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POPE FRANCIS' DEBUT MEMOIR · A moving, deeply human account of the life and legacy of one of the bravest and most visionary leaders in modern history—A must read for all generations in a world yearning for hope and changeFor the first time, Pope Francis tells the story of his life as he looks back on the momentous world events that have changed history—from his earliest years during the outbreak of World War II in 1939 to the turmoil of today.An extraordinary personal and historical journey,Lifeis the story of aman and a world in dramatic change. A champion for the oppressed and marginalized—and the future of our planet—Pope Francis has inspired all of us to take action to alter the course of history toward a more loving and humane trajectory.With eloquence, passion, and humility, Pope Francis recalls his life through memories and observations of the most significant occurrences of the past eight decades. The book opens with three-year-old Jorge in the kitchen with his mother in Argent

Discover the fascinating world of the ancient Greeks through 99 questions and answersWhere did the ancient Greeks do their shopping? Why did the Athenians worship Athena? And just what happened in a hippodrome?! Find out the answers to all these questions and many, many more in this high-interest romp through the world of the ancient Greeks.99 Questions About... makes historical civilisations come alive with interest, humour and occasional weirdness. The core information is excellent support for curriculum topics, while the dip-in structure and light amounts of text will entice even reluctant readers who enjoy the light-hearted Horrible Histories approach to learning. The high-interest approach is complimented by a striking, two-colour design, featuring simple but eye-catching graphics.Fun reading for children aged 8 and up.Books in the series:Ancient EgyptiansAncient GreeksAztecsBeninMayaRomansShang DynastySong DynastyStone, Bronze and Iron AgeVikings

整合最熱門的 AI、物聯網與雲端運算 以 AWS 整合 ESP32-CAM 為例，進行車牌辨識實作！ 本書的內容主要結合了三大元素：人工智慧、物聯網設備與雲端運算。隨著人工智慧的爆發式成長，人工智慧的應用已經遍及影像、影片、聲音、對話、文章等領域，而公有雲已經將人工智慧的開發或是應用封裝成完善的服務，對於人工智慧的模型開發者或是應用開發者而言，只需要去熟悉、了解開發框架，就可以快速應用人工智慧的技術；不需要再花時間在購買GPU，安裝驅動、安裝開發框架等基礎環境搭建的無關事務上。 本書以 Python 為主要開發語言，ESP32-CAM 作為物聯網設備，接著介紹 AWS 雲端基礎建設與機器學習的相關服務，最後將 AWS 文字∕人臉辨識與 ESP32-CAM 進行整合，完成一個結合物聯網設備、雲端運算與人工智慧的應用系統。 本書可以學到哪些知識 。Python 基礎概念 。介紹單晶片 ESP32-CAM 。使用 MicroPython 開發 ESP32-CAM 。AWS 基礎設施服務 。Amazon API Gateway 。AWS Lambda 。Amazon DynamoDB 。Amazon S3 。Amazon Rekognition 。網際網路基礎 。HTTP Request/Response 本書適合的「讀者族群」 a.【自學者】適合用於自學 Python 程式語言。 b.【自學者】適合用於自學 AWS 雲端運算。 c.【自學者】適合用於自學 ESP32-CAM。 d.【自學者】適合用於在 AWS 雲端中探索職業生涯的人。 e.【自學者】適合用於在公司內部部署 IT 或雲端，但對 AWS 雲端不熟悉的人。 f.【自造者】適合想體驗自造精神或雲地與軟硬體結合。 g.【教育者】可以作為大專院校畢業專題的教學教材。 h.【教育者】可以作為大專院校雲端運算、物聯網與人工智慧實作的教學教材。 本書結合AI人工智慧、物聯網設備與雲端運算，以AWS整合ESP32-CAM為例，進行車牌辨識的應用實作。

A group of children investigate the threat that prompted large-scale evacuations in this powerful and dramatic companion novel to the New York Times bestselling Alone told in multiple POVs.After an imminent yet unnamed danger forces people across Colorado to leave their homes, a group of kids including an aspiring filmmaker and a budding journalist find themselves in the same evacuation camp. As they cope with the aftermath of having their world upended, they grow curious about the mysterious threat.And as they begin to investigate, they start to discover that there’s less truth and more cover-up to what they’re being told. Can they get to the root of the conspiracy, expose the bad actors, and bring an end to the upheaval before it’s too late?

