Science Reality

Have you ever wondered what the metaverse, the blockchain, cryptocurrencies, NFTs, DeFi, and virtual reality are? Do these words even mean anything to you? Are they likely to ever impact your life? Well, this is what this book sets out to explore.

Author Johnathan Borschkey brings his biting wit and not-so-common sense to his latest title: Kill Your ISMs. Inside, he examines the result of what happens when you choose to surrender your brain to the people who claim to have a monopoly on the one true thought system for living out the rest of your days. Liberalism, communism, evangelicalism, pacifism, creationism, fascism, environmentalism, conservatism, objectivism - there are far more "one true thought system" out there than you can possibly imagine.

After the total disintegration of the island, Regan, Wolf, and the rest of the group decide to return to the one place they’ve called home — the swamp. However, returning isn’t as easy as it seems. The journey across Florida presents a whole new range of horrors as society breaks down, made all the worse when one of their own gets seriously injured. Plus, the team must face the trek with two new members whom some believe don’t belong with them at all.

They thought their journey would be over when they reached the island refuge, but life isn’t as simple as what they’d hoped. At first glance, Wolf’s home is a prepper’s dream, but there’s a whole new learning curve that comes with living on the island. Regan is frustrated to learn that Wolf’s 12-year-old daughter outmaneuvers her constantly, and more seriously than that, Regan begins to feel like every move she makes is the wrong one - all except with Wolf, that is. But when the true threat is revealed, it will burn down everything the team knows - the good and the bad.

In this thought-provoking exploration of climate change, the authors delve into the complex interactions that shape our planet’s climate. As listeners, you embark on a journey to understand the intricate dynamics at play. Let’s dive into the facts, dispel myths, and encourage critical thinking.

They came from the poorest cities on Earth. They were promised free food and housing. They didn't know that they, or their children, would never see Earth again. A few years ago, a military doctor walking the corridors of New Jakarta Space Station saved Melati's life. She signed up for the International Space Force to pay back her moral debt to him.

Nothing has changed more in the last few decades than our concept and perception of reality. The effects have manifested in our news, entertainment, and Google searches; we're finding that a lot of things we thought were objective aren't automatically so. Reality is not a concept we want to flush down the toilet with yesterday's food, though. However, we must begin to understand how it works in a world where profit is the driving force.

On June 27, 2013, Kenny and Teddy Lee were broke and jobless. After four years working together on smaller videogames, the two brothers had pooled their resources to create Rogue Legacy, a game exponentially larger in scope than any they had created before. Seven days and 100,000 sales later, they were back in the black. Their recipe for success: 18 months, countless arguments, a surprisingly popular game about holding one's bowels, and unwavering trust.

In Virtual Breadwinner I take you step-by-step through the process of starting, building, and maintaining your own virtual real estate business - even if you have no previous experience! Virtual Breadwinner is packed with so much powerful information that I split it into three distinct versions: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced.

A Year in the Borderlands writer Kevin Candela's wild second excursion into alternate realities includes 17 tales, twelve of which have appeared in previously released anthologies and are collected here for the first time. These short stories combine with five never before released works, including the novella It's Only Funny if You Laugh, to produce a wide-ranging panoramic view of the worlds and realities that exist beyond our own. Playing With Reality is another vividly detailed page in the Atlas of the Unknown.

Becky Jones is as independent as they come, as a marketing executive determined to succeed on her own terms. But her career plan goes sideways when two men try to kill her - and her rescuer whisks her away to an enchanted realm. Her realm. In Tsinia. She is Thya, heir to the throne and gifted with magical abilities, destined to fulfill an ancient prophecy. Her people are kind and peaceful, desperate to forget the evil that looms over them.

Are humans close to living forever? With advances in medicine and new therapies that prolong life expectancy, we are on track to make aging even more manageable. This new entry in the exciting Alice in Futureland series explores both the science and cultural impulse behind extending lifespans, and the numerous ways the quest for eternity forces us to reevaluate what it means to be human. Some experts believe that we haven’t fully realized our true human potential, and we are about to embark on an extraordinary evolutionary shift.

Smart Ball follows Major League Baseball's history as a sport, a domestic monopoly, a neocolonial power, and an international business. MLB's challenge has been to market its popular mythology as the national pastime with pastoral, populist roots while addressing the management challenges of competing with other sports and diversions in a burgeoning global economy. Baseball researcher Robert F. Lewis II argues that MLB for years abused its legal insulation and monopoly status.

Nadia's school is choosing a new mascot, and her idea is totally going to win! She’s also going to kick butt writing for the school newspaper this term.... Maybe. A couple of weeks in, the newspaper is a big mess. The mascot contest is mayhem, too. (Who knew choosing a costumed character could cause such controversy?) Then Nadia and Titi discover that the hippo amulet holds a second secret, one that’s super powerful - and super scary. Too bad they have no idea how to stop it. But Nadia is on the case!

A Culturematic is a little machine for making culture. It’s an ingenuity engine. The Culturematic acts as a probe into the often-alien world of contemporary culture, to test the atmosphere, to see what life it can sustain, to see who responds and how. Culturematics start small but can scale up ferociously, bootstrapping themselves as they go. Because they are so inexpensive, we can afford to fire off a multitude of them simultaneously. This is evolutionary strategy, iterative innovation, and rapid prototyping all at once.

A mole in a hole, or a man on a mission? Former F-16 pilot Brock Blount is dead certain he's trapped in an artificial reality, but how can he escape when even his beautiful sidekicks refuse to believe him? Winter is coming. If Brock and his three girls want to survive, they have to fight their way into their billionaire employer's hardened bunker. But they're not the only party of survivors scheming for a way inside.

Sally and Mindy, both real estate agents, drive around the mall's parking lot looking for Mindy's car. Mindy parked there several hours earlier, but it is nowhere to be found. Mindy is getting angry, as she realizes that the people who stole her car can find where she lives through the insurance information left in the car. She also left some real estate files in the car. She is worried about what they will do next. Later, Mindy discovers who she really is and why she was sent to Earth, and what leads to her capture.

Details some of the many lives Michael has lived in his impossibly long life.

Seventeen-year-old Adam has grown up in an ultra-tech society hidden deep underground. When a mysterious girl helps him discover that he is part of a deadly genetics experiment, and that the topside world is not what he had been told, he must escape his malevolent handlers and search for answers above.

When fairy tales do come true...To young Terri Fortier, life in a castle in the south of France seems like a fairytale - until she learns the awful truth. On her eighteenth birthday, she flees from the marriage her parents have arranged for her in hopes of saving their vineyard from an age-old curse. Terri makes her way to the Napa Valley and a forgotten, magical vineyard where she puts down new roots. But can Terri totally escape her destiny when reality proves to be more powerful than any fairy tale?