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Unchecked ambition. Breakneck innovation. But at what human cost?For years, Tesla has promoted a bold vision of automated drivingone that captured global attention, reshaped public expectations, and helped propel Elon Musk to extraordinary prominence. In Elon Take the Wheel, journalist Edward Niedermeyer explores the public debate surrounding Teslas driver-assistance systems and the sweeping claims that have shaped the companys place in technology, culture, and the marketplace.Drawing on nearly a decade of research and firsthand interviews with Tesla insiders and automation experts, Niedermeyer unpacks the real-world science behind self-driving technology. As the debate over automated driving has intensifiedand as courts, regulators, and federal investigators grapple with the human cost of high-visibility automation incidentshe exposes the widening gaps between public perception, corporate messaging, and the still-developing reality of automated driving.Connecting the dots between mounting fatal crashes, gaps in oversight, and the competing narratives surrounding Musks public claims, this book takes a deep dive into: How nearly a decade of Full Self-Driving promises has collided with real-world technical limitseven as rival companies expand driverless operations across major cities The failure of American institutions (government regulators, financial markets, and the media) to fully confront the human and financial risks posed by one of the decades most disruptive technologies How high-profile crashes, federal reviews, and uneven global deployment have revealed the tension between public expectations and the current limits of driver-assistance systems Timely, thought-provoking, and rigorously sourced, Elon Take the Wheel invites readers to reconsider what automated driving promises, what it obscures, and what it means for the future of mobility.

An immersive YA biography and introduction to the bold and deeply influential life of Augustine of Hippo.The philosophy of this thinker from the waning years of the Roman Empire has guided Western thought for nearly two thousand years.Suddenly every vain hope became empty to me, and I longed for the immortality of wisdom with an incredible ardour in my heart. Augustine of HippoIn a time when Christianity was just finding its footing on the world stage, Augustine of Hippo left his permanent imprint on the religion and consequently on all of Western civilization. Augustines views on creation, original sin, divine grace, and the Trinity remain pillars of Christian theology, and his reflections on language, time, memory, and war have had a profound impact on the field of philosophy. In Augustine: The Longings of a Restless Heart, Devra Lehmann constructs an accessible narrative of the seminal thinker and theologian who wrote the Confessions and City of God. Augustine, who served as the bishop of Hippo from 396 C.E. until his death in 430 C.E., spoke of a radical and inescapable dependence on the unfathomable will of God. Augustine comes to life in this biographyhis childhood in the north African town of Thagaste, his adult years as a Manichean and teacher in Africa and Italy, his conversion to Catholicism under the guidance of Ambrose, the bishop of Milan, and his rise to prominence with his enduring synthesis of Christianity and Neoplatonism. His work illuminates the human condition for believers and nonbelievers alike: I turned towards myself, and said to myself: Who are you?

At the dawn of a new era of artificial intelligence, will we see an age of prosperity, or are we sowing the seeds of our own destruction . . .For decades, some theoretical scientists have suggested that artificial intelligence will lead to the extinction of a humanity made obsolete. We can already see the beginnings of this, they claim, as human jobs are lost to computer automation.For some of those people, its become fashionable to stockpile supplies in underground bunkers in anticipation of "the singularity" the point at which the development of artificial intelligence will outpace our capacity to control it.Other, more optimistic experts suggest that, properly regulated, AI will be a great boon to science, dramatically increasing the efficiency of scientific research and medical treatment. Researchers at MIT, for example, have used a deep learning model to identify a chemical compound to treat E. Coli infections. Likewise, the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to the developers of Google DeepMind for devising a system to map proteins much more quickly than humans could before.Toby Walsh, a leading researcher of AI at the University of New South Wales has monitored the development and influence of artificial intelligence since before most people had a computer in their home. Looking back over the history of its development, he lays out the ways in which we use this technology, the history of its evolution, and what we can do to navigate it going forward.

At a deadly magical academy where failure means death, a girl cursed with forbidden power must survive deadly trials, ruthless hunts, and an addictive attraction to the one man she shouldnt trust. This sequel to USA Today bestselling Wicked Onyx is packed with found family, slow-burn romance, and heart-stopping, high-stakes twists.Nightsbridge Academy has a dark souland he knows my name.With a fragment of my stolen power restored, I should feel wholealive. Instead, my magic has evolved into something dangerous and entirely unwanted. But the truth is impossible to ignore.I am no ordinary sorcerer. I am a Veil Walker.If I want to get my hands on the Libra Veritas, I cant afford any distractionsespecially not the spirit world clawing at me. Thats easier said than done when Im fast-tracked into advanced classes, dragged onto active hunt duty, and placed under the supervision of the last man I could ever trustSterling Damascus.Horrors are evolving. Students are disappearing. And revenge has a flavor I can almost taste.Between brutal hunts and a tincture designed to reveal a monsters truest self, Im learning that power always comes with consequences. So does desire. So does loyalty.At Nightsbridge, love can get you killed, magic never forgets, and surviving is only the beginning.Class is back in sessionand this time, the dark is hunting back.

