It is an Action/Adventure yarn but also a deeply moving love story about two people who, despite all odds, never gave up on each other. The story spans four continents and twenty years.

Sovereign Intelligence: The Rise of Open-Source ModelsWho should control the machinery of thought?For years, we have lived in the Closed Box Era—a time when advanced artificial intelligence was a rented utility, locked behind proprietary APIs and metered by the token. In this landscape, intelligence was landlocked, innovation flowed upward to a handful of hyperscale corporations, and users were forced into a structural dependency on systems they could neither inspect nor tr...

In the heart of the not-so-distant future, "Vape World" unfolds—a groundbreaking novel that delves deep into a society where vaping has not only reshaped the social fabric but also become the centerpiece of cultural identity and personal freedom. This vividly imagined world, with its intricate blend of technology, culture, and rebellion, serves as the backdrop for a gripping narrative that explores the boundaries of innovation and addiction.As we navigate through the lives of diver...

President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps on March 1, 1961. In the fifty years since, nearly 200,000 Americans have served in 139 countries, providing technical assistance, promoting a better understanding of American culture, and bringing the world back to the United States.In Voices from the Peace Corps: Fifty Years of Kentucky Volunteers, Angene Wilson and Jack Wilson, who served in Liberia from 1962 to 1964, follow the experiences of Peace Corps volunteers ...

This is a political play which is set in Washington DC. Howard Knox is a congressman and believes that there are corrupt practices going on at the firm of a very wealthy industrialist. Knox is being helped by the industrialists daughter who is helping him to locate documents that will support his claims.

When the Great War ends, Joshua Connor, a grieving farmer and sometime water diviner from the Mallee in Victoria, sets out to fulfil his wife's dying wish – to travel to Gallipoli to recover the bodies of his three sons and bury them in consecrated ground. Crescent collides with cross, and hope with reason as he discovers that his eldest son, Art, may still be alive. When Connor makes a desperate dash into the perilous heart of Anatolia one question haunts him: if Art is alive, why hasn't ...

This award-winning horror anthology is the "yardstick by which future ghost fiction will be measured"—featuring Tanith Lee, Joyce Carol Oates, and others ( Publishers Weekly, starred review).Award-winning anthologist Ellen Datlow—praised by William Gibson as "the genre's sharpest assembler of strange, dark fictions"—is determined to prove that ghost stories still possess the power to chill modern readers to the marrow. So she reached out to a list of varied...

Innovation and Future Technology accepts scientifically rigorous research, regardless of novelty. Innovation and Future Technology’s broad scope provides a platform to publish primary research, including interdisciplinary and replication studies as well as negative results. This publication criteria are based on high ethical standards and the rigor of the methodology and conclusions reported. Innovation and Future Technology features reports of original research from...

Want to starting raising your own bees?Not sure how to get started and want to learn helpful tips on how to manage a beehive colony?If you're looking to get into beekeeping than this is the book for you. In this book I'll discuss how to properly start, manage, and maintain your new beehive colony. I'll also go over common mistakes and how to avoid them, along with hints and tricks on how to get the most production out of your hive.Inside You Will Learn:· Why...

In The Art of Learning: Techniques to Retain Knowledge and Grow, discover the secrets to mastering new skills, enhancing memory, and deepening your understanding in any area of life. This comprehensive guide combines insights from neuroscience, psychology, and proven learning strategies to help you build an effective approach to lifelong learning. Whether you're a student, professional, or curious individual, The Art of Learning equips you with tools to make learning enjoyable, efficient, ...

Humans produce utterances intentionally. Visible bodily action, or gesture, has long been acknowledged as part of the broader activity of speaking, but it is only recently that the role of gesture during utterance production and comprehension has been the focus of investigation. If we are to understand the role of gesture in communication, we must answer the following questions: Do gestures communicate? Do people produce gestures with an intention to communicate? This Element argues that t...

Cortland Jamison, a member of CIAs elite ZODIAC strike team, is charged with highest priority missions in Afghanistan, Zaire, post-Perestroika Russia, Colombia and the US. In addition to fighting against the Soviets, Jamison rescues a deep cover CIA agent and his family from renegade soldiers in Zaire; confronts a brutal Russian mafioso outside Moscow; and finally matches wits with a powerful Colombian drug lord and his murderous bodyguard. The story includes at its core the US Presidents ...