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  Hidden in the Heavens - How the...

  Jason Steffen

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  Are we alone in the universe? It's a fundamental question for Earth-dwelling humankind. Are there other worlds like ours, out there somewhere? In Hidden in the Heavens, Jason Steffen, a former scientist on NASA's Kepler mission, describes how that mission searched for planets orbiting Sun-like stars—especially Earth-like planets circulating in Earth-like orbits. What the Kepler space telescope found, Steffen reports, contradicted centuries of theoretical and observational work and transformed our understanding of planets, planetary systems, and the stars they orbit. Kepler discovered thousands of planets orbiting distant stars—a bewildering variety of celestial bodies, including rocky planets being vaporized by the intense heat of their host star; super-Earths and sub-Neptunes; gas giants several times the size and mass of Jupiter; and planets orbiting in stellar systems that had only been imagined in science fiction. 
   
   
   
  Steffen offers a unique, inside account of the work of the Kepler science team (and the sometimes chaotic interactions among team members), mapping the progress of the mission from the launch of the rocket that carried Kepler into space to the revelations of the data that began to flow to the supercomputer back at NASA—evidence of strange new worlds unlike anything found in our own solar system.

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  Cliche - Enhance Your Mindset...

  Ian Watts

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  Are you tired of hearing the same old clichés and wondering if they actually have the power to transform your life? 
  In Cliché, entrepreneur, business growth consultant, and breakthrough coach Ian Watts uncovers the surprising truth: those familiar sayings you’ve heard all your life carry the keys to mindset transformation, drive for personal growth, and lasting joy. 
  Backed by psychological insights and neuroscientific research, Cliché shows you how to reframe overused phrases into practical strategies for success in both life and work. Through engaging stories, clear explanations, and actionable tools, this book helps you unlock new levels of resilience, motivation, and fulfillment. 
  Inside Cliché, you’ll learn how to: 
  -Shift your mindset to see challenges as opportunities for growth 
  -Break free from limiting beliefs and unlock your full potential 
  -Embrace discomfort to build confidence and long-term resilience 
  -Harness the hidden influence of your environment to shape success 
  -Adopt powerful self-commands that guide your future decisions 
  -Focus on the journey, not just the destination, for sustainable achievement 
  -Reframe negativity into empowering beliefs that strengthen your drive 
  -Use gratitude and perspective to fuel greater joy and motivation 
  Each chapter begins with a story, inspired by familiar people and accounts, and ends with practical tools you can use immediately. 
  If you’re looking for a book on mindset, self-improvement, motivation, resilience, joy, and the psychology and neuroscience of success, Cliché will help you change familiar phrases into a blueprint for real transformation.

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  The Artificial Intelligence...

  Avery T. Smith

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  Dive deep into the transformative world of artificial intelligence with "The Artificial Intelligence Takeover." This book is more than just a guide—it's a journey through the intricate tapestry of AI, woven with history, innovation, and a touch of speculation. From its humble beginnings to its monumental impact on our daily lives, AI is not just a technological marvel; it's a testament to human ingenuity. 
  Explore the myriad ways AI intersects with sectors as diverse as healthcare, the arts, and space exploration. But this exploration doesn't stop at marveling at AI's capabilities. It delves deep into the heart of pressing debates: Can AI truly replicate human creativity? What are the implications of an omnipresent surveillance system powered by AI? And where does humanity fit in a world increasingly influenced by algorithms? 
  With a blend of meticulous research and engaging narrative, this book breaks down complex AI concepts, making them accessible to both novices and tech enthusiasts. It celebrates the potential of AI while also cautioning against its unchecked growth. As AI continues to shape our future, this book stands as a lighthouse, illuminating both the promises and the challenges of this technological frontier. 
  AI's future is unfolding before our eyes, and its trajectory is intertwined with our choices and understanding. "The Artificial Intelligence Takeover" is your compass in this evolving landscape, guiding you to a future where technology and humanity coexist in harmony.

