Future Time

Jokeem, a black teenager in the 21st century, is angered by a history lesson about Frederick Douglass. The next day, after a conversation with his mother about reparations for slavery, Jokeem is knocked out during an incident with the police. He wakes up as a slave in the old south and learns that he belongs to a black woman who was once a slave herself, Sally Seymour, a famous pastry cook. Her establishment includes two other slaves, Felix and Chloe, with whom Jokeem becomes good friends. Will he make it back to the 21st century, or is he doomed to live out his life as property in the far ...

The author challenges us to think critically, yet optimistically, about the future of transportation and to consider the impacts it will have on our lives, our communities and our planet. This book is a call to action for all of us to engage in conversations about the future of personal mobility and to work towards creating transportation systems that are safe, efficient and accessible for all. I hope it inspires you to imagine a future where flying cars are not just a dream, but a reality.

THE BUSINESS EDUCATION BESTSELLER 30 days, two habits, a new relationship with money. Get ready to discover the surprising psychological truth behind your money-related anxieties and the two unusual habits that can quickly shift your financial outlook... Tired of the constant stress and anxiety that comes with thinking about money? You're far from alone. Our relationship with our finances seems to be plagued with misconceptions and fear. In Money, Your Friend, bestselling stress management author Tim Grimes takes you on a journey to uncover the deeper psychological truth underlying the ...

Prologue There are two action-packed stories that follow each other in this book for all ages to enjoy. A group of friends meet their future selves twice to save the world, with Charlie’s dogs being the favourite of them all. They tackle good magic and bad magic with dragons, mad magicians, rings, wizards, flying transport, strangers and so much more against them and some help them with magical tattoos that do so much. They travel through time to different years and places. They find themselves in sticky situations that can put them in danger. Sleep is the key to winning items. You will ...

This journey through the world of Large Language Models is intended for a wide audience, encompassing both those new to the field and seasoned practitioners. Whether you are a student embarking on your exploration of AI, a researcher seeking to deepen your understanding of LLMs, or a professional looking to leverage these models in your projects, this book aims to equip you with the knowledge and insights needed to navigate the exciting and complex domain of Large Language Models.

Following on the success and popularity of Genesis Wave books one, two, and three, John Vornholt pulls together a group of Star Trek heroes with a mission unlike any other! The passing of the Genesis Wave has damaged hundreds of worlds in the newly named "Genesis Sector", and chaos reigns throughout that area of space. Each world has been changed in different ways, and a group of extraordinary men and women - some old friends, some new faces - have been assigned the job of getting the devastated planets back on their feet.

In The Ka Timeline, humanity embarks on an incredible, centuries-long journey of exploration, technological marvels, and first contact with extraterrestrial civilizations. Spanning from the dawn of the 21st century to a delicate interstellar alliance with an advanced species, this speculative outline chronicles pivotal moments that will shape the future of Earth, Luna, Mars, and beyond. As this timeline unfolds, secrets emerge that threaten the very future of human existence and cast doubt on the intentions of their alien allies. Will humanity rise to the challenge or fall victim to forces ...

When life forces you to make choices . . . Eryn is on the cusp of a perfect life when her boyfriend, Jakob, inherits the family law firm and proposes on the same day. That's when her best friend, Stella, presents her with a special gift - a feathered quill with magical powers. Frequent time hops reveal two possible futures - one with the love of her life, and one with a mysterious, sexy, dark-haired stranger. When she finds herself face-to-face with the stranger in real time, will she choose stability or follow her sensual desires? This steamy time travel romance will take you on twists and...

“A brilliant and believable dystopia, a 21st century version of 1984 or Gilead from The Handmaid's Tale.” What if life had a use-by date? 
 A New World Council runs the planet, a perfect world in their view, where everyone and everything has a time and place–even death. Blythe Harrell is a man very much on the inside of the system–but the more he sees, the more broken he understands things to be. Yet to challenge anything is to challenge it all. Even his own place at the very top. Through medical advances, most life-threatening diseases have been defeated. Yet underlying the whole...

The narrow stairway inside the mountain led to a door that opened into a huge marble plateau. Upon this stood a stone circle of nine of the largest hunks of polished crystal Tory had ever seen. A turbulent cloud erupted overhead, its core alive with electromagnetic activity. For 20 years the kingdoms of Prydyn, Dumnonia and Dalriada have prospered in peace under the guidance of their High King, Maelgwn of Gwynedd, and his good Queen, Tory.