A young boy celebrates a refreshing storm in this joyous picture book about experiencing with all your senses a cloudburst of rain on a hot summer day A boy looks up at the sky and smells the air as the first raindrops hit the ground. He listens as it begins to pour, observing all the symphony of sound this welcome downpour makes. He feels the water droplets on his skin and sees little rivulets of water on the sidewalk. "Badadada" he hears as the rain hits his yellow umbrella, "Ker-sploosh" as he jumps in a puddle. This boy uses all his senses to experience a refreshing summer storm. Koshiro Hata's illustrations revel in the joy of nature in Yuko Ohnari's new book featuring expressive onomatopoeia to sound out and enjoy. You'll definitely want to play outside the next time it rains. Perfect for units on weather and senses--but also just a sweet and happy picture book to enjoy together.

四位女性、四段人生，交織出一則細膩深刻的故事。住在美國的奈及利亞旅遊作家齊亞瑪卡，在疫情中回望過去的愛情與選擇；她的好友茲可拉，一向堅強自信，卻在感情挫敗後不得不尋求幫助；表姊歐美洛歌是金融圈菁英，開始重新認識自己；而家務助理卡蒂雅圖則面對可能改變人生的困境。本書細膩描繪愛與失落，也探問誠實與幸福的真正模樣。Chiamaka is a Nigerian travel writer living in America. Alone in the midst of the pandemic, she recalls her past lovers and grapples with her choices and regrets. Zikora, her best friend, is a lawyer who has been successful at everything until—betrayed and brokenhearted—she must turn to the person she thought she needed least. Omelogor, Chiamaka’s bold, outspoken cousin, is a financial powerhouse in Nigeria who begins to question how well she knows herself. And Kadiatou, Chiamaka’s housekeeper, is proudly raising her daughter in America—but faces an unthinkable hardship that threatens all she has worked to achieve. In DREAM COUNT, Adichie trains her fierce eye on these women in a sparkling, transcendent novel that takes up the very nature of love itself. Is true happiness ever attainable or is it just a fleeting state? And how honest

From the New York Times bestselling World of Click by Kayla Miller comes a graphic novel about besties Trent and Sawyer. When they accidentally start a classwide prank war, the boys need to get especially crafty if they're going to come out on top--with all of their friendships intact.Trent and Sawyer make their Besties series debut with a bang and a crash! These two friends never back down from a challenge, whether it presents itself at the skate park or in the school hallway, but will that determination get them in over their heads?Between helping with their friend Tyler's RPG campaign, catching streams of pro skateboarder Trixie Sampson's new video series, and--oh yeah--homework, Trent and Sawyer are more than a little busy...but when Trixie announces a competition that might result in the boys getting to meet her and her crew, how could they resist entering?!The duo become single-minded in their quest to be the lucky "Trixsters" to win the prize, but it's not easy pulling off the p

You must never touch a cow that goes OINK . . . unless it’s in this book! Find out why the farmyard friends don’t sound like themselves in this noisy addition to our bestselling Never Touch series. Discover the bumpy silicone touches as you push the sound buttons to listen to the animal sounds on every page. Join the fun in this rhyming book, and enjoy touching all of the bumpy animals . . . if you dare!

The incredibly buzzy debut that everyone is talking about -- a love story about two people pulled apart by the same force that draws them together: music.It’s a Friday night in a campus bar in Berkeley, fall of 2000, and Percy Marks is pontificating about music again. Hall and Oates is on the jukebox, and Percy—who has no talent for music, just lots of opinions about it—can’t stop herself from overanalyzing the song, indulging what she knows to be her most annoying habit. But something is different tonight. The guy beside her at the bar, fellow student Joe Morrow, is a songwriter. And he could listen to Percy talk all night.Joe asks Percy for feedback on one of his songs—and the results kick off a partnership that will span years, ignite new passions in them both, and set Joe on a path to indie-rock stardom. But it also bruises Joe’s ego, and traps Percy in a role she resents. How long can Percy ignore the roars of her heart, and of her own unique talent, to protect their thrilling col

A flap book with a positive vision for a future world powered by sustainable, renewable energy.We need energy, and lots of it - but some of the ways we generate energy put life on Earth in danger. We already have some planet-friendly alternatives, but we're going to need more. This book imagines a future world packed with exciting, innovative renewable energy technology. It explains what that technology might look like, how it will work, and how it will change the world we live in for the better. It looks all the way to a future where energy can be generated in outer space - one day, enough to fuel the entire solar system.Technology covered includes: solar power - in space; wind turbines - high in the sky; nuclear fusion; wave power; geothermal energy; new forms of transport, from airships to hydrogen planes to solar-powered ships; new sources of food and new types of farm; innovative ways to store energy.

