Dan Gibson
1) Worm
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This novel explores neural-networks, worm viruses, the dark net, and Artificial Intelligence. In fact, all the technologies mentioned in this book are in existence today, except for Douglas' computer program. The interesting part is that right now scientists around the world are racing to be the first to write a computer program like Douglas accomplished in this novel.Dr. Douglas spent years developing a computer program to produce real, live artificial...
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A fascinating look at the ancient Nabataean Kingdom! During the time of the Greek and Roman Empires, this small Arabian empire built spectacular cities in the Arabian Desert. Their ships and camel caravans traveled to far off exotic places to bring luxury goods to European markets. Since they held a monopoly on almost all eastern goods, they slowly raised their prices, until they almost brought the great European Empires to their knees. Flush with...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 12
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950L
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The adventures of a mischievous young boy and his friends growing up in a Mississippi River town in the nineteenth century. Who could forget the pranks, the adventures, the sheer fun of Tom Sawyer? It's something every child should experience and every child will love. From Tom's sly trickery with the whitewashed fence, when he cleverly manipulates everyone so they happily do his work for him, to his and Becky Thatcher's calamities in Bat Cave, the...