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An unlikely friendship forms between a great white shark and a robot when they bond over a favorite book series, then stand--and dance--together against playground bullies. Can a shark and a robot really be friends? In this hilarious graphic-novel chapter book, what makes you different makes for an EPIC friendship.Shark loves water. Bot short-circuits if he goes near water! Shark recites poetry. Bot recites facts. Can these two really be friends? They're both a little awkward. . . . They both love comics. . . . And just wait til you see their dance moves when they confront a playground bully.Readers won't just laugh along, they'll identify with the real-life issues of making friends, accepting differences, and dealing with bullies in the best way possible. Perfect for reluctant readers and fans of Narwhal and Jelly and The Bad Guys. Autorid: Brian Yanish

Discover what it's really like to launch a start-up, and all of the other jobs in the tech industry, in this fascinating illustrated guide written by entrepreneur Michelle You. Learn about how to design your tech product, what a coder does and how to grow your start-up. Curious about other tech jobs? From software engineers and AI safety researchers to digital fashion designers and gaming content creators, there are lots of different jobs in technology. Software engineers design and build apps, websites and computer programs Games designers come up with the look and feel of new video games AI engineers program and train artificial intelligence systems so they can think and learn like humans How to Launch a Tech Start-Up is the ideal book for children interested in working in tech. Other titles in the series include: How to Be an Astronaut and Other Space Jobs (shortlisted for Blue Peter Book Award 2020) How to Be a Detective and Other Crime-Fighting Jobs How to Be an Actor and Other Film and TV Jobs How to Be a Footballer and Other Sports Jobs How to Be a Vet and Other Animal Jobs How to Be a Doctor and Other Life-Saving Jobs Autorid: Michelle You, Sol Linero

Laugh-out-loud school-based fun in two-colour stories, perfect for encouraging independent reading! Three short stories in each book keep just confident readers engaged while lively two-colour illustrations bring these hilarious early readers to life and perfectly bridge the gap between picture books and chapter books. Written by the bestselling, Blue Peter award-winning author Pamela Butchart and illustrated by Becka Moor. Three more stories of primary school mayhem as 2F set out to solve the real mysteries of life. Does the classroom hamster have magical powers? When Lauren swallows a fly, will she ACTUALLY turn into one? And who, or what, is ROBOT BOY? Look out for all the Wigglesbottom titles! The Toilet Ghost The Shark in the Pool Super Dog The Classroom Cat The Break-Time Bunnies Autorid: Pamela Butchart, Becka Moor

Humans were born armed. Before Homo sapiens first walked the Earth, proto-humans had manufactured spears and other tools not only to hunt and defend themselves but also to attack other humans. The war instinct is part of human nature, but the means to fight war depend on technology. Politics, economics, ideology, culture, strategy, tactics, and philosophy have all shaped war, but none of these factors has driven the evolution of warfare as much as technology. Expanding on this compelling thesis, this book traces the co-evolution of technology and war from the Stone Age to the age of cyberwar and nanotechnology. Alex Roland shines a light on the patterns of interaction between technology and warfare, describing the sensational inventions that changed the direction of war throughout history: fortified walls, the chariot, swift and nimble battleships, the gunpowder revolution, and finally aircraft, bombers, rockets, submarines, improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and nuclear weapons. In the twenty-first century, scientific and engineering research is constantly transforming war and simultaneously producing countless technological innovations. Yet even now, the newest and best technology cannot guarantee victory. Rather, technology and warfare remain in a timeless dialectic, spurring change without ever stabilizing a military balance of power. New technologies continue to push warfare in unexpected directions, while warfare pulls technology into new stunning possibilities. In an era of computers, drones, and robotic systems, Roland reminds us that, although military technologies keep changing at a precipitous speed, the principles and patterns behind them abide. Brimming with dramatic narratives of battles and deep insights into military psychology, this Very Short Introduction is ultimately an original account of human history seen through the kaleidoscopic lens of war technology. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable. Autorid: Alex Roland

A new framework for the neuroscientific study of emotions in humans and animalsThe Neuroscience of Emotion presents a new framework for the neuroscientific study of emotion across species. Written by Ralph Adolphs and David J. Anderson, two leading authorities on the study of emotion, this accessible and original book recasts the discipline and demonstrates that in order to understand emotion, we need to examine its biological roots in humans and animals. Only through a comparative approach that encompasses work at the molecular, cellular, systems, and cognitive levels will we be able to comprehend what emotions do, how they evolved, how the brain shapes their development, and even how we might engineer them into robots in the future. Showing that emotions are ubiquitous across species and implemented in specific brain circuits, Adolphs and Anderson offer a broad foundation for thinking about emotions as evolved, functionally defined biological states. The authors discuss the techniques and findings from modern neuroscientific investigations of emotion and conclude with a survey of theories and future research directions. Featuring color illustrations throughout, The Neuroscience of Emotion synthesizes the latest in neuroscientific work to provide deeper insights into how emotions function in all of us. Autorid: Ralph Adolphs, David J. Anderson

The perfect boredom-buster for when youre trapped indoors - keep your kids entertained during quarantine and explore the jungle! Meet all of the animals who live there and discover what they look like, what they eat and how they survive in the jungles. With fun activities, things to spot and a baby monkey to find on every page this book will provide hours of entertainment! Go through each page and see if you can: - Spot the baby monkey in every spread. - Find the sloth who's still awake. - Decide which fruit looks the tastiest! Spot the Monkey in the Jungle is part of the popular Spot The series. These fantastic search and find books, combine spot the activities and other games with informative non-fiction topics to create an entertaining and educational experience. With jam-packed scenes and incredible attention to detail young children will find something new with every read of this book. Other books in the Spot the series include: Spot the Shark in the Ocean Spot the Snail in the Garden Spot the Dinosaur on the Island Spot the Bird on the Building Site Spot the Seal around the World Spot the Seal around the World Spot the Mouse on the Move Spot the Zebra at the Zoo Spot the Mummy at the Museum Spot the Lamb on the Farm Spot the Puppy in the City Spot the Robot in Space Autorid: Stella Maidment, Joelle Dreidemy, Mike Garton

A chapter book adventure starring Iggy Peck, Architect and friends from the New York Times bestselling Questioneers series—now in paperback Iggy Peck is an architect at his very core: When he’s not making houses out of food, his head is up in the clouds, dreaming of design. So he’s totally blown away when Ada Twist’s Aunt Bernice inherits an old house from ice-cream mogul Herbert Sherbert that is filled with countless rooms from all his favorite architectural periods. But something’s not quite right. . . . Everyone says the house is haunted, and it seems that a number of priceless antiques—which were supposed to help Aunt Bernice pay for the house’s upkeep—have gone missing. If they can’t find those antiques, Aunt Bernice might lose the house forever. It will take all of Iggy’s knowledge of architecture and the help of the other Questioneers—Rosie Revere, Ada Twist, and Sofia Valdez—to solve the mystery and find the treasure!Iggy Peck and the Mysterious Mansion is the third in a unique and exciting series of chapter books for children, parents, and teachers who want to make STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fun.Watch the Questioneers in the Netflix television series Ada Twist, Scientist! Check out all the books in the Questioneers series: * The Questioneers Picture Book Series: Iggy Peck, Architect | Rosie Revere, Engineer | Ada Twist, Scientist | Sofia Valdez, Future Prez | Aaron Slater, Illustrator | Lila Greer, Teacher of the Year * The Questioneers Chapter Book Series: Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters | Ada Twist and the Perilous Pants | Iggy Peck and the Mysterious Mansion | Sofia Valdez and the Vanishing Vote | Ada Twist and the Disappearing Dogs | Aaron Slater and the Sneaky Snake | Lila Greer and the Shrieking Shadow * Ada Twist, Scientist: The Why Files Series: Exploring Flight! | All About Plants! | The Science of Baking | Bug Bonanza! | Rockin’ Robots! | Team Green! * Questioneers: Ada Twist, Scientist Series: Ghost Busted | Show Me the Bunny | Brainstorm Book | 5-Minute Ada Twist, Scientist Stories * The Questioneers Big Project Book Series: Iggy Peck’s Big Project Book for Amazing Architects | Rosie Revere’s Big Project Book for Bold Engineers | Ada Twist’s Big Project Book for Stellar Scientists | Sofia Valdez’s Big Project Book for Awesome Activists | Aaron Slater’s Big Project Book for Astonishing Artists Autorid: Andrea Beaty, David Roberts

