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Disrupting for Good

Using Passion and Persistence to Create Lasting Change

by Chris Field ...

What does it mean to live fully, abundantly, and with abandon?Disrupting for Good shares powerful stories you've never heard about people like you who are taking on the challenges around them and reshaping lives. From a preschool teacher creating a cross generational program with a nearby nursing home to a young girl cleaning up the trash in her neighborhood, these stories proclaim the truth: ... Read more

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What does it mean to live fully, abundantly, and with abandon?Disrupting for Good shares powerful stories you've never heard about people like you who are taking on the challenges around them and reshaping lives. From a preschool teacher creating a cross generational program with a nearby nursing home to a young girl cleaning up the trash in her neighborhood, these stories proclaim the truth:
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Audiobook

A Billion Hours of Good

Changing the World 14 Minutes at a Time

by Chris Field ...

Narrated by Stephen R. Thorne ...

Unabridged

6 hours 40 min

A billion hours is equivalent to 114,000 years. That's how much good we're going to do together. Just fourteen minutes at a time.You don't need more money, or time, or even another election cycle to bring transformational change to your community. What you need is to believe that daily microdoses of good over years and years can create a great return. Stop waiting for the big change moment and ... Read more

$19.99 USD

A billion hours is equivalent to 114,000 years. That's how much good we're going to do together. Just fourteen minutes at a time.You don't need more money, or time, or even another election cycle to bring transformational change to your community. What you need is to believe that daily microdoses of good over years and years can create a great return. Stop waiting for the big change moment and
... Read more
Great Philosophical Objections to Artificial Intelligence

The History and Legacy of the AI Wars

by Eric Dietrich, Chris Fields, John P. Sullins, Bram Van Heuveln, Robin Zebrowski ...

An entertaining introduction to the clashes between philosophy and AI over the last 70 years, from claims and counter-claims about the ability to implement consciousness, to arguments about cognitive architecture and ChatGPT.Now updated to include the latest developments in AI, this is an exploration of the most famous philosophical arguments against building a machine with human-level ... Read more

$28.39 USD

An entertaining introduction to the clashes between philosophy and AI over the last 70 years, from claims and counter-claims about the ability to implement consciousness, to arguments about cognitive architecture and ChatGPT.Now updated to include the latest developments in AI, this is an exploration of the most famous philosophical arguments against building a machine with human-level
... Read more
Distributed Information and Computation in Generic Quantum Systems

by Chris Fields, James Glazebrook ...

Series series Synthesis Collection of Technology (R0)
This book discusses an integrative approach to the currently high profile topics of artificial intelligence, quantum information, and quantum biology, with applications in the biosciences and the emerging fields of computational phenomenology and basal cognition. Specifically, the book addresses theoretical constructs of artificial intelligence and quantum information within scale-free work space ... Read more

$58.49 USD

This book discusses an integrative approach to the currently high profile topics of artificial intelligence, quantum information, and quantum biology, with applications in the biosciences and the emerging fields of computational phenomenology and basal cognition. Specifically, the book addresses theoretical constructs of artificial intelligence and quantum information within scale-free work space
... Read more
How To Enjoy God All The Time: A Child's Version of The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence

by Chris Fields ...

God once gave His best secret to a cook! His name was Brother Lawrence – a monk who lived in the 17th century.. God was his best friend. His book, The Practice of the Presence of God has sold millions of copies, in many different languages, all over the world. For many, it has been one of the key books in their Christian faith. How to Enjoy God All the Time is the children's version of this now ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

God once gave His best secret to a cook! His name was Brother Lawrence – a monk who lived in the 17th century.. God was his best friend. His book, The Practice of the Presence of God has sold millions of copies, in many different languages, all over the world. For many, it has been one of the key books in their Christian faith. How to Enjoy God All the Time is the children's version of this now
... Read more
Great Philosophical Objections to Artificial Intelligence

The History and Legacy of the AI Wars

by Eric Dietrich, Chris Fields, John P. Sullins, Bram Van Heuveln, Robin Zebrowski ...

A 2022 Choice Outstanding Academic TitleThis book surveys and examines the most famous philosophical arguments against building a machine with human-level intelligence.From claims and counter-claims about the ability to implement consciousness, rationality, and meaning, to arguments about cognitive architecture, the book presents a vivid history of the clash between the philosophy and AI. ... Read more

$38.09 USD

A 2022 Choice Outstanding Academic TitleThis book surveys and examines the most famous philosophical arguments against building a machine with human-level intelligence.From claims and counter-claims about the ability to implement consciousness, rationality, and meaning, to arguments about cognitive architecture, the book presents a vivid history of the clash between the philosophy and AI.
... Read more
Audiobook

Deep & Gorgeous Thirst, A

Unabridged Audio

by Hosho McCreesh ...

Narrated by Hosho McCreesh, Juliette Beck, Abbie Foxton, Bastien Chiarini, Ben Tanzer, Brian McGettrick, Brody Lee, Chris Field, Chris Oxley, Christopher Cunningham0, Claudia Bierschenk1, Craig McCaskill2, Freddie De La Cruz3, Janet McCaskill4, Joesph Ridgwell5, Joshua Mohr6, justin.barrett7, King Lutzo8, Memes aka Mema aka The Proud Mother of Hosho McCreesh9, Michael D. Blum0, Michael Phillips1, Nancy Pogue LaTurner2, One Anonymous Reader3, Papa4, Rebecca Schumejda5, Russ Litten6, Ryan W. Bradley7, Sakesan8, Samuel Snoek-Brown9, Sasha Montaigne0, Scott Meier1, Scott Silsbe2, Sean Lynch3, Tina LaTurner-McCreesh4, Waleska Perez-Herrera5, William Boyle6, Willy Vlautin7 ...

