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Superintelligence asks the questions: What happens when machines surpass humans in general intelligence? Will artificial agents save or destroy us? Nick Bostrom lays the foundation for understanding the future of humanity and intelligent life. The human brain has some capabilities that the brains of other animals lack. It is to these distinctive capabilities that our species owes its dominant position. If machine brains surpassed human brains in general intelligence, then this new superintelligence could become extremely powerful - possibly beyond our control.

Growth doesn't happen overnight; it's a choice. You must wake up every day and choose growth. These decisions compound over time, and with ruthless consistency, the outcomes are life-changing. Whether training for a marathon, leading a family, or starting a business, being intentional with everything we do is essential for success. Nick Bare shares a simple philosophy for helping people tap into the clarity and resolve they need to keep progressing: go one more.

Revisitando tudo o que pensávamos saber sobre linguagem, este livro revolucionário apresenta um ponto de vista totalmente original para explicar o surgimento dessa que talvez seja nossa maior conquista. Uma história tão notável quanto a da origem da vida. Embora suas ramificações alcancem tudo que fazemos, a linguagem é ainda profundamente intrigante. O que há no cérebro humano que a torna possível? Como é que simples sons e gestos podem transmitir significado? Por que não falamos todos a mesma língua?

Cold calling is painful and uncomfortable for every single salesperson on Earth. The average seller makes a couple dials, hits 6 voicemails, and gives up the moment a prospect hits them with a nasty objection. But every time you decide to pick up the phone in spite of the suck, you separate yourself from the folks who quit. That's when you get ahead on the leaderboard. Cold calling sucks. And that's why it works. While most books are a 400-page exercise in academia, we have 4 promises to make this the most actionable sales book you've ever heard of.

The Horus Heresy is an epic conflict spanning hundreds of worlds and thousands of battles, laced with countless tales of heroism and valour, betrayal and villainy. This anthology collects some of the most memorable, featuring every one of the Loyalist and Traitor Legions. Whether you're a veteran Legionary or exploring the grim setting of the Horus Heresy for the first time, this handpicked collection of 21 existing short stories features gripping tales for each of the Loyalist and Traitor Legions that waged wars of betrayal and destruction on an immeasurable scale.

Big Secret Georgetown, Kentucky, 1939. Soon after dawn on a February morning, Elliott Chapel discovers an unconscious, bloodied, young woman lying face up in the cold waters of Penny creek. Days later, awakening from her hypothermic coma, Ellie Evans finds herself on the Chapel Farm. Once she explains her plight as the abused wife of a powerful man, Elliott offers her and her son a place to stay and vows to keep them from harm.

A meddling scientist sees the monster he created with his younger friend Kaya’s help come to life! If that wasn’t shocking enough, the dead-eyed beast sets himself on Kaya, who is keen to see his well-endowed length come to life too!

A cuckold scientist watches his wife take it in the ass from their invisible assistant in this sci-fi, paranormal hot wife erotica story that features anal sex between an older woman and a younger virgin man.

Tod und Zerstörung überziehen die Welt. Der Einfluss des Risses, der gewöhnliche Menschen in blinde, rasende Monster verwandelt, lässt sämtliche Systeme zusammenbrechen und zwingt die Überlebenden, um jeden Atemzug zu kämpfen. Mark und John landen genau dort, wo sie nie hinwollten: in einer Regierungsanlage – und stehen kurz davor, schweren medizinischen Eingriffen unterzogen zu werden.

The year is 1620 and war is brewing in Europe, where battles are fought with the musket and cannon, But Jack is no common soldier. Jack is a Targeteer, a sword and shield man, yet the age of the Targeteers is now a distant and fading memory of a bygone era. An army of Englishmen is being recruited to campaign on the Continent, and Jack must find a way to prove to those in command that he is worthy of their company so that he might show the greatness of the Targeteers one last time.

À 14 h 44, une fine fissure noire apparaît dans les hauteurs. Quiconque lève les yeux est frappé de cécité — et bien pire encore s’empare de lui. En quelques secondes, des gens ordinaires deviennent sauvages, animés d’un instinct meurtrier qu’aucune raison ne peut freiner.

