理查‧克拉克、r P 艾迪: 882 books

 The 1960's. A time of social upheaval and change. The EBB and its new leader, Paul, find themselves thrust into the middle of anti-war and ant-military sentiments. Risking their lives in unnoticed and remote areas of the world, EBB performs dangerous peacekeeping missions for the UN - missions...

The first widespread incentive pay scheme was initiated in UK schools in 2000. This book is the result of monitoring the whole process from its inception. The authors visited schools, observed lessons, and solicited the views and experiences of a large collection of teachers and headteachers. Their...

In my decades of ministry, I have watched ministry leaders struggle to develop healthy and functional relationships within their families, churches, and organizations. This excellent work provides theoretical and practical insight for encouraging and guiding leaders for building the most fundamental...

AI、基因編輯、瘟疫、駭客、暖化……全球災難來臨的恐怖時代 災禍，可以預知嗎？意外，是突發事件嗎？預言，是妖言惑眾、危言聳聽嗎？ 人類的未來似乎充滿不確定嗎？ 白宮資深安全專家提醒我們：善用科學方法，可洞燭機先，防患未然，如何辨明正確的警告，趨吉避凶！ 張福昌（中華國土安全研究協會副祕書長、德國科隆大學政治學博士、淡江大學歐洲研究所副教授）專文推薦 明天過後，任何人都不想盲目成為災難犧牲者。不過我們必須了解人類未來可能發生的重大災難性事件： ‧人工智慧凌駕於人類智慧之上，導致人類受其控制 ‧新型致死微生菌導致全球大瘟疫 ‧全球氣候變暖導致海平面上升 ‧地區性核戰爭令煙塵密布於大氣層，遮蔽太陽照射，導致地球進入冰河世紀 ‧網路遭受類似珍珠港事件的駭客攻擊 ‧流星撞擊地球 ‧基因程式設計技術導致實驗室誕生可怕的新物種 這些重大災難性事件將導致： ‧數百萬人因自然和人為的災難而死， ‧他們原本可以因為專家的事先警告而倖免於難。 我們能否在下次災難降臨前找到那些有預知能力的人？ 《Warnings！：AI、基因編輯、瘟疫、駭客、暖化……全球災難警告，用科學方法洞悉真相》是一本探討未來的國家安全、科技的威脅、美國經濟，甚至文明命運的書。 在希臘神話中，卡珊德拉預見災難，但受到眾神詛咒而遭到忽視。現代的卡珊德拉反而明確地預測了卡翠娜颶風、福島核電廠、大衰退、伊斯蘭國崛起等許多災難。但和神話中的卡珊德拉一樣，他們遭到忽視。時至今日，還有人會提出警告，一些災難即將發生。但我們如何辨明哪些警告可能是正確的？ 《Warnings！》一書兩位作者都是卓越的企業執行長和曾任職白宮國家安全會議的老將──透過對各個領域的深入研究，發現一套區別正確的卡珊德拉和瘋狂末日理論家的方法。他們去調查目前已提出警告未來會發生災難、但呼聲未受到注意的專家，包括來自人工智慧、生物駭客、病毒突變的各種威脅。對任何不想盲目地成為明日災難犧牲者的個人、企業和政府，克拉克和艾迪精闢的見解都不可或缺。 ※...

Bioarchaeology is the analysis of human remains within an interpretative framework that includes contextual information. This comprehensive and much-needed manual provides both a starting point and a reference for archaeologists, bioarchaeologists and others working in this integrative field. The...

Reviews advances in understanding and improving the welfare of dairy cattle;  Summarises current research on rumen biology, digestion and ways of optimising nutrition of dairy cattle from grazing to feed and feed supplements;  Discusses latest developments in maintaining the health of dairy cattle, including the genetics of disease resistance and dairy herd health management

Discusses ways of ensuring genetic diversity, advances in wheat breeding and their use to improve properties such as drought resistance and cold tolerance; Summarises research on factors affecting nutritional and other aspects of wheat quality; Reviews advances in understanding wheat pests and diseases...

* Meets the current standards of first aid care by the American Red Cross and the Wilderness Medical Society * Updated figures and drawings that illustrate essential first aid skills * Includes quick-reference boxes that summarize recognition and treatment of many first-aid problems This fifth edition...

This book is intended for those who want to learn how to use R's capabilities to build models in quantitative finance at a more advanced level. If you wish to perfectly take up the rhythm of the chapters, you need to be at an intermediate level in quantitative finance and you also need to have a reasonable knowledge of R.

Reviews latest research on zoonoses affecting poultry meat such as Salmonella and Campylobacter as well as methods for their control on the poultry farm and in the slaughterhouse Summarises advances in understanding and optimising poultry quality traits such as flavour, colour, tenderness, shelf life...

History of the Boer War, first published around 1900.

This book aims to assist in the management of soil salinity by describing a range of species tolerant of saline soils. 60 species are listed with descriptions containing botanical features, growth characteristics, preferred soils, climates and more. The introductory sections of this book provide general...