Unabridged

3 hours 31 min

In the footsteps of Charles Bukowski comes Hosho McCreesh's magnum opus of drunk poetry. Mammoth in size and scope, DrunkSkull books is pleased to release the audiobook version of A Deep & Gorgeous Thirst, a drunken, epic collection about death and love that is unlike any of McCreesh's previous work."Because writing and drinking go hand in hand, it may seem an impossible challenge for a poet to ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In the footsteps of Charles Bukowski comes Hosho McCreesh's magnum opus of drunk poetry. Mammoth in size and scope, DrunkSkull books is pleased to release the audiobook version of A Deep & Gorgeous Thirst, a drunken, epic collection about death and love that is unlike any of McCreesh's previous work."Because writing and drinking go hand in hand, it may seem an impossible challenge for a poet to
... Read more
Unconditional Surrender

Ulysses S. Grant in the Civil War

by Curt Fields, Chris Mackowski ...

Series series Emerging Civil War Series
His friends called him “Sam.” His wife called him “Lyss” or “Victor.” His initials inspired a nickname tied to one of his greatest battlefield triumphs: “Unconditional Surrender Grant.” He quietly told his brother in April of 1861, while walking home after a recruiting meeting in Galena, Illinois, “I am in to do all I can.” And so he did. The unassuming Grant never expected to play a significant ... Read more

$8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

His friends called him “Sam.” His wife called him “Lyss” or “Victor.” His initials inspired a nickname tied to one of his greatest battlefield triumphs: “Unconditional Surrender Grant.” He quietly told his brother in April of 1861, while walking home after a recruiting meeting in Galena, Illinois, “I am in to do all I can.” And so he did. The unassuming Grant never expected to play a significant
... Read more
Metrics That Matter

Counting What's Really Important to College Students

by Zachary Bleemer, Mukul Kumar, Aashish Mehta, Chris Muellerleile, Christopher Newfield ...

Colleges sell themselves by the numbers—rankings, returns on investments, and top-ten lists—but these often mislead prospective students. What numbers should they really be paying attention to?High school and college students are inundated by indicators and rankings supposedly designed to help them decide where to go to college and what to study once they arrive. In Metrics That Matter, coauthors ... Read more

$22.09 USD

Colleges sell themselves by the numbers—rankings, returns on investments, and top-ten lists—but these often mislead prospective students. What numbers should they really be paying attention to?High school and college students are inundated by indicators and rankings supposedly designed to help them decide where to go to college and what to study once they arrive. In Metrics That Matter, coauthors
... Read more
Metrics That Matter

Counting What's Really Important to College Students

by Zachary Bleemer, Mukul Kumar, Aashish Mehta, Chris Muellerleile, Christopher Newfield ...

Colleges sell themselves by the numbers—rankings, returns on investments, and top-ten lists—but these often mislead prospective students. What numbers should they really be paying attention to?High school and college students are inundated by indicators and rankings supposedly designed to help them decide where to go to college and what to study once they arrive. In Metrics That Matter, coauthors ... Read more

$22.09 USD

Colleges sell themselves by the numbers—rankings, returns on investments, and top-ten lists—but these often mislead prospective students. What numbers should they really be paying attention to?High school and college students are inundated by indicators and rankings supposedly designed to help them decide where to go to college and what to study once they arrive. In Metrics That Matter, coauthors
... Read more
Audiobook

First Nations Comedy Experience: Vol 3

by Graham Elwood, Cat Alvarado, Chris Fairbanks, Fielding Edlow, Kinner Shah ...

Narrated by Graham Elwood, Cat Alvarado, Chris Fairbanks, Fielding Edlow, Kinner Shah ...

Unabridged

49 min

"First Nations Comedy Experience" is the first ever Native American and World Indigenous standup comedy series. Each volume gives a voice to top Native Standups from across the country, up and coming Native Standups breaking new ground, and features some of the biggest names in stand-up comedy outside of the Native world; like Nikki Glaser, Craig Shoemaker, Chris Fairbanks, Jimmy Dore, and more. ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"First Nations Comedy Experience" is the first ever Native American and World Indigenous standup comedy series. Each volume gives a voice to top Native Standups from across the country, up and coming Native Standups breaking new ground, and features some of the biggest names in stand-up comedy outside of the Native world; like Nikki Glaser, Craig Shoemaker, Chris Fairbanks, Jimmy Dore, and more.
... Read more
Harvest Time

by Dan Fields, Chris Robinson, Joe Filipas ...

Harvest Time by Dan Fields, Chris Robinson, and Joe Filipas is a gripping novel that seamlessly blends elements of creature horror, American Gothic, and rural terror into an unforgettable road trip thriller.Set against the backdrop of classic drive-in horror films like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Pumpkinhead, this story takes readers on a harrowing journey through the heart of America's dark, ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Harvest Time by Dan Fields, Chris Robinson, and Joe Filipas is a gripping novel that seamlessly blends elements of creature horror, American Gothic, and rural terror into an unforgettable road trip thriller.Set against the backdrop of classic drive-in horror films like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Pumpkinhead, this story takes readers on a harrowing journey through the heart of America's dark,
... Read more