A guidebook for anyone looking to comprehend and prosper in the new world orderIn the age of autonomy, two parallel revolutions are unfolding. The first is a technological uprising, in which machines and algorithms achieve an unprecedented level of independence. Automation and AI will transform industries, altering the fabric of our economy and society. But this technological tide is more than a force of disruption; it’s a harbinger of a new way of thinking and liv...

The gods gave the silver cross to mankind, allowing one who possessed it to wield unspeakable power. King Leo was the last to use it; he destroyed an entire invading army and united the five nations under a single banner one last time.A generation later in the sleepy industrializing nation of Atlas, Alana wakes up to find her father Titus the king dead and the silver cross missing. As she sorts through the chaos that unfolds, she'll begrudgingly get help from an unlikely assortment...

The writers and designers in this collection are among the most thoughtful architects, artists, landscape architects, and theorists working today. The editors organized these essays and works of art and design around three territories: the atmospheric, the biologic, and the geologic. Each cluster of essays is further framed by forewords and afterwords, which draw individual points of view into a larger articulation of what an ambiguous territory might be and how it operates.

You've got an idea for the next great screenplay. Maybe you're just getting started or perhaps you've spent time with other screenwriting books, and you have your hero's journey, plot twists, reversals, and cat-saving scenes all worked out. Either way, what stands between you and an outstanding finished screenplay are the blank pages that you must fill with cinematic life, energy, conflict, and emotion. So how on Earth do you do that?The secret is scenewriting.This...

Comprehensive review of the range of water resources, from groundwater and surface water to rainwater, floodwater and waste waterDiscusses advances in irrigation techniques, from surface irrigation to micro/drip irrigation and fertigationAssesses methods for optimising agricultural water use in rainfed and other systems