Second Foundation

When the First Foundation was conquered by a force Seldon had not foreseen - the overwhelming power of a single individual, a mutant called the Mule - the second Foundation was forced to reveal its ex

Isaac Asimov's Foundation novels are one of the great masterworks of science fiction. As unsurpassed blend of nonstop action, daring ideas, and extensive world-building, they chronicle the struggle o

So far the Foundation was safe. But there was a hidden Second Foundation to protect the first. The Mule has yet to find it, but he was getting closer all the time. The men of the Foundation sought it,

Isaac Asimov's Foundation novels are one of the great masterworks of science fiction. As unsurpassed blend of nonstop action, daring ideas, and extensive world-building, they chronicle the struggle of

Isaac Asimov’s seminal Foundation trilogy—one of the cornerstones of modern speculative fiction—in a single hardcover volume.It is the saga of the Galactic Empire, crumbl

For twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. But only Hari Sheldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future--to a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that will last thirty thousand years. To preserve knowledge and save mankind, Seldon gathers the best minds in the Empire--both scientists and scholars--and brings them to a bleak planet at the edge of the Galaxy to serve as a beacon of hope for a fututre generations. He calls his sanctuary the Foundation.But soon the fledgling Foundation finds itself at the mercy of corrupt warlords rising in the wake of the receding Empire. Mankind's last best hope is faced with an agonizing choice: submit to the barbarians and be overrun--or fight them and be destroyed.

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Revisiting the foundation of Chinese spiritual life, the prestigious historian Cho-yun Hsu seeks a way to connect Chinese culture with the world.This book is an insightful and lively discussion of the

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A novel dialogue between Buddhism and Western psychology, grounded in original Pali texts. As mindfulness and meditation become mainstream therapeutic tools, their deep Buddhist roots are often stripped away and limit their effectiveness for clients from Buddhist cultural backgrounds. Early Buddhist Teachings: A Theoretical Foundation for Counseling restores these practices to their original context, offering a culturally congruent counseling model grounded in Pali scriptures and core Buddhist principles. This informative volume explores key Buddhist concepts including dependent co-arising, non-self, and impermanence, and places them in conversation with Western psychological theories. Supplemented with practical assessment tools and intervention techniques, this work provides mental health professionals with a new framework for integrating Buddhist teachings into counseling. For therapists, students, and counselors seeking to expand their approach, Early Buddhist Teachings offers a vi

本書第1章介紹AR技術原理和AR Foundation概況，講述用Unity開發AR應用的環境配置及調試方法，第2章對AR Foundation體系架構及關鍵組件、核心功能技術進行深入探討，第3章講述平面檢測識別及參考點相關知識，第4章介紹2D圖像與3D物體的檢測識別跟蹤知識，第5章介紹人臉檢測、人臉表情捕捉、人臉特效實現的相關技術，第6章介紹光照估計、環境光反射、AR陰影生成的相關知識，第7章討論雲錨點、持久化存儲、AR多人體驗共享的相關知識，第8章介紹攝像頭圖像獲取及自定義渲染管線的相關知識，第9章討論2D、3D人體姿態估計及人形遮擋的相關知識，第10章講述攝像機及手勢操作的相關知識，第11章討論在AR應用中使用3D音、視頻的相關知識，第12章講述開發AR應用的設計原則與設計指南，第13章討論AR開發時的性能問題排查及優化技術。本書適合AR Foundation初學者、Unity開發人員閱讀，也可以作為大專院校相關專業師生的學習用書以及培訓學校的教材。

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