The fourth book in the bestselling Questioneers chapter book series starring community leader, Sofia Valdez! Miss Lila Greer thinks it’s time for Grade Two to get a class pet, and she wants the kids to participate in choosing the pet. After all, they will all have to share the responsibility of caring for it. There are seventeen kids in the class. She gets seventeen different suggestions—including one for the Chrysler Building. (Guess who!) The class has to hold a primary election to get down to two options; campaign for the two candidates; and then, it’s time for the election of the class pet. But when the votes are counted, there is a tie, eight to eight. Where is the seventeenth vote to break the tie? The vote has vanished, and it’s up to Sofia Valdez and the Questioneers to figure out what happens next!Sofia Valdez and the Vanishing Vote is the fourth book in a unique and exciting series of chapter books for children, parents, and teachers who want to make STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fun.Watch the Questioneers in the Netflix television series Ada Twist, Scientist! Check out all the books in the Questioneers series: * The Questioneers Picture Book Series: Iggy Peck, Architect | Rosie Revere, Engineer | Ada Twist, Scientist | Sofia Valdez, Future Prez | Aaron Slater, Illustrator | Lila Greer, Teacher of the Year * The Questioneers Chapter Book Series: Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters | Ada Twist and the Perilous Pants | Iggy Peck and the Mysterious Mansion | Sofia Valdez and the Vanishing Vote | Ada Twist and the Disappearing Dogs | Aaron Slater and the Sneaky Snake | Lila Greer and the Shrieking Shadow * Ada Twist, Scientist: The Why Files Series: Exploring Flight! | All About Plants! | The Science of Baking | Bug Bonanza! | Rockin’ Robots! | Team Green! * Questioneers: Ada Twist, Scientist Series: Ghost Busted | Show Me the Bunny | Brainstorm Book | 5-Minute Ada Twist, Scientist Stories The Questioneers Big Project Book Series: Iggy Peck’s Big Project Book for Amazing Architects | Rosie Revere’s Big Project Book for Bold Engineers | Ada Twist’s Big Project Book for Stellar Scientists | Sofia Valdez’s Big Project Book for Awesome Activists | Aaron Slater’s Big Project Book for Astonishing Artists The fourth book in the bestselling Questioneers chapter book series starring community leader, Sofia Valdez! Miss Lila Greer thinks it’s time for Grade Two to get a class pet, and she wants the kids to participate in choosing the pet. After all, they will all have to share the responsibility of caring for it. There are seventeen kids in the class. She gets seventeen different suggestions—including one for the Chrysler Building. (Guess who!) The class has to hold a primary election to get down to two options; campaign for the two candidates; and then, it’s time for the election of the class pet. But when the votes are counted, there is a tie, eight to eight. Where is the seventeenth vote to break the tie? The vote has vanished, and it’s up to Sofia Valdez and the Questioneers to figure out what happens next!Sofia Valdez and the Vanishing Vote is the fourth book in a unique and exciting series of chapter books for children, parents, and teachers who want to make STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fun.Watch the Questioneers in the Netflix television series Ada Twist, Scientist! Check out all the books in the Questioneers series: * The Questioneers Picture Book Series: Iggy Peck, Architect | Rosie Revere, Engineer | Ada Twist, Scientist | Sofia Valdez, Future Prez | Aaron Slater, Illustrator | Lila Greer, Teacher of the Year * The Questioneers Chapter Book Series: Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters | Ada Twist and the Perilous Pants | Iggy Peck and the Mysterious Mansion | Sofia Valdez and the Vanishing Vote | Ada Twist and the Disappearing Dogs | Aaron Slater and the Sneaky Snake | Lila Greer and the Shrieking Shadow * Ada Twist, Scientist: The Why Files Series: Exploring Flight! | All About Plants! | The Science of Baking | Bug Bonanza! | Rockin’ Robots! | Team Green! * Questioneers: Ada Twist, Scientist Series: Ghost Busted | Show Me the Bunny | Brainstorm Book | 5-Minute Ada Twist, Scientist Stories The Questioneers Big Project Book Series: Iggy Peck’s Big Project Book for Amazing Architects | Rosie Revere’s Big Project Book for Bold Engineers | Ada Twist’s Big Project Book for Stellar Scientists | Sofia Valdez’s Big Project Book for Awesome Activists | Aaron Slater’s Big Project Book for Astonishing Artists Autorid: Andrea Beaty, David Roberts

Every day, new warnings emerge about artificial intelligence rebelling against us. All the while, a more immediate dilemma flies under the radar. Have forces been unleashed that are thrusting humanity down an ill-advised path, one that's increasingly making us behave like simple machines? In this wide-reaching, interdisciplinary book, Brett Frischmann and Evan Selinger examine what's happening to our lives as society embraces big data, predictive analytics, and smart environments. They explain how the goal of designing programmable worlds goes hand in hand with engineering predictable and programmable people. Detailing new frameworks, provocative case studies, and mind-blowing thought experiments, Frischmann and Selinger reveal hidden connections between fitness trackers, electronic contracts, social media platforms, robotic companions, fake news, autonomous cars, and more. This powerful analysis should be read by anyone interested in understanding exactly how technology threatens the future of our society, and what we can do now to build something better. With interdisciplinary breadth, scholarly depth, and clear, evocative, and resonant writing, Re-Engineering Humanity explains how technology threatens our humanity, endangers the future of our society, and can be changed for the better. Autorid: Brett Frischmann, Evan Selinger

