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1) Accelerando
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The Singularity. It is the era of the posthuman. Artificial intelligences have surpassed the limits of human intellect. Biotechnological beings have rendered people all but extinct. Molecular nanotechnology runs rampant, replicating and reprogramming at will. Contact with extraterrestrial life grows more imminent with each new day. Struggling to survive and thrive in this accelerated world are three generations of the Macx clan: Manfred, an entrepreneur...
2) Wicked Sense
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Winner, YA category - 2012 Sandy Literary ContestWitches inhabit our world, organized in covens and hiding behind a shroud of secrecy the Veil.Skye's London coven sends her to Seattle's Greenwood High to find the Singularity, an unusually gifted witch who may break the Veil and trigger a dangerous new era of witch-hunting. Things get complicated when Skye meets a charming new classmate, Drake. Skye's job becomes even trickier when she clashes with...
3) Broken Spell
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The sequel to award-winning WICKED SENSE. Be careful what you wish for. Skye wanted to find the Singularity. She got what she sought, but to protect the most powerful witch alive, Skye had to betray her coven. Now she regrets entangling her boyfriend Drake in her hidden world. Drake yearned for Skye, but now he finds out that getting the girl is just the beginning: keeping the girl is the hard part. When tragedy strikes, Drake faces an impossible...
4) RED
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Following his salvation of the Homo Colossus species, and several other even more endangered species, Wil established an empire that became known as the Celestin Empire after a long naming competition sponsored by Wils and Jens ship, Firefly who turned out to be canny investor. Numerous species on hundreds of planets participated in the competition, with the ten million dollar prize being won by a teen-aged human girl from the original Earth. The...
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A group of nine women met in the darkness, ignoring the snow. A lone wulf watched them, but did not approach them. Wulves had never bothered Muses. They were sentient, intelligent and could communicate telepathically. They roamed in packs, of up to a few dozen, but widely spread. Another woman approached, walking close to the wulf, who remained docile to the point that she could pat him. ***** Then its agreed. The last five have been disappointments,...
6) Darkest Fate
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The truth can set you free. It also can destroy you.
Skye has left Drake and gone to London to face trial for her actions. She must choose between loyalty to her coven and hiding the Sister she swore to protect. A figure from Drake's past resurfaces, uncovering secrets and shattering his life. To save Skye and the Singularity, Drake must enter dangerous alliances and risk everything.
The covens are in a frantic quest for the Singularity. The Mothers...
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What is life without joie de vivre? After a long series of adventures, the Firefly team settled on a cluster of 130 natural planets in a relatively well-populated part of the Cosmos, no more than one thousand light years from Sol, but difficult to see from Earth. Wil remained their much revered leader, basking in the glory due a leader whose palpable charisma, beneficently employed, had brought three millennia of almost totally uninterrupted peace,...
8) Uncaged
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 17
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"When an animal rights action at a research lab goes wrong, a terrible secret is exposed, and Shay must find her brother Odin before the researchers at Singular Corp can silence both of them"--
9) Outrage
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Singular menace volume 2
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IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 13
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Shay Remby and her gang of renegades have struck a blow to the Singular Corporation by rescuing Shay's brother and Fenfang, a girl who literally knows too much. Can the knowledge brought by these ex-captives help Shay and her friends expose the crimes of this corrupt corporation?
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All 3 books in the award-winning series in a single volume!WICKED SENSE: When Skye's coven sends her to Seattle to find the Singularity, she teams up with witty, ab-tastic Drake. Despite undeniable chemistry between them, unstoppable enemies, potion mix-ups, and the occasional brush with death make going on a date a little harder. As they fight off the dark forces hell-bent on seizing the Singularity's immense power, Skye and Drake will risk everything...
11) Rampage
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IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 13
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"Teen activist Shay and her brother Odin are closing in on Singular Corp. and ready to shut down the evil conglomerate once and for all"--publisher.
