How much do you really know about Google's founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin?The Google Guys skips past the general Google story and focuses on what really drives the company's founders. Richard L. Brandt shows the company as the brainchild of two brilliant individuals and looks at Google's business decisions in light of its founders' ambition and beliefs.Larry is the main strategist, with business acumen and practical drive, while Sergey is the...

From the man Arturo Pérez-Reverte has called “the most talented young Russian author” comes this extraordinary family saga, a journey into the depths of the human soul.The Round-dance of Water is a detailed portrait of three generations of a large family, but in this story there is no division into primary and secondary characters: each individual fate carries its weight and runs into the bloody river of the twentieth century. The novel drifts between year...

This historic Russian aircraft was first delivered to the Soviet Air Force at the height of the Cold War in 1961. It remained in service until replaced by the much modified Tu-22M Backfire which was introduced in the early 1970s and still remains in service. It was the first Soviet supersonic bomber and was used for reconnaissance and bombing, in the latter role carrying either conventional or nuclear bombs. The early aircraft had a range of 1,800 miles but later models had a much increase...

Today’s software can only imitate art, but what about tomorrow?Will true artificial intelligences be able to appreciate or even create art? Explore dystopian societies, where AI generates most of the content and human artists must eke out an existence, and utopias, where artificial minds help unlock and enhance human creativity.Delve into the minds of robot painters, AI poets, drone forgers, and electronic theater curators. These and other possible futures ...

The eagerly anticipated sequel to the highly acclaimed Vita Nostra takes readers to the next stage in Sasha Samokhina’s journey in a richly imagined world of dark academia in which grammar is magic—and not all magic is good.In Vita Nostra, Sasha Samokhina, a third-year student at the Institute of Special Technologies, was in the middle of taking the final exam that would transform her into a part of the Great Speech. After defying her teachers’ ex...

In this extraordinary stand-alone novel, the authors and translator of Vita Nostra—a "dark Harry Potter on steroids with a hefty dose of metaphysics" (award-winning author Aliette de Bodard)—return with a story about creation, music, and companionship filled with their hallmark elements of subtle magic and fantasy.Late one night, fate brings together DJ Aspirin and ten-year-old Alyona. After he tries to save her from imminent danger, she ends up at his apa...

Applications have transformed the collaboration environment from a mere document collection into a highly interconnected social space. These systems interoperate within a social and organizational context that drives their everyday use and provides a rich context for understanding the role of nodes that represent both people and abstract concepts. Techno-Social Systems for Modern Economical and Governmental Infrastructures provides emerging research exploring the theoretical and practical ...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The career ladder you were promised? It's gone.In 2026, AI agents submit thousands of perfect applications while entry-level jobs vanish overnight. Corporate recruiters spend 40% MORE time screening candidates—not because they're hiring more, but because machines are flooding the system. The bottom rungs of the traditional career ladder have simply disappeared.Your single paycheck is no longer enough. But you're not powerless....

Master Vulkan 1.3 with practical recipes for building, rendering, and optimizing stunning 3D graphics, guided by AR and rendering experts Sergey Kosarevsky and Alexey Medvedev Free with your book: DRM-free PDF version + access to Packt's next-gen Reader\*Key FeaturesLearn to harness Vulkan 1.3 for building high-performance applicationsIntegrate cutting-edge rendering techniques into a real-time 3D engineUse bindless Vulkan to render complex 3D ...

Look good, feel younger, and learn how to age well with this beginner’s guide to biohacking. Packed full of practical tips, activities, and the most effective hacks to improve your overall health.Dr Lara Hemeryck, a stem cell researcher, science communicator, and longevity advocate, will teach you how to take years off your biological age. Covering everything from sleep and exercise to nutrition, alongside tips and...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Transform Your Life Before Breakfast—Discover the Power of the 5 AM Miracle!Are you tired of feeling perpetually behind, constantly reacting to life instead of designing it? What if the secret to extraordinary productivity, inner peace, and profound personal transformation lies in a simple shift—waking up at 5 AM?In this powerful audiobook, discover why countless successful individuals worldwide swear by early rising as their ultim...

On a scorching July evening on the Rostov–Taganrog highway, a police major guns down his estranged wife in broad daylight while her elderly father sits behind the wheel. When veteran homicide investigator Lieutenant Colonel Volkov — "the Wolfhound" — arrives at the scene, he finds not a gangland hit but the ultimate betrayal: a uniformed officer who turned his weapon on his own family. Through a brutal overnight interrogation, hospital-bedside testimony, and a courtroom showdown, Volkov di...