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Ballet Kitty (Hardcover)
Bernette Ford; Illustrated by Sam Williams
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In rollicking rhyme, an adventurous kitty invites his friends for a
nighttime romp in the busy city. We'll swoon to the moon If the
moon is out. We'll have a night To sing about. City cats like city
lights - so when the night falls and the moon rises, it's time for
them to walk about and creep about and sneak about! Prowl with them
down dark streets and up walls, watching weaving cars, moving
people, and maybe even a hooting owl. This fabulous and fun rhyming
story features wonderful graphic illustrations by popular new
artist Matt Hunt! AGES: 3 to 5 AUTHOR: Sam Williams has created,
written, and illustrated numerous titles for children, selling in
many languages all over the world. His titles include Cold Little
Duck, Duck, Duck by Lisa Westberg-Peters, The No-More series with
Bernette Ford, Little Red by Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York,
and Baby Cakes by Karma Wilson. His new series Noah's Park has just
been published in the USA by Simon and Schuster. Matt Hunt is a
freelance illustrator living and working in Worcestershire, UK.
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Whose Feet? (Hardcover)
Sam Williams; Illustrated by Ekaterina Trukhan
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Baby, I Love You (Board book)
Karma Wilson; Illustrated by Sam Williams
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"Love my baby's everything,
You make my life complete, it's true.
Love my baby, dearest heart...
Oh my baby, I love you "
In this follow up title to 2006's bestselling "Baby Cakes," Karma
Wilson and Sam Williams team up again in this charming, original
board book. Parent will love reading this reassuringly repetitive
text aloud to their babies. Sam Williams's adorable illustrations
make this title that promotes the special bond between parents and
their babies complete. This board book promises to become an
instant classic.
In the year 2007, the number of people living in the cities of the
world-finally and irreversibly-exceeded the number of people living
in rural areas. The earth's population is now more urban than
rural, and Christian leaders are trying to figure out what this
means for the church. Pastors and kingdom-minded leaders know they
need to engage the surrounding community with the gospel but are
unsure about how to do so. Ministering in diverse and populous
areas brings a unique set of challenges and promises. Evangelistic
strategies that work in rural areas seem to bounce off of people in
the cities, forcing church leaders to reevaluate church
effectiveness. They see that the arena for significant impact is
the surrounding community. The wide-open potential for spiritual
and social change on this larger scale requires that leaders
leverage the multivalent domains of their communities to solve
problems the entire city cares about. Eric Swanson and Sam Williams
have been working together with missional leaders from cities
around the world trying to discover examples and principles of city
transformation. They try, investigate, and share effective and
proven ways for ministry leaders to mobilize for spiritual impact
and partner with other community organizations for societal good.
This book is a call to action for spiritual and societal
transformation. The authors begin casting their vision for God's
work in cities with an overview of the importance of cities in the
twenty-first century. They address the process of community
transformation along with examples of where and how cities have
been changed for the good throughout history. They challenge
readers to a vibrant kingdom-orientation in their ministries and
use the concepts of "whole church, whole gospel, and whole city" to
explain this large vision. They encourage people of good faith to
work together with people of goodwill for the common benefit of
cities around the world. To Transform a City is a timely,
compelling book that helps readers explore the reality of cities,
the potential of their own communities, and the broad strategies
churches and Christian leaders need for kingdom impact.
"Free as in Freedom" interweaves biographical snapshots of GNU
project founder Richard Stallman with the political, social and
economic history of the free software movement. It examines
Stallman's unique personality and how that personality has been at
turns a driving force and a drawback in terms of the movement's
overall success.
"Free as in Freedom" examines one man's 20-year attempt to
codify and communicate the ethics of 1970s era "hacking" culture in
such a way that later generations might easily share and build upon
the knowledge of their computing forebears. The book documents
Stallman's personal evolution from teenage misfit to prescient
adult hacker to political leader and examines how that evolution
has shaped the free software movement. Like Alan Greenspan in the
financial sector, Richard Stallman has assumed the role of tribal
elder within the hacking community, a community that bills itself
as anarchic and averse to central leadership or authority. How did
this paradox come about? "Free as in Freedom" provides an answer.
It also looks at how the latest twists and turns in the software
marketplace have diminished Stallman's leadership role in some
areas while augmenting it in others.
Finally, "Free as in Freedom" examines both Stallman and the
free software movement from historical viewpoint. Will future
generations see Stallman as a genius or crackpot? The answer to
that question depends partly on which side of the free software
debate the reader currently stands and partly upon the reader's own
outlook for the future. 100 years from now, when terms such as
"computer," "operating system" and perhaps even "software" itself
seem hopelessly quaint, will Richard Stallman's particular vision
of freedom still resonate, or will it have taken its place
alongside other utopian concepts on the 'ash-heap of history?'
