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<b>A <i>WALL STREET JOURNAL, WASHINGTON POST,</i> AND <i>FINANCIAL TIMES</i> BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR<br/></b><b><br/>In this ground-breaking blend of imaginative storytelling and scientific forecasting, a pioneering AI expert and a leading writer of speculative fiction join forces to answer an imperative question: How will artificial intelligence change our world within twenty years?</b><br/><br/>AI will be the defining development of the twenty-first century. Within two decades, aspects of daily human life will be unrecognizable. AI will generate unprecedented wealth, revolutionize medicine and education through human-machine symbiosis, and create brand new forms of communication and entertainment. In liberating us from routine work, however, AI will also challenge the organizing principles of our economic and social order. Meanwhile, AI will bring new risks in the form of autonomous weapons and smart technology that inherits human bias. AI is at a tipping point, and people need to wake up-both to AI's radiant pathways and its existential perils for life as we know it.<br/><br/> In this provocative, utterly original work of "scientific fiction," Kai-Fu Lee, the former president of Google China and bestselling author of <i>AI Superpowers</i>, joins forces with celebrated novelist Chen Qiufan to imagine our world in 2041 and how it will be shaped by AI. In ten gripping short stories, set twenty years in the future, they introduce readers to an array of eye-opening 2041 settings:<br/><br/> In San Francisco, a new industry, "job reallocation," arises to serve displaced workers<br/> In Tokyo, a music fan is swept up in an immersive form of celebrity worship<br/> In Mumbai, a teenage girl rebels when AI gets in the way of romance<br/> In Seoul, virtual teachers offer orphaned twins new ways to learn and connect<br/> In Munich, a rogue quantum computer scientist's revenge plot imperils the world<br/><br/> By gazing toward a not-so-distant horizon, <i>AI 2041</i> offers urgent insights into our collective future-while reminding readers that, ultimately, humankind remains the author of its destiny.

William Shakespeare found dozens of different ways to kill off his characters, and audiences today still enjoy the same reactions - shock, sadness, fear - that they did more than 400 years ago when these plays were first performed. But how realistic are these deaths, and did Shakespeare have the knowledge to back them up? In the Bard's day death was a part of everyday life. Plague, pestilence and public executions were a common occurrence, and the chances of seeing a dead or dying body on the way home from the theatre were high. It was also a time of important scientific progress. Shakespeare kept pace with anatomical and medical advances, and he included the latest scientific discoveries in his work, from blood circulation to treatments for syphilis. He certainly didn't shy away from portraying the reality of death on stage, from the brutal to the mundane, and the spectacular to the silly. <br/><br/>Elizabethan London provides the backdrop for Death by Shakespeare, as Kathryn Harkup turns her discerning scientific eye to the Bard and the varied and creative ways his characters die. Was death by snakebite as serene as Shakespeare makes out? Could lack of sleep have killed Lady Macbeth? Can you really murder someone by pouring poison in their ear? Kathryn investigates what actual events may have inspired Shakespeare, what the accepted scientific knowledge of the time was, and how Elizabethan audiences would have responded to these death scenes. Death by Shakespeare will tell you all this and more in a rollercoaster of Elizabethan carnage, poison, swordplay and bloodshed, with an occasional death by bear-mauling for good measure.

It&apos;s the busiest time of the year, and Forest Manor Hotel is quite literally falling apart. So when sworn enemies Izzy and Lucas are given the same shift on the hotel&apos;s front desk, they have no choice but to put their differences aside. The hotel won&apos;t stay afloat without some sort of miracle. But when Izzy returns a guest&apos;s lost wedding ring, the reward convinces management this might fix everything. With four rings still sitting in lost property, the race is on for Izzy and Lucas to save their beloved hotel - and their jobs. As their bitter rivalry turns into something much more complicated, Izzy and Lucas begin to wonder if there&apos;s more at stake here than the hotel&apos;s future. Can the two of them make it through the season with their hearts intact?

By way of H. G. Wells and Rebecca West's affair, through 1930s nuclear physics, to Flanagan's father working as a slave labourer near Hiroshima, this chain of events culminates in a young man finding himself trapped in a rapid on a wild river, not knowing if he is to live or to die...