Dive whiskers-first into the bestselling graphic novel series about a new breed of superhero! In this action-packed box set, join Cat Ninja and his friends as he faces a variety of challenges, from scheming villains to babysitting and boredom. Raised from a kitten by a kindly old ninja master, Claude now spends his days as the pampered house cat of an eleven-year-old boy. But when trouble arises, he dons his mask and springs into action as Cat NinjaMetro City's secret protector! Follow Cat Ninja, Master Hamster, and a colorful cast of friends and foes in this box set containing the full 6-book series! Book 1: Cat Ninja Follow our feline hero's early exploits as he tries to keep his secret identity under wraps while thwarting the evil plans of slimy crooks, rampaging robots, and a certain rodent nemesis who lives under the same roof! Book 2: Time Heist When Leon brings a mystery egg home from school, Cat Ninja and Master Hamster face their biggest challenge yet: babysitting! And while theyre pretty sure they can keep an egg out of trouble, they know theyre in over their heads when that egg hatches into a high-energy ball of feathers and cuteness. Its babys first superhero adventure when they decide to bring their newest family member along as they uncover the identityand nefarious motivesof Metro Citys latest foe. Book 3: Wanted Metro City's favorites and newcomers in tales that include a nearly cat-astrophic case of stolen identity, the not-so-villainous adventures of Master Hamster, and Adonis's first mission as one of the good guys. Enjoy six stand-alone stories, plus a five-part Cat Ninja special miniseries! Book 4: Welcome to the 'Burbs When Dad buys a new house outside the city, the kids are less than excited about new neighbors, backyard barbecues, and quiet, tree-lined streets. And theyre not alonea summer in the suburbs is enough to make Cat Ninja miss the villains of Metro City! Our hero and his family feel like fish out of water when they arrive in Peaceful Valley, but it wont be long before Dads new neighborhood reveals its scaly, golden underbelly. Book 5: Cat's Claw When a notorious band of ninjas discovers a certain Metro City hero wearing their colors and practicing their Kat Fu, their leader sets out to settle an old score. Plus, a nocturnal ninja flaps into town, Octopunch puts up his dukes (all eight of em!), Adonis plays hero, Master Hamsters creative kitchen repairs end with a scorching surprise, and our favorite frenemies-against-the-odds compete in the villainous Vroomin' Race! Book 6: Heart of a Hero Its nonstop crime time in Metro City, and the hero the city needs is...Octopunch? Even an eight-armed avenger cant keep the streets safe by himself, though, so Cat Ninjas spending all his time catching crooksand no time curled up with his family. When he realizes that Leon needs him more than Metro City does, it might be time to hang up the nunchucks. But with a brand-new baddie kidnapping every pest and pet in town, can our hero really afford to cat nap? Autorid: Matthew Cody, Marcie Colleen, Yehudi Mercado, Chad Thomas

Penpals for Handwriting is a complete handwriting scheme for 3–11 year olds. The Foundation 2 Penpals for Handwriting One-Armed Robot and Long-Legged Giraffe Workbook allows children to practise letters in these two letter families. The two-colour write-in Workbooks are ideal for guided practice. The Foundation 2 Penpals for Handwriting One-Armed Robot and Long-Legged Giraffe Workbook allows children to practise letters in these two letter families. The two-colour write-in Workbooks are ideal for guided practice. Autorid: Gill Budgell, Kate Ruttle

“Essential reading for all who have a vested interest in the rise of AI.” —Daryl Li, AI & Society “Thought-provoking Explores how we can best try to ensure that robots work for us, rather than against us, and proposes a new set of laws to provide a conceptual framework for our thinking on the subject.” —Financial Times “Pasquale calls for a society-wide reengineering of policy, politics, economics, and labor relations to set technology on a more regulated and egalitarian path Makes a good case for injecting more bureaucracy into our techno-dreams, if we really want to make the world a better place.” —Wired “Pasquale is one of the leading voices on the uneven and often unfair consequences of AI in our society...Every policymaker should read this book and seek his counsel.” —Safiya Noble, author of Algorithms of Oppression Too many CEOs tell a simple story about the future of work: if a machine can do what you do, your job will be automated, and you will be replaced. They envision everyone from doctors to soldiers rendered superfluous by ever-more-powerful AI. Another story is possible. In virtually every walk of life, robotic systems can make labor more valuable, not less. Frank Pasquale tells the story of nurses, teachers, designers, and others who partner with technologists, rather than meekly serving as data sources for their computerized replacements. This cooperation reveals the kind of technological advance that could bring us all better health care, education, and more, while maintaining meaningful work. These partnerships also show how law and regulation can promote prosperity for all, rather than a zero-sum race of humans against machines. Policymakers must not allow corporations or engineers alone to answer questions about how far AI should be entrusted to assume tasks once performed by humans, or about the optimal mix of robotic and human interaction. The kind of automation we get—and who it benefits—will depend on myriad small decisions about how to develop AI. Pasquale proposes ways to democratize that decision-making, rather than centralize it in unaccountable firms. Sober yet optimistic, New Laws of Robotics offers an inspiring vision of technological progress, in which human capacities and expertise are the irreplaceable center of an inclusive economy. Artificial intelligence threatens to disrupt the professions as it has manufacturing. Frank Pasquale argues that law and policy can avert this outcome and promote better ones: instead of replacing humans, technology can make our labor more valuable. Through regulation, we can ensure that AI promotes inclusive prosperity. Autorid: Frank Pasquale

Keep little ones entertained for hours on end with an exciting variety of search and find puzzles. Keep little ones entertained for hours on end with an exciting variety of 70 search and find puzzles. This lively puzzle book, full of cute animals and objects, is ideal for young children aged 5+. Each puzzle tests young minds, and encourages picture and pattern recognition. Immersive and full of fun, activities include spot the difference, odd ones out, matching pairs, counting puzzles, and many more. Puzzlers can expect to run alongside dashing dinosaurs, party with penguins, encounter cheeky monsters, and even pair up a bunch of riotous robots. This is the perfect boredom-busting companion to use at home, on vacation, and on long car trips.Perfect for:•Keeping young kids occupied •Providing enough of a challenge for young minds Autorid: Max Jackson, Josephine Southon

"Revision and expansion of classic cogsci/Bradford Books text from the 1980s (Mind Design I) & 1990s (Mind Design II)"-- The essential reader on the philosophical foundations and implications of artificial intelligence, now comprehensively updated for the twenty-first century.In the quarter century since the publication of John Haugeland’s Mind Design II, computer scientists have hit many of their objectives for successful artificial intelligence. Computers beat chess grandmasters, driverless cars navigate streets, autonomous robots vacuum our homes, and ChatGPT answers existential queries in iambic pentameter on command. Engineering has made incredible strides. But have we made progress in understanding and building minds? Comprehensively updated by Carl Craver and Colin Klein to reflect the astonishing ubiquity of machine learning in modern life, Mind Design III offers an essential collection of classic and contemporary essays on the philosophical foundations and implications of artificial intelligence. Contributions from a diverse range of philosophers and computer scientists address the nature of computation, the nature of thought, and the question of whether computers can be made to think. With extensive new material reflecting the explosive growth and diversification of AI approaches, this classic reader equips students to assess the possibility of, and progress toward, building minds out of computers.New edition highlights: New chapters on advances in deep neural networks, reinforcement learning, and causal learningNew material on the complementary intersection of neuroscience and AIOrganized thematically rather than chronologically Brand new introductions to each section that include suggestions for coursework and further reading Autorid: John Haugeland, Carl F. Craver