Bathtime fun, times two An adorable duo heads for the tub in this
board book companion to Playtime for Twins."
"Splashy, sploshy, splish."
"We are little fish
" A delightful set of twins show what a blast bathtime can be in
this playful board book. Expect grins and giggles from little ones
as these funny siblings splash, have tea, play peek-a-boo, and
more, until it's time to say "good night." Bubbly, rhyming text
from Ellen Weiss and soft, charming illustrations by Sam Williams
bring this playful story to life.
Build artificial intelligence (AI) powered voice and text
conversational interfaces with Amazon Key Features Develop Alexa
Skills to create a working voice user interface (VUI) Integrate
Amazon Lex chatbots into Facebook, Slack, and text messages Learn
to use AWS Lambda, Alexa Skills Kit, and Amazon Lex Book
DescriptionHave you ever wondered how Alexa apps are made, how
voice-enabled technologies work, or how chatbots function? And why
tech giants such as Amazon and Google are investing in voice
technologies? A better question is: why should I start developing
on these platforms? Hands-On Chatbot Development with Alexa Skills
and Amazon Lex covers all features of the Alexa Skills kit with
real-world examples that help you develop skills to integrate Echo
and chatbots into Facebook, Slack, and Twilio with the Amazon Lex
platform. The book starts with teaching you how to set up your
local environment and AWS CLI so that you can automate the process
of uploading AWS Lambda from your local machine. You will then
learn to develop Alexa Skills and Lex chatbots using Lambda
functions to control functionality. Once you've come to grips with
this, you will learn to create increasingly complex chatbots,
integrate Amazon S3, and change the way Alexa talks to the user. In
the concluding chapters, we shift our focus to Amazon Lex and
messaging chatbots. We will explore Alexa, learn about DynamoDB
databases, and add cards to user conversations. By the end of this
book, you will have explored a full set of technologies that will
enable you to create your own voice and messaging chatbots using
Amazon. What you will learn Create a development environment using
Alexa Skills Kit, AWS CLI, and Node.js Build Alexa Skills and Lex
chatbots from scratch Gain access to third-party APIs from your
Alexa Skills and Lex chatbots Use AWS services such as Amazon S3
and DynamoDB to enhance the abilities of your Alexa Skills and
Amazon Lex chatbots Publish a Lex chatbot to Facebook Messenger,
Twilio SMS, and Slack Create a custom website for your Lex chatbots
Develop your own skills for Alexa-enabled devices such as the Echo
Who this book is forHands-On Chatbot Development with Alexa Skills
and Amazon Lex is for developers who are interested in building
conversational bots and Alexa skills with Amazon. Prior experience
with JavaScript programming is required.
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Frosty the Snowman (Board book)
Steve Nelson, Jack Rollins; Illustrated by Sam Williams
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This holiday classic is brought to life by bestselling illustrator
Sam Williams, with a glitter-filled, sparkling cover that shines
with wintertime magic.
Written by Steve Nelson and Walter "Jack" Rollins, FROSTY THE
SNOWMAN is a seasonally joyful story that continues to warm our
hearts year after year. Famous for his cheerful character,
whimsical appeal, and, of course, his button nose and two eyes made
out of coal, Frosty is the most magical snowman in town.
Join him as he runs here and there, all around the square, saying
"catch me if you can." Thumpity, thump, thump, thumpity, thump,
thump, look at Frosty go
Few scientific topics since the theory of biological evolution have
inspired as much controversy as artificial intelligence has. Even
now, fifty years after the term first made its appearance in
academic journals, many philosophers and more than a few prominent
scientists and software programmers dismiss the pursuit of thinking
machines as the modern-day equivalent of medieval alchemists' hunt
for the philosopher's stone-a pursuit based more on faith than on
skeptical inquiry.
In Arguing A.I., journalist Sam Williams charts both the history of
artificial intelligence from its scientific and philosophical roots
and the history of the A.I. debate. He examines how and why the
tenor of the debate has changed over the last half-decade in
particular, as scientists are struggling to take into account the
latest breakthroughs in computer science, information technology,
and human biology. For every voice predicting machines like 2001's
HAL within the next twenty to thirty years, others have emerged
with more pessimistic forecasts. From artificial intelligence's
pioneers John McCarthy and Marvin Minsky, to futurist authors Ray
Kurzweil and Hans Moravec, to software architects Bill Joy and
Jaron Lanier, Arguing A.I. introduces readers to the people
participating in the current debate, both proponents and critics of
A.I. who are changing the way computers "think" and the way we
think about computers.
Ultimately, Arguing A.I. is as much a history of thought as it is a
history of science. Williams notes that many of the questions
plaguing modern scientists and software programmers are the same
questions that have concerned scientists and philosophers since
time immemorial: What are the fundamental limitations of science
and scientific inquiry? What is the nature of intelligence? And,
most important, what does it really mean to be human?
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