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  • The Sex Lives of Cannibals

    Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific

    The laugh-out-loud true story of a harrowing and hilarious two-year odyssey in the distant South Pacific island nation of Kiribati—possibly The Worst Place on Earth.At the age of twenty-six, Maarten Troost—who had been pushing the snooze button on the alarm clock of life by racking up useless graduate degrees and muddling through a series of temp jobs—decided to pack up his flip-flops and move to ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • An Illustrated Guide to AI Agents

    Concepts and Code for Building Agents with LLMs, Tools, and Memory

    Artificial intelligence is entering a new phase. AI agents can now reason, plan, and act with increasing independence. From accelerating scientific breakthroughs to supporting creative work, these systems are quickly reshaping industries and everyday life. This book provides the conceptual foundation and practical insights you need to understand—and effectively work with—this emerging technology ... Read more

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  • Philosophy of Pseudoscience

    Reconsidering the Demarcation Problem

    "A remarkable contribution to one of the most vexing problems in science: the 'demarcation' problem, or how to distinguish science from nonscience." —Francisco J. Ayala, author of Darwin's Gift to Science and ReligionWhat sets the practice of rigorously tested, sound science apart from pseudoscience? In this volume, the contributors seek to answer this question, known to philosophers of science as ... Read more

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  • The Book of Orchids

    A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from Around the World

    "Clear, informative text. It is a superb production, reminding us of the astonishing diversity of these plants." — Times Literary SupplementOne in every seven flowering plants on earth is an orchid. Yet orchids retain an air of exotic mystery—and they remain remarkably misunderstood and underappreciated. The orchid family contains an astonishing array of colors, forms, and smells that captivate ... Read more

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  • Science Unlimited?

    The Challenges of Scientism

    All too often in contemporary discourse, we hear about science overstepping its proper limits—about its brazenness, arrogance, and intellectual imperialism. The problem, critics say, is scientism: the privileging of science over all other ways of knowing. Science, they warn, cannot do or explain everything, no matter what some enthusiasts believe. In Science Unlimited?, noted philosophers of ... Read more

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  • Oracle Service Bus 11g Development Cookbook

    Over 80 practical recipes to develop service and message-oriented solutions on the Oracle Service Bus

    This intermediate level cookbook is ideal for SOA developers who want to get the most from Oracle Service Bus in developing service and message-oriented solutions. It\\'s packed with relevant recipes and clear, detailed explanations.Key FeaturesDevelop service and message-oriented solutions on the Oracle Service Bus following best practices using this book and ebookExtend your practical knowledge ... Read more

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  • Getting Stoned with Savages

    A Trip Through the Islands of Fiji and Vanuatu

    From the bestselling author of The Sex Lives of Cannibals, the laugh-out-loud true story of his years on the islands of Vanuatu and Fiji, among cannibals, volcanoes . . . and the world’s best narcotics.With The Sex Lives of Cannibals, Maarten Troost established himself as one of the most engaging and original travel writers around. Getting Stoned with Savages again reveals his wry wit and ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Hands-On Large Language Models

    Language Understanding and Generation

    AI has acquired startling new language capabilities in just the past few years. Driven by the rapid advances in deep learning, language AI systems are able to write and understand text better than ever before. This trend enables the rise of new features, products, and entire industries. With this book, Python developers will learn the practical tools and concepts they need to use these ... Read more

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  • Modal Logic

    Series Book 53 - Cambridge Tracts in Theoretical Computer Science
    This is an advanced 2001 textbook on modal logic, a field which caught the attention of computer scientists in the late 1970s. Researchers in areas ranging from economics to computational linguistics have since realised its worth. The book is for novices and for more experienced readers, with two distinct tracks clearly signposted at the start of each chapter. The development is mathematical; ... Read more

    $103.39 USD

  • Headhunters on My Doorstep

    A True Treasure Island Ghost Story

    Follow in the footsteps of Robert Louis Stevenson with J. Maarten Troost, the bestselling author of The Sex Lives of Cannibals.Readers and critics alike adore J. Maarten Troost for his signature wry and witty take on the adventure memoir. Headhunters on My Doorstep chronicles Troost’s return to the South Pacific after his struggle with alcoholism left him numb to life. Deciding to retrace the path ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • The Meuse Heights to the Armistice

    The American Expeditionary Forces in the Great War

    by Maarten Otte ...
    Series series Battleground The Americans 1918
    "Maarten is a deeply knowledgeable historian of the WWI fighting in the Meuse region from end to end . . . The details provided in the book are amazing." — Battles of the First World War PodcastThe Americans had considerable initial success when they launched their huge offensive against the Germans in the Meuse-Argonne in the last days of September 1918. However, not everything went smoothly and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • St. Martin Sights: a travel guide to the top 10 attractions and top 20 beaches in St. Martin and St. Maarten, Caribbean (Mobi Sights)

    This illustrated Travel Guide is a part of the Mobi Sights series, our concise guides that only feature the most essential information on city attractions. This guide is designed for optimal navigation on eReaders, smartphones, and other mobile electronic devices. Inside you will find a locator map and a list of top attractions linked to individual articles. Addresses, telephones, hours of ... Read more

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