Artificial Intelligence and expert systems research, development, and demonstration have rapidly expanded over the past several years; as a result, new terminology is appearing at a phenomenal rate. This sourcebook provides an introduction to artificial intelligence and expert systems, it provides brief definitions, it includes brief descriptions of software products, and vendors, and notes leaders in the field. Extensive support material is provided by delineating points of contact for re...

Master Sergeant Sayer Kade leads a squad of Terra Corps preterhuman Geist Marines on a dangerous mission into the unknown. Dark forces churn inside the attack ship Revenge as the ghost of the captains dead wife haunts him into insanity - and warfare will never be the same... Geologist Haamar Ransans discovery promises to propel the desert world Telakia into an industrial powerhouse, while making Haamar extremely wealthy. Murder and intrigue swirl in this tale of corporate greed. J...

Durante just does his job and hopes he gets a break. When he's not drinking or enjoying some good eats, he's policing Vampires of all things with the aid of an Empath who's not really his type. Meanwhile, two nefarious Vamps by the names of Ryker and Malik are brewing up a storm with hopes of a takeover, or at the very least upsetting the Vampire-Human coexistence.If that isn't enough, his pals are dropping like flies.Now it's up to Durante and a couple of shrewd agents to ...

Gold Mom’s Choice Award, Next Generation Indie Book Award Finalist, Seal of Excellence Creative Child Magazine, For many boys and girls, the opening day of the hunting season is very exciting! Tavey is finally old enough to hunt, along with an adult. Tavey's dad, a multi-generational sportsman, lovingly guides his son through much than just hunting. Through the larger canvas of the natural world, Tavey truly discovers a lifetime passion, but in an unexpected way.

'A cleverly constructed plot, at once romantic and threatening, promotes Tom Benjamin to the first division of crime writers' Daily Mail'Ideal holiday reading for those pining for the tastes and smells of the Mediterranean' The Herald'Atmospheric and immersive' M W Craven'An insider's view of life in the heart of Bologna - I felt transported there. Gripping plot and immersive description' H...

Starting an interstellar security consulting company was supposed to be easy.Rade got his ex-military teammates together and they pooled their savings to buy a ship and six mechs. The Argonauts were born.But it wasn't easy.Ruthless bankers are breathing down their necks, vengeful warlords are promising to pursue them across the galaxy, and now a mysterious new client wants Rade and his Argonauts to escort her to a frontier planet.Problem is,...

A real-life technological thriller about a band of eccentric misfits taking on the biggest cybersecurity threats of our time.“What Michael Lewis did for baseball in Moneyball, Renee Dudley and Daniel Golden do brilliantly for the world of ransomware and hackers. Cinematic, big in scope, and meticulously reported, this book is impossible to put down.” —Doug Stanton, New York Times bestselling author of In Harm’s Way and Horse S...

About the Book - The Jameses Exchange - The Hunt for a Male Child"The JAMESES Exchange - The Hunt for a Male Child"A True Story of Witchcraft, Recruitment into Darkness, and the Redemptive Power of ChristIn this gripping exposé, James Kawalya, a former high-ranking African warlock and Satanist, sits down with James Aladiran, a seasoned intercessor and revivalist based in M...

**Shortlisted for the 2021 BAAL Book Prize for an outstanding book in the field of Applied Linguistics**Situated at the interface of corpus linguistics and health communication, Corpus, Discourse and Mental Health provides insights into the linguistic practices of members of three online support communities as they describe their experiences of living with and managing different mental health problems, including anorexia nervosa, depression and diabulimia....

BEAST HUNT invites you to step into the claws, wings, and scales of the creatures humanity has feared for centuries. From mighty dragons to forgotten forest spirits, from mechanical monstrosities to cursed beings of the deep—these are the stories of the unseen, the unheard, and the misunderstood.When the world brands you a monster, how far will you go to prove them wrong? Or… how far will you go to prove them right?This gripping anthology of dark fantasy an...

New York Times bestselling author and Edgar Award-winner Daniel Stashower returns with American Demon, a historical true crime starring legendary lawman Eliot Ness.Boston had its Strangler. California had the Zodiac Killer. And in the depths of the Great Depression, Cleveland had the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run.On September 5th, 1934, a young beachcomber made a gruesome discovery on the shores of Cleveland’s Lake Erie: the lower half of a...