New Titles in the Chastek Library

"Learn how to maximize your use of, and benefit from AI, personally and professionally while staying safe. To satisfy professionals and businesses trying to modernize their approaches to work and personal tasks, this book will explain some of the basics of what AI is, what AI is likely to look like in the near future, and how not to get stung using it." -- Publisher site.

"In retelling the horrific events of one of America’s most cataclysmic tragedies, Esposito has fashioned both an incomparably gripping narrative and a vibrant portrait of the era. But it is the intense, detailed narrative of the fire–harrowing yet compulsively readable–and the trials that followed that will stay with the reader well after they finish this remarkable book. '[Esposito] reminds us that the cautionary tale of the Cocoanut Grove is still relevant today.'” -- New York Law Journal

"Over a period of three years, covertly recording thousands of hours of conversations with coaches from many of the leading college teams, Marty reveals a large-scale epidemic of deception, bribery, and fraud within the NCAA. The stars seem aligned for the operation--if only Marty can keep the FBI itself from blowing the case. Journalist Guy Lawson digs deep into a true story about the lure of celebrity, sports, wealth, and crime, and the motivations of a man--on both sides of the law--who exploded a land mine of systemic all-American corruption." -- Publisher site.

"In Interception, two industry veterans and authors of the best-selling The Logic Of Sports Betting get you up to speed on the newest sports betting options. From single game parlays and player props to in-game bets, Matt and Ed pull back the curtain and show you how today’s oddsmakers work their magic. And then they teach you how to beat modern sportsbooks at their own game." -- Publisher site.

"On February 20, 2003, the deadliest rock concert in U.S. history took place at a roadhouse called The Station in West Warwick, Rhode Island. That night, in the few minutes it takes to play a hard-rock standard, the fate of many of the unsuspecting nightclub patrons was determined with awful certainty. The blaze was ignited when pyrotechnics set off by Great White, a 1980s heavy-metal band, lit flammable polyurethane "egg crate" foam sound insulation on the club's walls. In less than 10 minutes, 96 people were dead and 200 more were injured, many catastrophically. The final death toll topped out, three months later, at the eerily unlikely round number of 100. The story of the fire, its causes, and its legal and human aftermath is one of lives put at risk by petty economic decisions--by a band, club owners, promoters, building inspectors, and product manufacturers. Any one of those decisions, made differently, might have averted the tragedy." -- Publisher site.

"How do sportsbooks make their lines? Which types of bets are the best? Can you beat the house? The Logic of Sports Betting answers all these questions and more with a dash of humor and a whole lot of real talk about how it all works. Peek behind the counter and learn how sportsbooks operate. Combine that insider knowledge with why-didn't-I-think-of-that sports betting logic, and you have the winning formula." -- Publisher site.

"Seven Things You Can’t Say About China is Tom Cotton’s provocative exposé about the gravest threat to American freedom. The media, Hollywood, academia, Wall Street, and most politicians can’t—or won’t—speak the truth about China." -- Publisher site.

" By reviewing the most important SCOTUS opinions on surveillance and applying the
famous “legitimate end” approach from McCulloch v. Maryland, the author determines which values have prevailed in the judicial interpretation of the Constitution: security or freedom. Furthermore, the book evaluates the legal and political arguments used by the Court to justify broad surveillance measures, including the national security paradigm and secrecy, which have strengthened the executive branch’s position in the U.S. governmental system." -- Publisher site.

"In 1987, Trump published an unguarded look at the mind of a brilliant entrepreneur and an unprecedented education in the practice of deal-making. Now republished, but not updated, the book still provides a guide to personal finance that also provides a look into Trump's life up to that point." -- Amazon site.