With the past safely restored to the past, Trilby Moffat is looking forward to sitting down to a big slice of cake and a good crossword puzzle. But she's about to find out that the job of Time Keeper is never done and the future has other plans for her . .. extremely perilous plans. 'This looks dangerous,' said Trilby, who was tied to an antique parlour chair teetering on the edge of a rocky cliff.The man in the top hat arched one prickly eyebrow. 'Children can be so ungrateful. This will be the trip of a lifetime!' he said, pointing to the endless dark water below.Trilby Moffat is in grave danger, again. When she arrives on a secret island outside of time, in search of her missing mother, she knows she's in trouble. A strange festival is about to take place and Trilby is the guest of honour.Travellers from all over time are flocking to this mysterious carnival with its treasure markets, floating cupcakes and a terrifying surprise. Now Trilby and her friends must race against time (lit

In this companion to the acclaimed and bestselling picture books In a Jar and Out of a Jar, a little bunny and his friends collect their hopes and dreams for the future in jars.Llewellyn the bunny and his friends dream of many things. Some of their dreams are small, like learning to ice skate, visiting a friend, or acting in the school play. And some of their dreams are big, like going to the moon, or becoming a ballet dancer or a wildlife photographer. Their dreams feel so precious that the bunnies place them in jars for safekeeping. But when a storm comes and destroys their collection of jars, Llewellyn and his friends wonder: what’s the point of dreaming if everything could be lost?This timely, powerful, and beautifully illustrated story of perseverance and resilience explores setbacks, loss, and grief, and shows how—with the help of friends and loved ones—to find the strength to start again.

From one of our foremost psychologists, a trailblazing book that turns the idea of a good life on its head and urges us to embrace the transformative power of variety and experience.For many people, a good life is a stable life, a comfortable life that follows a well-trodden path. This is the case for Shigehiro Oishi's father, who has lived in a small mountain town in Japan for his entire life, putting his family's needs above his own, like his father and grandfather before him. But is a happy life, or even a meaningful life, also a good life?InLife in Three Dimensions, Shige Oishi enters into a debate that has animated psychology since 1984, when Ed Diener (Oishi's mentor) published a paper that launched happiness studies. A rival followed in 1989 with a model of a good life that focused on purpose and meaning instead. In recent years, Shige Oishi's award-winning work has proposed a third dimension to a good life:psychological richness,a concept that prioritizes curiosity, exploration

本書以雙時間線交織而成。1943 年的阿姆斯特丹，艾瑪目睹猶太家庭被強制帶走，選擇加入地下反抗組織，在印刷機與偽造文件之間，為無數生命爭取生機；2011 年，少女安妮克因替外婆尋找骨髓捐贈者，意外揭開家族被隱藏的身世。牆上一幅幅署名「Emma B.」的版畫，成為連結過去與現在的線索。作者 Maria van Lieshout 以深情的圖像語言，描寫藝術如何在極權與失落之中，成為保存記憶與抵抗仇恨的方式。本書入選國家圖書獎青少年文學與 Junior Library Guild。FIVE STARRED REVIEWS!Fight hate. Make art."Song of a Blackbird illustrates, with great tenderness, how the past lives within us. This is essential, illuminating reading.” —R. J. Palacio, bestselling author of Wonder, White Bird, and PonyIn 1943 Amsterdam, Emma Bergsma’s world changes when she witnesses Jewish families being forcibly deported to concentration camps. That pivotal moment lights a fire within her, and she decides to join the Dutch Resistance. Before long, Emma is drawn into a clandestine world of printing presses and counterfeiters, with thousands of lives on the line.In 2011 Amsterdam, teenage Annick’s world has changed as well. A search for a bone marrow donor for her beloved oma leads to a shocking revelation: her grandmother was secr

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A woman inherits a pawnshop where you can sell your regrets, and then embarks on a magical quest when a charming young physicist wanders into the shop, in this dreamlike fantasy novel.FEATURES A UNIQUE ORIGAMI JACKET that folds into a boat, joining the characters in an enchanting way. The jacket artwork is also printed directly onto the hardcover case underneath.“Race through a lush world of pure wonder and romance—kites made of wishes that become stars, origami that holds time in its folds, and a night market in the clouds—in this lovely, cozy fantasy reminiscent of Erin Morgenstern's The Starless Sea.”—Booklist (starred review)On a backstreet in Tokyo lies a pawnshop, but not everyone can find it. Most will see a cozy ramen restaurant. And only the chosen ones—those who are lost—will find a place to pawn their life choices and deepest regrets.Hana Ishikawa wakes on her first morning as the pawnshop’s new owner to find it ransacked, the shop’s most precious acqui

"Superb ... a perfect horror for our imperfect age.” – The New York TimesAN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLERThere’s power in a book…They call them wayward girls. Loose girls. Girls who grew up too fast. And they’re sent to Wellwood House in St. Augustine, Florida, where unwed mothers are hidden by their families to have their babies in secret, to give them up for adoption, and most important of all, to forget any of it ever happened.Fifteen-year-old Fern arrives at the home in the sweltering summer of 1970, pregnant, terrified and alone. Under the watchful eye of the stern Miss Wellwood, she meets a dozen other girls in the same predicament. There’s Rose, a hippie who insists she’s going to find a way to keep her baby and escape to a commune. And Zinnia, a budding musician who plans to marry her baby’s father. And Holly, a wisp of a girl, barely fourteen, mute and pregnant by no-one-knows-who.Everything the girls eat, every moment of their waking day, and everything they

