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Arctic Thaw

As the Arctic experiences increasingly drastic ice melt, a treasure trove of previously inaccessible resources—especially oil and natural gas—are exposed. From oil tankers to military bases, the Arctic has never before hosted so many warring interests . . . and the stakes have never been so high.

Arm in Arm: The Grimké Sisters' Fight for Abolition and Women's Rights

Sisters Sarah and Angelina Grimké grew up in wealth and privilege in early nineteenth century Charleston, South Carolina. Following the standards of the time, they should have known nothing but prosperity, high social status, and Southern gentility for all their lives. But neither could look away from the inhumanity, violence, and cruelty of the enslavement they saw everywhere, even in their own home. Shaped by their religious beliefs and a fierce sense of compassion, the sisters moved north to

Art of Running Away, The

Twelve-year-old Maisie is an artist. When she?s in front of her sketchbook or apprenticing at Glenna?s Portraits, the family-run art shop her grandmother started, the world makes sense. She doesn?t think about Calum, her brother who mysteriously left home and cut ties with her family six years ago, or her parents? insistence that she ôbroaden her horizonsö and try something new-something that isn?t art.

Art Scene

The art world is ever changing. Although painting and sculpture still have a strong following, many of today's artists are making names for themselves in other art forms including animation, tattoo, and even graffiti. The Art Scene series focuses onwhat some of today's new artists are doing, what they seek to communicate through their art, and how they are using new techniques and technology to create and promote their work. Each book introduces readers to influential artists and presents brief

Artificial Intelligence: Building Smarter Machines

In February 2011, artificial intelligent (AI) "smart machine" Watson won a million-dollar prize against two human contestants on Jeopardy. Since then, AI drones, cars, Packbots (rescue robots), and social robots have become realities. Space robots are on the horizon, and according to some AI researchers, the Singularity (smart machines that will reprogram themselves and download massive amounts of information from the Internet until they surpass human intelligence) is not far behind. Award-winni

Artificial Intelligence: Friend or Foe?

Artificial intelligence is the buzz term of our time, but will this amazing technology be our ultimate ally or our ultimate foe? This exciting series invites readers to explore how AI is changing our world and then join the debate about whether this transformative technology will be our greatest friend or our deadliest foe. Packed with high-tech information about the role of AI in all aspects of our lives and filled with debate-style features that explore the benefits and dangers of the technolo

Artificial Intelligence: Promise and Peril

Rapid advances in artificial intelligence or AI are changing everyday life in the United States and around the world. Artificial Intelligence: Promise and Peril examines how the technology began and how it is affecting home life, medical care, business activity, and military strategies. It also includes experts' assessment of AI's future, including its possible benefits and dangers.

Artist's Workbook Series

Ashes Trilogy, The

Haunting and apocalyptic, The Ashes Trilogy series, those left standing must learn what it means not just to survive, but to live amidst the devastation. Dark, creepy, and suspenseful, these stories are impossible to put down!

Astonishing Circle, An: The Discovery and Denial of the Circulatory System

An ingenious discovery... dismissed as a dangerous lie. In 1628, anatomist and physician William Harvey made a controversial claim: that blood circulated continuously through the body, pumping from the heart through the blood vessels into the tissues and then returning to the heart. His research contradicted many anatomy "experts" of the time. In the seventeenth century, European physicians did not go against the ancient Greek and Roman thinkers who'd created the foundations of Western medicine.