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  • Why Sh*t Happens

    The Science of a Really Bad Day

    by Peter J. Bentley ...
    Have you ever fallen victim to Murphy's law? Sometimes bad things just happen. In Why Sh*t Happens, esteemed British scientist Peter J. Bentley takes readers on an informative and amusing tour through the least lucky, most accident-prone day of their lives. From sleeping through the alarm clock and burning breakfast to getting caught in the rain and navigating a slippery road, Bentley brilliantly ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

    Ten Short Lessons

    by Peter J. Bentley ...
    Series series Pocket Einstein Series
    An expert introduction to the fascinating world of robotics, artificial intelligence, and how machines learn.In Artificial Intelligence and Robotics: Ten Short Lessons, leading expert Peter J. Bentley breaks down the fast-moving world of computers into ten pivotal lessons, presenting the reader with the essential information they need to get to understand our most powerful technology and its ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • One Family's Journey

    Canfor and the Transformation of British Columbia's Forest Industry

    by Peter Bentley ...
    Peter Bentley recounts the exciting journey shared with his esteemed father, Leopold "Poldi" Bentley, and his uncle in the building of a major forest products company.Bentley has a unique perspective on the rise and fall - and the subsequent reinvention - of western Canada's forest industry in all its complexity. He does not avoid controversy in his accounting of political shenanigans, nor does he ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Digital Biology

    How Nature Is Transforming Our Technology and Our Lives

    by Peter J. Bentley ...
    Imagine a future world where computers can create universes -- digital environments made from binary ones and zeros. *Imagine that within these universes there exist biological forms that reproduce, grow, and think. Imagine plantlike forms, ant colonies, immune systems, and brains, all adapting, evolving, and getting better at solving problems. Imagine if our computers became greenhouses for a new ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Digitized

    The science of computers and how it shapes our world

    by Peter J. Bentley ...
    There's a hidden science that affects every part of your life. You are fluent in its terminology of email, WiFi, social networking, and encryption. You use its results when you make a telephone call, access the Internet, use any factory-produced product, or travel in any modern car. The discipline is so new that some prefer to call it a branch of engineering or mathematics. But it is so powerful ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • On Growth, Form and Computers

    Edited by Sanjeev Kumar, Peter J. Bentley ...
    Conceived for both computer scientists and biologists alike, this collection of 22 essays highlights the important new role that computers play in developmental biology research. Essays show how through computer modeling, researchers gain further insight into developmental processes. Featured essays also cover their use in designing computer algorithms to tackle computer science problems in areas ... Read more

    $132.99 CAD

  • Artificial Intelligence in Byte-sized Chunks

    by Dr Peter J. Bentley ...
    Artificial intelligence is headline news with the launch of the latest ChatGPT and Google Gemini. But when did we start making computers mimic the human mind? And what is the reality of the capabilities of AI now, and in the future?AI has always stirred emotions, and caused great excitement as well as great concern. Since the launch of large language models such as ChatGPT, the scope and ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Ten Short Lessons in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

    by Peter J. Bentley ...
    Narrated by David Vickery ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 18 min

    Leading computer science expert Professor Peter J. Bentley breaks down the fast-moving world of computers in the time of automata into ten pivotal lessons.In Ten Short Lessons in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, leading expert Professor Peter J. Bentley breaks down the fast-moving world of computers in the time of automata into ten pivotal lessons, presenting the reader with the essential ... Read more

    $13.82 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Job Satisfaction around the Academic World

    Edited by Peter James Bentley, Hamish Coates, Ian Dobson, Leo Goedegebuure, V Lynn Meek ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    Higher education systems have changed all over the world, but not all have changed in the same ways. Although system growth and so-called massification have been worldwide themes, there have been system-specific changes as well. It is these changes that have an important impact on academic work and on the opinions of the staff that work in higher education. The academic profession has a key role ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    The Warlock of Firetop Mountain: The Hero's Quest

    Fighting Fantasy Audio Drama Book 1

    by David Smith ...
    Narrated by Andrew Wincott, Charlie Higson, David Warner, Lisa Bowerman, Matthew Brenher, Nina Clarke, Peter Noble, Richard Rycroft, Russell Bentley, Sophie Roberts, Tim Treloar, Toby Longworth, Rachel Atkins ...
    Series Audiobook 1 - Fighting Fantasy Audio Dramas

    Unabridged

    57 min

    Join elven hero Vale Moonwing and adventurer Cassius Stormblade on their quest through the depths of Firetop Mountain. Can they survive the deadly traps and evade Zagor's army of the undead? Can they stay alive long enough to confront the dark warlock himself?“...exactly what you’d want a drama based on the Fighting Fantasy series to be... The tale nails the feel of the Fighting Fantasy series ... Read more

    $13.82 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Why Sh*t Happens

    The Science of A Really Bad Day

    by Peter J. Bentley, Ph.D ...
    Narrated by Phil Gigante ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 29 min

    Have you ever fallen victim to Murphy's law? Sometimes bad things just happen. In Why Sh*t Happens, esteemed British scientist Peter J. Bentley takes readers on an informative and amusing tour through the least lucky, most accident-prone day of their lives. From sleeping through the alarm clock and burning breakfast to getting caught in the rain and navigating a slippery road, Bentley brilliantly ... Read more

    $20.60 CAD

  • Earthcare

    An Anthology in Environmental Ethics

    by Spencer Abraham, Ray Anderson, Nik Ansell, William Baxter, Joachim Blatter, Murray Bookchin, Maya Brennan, Majora Carter, Carl Cohen, Deane Curtin, Herman Daly, David DeGrazia, Calvin DeWitt, David Ehrenfeld, Anne Ehrlich, Robert Elliot, Nuria Fernandez, Ramachandra Guha, Garrett Hardin, John Hasse, Po-Keung Ip, Ralf Isenmann, Kauser Jahan, Andrew Kernohan, Marti Kheel, Kenneth Kraft, Aldo Leopold, Miriam MacGillis, Juan Martinez-Alier, Ed McGaa, Katie McShane, Roberto Mechoso, Arne Naess, Michael Nelson, Bryan Norton, Philip Nyhus, John O'Neil, Stephen Pacala, Ernest Partridge, Erv Peterson, Lily-Marlene Russow, Kristin Schrader-Frechette, Erroll Schweizer, George Sessions, Stephen Socolow, Paul Steidlmeier, Richard Sylvan, Bron Taylor, Paul Taylor, Karen Warren, Peter Warshall, Peter Wenz, Lynn White, Bill Devall, Peter Singer, Philip J. Bentley, Marianne B. Karsh, Holmes Rolston III, Brian J. Walsh, St. Thomas Aquinas, Aristotle, St. Francis of Assisi, Rene Descartes, Immanuel Kant, Paul, Stuart Ewen, Stephen Gardiner, Eugene Hargrove, Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Tom Regan, Mark Sagoff, Dr. Vandana Shiva, Roger Thompson ...
    This anthology, designed for use in undergraduate courses in environmental ethics, includes new and classic readings by leading writers in the field, full-length case studies, and many short discussion cases. Introductions and discussion questions are provided for all the essays, with each chapter introduced by a summary of the issues and appropriate philosophic, historical and scientific ... Read more

    $126.99 CAD