Discover Thunderheads originthe fragile moment before the world changes forever and the hidden forces that set the storm in motionin this long-awaited prequel to the New York Times bestselling and Printz Honorwinning Arc of a Scythe series by Neal Shusterman.And of course, as every school child knows, December 2042 marks the end of the Age of Mortality.What no one has ever fully understood is how the world reached that moment.As death begins to seem optional, humanity looks for ways to bend the rules of existence. Twi-life centers begin storing the nearly-deceased, while eco-nihilists destroy civilizations icons and threaten to end the human race entirely. Public opinion fractures. Systems strain. The world feelsunstable.Behind the scenes, two powerful and diametrically opposed artificial intelligences set out to optimize, stabilize, and protecteach with its own idea of what that means. But in a world already tipping toward transformation, the consequences could be catastrophic.Meanwhile, in an obscure online chatroom, a small group of teenagers from around the globe debate both the glorious and the terrifying prospects of the future, never realizing that they stand on a very literal cutting edgeand that their conversations, their choices, their very existence matter far more than they realize.Because when humanity stands on the brink of immortality, someone must decide what survivesand what must be cut away.

Dive into the story of how three ambitious and distinct personalities built one of the most successful and culturally consequential hip-hop record labels in America: Roc-A-Fella Records.In the gritty streets of Brooklyn and Harlem, three young menShawn Jay-Z Carter, Damon Dame Dash, and Kareem Biggs Burkeforged a dream from the ashes of their struggles. Dismissed by every major label, they turned their hustler instincts into a music empire. Roc-A-Fella Records was born, and with it, a new era in hip-hop. But as their empire grew, so did the tensions among the founders. Jay-Zs rising fame and business acumen began to overshadow the collective identity of Roc-A-Fella. The release of The Black Album in 2003 marked a turning point, leading to the labels eventual sale to Def Jam in 2004. Post-dissolution, the founders pursued separate paths, but their shared history continued to haunt them. This is not just the story of Roc-A-Fella. Its also a story about the ascension of hip hop as a global cultural influence, the business of the music industry, and how this record label and their entrepreneurial ethos enabled them to make $500 million dollars at the height of their success, while also creating global icons in the processJay-Z, Kanye West, J. Cole, Rihanna, and more. Capitalism is capitalism whether its on the street corner or in the corner office and Roc-A-Fella Records remains a testament to the American Dream, a story of ambition, innovation, and the inevitable strains of success.

In Canadas wilderness, monsters hunt where man shouldnt wander. These are the lands Helyan and his Kings of Anarchy MC have claimed.When a small plane goes down far from civilization on the edge of Helyan territory, nobody could have known what kind of hell was about to be released.Hanna didnt know that crashing would be the least of her problems as night fell. As the only survivor of the twelve-passenger plane, she didnt have time to grieve for her friends only knew she needed to find civilization.Helyan heard a disturbance, then felt the crash of something big within his territory. He never expected to find a beautiful female emerging from a fiery wreckage. The sight sent his beast on a hunt as she ran, but he wasnt the only one whod sensed the female.When animalistic howls split the night, she never expected to find herself running for her life from things she couldnt see, while fearing whoever sabotaged the plane might be out there searching for her. Would Helyan be the one to find her first, or would he be too late?A gritty, supernatural MC romance set in the brutal, rough terrain of Quebec, Canada, where only the toughest survive.Shifters, vampires, secrets, obsession, and a love that bites back.**Property of Helyan is the first book in an all-new series from USA Today Bestselling Author Elle Boon. Get ready for this sexy, MC, love story that will show you how the President of the Kings of Anarchy Quebec Chapter, a rough around the edges shifter, falls for a petite female who is more than meets the eye.**

The waters of New York City and Long Island provide extensive and unique paddling experiences. This guide describes paddles accommodating every ability level, and are suitable for an array of crafts including touring kayaks, recreational kayaks, stand-up paddleboards, and canoes. This guidebook is a compelling resource for outdoor enthusiasts living in or near the city seeking accessible paddles around the metro area. This guidebook provides vital information paddlers need to safely and fully experience the rush of paddling around one of the worlds busiest ports.

