When Daryl McIntyre wins a $50 million dollar grant to make a bold advance in strong artificial intelligence and prevent environmental collapse, he has no idea his theory will transform humanity. Daryl and his neuroscientist wife Samantha summon mathematician Martin Darcy and hardware wizard George Ellison to a hidden laboratory where they succeed in designing AGA, a consciously creative computer program. AGA predicts universal species extinction - unless the team can somehow expand the mi...

What you should know about the Covid-19 vaccines from top experts in the field.As the SARS-Cov2 virus emerged and spread globally in early 2020, unprecedented international efforts began to develop and test vaccines to control the devastating pandemic. This book focuses on the remarkable progress in developing vaccines, the amazing effectiveness of the early vaccines, and the challenges of delivering them to the population. To put this extraordinary progress into p...

This issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, devoted to Obesity Management, is guest edited by Dr. Mark Stephens of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. Articles in this important issue include: Obesity: What Do the Statistics Say?; Economic Impact of Obesity; The Future of Pediatric Obesity; Obesity Prevention and Screening; Behavior Modification in Obesity Management; Nutritional Therapy; Physical Activity: Cornerstone or Roadblock?; ...

While asthma can't be cured, it can be treated and controlled so that your child can enjoy a healthier, more active life. In this important guide, the experts at the top-ranked children's hospital in the United States clearly explain what asthma is and how parents, caregivers, and young patients can manage it successfully. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Guide to Asthma features the most up-to-date information on the disease and the keys to optimal preventive treatment-controlling ...

The whole basis of Christianity, and thus salvation is to believe in Jesus Christ. Believing we are saved because we attend church or attempt to be a nice person, plus undertake the activities our church asks of us, is not the same as understanding how and why Jesus is our Christ, for us to thus believe in Him. In simple step by step logical and easy to follow terms this book attempts to bring a heart felt understanding as to who, how and why Jesus is, both as a person and as our Christ; t...

From an expert in pulmonary medicine, the story of our extraordinary lungs, the organ that both explains our origins and holds the keys to our future as a speciesWe take an average of 7.5 million breaths a year and some 600 million in our lifetime, and what goes on in our body each time oxygen is taken in and carbon dioxide expelled is nothing short of miraculous. “Our lungs are the lynchpin between our bodies and the outside world,” writes Dr. Michael Stephen. And...

This is my first children's story written for my boys, Jaden and Dylan. I've recently decided to tone down my writing so it can reach a broader audience. I hope you enjoy!

"Fast Fears" is a scary chapter book, or novella, series for readers of all ages. Some scenes may be too frightening for small children.

In this first installment of a short story trilogy, two troubled teens climb the steep hill known as Crow's Peak, a local hangout spot for kids to drink and makeout. Aaron has those exact intentions, but when Jane reveals a dreadful truth, it ends in a whirlwind of terror with a shocking ending.

An aspiring writer struggles to publish his books until a special christmas present shows him what he's been missing in his writing and his life.

Purgatory is the ongoing saga of a man with a passion for fire. One day he was caught in one of his creations and died. He now lives in Purgatory, but it's unlike what he always envisioned. Purgatory is a neighborhood and he's doomed to this supernatural suburbia until he can be prayed out it. In Episode II, Mr. Crispy spends a day at the hospital and then saves a beautiful woman from being eaten by a huge crab.

Kodak has watched the girl next door for a long time now. She helps him feel better. Makes him want to stay as sound of mind as he can. And today, he decides he will find her and speak with her. She will know who he is.With his camera in hand, Kodak wanders the streets hoping to find the girl of his dreams.But like any other dream, things always get in the way.