A vacation in the Hamptons goes terribly wrong for three friends with a complicated history.“I absolutley loved The Note. Trust no one in this irresistible page-turner.” —Ashley Elston, #1New York Timesbest-selling author ofFirst Lie WinsIt was meant to be a harmless prank.Growing up, May Hanover was a good girl, always. Well-behaved, top of her class, a compulsive rule-follower. Raised by a first-generation Chinese single mother with high expectations, May didn’t have room to slip up, let alone fail. Her friends didn’t call her the Little Sheriff for nothing.But even good girls have secrets. And regrets. When it comes to her friendship with Lauren and Kelsey, she's had her fair share of both. Their bond—forged when May was just twelve years old—has withstood a tragic accident, individual scandals, heartbreak and loss. Now the three friends have reunited for the first time in years for a few days of sun and fun in the Hamptons. But a chance encounter with a pair of strangers leads to a

From bestselling author, life coach, and sociologist Martha Beck comes a new path to overcoming anxiety by awakening the creativity within.AN OPEN FIELD PUBLICATION FROM MARIA SHRIVERMost of us assume that the key to overcoming anxiety is to think our way out of it. And for a while, it works. Meditation and mental exercises offer us relief, but there is always something—a work deadline, a family emergency, a particularly distressing newsbreak—that disrupts our sense of peace and sends us right back inside the same anxious spiral we’ve been trying to climb out of.Is there a way to reduce our anxiety, not just in the moment, but in every moment after that?After a lifetime of struggling with anxiety, Martha Beck studied just about everything there was to know about how to calm down. What she realized is that the analytical part of our brain—so valued in Western culture—is the same structure responsible for amping up anxiety. In other words, we cannot logic our way to relief. InBeyond Anxi

A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK“Sweeping and epic…An impactful love story, told against the backdrop of historical events…One of the best debut novels of this century.”—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette“Like any tried-and-true epic (think “Pachinko” or “The Joy Luck Club”)… Homeseeking is just a genuine pleasure to read.”—San Francisco ChronicleA single choice can define an entire life.Haiwen is buying bananas at a 99 Ranch Market in Los Angeles when he looks up and sees Suchi, his Suchi, for the first time in sixty years. To recently widowed Haiwen it feels like a second chance, but Suchi has only survived by refusing to look back.Suchi was seven when she first met Haiwen in their Shanghai neighborhood, drawn by the sound of his violin. Their childhood friendship blossomed into soul-deep love, but when Haiwen secretly enlisted in the Nationalist army in 1947 to save his brother from the draft, she was left with just his violin and a note: Forgive me.Homeseeking follows the separated lover

This book offers a fresh English interpretation of the ancient channels in Chinese medicine, drawing from some of its most authoritative historical texts. It focuses on the Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon (Huáng Dì Nèi Jīng), written between 200–300 BCE and widely regarded as the cornerstone of modern Chinese medicine. By examining this revered text, the book provides a unique perspective on how the channels were originally conceptualized and how they have evolved over time. In addition to exploring the channels outlined in the Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon, the book offers a comparative analysis of ancient and modern interpretations, illuminating their continuity and transformation. It brings the earliest documented descriptions of these channels to life, offering readers a rare glimpse into the roots of Chinese medical theory. The book provides an in-depth examination of the Eight Extraordinary Vessels, moving beyond their brief mentions in the Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon. Thr

《管理學》第十版係由Gareth R. Jones與Jennifer M. George根據讀者學習經驗與回饋意見，重新新增、編撰與調整內容，聚焦經營環境對於企業經營、組織運作與公司治理的衝擊與影響，闡述管理者應能透過規劃、組織、領導與控制四大管理功能，確實達成組織目標與增進管理績效。本書主題包括「管理與管理者」、「管理的環境」、「規劃、決策與競爭優勢」、「組織與變革」、「領導個人與團隊」、「控制必要活動與流程」等六大篇，並分別以「當代管理流程」、「管理者個人特質與組織文化」、「管理倫理與多元化」、「全球環境中的管理」、「決策、學習、創造力」、「組織結構設計」、「組織控制與變革」、「有效的團隊管理」等章節內容闡述。本版特色一、條列學習目標，協助讀者瞭解每章學習重點。二、以「管理快照」、「管理個案」中的企業例證，闡述管理的現況與趨勢。三、頁側收錄重要專有名詞解釋，方便讀者迅速查閱、複習。四、章末「摘要」各節重點內容，有助於讀者掌握重要觀念。五、提供多元的「實務演練」，以供讀者自我檢視學習狀況。