While the residents of Connecticut and Massachusetts enjoy a plethora of hiking trails to explore, they may not be familiar with the rich indigenous history of the lands these trails traverse. Numerous tribes, including the the Quinnipiac, Wangunk, Tunxis, Massacoe, Woronocco, Agawam, Nipmuc, Nonotuck, Pocumtuck, and Abenaki, inhabited these lands for hundreds of years. Hiking Indigenous Lands of Connecticut and Massachusetts will guide readers along 40 hikes in both states, with a unique focus on the indigenous history of the lands that each hike traverses. These hikes will introduce readers to meaningful indigenous places, people, stories, and narratives. It will connect the reader to the land while they discover a vibrant and rich culture that persists to the present day. This indigenous history is merged with detailed guidebook information, creating a valuable resource to learn about trails to explore, the history of the land, and the indigenous stories they have to tell.

From MacArthur Genius Grant Winner and US Air Force veteran Moriba Jah, an urgent call-to-action to reject unchecked space development and exploitation as billionaires and geopolitical saber rattlers threaten to ruin a cherished and vital resource for us all.Outer space is being treated as an infinite dumping ground and an open arena for profit and power. It is neither.Moriba Jah cracks open the crisis at hand: 90% of all man-made objects in space right now are junk, aging and poorly-monitored objects are falling from the sky at an ever-accelerating rate, and world powers are militarizing orbit at alarming speed. Meanwhile, tech bros like Elon Musk are recklessly commercializing space by launching satellites with little oversight and offloading critical human needs to a growing web of machines that are at increasing risk of colliding with one another. The systems that support modern lifecommunications, navigation, finance, weather forecasting, disaster responsenow depend on infrastructure operating inside this stressed environment.Jah writes from direct experience inside the space enterprise. He guarded nuclear missile systems during the Cold Wars closing years, lived through the fall of the Berlin Wall and the START era, worked on spacecraft missions, tracked satellites for the US military, and developed algorithms used to analyze orbital objects. His warning grows out of operational duty and scientific practice, not commentary from a distance.In Save Our Sky, Jah exposes the accelerating risks created by debris growth, uncontrolled reentries, mega-constellation congestion, and geopolitical competition in orbit. He shows how extractive economic thinking and strategic rivalry have moved upward into space, carrying familiar patterns of exploitation with them. What happens in orbit does not stay in orbit. The consequences return to Earth.Blending technical insight, personal narrative, and policy analysis, Jah introduces a framework he calls Space Environmentalismtreating Earth and orbit as one connected ecosystem that requires stewardship, accountability, and repair. He highlights emerging international efforts that point toward more responsible space practice and lays out concrete policy and governance measures that can still change the trajectory.

A lively, wide-ranging collection of writing by nineteenth-century luminary William Hazlitta pioneering art and theatre critic, a radical political commentator, and one of the English languages greatest essayists.I am no politician, and still less can I be said to be a party-man: but I have a hatred of tyranny, and a contempt for its tools; and this feeling I have expressed as often and as strongly as I could. I cannot sit quietly down under the claims of barefaced power, and I have tried to expose the little arts of sophistry by which they are defended.Of the great writers of the English Romantic age, William Hazlitt comes closest to the modern sensibility. A dissident in politics, a radical commentator on the discontents of the Regency years, he was also an admired theatre and art critic, and a generous appreciator of the new poetry of Wordsworth, Keats, and others.David Bromwichthe author of Hazlitt: The Mind of a Critichas selected the best of Hazlitts essays to represent the continuous strength and inventiveness of his prose. This volume includes familiar essays such as On the Pleasure of Painting and On the Pleasure of Hating, as well as Hazlitts memoir of his early encounters with Coleridge and Wordsworth, My First Acquaintance with Poets. Here, too, are his inimitable sketches of Shakespeares characters, and sharply rendered portraits of contemporaries such as Jeremy Bentham, William Godwin, Sir Walter Scott, and Lord Byron.

Big changes are coming to Gravigna, the place ex-NYPD officer Nico Doyle has come to call home, and not all of them are positive. In the final Tuscan mystery, old tempers flare, change is in the air, and all will be laid bare as Nico solves one final case.When Sergio Macchi, the local butcher, is found dead, the whole town of Gravigna is affected, namely Nico who takes the loss personally. At the local bar the town commemorates Macchi by drinking grappa, but the cheers soon turn into ugly accusations as people question the ruling of suicide and begin to point fingers at his young French wife, Delphine, who has conveniently left Italy for the Easter Holiday.Delphine asks Maresciallo Perillo to get Nico involved in the investigation as Macchi respected him. Perillo, who is growing tired of his job, accepts the help, but Nico struggles to work on a case that hits so close to home and embraces his time cooking with Tilde at Sotto Il Fico, where he is at peace.As the investigation simmers and tensions with his partner, Nelli, bubble to the surface, Nico learns from Macchis files that he owned several buildings in town and had just informed his tenantsGino who runs trattoria Da Gino, Luciana the florist, Oreste the barber, and Piero Leonardi who runs an enotecathat he was raising their rent 15 percent, news that surely wouldnt have been taken well. Could that have been enough to get him killed? Nico will have to turn to an unlikely outside source if he is to solve what might be his last case ever.

