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  AI and the Art of War -...

  Paul Rodrigues

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  In AI and the Art of War, the Chief Intelligence Officer of Microsoft's National Security Group, Paul Rodrigues, explains the contemporary realities of artificial intelligence in the context of national security, defense, and warfare in stunning detail. Dr. Rodrigues draws on his extensive experience supporting the AI efforts of US federal customers and the defense industrial base to explain what modern AI is, how it works, the problems it solves, and the risks it creates. 
   
  AI and the Art of War offers original discussions of language AI―including Large Language Models―computer vision, geospatial AI, and agentic AI and AI reasoning capabilities. It examines how these technologies interact with national security initiatives and policies, like DARPA, IARPA, JAIC, and a variety of federal laws and executive orders. 
   
  You'll also find:Informed walkthroughs of emerging AI threats, including propaganda, powerful nonstate actors, and financial system insecurityExplorations of AI pipeline security vulnerabilities, including prompt injection attacks and prompt leakingObstacles to the responsible use of artificial intelligence, like bias, and the inherent drawbacks to "black box" algorithms

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  Cracking Hitler's Atlantic Wall...

  Richard C Anderson

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  A military historian analyzes the ingenious WWII tanks known as Hobart’s Funnies, detailing their development and their role in the D-Day campaign. When the British and Canadians landed in Normandy on June 6, 1944, they were accompanied by specialized armored vehicles designed to remove German obstacles and mines. Developed by the Royal Engineers, these tanks known as Hobart's Funnies featured a range of ingenious innovations, from carpet-laying and bridge-laying devices to a giant 290-millimeter mortar.   Examining these vehicles from technical development to combat deployment, military historian Richard C. Anderson Jr. gives a minute-by-minute account of D-Day's early hours on Sword, Juno, and Gold Beaches—the critical moments when success hinged on the assault engineers’ ability to  clear a path or breach the seawall.   Anderson also describes the events on Omaha and Utah Beaches, where U.S. troops, despite being offered these vehicles, stormed ashore without them. Through careful comparison of conditions and outcomes, Anderson assesses the vehicles’ performance and impact on D-Day's successes and failures.

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  Alex & Me - How a Scientist and...

  Irene Pepperberg

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  New York Times Bestseller 
  The remarkable true story of an extraordinary relationship between psychologist Irene M. Pepperberg and Alex, an African Grey parrot who proved scientists and accepted wisdom wrong by demonstrating an astonishing ability to communicate and understand complex ideas.  
  "You be good. I love you," were Alex's final words to his owner, research scientist Irene Pepperberg, before his premature death at age thirty-one on September 6, 2007. An African Grey parrot, Alex had a brain the size of a shelled walnut, yet he could add, sound out words, understand concepts like bigger, smaller, more, fewer, and none, and he disproved the widely accepted idea that birds possess no potential for language or anything remotely comparable to human intelligence. 
  Alex & Me is the incredible story of an amazing, irascible parrot and his best friend who stayed together through thick and thin for thirty years—the astonishing, moving, and unforgettable story of a landmark scientific achievement and a beautiful relationship.

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  Tyrants Tormentors and the Tiara

  James J. Meadows III

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  Seven years after Queen Sylvia’s dramatic liberation of Aurba from tyrannical sorcerers, the realm confronts a dire new threat. The four deposed sorcerer lords—Clement, Darien, Lillian, and Xanaphia—driven by a thirst for revenge, unexpectedly find their plans thwarted by Darlyth, a demon lord whose ancient power far surpasses their own. Recently freed from a millennium of imprisonment, Darlyth aims to usurp Sylvia's enchanted tiara, a relic endowed with extraordinary powers. As Sylvia endures brutal torture and betrayal by Darlyth’s minions, her former adversaries traverse a land on the brink of destruction. Their perilous journey through blizzards and monster-infested forests compels them to confront their painful pasts and deepest fears. In their quest to rescue Sylvia and safeguard the freedom of a land they once sought to dominate, they must overcome deep-seated animosities and unite against a formidable foe. This tale is not just a fight for survival; it is a journey toward a new future, highlighting the transformative power of unity in overcoming overwhelming evil.

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  The Edge of Reality - Two...

  J. Allen Hynek, Jacques Vallee

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  From the outset, Hynek and Vallee make their position clear: UFOs represent an unknown but real phenomenon. The far-reaching implications take us to the very edge of what we consider known and real in our physical environment. Perhaps, say the authors, UFOs signal the existence of a domain of nature as yet totally unexplored.   In this mind-stretching book, the authors sample UFO reports, including those allegedly involving humanoids, and describe the perceived patterns in the behavior of the phenomenon. They also establish a framework for further study. Where might such study lead? What can be studied, and how? What is the real nature of the UFO phenomenon? Does it originate with the actions of other intelligences in the universe? If so, where and what might they be? Does the UFO phenomenon have a purely physical explanation, or is there a vast, hidden realm that holds the solution?   In this invaluable work, we gain insight into the thinking of Hynek and Vallee’s research and investigations into UFOs, including Project Blue Book, the Pascagoula case, and the Betty and Barney Hill experience   

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  The Well-Connected Animal -...

  Lee Alan Dugatkin

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  An engaging exploration of the wondrous social webs that permeate life in animal societies around the world. 
   
   
   
  It's all about who you know. Whether vampire bats sharing blood meals for survival, field crickets remembering champion fighters, macaque monkeys forming grooming pacts after a deadly hurricane, or great tit birds learning the best way to steal milk—it pays to be well connected. 
   
   
   
  In this tour of the animal kingdom, evolutionary biologist Lee Alan Dugatkin reveals a new field of study, uncovering social networks that existed long before the dawn of human social media. He accessibly describes the latest findings from animal behavior, evolution, computer science, psychology, anthropology, genetics, and neurobiology, and incorporates interviews and insights from researchers he finds swimming with manta rays, avoiding pigeon poop, and stopping monkeys from stealing iPads. With Dugatkin as our guide, we investigate social networks in giraffes, elephants, kangaroos, Tasmanian devils, whales, bats, and more. From animal networks in Australia and Asia to Africa, Europe, and the Americas, The Well-Connected Animal is an eye-opening exposé of wild friends, enemies, and everything in between.

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