#1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author Mo Willems and Caldecott Medal winner and National Book Award winner Dan Santat join hands in this innovative picture book about lefties (and righties)! Did you know, there was a time when people could get in trouble--really, really BIG trouble--for being LEFT-HANDED!? It's true! Lefty and Righty hand out the facts in a theatrical performance that spans the ages. Once upon a time, left was considered wrong . . . but now, left or right, it's all alright. (And there are scissors for everyone!) Created by the award-winning (right and left) hands of New York Times bestselling authors Mo Willems and Dan Santat, this book ensures that no one gets left behind!

They have nothing in common--so why does Ryan feel most like himself with Fabian? Opposites attract in this steamy Game Changers romance from USA TODAY bestselling author Rachel Reid.Pro hockey star Ryan Price may be an enforcer, but off the ice he struggles with anxiety. Recently traded to Toronto, he's determined to make a fresh start in the city's dynamic LGBTQ+ Village. The last thing he expects to find in his new neighborhood is a blast from his past in the fabulous form of Fabian Salah.Aspiring musician Fabian loathes hockey. But that doesn't stop him from being attracted to a certain burly ginger-bearded defenseman. He hasn't forgotten the kiss they almost shared back in high school, and the chemistry between them has only intensified.Fabian is more than happy to be Ryan's guide to the gay scene in Toronto. Between dance clubs and art exhibits--and the most amazing sex--Ryan's feeling something he hasn't experienced in a long time: joy. But playing the role of the heavy on the i

是民主世界的最後防線，還是監控全球的幕後黑手？從冷戰陰影、恐怖主義威脅，到數位時代資訊戰，全球最強大情報共享網絡，如何暗中牽動國際局勢，影響全球權力布局？橫跨英美情報界半世紀，現存唯一英美雙重國籍情報員以獨家內部視角，直擊五眼聯盟運作核心的權威之作無論是監控恐怖組織、預警地緣衝突，抑或偵測網路攻擊，歷經時代更迭，五眼聯盟始終在維護國際安全中扮演關鍵角色。然而隨著公民意識抬頭，這個由美、英、加、澳、紐五國組成的全球最強情報共享網絡，其龐大的監控機制也引發了隱私、道德與政治層面的爭議。本書作者安東尼．R．威爾斯（Anthony R. Wells），是唯一一位曾在英美情報體系均擔任要職的在世情報員。他以五十年親身經歷，細數五眼聯盟成立至今所面對的嚴峻挑戰與運作秘辛。從冷戰時期對抗蘇聯、波灣戰爭中的情報角力、九一一事件後的全球反恐、以巴衝突中的英美矛盾，到當前中國崛起帶來的地緣政治危機，威爾斯以豐富的第一手經驗，深入剖析五眼聯盟如何在歷史轉折點上扮演關鍵角色。書中不僅探討了海外基地佈局、核動力潛艦協議等軍事戰略層面，更深入分析了後設資料開發、雲端運算等新興科技對情報工作的衝擊。面對內部威脅、全球恐怖主義、人口販運、網路戰爭等多重挑戰，每個時期都考驗著五眼聯盟如何在政權更替與組織對立的壓力下，維持平衡運作，為決策者提供冷靜客觀的情報，同時在新時代中轉型蛻變。作者透過豐富史料與第一手經驗，將錯綜複雜的全球安全議題抽絲剝繭。本書不只是一部英美情報界的五十年編年史，更帶領讀者以超然角度審視全球政治、公民權利與國家利益之間的微妙平衡，為理解當代國際秩序提供深刻洞見。國際媒體讚譽「這是一部引人入勝的內部視角著作，詳述了『五眼聯盟』的起源與演變，與其超過五十年的緊密情報共享關係。書中討論了當前和未來潛在威脅，並探討『五眼聯盟』該如何應對，格外符合當下社會氣氛。」──《反恐觀點》（Perspectives on Terrorism）「從本書可以看出，威爾斯思維敏銳且擁有精彩的職業生涯。他在美國情報體系中的職位是前無古人，後無來者。本書主要聚焦於海軍情報，對海軍情報感興趣的讀者會很滿意，然而其內容涵蓋的範圍遠不止於此。」──《情報員期刊》（Intelligencer）「尤其精彩的是針對新興恐怖主義威脅的深度剖析，以及這些威脅如何重塑五眼聯盟的情報運作模式。」──《反恐與國土安全國際期刊》（J