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  So What Does It All Mean? - The...

  Ss O'Connor

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  Why are humans neither 'good' nor 'bad'? How can so much chaos and confusion in the world actually lead to order? Why are we so often wrong when we're asked if the world's getting better? In this, the last book in The Secrets of Life quartet, SS O'Connor pulls together the threads of genetic and cultural evolution, and then adds to these the conclusions of evolutionary game theory. As he does this, he ends with an intertwined narrative that explains why so many of the phenomena of our existence may not be the mysteries we think they are, but could in fact have the same underlying logic to them. By examining the great currents at work in our collective story, the role that competition and cooperation have always played in the development of the world, and why each behavioural strategy is rational in what it's attempting to achieve, the book shows that the same cycles of collaboration and destruction have been present since time began. But while the success of these strategies may ebb and flow, it is their interaction that results in the balance and order we see around us. This current is also the consistent vector of our human history. Although we may have animal origins, and are also driven by the same need to respond to the profound Laws of Thermodynamics, we have developed our culture to the point where we can now choose to overrule so many of the instructions of our genes. Why do we do this? What are the problems that arise from our free will? How have we come to realise that self-interest is quite different from selfishness? Why have we become obsessed with the need for fairness and trust in our societies? And how have these forces resulted in us making the world a better place? Few of us believe this can be the case. But as the evidence of our progress becomes ever clearer, the series concludes by showing us why we are often wrong in our view of each other, and why we're so frequently mistaken in our pessimism about the future.

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  Cardiac Cowboys - The Heroic...

  M.D. Gerald Imber

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  Cardiac Cowboys is the dramatic story of five deeply flawed geniuses who together—and in competition with each other—invented open-heart surgery against all conventional medical wisdom and saved millions of lives. 
   
   
   
  A decade after World War II, there was still no such thing as open-heart surgery, and yet half a million Americans were dying from heart disease every year. One in a hundred children would suffer and die from congenital heart disease as well, and doctors did little other than predict their deaths. After the first daring operation in 1954 and through the next three decades, five heroic surgeons braved the scorn of their peers, withstood fierce desperation, and faced possible death in order to devise procedures that would save overwhelming numbers of those doomed children and provide hope for a new life to all manner of heart-failing individuals. Devising and mastering heart transplants and bypass surgery, they invented artificial heart valves, the lifesaving pacemaker, and worked toward the holy grail of an artificial heart as their private and professional lives imploded. The story of the Cardiac Cowboys, their outsized personalities, and often self-destructive behavior is a saga more thrilling and exhilarating than fiction.

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  Cosmos - A Personal Voyage

  ‎ Carl Sagan

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  RETURNING TO TELEVISION AS AN ALL-NEW MINISERIES ON FOX 
  Cosmos is one of the bestselling science books of all time. In clear-eyed prose, Sagan reveals a jewel-like blue world inhabited by a life form that is just beginning to discover its own identity and to venture into the vast ocean of space. Cosmos retraces the fourteen billion years of cosmic evolution that have transformed matter into consciousness, exploring such topics as the origin of life, the human brain, Egyptian hieroglyphics, spacecraft missions, the death of the Sun, the evolution of galaxies, and the forces and individuals who helped to shape modern science. 
  Includes introductory music: "Heaven and Hell" by Vangelis from Cosmos: A Personal Voyage used with permission from Druyan-Sagan Associates, Inc. All rights reserved. 
  Praise for Cosmos 
  “Magnificent... With a lyrical literary style, and a range that touches almost all aspects of human knowledge, Cosmos often seems too good to be true.” - The Plain Dealer 
  “Sagan is an astronomer with one eye on the stars, another on history, and a third - his mind’s - on the human condition.” - Newsday 
  “Brilliant in its scope and provocative in its suggestions...shimmers with a sense of wonder.” - The Miami Herald 
  “Sagan dazzles the mind with the miracle of our survival, framed by the stately galaxies of space.” - Cosmopolitan.

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