A runaway biological effect begins to rapidly increase oxygen levels across the planet, transforming the very air we breathe into a ticking time bomb. Forests ignite spontaneously, and fires rage unchecked as the increased oxygen feeds their voracious appetites. The world plunges into chaos, with cities becoming infernos and the natural order spiralling out of control. High above the stricken planet, two astronauts aboard the International Space Station bear witness to the unfolding catastrophe. Ellie and Sergei, left alone in orbit due to the increasingly hazardous atmosphere, have little ...

What would you do if you had a wish? One wish that could change your life forever. If you meet the Djinn of Just Deserts your life could change, or end depending on the choices you make. This is but one of ten tales of adventure spanning all the ages, and from the Earth to the further reaches of the Solar System. A warning though, If you ever meet the Djinn, Know wishes aren’t all that they seem.

Chicken Little was right after all. The sky literally is falling. In a cataclysmic turn of events, the ambitious venture of asteroid mining spirals into a nightmarish scenario that no one saw coming—except perhaps, the fabled Chicken Little. It began with a boom as colossal machines drilled deep into the heart of a massive asteroid, seeking the treasures within. But what followed was a catastrophe of cosmic proportions. The failure was spectacular, an explosive mishap that sent the asteroid shattering into a million pieces, unleashing a torrent of carbon flakes upon the Earth. These ...

Ecological disaster on a worldwide scale What happens when the entire supply of Iron and Steel worldwide collapses? Do We Survive? How do we survive? Will we continue to function as a society or will everything fall apart? Iron rusts and the world collapses. The release of an iron-eating bacteria throws the entire world into chaos and mayhem. Industrial society collapses and the world is forever changed. Can this happen, or has it already happened and we just don't realise it yet?

We live in an era where the economy is dominated by a handful of great tech platforms. They may provide convenience and entertainment, but they are also some of the most effective instruments of wealth extraction ever created—taking more money, data, and attention from all of us. The development of an artificially-intelligent platform economy offers both the potential to enrich us all and the grave risk of our own marginalization and a more feudal, two-class economy.

Though increasing numbers of people know that eating meat is detrimental to our planet’s health, many still can’t be convinced to give up eating meat. But how can we change behavior when common arguments and information aren’t working? Acclaimed anthropologist Roanne Van Voorst changes the dialogue. In Once Upon a Time We Ate Animals, she shifts the focus from the present looking forward to the future looking back - imagining a world in which most no longer use animals for food, clothing, or other items.

I first got the idea to write this book as I talked with my father during his last days. He often complained that time seemed to be speeding up, and the older he got, the faster it seemed to go. He expressed amazement that his entire life seemed like one second and now. He wasn’t complaining. He’d lived a magic life, but from his perspective, he arrived at the end of it almost instantaneously. The more I thought about it, the more this made sense and when I considered the nature of time, I started assembling a theory that fit with biblical principles without ignoring the facts of ...

This book is #12 of 23. They were published in the late 1960's using the James Bond super spy mold. Miss Eve Drum In Worlds To Come. When evil powers from Outer space attack Earth to wipe Out human sex, the Lady From L.U.S.T. takes a trip into a time 3000 years away. There, the all-girl master Spy finds that she's the Only living female in a unisex World Where men and Women have forgotten how to make love except in artificial Pleasure Domes and state-run Mating Huts. Eve's Curves and Crevices mark her as a throwback even in the dictator's harem. Only Eve can change the future. Sci-fi ...

SFS1 is a collection of riveting science fiction short stories. What role does science play? From contacting celebrities from beyond the grave to teleportation to recording dreams, SFS1 tells the stories of the lucky and sometimes unlucky individuals who invent or come across these technologies. Filled with twists and turns, SFS1 is a collection you simply cannot pass up. SUMMARY Rejected Patent: a scientist develops a way to look into your past lives, but some groups decide use this beyond simple research. Will his legacy be one of scientific achievement, or only destruction? Robography: ...

The Infinite Future is a mind-bending novel that melds two addictive tales in one. In the first, we meet three broken people, joined by an obsession with a forgotten Brazilian science-fiction author named Salgado-MacKenzie. The motley trio sets off to discover his identity, and find his fabled masterpiece. In the second half, Wirkus gives us the lost masterpiece itself - the actual text of The Infinite Future, Salgado-MacKenzie's wonderfully weird magnum opus.