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Hubris and Hybrids
Human societies have not always taken on new technology in appropriate ways. Innovations are double-edged swords that transform relationships among people, as well as between human societies and the natural world. Only through successful cultural appropriation can we manage to control the hubris that is fundamental to the innovative, enterprising human spirit; and only by becoming hybrids, combining the human and the technological, will we be able to make effective use of our scientific and technological achievements. This broad cultural history of technology and science provides a range of stories and reflections about the past, discussing areas such as film, industrial design, and alternative environmental technologies, and including not only European and North American, but also Asian examples, to help resolve the contradictions of contemporary high-tech civilization.
Arthur
The uplifting true story of an extreme athlete, a stray dog, and how they found each other. “Heroic and heartwarming” (Forbes), this unbelievable adventure will make readers laugh, gasp, cry, and see rescue dogs with a whole new perspective. NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING MARK WAHLBERG—STREAMING ON STARZ When you're racing 435 miles through the jungles and mountains of South America, the last thing you need is a stray dog tagging along. But that's exactly what happened to Mikael Lindnord, captain of a Swedish adventure racing team, when he threw a scruffy but dignified mongrel a meatball one afternoon. When the team left the next day, the dog followed. Try as they might, they coul...
The Widows
Two bodies are discovered in a Stockholm park, one a policeman and the other an unidentified young woman.
The Forever Born
When the world was first formed, the Lord and Satanel made an agreement that each would have one thousand years of dominion over the Earth. Now, it is the new millennium, and Satanel has refused to give up his hold. His decision starts an unprecedented spiritual war that could very well claim the lives of every human being on Earth-unless God's warriors can stop him. God sends twelve archangels to Earth in the guise of infants born to human parents, thus escaping Satanel and his legions' notice. Their mission is to recover the gemstones originally set in the Breastplate of Aaron, which were stolen by Satanel to prevent their use in battle. With the arrival of Ariel, the twelfth archangel, the strike is ready to commence. The perilous search for the jewels is fraught with danger for men and angels as they encounter physical and magical confrontations. But when it is time for the final battle, the denizens from the various realms of air, earth, fire, and water join the fight to determine the fate of the world.
Under Mafia Protection
When Jimena, a young single mother with a dark past and a violent ex she's desperate to forget, crosses paths with Alessio, heir to the Fanucci family, her world is turned upside down. All she wanted was to get by working as a maid at the Fanucci mansion and to keep her distance from the three infamous Fanucci brothers as much as possible. Things take a turn when the oldest brother and heir, Alessio, breaks off his arranged engagement with his ex and urgently needs a new one. Alessio, cold, ruthless, dominant, and not someone anyone talks back to, sees the quiet Jimena as nothing more than his pawn. Meanwhile, she sees Alessio as nothing more than another monster she needs to escape. As they...
Prophets of Computing
When electronic digital computers first appeared after World War II, they appeared as a revolutionary force. Business management, the world of work, administrative life, the nation state, and soon enough everyday life were expected to change dramatically with these machines’ use. Ever since, diverse prophecies of computing have continually emerged, through to the present day. As computing spread beyond the US and UK, such prophecies emerged from strikingly different economic, political, and cultural conditions. This volume explores how these expectations differed, assesses unexpected commonalities, and suggests ways to understand the divergences and convergences. This book examines thirteen countries, based on source material in ten different languages—the effort of an international team of scholars. In addition to analyses of debates, political changes, and popular speculations, we also show a wide range of pictorial representations of "the future with computers."
Driving into the Night
Hate. Chaos. Love has no chance. A lifetime ago, the ring lost its battle. But not this time, not again. Neither the hunter nor the demon angel could escape their fate despite their hatred for one another. The ring would get revenge no matter what they wanted or thought. It won’t fail once again. Upon the death of the demon angel, the world would crumble, and they would be sent straight to hell. Will love win? Or will fate run its course killing their only chance for love?
Lilly
Enlil and Lillitu fought together at the very beginning, and their daughter Ardet-lili became their blessing, and their curse. Since her birth the three have been hunted by Senoy, Sansenoy and Semangelof, the three medicinal angels, but the war is nearing it's climax, and Lilly will have to decide if she cares enough to protect humanity from the coming storm, or whether they are just cattle for her unquenchable blood-lust. Ethan Raith was just a graphic designer, but after one speech, and a surprise encounter with two individuals who belong in the stories of old men in pubs, his life is torn apart as he is thrust into the world of the dark, and is faced with the real possibility that death might be a mercy compared to what is coming. Mikael has watched over Lilly since she was born, but as he sees events moving, he knows that the war will either destroy, curse or redeem her for all time, and his hand has yet to be played. First Vampire, Queen of Darkness, She is Rising.
Misha
On the summer solstice that marks the end of everything they've known, Tennessee, Angelis, Jude and Quintin, a group of unlikely friends, will enter a world that will grant them extraordinary abilities. A hunger for absolute power will test their friendship. The search for answers to the mystery of what brought them together will bring them face-to-face with the being known as Misha.
Under Indifferent Skies
A historical saga that follows three siblings through the Armenian genocide and beyond: “A novel to remember.” —La Stampa This absorbing novel from a multiple award-winning author recounts the story of the Armenian genocide and other twentieth-century occurrences, ranging from the shores of the Mediterranean to the frozen Siberian coast, from the plush palazzi of Venice to the cruel Soviet concentration camps as it follows the lives of two twin brothers, Mikaèl and Gabrièl, and their younger sister, Rose. Exploring the historical events of the last century that shook the very foundations of humanity, Under Indifferent Skies is full of suspense and unexpected narrative twists while evoking universal emotions and tackling collective aspects of our existence—primordial instincts like survival, the experience of motherhood, the bond of blood ties, the need to belong, the quest for a purpose in life. Above all, it is a story of resilience and hope, a story of faith in a supreme force that governs the Cosmos that inexorably renders justice in the end.