Is trading an art or a science?Some traders are artists, using purely intuitive methods to decide when to trade. Other are more like scientists. Scientific trading is purely systematic with no room for human judgment. Among the very best traders in the world, you will find both discretionary artists and systematic scientists. What distinguishes good traders from bad ones? Good traders all follow certain rules. These rules are virtually the same for all outstanding traders, regardless of their preference for intuition or algorithms.The key rules are scientific they are underpinned by the mathematics and financial theory which systematic traders are well versed in. But consistently successful artistic traders also follow the same rules.In contrast, bad traders do not follow these rules. They use a dangerous mixture of gut feeling, and half baked pseudo scientific methods. Most of them will lose money, unless they are especially lucky.This book is about combining art and science. Part of a successful trading strategy can be purely artistic down to your intuition. It could also be entirely scientific. But however you trade you must always follow certain key, scientifically grounded, rules. If you also follow these rules, you will have a better chance of succeeding as a trader.

If youre tired of one-size-fits-all leadership advicethis book is for you.If youve ever been told that you dont fit the mold. That you dont look like a leader or act like a leader. That youre too much, or maybe not enough.The Antihero Advantage gives you permission to throw conventional leadership wisdom out the window, trust your instincts, and stop performing for approval or to meet some unrealistic standard. Instead, youll learn how to transform your flaws, fears, and doubts into tactical advantages.Bestselling author, communication strategist, and founder of Art of Coaching Brett Bartholomew tells it straight: You become a more effective leader when you learn how to channel your darker impulses with awareness, discipline, and strategy.Because real change rarely comes from playing it safe or trying to fit a mold. Sometimes you have to be willing to be a misfit an antihero. That means breaking a few rules, accepting that not everyone will like you, and developing the tools needed to handle difficult people and to face conflict in ways that drive progress.Modern leadership demands social agility, power fluency, and adaptability. The Antihero Advantage gives you the tools to operate in complex, morally gray environments without losing yourself in the process.Stop seeking approval. Stop waiting for certainty. Stop doubting yourself.Only then will you become the leader you were meant to be.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Countdown 1945 comes a sweeping account of Americas WWII forces in their greatest and deadliest hour.After the success of D-Day and then the sweep across France, the allies are taking a pause in the days before Christmas, 1944, planning for their final drive into Germany. What they dont know is that Hitler has secretly mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops to launch a major sneak offensive on his Western front. The Battle of the Bulge is the 40-day stand against Germanys last major attempt to isolate and overpower Allied forcesthe biggest, deadliest battle of the war in Europe. Flashing between General Dwight Eisenhowers Supreme Headquarters in Versailles and Hitlers infamous Eagles Nestand featuring new, first-hand accounts from American soldiers on the front linesEmmy and Peabody Awardwinning journalist Chris Wallace offers a front-row seat to the Allied Powers dramatic stand against the Nazis desperate gamble. Countdown Battle of the Bulge tells heroic stories through deep research and interviews with members of the Greatest Generationwho fought through foot-high snow and subzero conditions, and who shared their accounts of one of the most pivotal victories of the wars final year.

Caught between her family back in Harlem and her glamorous new life, Louise Lloyd finds that her knack for solving crimes translates when shes called to investigate un meurtre in Paris.When band leader Pierre Rocheforts throat is slit during a blackout at Club Minuit, his friend and former lover asks Louise Lloyd and her best friend, Rafael Moreno, to investigate. Louise goes undercover as a dancer with Rafael as the new piano player at Club Minuit. The pair now have access to a myriad of suspects, from performers to producers.Falling back on her expertise as a former showgirl, Louise finds out that Pierre was not exactly beloved by his fellow bandmates. She and Raphael also realize that the towns hottest club is losing money hand over fist. There seems to be something fishy about the clubs manager who keeps an iron grip on the dancers and also has files on all of the clubs employees in his office.As they untangle the many affairs and secrets of the crew of Club Minuit, Louise and Rafael realize that to catch a killer, theyll have to outwit everyone around them or face the music.

