![]() ![]() His work on superintelligence and his concern for its existential risk to humanity has influenced both prominent figures Elon Musk and Bill Gates to similar thinking. ![]() Swedish Professor of Philosophy at Oxford University, Nick Bostrom is the author of some 200 publications including Anthropic Bias (2002), Global Catastrophic Risks (2008), and Superintelligence (2014), a New York Times bestseller. Jacket design by Nick Bostrom, partly based on an image by Claire Scully. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “Aaron – Thanks for coming to the talk! Nick Bostrom.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies.įirst edition of Swedish philosopher Nick Bostrom’s bestselling treatise on the catastrophic risks of artificial intelligence. ![]()
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![]() Ruff's expert characterization of Jane and agile manipulation of layers of reality ground the novel and make it more than just a Philip K. At times the twists are enough to give the reader whiplash. ![]() ![]() ![]() Still, nothing is quite what it seems as Jane's initial story of tracking a serial killer janitor comes under scrutiny and the initial facts about her brother, Phil, get turned on their head. Crazy or sane, Jane is still a murderer, whether she used a weapon like the NC gun, which kills someone using Natural Causes, or more prosaic weaponry. Bad Monkeys, like Fool on the Hill and Set This House in Order, has psychological themes, but where Fool and House are more serious in their approach, Monkeys is more of a romp, and less touching for lack of a better term. She cracks wise and doesn’t quite fit into. The protagonist, Jane Charlotte, tells her life story to a psychiatrist. ), almost everyone is a bad monkey of some kind, but only Jane Charlotte is a self-confessed member of “The Department for the Final Disposition of Irredeemable Persons.” Or is she? In a series of sessions with a psychotherapist in the Las Vegas County Jail “nut wing,” Jane tells the story of her early life in San Francisco and her assimilation into the “Bad Monkeys,” an organization devoted to fighting evil. Bad Monkeys is something of a science-fiction Catcher in the Rye. ![]() In this clever SF thriller from Ruff ( Fool on the Hill ![]() ![]() The Honjin Murders is the first Kosuke Kindaichi story, and regarded as one of Japan's great mystery novels. He went on to become an extremely prolific and popular author, best known for his Kosuke Kindaichi series, which ran to 77 books, many of which were adapted for stage and television in Japan. He was born in Kobe and spent his childhood reading detective stories, before beginning to write stories of his own, the first of which was published in 1921. ![]() Seishi Yokomizo (1902–81) was one of Japan's most famous and best-loved mystery writers. The murder seems impossible, but amateur detective Kosuke Kindaichi is determined to get to the bottom of it. ![]() Then, on the night of the wedding, the Ichiyanagi family are woken by a terrible scream, followed by the sound of eerie music – death has come to Okamura, leaving no trace but a bloody samurai sword, thrust into the pristine snow outside the house. But amid the gossip over the approaching festivities, there is also a worrying rumour – it seems a sinister masked man has been asking questions about the Ichiyanagis around the village. ![]() In the winter of 1937, the village of Okamura is abuzz with excitement over the forthcoming wedding of a son of the grand Ichiyanagi family. ![]() Japan's greatest classic murder mystery, translated into English for the first time ![]() ![]() Harper also has Cerebral Palsy, which I understand has very many different types on a spectrum, but she is high functioning. But back home, she has a hard home life, living with her mother who has cancer and they can’t afford medical treatment, and a brother who is forced to pick up his father’s mantle to work for crime lords because he left his family in so much debt. Eighteen-years-old and from DC, before she is captured. But after three-hundred seasons, this season will officially be the very last one. In this version, the Prince is forced to repeat the quest to find love over and over each season, while causing more and more bloodshed each time. “I am always surprised to discover that when the world seems darkest, there exists the greatest opportunity for light.”Ī Curse So Dark and Lonely is a reimagining of Beauty and the Beast with a much darker theme. ![]() ![]() Goodreads | Amazon US | Barnes & Noble | Book DepositoryĪRC provided by Bloomsbury in exchange for an honest review. ![]() ![]() ![]() Read my review for A Court of Thorns & Roses or A Court of Mist and Fury. This review contains spoilers for this book, along with the previous books in the series. Maas, the earth will be painted red as mighty armies grapple for power over the one thing that could destroy them all. In this thrilling third book in the #1 New York Times bestselling series from Sarah J. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit – and one slip may spell doom not only for Feyre, but for her world as well.Īs war bears down upon them all, Feyre must decide who to trust amongst the dazzling and lethal High Lords – and hunt for allies in unexpected places. Looming war threatens all Feyre holds dear in the third volume of the #1 New York Times bestselling A Court of Thorns and Roses series.įeyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin's manoeuvrings and the invading king threatening to bring Prythian to its knees. ![]() Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Fantasy & MagicĪmazon | Book Depository | Angus & Robertson | Booktopia Published by Bloomsbury Childrens Books on May 2, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() From this chaos emerges a teenage girl who will turn the tide of battle and lead the French to victory, becoming an unlikely hero whose name will echo across the centuries. France is mired in a losing war against England. “A secular reimagining and feminist celebration of the life of Joan of Arc that transforms the legendary saint into a flawed yet undeniable young woman.”-USA Todayġ412. ![]() “It is as if Chen has crept inside a statue and breathed a soul into it, re-creating Joan of Arc as a woman for our time.”-Hilary Mantel, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Booker Prize winner Wolf Hall If every generation gets the Joan it deserves, ours could do worse than an ass-kicking, avenging angel fighting simply for the right to fight.”-The New York Times Book Review Chen - 2022Ĭategories: Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction Joan: A Novel of Joan of Arc - Katherine J. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the story, on-air personality Max exposes himself while promoting toys, is fired, and finds a new career in adult pornography. SIDELIGHTS: Augusten Burroughs's first book is the campy novel Sellevision, set in the world of home-shopping networks. WORK IN PROGRESS: Magical Thinking, a collection of true stories. Martin's Press (New York, NY), 2003.Ĭontributor to periodicals, including Details.ĪDAPTATIONS: Running with Scissors was adapted for audio, read by the author, Audio Renaissance, 2003. Martin's Press (New York, NY), 2002.ĭry: A Memoir, St. Previously worked as a copywriter, dog trainer, store clerk, waiter, and store detective. Radio commentator, National Public Radio, 2003. Vicinanza Ltd., 111 8th Avenue, Suite 1501, New York, NY 10011. ![]() 1983 born 1965, in Pittsburg, PA son of John (a professor) and Margaret Robison partner of Dennis Pilsits (a graphic designer).ĪDDRESSES: Agent-c/o Christopher Schelling, Ralph M. PERSONAL: Original name, Christopher Robison name legally changed, c. ![]() ![]() ![]() The world changes to meet the challenge.Ī quarter of a century later, in a world shaped by what's now known as "Haden's syndrome", rookie FBI agent Chris Shane is paired with veteran agent Leslie Vann. ![]() The disease affects young, old, rich, poor, people of every color and creed. But for the unlucky one percent - and nearly five million souls in the United States alone - the disease causes "Lock In": Victims fully awake and aware, but unable to move or respond to stimulus. Most who get sick experience nothing worse than flu, fever, and headaches. Not too long from today, a new, highly contagious virus makes its way across the globe. This is fantastic." (John Scalzi)Ī blazingly inventive near-future thriller from the best-selling, Hugo Award-winning John Scalzi. As the author, I’m impressed with Audible’s commitment to my narrative - and I’m geeking out that both Wil and Amber are reading my book. There's a really excellent reason for Lock In to have two entirely different versions, so when it came time to make the audiobook, Audible did an ingenious thing: they asked both Wil Wheaton and Amber Benson to record entire versions of the book. "I love working with Audible, in no small part because they’re committed to doing what’s right, both for my books, and the people who listen to those books. You can also choose to download Wil Wheaton's narration. ![]() ![]() The great interest in Uncle Tom’s Cabin in England also transferred to the Key. The responses of abolitionists and Northerners in general were among the positive, lauding the documentation of the evils of slavery and the confirmation of the truth of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The reaction of Stowe's contemporaries to A Key to Uncle Tom’s Cabin was very similar to the reaction to Uncle Tom’s Cabin, with both very positive and very negative reviews. The book was subtitled "Presenting the Original Facts and Documents upon Which the Story Is Founded, Together with Corroborative Statements Verifying the Truth of the Work". In order to show that she had neither lied about slavery nor exaggerated the plight of enslaved people, she compiled A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin. First published in 1853 by Jewett, Proctor & Worthington, the book also provides insights into Stowe's own views on slavery.Īfter the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin, Southerners accused Stowe of misrepresenting slavery. ![]() It was published to document the veracity of the depiction of slavery in Stowe's anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852). A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin is a book by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() While Makumbi was a fellow at the Alan Cheuse International Writers Center at George Mason University this past spring, she talked with Matthew Davis, the center’s founding director. ![]() She lives in Manchester with her husband and son and lectures in creative writing at Manchester Metropolitan University. Retitled Let’s Tell This Story Properly, the collection was published in the US in July 2019. Her first full story collection, Manchester Happened, was published by Oneworld in May 2019. She was awarded the 2014 Commonwealth Short-Story Prize for her story Lets Tell This Story Properly, published by Granta, and the prestigious Windham-Campbell Prize for Fiction 2018 to support her writing. Ugandan novelist and short-story writer Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi ’s first novel, Kintu, won the Kwani Manuscript Project in 2013 and was longlisted for the Etisalat Prize in 2014. ![]() |