Nick Ferrara is a graduate of Bible College and a committed member of Lakewood Church in Houston. Throughout his time in University, God met him in ways unexplainable. Nick has learned that when we take God at His Word, He meets us there time and time again. In this Devotional series, Nick guides you through the best parts of The Bible and through the most edifying lessons from his years in Bible College.

In Making the Turn, PGA professional Nick Biondi distills over 20 years of extensive golf knowledge, curating the wisdom of some of the world's most renowned instructors. Drawing inspiration from Harvey Penick's iconic teachings, this audiobook serves as an invaluable resource for both amateur and professional golfers striving to discover their unique golfing identity.

Jahrtausende vor dem Aufstieg der Menschen waren Zwerge und Elfen treue Verbündete und erfreuten sich einer Zeit des Friedens und des Wohlstandes. Aber als zwergische Karawanen angegriffen und die Händler erschlagen werden, bezichtigen sie die Elfen des Verrats. Obwohl sie das Volk von Ulthuan als Verräter verurteilen, versuchen die Bergkönige einen Konflikt zu vermeiden, doch die elfische Arroganz steht einer Aussöhnung im Wege und Krieg ist unvermeidlich.

John, inzwischen blind, flieht durch die Kanalisation – in der Hoffnung, entgegen jeder Logik, die Person zu finden, die hinter allem steckt … und vielleicht das Unheil noch abzuwenden. Gina hat endlich ihre Söhne wiedergefunden und versucht zu begreifen, was mit ihr geschehen ist – denn es scheint, als habe sie die Schlacht gegen die Qualen ihrer Vergangenheit fürs Erste gewonnen. Mark und Camilla sind noch immer getrennt, jeder kämpft auf seine Weise gegen Geister, die töten wollen. Wird einer von ihnen den Sieg davontragen?

For most of Nick's life, drinking was an integral part of family, friendships, and even professional success. Alcohol was celebrated among his elder millennial peers. Abstinence was not. However, there were breadcrumbs scattered across several decades that a lifestyle in alcoholic bliss was not sustainable. Reckless behavior, relationship woes, declining health, personal tragedy, and dreams unrealized began to fester. Eventually, a life in sobriety became the only option if Nick was to live a life full of meaning and love.

In the aftermath of the Battle of Kublar—and the destruction of the battleship Chiasm—Legion Dark Ops recruits Chhun, Wraith, and the survivors of Victory Company to form an elite kill team of legionnaires. Their secret mission is as clear as it is deadly: find and eliminate those responsible for the Kublar disaster. Standing between them and their objective are a maze of corrupt Republic officials, a spy on the verge of losing himself in deep cover, and the Zhee—a murderous species who will stop at nothing. But perhaps the biggest threat of all is the truth they seek to uncover.

Captain Chhun's Dark Ops squad is reunited with Wraith, and they are entrusted with the task of denying Goth Sullus the shipyards he so eagerly desires. But when the mission doesn't go as planned, Chhun and Wraith must find a way to stop the Black Fleet's advance—even if it costs them their lives. Meanwhile, an old friend from Nether Ops executes a covert operation that will turn the focus of the Last War of the Republic in a terrible new direction.

The Battle of Tarrago was just the beginning. Following Goth Sullus's ruthless onslaughts against the Republic, a desperate House of Reason searches for scapegoats—and finds one, deserving or not, in Commander Ellek Owens. His sentence is cruel, unjust—and final. Unless Victory Squad has anything to say about it.

The End of the Republic begins now. The galaxy ignites as Goth Sullus and his fleet unleash a devastating surprise assault on the Republic. All that stands in his way are the 7th Fleet and the Legion. But with allies hidden in the very heart of the Republic, Sullus looks to reshape the galaxy in his own image. Fleets collide in a moment-by-moment account of tactics, heroism, sacrifice, and the start of the final war of the Republic. The stakes have never been higher—and it's winner take all.