Chase VanHera knows AI-generated work when he sees it.Usually.Armed with suspicious phrases, audio waveforms, unnecessary clear glasses and enough red string to make any investigation look legitimate, Chase has built a career exposing artificial intelligence hiding inside books, songs and other creative work.Then he investigates an author named Daniel Harper.What begins as another simple case quickly becomes something much harder. A singer's voice sounds too...

Country Scars is one day away from performing at the Calgary Stampede when enormous objects appear above the world's oceans.Humanity tries to communicate.The visitors never answer.Then the oceans begin to disappear.Stranded thousands of kilometres from their homes on Vancouver Island, Dan Jeffries, Phil O'Brien and Joe Raymond can only watch as the objects take what they came for. Governments are powerless. Coastlines retreat. Weather patterns collapse. Road...

People disappear during overnight retail shifts all the time.They hide in the bathroom. They wander into forgotten corners of the store. They take suspiciously long breaks and somehow remain unavailable whenever there is actual work to do.So when Darren disappears, nobody is particularly concerned.At first.Ryan Blaney and the rest of the overnight crew assume Darren is avoiding work again. But as the minutes pass, they realize he is not hiding.He is ...

Eight months after the pulse took down the power grid, the internet, and almost everything people once depended on, the small town of Miller is still learning how to survive.Food is rationed. Fuel is guarded. Electricity is reserved for things that matter.Then a handwritten sign appears outside the old hardware store.COMMUNITY CONCERTSATURDAY NIGHTEVERYONE WELCOMESome people see it as hope.Others see it as a dangerous waste of fuel....

'My Lord, You are aware that, at this moment, the public feeling is strongly excited against the perpetrators of the late foul and cold blooded murders that have taken place in the very centre of a populous and civilised city . . . Your Lordship is aware, that in all civilized nations, blood calls for blood . . .'From ' Letter to the Lord Advocate . . . By The Echo of Surgeons' Square'Early nineteenth century Edinburgh was gripped by fear of body snatchers. New graves were c...

Turn a block of wood into an elegant (and functional) heirloom-to-be! A complete compilation of woodcarving projects from the acclaimed magazine, Woodcarving Illustrated, 12 Spoons, 2 Bowls, and a Knife features 15 step-by-step, beginner-friendly projects ranging from rustic coffee scoops and simple love spoons to salad servers, cereal spoons, bread bowls, jam knives, and more. Showcasing the beautiful work from an array of talented wood artists, craftsmen, and Woodca...

This book arises from experience the authors have gained from years of work as industry practitioners in the field of Electronic System Level design (ESL). At the heart of all things related to Electronic Design Automation (EDA), the core issue is one of models: what are the models used for, what should the models contain, and how should they be written and distributed. Issues such as interoperability and tool transportability become central factors that may decide which ones are successfu...

With step-by-step projects that are designed to help sharpen artists' skills and heighten their confidence, this book demonstrates simple techniques for rendering the textures of everyday objects, such as metal, wood, plastic, hair, fur, feathers, and more. This 64-page book simplifies the process with easy-to-understand instructions and comprehensive illustrations.

The most complete volume on card making availableThe Cardmaker's Workbook is the only book on cardmaking that a crafter will ever need, and is formatted in a sturdy volume that can kept on the desk and referred to again and again. The book is divided into chapters focusing on composition, color, theme, construction and inspiration. Instructions are clear but concise, making room for large pictures and multiple variations. It has the look of a designer's notebook with sketches and templates...

Claudia Nice shows you how to turn ink and watercolors into the coarse-barked trunk of an oak, or the burnished smoothness of brass, or the verdant velvet of moss. Or any of many other things. She shows you how to use dots, fine lines, brushstrokes, black and white, color-a mixture of mediums and techniques-to suggest:• glass• cast iron• adobe and brick• sunrise and sunset• driftwood• leaf textures• basketry• surf and ocean waves

A solar-heated pit greenhouse combines the energy-conserving features of the traditional pit greenhouse with newer techniques and materials used in standard heated greenhouses. The result is a simple, inexpensive structure that blends into its environment and needs little or no heat from any source other than the sun. Greg Stone’s simple, illustrated, step-by-step instructions show you exactly how to design, site, and build your own solar-heated pit greenhouse from start to finish.

It's quite easy to make your own jewelry when you know how. After finishing this book not only will you be able to create unique and stunning jewelry designs with beads for yourself but for others as well. As you'll discover, to make jewelry with beads, you don't need any specialized skills or knowledge in metal work or power tools. If you really want to see your hobby flourish then learning the basics skills and being enthusiastic is all you need. Plus knowing where to look for tools and ...