“A white-knuckle adventure . . . This near-future was crafted by experts, and it shows.”―Daniel H. Wilson, New York Times best-selling author of Robopocalypse“Fantastic, compelling, and authoritative.
An FBI agent teams up with the first police robot to hunt a shadowy terrorist in this gripping technothriller―and fact-based tour of tomorrow―from the authors of Ghost FleetAmerica is on the brink of
Take the Flip-to Book Tour! You have to see this book to believe this book. And once you use this book it will quickly become your most treasured teaching resource. What exactly is so remar
This compelling book is a call to action, focused on team observation-based professional learning to elevate teaching practice and support student educational attainment.
"riveting and comprehensive, encompassing every aspect of the rise of military robotics." --Financial Times In Wired for War, P. W. Singer explores the great-est revolution in military affairs since
A military expert reveals how science fiction is fast becoming reality on the battlefield, changing not just how wars are fought, but also the politics, economics, laws, and ethics that surround war
Some have claimed that "War is too important to be left to the generals," but P. W. Singer asks "What about the business executives?" Breaking out of the guns-for-hire mold of traditional mercenaries,
This is the first comprehensive look at the use of children in contemporary warfare. From U.S. soldiers having to fight children in Afghanistan and Iraq to juvenile terrorists in Sri Lanka to Palestin
What will the next global conflict look like? Find out in this ripping, near-futuristic thriller.The United States, China, and Russia eye each other across a twenty-first century version of the Cold W
What will the next global conflict look like? Find out in this ripping, near-futuristic thriller.The United States, China, and Russia eye each other across a twenty-first century version of the Cold W
A generation ago, "cyberspace" was a little known word in science fiction used to describe the nascent network of computers linking a few university labs. Now, our global pattern of life, from communi
Dependence on computers has had a transformative effect on human society. Cybernetics is now woven into the core functions of virtually every basic institution, including our oldest ones. War is one
Named a Best Book of the YearBy Amazon and Foreign Affairs MagazineThrough the weaponization of social media, the internet is changing war and politics, just as war and politics are changing the inter
Two defense experts explore the collision of war, politics, and social media, where the most important battles are now only a click away.Through the weaponization of social media, the Internet has beg
"Nervous systems do not live by the rate code alone. The ceaseless activities of groups of neurons are choregraphed into waves, oscillations, synchronized rhythms, and transient coalitions; it is thes
Man has been pondering for centuries over the basis of his own ethical and aesthetic values. Until recent times, such issues were primarily fed by the thinking of philosophers, moralists and theologis
A Companion to the Anthropology of Environmental Health presents a collection of readings that utilize a medical anthropological approach to explore the interface of humans and the environment in the
A Companion to Medical Anthropology examines the current issues, controversies, and state of the field in medical anthropology today.Provides an expert view of the major topics and themes to concern t
The application of colposcopy in clinical practice continues to grow but it remains a difficult technique to master. This new edition has been re-engineered to more resemble an atlas form, with prac
"Who makes the news in a digital age? Recent years have seen a dramatic change in the relationship between online media and the 'audience', and user-generated content is much more widely employed. The
