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The fruit of the long history of John Brockman's profound engagement with the most important scientific minds who have been thinking about AI - from Alison Gopnik and David Deutsch to Frank Wilczek and Stephen Wolfram - Possible Minds is an ideal introduction to the landscape of crucial issues AI presents. The collision between opposing perspectives is salutary and exhilarating; some of these figures are deeply concerned with the threat of AI, including the existential one, while others have a very different view.   

One of the finest history books for children, this well-loved Hillyer classic features stories of world history from prehistoric man through the 20th century, inspiring an appreciation of how events relate to one another. 

Neville Goddard's "The Power of Awareness" explores the profound idea that your consciousness is the key to shaping your own reality. He introduces the concept of the Law of Assumption, stating that your dominant beliefs and assumptions dictate your experience.

The classic vampire story by Bram Stoker revolves around a struggle between good and evil, tradition and modernity, and lust versus chastity. The author didn’t invent vampires, but his novel has so captured the public’s imagination that he is rightly considered their popularizer. Listen and you will meet not only the Count himself, but heroes Jonathan Harker and Abraham Van Helsing, plus an array of madmen, psychiatrists, and fair maidens who cross paths with the fanged menace.

Once upon a time in a far-off country, there lived a father and his daughter Beauty, along with his five other daughters and six sons. 

The Duke and the Dauphin inquire about Jim. Huck claims they travel at night because he's tired of so many people asking if Jim is a runaway slave. The dauphin and the duke attend a revival meeting. The dauphin claims he is a reformed pirate, soon to be returning to the Indian Ocean as a missionary. The revivalists take up a collection for the dauphin. While in town, the duke takes over a deserted printing shop.

A ferry searches for Huck's body the next morning on account of his "murder". Huck feels guilty for causing pain to those who care for him. Huck relaxes for three days. On day four he finds Jim, who thinks Huck's a ghost. Huck is happy to find company until he discovers that Jim is a runaway slave.

Huck and Jim float down the Mississippi for a few days. They spot a boat, and Huck, looking for an adventure, decides he and Jim should hop aboard. They overhear two robbers threatening to kill a third. Jim and Huck's raft breaks loose and floats away.

Back on their raft, Huck and Jim pick up two strangers. They pretend to be royalty. Huck and Jim wait on them, calling them "your majesty" and other titles. Huck realizes they're lying but doesn't want to cause trouble and continues with the charade.

Jim and Huck find a cave where they wait out a storm. They see a damaged houseboat floating by and raid it. Jim sees a dead body but won't let Huck see it.

Huck arrives at the Phelps', where he is warmly greeted. The Phelps assume Huck is their nephew, Tom, Tom Sawyer, whose arrival is expected.

Huck finds a doctor and sends him to Tom. Huck runs into Silas, who takes him home. The neighborhood is discussing the strange contents of the shed and marvel at the skill of the desperados.

The real Wilks brothers and the fake Wilks brothers are brought to a tavern. They are all asked to sign a piece of paper to compare signatures. The duke and dauphin temporarily talk their way out of the situation. The real Harvey Wilks comments on the deceased's tattoo. To resolve the conflict, Peter Wilks' coffin is opened. The crowd is shocked to see the $6,000 in the coffin. In the uproar, Huck escapes to the raft. He and Jim celebrate until they notice the duke and the dauphin are about to overtake them on their own boat.

Tom complains that SIlas has not guarded Jim well enough. He creates obstacles to make the escape more daring.

Aunt Polly and the Phelpses set Jim free and treat him like a king. Tom repays him with $40 dollars. Tom heals. Huck finds out the dead man on the boat was his father.

The widow Douglas and Miss Watson try to teach Huck religion but fail. There's a rumor circulating that Huck's drunk, abusive father is dead. Huck knows that the report is mistaken. Tom's gang disbands. Huck realizes that Tom's stories are mostly lies.

Tom and Huck use pickaxes to get their way to Jim, who is happy to see them but confused by their complicated plan.

Huck is curious about the dead man, but Jim gets him to change the subject. Huck puts a dead snake by Jim's bed as a joke. The snake's mate bites Jim. Huck goes to shore dressed as a girl to get news.

Huck feels guilty for letting the duke and dauphin swindle the kind sisters. He vows to get them their money back and hides in the duke's room. The two enter, and Huck overhears them talking about getting all the Wilks' property. Huck steals the money.

Huck discovers that Pap is suspected for Huck's murder, and a $200 reward has been offered to find him. There's a $300 bounty for Jim. The lady's husband says she saw smoke on Jackson's Island, and her husband is going there tonight to get Jim. The lady discovers Huck is a boy and promises she won't turn him in. Huck returns to the island to warn Jim.