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We have seen remarkable progress in our detailed understanding of
the physical world, from the smallest constituents of atoms to the
remotest distances seen by telescopes. However, we have yet to
explore the phenomenon of consciousness. Can physical things be
conscious or is consciousness something else, forever outside the
range of physics? And how does consciousness interact with physical
things? A lively account of quantum theory and its puzzles,
Conscious Mind in the Physical World examines two developments in
particular that have altered the context of discussions about
consciousness. One is computer technology, which allows us to make
machines that can calculate at speeds far greater than the human
brain, while the other is the study of the microscopic world. The
book explores philosophical issues such as idealism and free will
and speculates on the relationship of consciousness to quantum
mechanics. This resource will stimulate physicists with an interest
in philosophy, philosophers interested in physics, and anyone
fascinated about the waking state of the mind.
We have seen remarkable progress in our detailed understanding of
the physical world, from the smallest constituents of atoms to the
remotest distances seen by telescopes. However, we have yet to
explore the phenomenon of consciousness. Can physical things be
conscious or is consciousness something else, forever outside the
range of physics? And how does consciousness interact with physical
things?
A lively account of quantum theory and its puzzles, Conscious Mind
in the Physical World examines two developments in particular that
have altered the context of discussions about consciousness. One is
computer technology, which allows us to make machines that can
calculate at speeds far greater than the human brain, while the
other is the study of the microscopic world. The book explores
philosophical issues such as idealism and free will and speculates
on the relationship of consciousness to quantum mechanics. This
resource will stimulate physicists with an interest in philosophy,
philosophers interested in physics, and anyone fascinated about the
waking state of the mind.
When Sonia was eight, she took a sip of her friend's drink, causing
her friend to do everything Sonia asked. Ten years later, Sonia is
finally about to learn why; she is a Huldra, a powerful being who
can control humans and appropriate their virtues-and vices. Anthony
is mysterious and handsome, and Sonia is immediately drawn to him.
While on a date, Anthony tells Sonia that he is one of her kind. He
also tells her that her mom has been kidnapped and that he was sent
to abduct Sonia-though he claims he has had a change of heart and
wants to help her. But how can Sonia trust him when his mom turns
out to be the kidnapper, her intention to take over the Huldra
Dynasty? Against her better judgment, Sonia finds herself falling
for Anthony. Without anyone else to turn to, Sonia accepts
Anthony's help and travels with him to Wraithsong Island to find
her mom and prevent the takeover of the Huldra Dynasty.
Suspenseful, passionate and gripping, E. J. Squires's contemporary
paranormal YA romance brings you on a highly entertaining adventure
that you will want to continue on forever.
Seventeen-year-old Ailia has vowed to find out if her recurring
mare dreams, of what she thinks are glimpses into her previous
life, are real. In her dreams, she is married to her soul mate, and
an evil Empress named Eiess pursues and kills her.
Lucia, the heir of the Northlandic Kingdom, will be crowned Sun
Queen - the Queen responsible for shifting the seasons each
solstice. The eve before Lucia's eighteenth birthday and
coronation, Eiess storms the castle, taking Lucia and her Father
prisoner. Eiess immediately instigates the prophesied three-year
winter before the end of Midgard when she usurps the throne.
One day, and unbeknownst to her - nearly two years later - Ailia
wakes up in a glacier cave cold, beaten, and far away from home.
She doesn't remember how she ended up there or even that she was
abducted by the ruthless Vikings. When a healer named Soren rescues
her, Ailia can't help but think that she knows him from somewhere,
and that they were fated to meet - and destined to fall in
love.
And when Ailia, Lucia and Soren discover a shocking secret that
intertwines their destinies, one of them betrays the other two - a
betrayal that ultimately puts their lives, and the lives of
humanity, in which they had sworn to protect, in grave danger.
Follow this New Adult Viking Series that is taking the world by
storm Ailia and Soren have finally found each other, but their war
against Eiess has barely begun. Eiess has sent six legions of
Surtorians after them and in order to save their lives, Soren and
Ailia plan to escape to the Southlandic Kingdom with the rest of
their family. But before they leave, they discover that the Aesira
Jewel-the key to returning the seasons back to normal-has been
stolen by darkelves. Despite her reluctance to separate from Soren
again, Ailia sails for the Southlandic Kingdom to safety while
Soren chases after the thieves. What Ailia doesn't know is that he
is taken prisoner by the darkelves in another realm. Lucia's
alliance with Eiess is proving a powerful one, and her hunger for
revenge and supremacy grows stronger every day. The darkelves hand
off the Aesira Jewel to Eiess, and together, Eiess and Lucia plan
to unsolder it, and spread its remains across the nine realms.
Unexpectedly, Lucia meets and falls in love with a Viking who is
determined to give her whatever she wants, no matter the cost.
Having fulfilled his duty to Soren, the malicious, shape-shifting
Nukkern purses Ailia at the command of Eiess. Posing as Soren, the
Nukkern wields the most dangerous threat of all - making sure Ailia
distrusts her abilities as the Great Sentinor, and making sure she
learns that love can only mean one thing: immense suffering. Soren
must find a way to escape the realm of the darkelves and find his
way back to Midgard before it's too late. With deadly storms raging
in the Southlandic Kingdom, and Ailia's family members imprisoned
by Lucia, it seems impossible for Soren and Ailia to win the war
against eternal darkness.
What if your entire life was based on a lie-a lie to conceal who
you really were, and a lie to protect another destined to save
humanity? In a land where shape-shifters and dangerous forest
maidens roam free, Ailia and Lucia discover that they are bound to
each other in ways they had never imagined. It's not easy being a
seventeen-year-old adopted peasant girl in the Viking-inhabited
Northlandic Kingdom, especially when you have terrifying recurring
mare dreams of an evil Empress named Eiess and when your friends
oust you because they consider you cursed. On Winter Solstice Ailia
searches out a quiet place to ponder: a large cliff overlooking her
hometown. But on her way home, the Empress Eiess and an army of
Vikings capture her before attacking the Northlandic Kingdom. After
having usurped the throne, Eiess immediately suspends the seasons
on the darkest and coldest day of the year and prepares for the
prophesied battle to end all battles. Princess Lucia, sole heir to
the Nothlandic Throne, is taken prisoner by Eiess and is thrown
into the castle's tower. For months, Lucia wastes away, never
knowing when this nightmare of beatings, starvation and bitter cold
will end. But when she miraculously escapes, she learns that she
has a twin sister she must find before Eiess completely destroys
the Northlandic Kingdom. Ailia wakes up in a glacier cave months
later with no memory of how she ended up there. On her way home, a
handsome, yet mysterious young man named Soren rescues her from
wolves and a dangerous shape-shifter. Ailia is immediately drawn to
Soren, thinking she knows him from somewhere, maybe from a previous
life? He reveals he is a Sentinor sent by the gods to defeat Eiess
and is waiting to be reunited with his soul mate, Lucia, the Great
Sentinor, so they together can defeat the Empress. As Eiess
continues to amass her forces, Ailia, Lucia and Soren are about to
discover that their destinies are intertwined behind a veil of dark
secrets and lies and that nothing is at it appears. If they are to
take back the throne, they must work together and form an alliance.
But their mission to overthrow Eiess is stalled when the secrets
and lies surface. And when a strong love develops between two,
jealousy and duplicity arise between them, causing one of them to
betray the others - a betrayal which puts their lives and the lives
of humanity in grave danger. Coming December 31, 2013: Summer
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