12) Avogadro Corp
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David Ryan ist der Entwickler von ELOPe, einem Programm zur Sprachoptimierung von Emails, das im Falle eines Erfolges ein Karrieresprungbrett für ihn sein könnte. Als sein Projekt plötzlich Gefahr läuft, eingestellt zu werden, fügt David seinem Programm eine verborgene Direktive hinzu, die unabsichtlich zur Entstehung einer künstlichen Intelligenz führt. David und sein Team sind zunächst begeistert, als ihrem Projekt bald zusätzliche Server...
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Im Jahr 2035 sind Roboter, Künstliche Intelligenzen und Neuralimplantate zu einer Selbstverständlichkeit geworden. Das Institut für Angewandte Ethik sorgt durch ein soziales Reputationssystem für Ausgleich, um sicherzustellen, dass Menschen und Roboter nicht der Gesellschaft oder sich gegenseitig Schaden zufügen. Doch eine mächtige KI namens Adam hat eine Methode entwickelt, diese Beschränkungen zu umgehen. Die neunzehnjährige Catherine Matthews...
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El relato macrista prometió felicidad, paz, seguridad y estabilidad. Contra la "politización" kirchnerista, la gestión eficaz para resolver los problemas de la gente. Contra la "prebenda", la justicia del esfuerzo individual. Contra el "populismo", las instituciones. El gobierno de Cambiemos peleó su propia "batalla cultural" y lo hizo con las armas de un discurso potente y versátil, que durante varios años resultó creíble y atractivo para...
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¡Ciudadanos, a las urnas! asume el desafío de ayudarnos a entender un mundo atravesado por contradicciones: los proyectos de integración regional europea chocan con el Brexit, las promesas de regulación financiera no hacen mella en los paraísos fiscales, un avance tecnológico que habilita un progreso social sin precedentes convive con formas extremas de sacralizar la propiedad privada y estigmatizar a los perdedores. En crónicas ágiles, polémicas...
16) La crisis del capital en el siglo XXI: Crónicas de los años en que el capitalismo se volvió loco
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¿Es posible que estemos retrocediendo a los niveles de desigualdad previos a la Primera Guerra Mundial? Esta pregunta es el centro mismo de este libro. En efecto, asistimos a un capitalismo enloquecido, a tal punto que la concentración de la riqueza alcanza los valores de 1900-1910 y ni siquiera se aplican los impuestos al capital que regían en el siglo XIX.
La primera gran crisis del capitalismo globalizado del siglo XXI se desató entre 2007...
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Hasta hoy la justicia argentina tuvo el mérito de investigar los delitos de sangre cometidos durante la última dictadura, pero dejó fuera del radar a los actores económicos que la promovieron, es decir, a las personas, instituciones y empresas que suministraron bienes y servicios al gobierno o que obtuvieron beneficios a cambio de apoyar la ejecución del plan criminal. Muchas de ellas son en la actualidad actores civiles y económicos de peso,...
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Las problemáticas vinculadas al ejercicio de la libertad de expresión y el acceso a los medios de comunicación adquirieron una centralidad inédita en el debate político desde la vuelta a la democracia. Si en un principio la lucha se orientó a desterrar la censura estatal, poco a poco la agenda de temas reclamó otro tipo de declaraciones y derechos ante la presencia de actores igualmente poderosos, capaces de poner en riesgo la diversidad y...
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La influencia del pensamiento de Michel Foucault no ha dejado de fortalecerse en los últimos años. Y no sólo porque ya han aparecido todos los cursos que dictó en el Collège de France, el esperadísimo tomo cuarto de la Histoire de la sexualité (Les Aveux de la chair) y una edición de sus obras en la célebre Bibliothèque de la Pléiade. También porque este material ha extendido el horizonte interpretativo de sus ideas.
Esta nueva edición...
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Im Jahr 2043 koexistieren Menschen und KIs innerhalb einer unsicheren Machtbalance, die allein von einem rigiden Reputationssystem aufrechterhalten wird. Es soll sicherstellen, dass nur vertrauenswürdige KIs, die ihren Teil zur menschlichen Gesellschaft beitragen, an Rechenleistung gewinnen können.
Das Gleichgewicht kippt, als die Stadt Miami durch außer Kontrolle geratene Nanotech zerstört wird. In der Folge der Ereignisse beschließt eine mächtige...
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