"This book provides an accessible technical introduction to the field of Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning (MARL)"-- The first comprehensive introduction to Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning (MARL), covering MARL’s models, solution concepts, algorithmic ideas, technical challenges, and modern approaches.Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning (MARL), an area of machine learning in which a collective of agents learn to optimally interact in a shared environment, boasts a growing array of applications in modern life, from autonomous driving and multi-robot factories to automated trading and energy network management. This text provides a lucid and rigorous introduction to the models, solution concepts, algorithmic ideas, technical challenges, and modern approaches in MARL. The book first introduces the field’s foundations, including basics of reinforcement learning theory and algorithms, interactive game models, different solution concepts for games, and the algorithmic ideas underpinning MARL research. It then details contemporary MARL algorithms which leverage deep learning techniques, covering ideas such as centralized training with decentralized execution, value decomposition, parameter sharing, and self-play. The book comes with its own MARL codebase written in Python, containing implementations of MARL algorithms that are self-contained and easy to read. Technical content is explained in easy-to-understand language and illustrated with extensive examples, illuminating MARL for newcomers while offering high-level insights for more advanced readers. First textbook to introduce the foundations and applications of MARL, written by experts in the fieldIntegrates reinforcement learning, deep learning, and game theoryPractical focus covers considerations for running experiments and describes environments for testing MARL algorithmsExplains complex concepts in clear and simple languageClassroom-tested, accessible approach suitable for graduate students and professionals across computer science, artificial intelligence, and robotics Resources include code and slides Autorid: Stefano V. Albrecht, Filippos Christianos

How the technological changes that are reshaping the future of work will transform the American high school as well.What will high school education look like in twenty years? High school students are educated today to take their places in a knowledge economy. But the knowledge economy, based on the assumption that information is a scarce and precious commodity, is giving way to an economy in which information is ubiquitous, digital, and machine-generated. In Running with Robots, Greg Toppo and Jim Tracy show how the technological advances that are already changing the world of work will transform the American high school as well.Toppo and Tracy--a journalist and an education leader, respectively--look at developments in artificial intelligence and other fields that promise to bring us not only driverless cars but doctorless patients, lawyerless clients, and possibly even teacherless students. They visit schools from New York City to Iowa that have begun preparing for this new world. Toppo and Tracy intersperse these reports from the present with bulletins from the future, telling the story of a high school principal who, Rip Van Winkle-style, sleeps for twenty years and, upon awakening in 2040, can hardly believe his eyes: the principal's amazingly efficient assistant is a robot, calculation is outsourced to computers, and students, grouped by competence and not grade level, focus on the conceptual. The lesson to be learned from both the present and the book's thought-experiment future: human and robotic skillsets are complementary, not in competition. We can run with robots, not against them. Autorid: Greg Toppo, Jim Tracy

An illustrated guide to the folktales and real-life stories of the ghosts, monsters and demons of India, a culture famously rich in tradition and legends. Perfect for fans of Eli Roth's Urban Legends and Guillermo Del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities."I was not prepared for how deeply this book captivated me ... Ghosts, Monsters, and Demons of India is exemplary of what a book can be, how it can operate. It’s a bridge across space, time, and language" —Robin Sloan, author of Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore An encyclopedia of evil entities and folkloric fiends from across India, from Ladakh to Kerala, Lakshadweep to Nagaland, Naraka to Tuchenkwaka, complete with 60 spooky illustrations. Inside this book you will find ...Killer robots built with stolen Roman engineering technology that once guarded the relics of the Buddha The ghost of a 21-year-old motorcyclist whose Enfield Bullet is venerated at a highway temple in RajasthanA Himalayan drum-playing spirit-teacher whose wife is a fearsome YetiDiabolical entities conjured into existence by the simultaneous deaths of seven tigersTriple-rooted night-flying Vedic necromancersCall-centre employees from beyond the graveThe dreaded Ngalei Ahmaw of Maraland, whose victims’ heads detach themselves from their bodies at night and go wandering in search of blood ... AND MORE Autorid: Rakesh Khanna, J. Furcifer Bhairav

Lost in a universe before the Time War, the Doctor is still struggling to find a way back home... but has only found himself in the middle of another war. A very familiar war, involving his oldest enemies - and their malevolent creator. However, he's not alone - as there are old friends here too. At least he thinks they're old friends... but when the stakes are as high as this, can he really be sure who to trust? What side are they truly on? Contains three stories: 3.1 The First Son by Lizzie Hopley. The Doctor's attempts to return home have led him to the middle of a war zone... and a familiar voice. The travellers have arrived on a planet made up of crashed space-ships where they encounter River Song... Or do they? Because she's dressed as a Movellan and claims to be a member of that robot race. Is she undercover, a duplicate, or something more sinister? And more importantly... who is her son? 3.2 The Dalek Defence by Matt Fitton. The Doctor and Anya are trapped between battling Dalek and Movellan forces and only the intervention of Earth can get them out of trouble. But the humans have troubles too - and a very familiar prisoner, Davros. Stuck in a universe before the Time War, the Doctor is bound by the rules of his own past... Can he keep everyone alive without changing history? And would he even want to? 3.3 The Triumph of Davros by Matt Fitton. Returning to a familiar planet, with Movellan and Dalek warships floating in the sky above, the stakes for the time-travellers are higher than ever. The mistakes of the Doctor's past are coming back to haunt him. Alliances are made and broken. And the course of the war is about to turn. The Doctor can't stop what's coming. But maybe, just maybe... he may be able to save his friends. CAST: : David Tennant (The Doctor), Jane Slavin (Anya Kingdom), Alex Kingston (River Song), Terry Molloy (Davros), Ajjaz Awad (Vilsa/Jeska/Dranta), Nicholas Briggs (The Daleks), Noma Dumezweni (Rodekka), Matthew Jacobs-Morgan (Kamen Vers), Joseph Millson (Colonel Keelan), Paul Panting (Karl Lamb). Other parts played by members of the cast. This boxset contains all three stories, plus additional behind the scenes interviews. Autorid: Lizzie Hopley, Matt Fitton, Ken Bentley, Simon Holub, David Tennant, Jane Slavin, Alex Kingston, Terry Molloy

It’s an exciting time to get involved with MicroPython, the re-implementation of Python 3 for microcontrollers and embedded systems. This practical guide delivers the knowledge you need to roll up your sleeves and create exceptional embedded projects with this lean and efficient programming language. If you’re familiar with Python as a programmer, educator, or maker, you’re ready to learn—and have fun along the way.Author Nicholas Tollervey takes you on a journey from first steps to advanced projects. You’ll explore the types of devices that run MicroPython, and examine how the language uses and interacts with hardware to process input, connect to the outside world, communicate wirelessly, make sounds and music, and drive robotics projects.Work with MicroPython on four typical devices: PyBoard, the micro:bit, Adafruit’s Circuit Playground Express, and ESP8266/ESP32 boardsExplore a framework that helps you generate, evaluate, and evolve embedded projects that solve real problemsDive into practical MicroPython examples: visual feedback, input and sensing, GPIO, networking, sound and music, and roboticsLearn how idiomatic MicroPython helps you express a lot with the minimum of resourcesTake the next step by getting involved with the Python community Autorid: Nicholas H. Tollervey

