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The Least of These is about God-given spiritual authority, imparted to believers to speak life over their children, even those not yet born, and by doing so, affecting many generations to come. Based on the Bible, this book contains effective prayers and decrees that can be spoken over your children from the point of conception to adulthood. This revelation is designed to lift the faith of believers to embrace a higher appreciation for the authority they have to speak destiny over their offspring in agreement with God's Word. Every parent, every grandparent, every great-grandparent needs a copy of this book. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. Psalm 139:15-16

OVER 3.5 MILLION COPIES SOLD IN SERIES! The world of Fablehaven grows larger--and more dangerous. In this New York Times bestselling sequel series to the hit fantasy phenomenon, two siblings are locked in an epic battle against dragons who seek to break free and destroy our world. Seth and Kendra Sorenson are back in a new adventure! In the hidden dragon sanctuary of Wyrmroost, Celebrant the Just, King of the Dragons, plots his revenge. The time has finally come to to break free from his prison and return the world to the Age of Dragons, when he and his kind ruled without borders. If there is any chance of saving the world from destruction, it lies with the ancient order of Dragonwatch, whose members once confined the dragons into sanctuaries. But nearly all of the original members are gone...which means they need the Sorenson's help. As Kendra and Seth confront this new danger, they must draw upon all their skills, talents, and knowledge as only they have the ability to function toget

Normative ethics is the study of what makes actions right or wrong, and includes such approaches as consequentialism, traditional deontology (including Kantian theory), virtue theory (including Aristotelian theory), and the ethics of care, a feminist approach. With contributions from over forty philosophers, The Oxford Handbook in Normative Ethics provides an overview of the major issues in contemporary normative ethics. The handbook begins with an introduction that provides an overview of the field and the relationships among the topics addressed in the volume. The chapters in Part I start with basic distinctions, introducing consequentialism, deontology, virtue theory, and value theory. Part II focuses on methodology in normative ethics and epistemological questions. Part III spotlights issues in responsibility and agency. Part IV is dedicated to general problems for normative theories, including particularism, collective action problems, and moral status.

本書從人工智能應用視角系統闡釋計算科學的核心知識，其內容組織既符合當前大學計算機教育的實際，又能滿足高等學校人工智能通識課程的基本要求。全書分為八章，分別是計算與人工智能概述、人工智能計算平臺、人工智能編程語言——Python語言、人工智能的數據要素、機器學習、深度學習、大模型技術、人工智能倫理與安全。本書以通俗易懂的語言介紹計算與人工智能的基本概念和技術框架，遵循應用導向、問題驅動的編寫理念，以實際案例說明概念、算法和基本原理。通過豐富的案例分析和項目實踐，引導讀者應用人工智能方法與技術去解決實際問題，培養解決複雜問題的能力以及學科交叉融合與應用能力。本書適合作為高等學校“人工智能通識”課程或“大學計算機”課程的教材，也可供計算機科學或人工智能愛好者和專業技術人員閱讀參考。

In the late 20th century, South Africa was the focal point of the one of the most contentious political struggles of the post-colonial era. Now a generation removed from the end of apartheid, the country has established a democratic political system, while at the same time grappling with the major issues of the 21st century, including globalization, economic inequality, regional conflicts, and climate change. This narrative has often been told through the lens of the colonial era, with a heavy emphasis on the political context. The Oxford Handbook of South African History tells this story by cultivating new directions in scholarship that continue to revise how we understand the South African past. Scholars and students in this field have pushed for a history of the country that is more open to new voices, and more receptive to those who have been the most affected by the rapid changes in the last few decades. Thus, rather than providing a standard chronological history, the Handbook's

In 1815, the Russian vessel Rurik set off on a three-year voyage through the Pacific and Arctic oceans in a quest to find the world's most elusive geographic feature, the Northwest Passage. Financed by a wealthy Russian count and commanded by a fame-seeking captain, the vessel carried four extraordinary observers of the natural world, including an Indigenous navigator from the Caroline Islands named Kadu. The Rurik failed in its mission, yet, as award-winning Pacific historian David Igler masterfully demonstrates, the crew's pursuit of "natural history" throughout the voyage and during its decades-long afterlife embodied a search for knowledge through science, artistic representation, and oral tradition. Failure to achieve a great discovery was common in the great age of scientific voyaging, but explorers, natural philosophers, and traveling artists grew adept at turning their explorations into documented achievements by claiming, publishing, and promoting a range of significant findin