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Shows German Science Fiction's connections with utopian thought, and how it attempts Zukunftsbewältigung: coping with an uncertain but also unwritten future.

How to repair the disconnect between designers and users, producers and consumers, and tech elites and the rest of us: toward a more democratic internet. In this provocative book, Ramesh Srinivasan describes the internet as both an enabler of frictionless efficiency and a dirty tangle of politics, economics, and other inefficient, inharmonious human activities. We may love the immediacy of Google search results, the convenience of buying from Amazon, and the elegance and power of our Apple devices, but it's a one-way, top-down process. We're not asked for our input, or our opinions—only for our data. The internet is brought to us by wealthy technologists in Silicon Valley and China. It's time, Srinivasan argues, that we think in terms beyond the Valley. Srinivasan focuses on the disconnection he sees between designers and users, producers and consumers, and tech elites and the rest of us. The recent Cambridge Analytica and Russian misinformation scandals exemplify the imbalance of a digital world that puts profits before inclusivity and democracy. In search of a more democratic internet, Srinivasan takes us to the mountains of Oaxaca, East and West Africa, China, Scandinavia, North America, and elsewhere, visiting the “design labs” of rural, low-income, and indigenous people around the world. He talks to a range of high-profile public figures—including Elizabeth Warren, David Axelrod, Eric Holder, Noam Chomsky, Lawrence Lessig, and the founders of Reddit, as well as community organizers, labor leaders, and human rights activists.. To make a better internet, Srinivasan says, we need a new ethic of diversity, openness, and inclusivity, empowering those now excluded from decisions about how technologies are designed, who profits from them, and who are surveilled and exploited by them.

A New York Times Bestselling AuthorCarly Andrews knew the type. Adam Noble was one of the rich and famous who whiled away his summers in beautiful Bar Harbor, Maine. Yet there was a powerful attraction between them, and Carly found herself drawn to a man hopelessly out of her league. Caught in a summer storm of passion, she reveled in his embrace. But would Carly ever know the real Adam Noble, apart from his wealth and status - and could she ever trust him with her heart?

Why does mankind exist? Where did everything come from? Mankind is searching for truth, absolute truth. The answers are sought in science, mathematics, philosophy, arts, religion, and theology. Author David Campbell leads the reader on a journey to find the answer to the ultimate purpose of life. "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond: A Journey Everyone Will Take" provides a roadmap for answering the most basic and profound question, 'What is Truth?' The road to the ultimate answer of truth can be found. Unfortunately, finding 'The Truth' has led mankind in many directions which offer solutions that make truth appear untrue. Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond provides questions, answers, conclusions, and consequences for finding or not finding 'The Truth' answer. 'Straight talking and to the point. Author David Campbell has composed a unique, thoughtful, and systematic approach to understanding the real source of truth. This book is a no-nonsense, foundational look into the Christian faith.' Kemper Lewis, Ph.D. Professor, University at Buffalo Buffalo, New York 'Author David Campbell has been successful in putting on paper a motion-filled discussion on the accuracy of the Bible in answering the fundamental questions about the meaning of life. As David's pastor, I can assure the reader that what is included in the book is what David believes. Take a reading journey and at the end you will know 'The Greatest Story Ever Told.'' Jerry Gillis Senior Pastor, The Chapel at CrossPoint Getzville, New York

Supermodel Torrianne Jefferson-Reynolds and Isaiah Reynolds, a superstar point guard who plays for the NBAs California Wildcats are madly in love. As this young couple face things theyd never dreamed of, they find themselves in constant prayer. They both love the Lord and know He will bring them through the fire, but only if they turn it over. With so many obstacles coming at them in rapid succession, can they hold onto their faith and each other to help get them and their twins through the shadows of darkness. When Torris life is threatened by a female who claims shes Isaiahs impregnated mistress, Torri has to put on the full armor of God to battle the demons surrounding her and preparing to take down her family.

This is the story of a fictional planet that is far more advanced in every way than earth. There is a federation of ten planets with which there are social and economic ties, earth being too backward is seen as being a protectorate of the major planet and a none member of the federation. The story line is to look at earth as it was, and how it wll be several millenium in the future. In many ways the story is meant to be a spoof on our world as it is now, and its many shortcomings in the inability to spread our resources fairly to all mankind. Any apparent political or financial biasis ar purely coincidental and just part of the story.

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Get ready! You are taking a tour into the lives of some very special women of God. Each has worth "far more than rubies." These are true, very personal stories of their unique perspectives on God's love and their faith in His justice and power. They chose to share their stories so that through their struggles, others might find a faith and comfort that then brings the courage to go forward. They would say amen to Paul's exhortation to the Corinthian brethren: "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows" (II Cor. 1:3-5 NIV).