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An often-moving account of a group of young officers in World War II, skillfully told by one of the country’s premier authorities on U.S. Naval history and recommended for anyone interested in military history.
An engaging thought experiment on what will be left behind from a society literally built on extracting and re-forming the biology and geology of our planet.
The classic dystopian fear of AI and VR somehow replacing human society, supplanting human autonomy, or stifling human independence lurks just beneath Susskind’s unflappable tone, but this is not a book of woe; it is a book of “what if?”. Addressing benefits and possible harms, Susskind focuses on the questions readers need to ask to think more clearly and more humanly about AI.
A strong choice for any film collection. Smokler and his interviewees demonstrate just how profound an impact women directors have had on the cultural landscape, and readers who pick this up to dip into a discussion with a favorite director will likely walk away with new creators and works to explore.
Smith’s diagnosis of obsolescence intentionally provides no prognosis, but it is a compelling analysis nonetheless. A careful and fascinating study with implications that go beyond the confines of religion.
Little has been available heretofore about Crouch other than his 1974 autobiography Through It All, so Darden and Newby are to be commended for this title, likely to become the definitive exploration of this influential artist.
Quick-moving, clever, and interrogative, Austen’s popular love story, edited by the late literary scholar Kinsley and with a new introduction by Christina Lupton (English, Univ. of Warwick), is far more than a quest for a happily-ever-after.