If a robot' could do your job quicker than you & better than you for no pay would you still be employed? Today it's travel agents data-analyst & paralegals whose jobs are under threat Soon it will be doctors taxi-drivers & ironically even computer programmers Without a radical reassessment of our economic & political structures we risk the implosion of the capitalist economy itself In a frightening tour of artificial intelligence's rapid advances technology expert Martin Ford draws on a wealth of economic data from both the US & the UK to outline the terrifying societal implications of the robots' rise From health & education to finance & technology his warning is stark any job that is on some level routine is likely to be automated & if we are to see a future of prosperity rather than catastrophe we must act now ...

The Greek statesman Polybius (c 200-118 BC) wrote his account of the relentless growth of the Roman Empire in order to help his fellow countrymen understand how their world came to be dominated by Rome Opening with the Punic War in 264 BC he vividly records the critical stages of Roman expansion its campaigns throughout the Mediterranean the temporary setbacks inflicted by Hannibal & the final destruction of Carthage An active participant of the politics of his time as well as a friend of many prominent Roman citizens Polybius drew on many eyewitness accounts in writing this cornerstone work of history ...

Legend says that a spirit sleeps within each of usand that a childhood trauma can awaken it such is the awakening of the Zelphire Young Sylvan Khelmann is one such host doing his best to hide the strange tree-like features that start growing on his body This mysterious condition comes with strange abilities which he doesn&t understand until meeting Professor Wernes who invites him to join an expedition of discovery But they find themselves pursued by the evil Dreghans who possess supernatural abilities of their own tracking down all known Zelphires to serve their secret nefarious purpose The first book in the globally popular middle-grade fantasy series by writerillustrator Karim Friha this supernatural tale is steeped in Victorian steampunk & is a delightfully dark adventure like Charles Dickens by way of Tim Burton ...

Innis Munro is walking home across the bleak wilderness of Nin Island when he hears the chilling howl of a wolf But there are no wolves on the island
- not since they were hunted to extinction centuries ago He decides to investigate his island home & accepts an ancient challenge he who jumps the Bonnie Laddie's Leap wins a fortune As the wolves rise from the darkness of history & long-buried secrets resurface Innis's adventure truly begins
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From breakfast toast to evening wine yeast is the microscopic thing that we cannot live without We knew what yeast did as an invisible brewer & baker long before we had a clue about the existence of microorganisms Ten thousand years ago our ancestors abandoned bush meat & wild fruit in favor of farming animals & cultivating grain Leaving the forests & grasslands our desire for beer & wine produced by the fungus was a major stimulus for agricultural settlement It takes a village to run a brewery or tend a vineyard We domesticated wild yeast & yeast domesticated us With the inevitable escape of the fungus from beer vats into bread dough our marriage with yeast was secured by an appetite for fresh loaves of leavened bread Over the millennia we have adapted the technologies of brewing winemaking & baking & have come to rely on yeast more & more Yeast produces corn ethanol & other biofuels & has become the genetically-modified darling of the pharmaceutical business as a source of human insulin & a range of life-saving medicines These practical uses of yeast have been made possible by advances in our understanding of its biology & the power of genetic engineering has been used to modify the fungus to do just about anything we wish We know more about yeast than any other organism built from complex cells like our own To understand yeast is to understand life In this book Nicholas P Money offers a celebration of our favorite microorganism ...

The Easter Rising of 1916 not only destroyed much of the centre of Dublin
- it changed the course of Irish history But why did
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The pulse-pounding sequel to DEPARTMENT 19
- The best action horror story I have ever read according to Bookzoneforboys 91 days
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Float fishing with a waggler has fascinated Jim Baxter for over 40 years & is the central theme of this book Jim & his contributors from the world of match angling explain how to get the best out of the method on river or lake ...

Children are vanishing The village of Lafferton is shattered There are no witnesses & no leads
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The Rite is a supernatural thriller that uncovers the Devil reach to even one of the holiest places on Earth Inspired by true events the film follows seminary student Michael Kovak (Colin O who is sent to study exorcism at the Vatican in spite of his own doubts about the controversial practice & even his own faith Wearing his deep skepticism like armor Michael challenges his superiors to look to psychiatry rather than demons in treating the possessed Only when he sent to apprentice with the unorthodox Father Lucas (Anthony Hopkins)--a legendary priest who has performed thousands of exorcisms--does Michael armor begin to fall As he is drawn into a troubling case that seems to transcend even Father Lucas skill he begins to glimpse a phenomenon science can explain or control an evil so violent & terrifying that it forces him to question everything he believes ...