A new story collection from the razor-sharp wit of Tova Reich, who was described by Jonathan Safran Foer as "fearless, hysterically funny, and with the sharpest eye for truth and falsity. . . a brilliant writer."The searing and hilarious satire of Tova Reich knows no boundaries. Here in this story collection, she explores end-of-life truths and surprises, daring to make sense of the dilemma of the meaning of Jewishness in a world that is drowning in violence. In Managed Care, a beloved son drafts his mothers obituary in advance, and hastens her demise as a final act of filial devotion. In Solidarity, the recipient of a widows generosity turns violently against her. In Mengele in Jerusalem, as the title suggests, we meet the former Nazi war criminal in the most unlikely of places.Then there is the title novella, in which a convert must carry on after the death of her domineering mistress, herself also a convert. In Gifted and Talented, the doting mother of a gifted child catalogues her losses. And finally, in Moscow Night in New York, a group of Russian ex-pats gathers in Brooklyn to wonder why all the important things have been washed away by all the unimportant ones. When it is over, our host finds his wife weeping at the kitchen sink. Why? he asks. Because Im out of cigarettes, she replies furiously.In her previous work, Reich has turned a Borscht Belt resort into Camp Jeffrey Epstein where sex offenders find their just desserts (Camp Jeff, Seven Stories, 2024), she has shown aspects of the Holocaust legacy as a competitive game of one-uppance (My Holocaust, 2007). Here, Reich turns up the heat to greet our end-times.

A profound and moving novel about life, death, and what might follow from the critically acclaimed author of Einsteins Dreams."I didnt have a happy life," Ludvig Bergssons father told him shortly before his death. Haunted by these words, Ludvig grapples with his fathers memory, charting the landscape of his eighty-seven-years. He had not seemed particularly discontent, but at some point, something must have shifted. Or, perhaps, it had been a slow and gradual decline. Had these been the words of a delirious and ailing man, or the truth as his father saw it?Troubled by these unanswered questions, Ludvig suggests that his universitys next annual symposium address one of lifes greatest challenges: How might we prepare for its inevitable end? Each guest lectureran Argentinian psychologist, an astrophyscist, a troubled philosopher, a Christian theologian, a hospice worker, and a Buddhist monkgrapple with the question of what it means to live a good life, and how to make peace not only with death, but with what may or may not follow. As he listens to their presentations, Ludvig thinks not only of his father, but his own life and family, and the simple and unexpected ways in which he can find new meaning.Heartfelt and insightful, Preparing for Nothingness is a poignant reflection on lifes intractable impermanence and how one can find solace in the face of lifes greatest mystery.

#1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Natasha Preston is back with another twisted tale of icy isolation, deadly secrets, and pulse-pounding twists!Hallie and her friends wanted a carefree ski getawaypowdery slopes, cozy cabins, endless laughs. But when a storm traps them and someone falls from the lift, their dream week spirals into a nightmare. Cut off from help, they turn to strangers: a friendly young couple, two brothers, and a mysterious worker at the lodge.Then bodies start piling up in the snow.As paranoia takes hold, Hallie and her friends must risk everything to escape. But what if the killer has been hiding in plain sight all along? Whats waiting out in the blizzard is nothing compared to whats hiding in the lodge. . . . Dont miss any of Natasha Prestons heart-stopping thrillers!

Bestselling "master of the medical thriller" (The New York Times) Robin Cook delivers a gripping new novel of greed, corruption, and the lethal cost of private equity in healthcareDr. Jack Stapleton thought hed left behind the ruthless grip of corporate healthcare after retraining in forensic pathology, but his escape was not as final as hed hoped. Now, to help an old colleague being sued for malpractice over an infectious death following a cataract extraction, Jack is pulled back into the throes of clinical medicine. But the old autopsy file creates more questions than answers, especially after Jack learns that the Manhattan General Hospital where the operation had been performed had been purchased a year earlier by an aggressive profit seeking private equity firm called Asclepius Heath Partnersand its founder, Gerald Barlow, had been involved in the company that ruined his medical practice years ago.As Jack finds himself venturing deeper into Geralds shady business practices, he finds himself at odds with his wife, Dr. Laurie Montgomery Stapleton, the Chief Medical Examiner of the citya position susceptible to Geralds hefty mayoral political donations. Still Jack persists, and when a lead nurse at the MGH who had been assisting his investigation is found dead, reportedly by suicide, Jacks suspicions are only deepened as the autopsy he does raises the issue that the suicide was perhaps a homicide.But with the truth threatening to surface and Gerald willing to do anything to keep his empire intact, it is clear that Jack is a major threat. From Jacks perspective, exposing whats going on behind the scenes could save the institution and countless lives or it could cost Jack his own.