A bittersweet story of love between two women, nested in an artful exploration of language, history, and power May 1938. The young novelist Aoyama Chizuko has sailed from her home in Nagasaki, Japan, and arrived in Taiwan. She's been invited there by the Japanese government ruling the island, though she has no interest in their official banquets or imperialist agenda. Instead, Chizuko longs to experience real island life and to taste as much of its authentic cuisine as her famously monstrous appetite can bear. Soon a Taiwanese woman--who is younger even than she is, and who shares the characters of her name--is hired as her interpreter and makes her dreams come true. The charming, erudite, meticulous Chizuru arranges Chizuko's travels all over the Land of the South and also proves to be an exceptional cook. Over scenic train rides and braised pork rice, lively banter and winter melon tea, Chizuko grows infatuated with her companion and intent on drawing her closer. But something causes

An informative book and 300-piece jigsaw set, all about the Periodic Table.Everything in the Universe is made up of just 118 chemical elements which are displayed in the Periodic Table. Meet each element in this entertaining book and 300-piece jigsaw set, and discover which are crucial to life, which are smelly, explosive or radioactive and lots more. With links to websites with videos and activities to find out more.

號外：「國王被捕！」《悲慘世界》的歷史趣味 ＋《迷霧之子》的魔法設定火藥、槍械與魔法的爆炸性碰撞！共和維新碰撞神授王權工業革命交鋒魔法世界創新的魔法系統和有趣的世界，我看得開心極了。──布蘭登．山德森★ 大衛．蓋梅爾晨星獎得獎作品★ 全美最大論壇Reddit r/fantasy Stabby Award 最佳首作獎★ 入選Goodreads Choice Award 年度奇幻選書★ 入選Goodreads讀者年度票選最佳首作★ 美國書評網Goodreads 系列破22,000人5星好評★ 亞馬遜網路書店讀者 4.4星評價★ 系列著作已售出數國版權，影視改編中★奇幻名家齊力推薦★布蘭登．山德森，「迷霧之子」系列作者羅蘋．荷布，「刺客正傳」系列作者彼得．布雷特，「魔印人」系列作者布蘭特．威克斯，「馭光者」系列作者謙柯．韋斯樂，「禁忌圖書館」系列作者安東尼．雷恩，「血歌」系列作者內容簡介傳說真神克雷希米爾創造了九國，並派遣強大的榮寵法師守護九位國王。直到千年後，另一種人類出現，他們能吸納火藥並轉化為魔法力量，人們稱之為火藥法師⋯⋯「號外！國王被捕，明天正午要被送上斷頭台！」一個漆黑夜裡，戰地元帥湯瑪士發動政變，帶著一批火藥法師血洗王宮，全國最強的皇家法師團一夕覆滅。然而，每位榮寵法師死前都重複著同一句意義不明的話：「你無法破除克雷希米爾的承諾。」政變成功，自由的真正代價緊跟著浮現。國內保皇黨引發內戰，境外九國間的戰爭一觸即發，而湯瑪士所謂的盟友：教會、工會、黑幫和僱傭軍們各有盤算，他能夠依賴的只有僅存的火藥法師團、他關係疏遠的雙槍神射手兒子，以及一位忠誠度堪慮的退休調查員。死亡和毀滅的預兆在街頭流傳，眾神即將甦醒的古老民間傳說再起。在這個共和維新與神授王權碰撞，工業革命與魔法世界交鋒的時代，眾神，當真要參與其中了嗎？

【專業推薦】 這本書結合了 OpenAI 與 Gemini 兩項主流的語言模型技術，並讓讀者能夠透過開發指南開發不同的應用。這本書不僅讓讀者能夠深入了解語言模型的運作原理，更能夠透過實作的方式，將理論知識轉換為實際應用。對於想要進入 AI 領域的開發者來說，絕對不能錯過這本書。 Jimmy Liao, 廖聖傑 (Certification) Google Developer Expert, Generative AI Appier, Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack, Copilot/Assistant Squad ex-Microsoft Azure Data/AI Cloud Solution Architect ex-IBM Staff Software Engineer, Mobile Architect 本書凝聚了他們這兩年對生成式 AI 的研究，展示了他們對 AI 應用的深刻理解。無論你是 AI 技術的愛好者，還是專注於生成式 AI 開發的專業人士，本書都將為你提供有價值的洞見與實用技巧。AI 的未來充滿機遇，而 LangChain 正是其中的重要工具。希望本書能幫助你在開發過程中取得突破，並推動技術的持續進步。 Kui-Ming Chen Microsoft AI MVP 這本書以 LangChain 框架為基礎，構建了一套完整的大型語言模型學習地圖，讓你能深入理解語言模型的運作原理，並透過實際操作的方式將這些技術應用於真實專案中。無論你對 AI 是初學者還是有經驗的開發者，這本書將成為你邁向 LLM 開發之路的重要指南，幫助你在 AI 領域快速取得突破。 張維元 / 資料科學家的工作日常 【本書特色】 1.全書深入探討如何使用 LangChain 結合 Azure OpenAI、Gemini 以及地端開源模型的部署，並提供多種應用示範。讀者可以透過本書，從開發到部署全方位掌握 AI 技術的應用。 2.RAG（檢索增強生成）架構是目前企業打造知識庫型 LLM 應用的首選架構。本書除詳盡講解 RAG 架構之外，更是第一本詳解 Qdrant 向量資料庫的書籍。 3.生成式 AI 的應用從單一工具擴展至最新的 AI Agent 前沿技術。本書專章探討 AI Agent 的概念與應用，協助開發者開發更具前瞻性的 AI 思

