Showing results by author "De Kai" in All Categories

Brought to you by Penguin. In this ground-breaking blend of imaginative storytelling and scientific forecasting, a pioneering AI expert and a leading writer of speculative fiction join forces to answer an imperative question: How will artificial intelligence change our world within twenty years?...

In AI Superpowers, Kai-fu Lee argues powerfully that because of these unprecedented developments in AI, dramatic changes will be happening much sooner than many of us expected. Indeed, as the US-Sino AI competition begins to heat up, Lee urges the US and China to both accept and to embrace the great responsibilities that come with significant technological power.

J. Robert Oppenheimer was one of the iconic figures of the 20th century, a brilliant physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb but later confronted the moral consequences of scientific progress. When he proposed international controls over atomic materials, opposed the development of the hydrogen bomb, and criticized plans for a nuclear war, his ideas were anathema to powerful advocates of a massive nuclear buildup during the anti-Communist hysteria of the early 1950s.

This collection of 21 short, soul-soothing Zen stories is designed to help you quiet your mind, let go of unnecessary worries, and reconnect with the simplicity of the present moment. Each story is quick and easy to listen to, yet filled with timeless wisdom that gently shifts your perspective—offering clarity where there was confusion, peace where there was tension.

This short book gives you real talk on dirty talk. It walks through the first shaky steps and shows how to find your own voice without forcing anything. You will come away feeling more comfortable saying what you actually want in bed...

Practical, fun and effective. Welcome to Learn with Paul Noble – a unique, tried and tested language learning method that has been used by millions. You'll be speaking Mandarin Chinese fluently and confidently in no time at all. Take a simple, relaxed approach to learning a language that has...

Hauptkommissar Stieglitz ist und bleibt der beste Mann der gesamten Kriminalpolizei, selbst wenn er gar nicht da ist. Und so muss er aus dem Wegsein heraus einen Fall um ein geheimes Labor lösen, bei dem es aber noch nicht einmal nur um das geheime Labor geht, sondern um ganz viel anderen Kram, hinter den Stieglitz aber selbstverständlich auch kommt. Wie zum Beispiel hinter die Sache mit dem Besenkiller, der Riesenratte, der Suppe ohne Hinterkopf und vieles mehr. Dass man ihm dabei eine tödliche Falle stellt, Stieglitz die Falle aber ganz einfach zurückstellt, ist fast selbstverständlich.

Welcome to the home of the Scraps and Graps podcast! Dedicated to bringing you our “expert” opinions on all things boxing and professional wrestling. Harry is the Boxing expert, and Kai is the Wrestling expert. But really, they’re just two blokes with a passion for combat sports that take place within a square ring. In this podcast, they attempt to educate and share their opinions with each other, and now, you! Lucky you!

In Being Better, Kai Whiting and Leonidas Konstantakos apply Stoic principles to contemporary issues such as social justice, climate breakdown, and the excesses of global capitalism. They show that Stoicism is not an ivory-tower philosophy or a collection of Silicon Valley life hacks, but a vital way of life that helps us live simply, improve our communities, and find peace in a turbulent world. 

When the Summer Queen summons Parker to her court, the private investigator knows there’s trouble brewing. Trapped into compliance by his past debt, he’s tasked with locating a missing girl in San Amaro. Now he has to find the girl or give up his life. Things only get more complicated when a very familiar cop asks Parker for his help on a case involving murdered magic users. With the victims completely drained of their magic, the San Amaro Police Department needs Parker’s special skill set to track down a killer.

Quick, easy and effortless. Welcome to Learn with Paul Noble – a unique, tried and tested language learning method that has been used by millions. You'll be speaking Mandarin Chinese fluently and confidently in no time at all. Take your Mandarin Chinese to the next level with Paul Noble's...

Named a Notable Work of Nonfiction of 2020 by the Washington Post As heard on NPR's Fresh Air, We Have Been Harmonized, by award-winning correspondent Kai Strittmatter, offers a groundbreaking look, based on decades of research, at how China created the most terrifying surveillance state in...

A haunted young girl (who happens to be a kung-fu expert and pathological liar) runs away from an oppressive city, where the sky is always grey, in search of love and sisterhood - and finds herself in a magical place known only as the Street of Miracles. There, she is quickly adopted into a vigilante gang of glamorous warrior femmes called the Lipstick Lacerators, whose mission is to scour the Street of violent men and avenge murdered trans women everywhere. Can our intrepid heroine find the truth within herself in order to protect her new family and heal her broken heart?

Das Hörbuch zum Kino-Highlight im Sommer 2023. J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967), der "Vater der Atombombe", zählt zu den schillerndsten Figuren der jüngeren Zeitgeschichte. Für ihre glänzende Biographie des "amerikanischen Prometheus" erhielten der Journalist Kai Bird und der Historiker Martin J. Sherwin den Pulitzer-Preis. Exemplarisch lassen sie das Drama eines Forschers lebendig werden, der sich zwischen Erkenntnisdrang und ethischer Verantwortung entscheiden muss.

A national bestseller in Canada, hailed by The New York Times as an “intimate expression of self-acceptance and forgiveness, tenderly written to fellow trans women and others.” “Required reading.”—Glennon Doyle, #1 bestselling author of Untamed A THEM AND AUTOSTRADDLE BEST BOOK OF THE...

"Während sie die Stufen zur Bibliothek hinablief, konnte Furia die Geschichten schon riechen: den besten Geruch der Welt." Furia lebt in einer Welt der Bücher. Der Landsitz ihrer Familie steht auf einer unendlichen Bibliothek. Sehnlichst erwartet sie ihr Seelenbuch - mit ihm will sie die Magie der Worte entfesseln. Doch dann wird ihr Bruder entführt und Furia muss um sein Leben kämpfen. Ihr Weg führt sie in die Stadt der verschwundenen Buchläden und in einen Wald, in dem aus toten Büchern Bäume wachsen.

Auf ihrem Weg zu den Sternen und hinaus in die Weiten des Universums musste die Menschheit vielen Gefahren trotzen. An ihrer Seite stand häufig ES – eine sogenannte Superintelligenz. Doch ES weilt nicht mehr in der Milchstraße, sondern ist in Fragmente zerteilt. Perry Rhodan und seine Gefährten versuchen, diese Fragmente zusammenzusetzen und ES so zu retten. Aber es gibt Gegner – sie wollen jeglichen Rettungsversuch verhindern und scheuen dabei keine terroristischen Mittel. Hinter den Kulissen zieht ein kosmisches Wesen die Fäden. Wer ist der Irreführer, der sich Perry Rhodan entgegenstellt?

Two complete long-distance dirty talk guides in one volume.SEXTING MASTERY: This short book shares real stories about moving from awkward silence to sending texts that turn him on. It walks through the first shaky words and how to keep going when things feel off. You will feel more comfortable...

This short book shares real stories about moving from awkward silence to saying what you actually want in bed. It walks through the first shaky words and how to keep going when things feel off. You will feel more comfortable finding your own voice without forcing anything...

No grammar tests. No memory drills. No chance of failure. Improve your everyday Mandarin Chinese speaking and listening skills by following typical, fun conversations and practicing what you hear in the dialogues. We recommend you finish the Complete and Next Steps courses before starting...