In The Age of AI, researcher Jason Thacker explores how the prevalence of artificial intelligence shapes what it means to be human today--and how the fact that we are made in the image of God transforms everything about how we use it. Are robots going to take my job? How are smartphones affecting my kids? Do I need to worry about privacy when I get online or ask Siri for directions? Whatever questions you have about AI, The Age of AI gives you insights on how to navigate this brand-new world as you apply God's ageless truths to your life and future.We interact with artificial intelligence, or AI, nearly every moment of the day without knowing it. From our social media feeds to our smart thermostats and Alexa and Google Home, AI is everywhere--but how is it shaping our world?In The Age of AI, Jason Thacker, associate research fellow at the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, helps us navigate our digital age in this thoughtful exploration of the social, moral, and ethical challenges of our ongoing interactions with artificial intelligence.Applying God's Word to this new AI-empowered age, Thacker sheds light on:How Christian truth transforms the way we use AIHow AI affects us individually, in our relationships, and in our society at largeHow to navigate the digital age wisely With theological depth and a wide awareness of the current trends in AI, Jason is a steady guide who reminds us that while technology is changing the world, it can't shake the foundations of the Christian faith.Praise for The Age of AI:"The Age of AI informs us and assists us in envisioning a future that is filled with tools, influences, opportunities, and challenges relating to artificial intelligence. While many may fear the unknown future before us, Jason Thacker presents the imperative need to always lift up the constancy of the image of God and the dignity of all human life as presented in the Holy Scriptures, the Bible. I am thankful Jason's book can help churches, pastors, theologians, and Christian leaders in all vocations to wrestle through this current topic, always being committed to what this book states profoundly: God-given dignity isn't ours to assign or remove."--Dr. Ronnie Floyd, president and CEO, Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee Autorid: Jason Thacker, Richard J. Mouw

FOR THE FIRST TIME - ADAM JOURNEYS INTO THE FUTURE! Cursed by an old alchemist to live forever - unless struck from a weapon made of gold - Adam Eterno has gained the power to travel through the ages, fighting evil and injustice. Now Adam has been transported into a dystopian future where a cruel police regime led by Grunn the Grim, rule over the population with an iron fist... Written by Edward George Cowan (Robot Archie) and Chris Lowder (Dan Dare), with stunning art by Solano Lopez (Janus Stark), this book features Adam's first adventures published in Lion. Autorid: George Cowan, Francisco Solano López, Chris Lowder, Eric Bradbury, Ernest Kearon

A revealing genealogy of image-recognition techniques and technologies Today’s most advanced neural networks and sophisticated image-analysis methods come from 1950s and ’60s Cold War culture—and many biases and ways of understanding the world from that era persist along with them. Aerial surveillance and reconnaissance shaped all of the technologies that we now refer to as computer vision, including facial recognition. The Birth of Computer Vision uncovers these histories and finds connections between the algorithms, people, and politics at the core of automating perception today.James E. Dobson reveals how new forms of computerized surveillance systems, high-tech policing, and automated decision-making systems have become entangled, functioning together as a new technological apparatus of social control. Tracing the development of a series of important computer-vision algorithms, he uncovers the ideas, worrisome military origins, and lingering goals reproduced within the code and the products based on it, examining how they became linked to one another and repurposed for domestic and commercial uses. Dobson includes analysis of the Shakey Project, which produced the first semi-autonomous robot, and the impact of student protest in the early 1970s at Stanford University, as well as recovering the computer vision–related aspects of Frank Rosenblatt’s Perceptron as the crucial link between machine learning and computer vision.Motivated by the ongoing use of these major algorithms and methods, The Birth of Computer Vision chronicles the foundations of computer vision and artificial intelligence, its major transformations, and the questionable legacy of its origins. Cover alt text: Two overlapping circles in cream and violet, with black background. Top is a printed circuit with camera eye; below a person at a 1977 computer. Autorid: James E. Dobson

The ninth book in the brilliant Roald Dahl Funny Prize winning BARRY LOSER series. Perfect for readers aged 7-10 years old and fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates, Dennis the Menace and Pamela Butchart's Wigglesbottom Primary series. Barry's class are off on a school trip to see a history of television exhibition, which Barry knows will be comperleeterly rubbish. But then he discovers that Future Ratboy (super-keel superhero TV show) is filmed in the same TV studios! All he has to do is find a way to sneak away and find the set Will Barry come up with an amazekeel plan? Will he get to audition for Future Ratboy? Will they get the best seats on the coach?? Join everyones favourite Loser on his ninth hilarious adventure! Barry Loser: I am not a loser was selected as a Tom Fletcher Book Club 2017 title. Future Ratboy and the Invasion of the Nom Noms is shortlisted for the Lollies Award 2017 Don't miss the other funny books by Jim Smith: BARRY LOSER I am not a Loser I am still not a Loser I am so over being a Loser I am sort of a Loser Barry Loser and the holiday of doom Barry Loser and the case of the crumpled carton Barry Loser hates half term Barry Loser and the birthday billions Barry Loser's ultimate book of keelness Barry Losers Christmas Joke Book My mum is a loser My dad is a loser Future Ratboy and the Attack of the Killer Robot Grannies Future Ratboy and the Invasion of the Nom Noms Future Ratboy and the Quest for the Missing Thingy Praise for BARRY LOSER: 'Twice as good as my other favourite book, Diary of a Wimpy Kid' Ben, aged 7 years 'Hugely enjoyable, surreal chaos' Guardian 'The review of the eight year old boy in our house "Can I keep it to give to a friend?" Best recommendation you can get' Observer 'I laughed so much, I thought I was going to burst!' Finbar, aged 9 Jim Smith is the keelest kids book author in the whole wide world amen. He graduated from art school with first class honours (the best you can get) and is the author of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize-winning and bestselling BARRY LOSER series. He is also the author of the Barry Loser spin-off series, FUTURE RATBOY. He lives in London, and designs cards and gifts under the name Waldo Pancake. Autorid: Jim Smith

From the daring pilots of World War One to the supersonic robot planes of tomorrow, discover how fighter aircraft take the battle to the skies. WOW! Facts is a progressively levelled series of non-fiction books that support reading fluency and comprehension for struggling and reluctant readers. It is available in banded levels from Turquoise to Grey, with reading ages ranging from 6 to 9. The titles in Purple Level have a reading age between 6 and 6.5 years and an interest age from 9 up to 14 years. These fun, fact-filled books have wide appeal and cover a huge array of subjects. They use bite-sized chunks of text and generous letter and paragraph spacing to aid readability for dyslexic students. Full-colour photographic illustrations support comprehension and bring the wonderful world of information to life. Autorid: Cavan Scott

