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How does the brain work? How different is a human brain from other creatures' brains? Is the human brain still evolving? In this fascinating book, Michael O'Shea provides a non-technical introduction to the main issues and findings in current brain research, and gives a sense of how neuroscience addresses questions about the relationship between the brain and the mind.

Simply put, an algorithm is a set of instructions-it's the code that makes computers run. A basic idea that proved elusive for hundreds of years and bent the minds of the greatest thinkers in the world, the algorithm is what made the modern world possible. Without the algorithm, there would have been no computer, no Internet, no virtual reality, no e-mail, or any other technological advance that we rely on every day.

William Gibson's dark visions of computer cowboys, bio-enhanced soldiers of fortune, and hi-tech lowlifes have won unprecedented praise. Included here are some of the most famous short fiction and novellas by the author of Count Zero and Neuromancer.

A good book may have the power to change the way we see the world, but a great book actually becomes part of our daily consciousness, pervading our thinking to the point that we take it for granted, and we forget how provocative and challenging its ideas once were - and still are. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions is that kind of book.

March 2002. While the world watches Afghanistan, Jack Noble is in Baghdad, Iraq—on loan from the Marines to the CIA. Supposed to be part of the team, he ends up just a security detail. When he and his partner Bear confront four CIA agents abusing an Iraqi family, they’re arrested within hours. Jack only wanted to finish his service, but his intervention lands him in a conspiracy reaching the highest levels of the U.S. government.

Quantum theory is the most revolutionary discovery in physics since Newton. This book gives a lucid, exciting, and accessible account of the surprising and counterintuitive ideas that shape our understanding of the sub-atomic world. It does not disguise the problems of interpretation that still remain unsettled 75 years after the initial discoveries. Uncertainty, probabilistic physics, complementarity, the problematic character of measurement, and decoherence are among the many topics discussed.

Three explosive thrillers. One relentless hero pushed to the edge. Jack Noble has spent his life running toward danger—but sometimes the hardest battles are the ones that hit closest to home.

Even a drifter has to stop once in a while... Jack Noble has crossed the country, never staying too long in one spot. He's not running or hiding. He's buying time. Simply living until the day he can disappear and provide his daughter with a normal life. But when his Jeep dies outside a small Texas town, he finds a reason to stick around for a couple days. An old friend. Someone he thought was gone from his life forever.

Jack Noble—spy, assassin, thief—lives by a code: no mistakes, no attachments. But when he pauses to help a lost child moments before a crucial deal with a notorious crime boss, everything changes. Now hunted by the underworld and betrayed by those he trusted, Jack must race against time to protect the innocent and uncover buried secrets. A gritty, high-stakes thriller fans of Reacher and Bourne will devour.

Children are vanishing without a trace. No ransom demands. No warnings. Just gone. When Jack Noble is dragged into the twisted underworld of child trafficking, the mission becomes personal. Manipulated by a shadowy mastermind with unimaginable power, Jack finds himself thrust into the role of both hunter and hunted. Every step deeper into the darkness reveals more than Jack is prepared to face. The deeper he goes, the higher the stakes rise—not just for the innocent lives at risk, but for his own survival.

Jack Noble thought he’d left the ghosts of his past behind. But when an old friend's murder lures him back to the place he swore he'd never return, he steps into a storm of betrayal, deceit, and blood. The town that once knew him as family now sees him as a threat. Shadowy figures lurk in every alley. Familiar faces wear masks of deceit. And as Jack untangles the truth, he realizes one undeniable fact — he’s the target.

The rules were simple: complete the mission, disappear, and stay out of sight. But rules were never Jack Noble’s strong suit. When a deadly betrayal leaves him framed for murder, he finds himself hunted by enemies on both sides of the law. Every escape route is cut off. Every ally is compromised. But Jack doesn’t run. Not from men like these. From the murky back alleys of Europe to covert operations that lead him into the heart of a conspiracy, Jack sets out to clear his name the only way he knows how—by taking down the men who put him in their crosshairs.

Jack Noble was just passing through—a small town, a broken-down Jeep, and a quiet place to lay low. But small towns have secrets, and this one is about to explode. A chance encounter with an old ally and a barroom brawl with the town's most dangerous men light the fuse on a powder keg of corruption, betrayal, and blood.

Jack Noble never expected to see London again—not like this. With his name cleared and his past buried, he thought he could finally walk free. But freedom is a lie. An old enemy has resurfaced, and Jack is pulled into a deadly game where allies are scarce, and enemies seem to be everywhere. When an ambush leaves him framed for murder, Jack is forced to rely on the one person he swore he’d never trust again. Betrayal lurks in every shadow, and every step deeper into the conspiracy tightens the noose around his neck. Old debts come due, and Jack has to pay in blood.

Jack Noble’s plan was simple: lay low on the sun-drenched shores of Greece and disappear. But nothing about Jack’s life stays simple for long. A desperate father. A ransom note. A girl in peril. Suddenly, Jack is in the crosshairs of a ruthless criminal empire that controls the island like their own private kingdom. What starts as a rescue mission spirals into a deadly game of cat and mouse. Jack’s every move is shadowed by unseen enemies who know more about him than they should.

In late summer of 1994, Jack Noble, a former All-American quarterback, is in the middle of the toughest event he's ever taken part in. Marine Corps Recruit Training. After eight weeks he's managed to make enemies of every drill instructor and every recruit in his platoon. Then on one particularly humid South Carolina day, an odd sequence of events changes everything.

When a simple surveillance operation in Iraq goes violently wrong, Marine-turned-covert-agent Jack Noble finds himself caught in a deadly web of betrayal, conspiracy, and cover-ups. Branded a fugitive and pursued by the very government he served, Jack must rely on his instincts, his partner Rile “Bear” Logan, and a whole lot of grit to survive.

Jack Noble thought the mission was simple—track the target, gather intel, and get out clean. But nothing is ever simple. Not for Jack. When the operation goes sideways, he’s forced into a deadly confrontation with a powerful adversary who always seems one step ahead. Cut off from his team and left to operate alone, Jack finds himself in the crosshairs of an international conspiracy with stakes far higher than he realized. His only option? Go on the offensive. From covert black sites in the Mediterranean to the underworld of Berlin, Jack must outmaneuver operatives who know his every move.

A simple mission spirals into chaos when Jack Noble finds himself entangled with a ruthless crime boss who doesn’t take no for an answer. What starts as an act of compassion—rescuing a lost little girl—explodes into a high-stakes battle where every move Jack makes draws him deeper into a deadly conspiracy.

Jack Noble is no stranger to danger. Tasked with eliminating Brett Taylor—a man as deadly as Jack himself—he expects a simple mission. But when Jack dives deeper into Taylor’s shadowy past, he finds a man hunted not just by enemies, but by a betrayal that reaches the highest levels of power. As the clock ticks down, Jack races through a web of lies, facing enemies on all sides, questioning every command, and uncovering secrets that could destroy them both. Is Taylor a ruthless killer or an unlikely ally? The truth could cost Jack everything he holds dear.