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A stirringly painful, true account' Daily Mail''A cruel and sizzling war novel' The Sun''A book by a hero about heroes. It conveys the smell of battle, the pain of the doomed men as few other books ever have done' News of the World___________WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY AL MURRAY''This is a novel, although the battle and many of the incidents described in the book are true.'' ZENOUnless you have experienced war, it is impossible to imagine its grim reality. But The Cauldron does just that - unsparingly, painfully, brilliantly - because it is written by someone who was there.This is the story of a platoon of British paratroopers dropped sixty miles behind German lines into the bloody maelstrom that Arnhem became in September 1944. With the end of the war nigh, the Allies make one bold bet to end it before Christmas. But it is a bet doomed to failureLike never before, this is

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This book illustrates how the relationship between the US and China has long been a 'marriage of convenience' , but we might be close to the end of it. They are locked in a 'new type of cold war' where mechanisms of deterrence and competition differ compared to those of the Cold War, and which makes the return of bloc politics possible.

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Lenora is having a very frustrating summer while her parents have adventures around the globe-until she discovers a strange doorway in her local library. It leads to the Library-the ultimate library, filled with all the knowledge of the universe. And Lenora steps right up to become its newest apprentice librarian. Lenora's new job rockets her across the globe and into outer space, to a future filled with robots, and to a dark nothingness that wants to destroy the library. She quickly learns the only way to save it might be unlocking the knowledge inside its endless shelves. . . . The Library of Ever is an adventure across time and space, but more importantly across human knowledge, as a young girl discovers what makes books truly magical.

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Lenora returns to the magical Library-which holds every book ever known on its shelves. But she discovers the Library is under new management, its incredible rooms and corridors turned sinister and oppressive. Lenora quickly connects with a secret resistance that's trying to free knowledge from the darkness threatening it. Her new friends introduce her to an ancient lost city, hang-gliding, and mathematical beings larger than the universe itself. In its starred review for The Library of Ever, Kirkus called it "unusually clever," BCCB named it "utterly enchanting," and Booklist said it's "for every person who has ever believed that libraries are magic." Now Lenora returns to fight to prove that knowledge is always more powerful than ignorance and fear.

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) IN FORENSIC SCIENCES Foundational text for teaching and learning within the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as it applies to forensic science Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Forensic Sciences presents an overview of the state-of-the-art applications of Artificial Intelligence within Forensic Science, covering issues with validation and new crimes that use AI; issues with triage, preselection, identification, argumentation and explain ability; demonstrating uses of AI in forensic science; and providing discussions on bias when using AI. The text discusses the challenges for the legal presentation of AI data and interpretation and offers solutions to this problem while addressing broader practical and emerging issues in a growing area of interest in forensics. It builds on key developing areas of focus in academic and government research, providing an authoritative and well-researched perspective. Compiled by two highly qualified editors with significant experience in the field, and part of the Wiley — AAFS series ‘Forensic Science in Focus’, Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Forensic Sciences includes information on: Cyber IoT, fundamentals on AI in forensic science, speaker and facial comparison, and deepfake detection Digital-based evidence creation, 3D and AI, interoperability of standards, and forensic audio and speech analysis Text analysis, video and multimedia analytics, reliability, privacy, network forensics, intelligence operations, argumentation support in court, and case applications Identification of genetic markers, current state and federal legislation with regards to AI, and forensics and fingerprint analysis Providing comprehensive coverage of the subject, Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Forensic Sciences is an essential advanced text for final year undergraduates and master’s students in forensic science, as well as universities teaching forensics (police, IT security, digital science and engineering), forensic product vendors and governmental and cyber security agencies.

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