A young man wakes from a coma to find himself targeted by the men who killed his parents, while someone is impersonating a notorious New Zealand serial killer the latest chilling, nerve-shredding, twisty thriller from the author of The Quiet People Paul Cleave is an automatic must-read for me Lee Child Riveting from start to finish. Smart and twisty, this book will get under your skin Liz Nugent Shocking and chilling. A literary ice plunge. I absolutely loved it Helen Fields Almost three books in one! Multiple murders, dedicated detectives past and present. Complex, detailed and oh, so clever Sam Holland _______________ How do you catch a killer When the only evidence is a dream? James Garrett was critically injured when he was shot following his parents execution, and no one expected him to waken from a deep, traumatic coma. When he does, nine years later, Detective Inspector Rebecca Kent is tasked with closing the case that her now retired colleague, Theodore Tate, failed to solve all those years ago. But between that, and hunting for Copy Joe a murderer on a spree, whos imitating Christchurchs most notorious serial killer shes going to need Tates help. Especially when they learn that James has lived out another life in his nine-year coma, and there are things he couldnt possibly know, including the fact that Copy Joe isnt the only serial killer in town _______________ An absolute thrill ride. Precise and swift and a joy to read storytelling at its best James Oswald Such a unique concept, with wonderful, emotional writing ... I hooked on the story from the word go. BRILLIANT Lisa Hall The most original and intense thriller ever! Michael Wood Id forgotten how good Paul Cleave is! Sarah Pinborough You cant be a true fan of crime fiction if youre not reading Cleaves books Tom Wood Uses words as lethal weapons New York Times Cleave writes the kind of dark, intense thrillers that I never want to end Simon Kernick What readers are saying (FIVE STARS] A masterpiece Café Thinking A heart-pounding, jaw-dropping thrill ride Emmas Bibliotreasures A brilliantly executed thrilling, twisty, nerve-shredding serial-killer chiller Live & Deadly A red-hot, sleep-stealing, pulse-pounding read Jen Meds Book Reviews An addictive trip! The First Eleven Minutes I am absolutely lost for words PRDG Reads Number-one TOP read of the year Ian Dixon Cleave has made my heart pound, pulse race and jaw drop Little Miss Book Lover Praise for Paul Cleave The sense of dread builds unstoppably in this gripping page-turner an intense, chilling read Gilly Macmillan You may think you know where its going, but you couldnt be more wrong. A true page-turner filled with dread, rage, doubt and more twists than the Remutaka Pass Linwood Barclay A true page-turner, with an intriguing premise, a rollercoaster plot and a cast of believably flawed characters Guardian This merits comparison with the work of Patricia Highsmith Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEW Tense, thrilling, touching. Paul Cleave is very good indeed John Connolly An intense adrenaline rush from start to finish S J Watson A riveting and all too realistic thriller Tess Gerritsen A gripping thriller I couldnt put it down Meg Gardiner Did my head in time and again Michael Robotham One to remember New York Journal of Book Autorid: Paul Cleave

Analyses the representation of artificially intelligent entities in Hollywood film AI in the Movies analyses film representations of artificial intelligence, from their first emergence in the 1950s up to 2020. These strong or general artificial intelligences take different forms: some are digital AIs, some robot AIs, some move between material and digital forms. Some are indistinguishable from humans, and some have no material existence at all. Analysis of these representations demonstrates filmmakers eroding the division between human and AI, by presenting character doubles, narrative parallels and eventually, identities in which the biological and artificial overlap and intersect in new hybrid forms.The book identifies the aspects of AI science that fascinate filmmakers and outlines the key themes and tropes in AI film, including parent-child relationships, the female robot, human-AI doubles, parallels and hybrids, and AI death and mortality. Autorid: Paula Murphy

He is 6ft 7in tall but Peter Crouch's height is not the only thing that makes the Liverpool and England striker different: he has a football story like no other player in the modern game. Crouch has risen from humble beginnings at non-league Dulwich Hamlet on loan to be an England striker and the first to score ten international goals in a calendar year. His career has not been the smooth journey from teen prodigy to Premiership star enjoyed by so many of his England team-mates. Booed by England fans in October 2005, Crouch had the same supporters on their feet with a hat-trick for his country eight months later. WALKING TALL is about a footballer who has always found himself under intense scrutiny - for the way he looks as much as his ability on the pitch. Crouch's story is also about his constant battle to win over the doubters. He talks about the managers who have backed him - as well as those who have written him off - and relives the pain of rejection at Aston Villa, contrasted with the elation of his £7 million transfer to Liverpool just one year later in the summer of 2005. Crouch was a key figure in England's 2006 World Cup campaign and in WALKING TALL he talks about his famous robot dance as well as the goals and the disappointments of that summer in Germany. For Crouch, the journey continues under Rafael Benitez at Anfield and with Fabio Capello's England team. Funny, honest and open, WALKING TALL is the story of an unlikely hero. Autorid: Peter Crouch

Suzannah Evans debut collection Near Future is doom-pop-poetry with an apocalyptic edge, a darkly humorous journey through sci-fi lullabies and northern mysteries. This is a future simulation stripped of the space-age gloss of progression - one where the robots have gone rogue and the hopes of a new millennium are malfunctioning; this is a skewed yet oddly familiar world gone uncannily wrong. These playful, sharp, poems are also about more than dystopias and five types of possible apocalypse - in looking at the worst-case scenarios, Evans comes closer to the bigger narrative; universal truths of change, whether man-made or natural, preventable of inevitable, and the uncertain business of human existence where 'there are disasters that you cannot prepare yourself for'. Evans brings a distinctive, skilful and wonderfully peculiar roving eye to our restless and unpredictable times. Autorid: Suzannah Evans

It's the middle of the 21st century, and the next Ice Age has suddenly sent global warming into reverse. Saul is one of the Ice People, the threatened peoples of the northern hemisphere, who, watching their world freeze over, try to move south towards the equator. 'Set in the near future, it imagines not a globally warmed world, but an earth slowly returning to aridity and cold. A universal freeze has also descended upon relationships between men and women, who live in morbid segregation, with feathered robots as sexual partners. In a neat reversal of First World-Third World assumptions, Africa's relative warmth offers a last hope to northerly survivors as the novel charts one man's struggle to rescue his alienated son and bring him to where the sun shines' - Rose Tremain. Autorid: Maggie Gee

Set in the mythical Cross River, Maryland, The World Doesnt Require You heralds a major unique literary talent (Entertainment Weekly). Established by the leaders of Americas only successful slave revolt in the mid-nineteenth century, the town still evokes the rhythms of its founding. With lyrical prose and singular dialect, Rion Amilcar Scott pens a saga that echoes the fables carried down for generationslike the screecher birds who swoop down for their periodic sacrifice, and the water women who lure men to wet death. Among its residentswildly spanning decades, perspectives, and speciesare David Sherman, a struggling musician who just happens to be Gods last son; Tyrone, a ruthless, yet charismatic Ph.D. candidate, whose dissertation about a childhood game ignites mayhem in the neighboring, once-segregated town of Port Yooga; and Jim, an all-too-obedient robot who obeys his Master. Culminating with an explosive novella, The World Doesnt Require You is a leap into a blazing new level of brilliance (Lauren Groff) that affirms Rion Amilcar Scott as a writer whose storytelling gifts the world very much requires. Autorid: Rion Amilcar Scott

HEROICS ON THE HIGH SEAS Set your sights on the horizon! Following an ancient map, you'll sail the beautiful yet unpredictable Azurite Sea. Joining you on board, and among this Disney Lorcana set’s 200+ cards, are friends from Big Hero 6 and Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers! Whether you face kakamora pirates or the whirlpool of a new mystery, your shipmates are ready to head bow-first into adventure. Each Disney Lorcana: Azurite Sea Booster Box contains 24 booster packs with each booster pack containing 12 cards.Embark on a high-seas adventure! Aboard great ships you and your glimmers will venture through the beautiful, yet unpredictable, Azurite Sea.For the first time, you can add character from Big Hero 6 and Rescue Rangers to your trusty crew. It’s a good thing they’re in your boat as they help you stave off others traversing the waves like coconut-clad pirates, wily swashbucklers, and even rival inventors with their accompanying robots. Big Hero 6 Jumping, flying, and even skating into the realm . . . it’s everyone’s favorite heroic friend group. A brilliant young inventor, a magnet-propelled speedster, a warm and bubbly chemist, a laser-wielding scientist, a monster-suit-wearing science enthusiast, and a healthcare robot. They and their friends will be a crucial part of your team, saving the day as you ride atop the waves together. Rescue Rangers Chip, Dale, and the whole Rescue Rangers crew make their debut in Azurite Sea. They may be small, but what they lack in size they more than make up for in smarts, wits, and bravery. With them in your deck you can solve any mystery you encounter on the high seas.

