Avi: 146 books

This book analyzes the way Israel has coped with nine wars of attrition from the 1950s to the recent Second Lebanon War (2006), questioning the belief that Western democracy cannot sustain prolonged wars of attrition. Challenging Israel with attrition has been compatible with the 'Arab way...

"What does AI mean for your business? Read this book to find out." -- Hal Varian, Chief Economist, Google Artificial intelligence does the seemingly impossible, magically bringing machines to life--driving cars, trading stocks, and teaching children. But facing the sea change that...

Dogs have been with us humans since the cave days—but what about cats? They've been part of our world just since we've had mice—and THAT is just since we've been storing grain—and THAT is just since Joseph interpreted Pharaoh's dream and saved Egypt from starvation by building the first silos. So is it any wonder that ancient Egypt idolized the furry felines?

This is the first comprehensive account of the progression of the Second Lebanese War, from the border abduction of an Israeli soldier on the morning of July 12, 2006, through the hasty decision for an aggressive response; the fateful discussions in the Cabinet and the senior Israeli command; to the...

到底該如何應用AI、找出創造新價值的機會？ 了解人工智慧最強大的力量，就在預測， 用經濟學的分析架構，設計出最佳的策略選擇！ 「AI 對你的企業有什麼意義？看這本書就知道。」 －－Google首席經濟學家哈爾．韋瑞安 自動駕駛、物體辨識、語言翻譯、詐騙偵測… AI的應用正快速滲入每一個領域，人工智慧大普及的時代即將來臨。但是，能夠利用AI脫穎而出的企業屈指可數。AI科技對企業到底有什麼影響？ 備受科技界與決策領導人推崇的多倫多大學羅特曼管理學院的三位教授艾格拉瓦、格恩斯、高德法布，是專門研究科技影響的經濟學家。在本書中，他們解答經理人該如何思考AI影響的各種問題。 ●對企業來說，AI到底是什麼？AI是預測的科技，而預測是決策的生產要素。 ●AI的關鍵影響是什麼？AI的重大經濟意義，就是使得預測變得更便宜。可以被人工智慧預測取代的都會貶值；與人工智慧預測互補的都會升值。未來無可取代的就是資料與判斷。 ●當預測便宜到人人可以負擔，企業的工作流程、事業規模與範圍、商業模式、策略選擇全都會改變。三位教授發展出一套評量AI策略的AI...

Menachem Begin, father of Israel's right wing and sixth prime minister of the nation, was known for his unflinchingly hawkish ideology. And yet, in 1979 he signed a groundbreaking peace treaty with Egypt for which he and Egyptian president Anwar Sadat received the Nobel Prize for Peace. Such a contradiction...

A South American–set novel based on the true story of an ex-Nazi cult leader: “If The Boys from Brazil was written by Paul Auster . . . A one-sitting read” (Robert Hough, author of The Final Confession of Mabel Stark).   In Santiago, Chile, Javier Gonzalez runs an unusual sort of business....

In this unusual and provocative book, Victor Erlich uncovers the origins of the national idea in the Hebrew Bible. Through a series of sensitive and original readings of well-known biblical episodes, Erlich argues that ancient Zionism was not an ideological construct but rather a unique marriage of literary imagination and ethnic pride.

A celebration of Jewish men's voices in prayer—to strengthen, to heal, to comfort, to inspire from the ancient world up to our own day. "An extraordinary gathering of men—diverse in their ages, their lives, their convictions—have convened in this collection to offer contemporary,...

Often we find it difficult to concentrate on the prayers we recite, due partly to a lack of understanding of the biblical poetry in the tefillot. This book aims to unlock the mystery of the various psalms which comprise the tefillah. The book begins with an introduction to prayer, Tehillim, and biblical...

This accessible, well-written book is a must-have for the aspiring MBA applicant. The 2nd edition of MBA Admissions Strategy is an essential guide to the four aspects of a successful, competitive business school application.

Small and mid-sized suburban towns house two-thirds of the world’s population and current modes of planning for these municipalities are facing challenges of both philosophy and form. Common approaches that have prevailed in past decades no longer sustain new demands and require innovative thinking....

Jews are part and parcel of American history. From colonial port cities to frontier outposts, from commercial and manufacturing centers to rural villages, and from metropolitan regions to constructed communities, Jews are found everywhere and throughout four centuries of American history. From the...

A View from the Porch is an illuminating collection of 22 essays about the points where design touches life and the big and small things that make us appreciate, or become disconnected from, our homes and neighbourhoods. Drawing on his experiences as an architect, planner, world traveller,...