Humans Wanted

Author: Jody Nye
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692900031
Category : Human beings
Languages : en
Pages : 238

Book Description
Humans are tough. Humans can last days without food. Humans heal so quickly, they pierce holes in themselves or inject ink under their epidermis for fun. Humans will walk for days on broken bones in order to make it to safety. Humans will literally cut off bits of themselves if trapped by a disaster. You would be amazed what humans will do to survive. Or to ensure the survival of others they feel responsible for. That's the other thing. Humans pack-bond, and they spill their pack-bonding instincts everywhere. Sure it's weird when they talk sympathetically to broken spaceships or try to pet every lifeform that scans as non-toxic. It's even a little weird that just existing in the same place as them for long enough seems to make them care about you. But if you're hurt, if you're trapped, if you need someone to fetch help? You really want a human. Twelve authors provide their perspectives on human ingenuity and usefulness as we try to find our place among the stars. From battletested to brokenhearted, humans are capable of amazing things. Humans Wanted shows not only what we are, but how awesome we can be.

The Humans

Author: Matt Haig
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476727929
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304

Book Description
The bestselling, award-winning author of The Midnight Library offers his funniest, most devastating dark comedy yet, a “silly, sad, suspenseful, and soulful” (Philadelphia Inquirer) novel that’s “full of heart” (Entertainment Weekly). When an extra-terrestrial visitor arrives on Earth, his first impressions of the human species are less than positive. Taking the form of Professor Andrew Martin, a prominent mathematician at Cambridge University, the visitor is eager to complete the gruesome task assigned him and hurry home to his own utopian planet, where everyone is omniscient and immortal. He is disgusted by the way humans look, what they eat, their capacity for murder and war, and is equally baffled by the concepts of love and family. But as time goes on, he starts to realize there may be more to this strange species than he had thought. Disguised as Martin, he drinks wine, reads poetry, develops an ear for rock music, and a taste for peanut butter. Slowly, unexpectedly, he forges bonds with Martin’s family. He begins to see hope and beauty in the humans’ imperfection, and begins to question the very mission that brought him there. Praised by The New York Times as a “novelist of great seriousness and talent,” author Matt Haig delivers an unlikely story about human nature and the joy found in the messiness of life on Earth. The Humans is a funny, compulsively readable tale that playfully and movingly explores the ultimate subject—ourselves.

Who Wants a Broken Mate

Author: Eunice Amnell
Publisher: Sentient Hen House
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210

Book Description
Nina Oisin is a fae-werewolf who has suffered through several unfortunate events. After running from her pack with her little brother to avoid an arranged mating with a 40-year-old Alpha, she gets kidnapped by a supernatural trafficking organization. She escapes with the help of the Supernatural Council, who assign her a new pack called the Crescent pack. As Nina tries to settle into a new life in the Crescent pack, she meets two of her true mates—Future Alphas of two of the three packs in the town she now calls home and gets rejected by them. Things start to go awry when the future Alpha of the third pack in Caister town sets his sights on Nina and will do anything to get what he wants from her. As if things weren’t bad enough, Nina might also be in danger because the Black Ace Sect and their associates are searching for a Fae Omega, and nothing good will come from them finding her. Madden, one of Nina’s true mates, is determined to prove to Nina that they are meant to be, while Brogan, a commander in the Supernatural Council and another true mate, tries to keep her from losing her life in her thirst for revenge. And Norah, after recognizing Nina as her true mate while working undercover, has to let go of the prejudice from her past to have a chance with Nina. As they navigate the life-threatening challenges facing them, Nina must decide what is most important to her and find a way to protect the people she loves. ‘Who Wants a Broken Mate’ is the fourth book in the interconnected rejected mates standalone series: The Fae Omegas Series. Join Nina in this captivating and heart-wrenching slow-burn reverse harem/why choose paranormal romance story featuring MF and FF relationships, all centered around the female protagonist. Warning: This book contains some material that may be difficult for some readers, like incidents of attempted rape and suicide attempts.

Humans Need Not Apply

Author: Jerry Kaplan
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300216416
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
An “intriguing, insightful” look at how algorithms and robots could lead to social unrest—and how to avoid it (The Economist, Books of the Year). After decades of effort, researchers are finally cracking the code on artificial intelligence. Society stands on the cusp of unprecedented change, driven by advances in robotics, machine learning, and perception powering systems that rival or exceed human capabilities. Driverless cars, robotic helpers, and intelligent agents that promote our interests have the potential to usher in a new age of affluence and leisure—but as AI expert and Silicon Valley entrepreneur Jerry Kaplan warns, the transition may be protracted and brutal unless we address the two great scourges of the modern developed world: volatile labor markets and income inequality. In Humans Need Not Apply, he proposes innovative, free-market adjustments to our economic system and social policies to avoid an extended period of social turmoil. His timely and accessible analysis of the promises and perils of AI is a must-read for business leaders and policy makers on both sides of the aisle. “A reminder that AI systems don’t need red laser eyes to be dangerous.”—Times Higher Education Supplement “Kaplan…sidesteps the usual arguments of techno-optimism and dystopia, preferring to go for pragmatic solutions to a shrinking pool of jobs.”—Financial Times