The first book on the use of robotic technology in landscape design that introduces new, dynamic methods and previously inconceivable scenarios for implementation. The Department of Architecture at ETH Zurich has been researching the integration of robots into the architectural practice, both in design and the fabrication process, for some time. This book—created in collaboration with the chair of Christophe Girot, Gramazio Kohler Research, and Marco Hutter at ETH Zurich’s Robotic Systems Lab—is the first to investigate the use of robot-based construction equipment for large-scale soil grading in landscape architecture. As landscapes evolve due to ever-changing environmental conditions, the application of autonomous systems that respond to the environment rather than perform predefined and static earthwork is of particular interest in this field.Robotic Landscapes sheds light on a series of groundbreaking experiments in an interdisciplinary collaboration of landscape design, environmental engineering, and robotics that aims to make landscape architecture sustainable and ecological in the long term. Autorid: Ilmar Hurkxkens, Fujan Fahmi, Ammar Mirjan

The second series of adventures from Big Finish continues, featuring Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor. Distant worlds, alien cultures, vessels of exploration - the Doctor is never more at home than when he's out among the stars. But that's when travellers face the greatest dangers, and where the Doctor's help is needed most... 2.1 Salvation Nine by Timothy X Atack. The Doctor happens upon an unusual outpost - and discovers it is about to be annihilated. To save Salvation Nine, he must rally a people for whom war is an alien concept - and protect the future of the Sontaran race! 2.2 Last of the Zetacene by James Kettle. The rich and the criminal rub shoulders on Stage Three spaceport - and play high-stakes games for valuable prizes. The Doctor is always interested in endangered species, and the Zetacene is more endangered than most... 2.3 Break the Ice by Tim Foley. On a chilly space station, the Doctor meets a group of scientists experimenting with cryogenics. But when one subject returns from extreme sub-zero temperatures, he does not return alone. A creature awakens that can freeze the soul with icy fingers - Jack Frost! CAST: Christopher Eccleston (The Doctor), Lily Bevan (Antinav Floris), Nicolas Colicos (Succeeding/Robot), Martyn Ellis (The Rotter/Delius), Alice Feetham (Nel), Josie Lawrence (Gaznak), Amy Manson (Jeanie/System), Maureen O'Brien (Selo/First Gyra), Joanne Pearce (Luton/Second Gyra), Pooja Shah (Navarch Al-Hanin), Simon Shepherd (Pal Andrews), Dan Starkey (Sontaran), Thalissa Teixeita (Dr Lenni Fisk), Pip Torrens (Kenton). Other parts played by members of the cast. Autorid: Timothy X Atack, James Kettle, Tim Foley, Helen Goldwyn, Iain Meadows, Howard Carter, Caroline Tankersley, Christopher Eccleston

Offers an introduction to manga basics and provides step-by-step instructions for drawing a variety of manga characters, including monsters, robots, fairies, knights, flying characters, and supernatural beings. Kids will love this all-in-one collection of how-to-draw manga lessons and inspiration! We took our four bestselling Kids Draw books and combined them into one giant manga celebration. Kids learn how to draw manga eyes, heads, faces, bodies, as well as more specific lessons on drawing manga fantasy characters, manga “shoujo,” and manga monsters. More than 1,000 illustrations give step-by-step instruction and fun, colorful inspiration. Throughout, Christopher Hart’s signature humor and style makes the book as fun to read as it is to look at. All manga, all the time, all the Chris Hart way!• Bumper book of 256 manga-packed pages• Learn to draw manga, step by step• One gigantic celebration of manga maniaKids are drawn to manga like magnets, and Christopher Hart's manga books are among the hottest sellers of all books, with more than 2.5 million copies in print. Now Watson-Guptill has gathered Hart's four best-selling Kids Draw books and combined them into one giant manga book. If they're out there in the world of manga, they're in here: cute little critters, sophisticated heroes, witches and wizards, magical boys and magical girls, and everything else manga! Each character is drawn in clear step-by-steps, so young artists can easily follow along. At just 19.95 dollars, Kids Draw Big Book of Everything Manga is one big bundle of manga-drawing fun for one, low price. Autorid: C Hart

A bold crew of adventurers must race to an isolated world to stop a catastrophic war for faster-than-light technology! In the science-fantasy universe of the bestselling Starfinder Roleplaying Game, five down-on-their-luck mercenaries sign on to help a robotic avatar of the hyperspace dimension bring starship technology to a previously uncontacted planet. But with sinister forces bent on exploiting the new world, it'll take all the heroes' guns, wits, and magic to make it off their space station alive... From Starfinder RPG co-creator James L. Sutter (PATHFINDER: RUNESCARS) and artist Edu Menna (ARMY OF DARKNESS) comes the launch of a brand new out-of-this-world adventure! Autorid: James L. Sutter, Edu Menna

Although the word 'psychology' does not come up in this book, this early work by Osho shows his deep understanding of the subject and his attempt to make the connection between meditation and a modern understanding of psychology that includes the importance that our minds play in determining and giving direction, on many levels, to our lives. Osho has taught for many years that meditation is not a religious exercise but a scientific method to understand what the mind is, and how it works, and to learn how to create a healthy distance from what is, in many ways, a programmed and robot-like mechanism that seems to be dominating our lives and decisions and activities more and more and not always in a positive way. As Osho has said so often, beginning many decades ago - that humanity is afflicted by a deep and fundamental insanity, and that we initiate each new generation of children into that madness - is now becoming more and more obvious. The children who refuse to be initiated into that madness will appear rebellious or mad to their elders, who persist with the best intentions to force them onto the same path, to participate in the same madness. "It is utterly dangerous to be sane in this world," Osho says. "A sane person has to pay a heavy price for his sanity." Osho pleads in this book for what he calls an independent mind, independent thinking and challenges us to question our belief that we are already great independent minds, a belief based on the lack of understanding that our thoughts mostly come from others, like a computer program full of malware downloaded into our brains. "What I mean by the thinking state is that you should have eyes, what I mean is the ability to think on your own. But I don't mean a crowd of thoughts. We all have a crowd of thoughts within us, but we don't have thinking within us. So many thoughts go on moving within us, but the power of thinking has not been awakened." In his early days of teaching Osho ran meditation camps in which he introduced people into meditation, and his morning and evening talks created the framework of understanding for this work. This book is a fascinating record of one of these camps in a short period of three days Osho introduces his participants to an understanding that our minds are running on malware programs and he introduces meditation as an antivirus to clean our minds of the conditionings and indoctrinations that are preventing us from realizing our full potential and to be happy. "In the coming three days I will talk to you about the search for life...I must first say that life is not what we understand it to be. Until this is clear to us, and we recognize in our hearts that what we think of as life is not life at all, the search for the true life cannot begin." "When you have something authentically your own in your mind, you start moving toward the soul. Then you become worthy, then you are able to know the soul. Until you have an independent mind, it is simply impossible for individuality to be born." Autorid: Osho

'A wonderland of amazing, exciting and sometimes downright silly facts' - The Week Junior Welcome to FACTopia! A wonderland of crazily connected facts. Did you know that a squid has a brain shaped like a doughnut? Or that some butterflies drink turtle tears? Every Britannica-verified fact in the book is connected to the next in an ingenious trail of information. Hop from topic to topic in unexpected and hilarious ways, and discover extraordinary facts about space, bones, dinosaurs, goats, spiders, crocodiles, sharks, robots, Ancient Rome, kings and queens, pharaohs, and more. But there's not just one trail through these pages: sometimes your path branches and you can choose to jump to a totally different (but still connected) part of the book. Discover where your curiosity will take you! This wittily illustrated book is the perfect gift to inspire and delight curious kids. Autorid: Kate Britannica Group, Andy Smith

