Hey Cyba: The Inner Workings of a Virtual Personal Assistant (Young Steve)(Paperback)

Hey Cyba: The Inner Workings of a Virtual Personal Assistant (Young Steve)(Paperback)

To understand the future of artificial intelligence, you need to understand how it works. Told through the eyes of a fictitious virtual assistant called Cyba, this book reveals in depth how AI works and provides insight into the extent to which we can trust it both now and in the

See Inside Your Body (Daynes Katie)(Board book)

Allows young children to discover the inner workings of the human body in a gently humorous, yet wholly accurate way. Colour illustrations and diagrams display all the major organs of the human body and are accompanied by witty, clear and informative factual text. It contains over fifty flaps,

The Heights: Anatomy of a Skyscraper (Ascher Kate)(Paperback)

A gorgeous graphic tour of the inner workings of skyscrapers--from the author of The Works Indispensable and unforgettable, The Heights is the ultimate guide to the way skyscrapers work--from the bases of their foundations to the peaks of their spires. With skyscrapers becoming essential elements

What's Inside?: Spacecraft (West David)(Paperback / softback)

Explore the inner-workings of six types of popular vehicles and find out what makes them

Heresy and inquisition in France, 1200-1300 (Horrox Rosemary)(Paperback)

Exposes the inner workings of inquisitions in medieval France through expert translations of primary

The Manga Guide to Physiology (Tanaka Etsuro)(Paperback)

Join Kumiko in The Manga Guide to Physiology as she examines the inner workings of the body while training hard for the campus marathon. You'll learn all about: How the digestive system and the Citric Acid Cycle break food down into nutrients and energyHow the body regulates temperature and vital

Personal Development for Smart People - The Conscious Pursuit of Personal Growth (Pavlina Steve)(Paperback / softback)

The Secret Life of Plays (Waters Steve)(Paperback)

The Secret Life of Plays examines several plays' hidden workings and the trade secrets that govern their writing. Steve Waters takes the reader through the key elements of dramatic writing to show how plays are more than the sum of their parts, with as much inner vitality as a living

Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World (Broussard Meredith)(Paperback)

A guide to understanding the inner workings and outer limits of technology and why we should never assume that computers always get it right.In Artificial Unintelligence, Meredith Broussard argues that our collective enthusiasm for applying computer technology to every aspect of life has resulted

How Does My Home Work? (Butterworth Chris)(Paperback)

The inner workings of a home are laid out for kids in fun, retro illustrations jam-packed with the technology behind everyday life. How does flipping a switch on the wall make the lights come on? Where does the clean water that flows out of the faucet come from? What is used to keep a home warm?

Highland Fling (Fforde Katie)(Paperback / softback)

When 'Virtual Assistant' Jenny Porter's boyfriend accuses her of being impulsive, soft-hearted and unbusinesslike, dashing off to Scotland to sort out a failing mill for one of her clients may not be the best way of proving him wrong. And promising to help run a mobile burger bar before she's even

CPython Internals: Your Guide to the Python 3 Interpreter (Shaw Anthony)(Paperback)

Get your guided tour through the Python 3.9 interpreter: Unlock the inner workings of the Python language, compile the Python interpreter from source code, and participate in the development of CPython.Are there certain parts of Python that just seem like magic?This book explains the concepts,

From Innocence to Inner Sense: The Journey to Mediumship (Brittain Darren)(Paperback)

From Innocence to Inner Sense, is a highly acclaimed medium's story of mediumistic and personal unfoldment. From his early roots in a northern UK mining town, he charts his journey from being a shy and anxious teenager to now one of the most sought-after evidential mediums and teachers working

Secretary (Knight Renee)(Paperback / softback)

At the black heart of this story is a personal assistant - the colleague in your office who hears and knows everything about everyone - and Renee leads us on a deeply unsettling exploration of the limits of

The End of Banking: Money, Credit, and the Digital Revolution (McMillan Jonathan)(Paperback)

In this thought-provoking book, Jonathan McMillan dissects banking to reveal its inner workings. He cuts through the complexity of modern finance and explains how banking almost crashed our financial system. Banking is broken, and McMillan reveals why we can no longer fix it. The digital revolution

All about Vacuum Tube Guitar Amplifiers (Weber Gerald)(Paperback)

(Book). Explores all manufacturers and de-mystifys the inner workings of tube amps. All new material from the amp guru Gerald Weber. Tons of empirical data that de-mystify the inner workings of tube amps to help you get the most from your amps You will learn how tube amps work, electronic

Inner Workings - Literary Essays 2000-2005 (Coetzee J.M.)(Paperback / softback)

A collection of the author's literary essays from 2000 to 2005. It discusses writers such as Italo Svevo, Joseph Roth, Bruno Schulz, Sandor Marai who lived through the Austro-Hungarian fin de siecle and felt the influence of Schopenhauer, Nietzsche and

Mysteries of the Temple of Set (Webb Don)(Paperback)

For several years the High Priest of the Temple of Set, unveils some of his own personal inner teachings originally shared with Initiates of the Temple. From the contents of this book all persons who are serious about their own initiatory self-transformation will learn things of deep value which

Lebron James: The Rise of a Star (Morgan David)(Paperback)

'A well-rounded, personal portrait of the young superstar' -- BooklistAn up-close look at young LeBron James when he was basketball's hottest prospect, poised at the brink of superstardom. Sportswriter David Lee Morgan covered the LeBron phenomenon for the Akron Beacon Journal starting with

The Inner Voice: The Making of a Singer (Fleming Renee)(Paperback)

The fascinating personal story of one of the most celebrated talents in today's music scene The star of the Metropolitan Opera's recent revival of Dvorak's Rusalka, soprano Ren e Fleming brings a consummately beautiful voice, striking interpretive talents, and compelling artistry to bear on

The Chronicles of Prydain (Alexander Lloyd)(Boxed Set)

Millions of young readers have been enthralled by the adventures of Taran the Assistant Pig-Keeper and his lively companions as they journey through the magical land of Prydain--and this gift box set features all five adventures. First published more than thirty years ago and translated into

Ethnography and Virtual Worlds: A Handbook of Method (Boellstorff Tom)(Paperback)

A practical guide to the ethnographic study of online virtual worlds Ethnography and Virtual Worlds is the only book of its kind--a concise, comprehensive, and practical guide for students, teachers, designers, and scholars interested in using ethnographic methods to study online virtual worlds,

Surprised by Sound: Rhyme's Inner Workings (Tartakovsky Roi)(Pevná vazba)

In Surprised by Sound, Roi Tartakovsky shows that the power of rhyme endures well into the twenty-first century even though its exemplary usages may differ from traditional or expected forms. His work uncovers the mechanics of rhyme, revealing how and why it remains a vital part of poetry with

Art of Communicating (Hanh Thich Nhat)(Paperback / softback)

'Thich Nhat Hanh shows us the connection between personal, inner peace and peace on earth' The Dalai LamaHow do we say what we truly