Edge of the Wire

Author: Scott Kenemore
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1945863889
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257

Book Description
A Mind-Bending Science Fiction Thriller That Lays Bare Our Coming Dependence on AI An elite crew of astronauts is sent to an unknown planet. Their mission? To wire the planet within the all-encompassing and all-knowing system of artificial intelligence, known as "The Goo." It’s hard to remember a time before The Goo . . . and even harder to imagine a future without it. The advanced AI system anticipates humanity's wants, needs, and desires, and seems to have an unfailing omniscience. But when Rowe, the leader of the crew, discovers mysterious secrets buried beneath the surface of this unknown planet, his faith in AI begins to wane. One unsettling twist after another turns Rowe’s mission into a quest for answers and a terrifying fight for survival. Scott Kenemore’s inimitable style incorporates elements of horror and satire, making Edge of the Wire a chilling triumph of the science fiction genre and also a rollicking send-up of today's tech culture. With ripped-from-the-headlines concerns about a "wired future" brought bracingly to life, this novel delivers an entertaining yet harrowing look at the existential crisis of the moment—humanity's increasing dependence on artificial intelligence.

Midnight's Sun

Author: Garry Kilworth
Publisher: Gateway
ISBN: 0575114312
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273

Book Description
'The wolf Meshiska gave birth to five cubs on the night before full moon. Outside the den a storm was lashing the spruce trees. The sky and the land had become part of each other: a scatterwind night swirling with fragments of black and white. Snow became darkness and darkness snow, and any creature lost between the two found a rock or a tree and lay down beside it, to wait until the world had formed again.' Into this bleak landscape, Athaba is born, a young wolf destined for great adventure. Exiled from his pack for breaking its rigid codes of behaviour and showing too much imagination, Athaba becomes a 'raven wolf', a lonely scavenger living on scraps and his wits. Survival in the icy wastes is hard and dangerous without the comfort and protection of the pack. Injured, and stranded far from home, Athaba is forced to strike up an uneasy alliance with his natural enemy: a man. Together, but ever wary of each other, the wolf and the solitary hunter start their long walk home across the wilderness. It soon becomes clear that the man must learn to be a wolf if he is to survive in the wolf's world. And Athaba has to use all his imagination to learn new skills and strategies to fend for himself and his new pack member: for he discovers that men are frail, and often very ignorant!

The Rigged Race of Life

Author: Mark Romel
Publisher: Magus Books
ISBN:
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 279

Book Description
It takes a fool to participate in a race which he is guaranteed to lose. The race of life is designed to ensure you fail ... unless you belong to the privileged elite. This is a race in which it is not the fastest runners who win, but those who, thanks to inheritance, are brazenly placed right in front of the finishing line. They could fall over and still win. It takes a fool to support this mad game, and that's exactly what the system produces: fools in their legions. They are the foot soldiers of the Dumbocracy, the Idiocracy, the Moronarchy. They are all slavish followers of Freedumb. The 1% have done an astounding job of controlling the 99% and making the masses serve them at all times. The 99% dream of being the 1%. That's the "American Dream". Those who dream of being part of the rich elite will never revolt against the rich elite, even when that's the only way to free themselves. Herbert Marcuse wrote, "At the highest stage of capitalism, the most necessary revolution appears as the most unlikely one."

A Human at the Hotel

Author:
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534427082
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 55

Book Description
There’s a human at the monster hotel in this hilarious novel based on the first episode of the hit Disney Channel show Hotel Transylvania: The Series. Count Dracula’s daughter, Mavis, is a lot like any other teenager: She wants to be taken seriously! So when her father has to leave Hotel Transylvania—the monsters-only hotel he built as a safe haven free of humans—Mavis thinks it’s her big chance to prove to him that she can run the hotel all by herself. How hard can it be? Unfortunately for Mavis, Drac calls his sister, Mavis’s Aunt Lydia, to watch over Mavis and the hotel while he’s gone. Worse, Mavis mistakenly lures a human to the hotel. Can Mavis get the human to leave before Aunt Lydia finds out? ™ & © 2018 Sony Pictures Animation Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Return on Humanity

Author: Philippa J. White
Publisher: Practical Inspiration Publishing
ISBN: 1788605233
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 232

Book Description
The bottom line is no longer a number. Business can be a force for good, although many companies aren’t built to make it that right now. Becoming a more competitive business that is also better for the world is simpler than you might think. It’s already happening across the globe. Drawing on stories from fields as diverse as human rights in Syria, the UK prison system, Brazilian psychiatric care, architecture and business, Return on Humanity provides inspiring learnings and practical strategies that prove a more human approach to leadership and business will give us all a better future. Philippa White is a global thought leader, social innovator and the Founder and CEO of UK-based company TIE. For over 20 years she has been dedicated to unlocking the potential of corporate leaders and their companies by igniting the power of a people-first approach to business.

Doorway to the Heavens

Author: Gayle Colvin-Herron
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1300369159
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136

Book Description
A fiction of two young adult sisters on an adventure of a lifetime