Work Languages

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the creator of AdviceWithErin, the definitive book on how to use the right words at work—so you can build the career you deserve We’ve all been there: you’re sweating, sitting in front of your laptop, and the interviewer on the screen says, “Tell me about...

A CLEAR, ENGAGING JOURNEY INTO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, BEGINNING WITH THE HUMAN MIND. How does a machine learn to predict, reason, and plan? How Minds Are Made explains artificial intelligence from the inside out, guided by one powerful idea. Intelligence depends on building models of the world and using them to anticipate what happens next. You’ll discover how human minds understand the world around them and how machines learn to do things once thought possible only for us.

This volume celebrates six such languages - Ancient Greek, Latin, Old English, Sanskrit, Old Irish, and Biblical Hebrew - by first introducing listeners to their most distinctive features, then showing how these linguistic traits play out in short excerpts from actual ancient texts. It explores, for instance, how Homer's Greek shows signs of oral composition, how Horace achieves striking poetic effects through interlaced word order in his Latin, and how the poet of Beowulf attains remarkable intensity of expression through the resources of Old English. 

How Do Large Language Models Work? A Beginner's Guide to AI Chatbots and Text Generation Have you ever chatted with a seemingly intelligent bot online or read a news article suspiciously close to human writing? These feats are powered by Large Language Models (LLMs), complex AI systems revolutionizing how computers understand and generate human language. This book unveils the fascinating world of LLMs, making their inner workings accessible to anyone curious about the future of AI communication. The journey begins by exploring the core technology behind chatbots – LLMs. We delve into the ...

In 2003, Cindy McGill created the Freedom Lounge theme camp at the Burning Man festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. From there, her efforts evolved to reaching young women and men within porn conventions, using dream interpretation as a tool to reach those living a life they have settled for instead of the one they are made for. From pagan festivals, new age events, film festivals, adult entertainment arenas, gay pride events, gothic cultures, and just about any place, people are starving for truth, Cindy and her teams are there.

Enjoy this Listening to the Horse-inspired book, packed full of stories, lessons, case studies, and exercises for you and your horse. This book is the first book in the Equine Listenology trilogy.

Beyond the Hype: A Strategic Framework for Agentic AI. This book offers a clear, conceptual guide to agentic AI, carving a path between overly simplistic definitions and dense engineering manuals. It is written for business leaders, working professionals, and technical strategists who need to understand how these complex systems truly work. You will gain a solid foundation in the architecture and logic of AI agents. The book explains the evolution from rigid workflows to adaptive agents, dissects their core operational components, and reveals their real-world limitations. You will learn: ...

The Complete Original Works of William Shakespeare is a monumental archive of the human soul. For over four hundred years, these works have been the gold standard of storytelling, influencing everything from high art to modern cinema.

Leadership is heard before it is seen. The difference between managing and leading often appears in surprisingly small moments: how you make a recommendation, respond to uncertainty, challenge an idea, give feedback, set priorities or guide people through change. Leadership Language is a practical guide to those moments. Across 20 short chapters, it shows how everyday management language can be shifted from hesitation to judgement, activity to priority, blame to ownership, pressure to commitment, complexity to clarity and change to meaning. Instead of “I think we should…” Try “My ...

Whether in our business interactions or in our relationships at home, we all sometimes wish we were more effective communicators. That we could articulate our meaning more clearly, leaving no room for misinterpretation. That we could hold our audiences interest, and dictate the direction of our conversations. This ebook will explore the conscious and subconscious messages we send out during every conversation we hold. How our choice of words can affect how we are viewed, what our body language says about us and how our view of the world is affecting how we are seen by others. We will then ...

How AI Really Works Understand the Technology — Not the Hype Artificial Intelligence feels intelligent. It explains, predicts, writes, and responds with confidence. But how does it actually work — and why does it so often sound right even when it’s wrong? How AI Really Works is a clear, concept-driven guide for anyone who wants to understand modern AI, not just use it. This book strips away the myths, metaphors, and hype to reveal what’s really happening beneath the surface of today’s AI systems. Instead of prompt tricks or tool tutorials, this book focuses on mental models — ...

Most leadership problems do not begin with a lack of intelligence. They begin in the moment when a leader knows what needs to happen, but fails to say it in a way that creates clarity, confidence and movement. The recommendation sounds uncertain. The priority sounds like one of ten priorities. The feedback creates defensiveness. The meeting ends without a decision. The strategy makes perfect sense in the presentation, yet nobody can explain it the next morning. These moments are expensive. A poorly framed recommendation can lose a decision. An unclear priority can waste weeks of work. Vague...

Brought to you by Penguin. From the creator of AdviceWithErin, comes the definitive book on how to use the right words at work—so you can build the career you deserve We’ve all been there: you’re sweating, sitting in front of your laptop, and the interviewer on the screen says, “Tell me...

Every AI you have ever used began as nonsense. Before it could answer a question, pass a medical exam, or fold a protein, it was a machine that had never seen a word, guessing at random and wrong almost every time. This book is the story of how that nonsense gets trained into something that reads, reasons, and now and then fools the people who built it. It is machine learning with the machinery left out and the meaning left in. You have read the headlines. A model "thinks." A model "understands." A model is coming for your job by Tuesday. And somewhere between the press releases and the ...

You've arrived in Japan for a long overdue vacation, when you discover that the amusement park you wanted to visit has been taken over by rebellious fans of a just-cancelled television show. Suddenly, it's up to you to save the park (and worldwide TV broadcasts) from legions of crazed Flower Rangers, and success will depend on your ability to learn enough Japanese to complete your mission....

This program is read by the author. The definitive guide to communicating and connecting in a hybrid world. Email replies that show up a week later. Video chats full of “oops sorry no you go” and “can you hear me?!” Ambiguous text-messages. Weird punctuation you can’t make heads or...

Word Workout is a practical audiobook for building vocabulary - a graduated program featuring thousands of words that begins with those known by most college graduates and ascends to words known only by the most educated, intelligent, and well-read adults. This workout is a comprehensive program...

12 Practical Steps to Making Your Marriage Heaven on Earth: No Matter Your Current Situation, Good, Bad, or Ugly; Your Marriage Can Be Better Is your marriage experiencing the bliss of love or the strain of everyday life? Are you seeking a transformative journey to elevate your relationship to divine heights? Look no further! "12 Practical Steps to Making Your Marriage Heaven on Earth" is your ultimate guide to rejuvenating and revitalizing your marriage, regardless of its current state. Imagine waking up every day to a marriage that feels like heaven on earth. This book offers 12 ...

In ancient times, the study of the heavens and the study of the psyche comprised a single science—astrology—leading C.G. Jung to describe it as the first form of psychology. In Making the Gods Work for You, you will learn how archetypal forces—symbolized as planets or gods—can help...

Improve your personal and professional relationships instantly with this timeless guide to communication, listening skills, body language, and conflict resolution. Maybe a wall of silent resentment has shut you off from someone you love. Maybe you listen to an argument in which neither party...