Kirjahaku

An illustrated A-Z of most, if not all, of Scotland's known water creatures born from myth and legend, with superstitious sailors still acknowledging some of their very existences to this day,accounting for strange disappearances and goings-on!

It started out as a professional gem heist, but blossomed into a romance not just with the country and its rich history and culture, but with the very people themselves. The sights, sounds, smells, towns and countryside will instil the desire to explore this extraordinary country further yourselves.

In an unlikely mix of 'Highlander' meets 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest', we find a vengeful Calum MacDuff hell-bent on retribution for his distant ancestor. Breaking out from their Highland mental institution, MacDuff, and similarly motivated fellow inmates, unite behind a common goal ie. to finally right the wrongs perpetrated on their ancestors. But just who are their intended victims, and will they achieve their long yearned for result?

Google the strategic town of Berwick-Upon-Tweed, and you will find it changed hands 13/14 times, as is commonly thought. Kevin Scott has found another 9 such recaptures of this pivotal base in England's NE, or is that Scotland's SE?Join the stories, as they unfold, about the drawn out fighting for this important,now scenic, holiday coastal town.

Attending a New Science exhibition on Virtual Reality and its boundless opportunities, Adam Baillie dares to interact, whilst `immersed' in an imaginary world. The only thing is -there seems to be more true reality than he could ever have imagined. Faced with the re-inception of Creation itself, our Adam comes face to face with Genesis, in the totally unnerving form of his namesake-Adam, Earth's first human, and Eve. Endeavouring to understand just how, and more interestingly why, God, their father, has both created and expelled his new progeny from the newly inspired Garden of Eden, we follow our own Adam Baillie's adventure, as he uses the new science technology of virtual reality to transport himself between the two periods in time.

It points us to the reality of restored relationships, the resurrection of our role as true reflectors of God's glory, and the revolutionary life that can be ours when we learn to be true disciples-re-created to live well for God. When our lives shatter, God takes the shards and does the miraculous. He does not simply fit us back together. He takes those splinters of our destruction and uses them to re-create us: complete, restored, redeemed, and fitted to be all that he ever intended.

In this essential book written by a rural native and Silicon Valley veteran, Microsoft's Chief technology officer tackles one of the most critical issues facing society today: the future of artificial intelligence and how it can be realistically used to promote growth, even in a shifting employment landscape.There are two prevailing stories about AI: for heartland low- and middle-skill workers, a dystopian tale of steadily increasing job destruction; for urban knowledge workers and the professional class, a utopian tale of enhanced productivity and convenience. But there is a third way to look at this technology that will revolutionize the workplace and ultimately the world. Kevin Scott argues that AI has the potential to create abundance and opportunity for everyone and help solve some of our most vexing problems.As the chief technology officer at Microsoft, he is deeply involved in the development of AI applications, yet mindful of their potential impact on workers--knowledge he gained firsthand growing up in rural Virginia. Yes, the AI Revolution will radically disrupt economics and employment for everyone for generations to come. But what if leaders prioritized the programming of both future technology and public policy to work together to find solutions ahead of the coming AI epoch? Like public health, the space program, climate change and public education, we need international understanding and collaboration on the future of AI and work. For Scott, the crucial question facing all of us is this: How do we work to ensure that the continued development of AI allows us to keep the American Dream alive?In this thoughtful, informed guide, he offers a clear roadmap to find the answer.

In all of the kingdoms no one dares to challenge the legend of the dragon that sleeps at the heart of the realm. Fear of any technology that might wake it from its century long slumber has kept the power in the hands of those whose skill with a sword is unsurpassed. Horatio returns from his final trial, troubled as he prepares to take his place as heir to the northern realm. But instead of the welcome of his father's embrace he is greeted by nothing but ash and death. Fuelled by a vengeful fury Horatio sets out to discover the truth behind the devastating attack. But nothing can prepare him for what he finds. Horatio has to face the shattering truth that his world is a lie and that only if he can accept who he truly is can he save not only himself but all of humanity.