Play and learn with Bizzy Bear!With four fun scenes, three memory games and lots of festive details to spot, this busy book is designed to improve memory, build vocabulary, and promote book-confidence. And with no messy cards to tidy up afterwards, parents will love it too!Celebrate Christmas with Bizzy Bear in four settings – at the ice rink, in the North Pole, flying in Santa’s sleigh and delivering presents on Christmas Eve!Collect the other books in the Bizzy Bear Memory Game series: Animals and Things That Go

Bridges the gap between AI and neuroscience by telling the story of how the brain came to be. 'I found this book amazing' Daniel Kahneman, Winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics and bestselling author of Thinking Fast & Slow The entirety of the human brain’s 4-billion-year story can be summarised as the culmination of five evolutionary breakthroughs, starting from the very first brains, all the way to the modern human brains. Each breakthrough emerged from new sets of brain modifications, and equipped animals with a new suite of intellectual faculties.These five breakthroughs are the organising map to this book, and they make up our itinerary for our adventure back in time. Each breakthrough also has fascinating corollaries to breakthroughs in AI. Indeed, there will be plenty of such surprises along the way.For instance: the innovation that enabled AI to beat humans in the game of Go – temporal difference reinforcement learning – was an innovation discovered by our fish ancestors o

Join Doctor Fairy Tale and her canine sidekick as they visit ailing storybook characters in this sweet story proving that one good turn deserves another. My name is Doctor Fairy Tale, I'm always super busy. My list of patients is so long, it sometimes makes me dizzy! One character's head is throbbing after her long, flowing locks were used as a ladder. Another has splinters in her bottom after sitting on a certain bear's too-small chair. Then there's the girl with blistered toes after hobbling home from the ball in just one shoe! Luckily, in this magical make-believe land, Doctor Fairy Tale and her dog are on the case, traveling far and wide to help injured and ailing fairy-tale friends. No matter what sort of bump or bruise--and no matter how mischievous the patient!--this kind doctor is happy to lend a hand, inspiring little readers to do the same. With warm, lively watercolor illustrations rich in humor and imagination, this story's buoyant rhymes will have children happily guessing

From three-time Newbery honor-winning author Christina Soontornvat comes a compelling and immersive young middle grade fantasy series for readers who love stories about animals, magic, and kids like them embracing their power to change the world.Plum's adventure continues in the fourth installment of the Legends of Lotus Island series. Lotus Island is in grave danger, and the powers of the Guardians are weakening. Plum must gather all her strength in order fulfill her destiny and save her friends.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • From Pulitzer Prize–winning author Elizabeth Strout comes a “stunner” (People) of a novel about new friendships, old loves, and the very human desire to leave a mark on the world.“Tell Me Everything hits like a bucolic fable. . . . A novel of moods, how they govern our personal lives and public spaces, reflected in Strout’s shimmering technique.”—The Washington PostA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Time, NPR, Vogue, ParadeWith her remarkable insight into the human condition and silences that contain multitudes, Elizabeth Strout returns to the town of Crosby, Maine, and to her beloved cast of characters—Lucy Barton, Olive Kitteridge, Bob Burgess, and more—as they deal with a shocking crime in their midst, fall in love and yet choose to be apart, and grapple with the question, as Lucy Barton puts it, “What does anyone’s life mean?”It’s autumn in Maine, and the town lawyer Bob Burgess has become enmeshed in an unfolding murder investigation, def

Plainsong, set in Kent Haruf''s fictional Holt County, Colorado, is an unforgettable classic, exploring the grace and hope of every human life, and our boundless capacity for love.‘So delicate and lovely that it has the power to exalt the reader’ The New York TimesTom Guthrie is struggling to bring up his two young sons alone and, in the same town, school girl Victoria Roubideaux is pregnant and homeless.Brothers Harold and Raymond McPheron – gentle, solitary, gruff and unpolished – agree to take Victoria in, unaware that their lives will change forever.A novel of haunting beauty from one of America''s greatest writers, published 25 years ago this year, Plainsong is an essential read from the Picador Collection, a curated list of era-defining modern classics.