"Runaway Science: From Raging Robots to the Horrors of Hi-Tech presents ominous, and some encouraging, stories of how technology has shaped our past and might shape our future. It takes a pop-culture and historic spin on the question of mankind's future.An exhilarating and troubling read, it looks at whether robots and technology are a threat or a boon to humanity"-- Accompanied by more than 100 photos and illustrations, this one-of-a-kind book invites you to consider the possibilities of robots and technology as it looks at past horrors and future dangers to decide whether they are a threat or a boon to humanity. Original. Illustrations. Will computers come to dominate man? Will advanced technology, robots and artificial intelligence enhance or destroy our future and thereby changing us forever! ! Learn about the history, the menace and opportunities of technology—as well as possible futures—in this one-of-a-kind book!Is technology running amok or is it serving as a helping hand? Is it a threat or a benefit? Runaway Science: True Stories of Raging Robots and Hi-Tech Horrors presents the ominous, and some encouraging, stories of how technology has shaped our past and might shape our future. It dives into the question of mankind’s future. An exhilarating and troubling read, it looks at whether robots and technology are a threat or a boon to humanity. Its investigations include Robocops and robots in the police forceRobots replacing people in the workplaceThe high tech of ancient timesClones, androids, modified humans, cyborgs, designer babies, and half-human robotsCIA plots to control our mindsThe sentient internetMonitoring our every move with microchip implantsThe threat of unfathomable alien intelligence and technologyThe singularity of uncontrollable and irreversible supplanting of human intelligence with technological intelligenceScience fiction and science fact—and how science fiction foreshadowed the futureClandestine technological dangers and government mind-control plotsRobotic limbs, androids and half-humansThe prospect of uploading our minds into computers to ensure immortalityWhether robots will rise up and cause humans to become extinctAnd much, much more.With more than 100 photos and illustrations, this riveting read is richly illustrated, and its helpful bibliography and extensive index add to its usefulness. Ponder the possibilities with this examination of the menace of robots, artificial intelligence, and technology of the past, present, and future. Exciting and worrisome, Runaway Science looks at past horrors and future dangers of technology! Autorid: Nick Redfern

Venturing through a mysterious portal to rescue Gina, D.J. and Hilo team up with magical warrior cat Polly to confront bad guys, worse food and an angry mom. Simultaneous eBook. "An action-packed page turner with heart!"—Dav Pilkey, author of DOG MAN Take off on an action packed adventure with HILO Book 3! Dog Man meets Big Nate in this hilarious New York Times bestselling graphic novel series that kids love! Aah!!!! Everyone's favorite space boy is BACK! Hilo may look like an ordinary kid, but he’s DEFINITELY not! When we last saw Hilo, DJ, and Gina, Gina had been sucked into a mysterious portal! But friends don’t let friends disappear into NOWHERE! It’s up to D.J. and Hilo to follow her. Will there be danger? YES! Will there be amazing surprises? OF COURSE! Will Gina end up being the one to save them? DEFINITELY! The trio will have to battle bad guys and face disgusting food, an angry mom, powerful magic, and more! Will they survive . . . and make it back to Earth before the portal closes again ! Here's what people (and robots!) are saying about Hilo! “More giant robotic ants and people going 'Aaaah!' than in the complete works of Jane Austen”—Neil Gaiman, bestselling author “Every kid would love a pal like HILO, and every kid will love this book!” —Lincoln Peirce, bestselling author of the Big Nate series "A perfect book for any kid who ever needed a friend and then had one with superpowers fall from space.” —Seth Meyers, actor, comedian and writer "A story that can be enjoyed by the entire family."—The New York Times "A Total BLAST." —Miami Herald * "A wholeheartedly weird and wonderful tale of friendship, acceptance, and robots."—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review * "A must-have."—School Library Journal, Starred Review Autorid: Judd Winick

In this genre-bending debut collection merging horror, fairy tales, pop culture, and science-fiction, women challenge the boundaries placed on their bodies while living in a world among animals, where violence is intertwined with bizarre ecological disruptions. A sentient sex robot goes against her programming; a grad student living with depression is weighed down by an ever-present albatross; an unhappy wife turns into a spider; a boy with a dark secret is haunted by dolls; a girl fights to save her sister from growing a mermaid tail like their absent mother. Magical yet human, haunted and haunting, these stories act as a surreal documentation of the mistakes in systems of the past that remain very much in the present. Ferrante investigates toxic masculinity and the devastation it enacts upon women and our planet, delving into the universal undercurrent of ecological anxiety in the face of such toxicity, and the personal experience of being a new mother concerned about the future her child will face. Through these confrontations of the complexity of living in a womans body, Her Body Among Animals moves us from hopelessness to a future of resilience and possibility. Autorid: Paola Ferrante

A love story about a torch singer and a young soldier uses as its backdrop the troubled post-World War I Austro-Hungarian city of Flume, which was supposed to be a utopia but degraded to a pre-Fascist hellhole. When the Austro-Hungarian Empire disintegrated after World War I, control of the Adriatic port of Fiume (now Rieka, Croatia) was hotly disputed. Enter “Pirate King” Gabriele d’Annunzio, an Italian poet who stormed the city with 3,000 Italian nationalists. D’Annunzio declared Fiume a free republic and himself commander. He envisioned a utopian city-state, but Fiume quickly became a surreal center of violence, looting, and decadence, with shades of the Fascist movement to come. Acclaimed comics artist David B. uses this real event as a backdrop and seamlessly weaves history, hysteria, and highly stylized art into the tragic love story of a beautiful torch singer and a young soldier haunted by the horrors of trench warfare.Praise for Black Paths:“David B. draws with the chaotic, high-contrast style he used in his best-known work, Epileptic, to capture the distressed, surreal mood of artists struggling to run the world.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review“Expressive, colorful drawings and vivid character designs” —Booklist“As with Epileptic, the art in Black Paths is twisted but the writing is straight, charting a clear narrative path through the insanity of Italy in the year following World War I ” —The A.V. Club“Here’s a book that has everything going for it.” —Comic Book Resource’s Robot6 blog“Black Paths is a fascinating study of the strange convergence of anarchy, fascism and art a century ago.” —The Milwaukee Shepherd Express Autorid: David B.

'I think Absolutely Everything! is absolutely amazing. It manages to explain our entire world history in an informed, entertaining and truly accessible way.' - Jacqueline Wilson Embark on a journey across millennia and around the world, from the latest understanding of the origins of the universe, the birth of the Earth, the very first life, the age of dinosaurs, the rise of humans, ancient civilizations, colonialism, wars, technology, everyday life, global struggles for freedom and equality, pandemics and much more. Eye-catching and informative illustrations and photographs throughout join with author Christopher Lloyds engaging narrative to bring to life the most remarkable true stories of all time. The 2nd edition is revised for fuller global coverage and updated with the latest research, as well as with events that have occurred since the first edition. The design has received a fresh treatment and many new photographs have been included. Autorid: Christopher Lloyd, Andy Forshaw