<b>Get ready for a wild ride! The much-anticipated live action retelling of <i>How to Train Your Dragon </i>soars into theatres on June 13, 2025!</b><br/><br/><b>Learn about the fascinating dragons on the Isle of Berk in this exciting guidebook!</b><br/><br/>Dragons come in all shapes and sizes, with different strengths and weaknesses. But make no mistake, they're all mighty! Find out all there is to know about each species, like their size and special powers, in this guidebook to the dragons of Berk, inspired by the new film.

<b>PRE-ORDER THE FOURTH BOOK IN THE JACKSONVILLE RAY SERIES!<br/><br/></b><br/><b>In the latest spicy novel in the internationally bestselling Jacksonville Rays hockey romance series, a desperate situation ends with a quick trip down the aisle. Now the team physical therapist has to smile for the cameras and prove he's in love with his new superstar hockey husband . . .</b><br/><br/>My name is Teddy O'Connor, and I just made a terrible mistake. It's been six years since I was an intern for the Jacksonville Rays NHL team. Six years since I was wrapping ice packs on knees and playing Mario Kart on chartered planes. And it's been six long years since I first met <i>him</i>. Henrik Karlsson, star forward of the Rays...and king of my heart.<br/><br/>Oh god, I've <i>got</i> to get over this crush! I'm a doctor now, a respected professional in my field. And Henrik doesn't even know I exist. As the Rays' newest physical therapist, I have a chance to launch my career. So you tell me why I'm risking everything to follow this man halfway around the world!<br/><br/>After receiving news of his sister's tragic death, Henrik must fly to Sweden to retrieve his young niece. She's injured and grieving, but a new hockey season is about to start. Henrik can't possibly care for her alone. In fact, the Swedish government won't let him. He needs me. They both do. I'd be heartless <i>not</i> to help...right?<br/><br/>Well, that's what I told myself last week as I signed our Swedish marriage license. It's what I told myself yesterday as I moved my stuff into his apartment. And it's what I'm telling myself now as the Rays PR Director stares us down. They want this marriage to look real. The team's public image, our jobs, and his niece's custody agreement all depend on it.<br/><br/>But the Rays don't need to worry. My problem isn't that I don't love my new fake husband. God help me, my problem is that I <i>do</i>.<br/><br/><b>PUCKING STRONG is a spicy, slow-burning MM workplace hockey romance. This is Book Four in the </b><b><i>USA Today</i></b><b> and Internationally Bestselling Jacksonville Rays hockey series.</b><br/><b>TROPES</b><br/><ul><li>Hockey romance; </li><li>Sports romance</li><li>MM romance</li><li>Single guardian romance</li><li>Multiracial romance</li><li>Workplace romance</li></ul>

Discover the addictive world of the Twisted series from TikTok sensation, Ana Huang!He'll do anything to have her . . .<br/><br/>including lie. Charming, deadly and smart enough to hide it, Christian Harper is a monster dressed in the perfectly tailored suits of a gentleman. He has little use for morals and even less use for love, but he can't deny the strange pull he feels toward the woman living just one floor below him<br/><br/>She's the object of his darkest desires, the only puzzle he can't solve. And when the opportunity to get closer to her arises, he breaks his own rules to offer her a deal she can't refuse. Every monster has their weakness.<br/><br/>She's his. His obsession. His addiction.<br/><br/>His only exception. ***Sweet, shy and introverted despite her social media fame, Stella Alonso is a romantic who keeps her heart in a cage. Between her two jobs, she has little time or desire for a relationship.<br/><br/>But when a threat from her past drives her into the arms - and house - of the most dangerous man she's ever met, she's tempted to let herself feel something for the first time in a long time. Because despite Christian's cold nature, he makes her feel everything when she's with him. Passionate.<br/><br/>Protected. Truly wanted. Theirs is a love twisted with secrets and tainted by lies .<br/><br/>. . and when the truths are finally revealed, they could shatter everything.<br/><br/>Twisted Lies is a steamy fake dating romance. It's the fourth and final book in the Twisted series but can be read as a standalone. Warning: The story contains explicit content, violence, profanity, and topics that may be sensitive to some readers. <br/><br/>Please see inside the book for a detailed list.