Frits van der Waa Books

In the many retellings of the Greek myths, the focus is generally on gods and heroes, but Natalie Haynes refocuses our gaze on the remarkable women at the centre of these ancient stories.

An account of the last months of the life of President John F. Kennedy weaves together his public and private life and addresses the tantalizing mystery of all - not who killed him but who he was when he was killed, and where he would have led his country and the world.

This fascinating history uncovers for the first time a largely overlooked aspect of the Dutch Golden Age : an obsession with books. Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen show how the Dutch reshaped the seventeenth-century book world and, in the process, produced and owned more books per capita than any other people in Europe.

Norman is an enviably skilled pen-portraitist, with a consummate ability to conjure the presence of [McCartney] ... A powerful sense of McCartney the man comes across in this book's evocative high points ... A capably executed biography, brimming with detail John Harris THE GUARDIAN číst celé

Stranger than fiction, larger than life, full of shades and echoes, Titus Groan is not merely one of the most brilliantly sustained flights of the imagination in modern English fiction, it is also a sustained piece of deadly irony. The characters are weird; the setting fantastic; everything about Mervyn Peake's masterpiece seems eccentric but for the stringent sense of reality which always seeps through the farcical, frightening antics in the mad castle of Gormenghast.

We stand at the beginning of a new era where AI is rapidly transforming various aspects of life, from war and crime to jobs and our understanding of humanity. This technology has unparalleled potential to shape our future, and Max Tegmark, an MIT professor and co-founder of the Future of Life Institute, is uniquely positioned to explore its implications. In this deeply researched and essential work, Tegmark delves into critical questions surrounding AI and our existence. How can we harness automation to enhance prosperity while ensuring people do not feel purposeless? What measures can we take to guarantee that future AI systems operate safely and effectively? Are we at risk of an arms race involving lethal autonomous weapons? Will AI ultimately benefit humanity or surpass us in intelligence, potentially rendering us obsolete? This book equips readers to engage in one of the most crucial discussions of our time, addressing controversial topics from superintelligence to consciousness and the fundamental limits of life in the universe. It challenges us to consider the kind of future we desire in a world increasingly influenced by AI.

Overworked? Exhausted? Powering between career, family and friends and frazzled and libido-less as a result? No wonder you're moody But as New York psychiatrist Julie Holland explains in this radical and eye-opening book, the first step to overcoming the lows is to accept that being testy is in our nature - we were made to be moody bitches.