Texd is an artificial being from another planet born of this earth. If that makes sense, he has only 2 years of life, no more physical capabilities than the average man, but his intelligence is the most powerful part of his stack.Lately, while living with regret (and himself) the unfathomable happens and Texd is presented with an offer he can't refuse.But will he do what's required to seal the deal or will he try to skim through like usual, hoping to not lose any skin? Even...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.An android tries to solve the murder of his girlfriend while being one of a few AI fallen from space.

Durante just does his job and hopes he gets a break. When he's not drinking or enjoying some good eats, he's policing Vampires of all things with the aid of an Empath who's not really his type. Meanwhile, two nefarious Vamps by the names of Ryker and Malik are brewing up a storm with hopes of a takeover, or at the very least upsetting the Vampire-Human coexistence.If that isn't enough, his pals are dropping like flies.Now it's up to Durante and a couple of shrewd agents to ...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Texd is an artificial being from another planet born of this earth. If that makes sense, he has only 2 years of life, no more physical capabilities than the average man, but his intelligence is the most powerful part of his stack.Lately, while living with regret (and himself) the unfathomable happens and Texd is presented with an offer he can't refuse.But will he do what's required to seal the deal or will he try to skim...

Kane was an assassin. Strictly small time, but he was good at it. His cold exterior was perfect for the job and there was always a steady stream of hits to be done and people to be killed. But it all came at a price.Leaving his past behind, Kane sought to begin a new life that was quieter and more peaceful; one where he could enjoy his family and be free from looking over his shoulder, wondering when his own time would come.One last hit was all it took, and he was free....

An android tries to solve the murder of his girlfriend while being one of a few AI fallen from space.

Kant in Brazil is a collected volume of essays conceived at the 2005 International Kant Congress in Sao Paulo as a way to make accessible to Anglophone Kant scholars some of the best work on Kant produced by Brazilian scholars. The availability of this material in English for the first time will promote interaction between North American and Brazilian scholars as well as enable Anglophone readers worldwide to incorporate excellent but previously neglected work into their own debat...

Some patients pay millions for the treatment of their lives. A few of them never leave.At MitogenLux, a glass-and-steel clinic hidden by a lake, the wealthiest people in the world come for a therapy that promises what money usually can't. The brochures call it a breakthrough. The waiting list is invisible. The results are extraordinary.And then the bodies start arriving on Dr. Agata Varen's table.A forensic examiner with a sharp scalpel and an even sharper tongue, A...

This book reviews the emerging role of blue laser as a new treatment modality. Laser surgery has revolutionized the treatment of patients with voice disorders. The choice of laser is based primarily on the characteristics of the laser such as wavelength, mode of delivery and spot size, and on the type of pathology that is being treated. Recently, a new laser with hybrid characteristics, namely cutting and hemostatic, has been introduced as the new generation of photoangiolytic lasers. This...

Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS) is a rare and poorly understood disease that affects many individuals worldwide. Patients with MALS present with debilitating epigastric abdominal pain, a fear of eating (sitophobia), nausea, vomiting and a poor quality of life. Patients are typically younger, with the vast majority of patients being female (80-90%). Patients may present with significant weight loss after a prolonged time to establish the diagnosis.This unique text provides a...

In this extraordinary companion to Newbery Honor winner Mexikid, hilarious family hijinks, immigration patrols, and musical daydreams shape a year of growth and change for a Mexican American boy and his family.Pedro Martín is sick of strawberries. Since he was seven, he’s spent every weekend and summer picking berries with his family under the hot sun. Sometimes it’s not so bad—Pedro’s an ace at “strawberry wars” with his siblings, and when a good song com...

If you can't prove something, it is literally senseless - so argues Ayer in this irreverent and electrifying book. Statements are either true by definition (as in maths), or can be verified by direct experience. Ayer rejected metaphysical claims about god, the absolute, and objective values as completely nonsensical. Ayer was only 24 when he finished LANGUAGE, TRUTH & LOGIC, yet it shook the foundations of Anglo-American philosophy and made its author notorious. It became a classic text, c...