and preserve our freedoms, we must tackle the world’s most pressing challenges – including the artificial intelligence arms race – together and head-on. Now is the time for the West to wake up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Bold and ambitious … Essential reading’ \u003c\/b\u003eEric Schmidt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Fascinating’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A stirring manifesto’ \u003c\/b\u003eNiall Ferguson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Provocative and insightful’ \u003c\/b\u003eJamie Dimon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'[\u003ci\u003eThe Technological Republic\u003c\/i\u003e] help[s] explain the sudden and extraordinary change of worldview that has seized much of the US tech elite… \u003cb\u003ea fascinating, if at times disturbing, insight \u003c\/b\u003einto the reassertion of US hard power' - Financial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A cri de coeur that takes aim at the tech industry for abandoning its history of helping America and its allies... Likely the only book by a business executive to feature three epigrams (one in German), citations from the Bible, Richard Linklater's Before Sunset, and an outright attack on a market leader' - Wall Street Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003cb\u003eNot since Allan Bloom’s astonishingly successful 1987 book \u003ci\u003eThe Closing of the American Mind\u003c\/i\u003e — more than 1 million copies sold — has there been a cultural critique as sweeping as Karp’s\u003c\/b\u003e' - Washington Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Equal parts company lore, jeremiad, and homily... The primary target of The Technological Republic is not a nation that has failed Silicon Valley. It is more cogent and original as a story about how Silicon Valley has failed the nation' - New Yorker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'As \u003cb\u003eclear\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ebracing\u003c\/b\u003e as reveille... with \u003cb\u003eengaging storytelling\u003c\/b\u003e... Whether or not Americans can agree on how and why to defend the country, Karp and Zamiska make a stirring call for the tech industry to follow Palantir's path and get involved with the effort' - Washington Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A \u003cb\u003ebold\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eambitious\u003c\/b\u003e work, \u003ci\u003eThe Technological Republic \u003c\/i\u003ereminds us of a time when technological progress answered a national calling. It is \u003cb\u003eessential reading\u003c\/b\u003e in the age of AI, as the direction of Silicon Valley will help define the future of American leadership in the world' - Eric Schmidt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'In today's complicated geopolitical, technological, and economic environment, the author's ability to be both well spoken and outspoken in The\u003ci\u003e Technological Republic\u003c\/i\u003e can help us understand important issues about the future prosperity of the United States and its allies. The book is by turns \u003cb\u003eprovocative \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e insightful\u003c\/b\u003e, and Alex Karp's resilience, patriotism, and depth of experience in our rapidly changing world provide\u003cb\u003e instructive lessons\u003c\/b\u003e and\u003cb\u003e intellectual arguments\u003c\/b\u003e for all of us to consider' - Jamie Dimon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003cb\u003eThis is an extremely important book\u003c\/b\u003e and a gift to every American interested in the future path of our nation. Alex \u003cb\u003eKarp is a brilliant out-of-consensus visionary\u003c\/b\u003e who has built one of the most consequential companies in America. His insight into how he did so and how we should allocate future defence spending and what role our leading technology companies should play in helping defend our nation against hostile adversaries is both \u003cb\u003eprovocative\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003einvaluable\u003c\/b\u003e' - Stanley Druckenmiller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Technological Republic\u003c\/i\u003e should be read by everyone who cares about how technology should contribute to the protection of American values and our security. Karp is a true patriot- a loving critic of his industry and his country who wants them both to be better' - General James N. Mattis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIFICATIONS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003eAlexander K. Karp, Nicholas W. Zamiska - Александр К. Карп, Николас В. 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