The man who wrote Taken and The Karate Kid was also an international hash dealer—and that’s not even the craziest part of this story.Before Robert Mark Kamen became the screenwriter behind some of the most beloved movies of the last forty years, he was living a life that would have been rejected from any studio pitch meeting as too implausible.A PhD student, martial artist, restless traveler, and world-class rationalizer of bad ideas, Kame...

Will machines someday replace attorneys, physicians, computer programmers, and world leaders? What about composers, painters, and novelists? Will tomorrow’s supercomputers duplicate and exceed humans? Are we just wetware, natural computers doomed to obsolescence by tomorrow’s ultra-powerful artificial intelligence? In Non-Computable You: What You Do That Artificial Intelligence Never Will, Robert J. Marks II answers these and other fascinating questions with his trademark blend of...

This study, first published in 1979, continues by examining the question of whether a competitive economy can efficiently allocate a stock of non-renewable natural resources through time. Long-run analyses of competitive economies with such resources have concluded that, without perfect foresight or a complete set of future markets extending infinitely far into the future, there is no economic mechanism to guarantee that the initial price is set so that the economy converges to the sociall...

Doomsday headlines warn that the age of "killer robots" is upon us, and that new military technologies based on artificial intelligence (AI) will lead to the annihilation of the human race. What's fact and what's fiction? In The Case for Killer Robots: Why America's Military Needs to Continue Development of Lethal AI, artificial intelligence expert Robert J. Marks investigates the potential military use of lethal AI and examines the practical and ethical challenges. Marks provocat...

The secret to boosting research productivity, managing workloads and responding to changing circumstances is to harness project management tools in the academic environment. With academics increasingly being asked to perform all of these feats at once, this book could not come soon enough. It sets out the basics of project management as a practical, step-by-step process for integrating the demands of research projects into the working life of today's academics.This...

Imagine a world above the clouds, a lake with waters as dark as the night sky, shining fish that illuminate the watery world, a beautiful little duck, and a boy. In The Littlest Duck, the boy, surrounded by beauty, chases after one elusive little duck. In his quest to get the duck, he finds his own determination and strength. He also learns that he experiences more joy from the duck and the world around him when she is free.

The “bible” of risk management—fully updated for an investing landscape dramatically altered by social and technological upheavalsWhen it was first published in 2005, The Essentials of Risk Management became an instant classic in risk management. Now, the authors provide a comprehensively updated and revised edition to help you succeed in a world rocked by unprecedented changes.Combining academic research with real-world applications, this bestsell...

The essential guide to quantifying risk vs. return has been updated to reveal the newest, most effective innovations in financial risk managementWritten for risk professionals and non-risk professionals alike, this easy-to-understand guide helps readers meet the increasingly insistent demand to make sophisticated assessments of their company’s risk exposureProvides the latest methods for measuring and transferring credit risk, increase risk-manageme...

The definitive guide to quantifying risk vs. return--fully updated to reveal the newest, most effective innovations in financial risk management since the 2008 financial crisis Written for risk professionals and non-risk professionals alike, this easy-to-understand guide helps you meet the increasingly insistent demand to make sophisticated assessments of companies' risk exposure. It provides the latest methods for: Measuring and transferring credit risk

Lucy and Megan thought it would be easy. Simply turn up, present the ticket and collect their winnings. It seemed straightforward enough. What could possibly go wrong? Now they find themselves trapped and forced to compete in a series of lethal and deadly challenges against their rivals. A series of challenges each more vindictive and evil than the last. In a vicious fight for survival there can be only one victor. Who will survive to take the prize?

How do you navigate a career as an entertainment designer while maintaining a sense of self-worth and value in the various off-ramps and sidestreets you may choose to take on the journey? The Art of Scenic Design provides an in-depth look at the scenic design process for young designers as well as creative entrepreneurs seeking to nurture a collaborative environment that leads to rediscovery and innovation in their work.Based on his 30 years of experience in stage design, ...

The work draws together a rich tapestry of material across many different disciplines, covering the crucial relationship between medicine and law from the early apothecaries to the modern-day general practitioner.It presents an invaluable overview of the subject and offers vital background reading to anyone interested in medico-legal medicine, as well as providing a springboard for students of medicine and law interested in researching the field through its remarkable diversity of r...