Does it matter if we are ceding power to AI? Especially if we have been there before.

The incredible story of Leen Sanders, a Dutch boxer who was spared to entertain the Nazi guards at Auschwitz and helped others survive.

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Tijdens een tournee door Europa weigeren de Oekraïense dansers bij het Moskous Stadsballet elke verdere medewerking, op de dag van Russische invasie in hun land. Daarna wordt de volledige cast ontslagen. Een drietal Russische collega’s geven aan dat ze niet meer terug willen en verkiezen om in het Westen te blijven. Hun papieren verdwijnen. Als vluchteling begint een moeilijke overlevingstocht met de hoopvolle strijd om ooit...

In A Tour of C++, Third Edition, Bjarne Stroustrup provides an overview of ISO C++, C++20, that aims to give experienced programmers a clear understanding of what constitutes modern C++. Featuring carefully crafted examples and practical help in getting started, this revised and updated edition concisely covers most major language features and the major standard-library components needed for effective use. Stroustrup presents C++ features in the context of the programming styles they support,...

The foundational and wildly popular go-to resource for influence and persuasion?a renowned international bestseller, with over 5 million copies sold?now revised adding: new research, new insights, new examples, and online applications.In the new edition of this highly acclaimed bestseller, Robert Cialdini?New York Times bestselling author of Pre-Suasion and the seminal expert in the fields of influence and persuasion?explains the psychology of why people say yes and how to apply these insight...

In today's sophisticated world of financial management, regulation, and nonprofits, the competent fundraiser who carries a deep understanding of the science, law, and psychology of raising money is in the highest demand across the industry. Fundraising Principles and Practice is the first and only guidebook to conveniently package a complete course for mastering the critical knowledge and skillset to fundraise for nonprofits.

Under the direction of two thought leaders from the Hartsook Centr...

This rhetorically-driven, genre-based handbook prepares university writers to write in different ways for different courses, professional contexts, and civic and everyday scenarios. It helps them to be every kind of writer - one who slips in and out of a range of roles, writing situations, and conversations. It gives novice writers the versatility and confidence to succeed. It helps them to enter coversations, plan documents, cite sources, check facts, and understand (even question) language ...

The unforgettable, inspiring, New York Times bestselling debut, shortlisted for the 2020 Desmond Elliott prize.

WINNER OF THE ORANGE PRIZE FOR FICTION'Not since Zadie Smith has a young writer arrived with such power and grace' Time'A marvel of beauty and imagination' Ann PatchettA tiger escapes from the local zoo, padding through the ruined streets and onwards, to a ridge above the Balkan village of Galina. His nocturnal visits hold the villagers in a terrified thrall - but for one boy, the tiger is a thing of magic. Natalia is the granddaughter of that boy.

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The private notebooks of Roman Emperor and Philosopher, Marcus Aurelius, published here with an introduction by John Sellars.