Miffy visits the gallery and sees lots of beautiful works of art. Feeling inspired, she uses her pencils to make her own artworks and creates her own gallery at home! The sturdy and big puzzle pieces with rounded edges are suitable for small hands. The six jigsaw puzzles in the book increase in difficulty, from four to nine pieces.

With Little Red Riding Hood leading the pack, Lucy Cousins retells three favorite fairy tales in all their original power, with a spare text and bold art exuding her cheerful wit. "Grandmother, what big teeth you have.""All the better to eat you with, my dear!" An impressively hungry (and soon-dispatched) wolf. A clever and well-housed little pig. Helpful neighbors feasting on the, well, vegetable of their labors. From best-selling, award-winning author-illustrator Lucy Cousins, here are three classic children's tales--"Little Red Riding Hood," "The Three Little Pigs," and "The Enormous Turnip"--showcased together in one rousing volume. These well-loved stories take on new energy as Lucy Cousins brings them to vivid life in a not-to-be-missed collection.

A teen social media star learns he can't control everything in this delicious, queer graphic novel adaptation that relocates Jane Austen's Emma to a modern-day high school in Queens, New York. Evan Horowitz has it all: beauty, brains, and a not-so-secret flair for matchmaking! An Insta influencer with a talent for makeup and a taste for romance, he's no stranger to playing cupid for those hopelessly clueless in finding love. So when shy transfer student Natalia shuffles into school one day, Evan can't help but get his hands messy! With so many matches to choose from, it's not long before he sets a plan in motion for Natalia--much against the better judgement of his level-headed best friend, Davi. But he takes things too far, creating a web of drama that spirals out of his control. Can Evan learn to put the people closest to him before his misguided ambition? Or will he lose them and his own chance at romance, too?

What's the key to building fluency in Geometry? Practice, practice, practice! The Big Fat High School Geometry Workbook is the newest math title in the Big Fat Workbook series, offering support and practice opportunities for students studying Geometry. The write-in workbook provides recaps of key Geometry concepts and a variety of question types, including short answer, extended answers, and word problems. Plus there is a stepped-out solution for each question. Students love the direct, accessible delivery of Everything You Need to Ace Geometry in One Big Fat Notebook. This workbook takes the same approach of easy-to-understand explanations of key concepts, stepped-out examples, helpful doodles, captions, and hundreds of exercises to provide additional practice of the Geometry concepts students learn in class.

"A beautiful tale of loss and adjustment; for those who have never had to leave home, perhaps a lesson in insight and empathy. Highly recommended." — School Library Journal (STARRED REVIEW)"Beautifully crafted and warmly empathetic." — Kirkus Reviews (STARRED REVIEW)A poignant story about a displaced family making a home in the aftermath of war.​We used to live in a big city. In our apartment window was a star-shaped lamp, shining through the cold. I could recognize home from far away. But then the war began, and we left for another country. Everything is different here—the food, the language, even Mom and me. Today Mom bought us a package of scissors, glue, and cardboard. Can we make this place feel a little more like home? Narrated by a young refugee, A Star Shines Through illustrates the long process of healing with an evocative palette of blues and yellows. This resonant book shows how making art can create a sense of hope and belonging, even in a new and different place.

資料結構(Data Structures) 是一門電腦科學領域的基礎課程，其目的是研究如何將資料有組織地存放到電腦記憶體中，以提升程式之執行效率的一門學問。因此，有良好的資料結構(Data Structure) 及有效率的演算法(Algorithm) 將可以大大的提升程式的執行效率。在電腦科學(Computer Science) 的領域中，我們如何透過電腦來取得即時有用的資訊，那就必須要將資料交由程式去運作，而「程式」就是由「資料結構」和「演算法」所構成的。 隨著資訊科技的進度，傳統資訊核心課程的理論之運用更顯得重要。因此，筆者特別加入目前重要的發展議題。例如：物聯網、智慧型機器人及大數據，其中以「智慧型機器人」為主題，加入不少相關的例子，並且將重要的理論，利用互動式圖解APP 方式來呈現。因為筆者在最近這幾年來專注於機器人及手機APP 的相關研究及各種比賽的經驗，想透過本書來分享給讀者在學習資料結構的同時，也能夠了解它們的各種運用。 動態展示演算法：這本書共有九個章節，每一章節筆者都利用圖解說明、循序漸進的表達方式，來引導學習者有效地學習資料結構，除此之外，特別加入「互動式APP 動態展示演算法的實際運作原理」之實作介面，它是利用 AppInventor 的視覺化程式語言所撰寫而成。如此，學生更容易了解老師上課講解的理論背後演算法的運作程序。