Their commander thinks Rachel's intuition could make her a great cop, but has reservations about her shoot-first-think-later approach, so she partners her with Janet. Rachel Bailey couldn't be more different-she's energetic, impulsive, and ambitious, and has just been transferred to the Manchester murder squad. She's put in the time and seen it all, but has no desire for the boss's job-she loves her own too much. "A riveting, sharply observed and thoroughly modern police procedural featuring a stellar but unlikely female dectective team, perfect for fans of Tess Gerritsen and Deborah Crombie Detective Constable Janet Scott is subtle and reliable, a diplomatic thinker with a wry sense of humor.
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The book shows what happens after superintelligence emerges. In that world, machines might take over human labor, leaving people wondering, “What now?” So it’s important to come up with creative solutions to make sure everyone’s taken care of. Imagine a world where machines are not only cheaper but also way better at doing jobs than humans. That’s why it’s important to step in and make sure AI stays under control. But here’s the catch: without the right safety measures and rules in place, things might go haywire. They’re pouring a lot of resources into research and development to make it happen. Advances in artificial intelligence are bringing us closer to creating superintelligent beings.īig tech companies like Microsoft, Google, and Facebook are all racing to create a super powerful AI. This is the world that Nick Bostrom explores in his book, Superintelligence. What happens when artificial intelligence surpasses human intelligence? Machines can think, learn, and solve complex problems faster and more accurately than we can. If you don’t already have Nick Bostrom’s popular book on artificial intelligence and technology, order it here or get the audiobook for free to learn the juicy details. Has Superintelligence been on your reading list? Learn the key insights now. A story of legendary battles and forbidden love, of faith lost and friendships won, of the Wars of the Blood and the Forever King and the quest for humanity’s last remaining hope: Imprisoned by the very monsters he vowed to destroy, the last silversaint is forced to tell his story. But even the Silver Order could not stem the tide once daylight failed us, and now, only Gabriel remains. Gabriel de León is a silversaint: a member of a holy brotherhood dedicated to defending realm and church from the creatures of the night. Now, only a few tiny sparks of light endure in a sea of darkness. For nearly three decades, vampires have waged war against humanity building their eternal empire even as they tear down our own. It has been twenty-seven long years since the last sunrise. THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLERįrom New York Times bestselling author Jay Kristoff comes Empire of the Vampire, the first illustrated volume of an astonishing new dark fantasy saga. We see in him, from earliest childhood, a fierce, unquenchable necessity to be first, to win, to dominate-coupled with a limitless capacity for hard, unceasing labor in the service of his own ambition. Chronicling the startling early emergence of Johnson's political genius, it follows him from his Texas boyhood through the years of the Depression in the Texas hill Country to the triumph of his congressional debut in New Deal Washington, to his heartbreaking defeat in his first race for the Senate, and his attainment, nonetheless, of the national power for which he hungered. The Path to Power, Book One, reveals in extraordinary detail the genesis of the almost superhuman drive, energy, and urge to power that set LBJ apart. No president-no era of American politics-has been so intensively and sharply examined at a time when so many prime witnesses to hitherto untold or misinterpreted facets of a life, a career, and a period of history could still be persuaded to speak. The Years of Lyndon Johnson is the political biography of our time. “… the terrifying ancient gods of Granbretan – Jhone, Jhorg, Phowl, Rhunga, who were said to have ruled the land before the Tragic Millennium – Chirshil, the Howling God Bjrin Adass, the Singing God Jeajee Blad, the Groaning God Jh’Im Slas, the Weeping God and Aral Vilsn, the Roaring God, Supreme God, father of Skvese and Blansacredid the Gods of Doom and Chaos.” One thing that is not so much fundamentally different but more in the foreground than in previous volumes is Moorcock satirizing British society of the 1960s, like in this passage where he lists The Runestaff pretty much continues in the same vein as the previous three instalments of the series, and everything I said about those applies to this novel as well. There is little doubt of course that the hero will prevail in the end, but even so, the ending is not entirely happy – the final image of the novel is that of a woman weeping… This is mostly a parallel narrative, chronicling the further adventures of Dorian Hawkmoon (the hero) in America in one thread and showing how Baron Meliadus (the villain) makes a bid for power in the centre of the Granbretan Empire, until both threads converge in an epic battle where the final confrontation takes place. The fourth and final volume of The History of the Runestaff. Given these facts, Duflo and Banerjee wanted to determine how the poor make decisions about their fertility. Statistics like this suggest that enabling girls to stay in school is a powerful way to reduce poverty.) Also, for every year of secondary education a girl completes, her income grows by 15 to 25%. Experts find that for every year a girl in a developing nation is in school, her first pregnancy is delayed by six to 10 months. (Shortform note: Girls who receive more education are more likely to delay pregnancy and earn a higher income later in life. Mothers with less education and poorer health in turn have a harder time escaping poverty. If they have children before they finish school, mothers tend to get less education during their lifetimes, and if they have more children than they can afford, mothers sacrifice their own nutritional and health needs to ensure those children are cared for. How Do Poor Parents Plan Their Family Size?īased on their research, Duflo and Banerjee found that poor mothers often suffer disadvantages if they have children too early in life or if they have more children than they can afford. “Empathy is a spotlight focusing on certain people in the here and now. Empathy, on the other hand, is a trait that often motivates actions that are immoral and lead to poor outcomes. Those are all important traits that make the world a better place. It’s important to distinguish this from morality, kindness and compassion, Bloom argues. Below I summarize a few of the main arguments that Bloom makes for the case against empathy, along with my thoughts on how these arguments align with our vision of redefining aid.īloom defines empathy as “the act of feeling what you believe other people feel - experiencing what they experience” (pg. I recently came across a book titled “Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion,” written by the Yale psychology professor Paul Bloom, and I am convinced that it needs to be added to a list of must-read books for anyone interested in international development. I enjoyed the last chapter best, where she finally lets her hair down and relates the archeology to some of the Greek myths and historical legends about King Minos and Ariadne. For example there's not a word about the Phaistos disk, in fact very little about epigraphy, and only one sentence about the possible language of Linear A.In describing the Akrotiri frescoes she goes into detail about the chemical nature of the pigments but avoids any wild guesses about the intriguing question of what the characters depicted are doing. She sticks to the facts so effectively that she leaves out a lot of the interesting stuff. A typical sentence is "Construction of the tholos tomb C at Phourni was dated by the excavators to EM III, but a recent study has shown that the earliest burial layer in the tomb is of EM IIA date underlying an EM III-MM 1A level."įitton is determined to avoid unwarranted crackpot speculation, and she succeeds all too well. It's a book for serious students more than the general public. All of which keeps her temptingly close at hand… Iris will do anything to restore honor to her beloved grandfather’s name. He agrees to fulfill the late duke’s promise to her, even as he grows suspicious of both her motives and the danger that seems to surround her. But as for his second duty-he is finding it difficult to think of any other woman while tantalizing thoughts of Iris occupy his mind. When bedazzling, unconventional Iris Barrington shows up at the estate, Nicholas believes he may have found the missing beneficiary-unless she is a charlatan, or worse. Fans of Bridgerton and Lisa Kelypas will be utterly charmed by this enthralling new love story that resolves the mystery of an eccentric and wealthy Duke bequeathing three seemingly unknown women with shares in his fortune. When the heir to the Duke’s title meets with the charming and stunning last heir to the fortune, will he be able to resist her charms long enough to learn why she was named in the will? Now the new Duke of Hollinburgh, Nicholas Radnor has two duties to fulfill: locate the mysterious woman mentioned in his late uncle’s will and acquire a suitable bride. The Columbus Day audiobook was a huge hit, and a finalist for an Audie Award as Audiobook of the Year. The breakout success of Columbus Day (Expeditionary Force, Book 1) reached new heights when Podium Audio released it in audio format, narrated by Audie Award Winner R.C. Within 6 months of his first ebook release, he was able to quit his day job and pursue a full-time writing career. Writing fiction at nights and on weekends, he finally independently published three novels on Amazon. If you want to stay up to date on releases, receive promotion alerts and speak to me directly, please join my Facebook Page:Ĭraig Alanson used to create financial reports for a large IT services company. |